Guys ... i'm sick of photo booths

I do agree that photo booths are just past done now. My cousin had a different way of getting pictures done without props or anything and yet you can look good in it. He got someone to set up a camera attached to a printer as the shot was taken. Open space and a level that was intended for it within the venue.

Tables with games can be an idea for kids attending if invited and adults on another.

Noted and thanks for sharing! I was considering but wondered if they're overdone at this point!
My cousin and his wife had a Polaroid and instead of signing the guestbook, you took a picture of yourself (or had someone do it) and put it in the book instead! I thought it was unique and cute.
I was speaking with someone yesterday who hired dancers to come and teach people how to line dance at their wedding. Simple, fun, and gets most people going, and you really only need them to come for an hour or so! Ask your DJ if he knows any fun dances to get people going (some of them do).

We won't be doing photo booth. DJ is included in the venue cost and will be playing all night long. We are still considering bout hiring a musician which we know is very good to perform for 3 hours after dinner before DJ kicks in.

We just had an idea to set up a booth, and have a video camera so people can leave us a short 2 min video of advice or happy wishes or whatever they choose. my FH dad creates short films and hes amazing at it, so we were going to ask him to edit it and put it together for us for our 1 year anniversary

We aren't doing a Photo Booth but we are having an area with two polaroid cameras to take photographs and hang them on a string! It's fun and a little different/more intimate.

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Ditto this! I love the fact that guests can take a photo home with them that same day! Actually in the process of booking one myself!

But you can do live music! I've seen some companies offer "fake" gambling tables! Do they print poker/black jack/roulette tables for guests to play with! No real money is gambled though just fake!

Our MC did the shoe game with us and we had baskets on each table for people to write us notes or date ideas and we would open it throughout the first year of marriage. That is all we had in terms of entertainment. People danced, they mingled. Some left right after dinner. People had fun without anything extra!

Me too! I am not doing extra entertainment, the DJ is expensive...go dance!

I'm surprised you're not sick of weddings... lol omg a dozen in one year? I haven't been to half a dozen in my life!

I agree that photo booths are a little over done, and can be very cheesy... personally, for people who don't go to a lot of weddings, they are still fun, and you can get some cool ones now that are more unique/better stuff.... However I totally get personal preference, so if YOU are over them, don't have one... haha.

Personally, I think providing entertainment at a wedding is kind of unnecessary... people socialize, dance, drink, hang out... You don't necessarily need to give them more to do... and I like when people are together/involved.

My FH doesnt like them so we nixed it.
Consider a painter, or one of those new age magicians (who guess what you’re thinking etc)

You could try a charicturist like Jennifer is doing! Or if you guys are have a specific dance for your background you could hire dancers (for me I could hire Ukrainian dancers), karaoke maybe?? Or how about just yard games in general? Oh! Poker night!

I’m doing a photo booth myself because i think they’re so fun, especially with people you don’t see often but if I wasn’t doing a photobooth - we would just have our DJ.

actual “entertainment” I.e., singers, dancers, etc. I don’t find are necessary.

We might do a photo wall for people to take their own pics in front of, but I agree, I'm over the photo booth thing. Kinda over entertainment in general - I'm planning a massive party, putting time and care into the food and music, what else do people want???

It depends on the type of people you are. My soon to be husband is a software developer. Maybe setting up a VR station for people to try out could be fun. It isn't something that people think of trying but they had it at their Christmas party and it was really fun!

I agree ^ I don't really want to have a photo booth but thats all ive seen lately and we want to have something extra for the guests to do

My friend hired a caricature artist. it was awesome. she had a small wedding so everyone was able to get one done.