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What could be better than bubbles and cupcakes?

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Posted by , in Marketing, Photo Booth, Taranaki

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Imagine a dream like place with stunning clothes, delicious cupcakes, tasty bubbles, friendly people AND our amazing photo booth! If only such a place were real. Oh wait it is and that is exactly what the Taranaki team are planning for New Plymouth next week!

That’s right people Photo Booth Fun are now in Taranaki and we want to meet you all! We know once you try the booth you will be hooked! Our team invite you to join us at Katwalk Fashion House next Thursday 3rd of October from 5 till 7pm for what is sure to be a super fun night! You can have a look through the latest fashions that Katwalk have in store. (I hear new stock will be arriving that very day, timed perfectly for our Taranaki launch). You can enjoy hanging out with some pretty cool people and best of all you can try our booth for yourself and that is only the beginning!

We are so excited to show off our new booth and what perfect timing with Christmas and wedding season just around the corner! So get yourself to Katwalk next Thursday – you know all the cool kids will be there!

The countdown is on – 7 more sleeps to go!

See you there!

Rebecca & Jordan

Taranaki

Katwalk


Calling all Bartercard Businesses!

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Posted by , in Corporate, Events, Marketing, Photo Booth

Bartercard13Photobooth Fun is a Bartercard partner so now there is a fun and exciting way to use some of those Bartercard dollars.
We recently attended the Bartercard National Conference so most of the Bartercard staff have experienced the hilarity and goings on of a photo booth at their event.
We can attend your business conferences, AGMs, Christmas functions, promotion events, expos, set up in your staff lunchroom, store openings, sales days and even set up in store for your customers. You can also sponsor us to appear at charity events – we’ll brand our photo strips accordingly and provide great staff in attendance.
Call us now – dates are filling up fast!


Canterbury Spring – Off to a good start!

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Posted by , in Christchurch, Events, Marketing, Photo Booth

 

Is anyone else out there glad it’s spring? The blossoms are out in force in Christchurch (so pretty!) and the Photo Booth Fun team are certainly happy to say bye to winter!

The start of  September saw us taking the photo booth on its first ever Gondola ride – We were at the Vero Marine Division’s 20th anniversary party up the top of The Christchurch Gondola and I’ve gotta say, that’s the best way I’ve ever travelled to an event! Such an incredible view and such a fun night. Another fabulous party organised by the talented team at Madant – They take having fun very seriously:

It takes a lot of effort to look this serious in one of our booths

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Now unless you’re in the know with the PBF team, you are probably unaware that our lovely booth attendant, Emily, is a very on the ball student and a part of the Future Leader Scholars at Lincoln University . This team created the the amazing Lend A Hand charity group:

As a result of the 2011 earthquake, the team of scholars established an annual event to give back to the community. Every year they come up with a novel means of raising money for a charity in need.

And this year, on the 27th September, we get to be a part of the action at the Lend a Hand Charity Evening. The event is aimed at raising awareness and funds for Youthline Canterbury and they have a fantastic night lined up (even on top of the photobooth!).  Tickets are selling quick so get on in and support a good cause!

 

Merry Springtime everyone :)

Michaela

Manager – Christchurch


If at first you don’t succeed

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Posted by , in Tips, Wellington

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Lots of folk love the Photobooth! It attracts the exhibitionists and, eventually, it attracts the introverts. There’s just something about the fun of pulling the curtain and posing for the camera that people can’t resist.

The Phoobooth also attracts the perfectionists from time to time. Standing next to the Booth you get to watch the vast majority of folks duck inside and wing it in front of the camera. It’s the spontaneity that leads to all the shrieks of laughter coming from inside the curtain.

But occasionally there are those who like to plan. Sometimes you hear them planning a series of poses with a friend in the line to use the booth. Sometimes you hear them plotting inside the booth and every once in a while you see them doing practise shots before they go inside. A quick couple of selfies on a smartphone can really help those perfectionists work out the best poses to maximise their fun, good looks or the message they’re trying to send with the picture. You see a pair snapping away, come along to the Booth and duck inside. There’s still the same happy laughter but the shots are juuuuuust right.

It takes all kinds of people.

And all kinds of people love the Photobooth.

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An idyllic Christchurch wedding

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Posted by , in Christchurch, Events, Photo Booth, Weddings

 

I love seeing all the elements of a wedding come together on the big day – So much goes into planning all the details; it can be a stressful time but the pay off is so worth it. The wedding blog 100 Layer Cake recently featured a beautifully put together autumn wedding that we attended here in Christchurch. The photographer, Andrea Seymour, got a great snap of our photo booth looking cosily idyllic in the garden gazebo at the fabulous Trents Estate Vineyard – This was before the guests arrived of course as it was non-stop action in there once it was spotted!

New Zealand vineyard wedding | photo by Andrea Seymour | 100 Layer Cake

“While we were out in the fields chasing the light and dancing in the sunset for our photos, our lovely guests were entertained by live acoustic music, served delicious canapés, and enjoyed some fun with our photobooth. We set up our guest book beside the photobooth so our guests could put one photo strip in the book and write us a little message.”    Samantha – Bride.

The photo booth is a perfect element to include in your celebrations – Either giving the guests something entertaining to do while you’re away getting photos or as an addition to the fun of the reception. Either way, we guarantee it’ll be one of the ingredients which go into making your wedding super enjoyable and memorable.

Michaela

Manager – Canterbury/South Island


Only how many weeks till Christmas..?!

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Posted by , in Awards, Corporate, Events, Hawkes Bay

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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


Back to Back Champions… Go the Chiefs!

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Posted by , in Events, Photo Booth, Waikato

We can’t help but skite about our 2013 Super Rugby champions who dealt to the ACT Brumbies in a nerve-wracking final at Waikato Stadium. In front of a sold-out sea of red, yellow and black, the boys did us proud for the second year in a row.

We Photobooth Fun Waikato/BOP managers, Corey and Carmen, in Rarotonga at the time, battled the rain on our little motor scooter to find a place to watch the television coverage. The Avarua Fishing Club proved a great spot and with the wind lashing our backs we joined locals and tourists alike to cheer our team on.

Can’t wait to see SBW on the streets of the Tron again next season! Three years in a row boys?


Blues..what blues?

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Posted by , in Christchurch, Photo Booth, Tips

Christchurch has been feeling the cold a bit, sure we’ve been getting some sunshine but that frost still bites! With the onset of the colder months, there’s been a bit in the media about the winter blues. I’m sure it’s something most of us can relate to to some degree, with many looking wistfully to the coming of spring and finding good excuses to hole up and hide out until it arrives – But this does nothing to help lift us out of that winter funk! Social interaction and merrymaking are great medicines and as tempting as it is to put on those fleecy trackies and old woolly socks and bunker down in front of the telly, maybe it’s time to try a new tack: Embrace and celebrate winter with a little mid-winter bash!

If you’re not one who’s fortunate enough to have their birthday fall mid-year (yes, I believe it’s a positive; a good break in the long wait til the next end of year festivities and a great excuse to have a party!), don’t fret – You can always hold a shindig with whatever theme you wish – be it a way-to-say-thanks-for-all-the-hard-work staff party, a Mid winter Christmas party or an I-have-no-reason-except-that-I-want-to-party party,  it’s time to throw off those trackies (come on, they do us few favours really), swap the socks for dancing shoes and get planning! And yes, the photo booth is a perfect way to increase the laughter (and all the healthful benefits that go with it) ten fold.

Of course, some people are brave enough to plan their wedding in winter – It’s not for everyone but what a perfect way to beat those blues before they even have a chance to settle! We had some great shots in the booth at a Christchurch wedding earlier this month, sure the day was a bit crisp but the sun shone and the venue was toasty warm. And best of all, the wedding party and the guests were laughing and smiling all day long.

 

Stay smiling everyone!

Michaela

Manager – Christchurch


Waikato, Bay of Plenty & Taranaki….we’ve got you covered!

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Posted by , in Auckland, Christchurch, Corporate, Dunedin

Did you know our photobooths can travel?

Yep “Big Red” aka Elmo, jumps on a Mainfreight truck most weeks getting between our Regions in Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington, Hawkes Bay and Christchurch covering all the events we might not otherwise have been able to do without him.

So even if you’re thinking about last-minute bookings, don’t hesitate to contact Suze in our administration department with your enquiry.  Suze has a background in the travel industry so she has no trouble creating an itinerary for Big Red.  He’s been all over New Zealand so maybe the next event he’s at will be yours.

We love Big Red as he’s been all through the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki with us.  He’s been to school balls, corporate functions, weddings, birthdays, engagements and hen and bachelor parties.

He’s a super-hero in our Photobooth Fun team!

Speaking of our super heroes…here’s our super-groom Jonathan from this weekend’s gig.  Congratulations to Jonathan who married his own Lois Lane (Kelli-Brooke) this weekend.

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Happy 40th Birthday!

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Posted by , in Events, Marketing, Photo Booth, Waikato

A big Happy 40th Birthday to our Waikato/BOP manager Corey who turns the big 4-O next week. Corey proves that you’re never too young to have your face painted! We think Corey looks pretty great for 40 and anyone who lets his wife do this to him must be a good bloke.

We’ll be rocking the Photobooth at the party tonight – don’t forget to book us for your celebration…photos are the memories you never have to forget (although some you might want to).

Enjoy June everyone – if the weather’s not great where you are, head out and rent (or buy) a NZ made film!