Photo Booth 411
From green screens to retro stand-alone options, here’s the lowdown on local photo booths vendors
SHUTTERBOOTH
Specialty Consider this the powerhouse of photo-booth vendors. Not only does ShutterBooth offer a traditional photo booth, step-and-repeat white backdrop, and green screen but couples can also take advantage of the video option where guests can leave their well-wishes for the newlyweds.
PROPS: What prop doesn’t ShutterBooth offer? Not many. Sparkly tiaras and floppy oversized hats and sunglasses are the perfect complement to the fun keepsake photos you and your guests get to take home.
PRICE: Call for pricing.
CONTACT: shutterbooth.com
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SMITTEN + HOOKED
SMITTEN + HOOKED
Specialty Adorable husband-and-wife duo Lucy and Steven Randall keep their {bullet}booth simple with a plain white backdrop so that their raw and inherently hilarious yet classically cool photos shine.
PROPS: A creative artist in Charlotte custom designs the playful props such as sombreros, mustaches, and goofy eyeglasses for the duo’s {bullet}booth. For a fee, the designer can create custom props and backgrounds (read: faux footballs and an image of Carter-Finley Stadium for the N.C. State fan).
PRICE: $1,100 for three hours and an additional $200/hour thereafter.
CONTACT: smittenandhooked.com
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SHOEBOX PHOTO BOOTH
SHOEBOX PHOTO BOOTH
Specialty Classic photo-booth photos are this South End-based company’s expertise. Expect amusement-park-like images guests can take home, each of which can be personalized with a custom design overlay (e.g., the bride and groom’s names and wedding date). Bonus: They also offer video in the booth.
PROPS: Feather boas, fedoras, plastic mustaches, and more are part of Shoebox’s arsenal of humorous props.
PRICE: From $600 for two hours, which includes all of the photos and a scrapbook/guestbook featuring every photo-booth image taken that evening, with guests’ handwritten well-wishes for the happy couple.
CONTACT: shoeboxphotobooth.com
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THE SCHULTZES
THE SCHULTZES
Specialty This husband-and-wife team’s simple, classic images are transformed into comical (and often lovable) vignettes via a simple white backdrop and some playful props.
PROPS: Think simple: Rainbow confetti, flowers, even coffee mugs play a supporting role in The Schultzes’ minimalistic but cool photo-booth pics. The subjects are the true props here.
PRICE: $1,000, which includes the entire time they are shooting the reception (they don’t offer the photo booth solo, unfortunately) as well as all of the high-res images on a USB with the rights to print.
CONTACT: lovetheschultzes.com
