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Because people do the funniest things when they think no one's watching...

All will be revealed…..

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Keeping secrets can be hard, especially when they are about something really exciting! And keeping secrets is exactly what the Taranaki team have been doing BUT the time is almost here to reveal all!

We are super excited to be involved with one of the coolest events to hit the Naki …. ever…. can you guess???

Lets just say it involves a heap of AMAZING local business which of course includes Photo Booth Fun Taranaki’s favourite entertainment crew DMan entertainment.

All will be revealed very soon so keep an eye on our Facebook page and on DMan’s page www.facebook.com/dmanentertainment – you will not want to miss this!

 

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Speaking of secrets, did you know one of the coolest surprises to keep secret for your event is one of our Booths! We often take bookings from brides, grooms, event planners, birthday boys and girls (the list goes on) that organise a Photo Booth Fun booth for their event but say “don’t tell anyone because this is going to be the best surprise ever” And it rally is! Nothing like having something to surprise your guests with to make you event even more special.

See keeping secrets might be hard but with us it is super FUN too!


We cover the bay, and go the extra mile or two!

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The Bay of Plenty photo booth ends up in some fairly out of the way spots, and we’re often asked ‘how far do you go?’ Well that’s an excellent question!

With our Tauranga base we offer FREE delivery within 50kms of the Tauranga CBD, and that covers all of the local conference facilities and wedding venues, and includes Katikati to the North, Pyes Pa, Papamoa and Te Puke to the South.

But we go much further, in fact as long as you’ve got vehicle access and power we cover the whole of the Bay of Plenty region – including Rotorua, Kawerau, Whakatane and Opotiki.

If you’re thinking even further afield, then don’t worry we’ve our network of photo booth regions all over New Zealand – with booths in Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Napier, Wellington and Christchurch each region offers free delivery within 50kms of the CBD, and that’s a massive chunk of New Zealand covered!


Magical wedding venues in the bay

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The BOP team are full swing into wedding season now, and recently we’ve been to some amazing venues, heres a selection of totally awesome, photo booth friendly wedding venues we’ve appeared at in the past few weeks…

Mills Reef Aged Wine Cellar – Bethlehem, Tauranga

 

Mills Reef Barrell Room – Bethlehem Tauranga

Ataahua  – Pyes Pa, Tauranga

 

Fountain Gardens – Te Puna, Tauranga

 

Oreti Village Resort – Pukawa Bay, Taupo

 

Bella Vista Lodge – Ohauiti, Tauranga


Weddings Weddings Weddings!

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Posted by , in Events, Marketing, Taranaki, Weddings

Hello 2015 and Hello Wedding Season!

Everybody loves a good wedding and here at Photo Booth Fun we really really love a good wedding! What’s not to love? a beautiful bride in an amazing gown, pretty flowers, guests who travel from near and far to party with you, tasty drinks and cake (never forget the cake)!

But what we really love about weddings (even more than the cake) is watching the smiles and cheeky glances of the booth goers! You just can’t beat listening to the uncontrollable laughter coming from our booths when that curtain closes and the first flash fires! We don’t always know what is going on behind that curtain but it sure sounds amazing… after all we all know that people do the funniest thing’s when they think no one’s watching!

Sold on getting one of our booths for your wedding yet? Well what if we told you that you (as the hirer) will get to keep the evidence forever on a USB – think of the fun you can have long after the booth is gone! Now I KNOW you are sold on the idea and we can’t wait to hear from you!

 

 

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Happy Wedding Season everyone!


Have Photo Booth Will travel – Nationwide!

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WEDDING SEASON is in full swing, and once again Hawkes Bay is living up to the label of the Wedding Capital of New Zealand (OK it’s self appointed but if you’ve been here you’d know we’re right!), this month the Hawkes Bay Photo Booth Fun team had the honour of attending Weddings not only in wineries and events centres here in Napier, Hastings and Havelock North but also in Wairoa, Gisborne,

On the road north

On the road north

and even as far north as Tokomaru Bay

What an amazing country we live in

What an amazing country we live in

Through to Taupo

Lake Taupo

anyone for a trip over the lake?

Down to Palmerston North

Palmerston North Wind Farm

Palmerston North Wind Farm always a great sight on the way passed

And last weekend even in Takapau at the beautiful Oruawharo Homestead

Inside chapel at Oruawharo Homestead

Towards the end of the night inside chapel at Oruawharo Homestead

And I have to say just about every point in between.

Remember that the Hawkes Bay team are part of a nationwide group of fun and zany photo booth professionals. So no matter where you are in New Zealand, as long as there is power supply and trolley access you can book a booth for your event and you know we can be there!

Go on, do it now… you know you want to… :)

Tony Speakman

Hawkes Bay Regional Manager


Expo Time!

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As the Wellington team prepares for our first Wedding Expo of the year, the North City Wedding Expo, its a good time to quickly talk about Expos.

Just recently I’ve started taking the booth to the weddings of folk who I’ve met at the various Wedding Expos that we attend in the Wellington region and its always really nice to finish something that may have begun two years ago! The thing with so many weddings is that details are often sorted out well in advance and, having been in the job for 18 months now, I haven’t had this opportunity often.

Expos can seem like a bit of a daunting prospect, or unnecessary as you think you’ve got it all “locked down” but it doesn’t hurt to go to a couple before the big day. Mainly because companies, like Photobooth Fun, do deals for these Expos and there’s always the chance of picking up more bang for your wedding buck – and there’s nothing wrong about that.

And its always a great chance to road test some of your products. We love having people in our booths at expos because its easy to see how fast and fun the process is, as well as the quality.

So a big congrats to all the brides and grooms who we met at an expo and ended up joining on their big day. Here’s hoping I meet some more later on this month!


3 easy ways to keep your New Year booth resolution!

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OK, so the new year is the time for resolutions – lose weight, quit smoking or start a new career?

While we can’t help you keep any of these, if you’re making a resolution to hire a photo booth for your birthday, wedding or to celebrate your new year resolution success, we’ve made things simple with 3 easy ways to book a booth with us ;)

1. Message us via our website: www.photoboothfun.co.nz/contact-us-to-hire-our-photo-booth

2. If you haven’t quite got all the details nailed yet, send us a quick email (info@photoboothfun.co.nz) to check the availability of your booking date and time.

3. Complete our booking form (bookings.photoboothfun.co.nz) ideal for our detail oriented clients, this is a comprehensive booking form with space for all of your event details!

Of course for those who like to chat you can call us on 0800 368 626 (FOTO BOOTH) you can message us on facebook, follow us on twitter and connect via linked in – we’re very flexible that way ☺

Happy New Year everyone!


Prop Art…

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SOME PEOPLE just know how to rock the props. And of course, some just shouldn’t go anywhere near them lol

The Hawkes Bay Team would like to share some examples from a recent wedding in Hastings of prop success that makes you go oh…Photobooth cute bunny earsAnd a fail that make you go d’oh!Photobooth hat propPirates that make you go AAARRRR!IMG_0278And glasses that make you go Aaaahhhh????Photo booth glasses propsAnd prop rockers that really add colour to your life…IMG_0244In fact if you’re going to prop then rock or speak to the handPhoto booth propsOf course whether you prop or don’t prop is up to you, but there are so many possibilities to make Unique Prop Art why wouldn’t you add some props to your Photo Booth Fun?!

Whether it’s a Wedding, Christmas Party, Conference or a Party of any kind… Come join the Hawkes Bay Team for some Prop Culture in Napier, Hasitngs or the Wider Hawkes Bay Area soon. We look forward to laughing at, I mean, with you soon :)

Tony

Hawkes Bay Regional Manager


Wedding Tasters at the Atrium

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Over the last month, the Christchurch team had the pleasure of bringing our booth to a series of special wedding tasters at The Atrium in Hagley Park.

Events like these are a great way for people to get ideas and plan for their big day and for us, it’s always fun to meet happy couples and get them in for a turn in the booth. Once again, there was a lot of silliness in the booth and laughs were the order of the day.

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It’d been a long time since I’d been to The Atrium and it’s looking fantastic. It’s in a beautiful setting and has great views out to the park. And the team managing it all, Victoria Foods, are also excellent caterers! Trudy and Gael did a great job organising the tasters events and it’d definitely be worth your while getting in touch with them if you’re planning your wedding.

I can’t wait to have the booth back at the Atrium again soon!

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Gael from Victoria Foods with the wonderful Jack from Vintage Car Tours

 

Michaela

Manager – Chch/S.I


MC or not MC? Is that the question?

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Wellington Manager Greg has been a professional MC for conferences and events for over 24 years. With Wedding season upon us Greg has some suggestions for getting the most out of your MC:GE on stage

Weddings are a curious gathering of people. Unless its a super small affair there’s a big chance that the only thing that most people have in common is one half of the happy couple or the other. So the formalities in the wedding reception can be a tough balancing act. Everyone likes a few great stories about the bride, groom or both but the speeches can’t go on too long or it just sucks the life out of the evening – people want to get down to the eating, drinking, dancing and photo boothing.

So your MC is an important person – they can really help tie all the speeches together or they can just make everything worse. Here’s a few quick tips for finding the right person and how to get the most out of them:

  1. Pick your MC early – its an important role and can be as important as the rest of the bridal party in making sure things go well
  2. Make sure that he or she knows who else is speaking and can get in touch with them well in advance. That way your MC has a chance to find out what people are talking about and can gently make sure they’re doing a bit of prep. Knowing who is talking and what they are talking about allows for a better and more personal introduction. Its even a great idea for them to know how long each speaker will be. It just means that people will feel like there is a time limit and not go rambling on!
  3. Its not about the MC! They are the glue that holds things together and keeps things moving but we want to hear from the parents, the happy couple and the bride and groom. Often people pick an MC who’s “a bit of an extrovert” and they can spoil things by taking up more time with their own stories. I’ve even seen one wedding MC steal one of the father of the bride’s jokes
  4. Make sure they know everything that is happening well in advance – introduce them to your planner, the photobooth operator or the venue. Then they can run and announce things without you constantly having to tell them new things
  5. Your MC is like the sober driver of the evening – they don’t get on it until the formalities are done. That way you can rely on them to keep things on the straight and narrow.
  6. Unexpected things can occur if you throw open to the floor to say something – so be prepared for that! Think about your guests and whether that is wise. If Aunty Lynne always likes a drink and to sing off-key maybe don’t open it up for anyone to talk!

If you’ve got an MC who is staying on top of those little things then the speeches at your wedding and the rest of the formalities can be a really memorable part of the evening and not an endurance test of politeness!