Best Christmas Sweaters in the Photo Booth

One trend that we have seen at holiday parties is the awesome Christmas sweaters. We have seen so many this year that we decided to have the Catch Photo Booths 2013 Awesome Christmas Sweater Awards. We love providing photo booth rentals for so many fun holiday parties.

Best Sweater that fits a size too small

Best Holiday t shirt

Best Holiday shirts with a Star Trek feel

Bets Trio of Holiday sweaters

The best holiday sweater to ever be pictured in our booths

The family photo in the photo booth

It always brings joy to my heart to see family pictures in the photo booth. Sure it's not the same as a professional photo with the whole family jumping in unison in front of beautiful fall colors. The family photo in the photo booth during a wedding is spontaneous, it is a lasting memory of one of the most important days that the family is sharing. The smiles are real, the energy is not staged and the memories are lasting.

I love it when I come across family photos from one of our photo booths on social media. Just yesterday, this great family photo came across my timeline. It was from a wedding that we were a part of nearly two years. The picture has important meaning and memories associated with it. It is a worth while feeling to be able to share so many lasting memories with so many great people.

Exciting news for couples getting engaged

The holiday season is upon us. There are many couples that will be getting engaged in the next few months. We have some exciting news about an event that is specifically for engaged couples getting married in 2014.


Some brides have mentioned that it is difficult to get their future grooms excited about planning the wedding and meeting vendors. We have thought of a fun idea to get brides and grooms excited about planning the wedding. Give Wings to Your Hearts will take place on February 21st at the Ifly in Ogden. It will be a great opportunity for engaged couples in Northern Utah to meet with top wedding professionals and to have a fun time in the sky diving simulator.

Our goal is to provide couples with valuable information and resources to successfully plan there wedding in a fun atmosphere. There will be food, prizes and high flying excitement. Online registration for the event will be posted in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more details. We will be there there with one of our amazing photo booths.

If you need help finding the perfect engagement ring, please visit White Diamonds. Craig has many years of experience helping couples find the perfect ring for their special day.

Catch Photo Booths Bride and Groom Glasses

We will be giving  all couples that book a wedding photo booth rental a pair of these awesome Bride and Groom glasses. Hurry and book your wedding today and look super stylish in the photo booth.

Nevermind the fox. What does your wedding guest say?

Fads in pop culture come and go. There are some things that you want to remember forever. It is important to get professional wedding photos taken by a professional photographer. It is also nice to rent a photo booth and get photos of your guests being silly and having fun.

But what does your guest say?
Find out by renting one of our booths and utilize the shout out video feature. It is one of the major reasons to choose Catch Photo Booths for your wedding. After your guests photos are taken, they will be prompted by the photo booth attendant to leave you a short congratulations video. Many times the video is complete around the same time the photos are printed. We put all of the photos and videos on a thumb drive so you can have them to keep.

Incorporate your photo booth videos into your official wedding video.
We will gladly let your videographer copy the shout out videos from the photo booth, so they can include them into your official wedding video.

Since so many of you are singing the song, we have some new "What does the fox say" props that are super fun.

Tips for a Spectacular Sparkler Wedding Send Off



In the photo booth rental business, you see a lot fun and exciting wedding trends and ideas. One trend that is getting particularly popular is the sparkler wedding send off.

Here are some tips to make your sparkler send off fun and safe:

1. Use 36 inch long sparklers
Wedding sparklers usually come in lengths of 10, 20 or 36 inches. The 36 inch sparklers last for about 3 minutes. Their extra long length makes them a little safer and easier to handle than their shorter counter parts. The extra time that they burn will allow for you to do some fun and creative things with your sparklers.

2. Assign someone to coordinate the sparkler send off
Pick a responsible, preferably sober friend or family member to coordinate the wedding sparkler send off.

The sparkler send off coordinator will:
Get two helpers to assist in passing out the lit sparklers
Have the guests form two lines along the exit path
Light the sparklers in groups of 10-15
Go down the lines and pass out the sparklers
Have the guests put the spent sparkler sticks into a metal bucket

3. Use a propane torch to light the sparklers
You want to have all of the sparklers lit when you walk down the exit lane, right? Then the key is to light all the sparklers at the same time. The safest way to accomplish this is with a propane torch. Have helpers hold the sparklers in groups of 10-15. Light the ends of the sparklers with the propane torch.

4. Make sure the venue knows your plans
Your venue may have rules or policies that will need to be followed when performing the sparkler send off. We witnessed a sparkler send off at an upscale hotel. A few guests walked back into the hotel while their sparklers were still lit. Suddenly the fire alarm in the hotel began to sound. It is always best to be safe and respectful.

5. Think of a fun and creative picture with the sparklers
Some couples spell words with sparklers while their photographer takes a photo in long exposure mode before the official send off. Another fun idea is to pose and kiss under the lit sparklers. The night is yours, so do something fun and creative.

Being Remarkable - Carrie's Cakes

re·mark·a·ble  

adj.

1. Worthy of notice.

2. Attracting notice as being unusual or extraordinary.

 

You know when you see something remarkable. You can't wait to tell your friends. You get pictures by the remarkable thing. You post the pictures to Facebook and Twitter. The remarkable thing is embedded into your memory.

 

As wedding vendors, we try to be remarkable. We love it when the photo booth generates excitement at a wedding. We love it when guests are amazed that our booths record video for the bride and groom. We aim to provide a remarkable service at every event we attend.

 

Monday we participated in a wedding for a fabulous couple at Sundance resort. As soon as I saw the wedding cake arrive, I thought "now that's remarkable!" The cake was designed by Carrie of Carrie's Cakes. The bride gave her creative control to come up with something amazing. It was the talk of wedding. People were posing by the cake for pictures.

 

If you need a remarkable cake for a wedding or event, please visit Carrie at www.carriescakes.com or her Facebook page.

 

 

Five ways a photo booth rental can make your holiday party the best ever

It will soon be time to start planning your holiday party. Are you tired of the same old party ideas? What about the guests that make a token appearance out of shear obligation.

Catch Photo Booths has been helping companies and organizations in Utah turn their Christmas and holiday parties into fun events that people want to go to.

Here are 5 ways a Catch Photo Booth rental can make your Utah holiday party the talk of the town:

1. Ugly Christmas sweater contest in the photo booth
Our stand up or open air photo booths are perfect for taking pictures of your ugly Christmas sweater contestants. I can't think of a better way to capture the action of an ugly sweater contest than in the photo booth.

2. Put Santa Claus in the photo booth
Have the photo booth capture all pictures of the kids sitting on Santa's lap. Save the hassle of mom or dad getting out their camera. The photo booth will automatically take all of the pictures.

3. Use the photo booth pictures to create next years Christmas card
Create a montage of pictures taken in the photo booth to mail out with next years Christmas card. We will save all of the images taken at your holiday party onto a usb thumb drive. Your friends and clients will love to see the fun that your guests have in the photo booth.

4. Use the shout out video feature to record favorite Christmas memories
Our shout out video feature will enable guests to record short videos of their favorite Christmas memories. You can compile all the videos to use at future events and parties.

5. Take your holiday party to cyberspace
Our social sharing features will let your guest share their photo booth pictures on Twitter or Facebook. We will put your company logo directly on the photo strip. Your guests will be able to share their pictures with all of their friends.

We would love to help make your company holiday party the best ever.

Best Photo Booth Value vs. Lowest Photo Booth Price

A Google search for "Utah photo booth rental" will display ads for a few companies offering to have the lowest photo booth rental prices in Utah. One company claims to beat any companies quoted price by 10%. It would be an easy decision to make if all photo booths were the same and had the same features. Some companies charge extra for props, set up, travel, a custom designed border and etc. So how do you determine the best photo booth value compared to the lowest photo booth cost?

Here are some helpful questions to ask while inquiring about a photo booth:

How much photo booth running time is included in the price?
You need to know how much time of actual photo booth running time you are paying for. Some companies may charge for set up or take down time.

How fast is the printer?
Photo booth printer speeds can vary from company to company. If the company uses a dye sublimation printer, the speed will be relatively fast and good quality. Ink jet printers can take over a minute to print 2 x 6 photo strips.

Is the printer contained in the photo booth? Does it auto cut the pictures into photo strips?
I recently heard from a bride that we had met at a bridal show. She decided to go with a different company for her wedding. She had assumed that all photo booths had the printer contained in them. She was shocked when she saw the bulky printer on the table at her elegant wedding. She was also surprised when the attendant was cutting the guests pictures by hand.

How many people does the photo booth hold? What does the booth look like?
Small photo booths work well at some events, while bigger booths work better at others. It is important to get the right booth for your wedding. I would rather a bride choose another photo booth rental company than force a booth on her that does not fit her event. This is why we offer different types of photo booths . You want a professional looking booth for your wedding. Ask to see photos or videos of the photo booth. We love it when brides ask to come see our booths before they book with us.

What features are included and which are extra?
So what features are you getting for the price? This is a list of features and extras that photo booth rental companies offer. It always helps to know up front what is included and what is extra.
Props
Customized border
Custom back drop
"Shout Out" Videos
Social Media sharing
CD/thumb drive of digital files
Scrapbook
Travel fees
Onsite attendant

Do you have a business license and insurance?
Some venues will only let you use onsite vendors that carry liability insurance. Whether or not they charge you sales tax may be an indicator as to the business being licensed and registered.

It is our goal to provide the best photo booth rental value for the price. We don't believe in hidden fees or charges. We would love for you to call us and ask questions. We want you to get the perfect photo booth for your wedding or event.

10 Suggestions for Awesome Photo Booth Props

You wouldn't go to a 3D movie then decide not to wear the 3D glasses. Renting a photo booth without having props is like watching a 3D movie without the 3D glasses. Sure you saw the movie, but it wasn't enhanced to its full potential. Props are one the best things about a photo booth rental. The photo booth props bring fun and creativity to your event.

Here are 10 tips for having props at your photo booth event:

1. Make sure the props fit the theme of the event.

One of the common reasons brides don't want props at their wedding is that the wedding may be too elegant or classy for props. The solution is to have elegant and classy props at the elegant and classy wedding. Guests will still have fun with classy props and they won't deter from the elegance of the event.

2. Fewer props can be better than a table loaded with props.

Some of the funnest photo booth events have a small selection of themed props. One of our favorite prop combinations is mustaches and lips on sticks. They don't take up a lot of space, they are fun and are fairly easy to  manage. A table heaping with unorganized props can distract from an elegant evening.

3. Assign someone to help organize the prop table.
In the excitement of using photo booth props the table can become a mess. It is often difficult for the photo booth attendant to run the photo booth and organize the props. Props may fall off the table and break.


4. Just because the props come from Etsy doesn't mean they're high quality.
Guests can be hard on props. Some paper props and prop kits do not hold up to the wear and tear of an event.  For mustaches and lips we love Whisker Works They have many styles of mustaches to  choose from and they last through many photo booth events.

5. Paint picture frames in your wedding colors.
Picture frames painted in your wedding colors can be a great addition to the photo booth. Know what size of photo booth you will be using so the frame will fit nicely in the booth.

6. You never know where you will find fun props.
Party and costume stores are great places to find photo booth props. There are stores that you wouldn't think of as places to find fun props. Keep your eyes out for possible photo booth props as you go to boutiques and specialty shops, you never know what you will find. Anyone can pick up cheap props at the dollar store. As I exited the Mummy ride at  Universal Studios Florida, I found these amazing Egyptian props.

 

7. Super Hero Props can be super fun.
One of my favorite themed weddings was centered around super hero's. We used super hero
masks paired with action blurbs. The guests had a great time in the photo booth and the happy couple received some awesome pictures from the photo booth.

 

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8. Use props that are hot items in pop culture.
Mustaches have been the popular photo booth prop for the last few years. We recently had a groom that was a huge Duck Dynasty fan. He provided Duck Dynasty beards for the photo booth.

 

9. Sanitize the props after use.
We like to use sanitizing wipes and Lysol spray to clean our props. Venetian masks are fun but
they can get smudged with make up easily. Having clean and sanitary props will make your
guests more inclined to use them.


10. Personalize your props.
Add a personal touch to your props. Do you have special items that characterized your courtship? Find or make props that are uniquely you. Make mustaches with your names on them. Is there items that represent inside jokes that only bridesmaids and groomsmen would know? Use them in the photo booth to create a whole new level of fun.

At Catch Photo Booths, we provide props in all of photo booth rental packages at no additional cost.
We believe that props will help make your wedding or event a fun and creative experience.

The Social Sharing Kiosk

The social sharing kiosk is a new photo booth feature that enables guests to socially interact with their photos outside of the photo booth. The challenge with having a social photo booth has always been managing the amount of time guests are in the photo booth sharing their photos. The social sharing kiosk will allow guests to view their photos outside of the photo booth. They will have option to upload them to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or their personal email. The kiosk will also allow them the option of printing additional copies of their photos.

This is a wonderful enhancement to our wedding photo booth rentals. We are also excited to offer this feature to our corporate clients as a way to get more brand recognition at corporate events and trade shows. The social sharing kiosk will be an add on to our existing rental packages. 

Design the Official Catch Photo Booths Mustache

To celebrate Mustache March, we want to have a fun little design contest with all of our fans and customers.

We want you to help us design the official Catch Photo Booths mustache prop. We want you to submit a fun, creative and unique mustache design. Our friends at Whisker Works will turn the winning design into a mold and make mustache props of your design.

Important Steps

1. Sketch or computer design a fun and unique mustache.
2. Scan your design if sketched. Email your design to bullen(at)catchphotobooths.com (use @ in email). You can also send the image via Facebook message or post to the catch photo booths Facebook page.
3. Designs must be submitted by 5:00 PM MST on March 22nd.
4. We will select three mustache designs as finalists. We will post the three final designs to our Facebook page on Monday March 25th and have our fans decide which mustache will be the official mustache prop of Catch Photo Booths.

The Winner Gets

• The mustache will be named after the winner.
• A framed mustache of the winning design with certificate of authenticity.
• Deluxe photo prop assortment containing the winning mustache in assorted colors, as well as other mustaches and lips (will contain 10 pieces). The assortment will also contain a hat and glasses. 

Things to Remember 

The size or mustache detail may be altered in order for it to be made into a workable mold. We want the designs to be unique, fun and as detailed as possible. We are excited to see what our friends and customers
can design. Everyone loves an awesome mustache!

Using a Photo Booth to Market Your Business

A photo booth is a great way to get attract guests to your business at a trade show or convention. It will provide them some fun entertainment and give them a take away piece that contains your logo and business information. Our photo booths also have the ability to upload photos to social media. This feature will extend your marketing reach to much larger audience than the guests at the show.

The Donn Rentmeister Insurance Agency used our photo booth during the Salt Lake City Autorama. The photo booth fit well with the outgoing personalities of Donna and her agents. Over the three days of the Autorama we took several hundred pictures and uploaded pictures to an online gallery. The guests received a password for the gallery via email and have the ability to share the photos on social media. We designed a single 4x6 postcard print that contained two large photo's and Donna's business information.

Do you have a trade show, convention, open house or employee appreciation day happening in the near future? We would love to help you market by using one of our photo booths. Visit us at www.catchphotobooths.com

Wedding Photo Booth Tip - Designate a Friend to Take Keep the Flash Drive

All of our photo booth rentals come with a flash drive that contains all of the images and videos taken in your photo booth. About once a month we get a panicked call from a bride or brides mother stating that the thumb drive has been misplaced. We have learned that it best to give a bridesmaid or groomsman the responsibility to get the photo booth thumb drive after the wedding and get it to the happy couple when they return from their honeymoon. We like to use thumb drives that can be attached to keys to help in this process. We back up the files on a hard drive; just in case you need us to send them to you again.

10 Tips for an Amazing Photo Booth Scrapbook

The photo booth scrapbook is the most popular way to post photo booth photo strips at weddings. We have compiled 10 helpful tips from our experience in the photo booth rental business.

1. Use a 12 x12 scrapbook. A 12 x 12 scrapbook will allow you to get 3 or 4 photo strips per page. Most photo booths print 2 x 6 photo strips.

2. Use two sided card stock pages. This will allow you to use both sides of the page and the pen ink won't bleed through to the back side of the card stock.

3. Plain colored pages are easier to read than pages with fancy designs.

4. Two sided tape works the best to stick photo strips to the pages. Glue dots can be tricky to use and glue sticks are messy.

5. Use pens that have a fine tip. Thick tipped markers may not be very legible.

6. Have your friends or family use the photo booth first and have them create a neat example scrapbook page that others can use for reference.

7. Take the pages out of the scrapbook so they are easily accessible. Once the pages are complete they can be placed back into the book.

8. Use a big enough table that 2-3 people can work on the scrapbook at the same time. Some people will want to leave you a long message.

9. Have a small table next to the scrapbook table where guests can place their drinks. A punch or wine spill could ruin your scrapbook in a matter of seconds.

10. Be creative. This is your special unique sign in book!

Our :Shout Out" video feature is an awesome addition to your photo booth scrapbook. You will have your guests congratulations in writing and on video.