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June 13, 2014 By Emily 20 Comments

DIY Photo Booth

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My baby sister graduated from high school, high school! I can’t believe it. It seems like just yesterday we were awaiting to hear that she was born! She is eight years younger than me, I’m the oldest and she’s the youngest. It makes me feel pretty old that my youngest sibling has graduated from high school. She has been talking about this day since my sisters wedding in 2011. After that big party I guess Meg decided she deserved a huge party when she graduated high school. Well a big party she got and I decided it would be fun to have a photo booth so I created my own DIY Photo Booth for the party!

DIY Photo Booth- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt

Renting a photo booth can be so expensive. I remember when I got married and you needed money to have one of those. After attending a friends wedding in October, with a photo booth, I decided that I could create my own photo booth and it would be the perfect thing for the big graduation party! It was pretty easy and once you create it all  you need is someone with a good camera to take the pictures and you are set!

DIY Photo Booth- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt

The first thing you will need are props. These were pretty inexpensive and easy to find. I was in Dollar Tree one day and just started looking around and instantly found a lot of great props. Giant sunglasses, a tiara, beads, leis, a fun hat and more. After I got these I headed over to Party City and picked up a couple masks and party blowers. I completed my selection of props by ordering a kit off of Amazon that included mustaches on sticks and hats and glasses. I probably could have made this myself but we were on vacation the week before the party so I ran out of time.

DIY Photo Booth-Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt

Background Supplies:
– 2 tarps, you can find these at Lowe’s or Home Depot. We got ones that were linen colored so they looked nice if they showed through.
– Crepe paper in your color choices
– Staples
– String
– Clothespins

DIY Photo Booth- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt

Directions:
1. Take the crepe paper and measure it length wise on the tarp, cut it and staple it to the top. Alternate the colors and make it fun. We did green, white and black which were my sisters school colors.
2. Continue to staple and cover the tarp with the crepe paper
3. To hang it we tied string up tightly and then we used clothespins to hang the tarps on the string. There are various ways you could hang this and this worked best for our venue and was an inexpensive way to hang up the backdrop.

DIY Photo Booth- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt

Once you have your backdrop hung up then you can lay out your props, set up your photographer and start the party! The photo booth was a big hit and it is definitely an idea I will be saving for future parties. It was such an inexpensive and fun addition to the party! Tell me, have you ever been to a party with a photo booth? So much fun right? I love that these are pictures you don’t have to worry how you look, they are supposed to be goofy and fun! Those are the best pictures!

DIY Photo Booth- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt

DIY Photo Booth- Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt

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  1. addie says

    June 13, 2014 at 8:10 am

    that looks like fun, and it is super duper easy! What a great idea =)

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    • Emily says

      June 13, 2014 at 2:43 pm

      It was and we had a great time with it!

      Emily

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  2. Madison | Wetherills Say I Do says

    June 13, 2014 at 10:59 am

    Love this! Photobooths are so fun!

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    • Emily says

      June 13, 2014 at 2:43 pm

      Thank you! We loved it!

      Emily

      Reply
  3. Brenda @DailyMayo says

    June 13, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    I love easy projects like this! Congrats to your sister!

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    • Emily says

      June 13, 2014 at 2:43 pm

      Thank you!

      Emily

      Reply
  4. Kristin says

    June 13, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    Tissue streamers…Genius!

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    • Emily says

      June 16, 2014 at 3:30 pm

      Such a inexpensive way to create it! Thank you!

      Emily

      Reply
  5. Nicole says

    June 18, 2014 at 2:36 am

    This looked like loads of fun! I did a DIY photobooth for Valentine’s Day this year and it was the funnest thing! Glad you all enjoyed yourselves!

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    • Emily says

      June 18, 2014 at 11:05 am

      How fun! We loved it!

      Emily

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  6. Bobbi says

    June 18, 2014 at 5:58 am

    Awesome idea for parties! Will have to do that at the next one. Thanks for the idea!!

    And thanks for sharing 😉
    Pinned it!

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    • Emily says

      June 18, 2014 at 11:08 am

      Thank you Bobbi! I love how it turned out!

      Emily

      Reply
  7. Dina @ Dina Silvestri Travel says

    June 18, 2014 at 8:06 am

    FANTASTIC idea!!! I’m helping a friend plan / in her wedding and think this is such a fantastic money saver.

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    • Emily says

      June 18, 2014 at 11:04 am

      Thank you! It’s so much fun and so easy to make!

      Emily

      Reply
  8. Lisa says

    June 18, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    How fun!

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    • Emily says

      June 18, 2014 at 8:21 pm

      Everyone had a great time with it!

      Emily

      Reply
  9. Patti says

    June 19, 2014 at 9:35 am

    It’s such a fun idea and I think everyone can appreciate the savings…pinned!

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    • Emily says

      June 19, 2014 at 5:31 pm

      Absolutely! It’s fun to find inexpensive ways to recreate things.

      Emily

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  10. Katie says

    June 20, 2014 at 9:47 am

    I love your photobooth. I’m thinking about doing a similar thing for my sister’s surprise 30th birthday party. I would love it if you linked this up to my Motivate Me Monday linky party at IT’S A ginger SNAP.

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    • Emily says

      June 21, 2014 at 12:55 pm

      It’s so fun!

      Emily

      Reply

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Hey, I'm Emily and welcome to Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt!

I love to create delicious recipes and fun craft and DIY projects. My blog is where I blend it all together to make life delicious for you! I'm a wife, new mama, pasta lover, tv junkie, and a DIY addict.

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