Everyone's Doing It for Kids' Birthdays ♡ Easy "Monochrome Background" Perfect for Weddings Too!

Monochrome Photos as a Photo Spot ♡

Recently, there has been a trend in decorations for children's birthday parties.

It's called a "monochrome background"!

It involves printing black and white copies of children's past photos on copy paper and putting them up on the wall to create a photo booth＊

The monochrome background has many advantages:

✅ It allows you to reflect on past photos.

✅ It has a strong visual impact!

✅ Since it's printed in black and white on copy paper, it's cost-effective.

✅ You can easily print it at home or at a convenience store.

This makes it a wonderful photo spot ♡

Since I thought it could also be used for decorating welcome areas at weddings or designing photo booths, I’ll introduce how to make it in detail.

◆ How to Create a Monochrome Background

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Choose the photos you want to use as the background.

The A4 size is 21 cm wide and 29.7 cm tall (it will be slightly smaller if you cut the margins). Calculate the number of photos based on the desired size for the photo booth＊

It's convenient to organize the photos you want to print into folders.

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Print the photos in [A4 size, black and white, landscape format]. You can print them at home, but printing at a convenience store is only 10 yen per sheet, which may be more cost-effective than considering ink costs.

(Since the ink will cover the entire paper)

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Stick the printed photos on a wall or panel, and it's complete. Since preparation can take time, if you want to put them up in a wedding welcome area, check with your planner in advance.

Decide whether to have margins around the photos or not.

It looks like this with margins:

And without margins, it looks like this＊

◆ How to Decorate the Monochrome Background

For children's birthday parties, it's standard to put up monochrome photos on the walls and floor.

It might be difficult to attach them directly to the walls or floors at a wedding venue, so I think making a large panel to create a photo booth is more practical＊

Adding illustrations or logos of the bride and groom, or messages in the center would also be lovely.

An idea to print photos that you want to highlight in color seems nice too ♡

Preparing two panels and decorating them in the corner could look interesting like a photo exhibition.

I Want to Try a Monochrome Background ♡

The "monochrome background" that’s trending in children's birthday decorations also seems like a great addition to weddings＊

By including many photos from childhood, with your partner, and with guests, it could become a beautiful photo booth filled with memories ♡