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Hey Hive,

I've been trying to keep my wedding small and reasonable (haha, I know), and so far, I've been incredibly successful.  Until Tuesday.  We had an really cool digital photobooth come to work for an event, and everyone had a blast.  People who are usually reserved were hamming it up, and to boot, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE looked really amazing in the light they used.  So, of course I got the gentleman's card, and shot him an email.  Turns out that all good things come with a price, and I can see why they do mostly corporate events.  Technically we can afford to use it, but it would definitely send a sledgehammer through the ole budget. 

So here's my question for you ladies.  Have you ever gone over on something that's technically frivolous, and if so, was it worth it?

Thanks!

I would say, if you can, go for it! These booths are soooo much fun! It can really enhance the experience for your guests (and the pictures can be very fun to keep too... you could give out a card with a link to their picture as favors!). If you have been doing a good job of keeping everything small, let that be your treat!

 But before signing up for it I would do a couple of things:

• Calculate if it is somehting you can afford (even if going over budget). Is this something that will cause you financial stress down the road?Since you saidtechinicallyyou can affod it, it sounds like you may be able to do it! :-)
• Once you decide you can afford it, decide that you will get it if you really want to... then sit on it for a little bit, keep organizing other aspects of the wedding and see if the enthusiasm fades. I think that sometimes, deciding that you will get it if you want it makes the anxiety of not being able to have it go away and then you can think about with a cooler head.

Best of luck deciding!

P.s.: I totally know what you mean. There were so many cool things that I hadn't thought about before that I ended up really wanting for our wedding!... though in the end I went ridiculously cheaply by eloping in Las Vegas!

Thanks so much for all of the advice! 

I spoke with him yesterday and I offered to let him put his website address on the bottom right corner of each of the printed photos, basically leaving my guests with a tiny ad for his services.  He seemed intrigued, and should be coming back to me today with a new price! 

I also realized that what I want is interactive fun for my party-goers, so I priced some classic photobooths, which seem to be less glam, but still in the same spirit for a much easier price. 

AWESOME NEWS.  My idea to put their logo in the corner went over really well, and I'm getting 20% knocked off the price!  So excited!  Thank you all so much for your advice and support!