Wedding photo booth & portrait station · Chicagoland
The hour after dark is the one you keep.
Cocktail hour blurs. Dinner blurs. Then the lights drop, the dancing starts, and one corner of the room holds still.
COLOR · WIDE · BALCONY VIEW
THE NIGHT
Nine o'clock has a shape
Every reception moves the same way after dark — faster, brighter, a little out of
focus. Here's roughly how the night runs, and where the station holds its ground.
DINNER
Candlelight, low conversation, the two of you across a table for the last quiet minutes of the night.
CAKE
The room gathers, the flash fires, and the night tips toward the dance floor.
EXIT
Sparklers, noise, the run to the car — the part everyone films on their phone.
Through all of it, the Portrait Station doesn't move. One corner of the room stays
lit, directed, and calm — and every guest who steps into it gets a few seconds of
the night standing still.
AFTER
The playlist fades. The portrait doesn't.
By Monday, nobody remembers the fourth song of the night. What survives is the
portrait: the one frame where your people are still, looking straight down the lens,
dressed the way they were dressed for you.
Black and white · directed sittingBlack and white · the bridal party
FOR PLANNERS
What the room needs
Coordinating the timeline? Here's what we confirm with the venue, plainly.
Lead time
Peak wedding dates go first, and we take a limited number of events per weekend so every event gets a full crew. If your date is set, checking availability early costs nothing.
Footprint & power
A footprint of roughly 10 by 10 feet with access to a standard power outlet covers the full station: backdrop, strobes, and the direction area. We coordinate placement with your venue and planner ahead of the event.
Venue coordination
Always. We confirm load-in, placement, and power with your venue directly, and we are set up to work rooms anywhere across Chicagoland and Tampa Bay.
Starting price
The Portrait Station starts from $2,950. A photographer directing every sitting, studio lighting built for the room, and a print in each guest’s hand before they leave.
FAQ
Questions couples ask
When during the reception does the Portrait Station run?
Most couples run it from cocktail hour through the last hour of dancing. The strongest portraits tend to happen after dark, when guests are relaxed and dressed at their best.
Will it pull guests away from the dance floor?
No — the station lives at the edge of the room, sittings take a few minutes, and the photographer keeps the line moving. It gives non-dancers somewhere memorable to be.
Can you match our wedding design?
The station is deliberately neutral — dark backdrop, warm light — so it sits inside any design scheme without clashing. Custom backdrop and print treatments are available; ask when you inquire.
Do you work with our planner and venue?
Always. We confirm load-in, placement, and power with your venue directly, and we are set up to work rooms anywhere across Chicagoland and Tampa Bay.
Your reception has one 9pm.
We book a limited number of weddings each weekend so every couple gets a full crew, from cocktail hour to the last dance.
DINNER 
CAKE 
EXIT 
