Turning 40 deserves a proper celebration, and Christy’s 40th birthday at Bavay Distillery in Morningside was exactly that: a stylish night with great friends, great drinks and a photo booth that barely had a quiet moment.
Organised by her friend Anastasia, the party on Saturday 19 September brought everyone together in one of the most unique venues we have worked in.
🥃 A Hidden Gem in Morningside
This was our first time at Bavay Distillery, and we were blown away.
Bavay is a small-batch distillery making its own gins, rums, vodkas and liqueurs, set inside a heritage-listed stillhouse that is around a century old. Inside, you will find gleaming copper stills and a warm, rustic bar, and outside there is a covered alfresco area with barrels and lush greenery.
The event space looked amazing, and the venue’s history and industrial character gave the whole night a relaxed but special feel. It is genuinely one of Brisbane’s hidden gems, and if you are looking for a birthday venue with real character on Brisbane’s east side, it is well worth a look.
📸 Capturing the Night with Event Bliss
For Christy’s celebration, Anastasia chose our Printed & Posted package, with the Vintage Audio Guest Book added on.
The setup included:
- A premium DSLR photo booth with studio-quality lighting
- Our Gold Sparkles premium backdrop, a perfect match for the distillery’s warm, moody feel
- A props table for extra fun
- Instant prints, so guests could take home a photo strip from every session
- Instant digital sharing by SMS and email
- A custom black-and-gold photo strip design reading Happy Birthday Christy and This is 40
- Our Vintage Audio Guest Book, so guests could leave Christy a voice message
🎉 A Booth That Barely Stopped
From the moment the booth opened just after 5 pm to the last photos at around 8:30 pm, guests kept coming back.
Over the night, the booth captured:
- 90 sessions
- 319 photos
- 9 videos
The busiest stretch was between 6 pm and 7 pm, when almost half of all the photos were taken. By then everyone had arrived, the party was in full swing, and the props table was getting a serious workout. 😄
🖨️ Photo Strips to Take Home
With Printed & Posted, every session produces a printed keepsake. For Christy’s party, we designed a classic 2x6 photo strip in black and gold, with three photos framed by her name and a big “This is 40”.
Prints are a huge hit at milestone birthdays. Guests love having something to take home, and the birthday girl ends up with a stack of memories from the night.
☎️ Messages for the Birthday Girl
The Vintage Audio Guest Book gave guests a fun way to leave Christy a personal voice message. They picked up the vintage phone and recorded their birthday wishes, and Christy can listen back to every one of them long after the party.
💜 Planning a 40th Birthday?
Whether it is a 30th, 40th, 50th or beyond, a birthday photo booth gives your guests something to do, and gives the birthday person hundreds of photos to keep.
Our Printed & Posted package is perfect when you want guests to walk away with a printed keepsake, and the Vintage Audio Guest Book can be added to any package.
👉 Planning a milestone birthday of your own? Get in touch with us today.
📝 Final Thoughts
Christy’s 40th at Bavay Distillery was a brilliant night in a brilliant venue. Thank you to Anastasia for having us, and happy 40th, Christy! 🥂
We’re so grateful to have been part of the celebration, and we can’t wait to work at Bavay Distillery again.
Planning your own milestone birthday? See our birthday party photo booth hire, or check out the Printed & Posted package, the Vintage Audio Guest Book, our Gold Sparkles backdrop and all our photo booth packages.
More real events: Abhishek’s 40th at Cloudland and Chol’s 90s-themed 30th at Zillmere Eagles.