Having a photo booth at a wedding is nothing new. But we tried something different this time by including an iPad into the mix. It was an instant hit.

We knew that we wanted the photo booth to be a small event in itself. The bride and groom, Mariam and Yousif, are both very outgoing and we knew that their wedding was going to be memorable and very stylish. So we wanted to add that extra something to get guests excited and to also give them a chance to be creative with their photos.

First off, we set it up so that the guests could trigger a remote and take their own photos. This sense of control lets people relax and have fun taking photos. We all know when someone you don't know is behind the lens that it makes it more formal. People tighten up. Not so in this case.

The camera was triggered with a remote, which in turn would fire the lights and then the image was wirelessly sent to the iPad. And the iPad is just great to handle. If you have one, you know what I mean. I think part of the success was that the iPad is actually not yet available here in Canada so people were coming up to check it out. Sweet! But not only that, unlike our past photo booths which involved tethering the camera to a computer and an apple cinema screen, people aren't intimidated by the iPad. It basically invites people to handle it and swipe through the photos. They can pinch in, pinch out, and get instant gratification. Even kids were playing with it. It's just incredibly interactive.

Much Love,

Doc Weddings

 

A bride is helped by her mother before the wedding for a destination wedding
at the Hotel Bel Air in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Jimmy Jeong.

Traditionally, the bride wears white and the groom is in black. Really, what
more do you need. Everything else is just an added garnish. In fact, they
may prove distracting. Well, at least when it comes to the photographs.

Look at the photo above. Where is your eye drawn to?

In the original scene, the mother is wearing a colourful traditional Korean
dress. If you saw this photograph in colour, then that would be the first
thing your eye would probably pop to. But in this B&W version, you might
instead start at the bride. You would notice the contrast of her eyebrows,
eyelashes and her hair with the surrounding white. Your eyes would spend
extra time noticing the transparency and texture of the veil and the cross
patterns of her dress. Then you might notice the forms in the photos. The
way her head is tilted forward balanced by her reaching arms and the
extension of the veil leading to the helping hands of her mother.

You would see the connections and the shades of grey in the revealing light.
You would see the emotions, the story.

—Jimmy