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The Portrait Lounge set: a white draped backdrop pooling on the grass beside a studio light, outside a white barn

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The Portrait
Lounge

An experience made for your guests

Weddings & events · New for 2027

Not a photo booth. A real portrait session for every guest, set up right at your celebration.

Winter Garden · Orlando · Central Florida

Full-length portrait of a smiling guest in a floral midi dress on the white backdrop

What guests take home

Everyone looks their best at a wedding. Now they get the portrait to prove it.

Photo booths are fun, but the pictures rarely leave the phone. The Portrait Lounge is a styled portrait corner with professional lighting and a soft ivory backdrop. I guide each guest, couple or family through a few relaxed poses, and they leave with portraits worth framing.

With on-site printing, each guest leaves with their portrait in hand: the wedding favor they’ll actually keep. And you get a beautiful portrait of every person who came to celebrate, all in one bright, timeless style.

The results

Portraits, not snapshots

Every guest, beautifully lit and gently directed, in one bright, timeless style.

Guest in a sage floral gown smiling over her shoulderGuest in a blush floral midi dress smiling on the backdropThree friends laughing together with champagneClose portrait of a guest in a dusty blue floral dressGuest in a linen suit walking across the draped backdropGuest in a sage satin slip dress laughingGuest in a pale blue floral dress laughing with champagneGuest in a dusty blue ruffled gown on the backdropGuest in a blush tiered floral dress twirling her skirtGuest in a sage satin slip dress posing on the backdrop
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What’s included

A portrait studio, right at your venue

  • A styled portrait studio. Draped ivory backdrop, professional lighting and florals matched to your day.
  • Guided portraits for every guest. Singles, couples, friends and families, relaxed and directed during cocktail hour.
  • Fine art prints, made on site. Printed quietly while the celebration goes on (Signature and Luxe).
  • The portrait wall reveal. A styled grid wall where guests discover their prints later in the evening.
  • A keepsake for every guest. Each print goes home in a matte brown envelope sealed with our mark.
  • A private online gallery. Every high-resolution portrait to view, download and share, within two weeks.
  • We bring everything. Backdrop, lighting, printer and an assistant, set up and packed away without fuss.
The prints5x7 fine art prints with a clean white border, in color or classic black and white.

How it works

A portrait, a secret, and a reveal

  1. We shoot

    During cocktail hour, guests step into the lounge for a short, guided session. Alone, as a couple, with friends or with family, each one is lit and directed so they look and feel their best.

  2. We print, quietly

    While the evening carries on, we choose the best frame of every guest and print it on site. It all happens out of sight, so nobody knows what’s coming.

  3. We reveal

    Later in the reception, the finished portraits appear together on the portrait wall. Guests gather, search for their own and laugh at everyone else’s. It becomes one of the moments of the night.

  4. We gift

    Each guest takes their portrait home in a sealed envelope, a favor made at your wedding that they’ll actually frame. You receive the full gallery within two weeks.

Is it right for you?

Made for couples who care about their guests

This is for you if…

  • You want your guests to feel celebrated, not just invited.
  • You’d rather give a favor people keep than one they leave behind.
  • You love timeless, editorial portraits more than props and photo strips.
  • You want a portrait of everyone who came, in one beautiful style.

This isn’t for you if…

  • You’re looking for a self-serve booth with silly props.
  • You need instant phone-ready snapshots more than finished portraits.
  • You want this to replace your main wedding photographer.

The reveal

A portrait wall your guests love to find

With Signature and Luxe, every print is clipped to a styled grid wall as the celebration goes on. Guests find their portrait, take it down, and slip it into a matte brown envelope sealed with our mark, ready to take home.

  • A black grid wall near cocktail hour or the reception
  • A “Your portrait awaits” sign with a QR code to the online gallery
  • An envelope station with matte brown envelopes
  • Color or classic black-and-white prints with a white border

It doubles as décor: a living gallery of everyone who came to celebrate.

White-bordered guest portraits clipped to a black grid wall beside a sign reading Your portrait awaits with a QR code
Wedding guests at dusk finding their portraits on a three-panel black grid wall

Limited · Founding couples

20% off for our first three weddings

Be one of the first couples to bring the Portrait Lounge to your celebration. In return, we ask for a short testimonial and permission to share your guests’ portraits.

Investment

Packages

01

Essential

2 hours · one backdrop · digital only: edited online gallery for you and your guests

from$1,200

Book
02

Signature

2 hours · styled backdrop · assistant · on-site prints revealed on a portrait wall, then gifted in matte brown envelopes

from$1,600

Book
03

LuxeMost loved

2 hours · everything in Signature · custom styling to match your day · black-and-white edit of the full gallery · a framed portrait for the two of you

from$2,000

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Wedding + LoungeBundle

Your wedding coverage and the Portrait Lounge from one team, in one cohesive style, so your day and your guests are both beautifully captured

Bundle pricing

Ask

Every package includes 2 hours of portraits. Need more time for a larger celebration? Get in touch and we’ll tailor it. Travel beyond 20 miles of Winter Garden $50.

Beyond weddings

For brands and celebrations too

The Portrait Lounge works beautifully at brand launches, grand openings, galas, birthdays and company events. Your guests leave with a polished portrait, and your brand gets a gallery of content from the day.

Good to know

Questions

Will it pull guests away from the celebration?

Not at all. We photograph during cocktail hour, when guests are already mingling, and each portrait takes just a few minutes. It becomes part of the fun rather than a break from it.

Does this replace our wedding photographer?

No. It runs alongside your photographer, so they can focus on your story while every guest gets their own portrait. Still looking for a wedding photographer? Ask about our Wedding + Lounge bundle.

How many guests can you photograph?

Most guests take just a few minutes, so the two-hour session comfortably covers most celebrations. For larger weddings, get in touch about adding time.

How much space do you need?

A spot about 10 by 12 feet, on a lawn, a patio or indoors, near a power outlet. We bring everything else.

Can it replace our wedding favors?

Yes. With Signature or Luxe, every guest takes home a printed portrait, a far more personal favor.

How do guests get their photos?

With Signature and Luxe, prints are made out of sight and revealed on the portrait wall later in the reception, and guests take theirs home that night in a brown envelope. Everyone also receives a private online gallery within two weeks.

Is it different from a photo booth?

Yes. A booth is self-serve snapshots. This is a guided session with professional lighting, posing and editing, so guests get real portraits.

How do I reserve my date?

A 50% deposit reserves your date, with the balance due one week before the event.

Pricing & availability

Give your guests something to keep

Dates fill quickly in wedding season. Share a few details and we’ll reply with availability and your quote.