1. Put the mirror where the guests already are.
Next to the bar, on the way to the terrace or at the edge of the dance floor. Not in a side room, not behind the pillar. The best spot is the one people pass by chance, take a photo, and come back two minutes later with three friends.
2. Plan 2 × 3 metres, a level floor and a socket.
The mirror itself is slim, but guests need room to pose and two studio lights stand next to it. One 230-volt socket nearby is enough. Outdoors only under a roof or tent, dry and without direct sun on the display.
3. Have the photo booth running at the reception.
The most relaxed pictures are not taken at midnight but when guests arrive, greet each other and are still sober. If the mirror is up at the reception, the grandparents use it too. The wild group photos come later by themselves.
4. Decide early: digital, prints or both?
Digital is ideal if all photos should go to the phone and you want to save paper. Prints are unbeatable for the guest book and as a keepsake. At weddings with 80 to 120 guests, 350 prints are usually enough for the whole evening.
5. Put the guest book, glue sticks and pens right next to it.
The photo is printed, stuck in, and the guest writes two sentences next to it. That is how the guest book writes itself over the evening. Leave room for the 10 × 15 cm format and tell the witnesses, they keep an eye on it.
6. Give the start screen your style, but keep it calm.
Names, date, your colours: yes. Five fonts and a photo as background: better not. The start screen should invite tapping, the print layout should show the faces and not the graphics. We send you the draft to approve in advance.
7. Props: better a few good ones than a mountain of plastic.
Hats, glasses, two or three signs with slogans. Matching the occasion: neon for the 80s, cobwebs for Halloween. Too many props end up on the floor after an hour. A props table with baskets keeps things tidy.
8. Tell the guests.
One sentence from the host, the DJ or the witnesses: “The mirror booth is at the back left, take a picture for the guest book.” That is all it takes. At corporate events a short note in the invitation helps.
9. Clarify beforehand what happens with the photos.
Private: you get the password-protected gallery, guests their own pictures via QR code. Businesses: discuss with us how employees are informed about capture and gallery, and obtain separate consent for publication on social media.
10. Book as soon as the date is fixed.
Saturdays from May to September and the weeks before Christmas fill up early. It often works at short notice anyway, so do ask two weeks ahead. Within 24 hours you have a personal reply about your date.
