16ths, 21sts & milestone birthdays — Johannesburg
The birthdays that get a number.
Nobody remembers their nineteenth. A sixteenth, a twenty-first, a fiftieth — those get a hall, a speech, and every aunt who could make it. They deserve something that outlasts the cake.
What everyone takes home
The one still on the fridge in twenty years.
Everyone who came goes home holding a print of the day — with the name and the number on it.
- A print in hand about twenty seconds after the shutter.
- A design made for the birthday — the name, the number, the theme.
- An open booth, so the whole group fits in one frame.
- Unlimited sessions and a prop table.
- Two crew who set up, run the booth and pack down.
Your mother still has the photograph from her twenty-first. It is on paper.
The ones from your own birthdays are probably on a phone that no longer switches on.
Sixteenths
For the sixteenth — planned by the parents.
A sixteenth is the first party that is really theirs, and usually the parents are the ones organising it. The booth gives a room of teenagers something to do together that isn't their phones.
- Two crew keep the queue moving and the room in order.
- Every friend goes home with a print of the day.
- At home or at a venue, daytime or evening.
- Indoors, roughly 3m x 3m, with a plug point.
Questions
Before you ask.
How much is a photo booth for a 21st or a 16th?
From R4 000 for an hour, fully staffed, including a print design made for the day and a styled backdrop. Travel is charged by the kilometre. Tell us your date, venue and rough numbers and we will send a written quote within 24 hours.
Can you set up at home?
Often, yes. Roughly 3m x 3m on a level surface indoors, within reach of a plug point. The booth is always set up indoors.
Can the design carry the name and the age?
Yes. The print design is made for the birthday — the name, the number, the colours and any theme — not a template with a date dropped in.
How long should we book?
Anything from one hour to six. Tell us the times of the party and we will suggest what fits.
Do we get digital copies as well?
No, deliberately. Every photograph is printed there and then and goes home with the people in it. The print is the memory.