May 2011 Archive

We’re bringing back our old series of Vendor Spotlights to get you reacquainted with our fabulous StudioWed vendors! Stay tuned every Thursday for our weekly posts!

A Delightful Day is a boutique event planning firm specializing in weddings & social events for the middle Tennessee/ Nashville Metro area.

From their website:

On a day you’ll never forget, let us take care of the details — the big details, and the small ones too. Relax and enjoy your day, we’re here to make it a delightful one!

The “Delightful Day” team is truly focused on catering to brides and their needs. We too were brides not long ago, and know what today’s modern bride looks for, needs, and desires. As a two-woman team, with several assistants, we are committed to creating a wedding day that you can be a guest at – where you enjoy every moment, while we take care of all those little details that make a most perfect day. We bring organization, creativity, passion, and innovation to create the wedding day of your dreams.

In addition to wedding planning services, we also are pleased to offer full event design including floral design, event rentals, and custom graphic design. As Sandals Certified Travel Specialists, we are also able to assist with full destination wedding event planning and honeymoons.

Every bride and couple is unique, so every package is customized to meet their needs. A consultation begins our journey to create that stunning wedding day experience you’ve dreamed about your whole life. Contact us today, whether you have 2 years or 2 months to plan your dream event.

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet with Mary Alice or Leigh from A Delightful Day for your wedding planning needs, contact us at 615-739-5477 or email leigh@studiowed.net! We look forward to hearing from you!

~ Kelly

Ask me what my favorite thing in the world is and I’ll probably give you the same answer as my all-time favorite food:  Ice Cream. Be it home-churned peach or Ben & Jerry’s carrot cake or just simple Cookies & Cream froyo, I love it ALL.

From top left, clockwise:  invitation suite, ice cream stand, ‘dandy delights,’ cone setup, sweet dress, yours&mine spoons, when you run out of cones, ice cream truck, save the date popsicle, flower cones, mason jar favors, wrapped ice cream sandwiches, passed desserts, milkshake bar.

Inspiringly yours,

~ Kelly

Ashley’s Bride Guide featured Photo Booth Nashville for a vendor spotlight recently! Here’s some of the wisdom garnered. And check out our own PBN spotlight here!

What makes Photo Booth Nashville different from the others out there?

Quite simply, the biggest difference between our patented model 12 booths and other booths is that when you sit down in one of our booths, it feels like a photo booth.  No wood, no pipe and drape, and no consumer grade cameras or printers.  Our prints are done with dye sublimation printers – the same printers that professional photo developers use.  Photos deliver in just 10 seconds, so our clients get many more sittings in an event than other providers, in some cases twice as many.  That said, what really sets us apart is our dedication to providing the best service possible.  From our sales people to our delivery personnel and attendants, we only hire the most professional, outgoing, and courteous employees.  When considering the best company to hire for an event, clients should also be aware of where their Photobooths are coming from.  We book dozens of last-minute rentals each year because an out-of-town company cancels an engagement with little or no notice.  We’ve always got a spare photo booth on our truck so that in the very unlikely event of an equipment problem, it never affects our service.

How do you keep on top of the trends/technological developments in the industry?

Because we’re the only middle Tennessee photo booth company that belongs to the International Photo booth Association (www.americasphotoboothassociation.com), we’re a part of a large network that is constantly working together to improve our products and share ideas to make the photo booth experience we provide second-to-none.  Many other providers build their Photobooths in their garages so they simply don’t have the benefit of collective research & development and product support that we do.

What should couples ask before booking a photo booth company? Any things to be aware of?

Especially in today’s economy, pricing is very important.  We encourage potential clients to ask lots of questions about what is included in their rental.  Is their advertised price inclusive of scrapbook, attendant, and high resolution digital copies of the photos from their event?  Many companies advertise a low price then gouge clients as the event approaches with expensive add-ons.  Almost every company advertises unlimited prints like we do, but it’s important to ask about sitting times.  Unlimited prints won’t mean much if each sitting takes 4 or 5 minutes.  Other questions should include quality of digital copies included (some companies provide only low resolution digital copies and up-sell for print quality discs), what city their booths originate from, and how many booths they own (make sure they have a back-up in the event of equipment failure).  Ask what their booths are made out of – ours are all-steel construction and weigh over 800 lbs.  In other words, the size of the check you write is important, but the old adage “you get what you pay for” definitely applies for Photo booth rentals.  We like to say you can serve McDonald’s hamburgers at your reception and save a lot of money on catering, but you’ll be serving your guests McDonald’s hamburgers.

~ Kelly

Isn’t this engagement shoot too cute?

Image courtesy of Kristyn Hogan.