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Magbooth’s Tales from the Road: Rolling Stones

Posted on June 12th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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The adventure started when I picked up the custom panels from our buddy’s print shop.  From there, I picked up Josh and we headed south on the 5 to L.A.  I have made the six and a half hour drive south many times for different Magbooth events but I rarely get the pleasure of a [...]

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Magbooth Favorites: Jolene Greenbaum Peterson of Calluna Events

Posted on June 5th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Here at Magbooth, we love working with innovative brides and knowledgeable planners as we manage hundreds of photo booth events throughout the year. I have to say though, we are even more excited when that person is one in the same.  Jolene Greenbaum Peterson of Calluna Events in Denver, Colorado is such an anomaly. I [...]

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Wedding Planning Tips

Posted on May 29th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

So you’ve gotten engaged… After updating your Facebook status to inform the world, you’ve set the date and selected the bridal party. You’ve also spent somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000 workday hours perusing Pinterest and now you’re certain of your color palette, floral arrangements, and have a list of DIY projects at least a [...]

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Portrait of Appalachia

Posted on May 24th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Greetings fans of all things Magbooth! We’re bringing Maggie back for a continuation of our road trip photo booth documentary, Portrait of America. I’m proud to present Portrait of Appalachia, brought to you by my handsome Magbooth cofounder, Daniel Sanders, and our summer intern, John King (Berea College Student Archivist and founder of Louisville is [...]

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Evan’s Artwork Favorite: Branded with Magbooth Love

Posted on May 22nd, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Every month, Michael Parker and I will be sharing with you a favorite artwork strip- the custom designed art that runs along the bottom of your Magbooth photo.  We create custom artwork for all our clients; it’s fun for us and gives the event a little something extra.  Check out my pick for this month’s [...]

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Best Friend, Salami and a Custom Photo Booth

Posted on May 17th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Last month I traveled the country coast-to-coast in order to install a custom Magbooth for Warby Parker in Soho. My adventure started off on a high note when, I was graced with an empty seat next to me on my flight from SFO to JFK.  It is a simple joy, but certainly lessen the sardine [...]

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Magbooth San Francisco Office Warming Party

Posted on May 14th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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What Makes You  Me Smile? My job. As a few of you may have heard, the San Francisco Magbooth team moved into a new office space a few months ago. Last Wednesday we threw an awesome party to celebrate this move. It was a total blast, and yet another reminder of how lucky I am [...]

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Magbooth’s Big Bang

Posted on May 3rd, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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There’s nothing like being in your favorite museum, drinking a cocktail, and listening to some of your favorite DJs to really make you appreciate your job. On April 18th, I attended the Big Bang Gala at the Academy of Sciences as a guest, and got to enjoy the magnificent Magbooth outside of the office.You would think that after [...]

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Magbooth Favorites: Salvage One, Chicago

Posted on May 1st, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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There are quite a few unique salvage yards and stores in Chicago; however, one of the most unique  to incorporate a venue space within their collection is Salvage One on the Near West Side. With an ever-changing collection of mid-century furniture,  neon signs, and even a working pinball machine, it becomes a visual feast for [...]

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Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area – Melanie’s Big Boum

Posted on April 19th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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As a Magbooth event worker I would say the majority of my gigs this time of the year are Wedding related, but this isn’t always the case. Last weekend I was lucky enough to work with the Make-A-Wish crew in order to bring an amazing Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party to Melanie! It was a humbling [...]

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A hat, a story and a handshake…

Posted on April 17th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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What Makes You Smile: A Hat, A Story, and A Handshake Last Friday night I drove up to Cleveland to work a wedding for Arnalesa and Deat’e who rented a Magbooth for their reception. I was dreading the five-hour drive, but the day unfolded beautifully. I didn’t hit any traffic and arrived on time for [...]

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Magbooth at The Wedding Salon

Posted on April 3rd, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Last week I went down to Los Angeles to work the The Wedding Salon bridal expo. This was my first time working a Wedding Salon event and I must say, it was well put together. It was held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills which happened to be the perfect place to host such [...]

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Not enough of The NotWedding

Posted on April 2nd, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Most brides and grooms would give anything to have the most amazing wedding with zero stress or fear of everything coming together seamlessly. The NotWedding made that dream come true for Jenna and Jonathan’s second wedding. This adorable couple was married 8 years again and became the lucky couple to win a second wedding to renew [...]

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Magbooth at Locally Grown Love

Posted on March 15th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Last weekend I was lucky enough to attend Locally Grown Love which was put on by Locally Grown Weddings and Events. It was in no way your “traditional” bridal show. For starters it was held at Studio Trilogy in San Francisco. We got to set up the Magbooth in the actual recording studio! Later I was told it [...]

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The Best Wedding that Never Happened

Posted on March 14th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Whew!  The last few weeks have been crazy here at Magbooth San Francisco!  But, I had to slow down long enough to tell you about a rad bridal show we just attended for the first time. The NotWedding was a full-blown fake wedding to inspire brides and grooms-to-be. It walked through all of the notions [...]

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3up vs. 4up

Posted on March 11th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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While in Louisville for our annual meeting, I thought it would be fun to interview the Magbooth staff. I asked them tons of questions, and got some awesome responses. For this video, the team discusses their favorite photo strip format- 3Up v. 4Up. Watch above to hear their responses. I had a blast putting this video together! [...]

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Homemade Crafts with Photo Booth Strips

Posted on March 5th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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While browsing the internet this morning I found an awesome blog post by Lindsay at Shrimp Salad Circus. Lindsay took a photo in our precious Maggie at Forecastle Festival in Louisville, KY. If you didn’t know already,  Maggie is our Westfalia Photo Booth Van that traveled the country taking tons of photos for our Portrait of [...]

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Magbooth Brides and Grooms – Summer and Brandon

Posted on February 28th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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While in Kentucky, I thought it would be great to get in contact with some of our clients in Louisville. I wanted to do a quick video with a past bride and groom client, and ask them about their overall experience working with Magbooth. Peter suggested Summer and Brandon, who turned out to be the perfect candidates. [...]

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Dan and Allison’s Wedding – Junebug Weddings

Posted on February 20th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Last week, Dan and Allison’s wedding was featured on the Junebug Wedding blog. The wedding was  held at Auberge du Soleil in the Napa Valley. As an event worker, I always love making the drive up to the Napa Valley. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there this time, but our awesome event worker Malgorzata was there holding down the fort! The blog write-up [...]

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Happy Presidents’Day

Posted on February 18th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Just hanging out with President Obama today. No big deal. Happy Presidents’ Day to all!!!!  

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The Kissing Booth

Posted on February 14th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Happy Valentines day to all from Team Magbooth!!! Go out and hug or kiss or high five or ….. just tell somebody that you love them. Here is some inspiration from our fabulous photo booths.

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Magbooth Meets With Locally Grown Weddings & Events

Posted on February 13th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Last week, Magbooth was interviewed by the talented folks at Locally Grown Wedding & Events, a team of San Francisco-based small business owners with an emphasis on and love of green business practices.  Locally Grown specializes in the sustainable and earth-friendly approach to wedding planning that stretches from handcrafted tree-free invitations to delectable reception feasts made with [...]

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Pleasure to meet ya!

Posted on January 18th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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Greetings, salutations and great to meet you all! If I may introduce myself, my name is Armand and I’m the newest addition to the Magnolia Photo Booth Team.  *Tip of the hat and a courteous bow*. So good to be here and lovely to make your acquaintance!  First and foremost, my role in the team [...]

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Style Me Pretty’s Best of 2012

Posted on January 16th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

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If you follow this blog you have likely seen many posts regarding Style Me Pretty . We are lucking enough to have a number of our weddings featured on many different blogs. Well this time around, we are happy to announce that one of those weddings has been featured in the Style Me Pretty’s Best of [...]

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MagBooth Testimonials – Jessica and Wayne

Posted on January 11th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

Jessica and Wayne were married on September 30th and rented a MagBooth for their reception. We asked the two of them to come into our San Francisco office and tell us about their experience working with us. Check out the video below to hear their responses.  

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People’s Choice Awards

Posted on January 7th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

This Wednesday MagBooth will be attending the People’s Choice Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. We are very excited to be part of this year’s festivities. We even made a few of our own predictions for potential winners. There were far too many categories to go through them all, so below are a few of our [...]

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Magbooth Shout-out on The Wedding Salon’s Blog

Posted on January 4th, 2013, in MagBooth Blog

Newly engaged in the new year? Be sure to check out The Wedding Salon’s blog for Tat’s Tips, trends and must have information for the bride-to-be in 2013! They’ve even mentioned us today! You can find the blog here: http://www.weddingsalon.com/blog/   Enjoy!

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Maureen and Patrick’s Wedding Featured on Style Me Pretty

Posted on December 17th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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Last week Maureen and Patrick’s Wedding was featured on the amazing wedding blog Style Me Pretty. If you follow this blog you know how much we love when our Brides and Grooms are featured on wedding blogs. Their Wedding was held at a private estate in St. Helena – the photos of the estate are [...]

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Gifted at the Santa Monica Pier

Posted on December 14th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

Hey LA MagBooth Fans! This weekend we will be attending Gifted – The LA Craft Experience in Santa Monica. The craft fair will run on both Saturday and Sunday (15th – 16th). The times do vary on both days so make sure to check out the info below. There will be plenty of gifts for [...]

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A Few Kind Words

Posted on December 7th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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Earlier this week I stumbled upon a blog post about our MagBooth at The Bazaar Bizarre. Connie Wood writes for the blog Check, Double Check and happened to take a few photos in our booth at Bazaar Bizarre.  Not only did she post her photos on the blog but she also did an awesome write-up [...]

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LA Holiday Renegade Craft Fair

Posted on December 3rd, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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Ladies and Gentlemen – it’s that time of the year again. Yup – the Holiday Rengade Craft Fair is coming to Los Angeles this weekend. The the awe inspiring MagBooth along with hundreds of talented artists and designers will be hanging out at the Los Angeles State Historic Park all weekend, waiting to meet you! If you [...]

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Bazaar Bizarre Holdiday Show

Posted on November 28th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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The  MagBooth is returning to the Bazaar Bizarre Holiday Show this year. The show takes place this weekend (December 1st & 2nd) at the Concourse Exhibition Center’s East Hall in San Francisco. The show will run from 11am – 6pm and admission is free! We always enjoy working with Bazaar Bizarre and we’re really looking forward to this upcoming show! [...]

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MagBooth Weddings – Peter and Emily

Posted on November 27th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

Peter Tower (our awesome boss) was married to the lovely Emily last month. I was lucky enough to partake in the festivities as well as help setup for the special day… Well sorta I helped. It was an honor to be there and I had a total blast. While I was in Louisville we figured it would [...]

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Brooklyn Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Market

Posted on November 19th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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This past weekend was the Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Market in Brooklyn. Holiday Renegade is one of my favorite events to work this time of year. Last year I found the majority of my holiday  gifts while roaming around Renegade on my break. Holiday Renegade in Los Angeles and San Francisco is still a few weeks away, but below I have provided [...]

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MagBooth Featured on Sugar Rush Events Blog

Posted on November 12th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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Kristen Jensen and Sugar Rush Events just blogged about a recent wedding that they planned here in the Bay Area. The MagBooth was present and and got photographed with the Bride and Groom. Look’n good you two! I’m always stoked to see that the fez is being utilized! Thanks again to Sugar Rush Events for giving us [...]

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MagBooth Weddings – Stephanie and Patrick

Posted on October 29th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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Last week Style Me Pretty featured a blog post on Stephanie and Patrick’s Wedding. We love finding these posts on Wedding Blogs and will never get sick of them! The Wedding was held at the Dawn Ranch Lodge, which so happens to be one of my favorite venues here in Northern California. It’s located in Guerneville right off of the [...]

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Treasure Island Music Festival 2012

Posted on October 24th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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MagBooth was lucky enough to once again to be apart of this year’s Treasure Island Music Festival. Alex and Willy were out there all weekend representing the Team MagBooth. Along with them came their good friend and awesome photographer Guru Khalsa. He took so many great photos that it was honestly a difficult task when [...]

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Awesome Photos from a MagBooth Wedding

Posted on October 10th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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Once again another MagBooth wedding has been featured on Style Me Pretty. This time it was Josephine & Albert’s beautiful wedding. Tanja Lipper was the photographer and she got some amazing photos of the MagBooth in action. Thanks for showing us some love Tanja Lipper! I have attached some of the photos below. They are way awesome. To see [...]

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GOOD: Street Food + Design Market

Posted on October 5th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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This weekend I’ll be heading up to my old stomping grounds in Sacramento for an awesome event. GOOD: Street Food + Design Market is an all around rad fair. They will have great music, food, drinks, art, and of course the MagBooth will be up and running the whole time. I have provided the event information below, but view [...]

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A’s Fan Friday

Posted on September 24th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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Hey bay area MagBooth fans! We will be bringing the CSN A’s Photo Booth to the last Fan Friday this week! If you haven’t had a chance to make it to an A’s game this season, this is a great day to head out to the Coliseum. Buy your Value Deck tickets for this Friday and [...]

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The Napa Valley Wedding Affair

Posted on September 19th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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MagBooth will be attending the Napa Valley Wedding Affair this Sunday (23rd). The bridal show will be held at the Charles Krug Winery and will run from 12pm – 4pm. Tickets can still be purchased here and if you buy them online you can save $5. As usual we will have a MagBooth up and running! [...]

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Rachel & Nick’s Wedding

Posted on September 12th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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Rachel & Nick’s wedding in New Jersey was recently featured on Style Me Pretty. Our awesome MagBooth was there as well. The wedding was held at the beautiful Park Savoy Estate. Di Bezi Photography took some amazing photos of the event. I have included a few below. Thanks to Diana for taking a few photos [...]

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Lindsay and David’s Wedding

Posted on September 10th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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New York based photographer Miho Aikawa sent us some amazing photos this week from Lindsay and David’s wedding. These photos look so great that we knew they needed to be blogged immediately. Lindsay and David look wonderful in Miho’s photos, but they aren’t the only ones… Our MagBooth is looking pretty cute as well. Thanks to Miho Aikawa [...]

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Madrone Art Bar Custom Booth

Posted on September 7th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

Recently we updated our custom photo booth at Madrone Art Bar here in San Francisco. The booth now features iPad integration. Once you have taken your photos, you can email them directly to yourself within seconds. Rad right? We know. Instead of listing all of the new features we thought that a video would best show [...]

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MagBooth at FYF Fest

Posted on August 27th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

As mentioned last week MagBooth LA will be attending FYF Fest this weekend. We will have a booth set up for the entire weekend. If you spot the booth make sure to stop by and take an awesome photo! Here is Sliegh Bell’s catchy tune Rill Rill, which is sure to get you LA MagBooth [...]

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Song of the Week

Posted on August 20th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

So MagBooth will be attending FYF Fest in a few weeks and we hope to see some LA MagBooth Fans! Since the festival is just around the corner I thought we should pick a song from one the many artists performing. This week I picked Twin Shadow – Slow. The song literally sounds like Morrissey could have released it [...]

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Outside Lands 2012

Posted on August 6th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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It’s that time of year again! Yes that’s right – we will be seeing you all once again at this year’s at Outside Lands. Man oh man are we looking forward to it! We will post more information regarding the booth’s location in the coming days. Meanwhile check out these gems from last year. They [...]

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Eleanor’s and Bruce’s Awesome Wedding

Posted on August 3rd, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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This afternoon photographer Janine Mapurunga sent over some rad photos from Eleanor’s and Bruce’s wedding from a few weeks ago. The wedding was held at Foreign Cinema which is an awesome restaurant and venue – easily one of my favorites here in San Francisco. Our awesome employee Jen was the Event Worker for the wedding and as usual [...]

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Song of the Week

Posted on July 18th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

We have been long-overdue for a Song of the Week. Alex and I felt that it was time to bring back the tunes! This week we bring you Ungirthed by the group Purity Ring. This isn’t a new song, but it’s my favorite by them and has been my  recent go-to-song while driving to MagBooth events. [...]

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Junebug Weddings Blog Features Emily & Jame’s Wedding

Posted on July 16th, 2012, in MagBooth Blog

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You know we are always looking to see which wedding blogs are mentioning the magnificent MagBooth… Well today I stumbled upon an article I had never seen before. Sadly there were no pictures of the booth in use, but I was able to find a rad quote from the bride Emily. Check it out: “The photo booth was a [...]

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