Diwali 2025: How to set up a photo booth for your house parties?

Photographs during any party or get-together have always been a ritual. But with time, it is evolving and now photo booths are coming up. If you are planning to host a Diwali party, then check out these ways in which you can curate a simple photo booth.  

Here’s how you can set up your own photo-booth this Diwali

This Diwali, while you are hosting your own house party, keep a section for a Diwali-themed photo booth to click all your dazzling photographs and make the hype on social media. If this is your first time, hosting a photo-booth, then take these cues to make it shining and happening.

Pick a theme

The first step towards making a photo booth is to create a theme. It can either be in synchronisation to the theme of the house party in general. Or you can pick a sub-theme for the booth. For instance, traditional rangoli, floral, neons, and glamorous shining concepts work the best.

Backdrop set-up

Select a space in your house. It can be a corner of the room, a lavish space in the backyard or the rooftop. Place a fabric backdrop first to cancel any noise. Textures like silk, satin or brocade look royal and beautiful. You can choose a dark shade like maroon or glittering ones like golden or silver. Hang fairy lights around it to create a natural glow. With florals gaining prominence, add a touch of floral elements.

Additional props

People like to click photographs with props like diyas, ethnic colourful mini-umbrellas, paper fans with diwali motifs, masquerade masks, and signages like ‘ Pataka’, ‘ Phuljhadi’, ‘ Diva’, ‘ Diwali King and Queen’ etc. Get multiple cut-outs of each prop and place them near the photo booth so that guests can choose what they want to hold.

Camera set-up

Take a tripod and set-up a camera. But you will have to keep a person on vigilance who would take the photographs. Or else, you can automate it with a trigger. Add a ring light if necessary. Additionally, you can also set up an instant printing service station which will increase the hype.

Social media hype

Create a hashtag for the event and give it to all the guests so that they can post it along with the hashtags. That will increase social media presence.  

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