How to Incorporate Your Dog Into Your Wedding (With or Without Them There)

For most couples getting married today, their pets are like their children, and it doesn’t feel right to celebrate the big day without them involved. Some couples want their four-legged friends physically involved in the wedding, like walking down the aisle with their dog, while others want to include them without them actually being there.

There are so many creative ways that you incorporate your dog into your wedding with or without them there. Keep reading for our best tips!

Doggy Ring Bearer

If you want your dog to be super involved (and maybe even steal the show), you can make them the honorary ring bearer at your ceremony. There are so many adorable dog tux options that will have your guests swooning. Some couples even wrap their leases in greenery or pearls to match the wedding decor.

Once they reach the end of the aisle they can either exit out the side or sit with a family member. For this idea to work flawlessly, you need a dog who’s well-behaved and isn’t afraid of crowds. 

Maybe don’t line your aisle with flowers that they’ll get distracted sniffing or peeing on! It’s also best to have an outdoor ceremony in case they need to make a quick exit to do their business or they start barking and interrupt the ceremony.

If you’re going to bring your pup to your wedding, we recommend appointing a doggy babysitter for the day so that you don’t have to watch over them yourselves. After the ceremony, let the babysitter take them home so they can rest after their big performance!

Photo by Cory Ryan

Plan a Family Photo Shoot

Another fun way to include your pup on the big day is to pose with them during your couple portraits. Trust us, these are the photos that you’ll frame and look at forever because they captured your full little family on the best day ever.

Again, we recommend taking the photos outdoors and having a babysitter nearby. If your pup gets tired, misbehaves, or has to do their business, the babysitter can escort them out of the photo shoot so that you and your partner can keep snapping photos and stay on schedule. 

This option is great if you want to have your pup with you on the big day but they aren’t huge fans of crowds so walking down the aisle is a no-go. Plus, they can hang out in the bridal suite and pop into getting ready photos too!

Create Custom Photo Booth Templates With Your Dog’s Photo

Think your dog would rather stay home on the big day? You can still honor them by incorporating their photo into your wedding details. For example, we love creating custom photo booth templates for our couples, and sometimes they ask to use a photo of their pet. 

These templates are adorable, personal, and memorable. Your guests have a great time snapping photos in the photo booth and then get to take a piece of your family home with them to remember the wedding by.

At Oh Happy Day Booth, our luxury photo booths come with endless customization options. From the template to the backdrop, you can rent the photo booth of your dreams for your wedding.

Photo by Jenny DeMarco

Incorporate Your Dog’s Picture in Other Areas of Your Wedding

Why stop at the photo booth template? Here are other areas you could incorporate your dog’s picture into your wedding:

• On the cocktail napkins

• On the party favors

• On matchboxes

• In a slideshow

• On table number cards

• On custom wooden drink stirrers

• On the bar menu

• Framed on tables

The options are endless! You can find great customizable products on Etsy, and all you have to do is give the creator a photo of your pup.

Have a Dog-Themed Cake

We love grooms’ cakes in Texas! Since the bride’s cake is usually formal and pretty, the groom’s cake is a great way to show off your personality or something that’s special to you as a couple. 

You can find a local baker who can create a gorgeous cake in the shape of your dog, or you can include their name somewhere on the cake. Some couples opt for a cake shaped like their bone or collar. You could also go for a standard round or rectangular cake with your dog’s photo printed on it or created with icing.

If a dog cake isn’t your thing, you can still incorporate your furry friend by ordering a cake topper that looks like your dog. Some bakers will even create a mini version of your dog and have it poke out from the bottom tier of the wedding cake.

Photo by Jenny DeMarco

Print Photo Booth Props of Their Face

Just because they aren’t there physically doesn’t mean that they aren’t there in spirit! One fun idea is to print paper cutouts of your dog to use as props in the photo booth. A paper version is a lot less work than actually having your dog there on the wedding day, but they’re still included in the festivities!

Guests love photo booth props because it gives them an opportunity to let loose and get goofy. What’s more perfect for that than a huge photo of your dog’s face?

All of these ideas for ways to incorporate your dog into your wedding without them actually being there are also great ways to honor pets that have passed.

Incorporate Your Dog Into Your Wedding With Oh Happy Day Booth

Whether your dog goes to your wedding or you include them with photos, they are an important part of your new little family. It’s fun to pull them into the celebration and honor what they mean to you and your partner. And hey, it’s really cute!

Ready to incorporate your dog into your wedding photo booth? At Oh Happy Day Booth, the customization options are endless. Contact us to start dreaming up your photo booth for your Austin-area wedding today!

Top Spring Wedding Color Ideas in 2023

The new year is right around the corner, so it’s time to think about spring weddings! We love springtime weddings because the color options are so fun. 

In the last few years, we’ve seen a massive shift in wedding style when it comes to color. Gone are the days of minimalist and muted wedding aesthetics. Bold and bright is in! 

For spring weddings, that means you get to have fun with your decor, springtime blooms, stationery, and whatever else you want to add a splash of color to at your wedding. Keep reading for our top spring wedding color ideas in 2023.

Lavender

Purple has been having a major moment lately, and in the spring of 2023, lavender will be all the rage. Here are a few fun ways to use this color:

• Add real lavender sprigs to your bouquet, floral arrangements, and boutonnieres

• Dress your bridesmaids in hues of pastel purple

• Wear an amazing pair of lavender heels

• Use lavender toss bags for your getaway

• Cover your cake in gorgeous purple flowers

Whether or not you actually incorporate real lavender flowers, there are tons of ways to use lavender in your color scheme. And since lavender is also a hot flavor right now, you can use it in your catering to really amp up the theme! Everyone loves lavender lemonade, lemon-lavender pastries, or a great lavender cocktail.

Pink streamers from our sister brand, Pop & Drop

Bright Pink, Dusty Rose, and Blush

Orange might be competing with pink, but that doesn’t mean that pink is going anywhere! There are more popular pink shades than ever. In fact, in the last year, we’ve seen some gorgeous all-pink weddings!

Pink hues can up the romance and whimsy at your wedding. There are tons of ways to pull in more pink, from your flowers to your decor. Getting married around Valentine’s Day? Mixing pink and red has been a huge trend lately too, so why not go all out?

If you love softer pink shades, hues like dusty rose and blush are also here to stay in 2023. They’ll be a top choice for brides who want to ditch all white and go for an unconventional wedding dress. Delicate pink colors are also perfect for spring because they’re gorgeous with sage green and other seasonal shades!

Bright Orange

Despite what Elle Woods thinks, orange might actually be the new pink. Seriously, this color has had an amazing rise in popularity. Everyone loves deep orange hues for fall weddings, but brighter oranges will also make a huge splash in spring weddings next year!

Bright orange is so cheerful, and it fits in perfectly with the wedding trends we’ve seen lately. From disco balls to feathers to neon signs, the trends are all about turning your wedding into a party that no one will forget. Bold color choices are part of that, which is where bright orange comes in!

If a bright burst of color isn’t your thing, coral, rust orange, and gold will also be popular options that are in the same family. Another fun way to add more orange to your wedding is to use vintage amber glasses in your table settings.

Dusty Blue

Move over, navy! Dusty blue is the new favorite blue shade for weddings. While blue isn’t traditionally a spring color, it will pop up in tons of springtime weddings this year. From bridesmaid dresses to table linens, dusty blue is a gorgeous pop of color that still feels delicate.

Dusty blue is also a versatile color that blends well into so many pallets. It works well with silver, darker blues, green, pink, and cream.

Bright Yellow

Just like bright orange, bright yellow has had a huge resurgence in wedding trends lately. In fact, mixing orange and yellow is on trend too! 

However, we’re not talking about the pale canary yellow shade that was popular a few years ago. This time around, couples are going bolder with sunflower yellow. If you’re going for a rustic look, go warmer with honey yellow. For a minimalist look, daffodil yellow is a paler option that still invokes the springtime vibe.

Customize Your Wedding Photo Booth for Spring

Are you planning on having a photo booth at your wedding? We might be biased, but we think they’re a must-have! Photo booths offer a fun activity for your guests to do at your reception, and they get to go home with a custom keepsake from the big day.

There are tons of ways to customize your photo booth to match the spring trends in 2023. Here are a few ideas that work with Oh Happy Day photo booths:

• Choose a photo booth backdrop that matches your spring colors, like lavender, pink watercolor, or rose gold

• Dress up your backdrop with bright streamers or balloons

• Add a custom neon sign to your backdrop

• Go with the flower wall or boxwood wall to bring in more spring elements - you can even add more flowers to the boxwood wall!

• Instead of a backdrop, request a custom streamer wall and use bold colors

One of the best things about throwing a springtime wedding is the endless color options, and you can pull them into your photo booth too! From streamers to blooms, you can create a custom photo booth backdrop that brings your springtime dreams to life.

Rent Texas’s Favorite Photo Booth For Your Spring Wedding

If you’re getting married in the Austin, Texas area next year, Oh Happy Day Booth can bring your custom photo booth to life! A photo booth turns any wedding reception into a party, and you’ll have amazing photos to document the big day.

We love dreaming up custom photo booths to match any wedding decor and theme. Simply contact us to start scheming a perfect photo booth for your spring wedding!

5 Great Bat Mitzvah Themes and Bar Mitzvah Themes

Throwing a bat mitzvah or bar mitzvah for your child is no easy task these days. It’s an important spiritual landmark in their life, and they want to have a celebration with their friends that they’ll remember forever.

One way to make the process easier is to choose a fun theme that the guest of honor and their friends will love.

Your theme will guide your decision-making when it comes to food, decor, location, activities, and other aspects of the party. How do you pick the perfect theme? We’ve got you covered with the best themes for bat mitzvahs and bar mitzvahs below!

Video Game Theme

Does your kid love video games? Throw a party based on their favorite gaming universe! For example, with the new Mario Bros movie coming out, why not throw a Super Mario Party?

Everyone can dress up as characters from the franchise, and you can set up real-life versions of the video game. If you want to go all out, you can create a real-life obstacle course with mushrooms and gold coins.

To keep this idea simpler, host a Mario Kart tournament and theme up the decor and food. Who wouldn’t love a Yoshi cake? Another approach is to easily create real-life Mario Kart by having all the kids dress up and go to a Go Kart track. Mamma Mia!

Old Hollywood Party

Roll out the red carpet for your teen! They’ll love posing in a red carpet-themed photo booth with all of their friends. You can even have the attendants act like paparazzi! 

Style their bat or bar mitzvah after the Oscars and ask everyone to dress up like their favorite Hollywood star. The guest of honor can roll up in a stretch limo just like the stars. From the decor to the food, every aspect of this party should be glammed up to be worthy of the stars.

Halloween Theme

If your bat or bar mitzvah falls in October, why not take advantage of the season and throw a massive Halloween party for your teen? Everyone can dress up in devilish and witchy costumes and you can deck out the venue with skulls, cobwebs, and skeletons. A historical venue with medieval candle chandeliers can even double as a haunted house!

You can also serve spooky drinks in goblets and cover the venue in lanterns and pumpkins. The guest of honor and their friends will love it!

Music Festival Party

If your teen is entering their music festival phase, why not throw one just for them? Hire a great band that can play all of their favorite songs so you can keep the dance party going all night long! Turn your child’s favorite lyric into a neon sign and attach it to the photo booth. 

You can decorate the venue with boho details like giant pillows to sit on and tapestries. Don’t forget the feather earrings and hair extensions! 

Summer Tropical Theme

Let’s be real, we live in Texas, so it’s almost always warm enough for a summer tropical-themed party! Go all out with fun tropical drinks served out of coconuts (virgin, of course), tiki lanterns, and bold beachy colors. 

You can also deck out the venue with palm fronds and bamboo and serve a chocolate fondue bar with tons of tropical fruit for dipping! There are also great games you can play at Tropical parties, like limbo. You can also string up some hammocks for the guests that want to chill out!
For more tropical theme ideas, check out this amazing party we got to be part of with our sister brand, Pop & Drop, for TikTok Austin!

The Perfect Photo Booth for Bat Mitzvahs and Bar Mitzvahs 

No matter what theme you choose for your child’s big bat or bar mitzvah bash, no party is complete without a photo booth! Our luxury photo booth backdrops can match any party theme, and you can customize them with themed-up props! 

Tech-savvy kids love the Selfie Booth because they can take the photos themselves and immediately send them to their phones for social media sharing. 

You can also add on a balloon garland, streamers, and custom signage to make the booth your own. Your kids and their friends will love posing in the booth, and the photos make the perfect party keepsakes!

Final Thoughts on the Best Bat Mitzvah Themes and Bar Mitzvah Themes

 At the end of the day, the best bat mitzvah or bar mitzvah theme for your child is the one that makes them feel celebrated and honors the momentous occasion. Whether you go all out or keep it simple, they’ll love partying with their friends and celebrating their rite of passage! 

We’d love to be part of the big day! To book a custom photo booth for your child’s bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah, contact us here.

Top 10 Simple Fall Wedding Ideas

We know the temps are still at all-time highs in Texas right now, but believe it or not, autumn is right around the corner! And just because we don’t have typical fall’s in Texas doesn’t mean you can’t theme up your wedding with all things warm and cozy. 

This blog is for our fall brides who have been dreaming of bonfires, outdoor weddings, and stunning waterfall bouquets full of autumnal colors. Keep reading for our top ten simple fall wedding ideas!

1. A Luxury Photo Booth with a Warm Backdrop

In our opinion, no wedding is complete without a photo booth. Guests love taking a break from the dance floor and popping into the booth to make photo magic. The best part is that they get to hold onto their photos as keepsakes from your wedding.

When it comes to fall-themed weddings, we have several luxury backdrop options! The boxwood wall is our most popular choice, and it can be decked out with more blooms, fairy lights, and signage. 

If you want a more traditional backdrop, our navy and solid black backdrops pop with autumnal hues. Looking for some sparkle? Our rose gold sequin backdrops warm up your venue while still bringing the bling.

2. Autumnal Arrangements

When it comes to your florals, fall hues give you endless options. We love when couples add edible elements, like berries, to their bouquets and boutonnieres. 

A fall wedding is also the perfect time to choose a waterfall bouquet that’s bursting with deep orange and cranberry-colored blooms. They make a huge statement when you walk down the aisle, and they’re stunning in photos!

You also can’t overdo the greenery at a fall wedding. From your table arrangements to your wedding arch, adding greenery instantly makes your decor elegant and classic.

3. Serve Warm Drinks

Who says that signature cocktails have to be iced? If your wedding is close to the holidays and the temps are cooler, your guests will love sipping on warm beverages. 

Here are some ideas for warm fall boozy drinks:

• Warmed mulled wine

• Hot chocolate with Bailey’s Irish Cream

• Apple cider + rum

• Lemon hot toddy

• Grown-up apple cider

• Spiked pumpkin spiced-latte

Find more ideas and recipes here. You can also serve virgin kid-friendly fall beverages, like traditional apple cider and hot chocolate.  

4. Bonfire and S’mores Bar

If your venue has a bonfire space, provide all the ingredients for s’mores! This is an inexpensive way to add an activity and a dessert to your wedding reception. Trust us, your guests will love this one. 

If you want to go all out with the bonfire, you can also provide cozy blankets and decorate the space with lanterns and fairy lights. 

5. Decorate with Natural Elements

Regardless of whether your wedding is indoors or outdoors, the fall is the perfect time to pull in natural earthy elements. Tree stump discs, pinecones, sprigs of greenery, pumpkins, apples, and berries make gorgeous tablescapes elements. 

The best part about incorporating nature is that the elements are easy to access and affordable. You can create a gorgeous fall harvest centerpiece on a low budget! You can also use larger pumpkins and fall leaves to spruce up the wedding altar and aisle.

6. Throw a Garden Party Reception

In Texas, the temps finally get comfortable around October, which is why fall is the perfect time to throw an outdoor wedding. You don’t have to worry about your guests burning up in the heat, and you can have the outdoor wedding of your dreams.

Outdoor garden parties are simple and elegant. You can decorate the space with long candlesticks and string up some bistro lights to make it feel intimate. Family-style tables with autumnal-themed linens complete the space. You can also add fun outdoor activities like cornhole and life-sized Jenga. 

For dinner, food trucks provide the ultimate finishing touch for outdoor receptions. Your guests will love the novelty of it, and Austin is home to plenty of amazing food truck options!

7. Mix and Match Autumnal Bridal Party Outfits

Mixing and matching bridesmaid’s dresses is not a new trend, but it’s best utilized in the fall. There are so many deep hues to choose from that don’t clash with each other, like cranberry, plum, navy, rust, and more. 

You can even mix and match fabrics and textures. Velvet and silk dresses are trending right now, and who says you have to choose between them?

If your groom wants to spruce up the traditional tuxedo, a fall wedding gives him tons of options. From a colorful boutonniere to leather suspenders, he can have fun with his look too!

8. Serve Fall Candy

Want an easy way to decorate your dessert table? Set out a candy bar of fun fall candies! 

Here are our favorites:

• Candy corn

• Caramel popcorn

• Reeses Pieces

• Mini candy bars

If your wedding falls after Halloween, you can score a ton of sweet stuff on sale.

9. Choose Seasonal Desserts

Let’s be real, one of the best parts of fall is the treats. You can think outside the box for your dessert table and offer fall treats that your guests will swoon over. For example, forget the wedding cake altogether and serve pie instead! Between apple, pecan, and pumpkin pie, there will be something that everyone loves.

Other fall flavors include carrot cake, candy apples, pumpkin bread, and blackberry cobbler. These treats will make your wedding feel like an intimate family gathering, and your dessert table will stand out from other weddings.

10. Vintage Amber Glassware

You can be thrifty and still throw a gorgeous wedding reception! One way to do that is to shop for vintage glassware. Amber glass is easy to find and adds a gorgeous fall touch to your table settings. 

Vintage glassware adds to the mix-and-match magic that autumn weddings are known for, and you’ll have a blast shopping for the perfect pieces. Afterward, you can keep the glassware for yourself or give them to another bride!

Spruce Up Your Big Day With Simple Fall Wedding Ideas

We love our fall couples! From the gorgeous decor to the fun fall activities, you can do so much with an autumn wedding, even in Texas! 

We’ll say it again: no wedding is complete without a photo booth. Contact us today to book a photo booth rental for your wedding!

Unique High School Graduation Party Ideas

Graduation season is right around the corner, so it’s time to start planning graduation parties! If you have a high school senior in your house, the senioritis is probably intense right about now. They’re ready to say goodbye to high school and hello to their future, so you should throw them a send-off that celebrates this monumental moment!

After spending a majority of their high school career in virtual school, this class of high school students deserves an amazing shindig with all of their friends. Keep reading for our unique high school graduation party ideas!

Graduation Photo Booth

As the parent and event planner, you’ve got a lot to do on the day of the party. Leave the photography to the pros by renting a luxury photo booth for the whole day. Not only will you get amazing photos, but it also adds an activity that your party guests will love. 

Our selfie station is the perfect option for an Austin, Texas area graduation party. The printed photos are great keepsakes that your graduate and their friends can take to college with them! 

At Oh Happy Day Booth, we offer custom luxury backdrops and photo templates so that you can personalize your booth. For example, we can create a custom “Class of 2022” photo template. When it comes to unique high school graduation party ideas, the options are endless with a photo booth!

Honoree Trivia Game With Prizes

How well do your guests know your graduate? Test their knowledge with a trivia game, and make it more enticing with some sweet prizes. Since most of your guests will be your child’s classmates, center the trivia questions around their high school career.

Here are some ideas:

• What was their favorite class?

• Who was their favorite teacher?

• What was their least favorite class?

• Which elective did they really love?

• Did they prefer exams or essays?

• What was their least favorite cafeteria food?

For the prizes, gift cards are always a crowd-pleaser. What could make a Texas high schooler happier than a Whataburger gift card?

“Adulting Survival Kit” Party Favors

While your child is the guest of honor, they won’t be the only soon-to-be high school graduate at the party. Send their friends off with an “adulting survival kit” party favor to celebrate their accomplishment too. 

Whether they are heading to college, taking a gap year, or going straight into a job, these items will make them laugh:

• Tide To Go stain stick

• Protein bars

• Candy

• Earplugs

• Hand sanitizer

• Starbucks gift card

• Mini first aid kit

• Chapstick

• Lint roller

Think of these party favors as a blend between a gag gift and an actual practical gift for new grads. They’ll love them!

Make Your Own Dessert Bar

Take your graduate’s favorite dessert and turn it into a dessert bar at their graduation party! Your guests will love making their own delicious creations. For a summertime party, a build your own ice cream sundae is always a huge hit. You could also rent a slushie machine and let guests customize their flavor. If the party is in the evening, a DIY s’mores bar is a great activity!

The way to make unique high school graduation party ideas like this more fun is to customize them around your graduate. For example, incorporate as many of their favorite candies and sweet treats as you can. You can also tie in their high school colors to theme it up.

2022 Cupcake Table

Since we’re on the topic of desserts, another cute idea is to arrange cupcakes in the shape of “2022” on a big dessert table. This is a super easy unique idea that makes a memorable impact on your guests! 

Base the Party on the Graduate’s Favorite TV Show or Pop Culture Moment

Graduation parties don’t technically need a theme, but having one can make the party more fun and guide your party planning choice. Plus, this is probably the last time you can throw a themed party for your soon-to-be adult kid!

The key to creating a theme that teenagers will love is to not go overboard with corny decor or phrases. Instead, revolve the theme around something they love, like their favorite TV show or pop culture moment.

Here are some ideas:

• Friends theme - “The One Where They Graduate”

• Harry Potter theme - graduating from Hogwarts

• Olivia Rodrigo - “Sour” theme

• Marvel superhero theme

Whether you’re throwing a huge shindig or a casual backyard barbeque, adding a theme to a graduation party is a nice touch!

Personalized “Class of 2022”  Decor

Incorporate some fun “Class of 2022” decor into your party. We love these handmade cups from Etsy! Any extras can be kept as a keepsake. You can also find graduation-themed napkins, straws, cake toppers, and more. Several Etsy shops will customize the items with your graduate’s name, which adds a nice personal element.

Another great Etsy find is this class photo banner. Your guests will love walking down memory lane and seeing a photo of the graduate from each year of school!

Custom Balloon Garland

Nothing says celebrate like a custom balloon garland! They’re perfect for high school graduation parties because you can use your child’s high school colors or the colors of the college they’re heading to in the fall. A balloon garland also makes a great photo opportunity and party entrance.

For customized balloon garlands for Austin, Texas area graduation parties, check out our sister company, Pop & Drop! Balloon garlands can even be paired with our photo booth backdrops for an amazing photo op!

Unique High School Graduation Party Ideas Wrap Up

As a parent, your child graduating from high school and taking the next step in their lives in an emotional time. You can show them how proud you are of them with a personalized party that fits their personality. 

Capture the day with a customized photo booth that your graduate and their friends will love. Contact us today to book a booth for your party.

Roaming Photography For Rachel and Garrison’s Wedding at Horseshoe Bay Resort Near Austin, Texas

Did you know that we offer roaming photography? That’s right, we can take our photo booth on the move! 

With roaming photography, one of our attendants captures photos of your guests throughout your event. Instead of your guests going to the photo booth, the photo booth goes to them. After our attendant snaps a photo, your guests can instantly email it from the tablet to their phones and post it to social media! 

Roaming photography is great for corporate events to increase guest engagement and brand visibility. However, Rachel and Garrison’s big day at Horseshoe Bay Resort near Austin, Texas shows how well it works for weddings too!

At weddings, we’ve found that guests love the ease of roaming photography, and they’re always excited to smile for a photo. Plus, you get amazing photos that show off your venue and your guests enjoying your wedding. 

We love how candid roaming photography feels at weddings! It reminds us of when couples used to leave disposable cameras on tables so that guests could capture the wedding from their eyes. Seeing your wedding from your guest's perspective adds a really fresh element to event photography. Plus, you can see the photos instantly and relive the whole experience!

Rachel and Garrison’s wedding was perfect for roaming photography because the venue already offered a gorgeous backdrop for photos. We’re obsessed with all the floral details, like the hanging greenery and initial wreath. 

Congrats to the happy couple! Want to book roaming photography for your next event? Contact us today.

Disco-Glam Styled Shoot With Hawthorne and Poppy Events

At the end of 2020, we got together with some amazing Austin vendors to create a styled shoot to celebrate the launch of Hawthorne and Poppy Events! Amy, the founder and visionary behind the shoot, wanted to blend modern design with an iridescent flare.

This collaborative shoot was the dose of creativity and sparkle that we all needed at the end of a hard year. We love how Amy described the look on her Instagram: “Magical design that isn’t stuffy or boring. A little Audrey Hepburn mixed with Marilyn Monroe. Nicole Kidman with Taylor Swift. Classic yet modern.”

Flash forward a year, and it’s completely obvious to us why Hawthorne and Poppy have been so successful on the Austin event planning scene. 

This disco-glam inspired styled shoot, captured by Eryn Chandler Photography at the South Congress Hotel, is giving us major New Year’s Eve wedding inspiration. We created two setups with our luxury backdrops, and we love how the model popped in front of both of them in her gorgeous Unbridaled gown.

The two different looks are a great example of what you can do with photo booth backdrops. You can dress them up, like Amy did with the disco balls and florals for the feathery white backdrop, or leave them as is, like the sequin blush backdrop. Either way, our backdrops can perfectly match your look and achieve your vision. 

Want us to create a custom photo booth for your next event or styled shoot? Contact us today. 

Hotel Ella Styled Shoot

We were struck with inspiration to create a streamer backdrop and immediately knew we wanted to reach out to some of Austin’s best vendors to collaborate on a styled shoot. Styled shoots are a great opportunity for vendors to show off their skills and push their creative limit! As an Austin based company, we decided there was no better way to collaborate on a blog than to get insight from each participating Austin-native vendor and detail their personal experience and what element they enjoyed the most!

To start with designing the shoot, we first partnered with Paige form Paige Vaughn Photography and Kiersten from Lovely Day Events. Right away Paige knew she wanted to incorporate bright colors in this shoot and the trio inspired to find a balance between that bright color inspo, elegance and fun! Paige noted, “There are so many motifs that are overdone, it was refreshing to create something true to all of our brands!” Paige’s favorite element was the lighthearted balloons, the amazing florals, the citrus-tiered cake done by Feathers and Frosting, and the ease of photographing her actual clients. She made a note that “everyone came together with very high-level inspiration and truly showed up with stellar interpretations of a colorful summer themed shoot.” The inspiration of the shoot left her excited about shooting elegant, fun weddings for future clients!

Kiersten took Paige’s idea of a very bold colored pallet and created a mood board for a Palm Springs Mid-Century styled shoot and the vendors brought it to life. We chose to shoot at Hotel Ella because of it’s elegant and sophisticated style. Heather, the venue manager, stated “the property alone can make you feel inspired and imaginative.” And we truly could not agree more! She chose to work with us because she wanted to partner with influential event and vendor professionals to not only showcase the breathtakingly unique property but to also build positive, collaborative relationships with the industry leaders. She also made a note that bringing in influential vendors not only makes a vision come to life, but also fosters connections that are mutually beneficial and in the distinctive spirit of Ella.

Besides the incredible location, one of the favorite parts about the shoot was that the modeled couple is engaged and will be married later this year! It was clear to see that their love was genuine and it was easy to be put on display, which made all of our jobs easy. When Paige approached the couple with the opportunity to be part of a styled shoot, they knew they were in good hands. “[Paige’s] infectious personality inspired me to participate in this creative endeavor,” Melissa, the bride wearing Unbridaled, states. She adds, “My fiancé and I have a few more months until OUR big day, and sharing this experience with Paige definitely took the pressure off, it was so much fun!” Melissa noted that her favorite element of the shoot was not necessarily something material, but the collaboration of all the talented and passionate entrepreneurs working together in synchronicity to create this vision.

As for the groom, James? He liked the idea of practicing taking photos before their big day. “Like a lot of guys, I’m not crazy about taking pictures. I don’t have Instagram and my Facebook hasn’t been updated in months. However, this was a really great and unique opportunity for us because we will be getting married in a few months and we thought that this would be good practice,” he said. He also assured us that his wedding photos will turn out great after this experience.

Of course the couple is extremely photogenic, but our team was completely blown away by Melissa’s elegant glam, all done by Mission Stylehouse. When asked what inspired Michelle, Mission’s artist, on the look she did for the bride she guaranteed she did her research and knew it would come together beautifully! Michelle made a note that her goal is to make brides feel like the “best version of themself”, by pulling together a natural, but sophisticated look. She did this by, “enhancing her eyes with lashes [and] used gold tones on the lids and a natural lip. [Because] her dress was a bit classic with a few more modern elements [we had] her hairstyle mirror that theme. In the front we did a more classic face framing finger wave, but pulled it all to one side. The ends were left out, or straight for a modern and casual feel. The back was twisted at the nape for a creative twist” and she truly was a stunner. Michelle definitely made the modeled bride the best version of herself for this shoot!

There’s no wedding without a perfectly executed invitation, right? Shannon, the graphic designer for The Inviting Pear, is familiar with color trends throughout the year, but was pleased to be part of a shoot that wasn’t a current trend. “When we learned of the Palm Springs inspiration, we were excited to incorporate some color”, she said. “By incorporating the coral, yellow and mint colors in the envelopes and envelope liner, the invitation suite still looks elegant and modern but with a fun twist.” As if her design wasn’t wow-worthy enough, the vellum and acrylic of the stationary really made the invites stand out from a typical cardstock invite.

All of our vendors were crushing on the bold colors for this shoot. Kari, from The Flower Girl was no exception. She’s always enjoyed working with designs that include a lot of bright colors and texture. When she was approached by Kiersten for the shoot, she “was eager and knew it was an awesome opportunity!” Kari also noted that everyone was full of ideas and worked together to achieve a truly fun and inspirational design. James from Birch and Brass mentioned how the poolside backdrop paired with the florals, décor, cake and signage made it a beautiful place to host a vibrant and summery ceremony. He also loved how their tabletop pieces were used in this fun-loving photo shoot!

Everything tied together from the colors and aesthetics to the location and detailed pieces. We loved being part of this shoot and showcasing our talent!

Each vendor featured in this blog contributed with their words on the styled shoot.

Thank you to all the vendors listed below:

Photographer: Paige Vaughn Photo 

Venue:  Hotel Ella 

Planner:  Lovely Day Events Austin 

Photo booth: Oh Happy Day Booth 

Streamers and balloon installation: Pop & Drop

Furniture: Birch & Brass Vintage Rentals 

Floral design: The Flower Girl 

Cake: Feathers & Frosting 

Makeup and hair: Mission Stylehouse 

Dress:  Unbridaled

Invites: The Inviting Pear