What is this all about?

A woman with long, red hair and a man with a bald head sitting on a beige sofa with a floral backdrop and red curtains. The woman is wearing a lavender dress with a plunging neckline, and the man is in a dark suit. They are facing slightly different directions, with the woman smiling and looking upward and the man looking to the side.

A custom-designed popup photo studio at your event.

We collaborate with you to create a space that is harmonious with your style, bringing in furniture, pipe and drape, floral and lighting to craft an on-site studio at your event with multiple possible portrait angles. We staff it with a portrait specialist photographer that is able to photograph single people and small groups in interesting ways. A nonshooting assistant will be on hand to guide clients as well as assist the photographer.

Three people sitting on a pink sofa in front of a vibrant backdrop with orange and pink curtains and floral arrangements, including a man with a beard and dark hair, wearing a black leather jacket and red tie, a woman with curly dark hair in a black and white striped dress, and a woman with long brown hair in a multicolored striped dress.

A low-pressure experience from start to finish, with spectacular results.

We take the design notes from your event and concept a studio design that blends perfectly with your theme and mood. We can work with as little as a 15’ x 18’ space to make our magic. We can work with your rental and floral companies, or bring our own; any way you want it, we deliver big results while keeping your event design workload minimal. Coming from two decades of event experience, we know how to add to the party with minimal stress.

Woman with medium-length brown hair, wearing a red dress and a halo-like headpiece, holding a pink flower, with a background of colorful flowers.

An elevated experience unlike any other.

The end result? One-of-a-kind portraits that make guests feel like celebrities - think Mark Seliger’s portraits at the Vanity Fair Oscar party. The portraits that The Absolute Best Thing creates are already light years ahead of any photo booth picture, but to make it even better, we offer three add-ons:

A live stylist that is there to primp, smooth down flyaways, and make sure guests look their absolute best.

Live editing and professional on-site printing, so guests can take home glossy 8x10 portraits of themselves.

And, finally, the most wonderful thing we can create for you: a full carpentry buildout to create a set design worthy of any A-lister.