ShutterBooth Hampton Roads has been busy celebrating in recent weeks with several exciting milestones. First off, we would like to welcome to the ShutterFam, baby Max! We are all very excited for the newest addition who steals the hearts of all of our ShutterNinjas.

ShutterBooth Hampton Roads was also recently won WeddingWire’s Bride’s Choice Awards for 2012! Thank you to all of our amazing brides and grooms who have been able to share our passion for capturing memories at their special events! http://www.weddingwire.com/

We were also able to celebrate the five year anniversary for A. Reddix & Assoiates at the Half Moon Cruise and Celebration Center. The gala celebrated 5 years of excellence in the local business and integrated exciting entertainment for the guests, including comedy skits from the Freakin’Awesome Comedy Theater and a dancing competition by Isaac Gay and Becca James. The love and endearment among the close knit family at Ardx made for an amazing evening, thanks for having us!

“ShutterBooth has been busy representing!” as the epitome of photobooth needs in the area at several amazing shows: The Outer Banks Wedding Association expo with David Tutera, Hampton Roads Magazine’s Winter Bridal Showcase at the Sheraton Waterside and Uniquely Yours in Norfolk. Be sure to visit ShutterBooth at the local bridal shows in the area and visit our Valentine themed kissing booth! Take a pic, grab some info, enter our drawing, and see what all of the excitement is about!

Cheers!
Arianna

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!

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!

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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.

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

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.