Mostov DJ Services LLC
Frequently Asked Questions
Photo Booth Services
There is something wonderfully disarming about a photo booth at a wedding or party. People who spent the entire evening politely sitting at their tables suddenly squeeze together into oversized sunglasses, feather boas, ridiculous hats, inflatable guitars, and absurd poses they would never attempt in front of a professional photographer. Grandparents become playful. Coworkers become comedians. Reserved guests loosen up. College friends pile into the frame together. Couples end the night with hundreds of candid little moments they never would have seen otherwise.
In many ways, photo booths create a second layer of memories happening quietly alongside the dance floor throughout the night. While photographers often capture the emotional centerpiece moments of the celebration, photo booths tend to preserve the spontaneous chaos around the edges — the laughter, inside jokes, goofy faces, unexpected groupings, and uninhibited personalities that emerge once guests feel comfortable enough to simply have fun together.
Whether bundled with DJ services or booked as a standalone package, the photo booth has consistently become one of the most crowded and unexpectedly entertaining parts of many events I host. The questions below cover setup requirements, attendants, backdrops, props, customization options, operation, layouts, and the countless little details couples often wonder about while deciding whether a photo booth is the right fit for their celebration.
—Can we choose our photo strip template?
—Can we bring our own backdrop?
—Do the bride and groom receive digital copies of every photo?
Can we choose our photo strip template?
Absolutely. In fact, customization is one of the things couples tend to enjoy most about the photo booth planning process. My wife, Gail, handles all photo booth design work personally and works directly with couples to create strips that reflect the overall aesthetic and personality of their event.
Couples are welcome to share invitation designs, wedding colors, themes, fonts, monograms, inspiration photos, Pinterest ideas, wording preferences, or general stylistic ideas they want incorporated into the final design. Gail then creates several custom options — usually four or five different concepts — that align with the couple’s vision while still remaining clean, readable, fun, and visually balanced in print form.
One thing she is especially talented at is matching the photo strip design to the couple’s invitation suite or broader wedding aesthetic. Many couples love the consistency this creates throughout the event because the booth feels intentionally integrated into the wedding itself rather than looking like a disconnected add-on sitting in the corner of the room. Colors, typography, floral elements, greenery, geometric patterns, seasonal tones, and decorative styles can all be coordinated to help the final product feel cohesive with the rest of the celebration.
At the same time, Gail is also very honest about what will and will not print well visually. Sometimes the most beautiful invitation designs do not necessarily translate cleanly onto a smaller photo strip format, so she often helps simplify or adapt ideas in ways that preserve the aesthetic while still keeping the strips visually appealing and easy to read.
Ultimately, the goal is for couples to walk away with photo strips that feel personal, polished, recognizable, and genuinely connected to the atmosphere of their wedding rather than generic templates that could belong to anyone.
Can we bring our own backdrop?
Of course. Couples are absolutely welcome to provide their own backdrop if they have something custom designed or simply have a very specific aesthetic in mind for their event.
The biggest thing to understand, however, is that backdrop size matters much more than many people initially realize. Backdrops that are too narrow, too short, poorly tensioned, wrinkled, or undersized for group photos often create awkward empty space around guests in the frame and make the photos feel visually unbalanced as a result. For that reason, any custom backdrop should generally be approximately 8' x 8', which is the size range our booth is designed around.
Our own backdrops are double-sided pillowcase-style fabric backdrops that slide tightly over an aluminum frame. Because the fabric remains tensioned across the frame, the finished appearance looks clean, smooth, polished, and wrinkle-free in photographs. Many of the printed designs also create a surprising sense of depth and texture in photos, almost giving the illusion of three-dimensional backgrounds rather than simple flat fabric panels.
We also continue adding new backdrop designs to our collection regularly, so couples often discover they already love one of the options we provide without needing to create something custom themselves. That said, if you have a specific vision for your wedding or event, we are always happy to work with you to help the booth feel cohesive with the rest of the celebration.
Are prints unlimited?
Yes and no. Every guest in a photo strip receives a printed copy of that strip, so nobody has to fight over who gets to keep the photos from the booth. However, we do not print endless duplicate copies of the same strip throughout the evening.
In addition to guest prints, couples who book either a standalone Photo Booth Package or one of the Gold or Platinum DJ Packages also receive a copy of every photo strip created during the event. Those duplicate strips are placed into a beautiful keepsake album specifically designed to hold 2" x 6" photo booth strips. Above each strip is additional writing space where guests can leave handwritten notes, jokes, memories, marriage advice, signatures, or personal messages alongside their photos.
Honestly, many couples end up loving the album even more than the printed strips themselves because it becomes such a candid, chaotic, funny, emotional snapshot of the people who shared the night with them. In many cases, couples choose to use the photo booth album as their guestbook instead of a traditional sign-in book because the messages feel far more personal and alive when paired directly with the photos.
If the photo booth is added onto a Bronze or Silver DJ Package, however, the keepsake album is not automatically included and must be selected as an additional add-on service. Without the album add-on, couples do not automatically receive duplicate copies of every strip created throughout the evening. The album is what allows us to preserve and organize those extra prints for the couple themselves.
Photo booths capture the side of weddings that photographers often miss: the chaos, the inside jokes, the weirdness, and the uninhibited joy.
Do the bride and groom receive digital copies of every photo taken?
Yes. Couples receive a flash drive at the end of the evening containing digital copies of every photo taken throughout the event.
This includes every strip, every pose, every ridiculous prop combination, every crowded group shot, every failed attempt to fit ten people into a frame designed for four, and all the wonderfully chaotic little moments guests create throughout the night. Honestly, many couples end up discovering entire interactions and friendships they never even realized happened during the reception until they later browse through the booth photos together.
One of the things couples often love most about the digital gallery is that it captures a very different side of the wedding than formal photography typically does. Professional photographers understandably focus heavily on the emotional centerpiece moments of the day — ceremonies, portraits, first dances, speeches, details, and formal family photos. The photo booth, meanwhile, tends to capture guests at their most relaxed, spontaneous, playful, affectionate, and completely unfiltered.
Receiving the images digitally also allows couples to easily share the photos afterward with family and friends, post them online, print favorites later, or simply revisit the energy and personality of the celebration long after the wedding itself has ended.
Is a photo booth attendant included?
Yes. My wife, Gail, serves as both the photo booth attendant and technician throughout the event. She is responsible for setup, operation, troubleshooting, guest assistance, prop organization, printer management, strip collection, and overall booth supervision during the evening.
Having a dedicated attendant present makes a tremendous difference in how smoothly the booth operates throughout the night. Guests always have someone available to answer questions, assist with props, help organize larger group photos, fix misplaced items, reload printer supplies if necessary, and keep the overall booth area looking clean, inviting, and organized rather than chaotic or abandoned.
It also allows the booth to remain fully interactive instead of functioning like a self-service kiosk sitting unattended in the corner of the room. Gail is exceptional at encouraging hesitant guests to participate, helping people loosen up a bit, and creating an atmosphere where guests feel comfortable being playful and ridiculous together. Honestly, many people who initially insist they “don’t do photo booths” somehow end up returning three or four times by the end of the night.
Most importantly, having a dedicated attendant allows me to remain fully focused on DJ and emcee responsibilities while Gail focuses entirely on the photo booth experience itself. Both services receive the attention they deserve rather than one becoming secondary to the other.
Few things reveal people’s personalities faster than handing them props and telling them a camera is waiting.
Do you provide props for use with the photo booth?
Yes. A large assortment of props is included with every photo booth package. Hats, glasses, signs, boas, masks, inflatables, novelty accessories, themed items, seasonal props, ridiculous oversized objects, and various conversation-starting pieces are all part of the experience. Honestly, half the fun of a photo booth is watching otherwise reserved adults suddenly turn into complete idiots the moment props are introduced into the equation.
That said, I am also extremely selective about the props we use. Many photo booth companies rely heavily on cheap cardboard props attached to thin sticks that quickly bend, break, crease, tear, or simply look flimsy and low-quality in photographs. I strongly dislike those kinds of props aesthetically, and for the most part, we avoid them entirely. I prefer props that feel more substantial, photograph better, hold up throughout the evening, and contribute to a cleaner overall look in the booth.
Props are also continuously organized, reset, and maintained throughout the night by Gail, the photo booth attendant. This helps keep the booth area looking inviting and functional rather than becoming a tangled pile of abandoned accessories scattered across a table thirty minutes into the reception.
Couples are also welcome to provide additional props of their own if they want to personalize the experience further. Some couples incorporate themed props connected to hobbies, careers, fandoms, inside jokes, schools, pets, travel, movies, or shared interests. Those custom additions often become some of the funniest and most memorable parts of the booth experience because they feel uniquely tied to the personalities of the couple themselves.
How much space is needed for the photo booth?
We now feature exclusively open-air photo booths. We retired our older enclosed canopy and curtain-style booths quite a while ago because the open-air setup ultimately proved far more adaptable, visually appealing, and accommodating for larger groups. Guests generally prefer them as well since they feel less cramped and allow for bigger, more energetic group photos.
That said, the booth still requires a fairly substantial footprint in order to operate properly and look good in photographs. Ideally, we ask for an area approximately 10' x 15' in size. This provides enough room for the backdrop system itself, appropriate spacing between guests and the camera, room for larger group shots, proper lighting coverage, and space for the six-foot prop table.
One thing many couples do not initially realize is that photo booths need more than just enough room to physically “fit.” Tight placement often creates awkward crowd flow, cramped group photos, poor traffic movement, obstructed prop access, or lines of waiting guests spilling into tables, walkways, or the dance floor itself. Giving the booth enough breathing room allows guests to interact comfortably and helps the overall experience feel far more natural and inviting throughout the evening.
Open-air booths also photograph much better in larger groups because guests are not confined inside a tiny enclosed space. Friends can pile in together more easily, grandparents and guests with mobility concerns can participate more comfortably, and larger family or bridal party photos become much more realistic without everyone looking compressed into a tiny frame.
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