From wedding receptions to birthday parties, the nostalgic photo booth is back in style! This star-studded favorite is becoming the latest way for event planners everywhere to ensure gala success. From anniversary parties, to school proms and corporate promotions, there is no better way to get your guests fully engaged and ensure endless entertainment than to provide an automatic photo booth. The industry is now taking the next step forward in time, producing unique and modern ways to capture the fun and glamour of this old-time favorite.

At even the most cutting-edge occasions, planners are finding that the magic of stepping behind a curtain and pressing a button is truly timeless. At any event, from the most formal to the merely frolicsome, photo booths produce guaranteed results in gales of laughter, hilarity, and good-natured antics.

For example, Mark Van S Studio in Brooklyn New York recently featured its high-tech projection photo booth at the Whitney Museum of American Art's annual benefit. As guests were invited to take snap shots of themselves in a digital photo booth adjacent to the entrance, their images were immediately projected onto sheer screens positioned throughout the venue. Not only did guests get downright giddy when they saw their own pictures appear, but they also got to peak at who else was at the party. The incredibly flattering light used in Mark Van S Studio booths makes everyone look like a fabulous movie star, and each new image taken is automatically added to a continuous slide show that plays throughout the evening.

Perhaps the best asset of this modern marvel is that it is scalable, making it well suited for any event. Guests can download print copies of their pictures to take home as mementos of the occasion or download them from a Web site afterwards.

The Photoboof has further enhanced projection imaging by adding custom video framing and audio to its services. One of its products is featured by the Natural World Museum, a mobile and global cultural institution that operates as “a museum without walls” under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme. For corporate clients, the Photoboof and will also integrate brand names and logos into mosaics of the pictures taken in its booths. These composites of the “company team” can be made into posters for display or gifts after the event.

For especially elegant occasions, many companies specialize in the creation of stylish photo booths that are custom designed to “fit” your chosen décor. Many brides prefer these custom booths over the old fashioned booths for their wedding receptions. There are also many over-sized models available that offer a VIP lounge feel, while accommodating extra large crowds of up to eight to ten people, instead of just the traditional two.

The initiative involved in modernizing this classic is truly amazing! A few companies offer photo booths that incorporate music into the experience or even make video recordings of the fun inside.

Some vendors, like Scrapbooth in Phoenix, AZ, are now thinking “outside of the booth” to offer services that add an extra special touch to any event. For example, this company will set up a scrap booking table next to the booth, so guests can incorporate their own pictures and personal messages into a keepsake book for the bride and groom or other honored person.

The variety of photo booths now available for rent can make event planning more creative and more enjoyable than ever!