COMMONLY pondered QUESTIONS

How is The Flashbar handling covid?

With lots of wine, meditation, and Netflix - you?

We’re taking all of the necessary and common sense precautions, including wearing masks at your event, eliminated props, serving one client at a time, and above and beyond hygiene such as washing our hands and temperature checks before your event.

For more, very detailed legalese about our approach, please refer to your Service Agreement or email us at hello@theflashbar.com.

How do I reserve The FlashBar?

Although we have three different booth experience, we only serve one client at a time. Once a date is reserved, we do not take any more clients fo that day and time frame.

You can reserve your date by completing the form on this page. Submitting the form initiates a detailed quote, specific to your event and we'll lightly pencil you in for three weeks while you think things over. This does not hold or guarantee your date and other reservations can be made without notice to you. Like your momma said, “get while the gettin’s good”. If you haven’t reserved within the three weeks and without a confirmation (reservation fee and a signed service agreement) from you, we'll release your inquiry.

To secure your date, simply move through the simple steps in your FlashBar Hub and you're set! Easy, breezy, cover girl.

How does it all work - what can I expect?

All of our booths are “hosted” or managed by us.

You will begin by standing in between the backdrop and The FlashBar. You will be able to see yourself in the screen before we begin the countdown.

We’ll confirm that you’re ready to pose and begin the countdown for your photo, GIF, Boomerang, or video. Sometimes we’re on a roll and take rapid snapshots - those photos are always the best.

Your snap will appear on the screen for you to review.

Your FlashBar Host will give you simple instructions for how to obtain your snap immediately or the following day. The Artisan and The Classic also offer printed photos.

That’s the jist, yo.

How do guests receive their photos at my event?

Guests will have the option to scan a QR code with their camera app on their Apple or Android mobile device to access the photo gallery. The Classic and The Artisan can also print the photos. How and where we shared photos is all decided well in advance of your event so that we’re communicating this to your guests.

How many people can fit in the 'booth'?

We get asked this question every - single - event. Every wedding, every corporate awards show, every black tie affair.

There’s no rule or law that limits the number of people that can take a photo. So long as your guests are safely managing their posed photo… awesome! No Group Photo Police here.

Depending on how close you are with your fellow party goers, it's very possible to fit up to around 20 or more people in a shot. But really, you can fit a pretty large number of people 'in' The FlashBar, but 5-10 seems to make a nice group photo.

The real question is how many photos will it take to get it just right? 

Does The FlashBar provide props?

We did!

There's a good chance you're interested in The FlashBar because you've heard or seen our popular approach to prop styling - minimal, neat, clean, and fresh. Actually, some of our best events pre-Covid (March 2020) went propless #ThePeopleAreTheProps. And let’s just say it sorta became our thing.

We believe Covid is real and recognize that parts of our service would have to permanently change to mitigate the chance of germ transmission. Including guests not having to touch any part of the booth to enjoy their experience, we feel strongly that props were another element that just didn’t make sense to continue.

If you’re thinking there’s no way you can have a photo booth at your event without props, that’s ok! We totally get it. But we assure you, you’re going to love having us at your event snapping photos in our signature style. People are people and when there’s a camera to pose in front of - trust us that they’ll know exactly what to do. Yes, even without props.

How long is needed for booth set up?

Depending on a variety of variables, between 30 minutes to 1 hour to unload and be fully set up. Remember, we do all of the unloading and setting up and this time is separate from your FlashBar service hours.

How much space is needed for The FlashBar?

We need is a 10’x10’ square area within 10-20 feet of a three-pronged outlet. Most often we'll use just under the 10x10, but we like to start there for breathing room.

Remember when you were wondering how many people could fit in a photo? Imagine us (1-2 Hosts), 15 people trying to contort their bodies in a photo, and guests behind and beside us waiting to take their photo. We really appreciate every last square foot. 

Can I use The FlashBar outdoors?

Yes, but let’s chat through which booth and set design makes the most sense for you.

Because we honor your investment and commitment to us, we want to do our due diligence and share all angles of our service as delivered outdoors. This way we can align with your vision without any surprises on event day.

For instance, we require a tent to cover your FlashBar experience, but it has to be white, gray, or black. If we didn’t talk about this and you gave us a bright blue tent on a bright sunny day - that beautiful sunshine will come through the blue tent and wash that color on the faces of your guests.

All this and more in our book, “been there, can’t do that again, nope!”.

We got you.

What if I need more than 3 hours?

Let’s go all night long! Each additional hour is $300 beyond your reserved time frame when reserved ahead of your event. When completing your reservation request, share a bit about how many hours you're expecting to have The FlashBar at your event and we’ll suggest additional time for you.

Overtime rates, unplanned additional time at your request, and on-site additional added time or any combination of additional service time that we did not plan for is $500/hour.

It’s truly best to plan ahead and save some chedda.