Love What You Do

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We’ve all heard the saying “do what you love,” and to most of us, it’s a great desktop screensaver or motivational poster. However, trying to really, truly, do what you love is actually a pretty daunting task, especially if you have to blend it into something that also involves work. But when we took the plunge and started this little photo booth business, we committed our free time, extra cash, and passion for people to try and do something that we could love. And six months later, even though it’s not always as fun as it looks, we really are doing it! In such a short time we’ve been a part of so many awesome events: from live-changing charities to sweet 16 birthday parties, and everything in between. In any given day, we see more smiles than most people see in a whole month! Our “clients” have become our friends, and our weekends now full of memories that will last a lifetime. It’s a honor, really, to get to share in all these personal days, that are often the happiest of a persons life. To all our gorgeous brides, brilliant event planners, loving parents and caring business owners, we thank you for letting us play dress up and party with your fabulous guests. You are our inspiration and we love what we do because of you!

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs

Favorite Days in a Photo Booth

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The past few weeks have been filled with a variety of our favorite days: a beautiful wedding, a sweet 16, and a twin 30th birthday party!!!

The pleasure of getting to attend these kinds of celebrations is the exact reason we started this business; it’s hard to call it “work” when we get to share in so many memorable occasions.

From the glowing bride to the sparkling birthday queens, these diva’s know how to throw a good party. And as the saying goes, a picture is (truly) worth a thousands words. Here are a few of our client’s favorite days, forever captured by the smiles of their guests.

To Emily & Dash:

True love stories never have endings.

To sweet Elaine:

Sixteen candles make a lovely light.

To Holly & Heather:

Not double trouble, but twice blessed

Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So, today is my new favorite day.

We loved getting to know each of you and your fabulous guests. Congratulations on your very special day. 🙂

Southern Wedding Guests in a Photo Booth

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Memorial day weekend we took the party booth down south to the tiny little town of Wilmont, Arkansas for the stunning wedding of Ashley Young and Aaron Rutledge. Talk about southern charm!!! The location was a 1900’s mansion decked out in the most beautiful Moroccan decor. The band (Tragikly White) was super fun, the food to-die-for, and the guests a total party! We had a blast and were tickled pink to be a part of this fairy-tale evening. Congrats to the Rutledge’s- we wish you guys a lifetime of happiness!

View and download all photos from Ashley & Aaron’s photo booth here.

Pinching Tails & Snapping Pics

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Last night was our first crawfish boil and we had a blast! The smart folks at Price Waterhouse Coopers booked us for their annual customer/employee appreciation event at Maumelle Park and they don’t skimp on a party. There were plenty of delicious mudbugs, catfish, beer, bouncy houses and for the first time ever, a photo booth! Everyone loved getting their picture made and leaving with a fun photo strip memento of the tasty occasion. And since we’re no stranger to crawfish boils ourselves, we had plenty of antennae & eye stalking hats & props to match the theme of the night. (We were also pretty excited to have a real live hedgehog pose in our booth as well!)

View or download more pics from the fun night here!

Heart Healthy Women in a Photo Booth

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We were beyond honored to participate in the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women luncheon, a national event held in cities across the country to help raise awareness of heart disease as the number one killer of women. Being women ourselves, this cause is especially important to us. While the event was beautifully decorated and fabulously fun, it’s purpose is quite serious. These passionate people at the AHA are empowering women to take charge of their heart health by helping identify risk factors and encouraging healthier lifestyle choices. There were many survivors at the event- and even in our booth- and it really put things into perspective for us… Let’s change the stats girls- 1 in 3 is way too high!!!

Thanks to the American Heart Association of Arkansas for letting us be a part of this amazing cause. And view all the pics of these awesome ladies in red here.

Taste of the Rock

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Photobooth Etc is proud to announce it’s official inclusion into the club of Arkansas businesses: we joined The Little Rock Chamber! We are super excited about the exposure and connections the Chamber provides it’s members, and the ribbon cutting is sure to be a big hit.

Being a chamber member also gets us some extra bookings at some of the hippest events in town. Like last night’s Taste of the Rock at The River Market.

Celebrating it’s 10th year, The Chamber’s TASTE OF THE ROCK, is a food and beverage showcase where guests can sample cuisine from Chamber member restaurants and caterers. And this year, also get their picture made and a great take home from the party!

We created several really cute “western” theme props and had a blast at the event. Here are some cute pics from last night…

Thanks for having us LR Chamber! View all pics from the event here.

Mainstream Technologies Proves Photo Booth Fun at Corporate Event

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Mainstream Technologies is a highly respected custom software and hosting company in Little Rock with a focus on client satisfaction and superior customer service. They hold several customer apprecition events and last night we were excited to be included. Mainstream realized that while mousepads and koozies are great, there’s nothing better than a photo strip with the Maintsream logo on it to offer as a branded promotional take away. Not only did their customers love dressing up and smiling for the camera (after just a little coaxing by the best sales rep in world, Phil Bibbs) this kind of party favor is on for the fridge, not the cluttered desk drawer.
No wonder every single one of their employees said Mainstream was the best job they’ve ever had: the owners know how to celebrate hard work with some good old fashioned fun! We both left the event kinda wanting a job there.. 🙂 (kidding Inuvo and Dillards!)

Photobooth Etc Goes Science & High-Tech at UCA

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Saturday was very busy but also a bit nostalgic for us- having two events at our old alma mater UCA. First stop was to entertain the seriously entrepreneurial techies at BarCamp for their annual creative “un-conference” at the College of Business Building. We were pretty excited to be there with a lot of friends and similar-minded people who enjoy learning from each other. And we even made the local paper!

After a successful lunch there we headed across campus to the Lewis Science Center to play dress up with the 8th grade “Girls of Promise” sponsored by the Women’s Foundation of Central Arkansas. Girls of Promise program is a one-day conference designed to introduce eighth-grade girls to careers in economics, science, technology, engineering, and math. I spoke at the event last year (on mobile apps- what else?) and was thrilled to offer something a little more fun this time around. Much like the Cutter Morning Star Prom we did last weekend, these girls were really into the photo booth. Growing up in the generation of selfies, I would expect nothing less. Oh, and I finally found out what the “L” shape around the eye means- “super fierce”…

Both of these events are near and dear to our hearts and we were thrilled to be invited. Here, here to creative, scientific, technology minded people, that love to be silly in a photo booth!

Getting our prom on!

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Saturday night was a major milestone for Photobooth Etc- our first prom! Doesn’t everyone remember their first? The first “adult” social event; the first time taking the car out after dark or limo ride; the first real dress-up affair; and many other firsts we can think of…

For us, it was also our first time using this thing:

and man is it nice! What normally would have taken us at least 4-5 trips into the lobby and up the elevator, our brand new Rock and Roller multi-cart is a lifesaver!

And as for the prom, well it was pretty great too. Cutter Morning Star is a small school in Hot Springs, AR with less than 100 junior and senior students. But the event didn’t seem small to us and we were busy the entire two hours. They had an awesome room at the top of the Clarion Hotel with a spectacular view of Lake Hamilton. Their theme was also very cute: “Prom Confidential,” and we were happy with how the photo strips turned out with their logo. The teens were very polite and dressed to the nines- and boy can some of them dance!

I was impressed and just a little jealous I couldn’t join in on the fun! 🙂

They also took full advantage of our prop table which was slightly hard to keep tidy:

Even the teachers joined in on the dress up fun!

And these kids knew how to work the photo booth camera… The faces we captured were simply priceless!

I finally know the meaning of the duck face- I can’t wait to practice it!

But enough of the boring snapshots, let’s take a look at some of these glamours teens and their lovely props, shall we? (Not so confidential now are we CMS? 🙂 )

What is this finger around the eye move? I love this…

You can tell these are everyone’s favorite teachers!

The tongue out pose is also a favorite of teens these days I noticed… I believe this one is called the “frog face”. How very Miley of them…

Eye, tongue and teachers in one shot!

The double-deuce cross! What a classic…

There it is in full force- if anyone knows the name of this L-shape eye pose please let me know!

The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to stay out late but don’t have to pay taxes – naturally, no one wants to live any other way. ~Judith Martin

In all seriousness though, these teens were awesome and had a blast using the booth. And I can for sure say provided some of the most colorful shots we’ve taken so far. Thanks, CMS, for letting two old gals live vicariously through you and your wonderful prom night!

Holy Marathon, Batman!

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When you own a photo booth, most every subject is somewhat costumed up. That’s why we have so many props to choose from. But Sunday’s event for the Little Rock Marathon was a real treat when so many of the race participants came to the post-party in their fabulous racing attire. This year they went with the EPIC super hero comic book theme and all I can saw is WOW! (I need some sparks flying out of that WOW but hopefully you can visualize it just the same.)

Although the weather was horrendous, these guys proved their super-human strength and battled the freezing rain and temps to finish strong and still have the energy to party like rock-stars! The post-party was held at the State House and the race volunteers did the most amazing job on the decor! It was a spectacular event; with over 1,000 people (or more- i just know we took over 1000 pics!) in attendance, an awesome DJ and dance floor, great food and drinks, and of course, our humble little photo booth 🙂

Here are some of our favorite costumes of the night.

A link to all the awesome pictures can be found here. Thank you so much to the entire team at the Little Rock Marathon for the opportunity and helping make some awesome props and the super cool backdrop. We loved every minute of being there and can’t wait to work with you again!

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Love What You Do

Favorite Days in a Photo Booth

Southern Wedding Guests in a Photo Booth

Pinching Tails & Snapping Pics

Heart Healthy Women in a Photo Booth

Taste of the Rock

Mainstream Technologies Proves Photo Booth Fun at Corporate Event

Photobooth Etc Goes Science & High-Tech at UCA

Getting our prom on!

Holy Marathon, Batman!