Wedding photo "booth" setup

[lavaghman]

Hi there

My cousin is getting married in a couple of months and he's asked if I could do a photo "booth" for him at the wedding reception.

I don't think I actually need a proper booth but these are the things I think I need:
Dark space to setup
Rear curtain
Lighting
Printer
On the spot printing software
Camera & tripod
Laptop
Props
2 persons (myself doing the pictures and someone looking after the printer)

My parents are guests at the wedding and this will be the family gift to the couple so have a budget of about $500.

I have a Nikon D90...any tips on settings? (have the tripod)
Lighting - recommendations appreciated?
Software? - have both Mac & Windows laptop.
Printer? - Needs to be fast and reliable!

Any other suggestions much appreciated? I know the budget is fairly low but happy to hunt around on ebay etc. to get some of the stuff. I don't want price to get in the way of quality

Many Thanks.

 

[Robin_Usagani]

Not worth it. You can pay companies to do this for around $600.

 

[tirediron]

What Robin said... sometimes it's easier to let someone else do it.

 

[Robin_Usagani]

You need to do it for several gigs. To do it for ONE wedding is just too much work and money. On the top of that, things can go wrong. The printer can go wrong just like the printers at an office.

 

[Designer]

this will be the family gift to the couple so have a budget of about $500.
I know the budget is fairly low

IMO, you would not be able to purchase everything you need for that amount. Start pricing things out and you will see.

 

[Nahin]

What Robin said... sometimes it's easier to let someone else do it.

Thank you TireDiron that's not some i think its for most of the people.

 

[ChrisCalvin]

useful, thanks.