The holidays are a festive time filled with parties, get-togethers, and lots of photo opportunities! Adding a photo booth to your holiday events is a fun way to capture memories and spread some seasonal cheer. Whether you rent a traditional photo booth or use a photo booth app, decorating your booth with holiday flair can take your events to the next level.
Let’s explore creative ideas to deck out your holiday photo booth using props, backdrops, holiday-themed templates, and more.
Create a Magical Christmas Photo Booth with AI Filters
Take your holiday photo booth experience to the next level with the power of AI! Modern photo booth apps offer AI filters and effects that can instantly transform photos into festive masterpieces.
Turn your guests into cartoonish holiday characters, add falling snow or glittering lights, and even simulate winter scenes with frosty overlays. AI can also enhance group photos by applying virtual props like Santa hats or glowing halos, all without the need for physical accessories.
For a Christmas-themed experience, apply filters that give photos a cozy glow, create snow-filled scenes, or add holiday-themed sparkles. These effects are perfect for creating magical, shareable memories and letting guests immerse themselves in the holiday spirit like never before.
Festive Props
Props instantly add personality and fun to iPad photo booth pictures. When it comes to the holidays, the prop possibilities are endless!
Santa hats and reindeer antlers are festive favorites that never go out of style. Have a mix of adult and kids sizes on hand. Glittery gold and silver top hats and feather boas add a celebratory vibe. Picks and headbands with springy mistletoe sprigs inspire some silly and sweet pictures.
Incorporate elements from classic holiday movies like elf ears and Buddy the Elf hats. Let guests channel their inner Scrooge with a curly white beard or top hat. Add to the nostalgia with oversized reading glasses and pipes for a modern take on Santa Claus.
Don’t forget the ugly Christmas sweaters! Gather up granny’s collection or pick up some cheap sweaters from a thrift store. Cut them up to make vests, scarves, leg warmers, and other accessories. Pair them with tinsel garland boas and jingle bell necklaces for even more over-the-top holiday style.
You can also make inexpensive DIY props from things like cardboard and duct tape. Craft oversized ornaments, stockings, candy canes, and presents that groups can hold and interact with. The options are endless when you tap into your creativity!
Backdrops & Borders
Transport guests to the North Pole with a winter wonderland backdrop! Decorate with string lights, artificial pine garland and trees, fake presents, and falling ‘snow’. For a quick option, mount large, printed photos of snow-covered trees to boards. Add dimension by securing fluffy white fabric and tinsel garland to the base.
If you’re using photo booth software, take advantage of virtual holiday backgrounds and frames. Apps like Social Booth have hundreds of customizable templates to choose from. Guests will love taking pictures in front of animated falling snow, city winter scenes, and other festive designs.
For a classic photo booth, make backdrops using large printed images or holiday fabric. Red and green patterns, plaids, and colors that pop on camera are great options. Hang twinkling string lights around the border of backdrop panels to give your booth a magical glow.
Fun Frames, Filters & Templates
Picture frames and graphic templates add a finishing touch that makes images share-worthy and social media friendly. Luckily most photo booth apps have tons of frames built right in.
Get guests in the holiday spirit from the start by setting up a few Christmas template options as defaults. Choose designs featuring wreaths, Christmas trees, snowflakes, warm color schemes, and joyful messages.
Let people choose from Santa hats, reindeer antlers, elf ears and other silly frames for their photos. Top images off with fun filters like ‘North Pole’, ‘Jolly’, ‘Frosty’ and other wintery effects.
If you have a traditional booth, print out some templates with holiday flourishes to hold in frames. Or get a graphic designer to create customized overlay graphics tailored to your event. Your local print shop can even print out strips of images to act as festive photo booth picture borders.
Keep the Holiday Cheer Flowing
The holidays only come around once a year, so take advantage! With a little elbow grease to deck out your photo booth, you’re sure to keep the cheerful holiday vibes flowing all season long.
Whether you’re planning a large holiday bash or an intimate gathering of family and friends, a decorated photo booth adds a special touch. Use fun props, festive backdrops and frames so guests can let their inner Kringle out! From ugly sweaters to Santa suits, the photo possibilities are naughty and nice.
Provide some holiday music, candy canes for props, hot chocolate, and let the holiday memories start rolling in! With the right backdrop, accessories, and templates, your photo booth will capture the heart and fun of the most wonderful time of the year.