Every year about this time, as the crazy summer season winds down, we take some time and reflect on the shows we’ve done and the changes we’ve made throughout the year and throughout the years.

In 2007, we were one of the very first photo booth companies in the country “thinking outside the booth” and offering photo booth entertainment services that were out in the open for everyone to see.  We wanted to offer a “show”, where we were just the facilitators.

Traditional photo booth companies insisted people would only take photos behind a curtain. Just like the pesky paparazzi, we took the privacy the old school booth’s afforded, and threw it to the wind.

Through the personalities of our hand selected staff,  we’ve found great success in increasing event interaction by integrating people into the environment of their event. This makes memories more vivid and relevant whether the event be a bat mitzvah, wedding, or corporate party. By branding prints with custom artwork or facilitating real time guest generated content via projections or instant upload to social media, in 2011 we’ve found  a place in the forefront of a new type of entertainment. It’s photo entertainment, and it’s definitely out of the box! and out of the booth!!

What we found was people LOVE to be in front of the camera. They love it, love it, love it. Husbands love to show their wives they love them, young girls love to jump in the air because they can, people, all people have a capacity for fun and laughter. People love to play….Cowboys & Indians, Italian mafia wars, Charlie’s Angels, 007, to strut their stuff on the catwalk.

It’s simple, it’s amazing, it’s life looking back at us.

for MTV & BravoTV!!

Paparazzi Tonight Photo Booth Entertainment can create distinctive elements for events, making them different from any other!

On August 4th, we traveled north to the Emerald City… no, not the one with the powerful Wizard of OZ, but the other one…Seattle, Washington! Paparazzi Tonight Photo Booth created the excitement, buzz and mementos at “Cablepalooza”, an annual television industry event. The sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky, but the STARS were out!

We rolled out not one, but TWO photobooth red carpets for the 500+ Seattle clients & advertising agency executives who were there to check out next seasons’ cable television lineup. Six celebrities from MTV and BravoTV were on hand to pose and sign autographs on OUR red carpets. Guests could choose from our “BravoTV” station and our “MTV” station, where they could meet & greet with their favorite stars, as well as take awesome pictures with them on the red carpet. The atmosphere was fun and relaxed for everyone.

Yigit Pura and Fabio Viviani from BravoTV’s hit show “Top Chef” were paired with “Real Housewives of Orange County” stars, Peggy Tanous and Tamra Barney. As party-goers waited in line for their turn, everyone could tell the celebs were having a great time meeting their fans, signing autographs, and taking group photos.

At our MTV station, UFC Fighter Ryan Bader bantered with die-hard fans and took playful action shots! Wendie Malick, from TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland” (also from “Just Shoot Me,” “Frasier,” etc.) was also at the “MTV” station, laughing, joking and posing with her fans from her past and present television work.

For this event, we collaborated with event coordinators, and created customized backdrops for this event. These HUGE backdrops played a key role in the event’s tone and overall atmosphere. Check out the Paparazzi Tonight MTV photo booth photo gallery HERE. Check out the BravoTV photo booth  photo gallery HERE.

We at Paparazzi Tonight Photo Booth Entertainment would love to help you create an outstanding centerpiece to make your event truly unique from any other!

(Top Right: Tamra Barney from “Real Housewives of Orange County” Top Middle: Wendie Malick from “Hot in Cleveland” gets a lift from two very enthusiastic fans! Top Left: “Top Chef’s” Yigit Pura and Fabio Viviani Bottom Left: Wendie Malick with one of our very own Paparazzi-ians! Bottom Middle: UFC Fight Ryan Bader gets a run for his money with one lucky fan. Bottom Right: “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” Peggy Tanous & Tamra Barney get playful some very handsome gentlemen.)

** Backdrops were custom made by Paparazzi Tonight Photo Booth Entertainment **

We’re the photo booth without the booth where EVERYONE is the STAR!!

Contact us for red carpet themed event photobooth rentals at info@paparazzitonight.com

6 holiday parties in 5 days.

36 hours of active shooting. 18 hours of photo booth set-up & tear down.

2,611 edited photos for free downloads.

21 hours of photo editing.

Paparazzi Tonight. Creating Moments That Live On. Enjoy.

Owners Erik & Robin Pierce at Lucky Strike Bellevue December 5, 2010

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It was an all-star event last week at the Caddies 4 Cure “A Night to Chip In” charity event. Caddies 4 Cure works with local NW charities to increase the awareness, participation and support of causes that meet the needs of families and children in the Northwest. We were brought in for a special celebrity photo spotlight where donors could take photos with their favorite sports personalities and take away great photo prints.

We branded the prints with the Caddies 4 Cure logo so the message will travel with the photos. We also printed enlargements immediately that were appropriate for framing. Everyone had a fantastic time and a great deal of money and support was raised.

Take a look at some of the celebrity prints:

Laura Kristi, host of Comcast’s Wanted: Adventure Host with husband, Steve Cronin, Portland Timbers goalkeeper.

Portland Trailblazer legends Jerome Kersey and Terry Porter with donors.

George “ICEMAN” Gervin, a NBA Hall-of-Fame and NBA Top 50 Players honoree, and donors.

Kordell Stewart, NFL Pro Bowl honoree, and donor.

Roy Green, NFL 1979-1992, with Caddies 4 Cure recipients.

Adam Bjaranson, KGW Channel 8 Sports Anchor and friend with George Gervin.

Didn’t get his name but he was one huge man!

And a few favorites just to show you the good times:

Brian Smith,  (on right), of Mobile Music, provided the dj and casino entertainment.

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Paparazzi Tonight….The Photo Booth without the Booth, where EVERY Guest is the STAR!

Kaiser Permanente’s Annual Tenure Awards were held at the Portland Art Museum in the Kridel Grand Ballroom October 22, 2009. We were honored to be the event entertainment along with a great band and wonderful cirque style aerial performers.

This was the perfect venue to show off a couple of our newest features; full color theme branded print overlays (pictured above) and the super cool instant video slide show installation (shown below). Every guest in every shot received a print with their four poses surrounded by graphics that matched the event theme. Seconds after each shot was taken everyone were able to see their photos instantly projected as part of the room decor 20′ tall across the ballroom walls. These were a couple of touches that we think really made a spectacular addition to the evening.

We can help create your theme and the graphics or  you can use our templates and create your own. Either way, we will make sure it looks GREAT!

My best “Diskus”…. hey, I’ve got to test it, right?

This was our second year helping honor the tenured ( a minimum 20+ year employment ) Kaiser Permanente employes. A company party is a great way to thank key employees for their help and support over the past year. Kaiser treats their coworkers GREAT… as shown by all of the 20+ years honorees. We took over 1000 photo throughout the evening of employees and their spouses.

This special event and venue called for some very special custom themed props. Robin began scouring her “secret sources” for months prior looking for just the right mix of vintage, color and themed items. We brought an easel, a wooden color palette, paint brushes, Italian discuss sculpture, golden art frames, impressionist paintings, hats, glasses, scarves and flowers. Guests mimicked the masters by posing as famous works of art with our special little twists. The Thinker, American Gothic and French Styled Street Painter got everyone into the spirit and made some GREAT photos.

We pride ourselves on being able to get people engaged in the shot and to have a creative, great time. When cohesive props are put on, guests feel comfortable in playing a part…we are constantly amazed at the creative things people come up with once they get in front of the camera. Currently we have over 2,000 unique, vintage, themed and one of a kind props to choose from. Propmaster Robin, is ALWAYS on the lookout for that next special piece.

We love to help with posing ideas, costume ideas and getting people to have FUN in front of the camera. Our Hollywood Style lighting is very flattering and never fails to amaze guests by making them look just like stars.

After the party, we retouch EVERY photo before it’s uploaded to the gallery. All of the guests are able to download their original, high resolution, retouched photos free the very next morning. We know they were anxious to see them, because to date, there have been over 60,000 photo views from the event. WOW!

Here are some examples of our favorite couples, groups and individuals having a great time during this truly wonderful party.

Thanks again for having us!

Putting on the “finishing touches”

“Oui-Oui!”

“Flower Power”

“Amoré”

Terrell and Kelly

It was an all star event at Oswego Lake Country Club for the wedding of Terrell and Kelly. The trees were just turning colors and the first feel of fall was in the air. Guests had traveled from Arizona, Texas, and California to share in the wedding day of Terrell and Kelly. All went seamlessly and it was a fantastic event.

Erik and I had never had an event at the OLCC and we were very excited to shoot the reception photo entertainment in our Paparazzi Tonight Photo Booth. We were also happy to see our favorite wedding photographers, AJ’s Photography, as well as our favorite DJ’s, Event Team. Geranium Lake Flowers were the florists. We also met Greg James of Solstice Video and from the look of the sample videos of his website, he is superb.

It took me forever….okay almost an hour and a half to whittle down my favorite shots from the night.

My new MOST FAVORITE SHOT EVER!! They were shocked he even picked her up but how AWESOME of a shot!!!!!

This little cutie pie couldn't keep it quiet during the ceremony. Her father brought her back to us and she turned out to LOVE the camera. We took at least 100 pictures of her by herself and occupied her for the rest of the ceremony.

One thing I really like about taking these photos is that couples can be serious in one shot, sexy 4 seconds later, and crazy 4 more seconds later…..like this:

Could there be goofier expressions on two people ever?

Wonderfully Loving

Wonderfully playful....Kelly's parents by the way...

I also love family resemblances in photos. In the example below, it’s more of a facial expression similarity. The two on the left just naturally make the same goofy faces in the same shot.

I also like it when poses are copied:

Pose originators.

Pose imitators.

Does he love her or what? They told us we're doing their wedding but they're not even engaged yet. You can tell they will be though.

Work it....

Work it...

Keep on workin' it....

Keep on workin' it....

Yep, workin' it...

Really, really workin' it...

Fish Face'n it...

Yup....Workin' It Michael Jordan Style...

And a few more from Kelly & Terrell…

Jennifer and Shannon

Who knew there was such a great ocean view venue hiding away just south of Newport? Stone Crest Cellars Bed and Breakfast is perfect for a wedding under 100 people. It’s surrounded by trees so you feel like you have the view to yourself.

Jennifer & Shannon enjoyed perfect beach weather and an amazing sunset view as they exchanged vows in front of their family and friends.

Jennifer found us through the “wonders of the Interwebs” and booked us sight unseen. Some people just know! Their pictures turned out great. When asked “How do you get such great pictures?”, I answer, “Well, we start with really good looking people and then work our way backwards.”

Thanks you guys!!

On the picture below, can you see the heart in the clouds?

Now for some of our Paparazzi Photo Booth shots:

Future good looking people

Looking beautiful in her mother's handmade dress!

Husband & Wife

Jennifer laying down the law... Shannon looking to break it.

Guess which one is trouble??

Sisters

Resistance is futile...