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AIBU?

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To not "get" photo booths at weddings!

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honeyroar · 13/08/2015 21:29

Am I the only one who hates them? I don't enjoy having my photo taken under normal circumstances. To have to put a skanky wig or hat on that loads of other people have worn doesn't make it any more tempting.

Ps. Tongue in cheek thread. I know most people seem to love them.

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ShadowsCollideCantLogInToMN · 13/08/2015 23:57

Piper, we're going to have around 140 guests (I have a huge fucking family). We tallied up how much wine we want with dinner... We ended up at 200 bottles . You're more than welcome, as long as you can put away many glasses of wine. Then you'll fit right in with the Aunties

HerRoyalNotness · 14/08/2015 00:05

A lot of photographers who have them include them as part of their package for a wedding.

I really like them. Align 10000 photo's of me, and I'm the exact same in each shot. Facing forward, tight smile, strained expression. In a photobooth photo, I always look happy/fun/drunk/different. For a wedding, I'd probably take all the photo booth pics and put them into a book to remember all the guests.

We have them at the work xmas do too, goes down well, grab half a dozen of your blathered colleagues, pull 4 poses, et voila, memory/bribery token etc...

squoosh · 14/08/2015 00:06

Anything that makes weddings less stuffy is a-okay with me.

But as is the case with weddings no matter what you go for someone will say it's self indulgent nonsense.

AbsentMindedNumpty · 14/08/2015 00:42

I rarely attend weddings but went to a nieces one a couple of years ago with whole family (it was a rare treat because we are all dotted around the UK and don't see each other often). The photo booth was a revelation and we loved it (doing it six times over the course of the evening ). I have the printed photos on my fridge/freezer and those that include my dad (who died last November) are particularly special.

I guess if you don't like them, leave them for those that do.

Spartak · 14/08/2015 01:24

I'm snogged a very nice chap in a photo booth at the last wedding I went to when we randomly ended up in one together. It was the only action I've had for well over a year, so for that reason YABU.

BillThePony · 14/08/2015 07:40

I get married soon and am not having a sweet table, a booth, a wishing well or chocolate fountain.

I was asked if it would be a bit boring! I am however providing free booze and bacon butties at the end of the night.

Hulababy · 14/08/2015 08:00

I would hate the photo booth and just avoid it totally. I don't enjoy having my photo taken and I don't like fancy dress.

And I can't imagine wanting a whole load of photos from my wedding of people in odd wigs and hats!

But so long as it is optional and no one feels pressured to use it, then people can have what they want. IME it'd be totally taken over my the kids or young adults anyway.

ihatethecold · 14/08/2015 08:07

They're great fun.
You don't have to go in it though.

Trills · 14/08/2015 08:20

wouldn't you prefer more wine with your meal

The only wedding I've been to with a photo booth, it would not have been advisable for me to consume more wine than I already had. The wine supply was abundant.

I think they are fun. The bride and groom ended up with a book full of funny photos. If you have already covered everything "important" and are now into "frivolous spending" why not choose to spend your money on this rather than putting more money into chair covers or favours or table decorations or a string quartet or white doves or fancy cars or the million other things that people can choose if that's what they prefer.

Notso · 14/08/2015 08:26

They seem to be a standard thing now along with singing waiters or someone who lost x-factor, sweet cart, caricaturist and choreographed first dance.

We went to a wedding with just nice food, free drink and a decent band recently, it was refreshing not to be 'entertained' at all day.

Strawclutching · 14/08/2015 08:27

we had a photo booth at our wedding (it was free). I also had jars of sweets. We had every mumsnet wedding hate going.

Bridesmaids (all nine of them) paid for their own dresses.
Ice cream sundae bar
Wedding list
Hog roast
Long speeches
Cheesy disco
And probably everything else everyone hates...

Littleen · 14/08/2015 08:29

I think they're cool! :D

nagynolonger · 14/08/2015 08:36

I didn't know these existed until recently but saw some pictures on fb.

OMG 50+ year old women who had been drinking since lunch time. It was not good. The best man was the only male in the pictures. He posted them.

I'm sure it's fine when people aren't drunk.

Caboodle · 14/08/2015 13:02

Went a wedding recently with a photo booth, photographer spent his time in the evening doing this rather than walking around getting more natural pictures of people actually having a good time. A real shame I thought. The sweet trolley was there too.. the kids (and the grandparents / uncles) loved it. Not for me though...I'd rather have more wine

Heels99 · 14/08/2015 13:09

I am not a fan, they are a fad that will soon pass.
We had a sweetie bar at a party we had last year, it was very pretty and the children enjoyed it but we did have a lot of sweets left at the end! I don't know many adults who want to eat sweets at a wedding but if you have a lot of kids it can be fun

misssmilla1 · 14/08/2015 14:16

We had one at ours, but with no props. The company that ran it were great because every person that went and got pictures had 2 sets printed - one for them to keep and one that the company put into a huge book so guests could sign underneath and put messages for us, which gave us a much less stuffy guest book than the norm (that I've seen anyway)

Ours was tucked away in a corner and no-one was pressured in to it; in fact it was popular throughout the evening (probably a combo of free bar, evening wedding and mainly adult outgoing guests) but didn't get in the way of the photographer and her shots. This may have been to do with the fact we didn't open the booth til after the official shots had been done, and that we front loaded our photography package earlier in the day

PolShelby · 14/08/2015 14:31

In a way YABU because most people love them but then also YANBU because I'm in total agreement about the weird props thing. Skanky wigs and oversize glasses, no thanks.

We did have a table of pick n mix at our wedding but this was something we put together ourselves for a fraction of the cost of one of those twee wooden carts. Also this wasn't at the expense of real food or wine! Can't have a wedding without guests falling over drunk

loveareadingthanks · 14/08/2015 14:48

pub quiz at a wedding? Genius!

pineapplecrush · 14/08/2015 16:27

The last wedding I went to (for the evening only) had a photo booth which my colleagues thought a hoot, but not my cup of tea either as like a previous poster don't like forced "we had a right laugh" humour! Just me. The only problem was the amount they had spent on the booth was to the detriment of the catering - the bride had said the budget was tight - not nearly enough (hog roast) and nothing vegetarian left when I got there, just bread and salad. No DJ either which unfortunately didn't work as the room was L shaped and hardly anyone danced all night. I know this can work in the right room etc. So these add ons are nice but think priority should be feeding your guests if money is tight.

CrystalCove · 14/08/2015 16:34

We had one at my DHs 40th last year but no/one needed all the props as it was a fancy dress party and we all looked daft enough anyway! No-ones forced to get a photo but it was pretty busy, cost is £50 to hire and then the photos were £5 each. We also had a sweet table - bought all the jars from IKEA and the sweets from the cash and carry and did it ourselves. But obviously we had a buffet to!

mrspremise · 14/08/2015 19:18

They strike me as something that people who describe themselves as 'totally mad' or 'really random' would enjoy enormously. I can't bear the idea, to be honest. Especially if there is any hint of a fucking twatting minion involved. Just give me some gin and let me be happy for you, I don't wear silly costumes in the bedroom, why would I need to in public??

PiperChapstick · 14/08/2015 19:34

mrspremise did you see the couple in the news who had a minion themed wedding?

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