FAQ

 

Q. Is there a minimum amount of time required to rent the photo booth?

A. 1.5 hours for The Roaming Booth and two hours for The Social Booth and The Scrapbook Booth is the
minimum rental.

 

Q. What if I don’t know the start and end times when I book the photo booth?

A. No worries! We can sort all this out 30 days prior to the event.

 

Q. Can I change the number of hours I need the photo booth after I reserve it?

A. You sure can, but we will need to know this 30 days prior to the event. And you can always add more time as the big day gets closer, too!

 

Q. When should I reserve the photo booth?

A. As soon as you know you want us and you have the date and venue finalized. We book a lot of events, so we want to get you on hold on our calendar ASAP so you don’t miss out!

 

Q. Eek! My guests are having a blast because I didn’t realize it would be so cool and this much fun!!! Can I extend the time on the event day?

A. Of course! If your guests are having fun, we are happy to stay and keep the photos going. We will handle billing after the big bash is over.

 

Q. How long does it take to set up The Social Booth and The Scrapbook Booth?

A. We take about an hour and a half to get everything up and running. It’s usually a lot less, but wiggle room (just like in your pants at Thanksgiving) is always good. And our set-up time does NOT count towards your rental hours…that would just be silly!

Q. How long does it take for the photo strips to print?

A. 6.2 seconds each. Heck, even a bull rider is expected to hang on longer.

 

Q. How many photos are printed on the strip?

A. Three photos on the standard strip size and 4 photos on the 4”x6” upgrades work best! The fourth “slot” on the standard size is reserved for the branding/customization of the event and we have a special area set aside for the 4”x6” prints.

 

Q. What is branding or customization of the photo strip?

A. It’s the couple’s name and wedding date, the school event, the company logo…whatever you’d like us to put there, we can do it!

 

Q. Are the prints really unlimited?

A. Yes, they are!

 

Q. What are the size of the prints?

A. 2”x6” is our standard size, but you can upgrade to the 4”x6” size if you prefer.

 

Q. Do we get digital copies of the photos?

A. You sure do! We will e-mail you all the photos taken via Dropbox after the event so you can have them forever.

Q. How much is it to have fun?

A. The Roaming Booth is $499 for 1.5 Hours and $50 per additional ½ hour, plus tax. The Social Booth is $899 for 2 Hours and $50 per additional ½ hour, plus tax. The Scrapbook Booth is $899 for 2 Hours and $50 per additional ½ hour, plus tax. To add The Roaming Booth to The Social Booth or The Scrapbook Booth is $200 for 1 Hour and $50 per additional ½ hour, plus tax. NOTE: The Roaming Photo Booth and The Social Booth or The Scrapbook Booth will NOT be operating at the same time as it requires two Big Bash Attendants. If this is desired, please contact us for special pricing. Time must be consecutive between photo booth types, if a time gap is desired, please contact us for special pricing.

 

Q. What is payment is required to reserve the photo booth?

A. A 50% nonrefundable deposit will reserve the photo booth for you on our calendar.

 

Q. When is the final balance due?

A. 30 days prior to your event and it is nonrefundable.

 

Q. Things are going great and we want to add more time at the event! What do we do?

A. Just let us know and we are happy to stay and we can handle the extra fee at the end!

 

Q. Do you charge for set up and breakdown time?

A. Good grief no! The time you reserve the photo booth is the active time of the photo booth for your guest to use and have a blast.

 

Q. What types of payments do you accept?

A. Cash, check, money orders, gold (LOL), and all major credit cards. Credit cards will have an additional 4% processing fee.

Q. How does Big Bash Photo Booth work?

A. Book us. We show up with everything we need to make a fun time happen. After the event, you get digital downloads of all the photos that were taken via Dropbox and the memento scrapbook with The Scrapbook Booth.

 

Q. What is an open-air photo booth?

A. An open-air photo booth is exactly as it sounds…it’s open, meaning no little box/hut to crawl into. We have a variety of backdrops too choose from, professional lighting, and the camera system is placed in front of the backdrop so the guests can see themselves while they take pictures. The only limit is the amount of people you can pack into the camera frame (and it’s a lot…the record to date is 22 people!)

 

Q. What is a roaming photo booth?

A. A roaming booth is exactly as it sounds…we roam around your event with our system. Imagine a large oval and around the outside ring is lighting…it can be color customized to flash, swirl, or fade and when it’s time for your guests to take pictures, our camera system is mounted inside the oval frame and we click a button that turns the lighting ring to bright white for amazing pics. When the guests are done taking pictures, we click another button that softens the lighting so their contact data can be entered and they can choose whether they want to receive and e-mail and/or text of their photos. It doesn’t need electricity so we are free to go anywhere and everywhere!

Q. What’s the advantage of an open-air photo booth compared to an enclosed photo booth box/hut?

A. You can get WAAAYYY more people in an open-air booth because the only “walls” are the perimeters of the camera! Which means…more people having more fun, TOGETHER! Plus, we can fit our set-up through a regular door with plenty of room to spare, so there’s no fear it won’t fit! And standing around watching others act silly is a perk, too!

 

Q. What’s the advantage of The Roaming Photo Booth compared to the other photo booths?

A. It can be anywhere and everywhere! It takes up zero space. It requires no electricity. If people are too shy (or unable) to get up and go to a traditional photo booth, we can come to them. There are zero restrictions on how many people can fit in the frame or what height they need to be in order to be seen.

 

Q. We already have a photographer, why do we need a photo booth?

A. We receive this question a lot! You should have a professional photographer to take pictures of your event itself, your wedding party, major moments during the event, etc. However, the photo booth provides your guests a great deal of entertainment throughout your event as well providing a unique party favor/activity.  The photo booth allows your guests to let loose, get a little crazy, and simply have lots of FUN! Photo booths are always a hit at any event and make for great memories for the guests and the hosts and you get a digital download of all the photos, too!

 

Q. Can the photo booth be set up outside?

A. For The Roaming Photo Booth, absolutely, but we have to protect our equipment so if it’s raining or the heat is so intense it could overheat our system, we will head inside for a bit and entertain the guests indoors. For The Social Booth and The Scrapbook Booth the answer is nope, not even in a tent. We need to be indoors on a flat surface, ‘cause you know, wind, or maybe rain, or maybe a haboob…it’s Lubbock (we love the heck outta this town)! And we need access to electricity, but that’s the extent of our neediness.

 

Q. Do you include an attendant?

A. We sure do! The Big Bash Attendant is there to help the guests through the entire process.

 

Q. Is there a limit to the number of times my guests can use the photo booth?

A. Not at all! If they want to do a session and then swap out their kitty cat ears for a cowboy hat and swing back around and do it again with a shield and a sword, we are happy to see them have so much fun!

 

Q. Do you have any restrictions on using the photo booth?

A. Children age 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. They may take as many pictures as they like as long as an adult is with them for supervision.

 

Q. Can you go up/downstairs?

A. We sure can, but because it is so much extra work on our end, there will be a $100 charge for anything involving climbing a flight of stairs when you’ve booked The Social Booth or The Scrapbook Booth.

 

Q. What space size do you need for The Social Booth and The Scrapbook Booth?

A. 10’ x 10’ is great for The Social Booth and The Scrapbook Booth is really comfy at 12’ x 14’!

 

Q. Do you service areas outside of Lubbock?

A. Sure! Slaton, Plainview, Levelland, Wolfforth, Brownfield, Shallowater, Crosbyton…all the great towns of the South Plains are just a hop, skip, and a jump away, so we’d love to come to you for your event. Depending upon where we are going, we may charge a small travel fee, but we will let you know that in advance, of course.

 

Q. Do you provide props?

A. Oh boy do we ever! We have a variety of unique, clean, and fun props for old and young alike and they are appropriate for the event type. For example, Christmas parties will have Santa hats, antler headbands, and giant candy canes; birthday parties will have party hats, balloons, and fake cake, so your guests can pretend like they are going to eat the whole thing or smash it into their friend’s face! And if you have a specific theme you’d like us to follow, you can upgrade all the props to match!

 

Q. Do you provide a backdrop?

A. We sure do and we give you a choice, too!

 

Q. How does the keepsake scrapbook thing work with The Scrapbook Booth rental?

A. We’ll have a small area set up next to the photo booth and the Big Bash Attendant will mount the photo in the free keepsake scrapbook where they will then direct guests to write a personal message. We bring all the supplies needed and the Big Bash Attendant will be there the whole time assisting your guests and to make sure the keepsake scrapbook is beautiful. You’ll then receive your keepsake scrapbook at the end of your event.

 

Q. How do we get our photos digitally?

A. For The Roaming Booth and The Social Booth, we send out texts and e-mails after the celebration is over so phones aren’t dinging and pinging and disrupting things. The digital download of all the photos that were taken will be e-mailed to you the following day so you can download them to your own device.

 

Q. Why Big Bash Photo Booth and not a DIY or national rental photo booth that ships to me, I mean, they are a little cheaper?!?

A. Wellll…you have to collect your own props, buy a scrapbook and some metallic pens, sort out the printing situation (and man, those rental ones you can order are SLOW!), sort out the camera situation, sort out the app situation so you CAN take pictures, load it into your car, put together a crazy hard-to-put-together backdrop, plug this into that and that into this, set up tables and signs, have a friend (that really should be on the dance floor partying) run it for ya all while trying to figure it out on the fly, and then pray it works, nothing jams, ink, and paper doesn’t run out, and it gets here in time all while you have better things to be doing on the big day. Oh, and then you have to pack it all up while you are dressed to the nines, unpack it to download the images when you get home in the wee hours of the morning, repack it, and then ship it back before the deadline or you have to pay a big late fee. Jeez, wasn’t that fun? Just book us; it’s easier (and way better!), we promise! And guess what, you just forgot the lighting.