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Photo Booths are for every party

As a kid visiting the five and dime store or any amusement park, you always grabbed your best friend and a couple of quarters and entered the photo booth for a strip of four goofy poses.  We’ve all still got copies of these pictures somewhere in our photo albums.

Photo booths have become the rage of wedding receptions. Not only can participants take their photos with their dates, family and friends, but they can also have a copy to give to the bride and groom as a keepsake. Some brides set out “wedding memory” books with pages for guests to glue their pictures in and write special messages to the wedding couple. The second set of pictures is taken home as a memento of the reception.

But weddings aren’t the only place for photo booths!  Since the pictures can be “branded” with logos and dates and sayings, the list of events goes on and on.  Photo Booths are perfect for Bar & Bat Mitzvahs, company picnics or holiday parties, Grand Openings, Fundraisers, School Proms, College events and more! The combination of the number of pictures, the number of copies and the speed at which pictures are produced makes the Photo Booth a perfect choice for any party!

Get photo booths at www.southerntierphotobooth.com.

Flip Books are all the rage

Remember those days as a kid when you would doodle for hours on sheets of paper creating cartoons that, when stapled together, showed a stick figure moving or a car racing down a street? We called those flip books, a small advancement from the early crank-em movie reels.

Well, they are back in a truly innovative form! Flip books allow guests at any event to have a truly memorable experience that they then take home as a souvenir.  

The process is simple: Grab your friends and some props and maybe some signs (remember flip books don’t have audio). Then, act out your “skit” in six seconds for the video camera. Those six seconds are converted into 72 business-card-sized pages that are stapled into a customized cover so you can take your flip book video home with you immediately.

Now, when you want an “action” video of your last performance at a party, just take a flip book with you. No need to setup the DVD or Video player. These unique party favors are great for bar & bat mitzvahs, weddings, or corporate events. The speed at which they are produced allows every participant to get their own copy.

Fun with Photos

Everyone loves a personalized gift or party favor, and having fun (or phun) with photos is the place to start. Bobby K offers a photo booth rental for weddings, parties, and corporate events - and once your guests have their pictures taken, the possibilities are endless!

Imagine seeing yourself on the cover of a fantasy magazine, or putting together a puzzle that reveals a picture of you and your friends. You can be in the middle of a blizzard when you shake up a personalized snow globe, or click to your favorite website with your picture on the mouse pad. How about key chains, dry erase boards, clocks, and photo cubes with multiple pictures?

Check out the photo fun products you can add to your next event, and your guests will never forget the great time they had!

The Real Wedding TEST Quiz

You've got your wedding all figured out ... or do you? Take our pop quiz and see. As you're planning your wedding you're no doubt caught up in the smallest details - from how many bottles of Champagne to order to who sits where. But, your wedding know-how isn't complete until you take this quiz.

1. How many servings are in a bottle of Champagne?

• Isn't a bottle a serving?
• Five servings
• Servings? Pass the bottle and let everyone have a sip.

2. The average number of guests invited to a wedding is:

• 178
• None, unless the judge wants his clerk to sit in
• Every relative your parents and your fiancé's parents have an address for

3. Americans spend $60 billion a year on weddings, according to the Association of Wedding Planners International, and that doesn't include the honeymoon. The average for one wedding is:

• I don't know, but my bills may come to $60 billion
• $20,000 or more
• About $100 for the preacher and another $20 for soft drinks and peanuts

4. Where does the phrase "tie the knot" come from?

• A husband-to-be with gallows humor.
• The bow around your finger reminding you of the myriad of details you have to handle
• The multi-knotted girdle young women wore in ancient Roman times to symbolize their virginity. The knots were undone on the wedding night.

5. Contrary to what you may think, a rainy wedding day means good luck because:

• Guests at your outdoor wedding will leave sooner.
• A wet knot - of the couple tied to the bonds of matrimony - is harder to undo.
• Everything looks fresher after a rain
  

6. Istanbul, Turkey hosts more weddings than any other city in the world. Do you know what city comes in second internationally?

• Paris
• New York City
• Las Vegas
  

7. Some fun-loving grooms smash a piece of wedding cake in the bride's face as part of the post-wedding festivities. Do you know where this custom began?

• It's the endless chocolate versus vanilla argument that started with Adam and Eve.
• Cake tossing was first observed in the 13th century when out-of-work millers invaded wedding ceremonies looking for clients.
• Giving a bride a rude shower of cake dates back to Roman times when it was thought to ensure her fertility.
  

8. Why do gemologists advise against using pearls for engagement rings?

• Because oysters only bear one pearl during a lifetime, making this a symbol of limited fertility
• Because pearls are soft and can easily be scratched
• Because pearls are bad luck if worn during months that contain the letter R
  

9. June is still the most popular month for weddings, but do you know what the preference dates back to?

• Ancient Rome, when Juno, the goddess of hearth and the patron of wives, was most influential
• The Middle Ages when marriages during the summer solstice were thought to be a good omen
• The first summer airfare bargains that are typically announced in June

10. The single greatest wedding expense is:

• The wedding gown
• The honeymoon
• The reception

11. The best way to pick out a DJ is:

• The cheapest one who will clear the place early so you can get on with your honeymoon.
• It's an open bar, no one will notice.
• One recommended by your family or friends.

Here are the answers:

Zero to two correct answers means you've decided to elope; three to five and you're warming up to the job. More than five correct answers and you need a break. Take off a weekend before the wedding.

1. A fifth of Champagne will fill 5 Champagne flutes.
2. The average guest list is 178, according to the Association of Wedding Planners International. It only seems like more when you're paying the bills.v
3. The average cost of a wedding is more than $20,000, writes Chris Jaeger in www.sellmoreweddings.com.
4. The knots date back to the virginal Roman women, although you might think the appropriate phrase should be to "untie the knot."
5. A wet knot is harder to undo.
6. Las Vegas is second in the world - not just the U.S. - with 114,000 weddings annually, according to Jaeger.
7. Wedding cake in a bride's face is a fertility blessing.
8. Pearls are too soft for constant use.
9. A desire to please Juno made June the wedding month.
10. The reception.
11. A Professional, But you knew that...

Tips to Planning Your Wedding

How to Enjoy your Reception Even More!

Understand Time Constraints A typical reception consists of:

• Cocktails - 1 hour (before bridal party arrives)
• Dinner - 1 hour
• Ceremonies (dances, cake, toasts) - ½ hour
• Dancing - remainder - 1 ½ hours in four hour reception

You may want to consider a longer event or combining some events!

Keep These tips in mind when choosing your music!
Your DJ can only play between 15-20 songs per hour (with songs averaging 3-4 minutes each).

• Don't choose so many songs that you will be disappointed when they are not played. Choose 5-10 songs that are really important to you for the dancing.
• Choose types of music (Oldies, Hip Hop, Disco, Country) not specific songs
• Keep Guests Requests in mind, leaving room for the DJ to take them.
• Age Ranges are important (Most older guests can be accommodated during cocktails and dinner and then early in the dancing)
• Check out our website for ideas for music, www.bobbyk.com

Placement of System and Guests - older guests Move your older guests who may complain about the music volume furthest away from the speakers when deciding seating arrangements,. Those guest most likely to dance are better seated closer to the music.

Order of Events Consider consolidating some of the events. If you choose to do the first dance immediately after introductions, you have "officially opened" the dance floor for all guests to dance during dinner if they wish. You can also conduct the father/daughter and mother/son dances prior to dinner and then enjoy the cake cutting ceremony at the end of dinner. This can bring your guests dancing earlier.