The Photobooth

As you may recall, I was very smitten with the idea of having a photobooth at the wedding. A lovely wedding trend that may seemed played out by now in the wedding blogosphere, but our guests had a blast with this. I didn't want the added expense of hiring a second photographer for this, so my brother Ryan was kind of enough to volunteer (actually I slightly begged, but what's the difference right?) to be the photographer for the booth during the cocktail hour. He set up his camera on a tripod & borrowed some lights from a friend. Most of the shots came out pretty good, but some of the shadows became a little tricky with multiple guests posing in a single shot.

Untouched photo. Green striped fabric from Ikea was draped over a wall mounted bar. Luckily our venue had the perfect set-up for this. The shot was framed wide, with two fill lights on each side of the camera.

Using photoshop, I made a sepia toned photo filter layer. Then I added a black mask around the edges to give the photo an antique quality. This served as my template.

For each individual photo, I adjusted brightness/contrast, converted the photo to black & white, then added a diffuse glow for sheen.

My parents. I'm stoked they actually used some props.

My bridesmaids: Lisa, Gina & Melissa And for good measure, we posed for a couple ourselves I really like this one.

Total cost for this DIY option: Ikea fabric $12 Ikea photo frame prop $24 (I totally plan on converting this awesome frame into a stylish bulletin board for my office) Mustache on a stick prop supplies $4 Other props were from old Halloween costumes

On a side note, I really wanted to have a giant chalkboard for guests to write on, but it was one of those things I put off thinking 'I'll get it the next time I'm at Michaels'. And it just never happened. When it gets toward the end all those really cool ideas & inspirations you've been collecting simply get swept under the rug. But really, no one notices their absence except you... and maybe a few hundred blog readers. And on another note... regarding my recaps. I won't be posting in any particular order. That is, there will not be a chronological order to things. I will highlight certain details as I see fit, when I feel ready to share them with you all. Like, the un-rehearsal dinner might be the last thing on the list and such. Sorry, I'm feeling rambly tonight, as technically it's 1:46 in the morning right now :)