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Planning a Newcastle School Formal

A school formal is really two events: the arrival, which families photograph at the kerb, and the night itself, which belongs to the students. Most of the bookings worth making early are for the first part, so it pays to settle cars and booths before anything else.

For arrivals, the choice runs from classic to loud. Hunter Supercruise brings a yellow Lamborghini Gallardo or a red 1968 Camaro SS, with chauffeured formal arrivals from $300 for the first hour. Chic Chevs has two 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air stretch limousines, one red and one white, each seating eight with a colour-changing dance floor. For a bigger group, Arrive First Class runs a pearl-white H2 Hummer for 11, H2 Hunter Hummers seats 15 from $550 per hour, and Krusin Kombis takes ten in a super-stretch Kombi with no travel charge anywhere in Newcastle or Lake Macquarie.

Booths and music carry the rest of the night. Level Up Booths starts from $400 with a 360 slow-motion video booth, SteelCityBooths includes an attendant and unlimited prints from $650, and Photobooths Newcastle can add slushy and popcorn machines to the same booking. Mane Events and Avid Entertainment both bring DJs with lighting.

Decisions for the formal committee:

  • Arrivals: one shared stretch vehicle per group, or a car for each couple
  • Photos: a printing booth, a 360 video booth, or both
  • Music: a DJ who can also MC the presentations and announcements
  • Venue: a function room, or All Event Cruises' Calmer, which seats 250 on Newcastle Harbour

For more arrival options, browse limousines or hummers in Newcastle.

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Arrival cars by group

  • A couple making an entrance: Hunter Supercruise's Lamborghini Gallardo or Camaro SS
  • Up to eight: a Chic Chevs Bel Air, red or white
  • Ten or eleven: Krusin Kombis' super-stretch Kombi, or Arrive First Class's H2 Hummer
  • Fifteen: H2 Hunter Hummers' H2 Super Stretch, with screens and colour-changing lighting

Booth styles

  • Printed photos with an attendant: SteelCityBooths, with every photo also sent by text
  • 360 slow-motion video: Level Up Booths, or Photobooths Newcastle's 360 booth
  • Mirror and kissing booths: Photobooths Newcastle
  • A custom print design and private online gallery: Level Up Booths

On the dance floor

  • Mane Events: club-style intelligent lighting as standard, with lasers and bubble machines as extras
  • Avid Entertainment: open-format DJs, with a briefed back-up DJ if yours is unwell
  • MC duties: Avid Entertainment adds them for $500

School Formals: Questions Answered

Which formal cars suit a group of friends arriving together?

H2 Hunter Hummers seats 15, Arrive First Class's H2 Hummer takes 11, Krusin Kombis' super-stretch Kombi seats ten, and each Chic Chevs Bel Air seats eight in the back.

How much is a formal arrival car in Newcastle?

Hunter Supercruise's chauffeured formal arrivals start from $300 for the first hour, H2 Hunter Hummers starts from $550 per hour, and Krusin Kombis starts from $1,400 for a 3.5-hour hire with a uniformed chauffeur.

Do photo booth companies charge travel to a formal venue?

SteelCityBooths charges no travel anywhere within 100 kilometres of Newcastle, and Level Up Booths includes travel within 40 km of Morisset, with set-up and pack-down by the team.

Can the formal DJ also run the announcements?

Mane Events is a DJ and MC team, and Avid Entertainment adds MC duties to a DJ booking for $500.

Can a school formal be held on Newcastle Harbour?

All Event Cruises charters Calmer, an 87-foot vessel seating 250 across two enclosed dining levels, with in-house catering, a sound system and microphones.