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14 May

How Long Did That Take?

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Posted by carmen, in Events, Hamilton, Photo Booth, School Balls

We’ve had an amazing summer witnessing marriages, people celebrating their age, Balloons Over Waikato, expos and School Balls. We’ve been all through the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki. We’ve set up the booth in barns, in tents, on a boat, in gardens and under trees. We’ve looked up to mountains, across lakes, over hills and out to the ocean. Now as the leaves take on their autumnal colours, and winter looms around the seasonal corner, one starts to feel like slowing down.

So on a rainy day; snuggled up and watching the original Karate Kid, we were amused to see a Photo Booth (circa 1980’s). Then we were horrified to see it took 4 1/2 whole minutes for the photo strips to print!
All I can say is thank goodness we’ve shaved a good 3+ minutes off that! A reduction of 1 minute every decade is certainly not the greatest feat in technology but it sure means a lot to us here at Photobooth Fun.

So here’s the shot to prove how patient we were back in the 80’s and a reminder of why Ralph Macchio was such a babe in his day…

12 May

From happy couples to helicopters – Just another month in Chch!

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Posted by michaela, in Christchurch, Corporate, Dunedin, Events

Once again the month has flown by – And what a month it’s been!

We were pleased to have our booth back at The great NZ Bridal Show in Christchurch this year- Wow, what a day! We met so many lovely couples and had a great time showing everyone the fun of our photo booth. There were a lot of curious looks from passers-by at the squeals and giggles and coming from behind the curtain – we’re so glad so many of you stopped by to have a turn of your own. And congratulations to Toni, the winner of our Expo prize – Well done!

Of course, having a turn in the booth is unrivalled fun, but something that often gives it a good run for its money is watching it all happen from the outside – listening to the sounds of hilarity coming from within the booth and seeing all the feet shuffling about to make their next pose is pretty amusing. So a lot of fun was had by those both in and out of the booth at the BDO conference in Queenstown – We had two booths, a heap of fun props and lots of attempts to beat the most people in the booth at one time record so I’m sure you can imagine the laughs on both sides of the curtain.

And as well as meeting so many cool people at the BDO conference, our trip to Queenstown was made so much easier by our friends, the functions team and the staff at the Millennium Hotel – Those guys are so helpful and efficient and coupled with the excellent amenities and amazing setting, I would recommend them to anyone as a fantastic conference venue.

Last weekend we were proud to be part of the Air Rescue & Emergency Services Open Day, a brilliant day with so many fun things to see and do (who got to ride in the helicopter?!) and an excellent turnout. These guys provide such an important service to the public, it was great to see so many people coming along to show their support. And the weather showed its support of this amazing organisation too by staying fine all day! Lets hope for more of the same as we head into the last month of Autumn..

Til next time – Stay warm!

Michaela
Manager – Christchurch

28 Apr

Initialise, Organise, Customise!

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Posted by Tony Speakman, in Hawkes Bay, Photo Booth

One of the things we love to do at Photo Booth Fun, whether your event is in Auckland, Waikato, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Christchurch or even further south – actually any where in the country! – is to customize the strip design to match the theme of your event.

Often wedding couples or event co-ordinators have gone to a lot of trouble to design something really special for their big day (or event) so it makes sense to have everything matching right?! That’s where our design team come in. We can either match to your design or even create something especially for you if you haven’t designed anything specific.

So we thought we’d show you some of the great designs we’ve done lately to spark some inspiration or just give you an idea of what can be done; nearly anything is possible.

What do you think? What shall we do for your strip design?

Weddings

Conference or Corporate Events

If you’ve got an event coming up, whether it’s a school ball, charity function, corporate conference, wedding or party, speak to us about designing a custom strip, or custom album, or custom envelopes for your event. It really will make it all the more special and memorable for everyone!

22 Apr

What a busy month we’ve had…..

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Posted by eden, in Auckland, Photo Booth, School Balls, Weddings

…..here in the City of Sails!

April always means the Grand Wedding Show which is a fabulous day out for brides and their friends and once again we met hundreds of people super excited about our fabulous photo booth, top quality photo strips and wonderfully friendly staff (we’re not modest at all!!)

We also met some awesome folk at Convene – these scary looking guys are from First Scene in Kingsland – New Zealand’s largest prop and costume hire company!!

We recently attended the Senior College of New Zealand Ball Show with Astra Bridal. Astra Bridal have some amazing gowns so check out their website for the latest in ball gown fashion.

If this young lady becomes NZs next top model we’d like you all to know that we spotted her first!!

Of course school ball season is almost upon us and there is still time to book our school ball package – just email info@photoboothfun.co.nz with your school ball date and we’ll see what we can do!

Don’t forget we also do awesome birthday parties, weddings and corporate functions – whatever you need we are happy to provide.

We are also super excited about the changes to the marriage law – we’ve done a few Civil Unions in the past so some more weddings would be wonderful – and how cool was Maurice Williamson?!!

Proud to be Kiwis, we are!!

09 Apr

The latest from Christchurch

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Posted by michaela, in Christchurch, Dunedin, Events, Photo Booth

It’s been a month of variety here in Christchurch; the warmer months are always a busy time for weddings but that doesn’t mean we can’t fit other events in as well! The start of March saw us at the Twilight Vintage Market held at the Pallet Pavillion - Another fantastic Gap Filler project and one I’ll be sad to see go. Hopefully we will be back at the Twilight Market before the end of April so keep an eye out.

We had a great day at Orana Park for the Radio Network’s 2013 Family Day – It’s pretty amazing being set up in amongst all the animals – I’m pretty sure the monkeys were hoping for a turn to pose but the booth ran non-stop with all the family fun so there was no chance for them!

I love seeing the season change from summer to autumn in Christchurch – The colours are just spectacular everywhere you look. Of course it does go hand in hand with a drop in temperature which is definitely kicking in now. Brrrrr! Although, I don’t know about you but I think I’ve almost been looking forward to some wintery weather – A nice excuse to cosy up on the couch with a DVD or two. And of course, the arrival of autumn doesn’t mean an end to the fun; celebrations aren’t limited to the summer months (thankfully!). In fact, school ball season will be upon us before you know it and we’re booking up fast so get in touch if you want to be part of the fun! We have a great school ball package available and also have some good ideas for fundraising if you need a little extra help to achieve a super memorable night! Just get in touch with us at christchurch@photoboothfun.co.nz to find out how we can help.

On Sunday the 14th April, we’ll be at the Great New Zealand Bridal Show, the South Island’s largest wedding show. It’s an excellent chance to talk to professionals and get ideas for your perfect day - Come and see us, have a turn in the booth and check out our special expo offer – Hope to see you there!

Stay warm!

Michaela

Manager – Christchurch

20 Mar

What’s been happening in Auckland?!

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Posted by eden, in Photo Booth

It’s hard to believe that February has been and gone and we are nearing the end of March!! Soon we’ll be saying goodbye to this fabulous weather and pulling out the cardies. Speaking of cardies, there were none to be seen at the Devonport Food and Wine Festival this year – The day was so hot in fact that a lot of people decided to take their tops off for the photos!!! Don’t worry folks, we did censor the photos before putting them in the gallery – although we did momentarily contemplate the creation of an X rated photo booth site… kidding!!

To check out the photos from Devonport Food and Wine Festival and the Ellerslie Race Day on 9 March visit our website:

http://gallery.photoboothfun.co.nz/Events

Big congratulations to Lucy and Shaun who were recently married and won their photo booth from last year’s Grand Wedding Show – We were so happy to be part of your special day.

Jacqui and Dee also tied the knot which was a pretty big deal for us as Jacqui is one of our fabulous Auckland Operators – so of course she needed a booth at her wedding (although we did give her the night off and arrange another operator for her!!).

Yesterday we attended the School Ball Expo at the Ellerslie Event Centre – Thanks so much to all the students who came and visited us! We are excited to offer schools the following special:

SCHOOL BALL SPECIAL

3 hours of unlimited prints
Talented booth attendant
Online gallery
Custom photo strip

Total cost @ $750 including GST

In the next few weeks we’ll be taking our booth out and about so you can come and visit us at the following events:

Grand Wedding Show at Sky City Grand on 14th April – A must attend show for the bride-to-be!

http://www.weddingshow.co.nz/

Convene at the Viaduct Events Centre on 16th April – An exhibition for those interested in party planning, conferences and incentives.

http://www.conveneauckland.co.nz

Hope to see you then!

Suze and Eden

07 Mar

We’re loving it here in Christchurch!

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Posted by michaela, in Christchurch, Photo Booth

Wow, it’s been such a wonderful month in Canterbury for Photo Booth Fun. We’ve been busy with weddings, birthday parties and community events and it’s all been a great experience. Last Sunday we were at the Kidz Karnival – A fantastic, brilliantly organised event created as part of our national Children’s Day and a great opportunity for the kids of Christchurch to get out and have fun. We met some lovely families and saw a lot of fun poses go down - There was a lot of laughter in the booth that day!

Lately I’ve noticed people having fun with, and really getting a lot out of the guestbook album option that we offer with our photo booth hire. We all know how much fun a box of props are in the photo booth but if you’re looking for something to add an extra dimension to your indelible memories of the night, our beautiful handmade album may be just the thing.

Our attendant will look after your album on the night and your guests can sign or write messages to go along with their photos. And the great news is, they also get to keep a copy of the photo strip so there are take home memories for everyone! Here are some things people have said about the album:

“The album is fantastic, a very cool keepsake from our day. So much fun – thank you!”

“We just loved looking through the album later – Some beautiful and some hilarious sentiments and lots of great photos! It’s such a special reminder of the day as I don’t get to see many of these people very often.”

“The copy of the prints for guests, and one for us with a guestbook on the night were great.”

“I also ordered the album print out option and I now have a book with a copy of each photo strip and a message from the guests, it’s a great little keepsake.”

It’s easy peasy to arrange (some of our packages even have the album included!) and you’ll get this fantastic treasure to keep and look back through whenever the mood takes you.

On Friday 8th march we’re going to be joining Anissa Victoria and friends at the Twilight Vintage Market - There are so many cool things on offer so come on down, do some shopping, listen to live music and have a go in the photo booth!

Cheers!

Michaela

Manager - Christchurch

24 Feb

All Kinds of Happenings in Wellington

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Posted by Anna, in Photo Booth, Weddings, Wellington

It’s been a busy busy time for Photo Booth Fun in the world’s coolest little capital.

With the weather being a record-breaking amazing, everyone is getting out and about. There have been lots of fantastic fairs and expos on and Photo Booth Fun has been there to capture the joy.

We had a blast by the seaside at the Island bay Festival where Photo Booth Fun teamed up with the fantastic Costume Cave. Festival goers were able to dress up in an amazing selection 1920′s and 30′s costumes and get their photo taken in the booth. Loads of Fun!! Have a look!!

At the North City Wedding Expo in Porirua we got to meet so many lovely ‘about to be newly-weds’ . Nothing like a sunny day and lots of loved up couples to make you feel all sentimental. I hope that everyone who wanted to try out the photo booth managed to. Check out the fun shots in our online gallery!!

Photo Booth Fun was a hit at the St Anthony’s school Bazaar in Seatoun. Kids just love hanging out in the photobooth and for us it is always so much fun to be outside in the sunshine with so many happy people.

Fingers crossed this weather keeps up coz ” YA CAN’T BEAT WELLINGTON ON A GOOD DAY” !!

13 Feb

PBF Christchurch on turning one and travelling about.

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Posted by Brett, in Christchurch, Corporate, Dunedin, Events

Yes that’s right, Photo Booth Fun’s Christchurch branch marked one year in operation at the start of February and what do you think we’ve been doing to celebrate? Weddings, weddings and more weddings!

Our second year in the South Island started with some lovely celebrations – Not only at some of the fantastic local venues around Christchurch, but we also got to travel a bit further for a few weddings.

Travelling out of Christchurch, we were pleased to take our booth to picturesque Geraldine for a fab wedding at StoneBridge - A very impressive venue, perfect for weddings, conferences, work parties – You name it! Carmel and the team were super friendly and helpful and the guests had loads of fun in the booth.

A new (for us) local venue we got to check out last week was the beautifully located Living Springs. Situated overlooking Lyttleton Harbour, the view is a must see. And they’re not just a wedding venue – They’re also a great choice for corporate and/or training events. With the wonderful work of Denis, Rose and all of the lovely staff, on-site catering and accommodation and Photo Booth Fun just a phone call away, you’re looking at a prize spot for your next big event!

We had a wonderful first year and got to take the photo booth to so many cool locations – From as far south as The Catlins to all around Otago and Canterbury. We always love taking the booth to new spots and as we’re happy to service anywhere in the South Island, the team are looking forward to some more visits further afield as our second year here progresses.

This week we’re taking the booth back to Ashburton for the second Friday in a row and then down to Oamaru the following week.. Start how you mean to continue is my new motto so bring on year two!

Michaela

Manager – Christchurch

01 Feb

It’s Mangapapa Wedding Affair time…

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Posted by Brett, in Photo Booth

Hawkes Bay’s premium Wedding Expo is on next Sunday… the 10th of Feb – 1oam to 2pm – at Mangapapa Lodge, Napier Rd, Havelock North. This is a great time to come and speak to Wedding professionals from Napier, Hastings, in fact all over the greater Hawkes Bay area, and get inspired. And get all those tricky questions answered! Remember this might be your one and only Big Day but we do them all the time so we know what we’re doing. Using Wedding professionals means you get the best of the everything with a ton of experience to boot!

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