Hey shutter fans! It’s Harmony here wrapping up October’s events and kicking off November’s.
Starting with the Sweet haven Christian Academy’s Rewards carnival which took place on Friday October 28th 2011. The day started off a little dreary but, the children, parents, and staff were in such high spirits I hardly noticed. The carnival was held on the soccer field which was quickly transformed into a child’s dream event. The first thing I noticed was the smell of the delicious food provided by church volunteers which included: homemade hotdogs and hamburgers cooking over a giant char grill located next to a popcorn, snow cone, and cotton candy machine. What is a carnival with out bounce houses? This one had 10 and a rock wall! Of course Ryan the balloon guy was on hand to craft the most creative detailed balloon creatures I have seen thus far two that stuck were cookie monster and a smurfette. The children were so surprised when the petting zoo arrived with llama’s, ponies, and chicken’s. I was with shutter booth right in the middle of all of the festivities to capture all of the smiles!

The next day Saturday October 2011 Arianna and I had the honor of working the 2nd annual survive Norfolk. Despite the frigid cold there was a tremendous amount of people both zombies and humans who tuned out to show their support. The event was organized by urban playground with the goal of bringing the 757 community together and judging by the turn out it was successful. Vendors included blue horseshoe tattoo, silent disco, and tasty sandwich samples provided by Jimmy John’s. Shutter booth was in the midst of all the zombie mayhem to capture all of the realistic zombie costumes. We had such a fun time! Especially since we survived mauahahaha J

On Sunday October 30th Arianna hosted the Hermitage annual Halloween festival at the BEAUTIFUL Hermitage foundation museum and gardens. On a sunny clear day tons of families from the surrounding neighborhoods dressed in their best Halloween costumes turned out to show support for the hermitage foundation. Face painting and balloon characters were provided by none other than Ryan the balloon guy which is the second time shutter booth ran into him that weekend. Yeah he’s good. Food and refreshments such as hot dogs, popcorn, and cotton candy were provided by a generous ODU fraternity. Entertainment featured a puppet show and tours of the Hermitage museum. All in it was an Eventful Halloween weekend!

On Friday November 4, 2011 Arianna and I had the pleasure of sharing in Brent’s surprise 40th birthday party in the attic at the Waterman’s. Upon arrival I was in awe of the venue’s tasteful details which included stained glass window panes and ornate crystal palm tree chandelier’s all overlooking a stunning view of the Atlantic ocean. In the center of each table held a custom center piece adorned with a single fresh vining flower placed in a vase of water accentuated with the vibrant glow of led lights. The party officially started when Brent arrived to a room full of his closest friends and family who jumped up from around the corner to surprise him on his special day. After chowing down on all of the waterman’s signature entrée’s and appetizers DJ Joe Fu dropped the beat . Eventually there were two giant costume boxes brought out filled with fun hats, boas, glasses, and wigs each guest chose something to wear and proceeded to dance the night away. In between scrap booking and running the booth Arianna and I danced along by the booth. It was an amazing party and I feel so fortunate to have contributed in the festivities!

We have a huge shout out to all of the October weddings and events since out last ShutterUpdate.
Perhaps our most festive event, The Dugan Wedding captured all of the best traits of fall on October
8th. Hosted by the Virginia Beach Yacht Club and Black Iris Events, this autumnal celebration
joined Crystal and Dalton with some of the most original moments yet. Halloween fever began for
Shutterbooth at the Dugan wedding which exhibited classy pumpkin décor, fall colored center pieces,
and an amazing skull ice sculpture complete with a misty fog. Yes, you read it right, Ice Art made an
impression with the piece which captured the personalities of Crystal and Dalton perfectly. Congrats to
the lovely couple!

The following weekend was full of exciting events beginning with a celebration of grandeur on the 15th,
Hannah and Zachary’s B’Nai Mitzvah. Decked out in red carpets and velvet ropes, the Virginia Beach
Hilton Oceanfront was transformed into a Hollywood event with all the right trimmings. Hannah and
Zachary celebrated with all of their closest friends and family with ShutterBooth, Astro DJ’s, and yet
another fantastic piece by Ice Art, a huge ice guitar positioned at the main entrance. Tons of party
favors were given, along with a popcorn stand and smoothie station which set this party apart from all
others! Thanks for letting ShutterBooth help make your B’Nai Mitzvah even more memorable!

Just down the street in Fort Story, a beautiful beach wedding for Stephanie and Richard captured the
last of good weather before the winter chill. Complete with sea shells and starfish, the Edelen wedding
catered to a navy decorated guest list who managed to break the booth record by fitting 20 people in
the booth! Stephanie and Richard enjoyed their first dance to Kenny Chesney’s, “Me and You” and also
enjoyed their tier of cupcakes together as the night went on. ShutterBooth was very excited to be a part
of your celebration; Congratulations to the both of you!

Sunday the 16th was a day of Outer Banks Weddings, as ShutterBooth Hampton Roads traveled down to
the beaches of North Carolina. The beach off of the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk held the ceremony
where Courtney and John said their I Do’s before taking the party up to the pier house. Simply Posh
decorated the beach scene and made a tier of glittering sugar and cake pops with two customized cake
pops decorated for the Courtney and John. It was such a treat! ShutterBooth and its prop box were
a huge hit for everyone to enjoy, along with the personalized scrapbook custom made by our own
ShutterBooth hosts. We were glad to be there on your special day, congrats!

After enjoying the beach view in Kitty Hawk, our ShutterStars headed to the Duck Country Club for the
Nelson wedding that same night. Here, Judy and Bob celebrated tying the knot and danced their first
dance as husband and wife to “At Last.” A big hit at the reception was the Michael Jackson Wii that
was set up on the dance floor in which mass participation of “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” rocked the night
away. It was truly an amazing sight that everyone should get a chance to experience. Thanks for rocking
our night Judy and Bob, and congratulations!

Shutterbooth Hampton Roads was excited to travel to Mooresville, North Carolina this past week to kick off our series of October Weddings. The Lucky Couple? Heather Noe and Mark Dutton; they tied the knot in the quant town of Mooresville, becoming newlyweds in the early afternoon of October 1st. The Charles Mack Citizen Center in downtown Mooresville held the reception where the lovely pair danced their first dance as a married couple to “At Last.” The catering, DJs, candy bar, and photo booth made their special day beyond ordinary as guests of all ages were able to celebrate a momentous occasion for their loved ones and friends. Join us in congratulating Heather and Mark, and we look forward to more weddings to come as the fall season continues to bring couples together with ShutterBooth Hampton Roads!

We received this email from a ShutterClient whose daughters wedding ShutterBooth was lucky enough to be at recently and wanted to share!

Hi Jaquelynn,

The photo booth was the hit of the wedding! I was surprised at the number of people who hadn’t seen this at a previous wedding. Everyone from the youngest kids to the oldest adults got into the booth at least once, I think, and quite a few took more than one set of photos! Your staff were very professional and a joy to work with. They arrived and had everything set up right on time and there were just no problems at all the entire evening. The props they brought really made the pictures! The photo book they put together that night was so much more fun than a standard guest book! We laughed and laughed the next day while we looked through all of the pictures–an immediate reminder of all the fun from the night before. We used your idea, too, of using photo strip frames as the wedding favors and they were very popular. And, of course, you were great with helping us get the “save the date” photo strips set up.

From the “save the dates” to the wedding favors to the photo/guest book, you were just an invaluable source for the wedding. I will heartily recommend you to everyone I know and hope your business continues to grow! Thank you so much!

Sincerely,
Kathi S.

Our favorite ShutterGroom artist has recently launched his new website! Please visit www.samwelty.com to get a great view of the wide array of talent that is Sam Welty!

Don’t forget to check out the kid’s room section for peek at the gorgeous fishies!!

Amy had emailed us about having ShutterBooth for her March wedding. I suggested they come over to our home office and check out the ShutterBooth, meet us, see what we do, and see if we’re a fit for her most special day. Amy brought along her ShutterGroom, Sam. After seeing the booth in action and talking about what they want from ShutterBooth, you could tell Amy and Sam wanted ShutterBooth at their wedding.

In the course of our conversation, we found out Sam was an artist, and not just any artist, but a mural painter. Our 2 year old, Annabelle, has become obsessed with fish. From her visits to the Virginia Beach Aquarium, to her daily requests to watch ‘Little Nemo’ by handing us the remote and saying ‘Fish, Fish’, to her little beta fish in her room courtesy her Aunt Mere, Belle just LOVES fish. We let Sam in on this secret and showed him Belle’s room. Jaquelynn and I talked with Amy as Sam just stared at the walls. It was like we weren’t even there anymore. After a few minutes, he proposed a trade… We bring ShutterBooth to their wedding for a small fee, and he’d give Belle some fish on her wall. Annabelle is the CEO of our little family business, so we couldn’t turn that down.

Sam came by the other day to do the mural. We had pretty high expectations after seeing his portfolio. We figured he’d paint some fish above her bed and call it a day. We knew it’d be great, but we weren’t expecting him to be in there all day. As high as our expectations were, we were BLOWN AWAY. It turned out unbelievable! The discount we were giving them didn’t do the mural justice, so we are doing their wedding for free and we still feel like we’re getting the better end of the deal. The only issue we have is while Sam and Amy will only have one wedding, we plan on having more kids and will definitely be giving Sam a call when we do.

ShutterBooth! We couldn’t be more honored that reviews from our actual clients helped us achieve this honor. It should be noted, that we are the ONLY photo booth in Virginia who was voted Best of Weddings. We will work hard to make this an annual event around our office. Thanks again for all the brides who reviewed us. We love you guys.

Join ShutterBooth this Sunday, January 16th at the Norfolk Scope for the Uniquely Yours Bridal Showcase. David Tutera of WE TV’s ‘My Fair Wedding’ will be the featured speaker. This bridal show is going to be HUGE and we are going to be there bringing the fun of ShutterBooth to everyone. We just hope we are in tip top shape after the VIP Cocktail Event with David the night before. See ya there.

Join us Sunday, January 9th at The Founders Inn in Virginia Beach from 12pm until 4pm at the 8th Annual Hampton Roads Bride Winter Bridal Showcase.

ShutterBooth will be there, so come by and get your ShutterStrip and experience the fun for yourself.

Well, Jaquelynn and I have complete our first year as ShutterBooth owners and what an exciting year 2010 was. We went from not even knowing about renting a photo booth for our own wedding, to falling in love with ShutterBooth the product and service, to falling in love with ShutterBooth the business.

We worked hard in 2010 to show as many people as possible the fun of ShutterBooth. From bridal shows to Norfolk Tides games, from Winterblast with The Eagle to going out to sea with the USS George HW Bush, tens of thousands of people got to see ShutterBooth, get their pictures taken, and take home a memento of their experience.

2011 looks to be even bigger and better for ShutterBooth. More people know about ShutterBooth and the fun it brings to their wedding, and we’ve gotten better at conveying to potential clients just how important the ShutterBooth experience is to their wedding. 2011 is booking up fast, don’t get left out on in the cold. Remember, you can book any photo booth, but it won’t be a ShutterBooth.