Pin Up Party

 

 Pin curls, bright eyes, and pursed red lips,

Something to show off curvy hips,

Fishnet stockings, and sky-high heels,

Pin-up girls get all of the squeals!

This weekend the Cool Shots Photo Lounge gained some vintage appeal at Emily's Pin Up Party!  Emily is a close friend that will be getting married in June at Mathews Manor.  To celebrate, her friends and I threw her a lingerie shower with a Pinup Girl theme.  The Cool Shots Photo Lounge was the perfect fit for this photo-friendly theme!


A little history - Pinup photographs first emerged in the 40's and 50's into a society where women still did not have many rights, and certain expressions were not acceptable. It is a type of modeling where women pose in a sexy, playful manner and it was the first time lingerie was shown in the media.  Pinup photography brought sexuality into pop culture and brought around profession of high fashion modeling.  Today, pinups still represent female confidence and power.  They embody style and sophistication in their photographs.  That blend of playfulness but innocence really worked great to play up some fun with the photo booth!  The Cool Shots Photo Lounge was the perfect way for us to capture all the pinup poses!


Pinup's history with lingerie made it the perfect theme for a lingerie shower and we always love a good reason to dress up for an event! All of the hostesses wore dresses, hair styles, and make up from the era.  We also provided some other themed props, boas, and vintage items to pose with at the photobooth!  Each guest got to take their pictures home as a favor, along with a CD of burlesque music that was customized with labels that matched the invitation. 

The invitation, menu, and CD labels were created with help from the talented Amy B. at Cahaba Creative and we carried the same image from the invites throughout the party onto the photo prints, the cake, and also the CD labels to have a unifying theme.  The food table was decorated with vintage pinup images and a menu full of fun food that we themed with names such as Frisky Fingers with honey mustard and Fishnet Seafood Dip.  The delicious red velvet cake was from Crazy Lady Cakes in Helena and it got tons of compliments!  

Other than the Photo Lounge, we did have one other activity that we played while we opened gifts.  Before Emily opened each of her presents, we asked her a question that we had asked her fiancee to see if they shared the same answer.  There were questions about how they met, where they like to travel, and their favorite foods.  If she got the question right she got to open her gift, but any time she got a question wrong, she had to put on that outfit on top of what she was already wearing.  By the end of the night, Emily was layered in clothes and we all had learned a little more about the relationship and the love of her life!  Thanks to all of the hostesses for making this such a special event and to Emily for being a wonderful friend!  I will be sure to post another blog in June after their big day!