Smoke Bombs
Ready to bring war zone vibes to your wedding day?
When used properly - they don’t stain clothing, are a right old giggle, and no one loses a finger. There is a fair old chunk of planning involved in their use, so keep on reading if you’d like them to be part of your day.
Supply
Due to insurance restrictions, I’m unable to be the one who supplies you with smoke bombs - but fear not; I can point you in the right direction.
Enola Gaye are the gold standard of smoke bombs, and the only ones I’d recommend working with.
Their TP40 is my first pick, and if that’s unavailable, their WP40 also does a good job. Avoid any of the larger, dual vent, or micro models.
Colours
I typically recommend using 2x colours for both couples and group shots. Some of the combinations that tend to work well together are:
Green + White
Orange + Purple
Purple + Blue
Pink + Orange
If the plan is for a larger group shot smoke bomb photo - feel free to go all out on the rainbow colours!
Numbers
It’s always worth having at least 1x spare smoke bomb of each colour, as they don’t always work as planned.
For the couples stuff, we’ll use 4x smoke bombs (you’ll both be holding one, plus 2x helpers to build up the smoke cloud), and have some spares ready and waiting.
For one take, you’ll need a minimum of 6x, two takes will be 10x or 12x (depending on if different colours). Group shots are just 1x smoke bomb per person, plus spares.
Safety
Yeah, I’m going to sound a bit boring here - but smoke bombs can be dangerous if we dick around with them.
On the wedding day, I’ll give a proper safety briefing to those who are using them on how to do so as safely as possible. Without wanting to be a party pooper, I’d recommend no one uses them who’s had a skin full.
They are a pyrotechnic, and as such - do have a level of danger around using them. I accept no liability for damage, or personal injury from using them.
Venues
Not all venues are run by cool kids, meaning some are less than impressed when they spot a big smoke cloud heading their way.
I sort of don’t fancy being blacklisted from any more venues due to the unauthorised use of smoke bombs, so I’ll be wholly reliant on you checking permission with the venue first.
