The one night everyone dresses up.
The photos land before last call.
You own the December party. It’s the one night the whole company is in one room — and the photos usually die on a shared drive in January, after the moment has passed. BrandStudio texts every person their photos during the party. People post that night, and the recap is done before the holidays end.
You know how this usually goes.
The photographer’s gallery arrives in mid-January. The party was December 12th. Nobody is posting anything now.
The booth line stretches past the bar, prints run out by ten, and half the room goes home without a single photo of themselves.
What survives lands in a shared drive nobody opens — and the one culture moment leadership paid for leaves no trace.
Here’s the plan.
Set it up in the fall. On the night, the photos deliver themselves.
Capture
Portraits by the tree or the step-and-repeat, a Photo Booth for GIFs and boomerangs, a photographer working the room. Guests register once with a selfie at check-in — no app.
BrandStudio brands + delivers
Every photo lands in one gallery on the company brand. Face Match finds each person and texts them every shot they appear in — during the party, while everyone is still dressed up.
You watch it happen
The live slideshow fills the big screen as photos come in. People post from the dance floor, and by morning the finished gallery is the recap — before the holidays end.
BrandStudio never appears in the link, the gallery, or the photo. Your employees and leadership only ever see the company brand.
The holiday party, hour by hour.
The one night the whole company actually relaxes — here’s how every moment of it gets home safe.
- 6:00 PM
Doors
The booth is live in the corner, the arrival camera by the door, the company’s holiday branding on both. Zero IT tickets required.
- 7:00 PM
The good hour
Teams pile into the booth; the roaming shooter catches the departments actually mingling. Everything lands in one gallery.
Guest sees: The team photo in the group chat before dessert. - 9:00 PM
Peak party
The screens cycle the night’s best — people drag coworkers over to find themselves. The party watches itself.
- 10:30 PM
Last call
Every guest already has their photos — no Monday email chain, no “who has the pictures from Friday?”
Photos on phones during the party. Recap done before the holidays end.
Everyone leaves with their own photos — the portrait with their partner, the team shot, the booth round — on the company brand, texted that night. Leadership sees the culture moment it paid for while it’s still December. And next year, On This Day brings the whole night back right as the new invite goes out.
- Every employee’s own photos by text that night — no app, no January wait.
- The company logo and domain on every page — a party that looks like the company threw it.
- Next December, On This Day resurfaces the night — last year’s party sells this year’s.
How it actually works.
Every claim above is a feature you can point to. Here’s the mechanism.
Every photo finds its person before the coats do.
Guests register once with a selfie at check-in — no app to download in a party dress. From then on, every photo they appear in finds them: the portrait by the tree, the team shot, the candid mid-toast. Each one texts to their phone during the party, and plus-ones who'd rather skip face matching can opt out and still get theirs at the booth or the Sharing Station.
- One selfie at check-in — every photo of them, matched automatically
- Photos keep finding people as the night goes on
- Per-event face recognition controls, and any guest can opt out
The booth line moves, because delivery is instant.
GIFs, boomerangs, and branded prints — the Photo Booth runs itself with on-screen prompts and a countdown. Every round texts straight to phones the moment it's done, so nobody stands around waiting to claim a print and the line never stalls the party. The company's look is on every frame before it leaves the booth.
- GIFs, boomerangs, and branded prints in one booth
- Each round texted instantly — the line keeps moving
- Your logo and colors applied the moment the shutter clicks
Portraits by the tree, texted before the next couple steps up.
This is the night people bring partners and actually dress up — the portrait matters. Your photographer shoots the tree or the step-and-repeat tethered or on any iPhone, and each couple or team photo lands branded and texts to everyone in it within seconds. The one photo of the two of them all year, on their phones before they're back at the bar.
- Tethered camera or any iPhone — branded on capture
- Couples and team photos texted to everyone in them
- Branded SMS and email delivery — no app, no signup
The room watches itself all night — and posts from the dance floor.
A live slideshow fills the big screen as photos come in, so the party sees itself happening. A Sharing Station near the bar hands out photos however each guest wants them — print, text, email, or scan-to-phone. Photos in hand during the party means the posting happens that night, while everyone still looks like this — not in January when the moment is gone.
- Live slideshow on the big screen, updating as photos land
- Sharing Station: print, text, email, or scan — guests choose
- Photos in hand that night — that's what gets posted
The recap is done before the holidays end.
By the next morning the full gallery is live on your company's domain — logo and colors on every page, folders keeping the party separate from the all-hands. That gallery is the recap: send the link to leadership before everyone scatters for the break, and watch the opens and downloads show the culture moment landed. No shared drive, no January archaeology.
- One gallery on the company domain — never a shared drive
- Sent to leadership while it's still December
- Opens, downloads, and shares show the party landed
Next December, the party comes back.
Schedule On This Day once and forget it. A year later — right as this year's invite goes out — every employee gets a text on the company brand with their photo from last year's party. Last year's best night becomes this year's RSVP nudge, and the December party turns into a tradition people actually look forward to.
- On This Day resurfaces the party by text, a year later
- On your brand and your timing — pair it with the new invite
- Each person gets their own photo back, not a generic blast
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Everything the December party needs — photos on phones before last call.
Holiday party photography questions
How fast do employees get their photos at the party?
During the party. Guests register once with a selfie at check-in — no app — and every photo they appear in texts to their phone as it's taken. The portrait by the tree, the booth round, the candid mid-toast: on their phone before the coat check line forms.
Do plus-ones and partners have to use face recognition?
No. Face recognition is controlled per event, and any guest can opt out. Guests who skip it still get their photos through the Photo Booth and the Sharing Station — print, text, email, or scan-to-phone.
Can the Photo Booth do GIFs and prints?
Yes. GIFs, boomerangs, and branded prints, with your company's look on every one. Because each round texts straight to phones, nobody stands around waiting to claim a print — the line keeps moving.
Where do the photos live after the party?
In one gallery on your company's own domain, with your logo and colors on every page — not a shared drive that surfaces in January. Folders keep the party separate from the all-hands and the offsite inside the same company gallery.
We already hired a photographer. Does this replace them?
No — it delivers their work while it still matters. Watch Folder picks up their exports, so their shots land in the branded gallery and text out to the people in them during the party, not from a gallery link that arrives in mid-January.
When should we lock this in for a December party?
Early fall. December dates stack up fast — most teams that own the holiday party start planning in September or October. Set up the event and the brand kit once, and the night runs itself.
Can the photos come back next December?
Yes. On This Day resurfaces the party by text a year later, on your brand and your timing — right around when this year's invite goes out. Last year's best night becomes this year's RSVP nudge.
Throw the party people post about that night.
Photos on every phone during the party, the company brand on every one, and the recap done before the holidays end. December dates stack up fast — teams that own the party lock this in by early fall.