20 Unique Ideas for Wedding Photo Booths
Get inspired by some of our favorite photo booth set ups and let your guests snap a few shots to remember the occasion.
They’re like portals to fun! Whether it’s the quirky backdrop, the blush-inducing props, the silly accessories, nothing breaks the ice at a wedding like a photo-booth. Friends, family and normally formal people will mingle and giggle in front of the camera.
It’s especially lovely because weddings are where you’re all dressed up in your finery and nothing goes better with that than a little tomfoolery.
How do you get started? Well start by reading this post. We’ve put together 20 wedding photo booth ideas that are simple, really cool and will inspire you to put your own spin on things! Get ready for some laughs and some sentimental moments.
1. Faux Framed Wall
Put a mirror in, an ornate, vintage frames, a modern one – your guests will be inspired to pose in front and the resulting images will end up in real frames in the years to come!
Photo Courtesy: Picture Perfect India
2. Floral Backdrop
Whimsy and secret gardens go hand in hand and this natural, floral-festooned backdrop will be a gorgeous backdrop for your photobooth.
Photo Courtesy: The Photo Diary
3. Pin wheels and flowers
Pin-wheels suggest summer breezes and childhood play while flowers bring spring into every snapshot. It’s a simple idea and yet so instantly joyous and evocative! It adds quirk and nostalgia all the same time!
Photo Courtesy: Plush Affairs
4. The Instagram Booth
They’re uploading it anyway with your wedding hashtag – so why not create an Instagram-ception moment by setting up your booth with some of those iconic Instagram frames and some hashtag props featuring your wedding monogram and dates!
Photo Courtesy: Picture Perfect India
5. Giant Flowers
Flowers as big as your love! Let everyone be dwarfed by your big, fluffy, floral display when you create massive paper flowers and suspend them from the ceiling or create a wall display. This will accentuate any other prop you put in for perspective and will look beautiful and funny too!
Photo Courtesy: Hitched and Clicked
6. Indian Themed Inspired Backdrop
Consider using a clash of colors to make your photo booth. Curate a few patterns and layer them. This works well across all themes but you can create an Indian kitsch vibe that will never go out of style.
Photo Photo Courtesy: Recall Pictures and Raj Lalwani
7. Flower Powered Ride
Weddings mean lots of flowers and there’s no limit to your imagination when it comes to these pretty things. Pick a moving thing – a cycle, cycle rickshaw or even a rocking horse! Then cover the entire area with your favorite bloom – marigolds work because they’re hardy and colorful! Sit back and enjoy the photos!
Photo Courtesy: Manan Photograpy
8. The Story Book Photo Booth
Maybe your party has a fairytale theme already. Or maybe you just want a photo-booth that has a backstory. A uniquely themed boothgets everyone very excited. Choose your favorite tale like this couple did with their ‘Mad Hatters Party’ themed photo booth that is all things quirky and extraordinary!
Photo Courtesy: Dotdusk Studios
9. Personalized Props
Once you have personalized props, guests won’t care about a backdrop. But if you do want one, hang up a glittery or colorful sheet just like this. Super simple and very effective.
Photo Courtesy: Photographick
10. Picnic Themed Props
Everyone loves a picnic! For all the summer weddings, these photo booth props and backdrop are enough motivation for your guests to leave the indoors and party outside to make some picture perfect memories.
Photo Courtesy: Dotdusk Studios
11. Kissing Booth with Fun Props
A great way to get unusual photos and add a bit of extra entertainment to the wedding or reception.; just put the words ‘Kissing Booth’ on top and watch as the drama unfolds! If a guest love story starts at your wedding, you know who or what to blame!
Photography Courtesy: Plush Affairs
12. Pool themed Backdrop
Put some summer into your photos with this pool party photo booth. Get some pool party printable props just like this one for your guests to have some fun with. Make a splash!
Photo Courtesy: CoolBluez Photography
13. Colorful Umbrellas
The bold display of colorful umbrellas like this one will serve as vibrant place for your guests to snap photos as well as a cool focal point in your party décor. You can even have them suspended upside down from the top for a European feel.
Photo Courtesy: Black Tie Project
14. Suspended Frames
For a backdrop with extraordinary flair, consider using hanging frames. These creative and inexpensive twists will keep your guests engaged, while capturing the memories from your special day.
Photo Courtesy: Navdeep Soni
15. ‘Mumbai Bazaar’ Themed Photo Booth
Get that ‘Mumbai Bazaar’ feel when you bring in the iconic kaali-peeli taxi as a prop. Best thing? The taxi goes beautifully with the Indian wedding favorite flower, the marigold. Heap them in baskets and let your friends in for the ride of their lives, going nowhere but into their favorite memories.
Photo Courtesy: Nitesh Square Photography
16. The Writing is On the Wall
All signs point to… fun! Get a series of customized placards and signs for a wonderful, cheeky backdrop and they can also be used as props. If you’re feeling generous, leave a few empty placards and some marker pens for your guests to customize their own silly signs and fond wishes to you.
Photo Courtesy: Phuket Best Photography
17. The Vintage Desi Booth
Use an old fashioned bicycle as a prop and decorate it with flowers for some really different, relaxed and fun pictures of your party to treasure instead of routine formal shots. You can add other vintage elements too – a village lamp, copper vessels, jute charpoys. It will look rustic and beautiful.
Photo Courtesy: The Wedding Story
18. Dream Catcher Backdrop
What better way than dream catchers to celebrate your brand new union? Large dream catchers like these can make for a stunning backdrop for a boho, hippy photo booth.
Photo Courtesy: Cupcake Productions
19. The Destination Photo Booth
That red telephone booth is a vintage delight and that high backed armchair needs just a small, toy kitten to create the perfect ‘London’ look at your wedding. Try a gondola for Venice, a picture of the Alps for Switzerland or a big apple for New York and tell people where you’re going on your honeymoon this way.
Photo Courtesy: Imprint Studio
20. Nautical Photo Booth
Set sail for some good times! This nautical themed photo booth with its little boat works beautifully at a beach wedding but it would also go wonderfully on a high-altitude perch, with the nightsky in the background, looking like you’re sailing in the stars!
Photo Courtesy: Ramit Batra