Photo Booth for Communions

A communion is a celebration with a very mixed crowd: kids itching to move around, cousins, parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents. The photo booth is one of the few things that hooks them all equally. It keeps the little ones entertained during the after-lunch lull —the longest, most boring stretch— and draws smiles from the grown-ups when it's their turn to put on the glasses and hats from the prop box.

On top of that, it leaves a physical keepsake of a special day. Every family takes home their printed strip, and the child's parents receive the full gallery afterward: loads of spontaneous shots of guests that otherwise would never have been captured.

Most communions are held in a restaurant's function room, an events estate or the back garden at home, and the photo booth adapts to every one of these settings.

In a Restaurant or Ballroom (Tight Space)

The Magic Mirror, especially in its compact Mini Glam version, is perfect for restaurants and smaller rooms: it takes up a single corner and delivers the same premium experience with instant printing.

At an Estate or Garden (Outdoors)

If the communion is at an estate with a garden, the Overhead 360 works beautifully outdoors and captures big groups of kids all at once.

For the Fun Factor

The 360 Platform delights the little ones with slow-motion videos that go viral among the families.

The secret to a great communion photo booth is in the props and the setting. With colorful props, fun glasses, crowns, wands and speech bubbles, kids have a blast and can't stop coming back for more. And when they see the little ones playing, the adults get in on it too: in the end, parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents all end up taking group photos.

The template can be dressed with soft kid-friendly motifs —without going too babyish— so it works for everyone. It's the ideal balance for a celebration where several generations mingle.

The instantly printed strip is a detail families really appreciate. Each group takes home their photo from the communion day personalized with the child's name and the date, a tangible keepsake many keep for years.

An idea that goes down especially well is leaving an extra copy for a guest book: guests stick in their photo and write a note to the star of the day. The family walks away with an album full of messages and faces, a far more personal keepsake than scattered phone photos.

For your child's communion, the usual choice is to rent the photo booth for that day with full service: delivery, setup, an attendant throughout the celebration and teardown. Pricing is usually tiered in packs by number of guests and hours of service, so you pay for what you need. If you work in events or want to start a business, buying the gear is the profitable option, since it pays for itself in just a few events.