Chix Flix Photoboutique Story
It all started when my daughter was planning her wedding. Like most brides, we had a working budget. We saved money here and spend a little more money there. Sound familiar?
Well, they really wanted a photo booth. We went to bridal events in Des Moines, Ames, Iowa City, etc. looking for that one [photo booth special that was within our budget. Most booths started at $750 to $900 and then had add on cost called up selling products. Total ended up being $1200 for 3 hours of pictures. That was $300 more then the actual wedding photographers (2) for all day and $1000 more then party favor gifts for each person. We needed to solve our dilemma.
Over the next year, I attended several weddings. Four of those had photo booths for their guests and we had NOT solved our dilemma yet. By the end of the evenings, I saw many strips in the bathroom trash. Some damaged from drinks on the tables. Several people doodled or drew mustaches on them. Some even littered the parking lots outside the event places. One mother-of the bride even indicated later that she now had them in her basement......storage. Why? I asked myself why did this happen. People drink and get careless; kids will be kids; they didn't really like their smile, but the others in the picture looked good; a lot took a cell phone picture of the strip to social media it and then threw picture away anyway. A mother-of-the-bride received the pictures to store because the married couple didn't know half the relatives and the friends the parents invited and didn't want the strips.
So, I told my daughter unless we could find another way that was better financial option,the photo booth was out. For us, our money would be better allocated in other areas then $1000 worth of pictures that would be thrown away that night.
As the wedding planning progressed, more and more ideas from Pinterest and The Knot were being altered to fit my daughter's ideas. And, the booth was one of those ideas.
And my photo booth was born. I make most of my props and also my back drops. My back drops are made from quality materials and made with love. I offer 6-9 customized props that the couple have an option of keeping for a souvenir.
Thank you for taking time out of your day to read my story. I hope that I can help you make fun memories for you and your guest at your next event.