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Monosecco | Photo Booth Alternative for Weddings & Events

Monosecco · The photo booth alternative

The photo booth has had its day.

Monosecco is a pop-up portrait studio for the evening of your wedding, party or event. A backdrop, one light and a photographer, making black and white portraits of the people in the room, with a print for every guest to take home.

everyone looks famous after 9pm

Check your date See the portraits ↓

A wedding guest in black tie grinning at the camera, black and white flash portrait

The groom with a cigar in front of a white backdrop at night

A couple laughing together in front of a white curtain backdrop

Bride and groom pulling faces as they hold up a photograph

Four friends in long dresses holding drinks in front of the backdrop

A couple leaning in close, black and white evening portrait

Why not a booth

A person, not a timer.

A photo booth gives you a screen, a countdown and a box of props. People queue, pull a face at a lens, and the pictures come out looking much like every other booth at every other wedding.

Monosecco swaps the machine for a photographer. I set up a simple backdrop and one light near the bar or the dance floor, then spend the evening making portraits of your guests in twos, threes and whole tables. I know when to wait for the laugh and when to take it. Everything is black and white, so the whole evening sits together as one set.

Photo boothMonosecco

A countdown on a screenSomeone who knows when to press
A basket of propsNothing to hold, nothing to wear
Pictures that look like every other boothBlack and white portraits that look like your evening
A machine in the cornerA photographer who keeps things moving

After dark

Everyone looks famous after 9pm.

Couples, grandparents, the best man, and the friends who never get photographed together. A few from recent evenings. More on Instagram @monosecco.

A guest lifting the groom off his feet in front of the backdrop

A man in a kilt carrying a laughing guest in his arms

Three friends in floral dresses posing together

Groomsmen in black tie laughing in front of the backdrop

A couple of guests laughing, black and white portrait

Three guests piled on top of each other, mid-laugh

A couple standing close together in evening dress

Bride and groom cheering with their arms in the air

Parents and the newlyweds together in front of the backdrop

Two guests leaping in front of the curtain at night

How it works

Monosecco, in four parts.

01 · The set-up

A corner, a backdrop, one light.

I need a few metres of floor, inside or out. A garden, an orangery, the end of the bar. It goes up quietly before the evening starts and takes nothing away from the day.

02 · The evening

Two hours, twos and threes.

Once the first dance is done, the backdrop opens for two hours. Guests drift over on their own: old friends, new partners, three generations at once. Nobody waits long, and nobody needs telling what to do.

03 · The look

Black and white, every time.

Flash, a clean backdrop and plenty of contrast. The same look on every frame, so the set reads as one evening rather than a pile of phone pictures.

04 · To take home

A print on the night, the rest to download.

Every guest leaves with a print in hand. The full set is edited and shared in an online gallery afterwards, ready to download and pass on to the people in them.

Groom dipping the bride for a kiss in front of the backdrop in a garden at night

Kind wordsMonosecco

“The photos are fantastic, and our guests absolutely loved it. It added such a fun element to the evening.”

Sophia & Nick

Weddings and events

For the part of the night people remember.

Your wedding

Alongside your photography

I photograph your day up to the first dance, then move to the backdrop for two hours. If you want the dance floor covered as well, add a second photographer for those two hours.

Already booked

In place of a booth

If you already have a photographer, Monosecco can be booked on its own for two hours of your evening. It does the job a booth would, with better pictures at the end of it.

Parties and events

Anywhere people dress up

Birthdays, anniversaries, brand launches and work evenings, in the UK and abroad. Anywhere a room full of people has made an effort and deserves a proper portrait of it.

Good to know

Questions about Monosecco.

Is Monosecco a photo booth?

It does the same job, giving guests a portrait from the evening, but with a photographer behind the camera instead of a timer. No screen, no props, and no queue of people working out which button to press.

How much space do you need?

A few metres of floor, inside or out. I will talk it through with your venue beforehand and find the corner that works, usually close to the bar or the dance floor so people drift over naturally.

Does it work outside?

Yes. Several of the portraits on this page were made in a garden after dark, with the one light doing the work.

Is everything in black and white?

Yes. One consistent black and white look across the whole evening, so the portraits hold together as a set.

How long does it run?

Two hours, usually starting straight after the first dance, when the evening guests have arrived and everyone has had a drink.

Who photographs the dance floor while you are at the backdrop?

If I am your wedding photographer too, I cover the day up to and including the first dance, then move to Monosecco. If you want the dance floor photographed during those two hours, you can add a second photographer.

Can we book Monosecco if you are not our wedding photographer?

Yes. It can be booked on its own for two hours, in place of a photo booth. Send your date and venue and I will let you know what is possible.

What do guests take home?

A print to take home on the night. The full set is edited afterwards and shared in an online gallery, ready to download.

Do you travel for Monosecco?

Yes. Weddings, parties and commercial events across the UK, and abroad.

How do we check availability?

Send your date, your venue and roughly how many guests using the form below. I will reply personally with availability and the details.

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Tell me about your evening.

Send your date, the venue and roughly how many guests. I’ll reply quickly and personally with availability and everything you need to know. If you are already booked in with me for your wedding, just mention Monosecco and I will add it to your plans.

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MonoseccoEvening portraits

Two hours of evening portraits. A print for every guest, and the full set to download. Weddings, parties and events, in the UK and abroad.

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speak soon — Lewis