Where we're at - Part 1: Photographer + booth

One of the earliest vendors the boy/man and I booked for the wedding was our photographer. We had to choose one pretty quickly because we wanted to do our engagement shoot while boy/man was in town for 2 weeks helping me sell our life before heading back to London.

After scoping a few Montreal photographer blogs and websites, checking for style, prices and availability, and consulting with our potential wedding planner, we found one who fit all of our criteria: flexible, laid-back and super creative. (It helped that he used to work with Davina+Daniel, whom I love but are way too expensive for us.)

So in the nick of time (i.e. 3 days before boy/man was leaving), we signed our contract, made our deposit and a couple days later, off we went to our engagement shoot. In all the craziness of moving, selling our stuff, changing bank accounts, visiting wedding venues and spending time with family, the engagement shoot was amazing. For 2 hours, boy/man and I got to smooch, hug, relax, talk, whisper, laugh, and be together, uninterrupted, except for a clicking camera. It was lovely. And the pictures turned out great.

But in all the haste, we kind of overlooked our photographer's photo booth package. We've come to realize that it's pretty "bare" compared to what's offered by other photographers out there. We get a white backdrop and a camera with a remote. No cool hats, mustaches, or feather boas, nothing else.

So that's down to us.

We (well, I) decided to focus on the backdrop first. 

Here's what I have bought so far. (You don't know this yet, but our wedding theme is "rustic chic"):

Love it!
Woods by Cole & Son.

Bought this wallpaper on eBay (UK) for £29.99. Deal! And I will have leftovers for a little feature wall in our new flat in London... whenever that will be...

A cardboard deer head/trophy. How rustic chic is that?
Buck Micro by Cardboard Safari.

Found this little guy at Indianica in Old Montreal. About $15 and no shipping costs. I'm thinking of getting Fred the moose too. But that might be too much.

You like?
Am now looking for props. Preferably rustic chic ones. Ideas?