Some nights call for something a little fancy, and the CQU Sonography Soirée 2026 was one of them. On Saturday 10 October, the sonography crowd dressed up, filled a beautiful heritage hall in Fortitude Valley, and kept our photo booth busy from start to finish.
The night was organised by Tallulah, who booked us for the soirée at Loyal Hope.
🏛️ Loyal Hope, Fortitude Valley
Loyal Hope is a heritage-listed hall on Morgan Street, built back in 1923 as a lodge for a friendly society. Today it is one of the prettiest event spaces in the Valley.
Think crisp white walls, tall timber sash windows, polished timber floors and high ceilings, with a leafy park and a grand old Moreton Bay fig right next door. It has a light, classic country-hall feel that suits a formal night perfectly, and it is a great size for a celebration of around 100 guests.
📸 Our Setup: It's Giving Digital
Tallulah chose our It's Giving Digital package, our all-digital option for events where guests want their photos straight on their phones.
The setup included:
- A premium DSLR photo booth with studio-quality lighting
- The hall's own white wall as the backdrop, which gave every photo a clean, bright, classic look
- Instant digital sharing, so guests could send their photos to themselves by SMS or email on the night
- Photos plus short videos from every session
- A custom green-marble and gold layout reading CQU Sonography Soirée 2026
- An online gallery link and a hard drive with every photo after the event
🎉 The Night in Numbers
The booth opened at around 7 pm, and the last photos were taken just before 11:40 pm. Over the night it captured:
- 148 sessions
- 413 photos
- 148 videos
- 181 shares, almost all of them sent straight to phones by SMS
The busiest stretch was between 9 pm and 11 pm. As the night went on, groups of friends kept piling in for one more photo. 😄
📱 Why Digital Works So Well for Formals
At a formal, everyone has made an effort with their outfit, and they want those photos to share. With It's Giving Digital, there is no waiting: guests type in their number, and the photo lands on their phone in seconds, ready for socials.
As Tallulah found, it is also easy on the budget, and organisers still get the full online gallery and a hard drive copy of every photo to keep.
⭐ What Tallulah Said
“Such a positive experience. We got the "it's giving digital" package and it was perfect. Fit into the budget. People could get pictures sent to them on the night, we were also given an online link and a hard drive. Everything was covered. The team were also very helpful and really nice. We had our event at Loyal Hope in Fortitude Valley and the team were prompt in their set up and pack down. Would definitely use them again in the future.”
– Tallulah, Google review
Thank you so much, Tallulah! 💜
🎓 Planning a Formal or Graduation?
Whether it is a uni soirée, a school formal or a graduation dinner, a formal and graduation photo booth gives your guests something fun to do all night, and gives everyone photos to remember the night by.
👉 Planning your own formal? Get in touch with us today.
📝 Final Thoughts
The CQU Sonography Soirée 2026 was a beautiful night in a beautiful venue. Thank you to Tallulah for having us, and congratulations to everyone who celebrated!
Planning an event of your own? See our formal and graduation photo booth hire, check out the It's Giving Digital package, or browse all our photo booth packages.
More real events: A Night to Nourish Gala at the Rivershed and the Prince Charles Christmas party at Kedron-Wavell.