Having a photo booth at your wedding is always great fun, and a fantastic way to capture your guests having a ball. Everyone loves the old-school variety with little booths you get to squeeze into, the retro film strips that come out and the laughter that invariably ensues, but I’m also loving these new and ever more creative ways to set up your very own. If you’ve got an idea for a unique photo booth at your wedding reception, talk with your photographer about the best ways to create it. You’ll need a dedicated area that’s easy for guests to get to but that won’t be disturbed by the flow of traffic, and a camera on a tripod with a remote sync or a photographer standing by to catch all the action. You never know what will happen!
For a more colorful approach, build yourself a backdrop or stand in front of a brightly painted or papered wall. I adore the rich pink damask wallpaper in this photo by Olivia Leigh Photographie…
Set up a special photo area at your outdoor wedding reception with a casual fabric backdrop… Image from Positive Light Photography
or just some chairs and crazy costumes and accessories! Image by La Vie Photography
Without a doubt, your guests will have a blast hamming it up for the camera, and you’ll have amazing photos to remind you of the joy and laughter of your wedding day, long after it’s done.
Today’s Real Wedding is the epitome of a bright, happy summertime celebration. Kristin and Son tied the knot last August in the gorgeous sunlit back yard of her parent’s house, headed to the beach with photographers Red Fish Blue Fish Photography for fun-filled wedding party photos, and hosted a reception for their friends and family at the scenic Ballard waterfront location, The Canal.
Their tropical wedding color palette of pear green, fuchsia, orange and red is so joyous, and would look amazing at any summertime wedding! I love the little touches like the simple flowers tucked behind the bridesmaids ears and the groomsmen’s green ties, and you have to admit that even having a matching getaway motorcycle was a stroke of pretty impressive wedding planning genius! Nice! For anyone out there considering bold, bright colors for your own wedding, here are some fun finds to help you along…
IdealFavors.com has a great selection of richly colored paper lanterns to hang around your outdoor wedding reception and paper parasols for your guests to shade themselves from the sun. Chartreuse, mango, fuchsia and grass green; what great colors!
J Crew’s two-tone sating heels and clutches would look amazing on either the bridesmaids or the bride herself, and the brooches could be pinned to a dress, a bouquet, or given to mothers and grandmothers as alternatives to traditional corsages.
For the groom and his groomsmen, Barneys has all sorts of colorful accessories to liven up their look; brightly patterned ties, silk pocket squares, striped socks and funky, colorful cuff links. What a fabulous way to have some fun with your wedding day fashion!
Claire is a bride doing some rather long distance wedding planning (from Europe to Chicago!) and she wrote to Junebug looking for a little guidance on her accessory choices. “What color accessories should one wear with the popular champagne and gold dresses of the day? I am wearing a pale gold dress with a slightly vintage look and I am stumped on hair accessories and jewelry. I am always trapped between loving all that is modern and simple, versus adoring vintage. I want to look fresh and current, but with a bit of a vintage twist and something a little out of the ordinary. Please help me and other champagne-wearing brides figure out how to accessorize to play up the retro look!”
Claire’s wedding will be an evening affair in an urban park with a reception for 130 in an historic library. Her champagne colored Justina McCaffrey wedding dress has some romantic and vintage inspired ruching up the back, and she’s paring it with an off-white elbow length veil and a bouquet of 25 white cymbidium orchids with pink throats surrounded by a collar of snowberries. Her bridesmaids will be wearing navy blue Lazaro gowns with bows and broaches at the hip, and carrying bouquets of purple blue veined vanda orchids with berries as a collar. Gorgeous!
I love the look of layering metallics together, so I think that any jewelry tone, whether silver or gold, creamy or bright white, would look lovely and bridal with a champagne colored dress. The trick is going to be keeping it consistent so there’s not too much going on. The vintage vs. modern issue is something I can totally relate to as well, so I looked around and came up with a few different options for accessories that would look great with her wedding style…
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