As always, our number one priority at Snapfuze is doing whatever we can to make your event more memorable. That’s why we’ve created this series of articles exposing the secrets behind choosing a great Michigan event vendors. In Part 1: we discussed the secrets to choosing a great DJ for your event. In part two we’ll cover how to pick the perfect Michigan Photo Booth Rental company.

PART 2: HIRING A MICHIGAN PHOTO BOOTH RENTAL COMPANY:

When hiring a Photo Booth company, your job is a little bit easier than when hiring a DJ. People will enjoy even the most horrible looking, and poorly operating booth as long as it manages to take and print photos. There’s just something about a Photo Booth that is ALWAYS fun. However, most of the issues you’ll run into with a Michigan Photo Booth company aren’t as obvious as with a poor DJ. Many of the drawbacks aren’t visible, they’re hidden inside of the Photo Booth and you’ll only be aware of the problems long after you’ve hired the company.

Always ask if the Photo Booth company you’re planning to hire uses DSLR cameras. These are the digital large format cameras that pro photographers use. Many Michigan Photo Booth companies figure you can’t see the camera so they try to get away with using a regular point and shoot camera, or sometimes even a webcam. The quality of the camera and lens directly effects the quality of your photos. Tip: Take a look at the photos the company has posted on their website and compare them to the quality of other photos. Do they look grainy and dull, or bright and vibrant?

Another major corner cut by Michigan Photo Booth rental companies is choosing ink jet printers over dye sublimation printers. Dye sub printers cost about 10 times as much as Ink Jet printers, but the prints are ready 10 times faster (in seconds) and last 10 times as long! Prints from Dye sub printers are completely dry when they emerge from the printer and last up to 30 years. We’ve done demonstrations where we take Windex window cleaner and spray it on our dye sub prints to wipe off fingerprints with a paper towel. You wouldn’t do that with ink jet prints because they are ink dots sprayed on paper, not professional exposed prints. Insist on a dye sub printer or take your business elsewhere.

Lastly, go with a company that offers free reprints for all of the guests in each photo. Snapfuze initially started off with only double prints for each photo, but we added free reprints because it was by far the most requested addition to our service. Now, if 7 people take a photo together in the booth, they all get a physical print (plus an additional to go in your Photo Guest Book)! Tip: “Unlimited Double Prints” sounds as if you get as many double prints as you want. This usually just means that people can go back in the booth an unlimited number of times during your booking hours, but only 2 prints come out each time. Make sure the company offers “unlimited reprints” to get the best value. On top of each getting a print, Snapfuze booth guests can each email themselves the digital photos immediately from the booth to post on Facebook or Twitter. You’re paying hundreds of dollars to make sure people remember your event. It would be a shame if the photos were blurry, smudged and faded (or if someone else got the only printed strip!) before your guests got them home.

There are definitely other things to look out for, but those are the major ones. Contact us today if you’re interested in learning more, or to hire a company that cares this much about the ‘little’ things. Email info@snapfuze.com or call (877) 767–3893 to discuss your Michigan Photo Booth and DJ Service needs!

Our goal at Snapfuze is to make events more memorable. Regardless of whether you hire us, we want you to be happy. We’ve decided to put some time into helping you pick the DJ or Photo Booth vendor for your event. Some things like a bad attitude, or poor initial service are obvious no-no’s, but we’d like to let you in on some industry secrets so you don’t end up underwhelmed and needlessly angry. In part one of this article we’ll focus on hiring a Michigan DJ service.

PART 1: HIRING A MICHIGAN DJ:

Always hire a DJ with experience outside of DJing weddings, birthday parties or corporate events. DJs that are one dimensional tend to play the same songs in the same order at every event, even if the song isn’t working. We’ve heard complaints that many traditional wedding DJs let every song play to the end even if it was a bad choice and clears the dance floor. A “real” DJ would see the dance floor begin to clear and would immediately have another guaranteed hit song mixing in.

Also, some DJs try to convince you that you need an expensive lighting or souped up equipment package to make your event fun. If a DJ seems more focused on everything but you and the music that will make your guests enjoy themselves most, that should be a huge red flag. Quality equipment is definitely important (and we have to admit we’re equipment snobs, insisting on only the best), but if your first conversation with a potential DJ is centered around anything but making you and your guests happy, be very concerned! There are many options, but arguably choosing a DJ is in the top 3 most important choices you’ll make for your event. The DJ will generally be providing the atmosphere from the start to finish. Outside of the venue, the DJ is the other aspect that’s always present during your event. Think twice before shaving a couple hundred dollars by hiring a “cheap” DJ. You just might get what you pay for.

Contact us today if you’re interested in learning more, or to hire a company that knows that making you and your guests happy is the most important part of being a DJ. Email info@snapfuze.com or call (877) 767–3893 to discuss your Michigan DJ Service and Michigan Photo Booth Rental needs!

Many DJs see weddings as the “boring” side of DJing. We instead see weddings as a chance to bring everything that we’ve learned and experienced from playing at some of the most phenomenal events in the world to your wedding. It’s a delicate balance making sure that the music you’re playing is wedding appropriate, and still extremely enjoyable, but the email below is a prime example of why we do it! You too could be this happy!

Hi Martin,

Dane and I wanted to send a quick thank you your way. We had an amazing time at our wedding last night and you were a big part of that. Our guests LOVED the music selection and many of them have asked about you and about our playlist. Is there any way we can get a copy of the songs you played last night?

We could not be more pleased that we selected you to DJ our wedding! You definitely get our highest recommendation.

Thank you!!!

Erin and Dane