Fullerton, CA Travels nationwide
We print shirts live at your event
Real screen-printing presses, rolled right into your wedding, office, festival, or backyard. Guests pick a design and a size — we press it in front of them and hand it over warm.
The whole show
How live t-shirt printing works
From "ooh what's that" to wearing it out the door in about two minutes. Here's the loop your guests run all night.
Pick a design
Guests choose from your custom designs at the station — usually two to four options we help you art-direct before the event.
Pick a shirt
Tees, hoodies, or totes in their size and color. We bring XS–4XL so nobody settles for "close enough."
We press it
Ink hits mesh, the squeegee pulls, the flash dryer cures. The crowd gathers. It never gets old.
Wear it out
Thirty seconds under the dryer and it's warm, washable, and on their back before the next song ends.
Want the nerdy details? Read how live t-shirt printing works, start to finish.
Try the press
Run a print
yourself
Scroll to pull the squeegee. This is the exact rhythm of every shirt we print — about eight seconds a pull in real life.
- 01 Ink
- 02 Pull
- 03 Peel
- 04 Done
Pick your canvas
What we print on
A tight, proven lineup — soft tees, plush hoodies, sturdy totes, hats, and drinkware. Mix tiers so every guest finds their thing.
Bella+Canvas 3001 tee
The soft retail-fit tee everyone reaches for first.
Gildan 5000 heavy cotton
Sturdy classic cotton that stretches big guest counts.
Next Level 3600 tee
Feather-light with rich, deep color options.
Bella+Canvas 3719 hoodie
Sponge-fleece hoodie guests fight over at night events.
Gildan 18500 hoodie
Warm workhorse hoodie at a friendly price.
Independent SS4500
Clean fit, prints beautifully, layers all year.
Q-Tees Q800 canvas tote
The swag-hauler. Prints big and bold.
Liberty Bags 8502 tote
Light cotton tote — perfect festival keepsake.
Richardson 112 trucker
The trucker hat. Heat-pressed patches on site.
Flexfit 110 snapback
Structured snapback for bolder branding.
Richardson 115 low-pro
Lower crown, easy fit, looks good on everyone.
Insulated bottle
Full-color sublimation for hydration loyalists.
Ceramic mug
The souvenir that ends up at the office.
Not sure where to start? Our garment guide breaks down the lineup, or just tell us your budget and we'll build the menu.
The honest matchup
Live printing vs
the box of shirts
You could order 300 shirts three weeks early and guess every size. Or you could make the merch the entertainment.
| Pre-printed boxes | Live printing |
|---|---|
| Guess sizes three weeks out | XS–4XL printed to order, on demand |
| One design for everyone | Guests choose the design they actually like |
| Leftover boxes in your garage until 2031 | Zero leftovers — we print what guests claim |
| A merch table people walk past | A show people line up for |
| Swag-bag filler, donated by July | The shirt they wear home (and next weekend) |
| Printed weeks ago, somewhere else | Printed 30 seconds ago, right there |
Proof of ink
Fresh off the press
Ballrooms, convention floors, sidewalks, and backyards — anywhere we can roll a press, we print.
Any excuse to print
Built for your occasion
WeddingsFavors your guests actually wear home.See how
Corporate eventsKickoffs, summits, and holiday parties.See how
FestivalsHigh-volume merch, printed on the spot.See how
Birthdays & private partiesThe activity and the party favor in one.See how
Trade showsThe booth with a line down the aisle.See how
Asked constantly
Questions, answered
Most events land between $5K and $15K all-in. The big levers are guest count, printing hours, garment choice, and travel. Your quote covers the crew, presses, setup and teardown, garments, and every print — one number, no surprise fees. We send itemized quotes within 24 hours.
Each press turns out up to 60 shirts per hour, and our standard setup runs two presses with two printers — so a typical event can clear 100+ shirts per hour at full tilt. A single shirt takes about two minutes from “that one, in a medium” to warm in the guest's hands.
Roughly a 10×10 ft footprint per printing station and two standard 120V circuits for the flash dryers. That's it. We bring the presses, ink, garments, tables, and crew. Indoors or outdoors both work — we just need level ground and, outside, cover from direct rain.
Two to four weeks is comfortable for most events — it gives us time to dial in your art and order garments in your sizes and colors. Spring and fall weekends fill first. Got something sooner? Ask anyway; we keep gear staged and have turned events around in under a week.
Hoodies, crewnecks, tote bags, hats, kids' tees, and select hard goods like drinkware. Most events run a core tee plus one or two upgrade items — a hoodie tier and a tote for the folks who already have too many shirts (they exist, allegedly).
XS through 4XL on hand at every event, plus youth sizes when kids are on the guest list. Tell us your headcount and we'll bring a size curve with cushion, so the last guest in line gets the same choice as the first.
Absolutely — kids are our favorite customers. They pick the design, watch the squeegee pull, and lose their minds when the shirt comes off the press warm. We stock youth sizes on request and our crew is great with birthday-party energy levels.
Yes. Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego are home turf with no travel fee. Beyond SoCal we print nationwide — Vegas, Phoenix, Austin, Chicago, New York, anywhere with a loading dock or a lawn — with a travel fee added to the quote.
Want longer answers? The Answers hub goes deep on cost, speed, and setup.
No bots, no spam
Tell us about
your event
A real person reads every work order and replies within 24 hours — usually faster. Most events land between $5K – $15K depending on guest count, hours, and garments.
- Quote within 24 hours, itemized and honest
- Crew of two printers and two presses, standard
- Orange County, LA & San Diego — plus nationwide travel
Prefer a human right now?
(562) 614-4800
contact@merchtroop.com