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Let’s get that party started right NOW!

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‘Cause October is nearly gone and that means it’s Christmas Party time!.  And we’ve got all the fun you can handle ready to go for your Christmas Party and a great deal to make it easy for you to enjoy! Get this…

If you book your work Christmas Party before the 31st October – THAT’S JUST A WEEK AWAY – DO IT NOW, we’ll give FREE Xmas themed props and a choice of either a FREE deluxe custom strip designed especially for you by our in-house graphics guru (aka Thumbs-Up Santa) OR a FREE online photo gallery.  How good is that??!!

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I know we don’t need an excuse to party in the Hawkes Bay, I mean, Napier is the Art Deco Capital of the World and that’s all about party time and Hastings & Havelock North with sun and wineries and food great venues just make it so easy…

So just fill in our online enquiry form or email info@photoboothfun.co.nz and let’s get this part started! Nothing says Party like some Photobooth Fun!

 

Tony Speakman

Regional Manager – Team Photo Booth Fun Hawkes Bay

 


Need a reason to book a photo booth for your Xmas Party?

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Posted by , in Auckland, Awards, Christchurch, Corporate

Has anyone else spotted the Christmas themed pop up stores in their mall?  Yes the silly season is around the corner and for many it’s time to start booking venues, and choosing food and drinks for that perfect xmas function.

A photo booth is a fun addition to any xmas party and with a national network of photo booths we’ve got you covered across New Zealand.  We are taking xmas party bookings NOW.  So if you’re looking for a photo booth or want to add some work friendly fun to your event – contact our admin manager Jacqui via 0800 FOTO BOOTH (368626) or our booking form.  PLUS any xmas party booking received before 31st October will receive:

  • FREE xmas themed props
  • FREE delivery within 50kms of our national network of booths
  • And your choice of a FREE customised photo strip or a FREE online photo gallery

That’s in addition to our standard packages which already include:

  • A super friendly photo booth operator – who’ll take all stress off you and ensure your friends have a fantastic Photo Booth Fun experience
  • Unlimited award winning studio quality photo’s and instant photo strip printing for the duration of your hire
  • A digital copy of all photo’s and photo strips at the end of your hire

If you’re not convinced just how much fun you and your friends will have with a photo booth – check out this xmas office party time lapse video.  The view from the top was so amazing we just had to take the curtain off our photo booth and… voila!

Our very cool retro styled booths travel anywhere there is power supply, and operate quite nicely at all altitudes ;)  And if you’ve already booked us for your xmas party, contact Jacqui before the 31st and she will add a customised strip or online gallery to your booking.

 

Wishing you all an awesome October!

Corey and Carmen

Team Photo Booth Fun Waikato


To prop or not to prop?!??

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Here at Photo Booth Fun we see many things… we see many people laughing, many people planning the perfect pose,  many people giggling as they retrieve their photo strip – all and all we see a lot of people having fun! Part of that fun is deciding on which prop to where – there are so many choices, which one sums up you? which one is good for the laughs? which one is just the cutest? and then there is the question that often follows the complex prop decision ….do we even prop?

Truth is our booths are fun however you approach them, sometimes its nice to hide behind a prop …sometimes it is fun to go all out and crazy with the props and sometimes it is cool to just be you!

One of our Taranaki Managers Jordan and Operator Tess will now demonstrate a few proping options….

First up we have ‘The Prop’ classically done …. Jordan even has 2 props (FYI you can never have too many props)…

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Nest up we have’The Half Prop’ this is great if you are not truly ready to commit to the full prop seen above, just grab one thing and you are away laughing…

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And finally we have ‘The No Prop’ … here there are no props in action but as you can see Tess and Jordan don’t need a prop when they can pull classic photo booth facials like these…

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So there you have it! It really doesn’t matter if you prop it or don’t prop it – it’s all about having fun and with Photo Booth Fun at your event that is exactly what you will do!

Call us today to get us along to your next event – you won’t regret it we promise xx

 


Everybody loves a photo booth – why not book one for a client?

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Posted by , in Auckland, Awards, Christchurch, Corporate

Already the Wellington Photo Booth Fun schedule is filling up with corporate parties, annual awards dinners, staff get together’s, fundraisers/community events…  and private parties where friends and families are just getting together to have fun!

Within these booking are a growing number of events where suppliers have booked a booth for client functions… a really cool and affordable way of saying “Thank You” in a manner that will be long remembered with a brand/logo on the custom photo strips!

Give us a call if you want to discuss this idea some more… we would love to work with you to get the most out of such and can discuss other services such as deluxe custom designed photo strips, online galleries, custom backdrops… some of which may even be complementary!

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Awarding winning and loving it!

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We WON! We actually flaming won!

You may remember seeing a post back in April when we found out we had been nominated for a Taranaki Wedding Industry Award – we were so excited to have been nominated! We were up against some AMAZING businesses who we love to work alongside at events…we would have been so happy for them to win, there really were so many deserving businesses.

The awards night rolled about and the Taranaki team headed out to the event (with the booth of course). Taranaki Weddings had put on a spectacular evening and the team were having a ball! The time came to read out the nominations and as the name “Photo Booth Fun” was read out and displayed on screen the team was so proud to have been included….there was a pause and then… “and the winner of the Entertainment category is…. PHOTO BOOTH FUN”

“Oh my gosh – that’s us”

“eeeeek we won, far out”

“did you write a speech? – noooo”

“lets get up there”

What a feeling it was to walk on stage and accept the award – so THANK YOU wonderful, beautiful, crazy and fun clients!

Thank-you for nominating us, thank-you for voting for us and THANK YOU for having us as part of your event! We truly appreciate that you pick us to be there and we REALLY do love our job!

The Taranaki Team xx

 

"did you write a speech .... quick make it up"

“did you write a speech …. quick make it up”

Our oh my gosh we won faces in the booth!

Our oh my gosh we won faces in the booth!


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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The team at Photo Booth Fun would like to wish you all the very best for the holiday season! Though I’m writing this from Sunny Hawkes Bay I know all our staff from right around the country join with me in Merry Christmas

We’ve been involved in some awesome events this year in Hawkes Bay, from Weddings to 21st Parties, from 50th, 60th and 70th birthdays to the Special Children’s Extravaganza, from School Balls to  work conferences and functions and an amazing night at Christmas at the Park with Dave Dobbyn and 27000 guests I can honestly say it’s been a fantastic year for Napier, Hastings, Havelock North and the whole Hawkes Bay region!

And 2016 is looking to be even better! I look forward to our team coming to your special event and adding some extra photobooth fun!

Give us a call now!

Tony Speakman

Hawkes Bay Regional Manager


Bay of Plenty-School Balls and Wedding Shows

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Hi everybody,

Over here in the Bay of Plenty we have had a great month attending the local school balls and getting amongst the excitement, for many of the students it was their first school ball. Luckily our booth was there to help capture the priceless memories of the night for them to enjoy in years to come! We attended the Mount College Ball, followed by the Tauranga Girls College Ball and rounded off by the Otumoetai College Ball. It’s not over yet either! We still have a few more school balls coming up in the two months and we are always really excited to help make our mark on a very special evening for many!   

Judging by the hordes of photos our booths have snapped from the first ball up to now (averaging 1150 per event!) and by the size of the never ending and continually recycling queue’s, we would say the booths are a feature not to be overlooked. It’s almost common place to see one of our booths at such events, and we can tell you that it just doesn’t get old seeing people emerge with wide grins and having a laugh when they examine the prints of their (frequently contorted) faces!

Additionally this month we were fortunate to have a stand at the Tauranga Wedding Show, held at ASB Baypark Arena. It was a great day and Taylor our regional manager was there talking to the lovely faces who came forward and courageously stepped into our booth for some first hand experience, it’s funny how once you’ve had a turn, you want to have another. We also asked people to submit their email into our iPad, we did this because we had been planning a special show offer that we have now sent out to the recipients, we think it’s a good one!

Part of our business philosophy is making your party or special event come alive and go down in history (at least with your friends and guests) as a great time worth every cent. We pride ourselves on the standard of customer service we provide, along with the quality we maintain throughout the process, from the use of high quality cameras to outstanding printers that make your photos look like they’re straight from the studio. Why just create memories that’ll last when you could also create exceptional material that lasts too!

At Photo Booth Fun we like to go the extra mile to help get things just right for your event, so if you’ve got any queries or questions regarding the potential for us to transform your personal or corporate event into a fondly remembered occasion where everybody can get involved, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us in the Bay of Plenty region at bayofplenty@photoboothfun.co.nz we will be happy to answer any questions you may or talk about options for your potential future booking.

Finally we are proud to announce our category sponsorship for our first year of the New Zealand Wedding Industry Awards, we are going to be there, with our booth, getting amongst the festivities and making sure everybody has a great night!

Until next time, have a great month ahead,

 

Taylor Shea- Bay of Plenty Manager – Photo Booth Fun NZ


Some Fun Photo Booth Facts – Did you know…?

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… The patent for the first automated photography machine was filed in 1888 YES 1888! It probably was never built but still…

…The first known really working photographic machine was shown at the World Fair in Paris in 1889. The German born photographer Mathew Steffens from Chicago filed a patent for such a machine in May 1889. These early machines were not reliable enough to be self-sufficient. But, the first commercially successful automatic photographic apparatus was the “Bosco“ from the Inventor Conrad Bernitt of Hamburg (Patented July-16-1890).AutoboothMechJosepho01Note the chemical developing tank!

… The modern concept of photo booth with (later) a curtain originated with Anatol Josepho, with the first photo booth appearing 1925 on Broadway in New York City. For 25 cents, the booth took, developed and printed 8 photos, a process taking roughly ten minutes. “When it first opened, there were people standing all the way around the block. Time magazine reported that 280,000 customers had entered the booths in the first six months.” The Photomaton Company was created to place booths nationwide. The photo booth phenomenon had begun.

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… They’ve come a long way since then but the principle is still the same! The technology may have changed but the fun remains! From New York City to New Zealand. From Auckland to Dunedin, from in Hawkes Bay to Taranaki. You push the button, strike a pose (or four!) And let the Fun begin!

PBF 1PBF 2… You can give me call if you have an event – Party, Wedding, Conference, Christmas function, Awards Ceremony, Charity Auction, Fundraiser, Open Day, Ball – anything where fun is key, from Napier to Hastings, Havelock North or Central Hawkes Bay to Palmerston North, we’ll be there and we’ll bring the fun that was started nearly a century ago and still going strong today!

Call today! I’d love to hear from you.

Tony Speakman

Hawkes Bay Manager


Oooh! I like that one..!

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Posted by , in Auckland, Awards, Christchurch, Corporate

Being the Regional Manager for Hawkes Bay, co-ordinating and working at awesome events and celebrations in Napier, Hastings, Havelock North and the greater Hawkes Bay area (even in Taupo, Palmerston North, Gisborne and beyond) is so much fun! But I have to say, one of my favourite jobs I do for the Photo Booth Fun team is designing the custom overlays;overlay-Ball-1taking the designs and ideas that you’ve worked on for your wedding or party or corporate eventoverlay-Comm-1and designing a strip look to match or compliment those ideas so your event is even more awesome. overlay-wed-2So I thought I’d take some of my favourite designs from last yearoverlay-Corp-1and put them together in a gallery to give you some ideas of what we can do and maybe inspire youoverlay-Corp-2for your event this year to enhance your Photo Booth Fun booking with a custom strip design.overlay-Party-1Take a closer look on our Facebook Gallery here  overlay-wed-1  Now let me know what I can do for you..

Tony Speakman

Hawkes Bay Regional Manager and Graphic Designer


Only how many weeks till Christmas..?!

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OK so normally I hate to see people posting this early about Christmas but sometimes there’s a good reason…

see here in Hawkes Bay, and I’m sure around the rest of the New Zealand, we have super-organised people who like to get their staff or organization Christmas Party sorted nice and early so they don’t get disappointed when we say we’re already booked that night.

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And the bookings are certainly starting to fill up already so don’t wait too long before you get yours sorted or you won’t be getting the miss/mr popularity award this year!

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So let us add some real fun to your staff or organization Christmas function this year, order your Photo Booth Fun now! Don’t just sit there… there’s a link down the bottom there… go on click and let’s have some fun :)

Of course you can email or phone too. Speak to you soon.

Tony – Hawkes Bay Manager