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What's a BYOC?

We understand how hectic life can get and how expensive it can be to hire a photographer for holiday photos. That's why we've created BYOC (Bring Your Own Camera) photo sets for your family to take pictures! Our scenes/sets are created for each event and allow your family to capture beautiful memories at an affordable price. All you have to do is bring your loved ones and a camera! We will have people here to take your photo, help to position your group, and make silly faces to capture the attention of babies and pets. The best part is that you can take loads of photos and all of your pictures will go home with you on your own camera! We typically hold events in Spring and around Christmas, but occasionally add a few in throughout the year. In order to attend, we do require that you sign up for a time slot. Our time slots run every 15 minutes and allow you to take as many photos as you'd like during your 15 minute slot. Most of our events range from $30 to $35 per 15 minute slot. You can sign up for events using the links below or through the links on our Facebook page. We understand that you may not like the quality picture that your camera can take. We encourage you to bring along your favorite family photographer or we can take your picture with our camera for an extra fee. The pictures that we take will be emailed to you within a few days of the event, but they will not be edited or touched up. After the event is over, please share your photos with us on Something Borrowed Events Facebook page and leave a review! For updates on each event, please keep an eye out on our calendar and Facebook page, because that is where we will post any changes or list any last-minute notifications. Facebook is our primary source of communication when it comes to these events, so please make sure to follow us and our events there!

Inclimate Weather

In the event of inclement weather, we will notify you via the email you signed up with, as well as posts on Facebook, stating that we will be rescheduling. There have also been days where the weather cooperates in the morning, but gets ugly as the day goes on. If you are signed up for a slot, and the weather is not looking good, you can always call to check that we are still holding the event. If we need to cancel within an hour of your slot, we will be calling you on the phone number you provided, to let you know. If there is a set rain date(s), posted when the sign ups go live, please make sure to write these date(s) down in your calendar. The first date posted, will be the first date used in the event of rain. If you cannot make it to the rain date(s) that will be provided, you will have 3 days to notify me to be refunded your deposit money, minus $10. This is an administrative fee that covers all of the background work we do to fill your slot if you cannot make it. If you let me know after the three days is over, you will not be eligible for a refund (this just allows us time to fill your slots).

For all of our events, we use a site called SignUpGenius. In order to reserve a 15 minute slot, you must sign up using the links to the site found in the upcoming events section below or on the Facebook event created for each BYOC event.

Click on the date that you would like to attend and find the time and set that you would like to take pictures at.
In order to sign up for a 15 minute slot, we do require that you pay in full for the time slot. This deposit is NONREFUNDABLE and non transferable to any other event. Please make sure that yourself, and everyone in your party are able to make it for the time and date you are booking, before signing up.
The site does not allow you to cancel your slot or switch times once you have signed up. If you need to do either, please send us an email (sbeventspa@gmail.com) and we can help you out.
Any slots that are still open will have a button that reads, "Sign Up". If you DO NOT see this button, that slot has been taken.
If you cannot make it for your slot for any reason, or you would like to cancel, please let us know so we can fill your slot with someone else that would like to come! Most events do fill up and we have a waiting list for open slots.

Events with more than one scene...

When signing up for a BYOC event with more than one scene, make sure that you are signing up for the correct scene, at the time you would like, and for the correct date (some events have multiple dates).
Keep in mind that you cannot be at multiple scenes at one time! (unless you have magical powers!) When signing up, make sure to stagger your time slots by 15min. For example: You can sign up for scene 1 from 9:00 to 9:15 and scene 2 from 9:15 to 9:30. If you are doing any type of outfit change, you may want to allow yourself a 15min window in-between!
If you are using an Android to sign up on the site, please make sure to switch your phone to the desktop version of the internet. This will make the site much more user friendly!

Cancelation Policy

In the event that you would need to cancel your slot, we ask that you message or email us ahead of time to let us know. If it is the day of the event, please call or text us at (717) 712-7123. Most times, we have a waiting list of people that would like to sign up, so this allows us to contact them for a slot. Keep in mind that these slots are nonrefundable. If we are FULLY booked at the time of cancellation and are able to fill your slot after you cancel, we can give a refund of everything but $10. This covers our work behind the scenes to fill your slot. If we are not fully booked, and you cancel your slot, there will be no refund given.

All you need to know before coming to an event

All of our events take place outside! Make sure to double check our Facebook page or calendar of events for any last minute updates on weather and possible change in location due to inclement weather.
Unfortunately, we do not have restrooms at this time. Good news is you are typically only here for 20min!
Make sure to arrive 5-10 minutes before your slot to sign in and get yourself and your kiddos ready. Because we run on such a tight schedule, if you arrive late, you will cut into your time with the scene or possibly miss it completely.
We are always available to take your photos with your own phone or camera, for FREE! Just let someone know at check-in that you would like some help.
We know that sometimes you aren't happy with the quality photo that your phone or camera can take. We also offer photography services with our camera! This is an additional fee of anywhere from $30 to $40. We do not edit or touch up any of the photos we take. We will send you every photo we take via DropBox within a few days of the event. If you'd like to sign up for this service, send us a message or email after signing up for your slots.
Pets are always welcome (unless stated in the event description) as long as they are kept on a leash and you clean up after them!
If you have any questions before the event, please feel free to contact us at sbeventspa@gmail.com
We can't wait to see you there!