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!

Join us for Girl's Night Out

Feel The Beat Entertainment along with the Cool Shots Photo Lounge will be participating in Girl's Night Out at the new Alfred Angelo Bridal Salon off of Highway 280 on April 15th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.!  Click on the attached link to receive $20 off of each of your bridesmaid's dresses.  Also, the first 50 guests will receive free gift bags.  Come indulge in complimentary consultations, beauty services, and tasty treats while meeting with professional stylists and wedding experts!

Alfred Angelo Bridal

Date: April 15, 2010

Address: 3000 Cahaba Village Plaza

Birmingham, AL

Phone: (205) 970-6923

Photo Lounge for Cammie & Chris

This past weekend we had the honor of having the Cool Shots PhotoLounge at Cammie & Chris's wedding reception at Avon Theatre.  It was a beautiful venue and everything was so romantic with candles and red roses everywhere!

For the event, all of the flowers and catering were handled by Beth Meadows of eMe Catering.  Tables were decorated with crimson linens, rose petals and candles, and tall centerpieces scattered throughout to bring height to the room.  There was a spread of all different kinds of yummy cheesecakes for the groom's table and a beautiful buttercream cake from Dreamcakes for the wedding cake!

And of course, there was the Photo Lounge!  We were so excited because the PhotoLounge got to be front and center on the stage!!  It looked so cool up there with the lamp inside making the whole lounge glow.  There was a line for pictures the whole night, and every guest got to go home with their own photostrip and a frame.  Each strip had Cammie & Chris's name and wedding date on it, so they'll always remember what fun they had a the reception!

And for Cammie & Chris, each guest put a duplicate copy of their own pictures in a scrapbook and left special messages for the happy couple!  By the end of the night, we had tons of pages filled with fun pictures and lots of encouraging words, advice, and well wishes.  They got to take the scrapbook home with them as they made their exit, which I think is the best part!  Once Cammie gets home and realizes that all of the planning for the last several months, all of the coordinating and details has finally come to an end - first I'm sure she'll be relieved but maybe feel a little bit of sadness that it's all over - and that's when she'll have the keepsake scrapbook to enjoy!  At least until their photographs from Spindle Photography with Kelly Cummings and Emily Kicklighter and their video from Claus Martel are ready!