I wanted to post another little sneak peak of our wedding.. Here is the behind the scenes of the construction process of our photo wall.. We are going to use this as the background of our photo booth ! I AM SO O O O Excited!!
When we thought of this idea we had no IDEA the amount of work that lied ahead or what it was going to take to bring this bad boy to life.. after careful planning.. strolling the huge halls of the local Home Depot we collaborated and strategized.. actually… we just bought a bunch of stuff and started playing.. First off I have to give a big thank you to the guys over at Richfield Tree Farm in Yorba Linda for all their help in finding and cutting the wood.. Super awesome guys and they have a great big cut-it-yourself tree farm with over 60 acres!!… My dinkey chainsaw was nothing compared to their MONGO one and got the job done so much faster! if it wasnt for them I think I would still be cutting. Here is what we started with!
a little Gorilla, porter cable, some mdf board, 2×2’s and we were off..
we wanted to make sure that all the trees were different shapes and sizes so we could create a unique and diverse mosaic.
only 4 more consecutive trips to home depot, 2 more trips to the lumber yard and 3 solid days or manual labor later!!! WHaalloaaa!! Photo Wall.. good thing Kristin already agreed we can put it up as our headboard in our new place!! I cant wait to move in together after we are married! its going to be so exciting!
the first photos from our booth..
I think it came out exactly how I imagined.. however long story short… I wouldn’t recommend this project to anyone 
After Kristin saw it she said “ohhh its soo awesome!! do you think you could make another one behind the cake table too…?” and I replied.. “……cricket…….cricket…….”
A HUGE thanks for a HUGE investment of time Mr. Matt Gartner with Gartner Photography. One of my good friends, groomsmen/workhorse and other mastermind behind this creation..if it wanst for him I dont think I would have been able to move the several hundred pound wall by my self… literally i think its about 300 lbs total… yikes
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wow….approximately what are the measurements of that wall? it’s epic! good job!!!
HAHA yeah its 8 foot by 8 foot
O>>>M>>>G!!! that’s all i have to say!!
What a great idea for a background!
Looking foreward to see the pics
Xo Katja
Wow! This looks absolutely amazing! Definitely the best photo booth background I have ever seen, even though I haven’t seen many. Great job and I can’t wait to see the photos taken during your wedding
Nice work guys!! Looks awesome in photos. I can’t wait to see it action on wedding day. Glad Matt could be there to help out. I know he had fun doing it!!
holy cow, brandon!! incredible piece of work.
Yeah, that was so much fun, although I am really happy that we aren’t building another one for behind the cake. I can’t wait to see it in action on the wedding day. Gonna get some sweet shots in front of it for the photo booth. Can’t wait for the myriad of other projects we have to work on.
That looks incredibly rad. Major man points for the construction of that one…Looking like it is going to be an awesome day! Excited for you guys!
Holy smokes! Great job… It looks awesome!
im taking a million photos in front of this thing….it looks so great! nice work boys….looking forward to seeing u figure out how to transport it haha
woot! this is too amazing!!! can’t wait to see all the crazy photos with it!
Wow. I love it, Brandon!! I’m sure it was hard work, but how cool is that?! My favorite part is that you’re able to use it in your home after the wedding! An amazing concept.
oh my wow.
This is so great. Definitely beats the average black backdrop!
love love love this… what are you doing with them after the wedding? you could make a really cool backdrop with this. Id make a whole wall full of that… soo cool
Wow, we’re SUPER STOKED about this backdrop. Nice work constructing this Brandon. So classy! Can’t wait to photograph this (:
this is AMAZING!!! certainly didn’t look like an easy task…can’t wait to see the pics from the photobooth
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Absolutely LOVE it!!!
wow, talk about a DIY project! it looks great!
ah! We’re using stumps in our centerpieces!
great minds think alike! 
wow! so awesome!
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[...] I think that it’s hard to go without noticing the amazing backdrop that Brandon constructed to match theme of his wedding. Bravo Brandon – BRAVo! Such creativity was brought to the table at this event. If you’d like to see more about how B built the backdrop, he talks about it here. [...]
[...] (1) This first one is super labor intensive but so worth it for uniqueness! Photographer, Brandon Kidd, made is own backdrop for his wedding. I’m sure as a photographer he’s seen it all… except this one! He cut various size trunks of trees to make this DIY photo backdrop. (I hope this inspires all you grooms out there!) Read more here. [...]