A digital camera with prints, like Polaroid Snap or the Fujifilm SQ20, will give you digital files you can print again later and ensures the guests don't take the only copy. Single Print Copies - The cameras only print one copy of each photo so if they turn out flattering, then the guests will often take it home for themselves. Either way, make sure you assign someone to be in charge of the cameras. You can also consider printing out a small instruction sheet like this one: Film Instructions. Guests having to replace things - Batteries go dead? Film run out? Can't find a power button because there isn't one? Assign a person to regularly check each of the cameras to refill the film, replace batteries and if you're using Fujifilm Instax cameras (where you pop-out the lens to turn on the cameras), leave the cameras turned on for the whole night. If you absolutely want to use a digital printer then assign a person to take photos on their phone and do all the prints at convenient intervals because it's going to take about a minute per photo, plus the printers require you to download a proprietary app to print. Stick to cameras and without extra features, so that when someone presses the button it prints out, easy. Hungry guests aren't great at taking on new information, so holding off until they've had something to eat will mean they're ready to get involved once you give them the go ahead.ĭifficult Equipment - Don't buy a digital bluetooth printer - you're never going to be able to educate people well enough to get many photos. This ensures you get lots of good original photos to keep.Īfter some food, get the MC (or anyone who's comfortable doing so) to announce that the cameras are now ready to use and the album is ready for decoration. Tell your photo prints manager to go around early in the day/night and take 30 photos of guests in groups and couples, tell the guests those prints will be stuck in the album for them to decorate.

This is crucial to encouraging guests to add their own on the day. Put 5 photos of you and your partner in the book on random pages and decorate the pages. Pick a close friend or family member, teenage cousins too, and ask them to do you the favour of running the instant prints. Put up a sign saying something like 'Take two photos, one for you and one for the book, and please decorate your page'. See Buying recommendations for all of these items below. This is a great starting point that gives you some backup while keeping it all affordable.

Purchase list: 2 instant film cameras, 5 colour textas or pens, 2 glue sticks or mini glue-tape dispensers, 1.5 film sheets per guest and 2 spare battery sets.

Photobooth guest book