If your groom's only request is to be driven in a killer luxury vehicle, today, I've got you covered! From cakes to photo booth, the Perfect Wedding Guide allowed Nashville couples to meet great vendors, taste delicious treats and find just about everything needed to plan than their wedding.
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~I didn't get a picture of Matt's booth because when I passed, there was a line; but enjoy his video above and if you like what you see, visit his website to learn more! ~
~ From DJing to photo booths, the Synder Entertainment family is known for their impeccable service. I love their compact photo booth and the big personality that attends it! He was great!~
Picture This Nashville is an easy way to add fun to your wedding reception. As a touch-screen photo booth kiosk, it doesn't require a lot of space but packs a good time for your older and younger guests. Because it's a virtual photo booth, it can accommodate up to 15 people at a time and also allows them room to jump, play or just stand and pose if they choose. It's fast too - with the entire experience taking only 90 seconds, from start to finish. This means that you, as the couple, can ensure that all of your guests can enjoy it without a long wait in line!
Here's how the fun works for you and your guests:
Step 1: Choose your crew - from 2 to 15
Step 2: Grab your props - from oversized glasses to hip hop gold chains (my favorite) to hats and scarves
(Me - on right, hanging with Krista Dial, snapping photos in the Picture This Nashville booth)
Step 3: Choose black/white, sepia, or color
Step 4: Step in and take four fun pics
Step 5: Print your pics as well as have them emailed to you ... instant memories of a fantastic night!!
Choose from black/white, color, or sepia (as shown above)
We love featuring local Nashville weddings, but Reagan, TN is local enough and this wedding just shows the importance of finding vendors you love - wherever they are located. For Kyla and John's budget-friendly wedding, Picture This Nashville really brought the fun (all the way from Nashville) and made the day for them and their guests.
Thanks to Shannon Fulton Photography for sending us photos from the ceremony and reception. Other photos are from Picture This Nashville (as marked).
Kyla and John's Picture This Guestbook cover
Kyla + John
Wedding Date ~ October 8, 2011 at 6pm
Ceremony + Reception ~ Outside of a family friend's house in Reagan, TN
Guests ~ 200
Budget
$10,000
Wedding Team
Photo Booth | Picture This Nashville
Photographer | Shannon Fulton
Gown | Allure Bridal - diamond white, one shoulder, mermaid cut
Groom’s Attire + Groomsmen Attire | Chocolate Tux from Brasher's Tuxedo in Jackson, TN
Bridesmaids Attire | Sangria dresses from David's Bridal
Hair | Maria Fucci - Tips to Toes Nail and Hair Spa
Makeup | Rachel Stricklin
Stationery | The Print Shop, Parsons, TN
Ceremony Musicians | Chase Inman, Cord Laster, and Emily Baughn
Reception Musicians | DJ - Scotty Adams
Cake Artist | Liz Whitsitt and Lila's Cake Shoppe, Lexington, TN
Floral Designer | The Flower Basket, Parsons, TN
Tent Rental | Party Pros USA, Florence, AL
My Wedding Details
How would you describe your style as a couple?
Fun and energetic, up for anything!
How did you incorporate that style into your wedding?
We had a unity firework instead of candle or sand, and we had a big screen TV to play the Tennessee/Georgia game - go Vols!
Plus, the photo booth was so much fun! The guests loved it! And instead of birdseed or bubbles, we had biodegradable confetti poppers.
What was the favorite aspect of your wedding?
The location and gorgeous fall day, beside a pond and historic log cabins.
Where did you splurge? Where did you save/DIY?
We splurged on our photo booth (Picture This) and the tent rentals (Party Pros USA). We made it work because when I saw Picture This Nashville at a bridal show I knew right then I had to have them. It was new, innovative, and it was something original which is what I wanted my whole wedding to be. I wanted people to saw "wow I've never seen this before". The photo booth was perfect for our wedding!
We saved on our food - our families made all of the food and we saved on doing the centerpieces ourselves, we borrowed tables, and table linens from our church.
Bridesmaids goofing off with the props and looking through the Picture This Nashville photos, before taking their own.
Why did you decide to hire a photo booth for the reception and at the same time make it your biggest splurge?
I wanted our guest to feel like they had a part in the guestbook instead of just a signature. I wanted them to have fun and the props totally made it fun. And I wanted them to be able to take something with them to remind them us and how fun our wedding was, the prints did that.
It really added to the atmosphere at the reception. Our reception was meant to be fun and it really made it just that; it really added that extra spark that wow'd our guests. They completely loved it and are still talking about it.
Now that the wedding day is over, is there anything about your planning process you feel you could have done differently?
We would have hired a wedding planner! It was way too stressful doing it myself.
In one sentence, what words of advice do you have for couples in the midst of their planning?
Hire a planner, you can enjoy the planning if someone else is doing it.
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