Create a simple Romantic Summer Photo Backdrop for a prom, wedding or party. You can put this photo booth together without nails or hooks. 

How to Make a Romantic Summer Photo Backdrop (Photo Booth)

Prom was last weekend and we had SUCH a fun time decorating! We love being really involved with our neighborhood charter school. Because our school is so small and new we were able to help the school plan the prom.

The photo booth was one of the focal points of the night.

The kids were able to take photos together and post pictures of the prom in front of the photo backdrop we made.

The theme of the prom was Midsummers Night Dream. The kids really wanted the night to look lush and romantic. We tried to create this feeling in the romantic summer photo back drop that we created in a pop up photo booth!

This idea is a great one for ANY type of summer party

Including weddings, anniversary parties or even a birthday celebration!

It was really easy to do.

And since the event location we used didn’t allow us to put nails or hooks into the wall, not even command strips, I will show you how we created this pop up summer photo backdrop against the side of an outside wall.

We ordered everything for this Romantic Summer Photo Back Drop from amazon. I love amazon because it’s SO convenient plus amazon has great prices! It’s wonderful for planning events and if you have a Prime membership everything comes to your house within two days which is incredible.

These are the supplies we ordered to create this Midsummers Night Dream Romantic Summer Back Drop:

2 sets of sheer white drapes (4 panels total)

1 String Copper Lights (35 feet)

Lavender Foliage

White Flower Plumes

Faux Ivy Strands

To assemble the Midsummers Night Romantic Summer Photo Booth:

• We constructed this photo backdrop on one side of a doorway. (if you do this make sure the doorway you use is not an entrance or exit because of fire codes) If you don’t have a doorway to use, you can string fishing wire between two sconces or branches of a tree and hang the curtain panels.
• We tucked the panels inside of the doorway and the doors kept them hung.
• Then we strung fishing wire in between two sconces on either side of the door.
• We bent the stems of the lavender and white plumes and tucked the stems under the fishing wire so that the plumes would hang.
• Then we tied the ivy strands to the fishing wire and let them drape down the curtains.
• We also looped the copper wire lights along the fishing wire to add a little light to the photo booth.
• The last thing we did was we tied some fabric leave garlands along the length of the fishing wire so they hung down the curtains at different heights.

It was so pretty as the wind blew and the vines stirred in the wind while the kids took pictures that night.

When the prom was over all we had to do was untie the fishing wire, untuck the curtain panels from the door and stack everything in a box!

And if you are thinking about decorating for PROM or a summer party – check out FOUR ways you can decorate on a budget!

FOUR ways to decorate for a SUMMER party on a BUDGET! 

Have a BEAUTIFUL day! 

xoxo

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I have had such a fun 2017. One of my highlights was partnering with Microsoft to create FIVE DIY holiday tutorials!! I think my favorite was the photo booth to ring in the new year!

The thing I love most about the Surface is that you can use the Surface Pen to write, draw and customize art. I took these basic images and added colors and even sparkles to create really FUN photo props. Then all I did was print them off!!

Click over to the tutorial to find out how to make these New Year’s Eve photo props for YOUR NYE party!!

2018

Lips

Bottle

Bowtie

Crown

Glasses

Mask

Mustache

AND, I am giving a Microsoft Surface away!! Click over to my tatertots +  jello instagram to enter!! I think you will LOVE using the surface to create things this year! Here are a few reasons I LOVE the Surface:

• It’s really easy to take on the go! It’s a great size to take anywhere. I loved being able to use it in different rooms as I worked on projects. It was also so easy to pop in my bag and use on the go!
•  It’s powerful! The Surface Pro is as fast and powerful as my much bigger laptop. It has a beautiful high-resolution display and I LOVED the touchscreen!
• The Surface Pen is my favorite! I had a BLAST figuring out ways to use the surface pen. I loved being able to draw and hand-letter projects! Probably my favorite thing was using the Surface Pro is taking the keyboard off and using it as an art surface.
• It’s so versatile! You can use it as a laptop to do email, but then also use it with the Surface Pen to create creative designs. Your kids can use it to watch movies on Netflix. It’s battery can last for 13 hours. So it’s perfect for families on-the-go!

Be sure to enter!! 

xoxo

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A SURPRISE Sweet 16 Party for my daughter!!

A little mom moment — {I am so proud of my Hayley. The teenage years seemed so scary to me when my kids were young. And we did have a couple bumpy years when she was about 12 or 13. But it is so fun to have this beautiful girl in my life. She has been working so hard. She has been trying to get healthier over the past year by eating well and working out and has lost about 30 pounds. She also is doing great in school and is so dedicated to her lacrosse team. She went on her first date this weekend — I cried just a little bit.}

And while she was gone on her date, our family went into over-drive getting a SURPRISE party set up. It was so fun!!! She had NO idea.

My friend Amy from Living Locurto made a custom party package for this party – including those awesome 3-d numbers. Amy is SO talented!!! I love the hearts and bright colors — it’s so Hayley!!

Check out the cute Heart Birthday Banner. And the Cupcake Toppers. And the Straw Flags. Everything is so fun. Amy will be selling a version of this party soon in her Living Locurto Printable Shop. She can personalize it for you too!

We made all kinds of treats for the festivities. Plus, tons of chips and dips and appetizers.

We also set up a Photo Booth.

For the background I used plastic tablecloths. And then hung paper fans of different colors and sizes, overlapping. It was so bright and pretty!!

It was such a fun night. And the best part?? She had NO idea. She was so surprised!!

I also made a paper chandelier out of paper lanterns. I just attached them together and hung them with twine from the ceiling. I used battery-operated lights to illuminate them with no wires.

She was so surprised!!

I love these kinds of moments.

Thanks again to Amy at Living Locurto for the printables for the party!!

xoxoPS — I’m linking to these fun parties:

 Skip to My Lou, Someday Crafts, Somewhat Simple,  Tidy Mom, Tip Junkie, Today’s Creative Blog, I Heart Naptime, The CSI Project’s Birthday Challenge

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