We hired Mike and his team for our wedding in Port Townsend, and we could not be happier. Mike was a great communicator and extremely attentive throughout the whole process. Our guests loved the photobooth, the props, the print outs, and said several times, "Wow, the people running your photobooth are so nice!" We received a link with a digital copy of all the guest photos the day after our wedding, and it was so nice to see all the photos so soon. Thank you Mike!! read more

Via my Google review: Mike was exceptional throughout the whole planning process, making things super easy for my Husband and I. He went out of his way unprompted, in advance to our event to see if the VW Bus would fit alongside another vendor in a designated space at our venue. Mike is 1000% thoughtful to his clients needs, and I cannot recommend him enough. The day of - he and his helper (I wish I could remember her name, she was just as terrific!) made sure to find the Bride & Groom and ask if we wanted some photos. This was appreciated, as we were so busy saying hello to everyone we hadn't thought about it. Our guests walked away with some awesome keepsakes, and the online gallery is super easy to navigate/make additional purchases to your hearts' content. Thank you 1000 Words Events for making our wedding all the more special :) - Shannon & Jake read more

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We got the 360 Spin Cam for our wedding and it was one of the highlights of the night! The videos were amazing! My husband and I had a great time watching back all the videos following the wedding and we keep having guests tell us how much fun the spin cam idea was! The crew working the event was so great too! I definitely recommend for anyone wanting a unique fun experience for their guests! I couldn't be more pleased with the experience! read more

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I reached out to 1000 Words when looking for a photo booth for my grandpa and his identical twin brothers 90th birthday. Within an hour, Mike had already reached out to provide me a quote and more information. He was incredibly easy to work with and we were able to handle everything via email. We just had the party this past weekend and it was one of the highlights. Everyone had such an amazing time taking pictures and using all the fun props. The attendants were fantastic as well, did a great job of interacting with all the guests, made sure everyone had fun, and took great pictures. I would totally book them again for another event! read more

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Man, oh Man! What an amazing time we had! Mike and his helpers we amazing! From start to finish, Mike has been awesome! Super fast response time and extremely helpful! Our guest had so much fun at our wedding with the photo booth. We did the option for the photo booth scrap book... Best thing ever! We've had so many good laughs going through the book with all the photos taken on our wedding night and reading all of the messages from our guest. If there's any photo booth company I would suggest, it would hands down be 1000 Words! Thank you so, so much!!! read more

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We have been working with Mike for years now, hiring him to capture memorable moments at our annual holiday party and he never disappoints! From initial planning to being on-site, the process is a breeze and I am always impressed by the photos at the end. Thank you to Mike and his team for celebrating with our team and capturing the best moments of the night! :) read more

I found them without a lot of lead time, and Mike was very responsive. His packages were easy to understand, and having him at the site was a lot of fun. read more

Mike did a wonderful job setting up the photo booth! Everyone had a great time at the Holiday party! Thank you!

I hired 1000 Words for our son's wedding reception. The day after the wedding I received an online link to all the images, and got to immediately relive that very enjoyable evening. It's so delightful to see your guests having the time of their lives. Mike was super helpful, coming to set up the previous afternoon while we were all decorating the hall. He noticed that the bride's family had strung about 100 colorful lanterns over the dance floor, so he captured the essence of that in a playful graphic with Paul & Jessica's names & wedding date, and printed it in the center of the photostrips to make an instantly beautiful souvenir that matched the reception perfectly. Although another event prevented him from attending ours, he sent two great helpers who did a super job. We have received a lot of high praise from our guests, who uniformly enjoyed the photobooth experience. It's much more than just a photobooth -- it's high tech, live entertainment that lives on in memories and photographs. read more

We had seen a photobooth used at a wedding in Austin a few years ago, and knew that when we got married we'd want to have one as well - it serves both as a source of entertainment for the guests and a great way to get informal photos. Particularly for a nighttime wedding, on-table disposable cameras which require a flash don't work very well. Initially we were recommended 321Foto, but we were a little concerned about the size of their photobooth and how easy it would be for some of our older guests to get in and out of it. Adam's DJ Service suggested we check out 1000 Words, and we're really happy we did! Their photobooth is a large open space, so it's easy to fit a big group of people into; they give you a shutter button so you can take the picture when you're ready, not when the booth is ready; and with on-site photo printers and a big television to display the photos, the photobooth becomes an instant attraction for your guests! Their photobooth was a resounding success for our wedding, we had our guestbook located next to the photobooth so people could paste in their photo strips and write messages. But I want to call out Mike in particular for being so helpful and accommodating - he helped put my mind at ease early on in our event by helping set up some lighting, and then during the event itself I saw him grabbing people who hadn't been in the photobooth yet, and setting up groups that would make great pictures. At one point he suggested a couple guests for me to grab and get a photo with, and that wound up producing one of the most memorable images from the wedding for me. Thanks, 1000 Words! read more

Mike Abella and his team were a HIT at our wedding on April 7th, 2012 in Mukilteo, WA. Mike brought his green screen photo booth and with our nautical themed wedding we were able to have amazing fun with different backdrops. One being Mukilteo's signature lighthouse and another an aquarium which was the biggest hit! Our guests are still raving about it and loved that they were able to take home pictures instantly. Thank you Mike for making our wedding extremely fun and personalized. I HIGHLY recommend your services. Your professionalism and quality of pictures are exceptional and even better you were such a joy to work with. We also received a link to all of our photos the following day! Now that is speedy service!!! Thank you 1000 Words! read more

1000 words could not express how happy I was with everything about our Photo Booth experience with Mike and assistant Travis. We were so excited to find this unique combination of "photobooth"/mobile studio, that prints the photos on the spot, but the clincher was the projection! All those fun photos were shared by all at my event because they were projecting the photos during the event as well. It definitely encouraged guests to have more fun with the experience and was a HUGE hit...over a month later, people are still telling me how much they loved it. I loved that at the end I got a disc with all the photos from the evening, so even if I didn't see them after they were projected/printed, now I've got them to enjoy for years. I spoke to many PB vendors trying to narrow down who we would use for my wedding. Mike's professionalism is unsurpassed by all, he is responsive in communications, and excited to work out new and unique ideas to enhance the fun. The image quality is incredible and the prints look great. I don't know how he does it, but everyone that gets their picture taken in this PB truly looks like a rock star! A BIG THANKS to Mike and Travis for helping us to make our event one of a kind and "the most fun" wedding our guests had ever been attended, their words, not ours! Seriously, everyone loved it - thanks to 1000 Words! read more

AMAZING!!!! Super high quality pictures and great services ! This was super fun for our wedding! We loved The Photo Bus!! It was a big hit and resulted in super exciting photos!!! Mike will take care of you and make sure you have an amazing event! Thank you Mike!!!! Aurea A. read more

1000 Words served at our daughters wedding this fall - we had the VW van parked outside the venue on Commencement Bay. It was the perfect addition to provide guests with something fun to do in-between activities at the reception. The photos were very high quality, and it's a definite plus that you get them almost instantly - being able to take them home as a keepsake is also a hit with guests. We also really appreciated how Mike worked with us in advance to create artwork on the photo that perfectly matched with our daughter's theme from her wedding invitations. We'd highly recommend them for any event! read more

Another great photo booth event from 1000 words for our school carnival!! Great job Mike and team!

Mike was an absolute dream vendor to work with. He was very professional, responsive, and best of all, super flexible and willing to work with our budget constraints. I would highly recommend 1000 Words Events for any event, our guests loved it at our wedding! My only feedback would be to provide more variety of props: hats, scarves, glasses, other funny items. However, not a huge setback and no lesser rating from me. As a customer, if you want more props, you can always search on Amazon as well to make sure you have the ones you like! read more

I have worked with Mike on multiple occasions for our corporate holiday parties as well as seen him at other local events at the Tacoma Rainiers. He is always professional, and offers a quick affordable alternative to photo booths (he offers those as well, I believe). The last two years we have had a green screen set-up with props for employees where they could choose their background and the photo had our company logo printed on it as well. The line was non-stop, everyone loved it and enjoyed having a memory to take home. At the end of each event Mike sent me a link so I could have copies of all photos, which is really fun to look at. Mike and his staff are talented and great to work with. I would recommend them for corporate or personal events. read more

1000 words is hands-down the best photo booth company ever. Their staff is very professional and fun. They were not pushy and allowed all guests to take their time getting the right props and poses for each picture. I recommend all companies to use 1000 words. We will definitely be using them for every event. read more

This family business is committed to Tacoma! They recently came to help our Tacoma middle school students celebrate our Battle of the Books! They donated their time and materials to capture the smile of our happy book loving kids. I hope you will give them a try at your next event! read more

When we saw that Mike had a VW bus converted into a photo booth that helped us decide our theme for our corporate Summer picnic. Summer of Love, 60's. The VW bus was added décor and great focal point for the outdoor picnic. The photo bus ran smoothly, provided a customized icon for the event and sent the link post event to share with the attendees. End to end great experience, will use them again and again!! read more

We had 1000 Words at our wedding. It's been 2 months and people are still talking about how awesome our photo booth was. 1000 Words is unique in that they don't have an actual booth. The set up a backdrop with a camera which allows you to easily accommodate large group photos. You get the photo clicker so you are in charge of when you take the shot. They came with fun props and everyone got a photostrip of 2-3 photos. They even custom designed a logo for us to put on the photostrips. There is also a screen facing towards the tables and dance floor that shows a slideshow of the photos that have been taken throughout the night. Everyone had a blast in the photo booth and the images were available online very quickly. I would recommend them to everyone!! read more

We recently had Mike's photo booth at our wedding. It was the most nicest set up I have ever seen at an event. Our guests loved every second of it. There was a TV with images just taken running that guests could look at while waiting for their turn, as well as instant prints of the photos they could take home with them. After the event we've received a link to our online gallery of all of the photos taken during our wedding. It was so easy to share the photos with our friends and family and have them saved on the computer/phone. I also totally spaced on getting the ready to go prints from the event, but Mike mailed those out to me, which was totally not necessary but so nice of him! I would use Mike's service for any future events in a heart beat and cannot recommend him enough. Thank you, Mike! read more

This photobooth was a wonderful addition to our wedding! The staff was very professional, fun and helpful. Our guests loved getting print outs and seeing their shots on the flat screen. We did our receiving line in the photo booth and it was a HUGE hit! We are printing out the pictures and sending them with the thank you cards. Great way to give the guests a little "bride & groom" keepsake. The costumer service was great in dealing with Mike. He always answered e-mails promptly, and even when our CD got mailed back to him, he drove it straight to our front door! If you are looking for a photo booth, these are the guys! read more

Had a wonderful experience with the photography crew. The pictures and backdrops were beautiful and everything was very well run and went smoothly. Would definitely use them again. read more

We recently used Mike's photo booth at my son's middle school dance. His service was booked in two emails, we got to pick our background from a ton of different options, Mike showed up on time and made the set up seem like a snap of your fingers. This is definitely the coolest way to go for school dance photo's, not your traditional pose, cheese, pick out your photo package. Mike's set up allows for total creative freedom.The best part of course was seeing the kids and staff totally blown away by the photo booth set up. There were at least 30 students, maybe more crowded around Mike and Ty in and out of the photo booth and they handled it beautifully. They were so having so much fun taking unlimited pictures with their friends. You get collage prints to take home as well as a link to the entire photo book available on the web. This event was priceless for the students! Thank you Mike and Ty! read more

Really great photo booth experience! This was a highlight for our event and we will use them again!

Mike and his sidekick Kirk did an outstanding job at our latest event with 1000 Words Events. Mike drew up an exceptional graphic to be used with our photos and the set-up was spot on. When he arrived on site, he explained all of the procedures very thoroughly and the attendees were very excited about the sharing aspect of the operation. We will most definitely be using 1000 Words Events for our future events. Well done, Mike! read more

We used Mike Avella's photo booth services at our wedding at The Manor House on Bainbridge Island. We are so glad we did! Very nice, easy to work with. The picture quality is beautiful. We opted for just using a brown curtain background which looked fantastic, he would take multiple photos and do redos in case he thought one didn't work out. The props weren't scuzzy old hats but fresh, funny signs and props. Guests loved the photo booth and I actually think it was one of the best photo booths at a wedding... and he is totally on par with the market price. A great vendor. read more

I hired Mike and 1000 Words a couple years ago and was excited to use them again for my event in March. The photos turned out great, and the attendees loved being able to take a photo strip home (they print one for each person in the photo)! I would highly recommend them for any event! Fun booth operators, great props, very professional and efficient (250 guests). Thanks, 1000 Words! read more

Mike Abella and his assistant played an integral role in my big day. We hired Mike to capture our wedding day, and he did not disappoint. He and his assistant came to the hotel right on time to shoot pictures of us getting ready. He had a positive attitude the whole time and blended into the festivities well. He made it about us and put us at ease (we are not hams in front of camera, in fact, we're pretty camera-shy) but Mike made everything easy. He drove us around town to the desired photo locations we had picked out (Kerry Park, Seattle Center, and then the venue on Lake Union). It was so nice of him! We had a blast shooting photos around the city, and my now-husband, who does not like long photo shoots, was pleasantly surprised by how painless it was. We had a blast and he got some great pictures on the boat before our ceremony. I'm just as pleased with the photos of the ceremony and dancing. It's wonderful to have all those big moments captured! Would highly recommend. read more