Hosting a SXSW Event? Take it Up a Notch With a Luxury Photo Booth!

Our favorite week in Austin is almost here: South by Southwest! Once a year this film and music festival gathers the most creative people to our city and you can feel the buzz from having them all in one place. Austin is the perfect host for such a monumental festival, and we love joining in on the party!

Are you or your company hosting an event for SXSW this year? Here’s how a luxury photo booth rental will take it up a notch.

Give Party-Goers Something More Fun Than a Red Carpet

SXSW has enough red carpets and fancy photo opportunities. A photo booth gives attendees a chance to let their hair down and have fun. You can’t snap goofy face photos on a red carpet, but you can in a photo booth! 

Photo booths are also more fun because you can balloons, streamers, neon signs, props, and more fun elements. You can also create custom branded photo strip templates to get your name circulating.

Get More People to Your Party

All week long during the festival there are amazing parties, concerts, and comedy shows happening. How do you compete and get more people to your public event? By offering the best vibe and fun things to do!

A photo booth mobilizes your party-goers. You can’t simply serve drinks and expect people to stand around and talk anymore. They need something memorable to take part in. 

Along with a photo booth rental, consider offering other interactive elements like games, a live painter, or a cigar roller.

Create Buzz With Instant Social Sharing

All of our photo booth rentals offer instant sharing so that guests can post to social media right away. Whether they create photos of GIFs, they can post them and tag you to create more buzz for your party. 

If you’re throwing multiple parties throughout the week, instant sharing is a great way to get the word out and draw a bigger crowd to the next one. 

Give Your Guests a Memorable Keepsake to Take Home With Them

Old school is back! Along with instant sharing, guests love having a physical photo strip to take home with them. It serves as a great party favor and will remind them how much fun they had at your event (which will make them come back next year!). 

Like we said before, the more you can offer your guests, the more they’ll show up and engage with your brand. A photo booth strip is perfect because it’s custom and personal.

Capture Behind-the-Scenes Moments of Your Cast

Hosting a party for your cast and crew to celebrate your amazing film premiere? Give your hardworking team a chance to let loose in the photo booth! They’ll love having a keepsake from this amazing time in their lives. 

Plus, if this is the first time your whole cast and crew has been together since you shot the film, it’s a great way for them to reconnect and have fun together.

Go All Out With Your SXSW Photo Booth

Everything is bigger in Texas, and SXSW is not a time to play it small! Instead of a traditional photo booth backdrop, why not up the ante with a streamer backdrop? Why not add a fun balloon garland or neon sign? Scroll through our photos below to see what we can do at Oh Happy Day Booth!

Book Your SXSW Photo Booth Today!

Your SXSW event isn’t complete without a photo booth. Trust us, your guest will love it and always remember how much fun they had at your party!
Ready to book your SXSW photo booth? Contact us today to get started!

All gold themed holiday party at Fair Market

Photos courtesy of Christian Smith Media

Yes you read that right- gold themed holiday party! Sign us the heck up.

Action Behaviors Center threw an epic end of year holiday bash at Fair Market to celebrate 2019 and we were so thankful to be part of it! We partnered with our sister company, Pop & Drop, to install several balloon decorations around and in front of the venue, including on our gold sequin luxury backdrop. #Swoon

Our portrait booth was one of the main attractions, encouraging us to be busy all night! The client decided on adding our holiday prop package, which includes holiday sayings and fun hats and tinsel to have the guests show off their fun side! We kept the overlay on brand with gold and white snowflakes, to compliment the sequin backdrop and white balloons in the garland.

If champagne is flowing and there’s a photo op, chances are this is our kind of party!

Want to party with us? Send us an email and let’s chat about how our photo booths are the perfect addition for your next event!! Kati@ohhappydaybooth.com

Photos courtesy of Christian Smith Media

Photos courtesy of Christian Smith Media

Photos courtesy of Christian Smith Media

Photos courtesy of Christian Smith Media

Photos courtesy of Christian Smith Media

Photos courtesy of Christian Smith Media

Photos courtesy of Christian Smith Media

Planner/Coordinator: Copper Light Events

Why You Need a Balloon Installation at Your Next Event

You had no idea you would need balloons in your life this bad, trust us.

We’ve seen a huge trend in adding balloon installations to photo booths and events and we would be lying if we told you we didn’t absolutely love it. The eye catching design and the “how the heck did they do that?” response from event attendees keeps our creative wheels spinning. Each time we do a new install, we’re pushing our creative limits and we keep asking ourselves, “how did we live without balloon installations before?”. However, if you’re not like us and you’re unsure if you want to add a balloon installation to your next event, here are seven reasons why our installs are exactly what you need at your next event.

We created an installation for a birthday party!

1.     It is unique at any event. An installation will make your event POP (pun intended). It’s not a typical backdrop or installation at an event, it is dramatic and totally wow-worthy. If you’re looking for attendees to stop and gawk at something unique during your event, a balloon installation will guarantee it. You can check out our unique balloon installation at Austin’s Under 40 gala here as well.

We created a balloon installation inside and outside the boutique for Kara Sanchez’s grand opening.

2.     It can have multiple uses. At an event in March, we had a client use the balloon installation as a backdrop for photos at their party, and about halfway through the event, they moved the installation to the front door to attract more clientele to come into the venue and keep the party going! So you could say a balloon install will have your party lasting longer and drive more business. You’re welcome.

We created an install for the She Inspires event, hosted by Erin Condren.

3.     We can create your dream install. Creating your dream install starts from listening to your theme and what you want at your event. From there we discuss with our designer to match your vision. If you have an idea but it’s hard to describe, we recommend starting with Pinterest (Seriously, how did we live without Pinterest for so long?) and send us images that are your inspiration for your event. We’ll have several proofs to make sure it is cohesive with your inspo, so you’ll know exactly what the installation will look like. Want a whimsical install but unsure what to add to the balloons? We’ll pair your install with some greenery and calligraphic balloons. Looking for a feminine, fresh install for your girlfriend’s bridal shower? Let us add some floral accents to your install. You need an install to pop for your upcoming grand opening? We love adding streamers to our installs to create a unique finish!

4.     Budget friendly. Whether you have a large budget or a small budget, we can create an installation that fits within your bottom line. It may require some creative, outside the box design that you’ve never thought of, but that’s our specialty. We’ll also do our best to save you as much money as possible without sacrificing quality.

We created a rainbow balloon installation for @TheVenueATX’s St. Patrick’s Day Party.

5.     Balloons match any themed event. Balloons are a staple at most celebrations, including birthday parties, weddings, gender reveal parties, baby and wedding showers, graduations, grand openings, the list goes on! A balloon installation will go with any event you host. Don’t believe us? Check out all of the different events here and of course where we’ve incorporated different balloon installations in the photos in this post!

Our head balloon designer hard at work!

6.     It’s Instagram worthy. Because a balloon installation is so unique, you can guarantee that everyone will want to take photos of it but also in front of it. If you’re looking for your event to get a lot of documentation (and brand exposure as corporate client), creating opportunities for your guests to take photos is a must, and a balloon installation is a no-brainer!

This installation was for an employee appreciation event hosted by @AlamoDrafthouse.

All of our installations are handcrafted and designed by our team in house. We price each individual install per client because of the uniqueness of each request. If you’re interested to learn more or have questions about adding a balloon installation to your next event, contact our sales team today kati@ohhappydaybooth.com.

We created a balloon installation inside and outside the boutique for Kara Sanchez’s grand opening.

Alamo Drafthouse Appreciation Event

We had so much fun at providing two photo booths for Alamo Drafthouse’s ALAMOCON ‘19! The event is organized to appreciate and recognize Alamo Drafthouse’s employees and feature new industry services. The guests included executives and upper management from all over the country including head chefs, general managers, territory managers and owners.

There were vendors of all backgrounds, including food and beverage. Salt Lick Barbecue was served first (because, Texas) and the desserts were catered by Wyeth Patisserie.

As unique as Alamo Drafthouse as a company is, we wanted to have a unique photo booth set up. We coordinated a portrait photo booth with print outs and a selfie station near the DJ. Having two photo booths is perfect for large parties so guests can be entertained with two different setups and a line doesn’t form, distracting guests from the party itself!

This was the best opportunity for us to showcase our new balloon installation. Yes, you read that right.. balloon installation!! We loved incorporating our balloons as a backdrop for both the portrait booth and the selfie station. It stood out in the large venue, encouraging the guests to engage in photo taking. It really made the booths POP (see what we did there). We matched the colors of overlay and start screen with the balloons and it couldn’t have tied into the theme any better.

 Be on the lookout for more of these balloon installations for our events and contact our team for an installation quote for your next event!