PicFlips – the mobile flipbook studio

Halloween is the perfect holiday for PicFlips flipbooks!  Everyone is already in costume and ready for some fun!The PicFlips calendar is almost full for Halloween weekend, so book soon!  Look for the PicFlips’ mobile flipbook studio at church Fall Festivals, Halloween soirees and costume parties at the end of October.  Don’t be left in the dark!

PicFlips Flipbooks is in FULL SWING for Prom season 2011!  The mobile flipbook studio is the perfect way to capture this memorable event, while providing an element of fun entertainment for students and their dates.  These photo party favors will be the hit of the event!

Check out ILoveFlipbooks.com to see if PicFlips Flipbooks is available for your date!

Spaces are filling up quickly for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, so if your school hasn’t booked PicFlips yet, email us ASAP at mandi@iloveflipbooks.com!

My love of reading was cultivated when I was young.  I’ve always been an avid reader, and even now when I want to relax, I curl up with a good magazine or book.   That’s why I think it’s great that the Fort Worth “I Have a Dream Foundation” holds the Reading Rocks Brunch each year to raise money for the non-profit organization.  The Ridglea Country Club is transformed into a land of stories that literally pop off the pages.  Each of the 50 or so tables are sponsored and decorated with the theme of a story book.  Dan Yaccarino’s book, The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau, was the theme of the 2011 Reading Rocks.  Watch the video and see for yourself:

…Isn’t it magical??  I think the adults enjoyed the event as much as the kids!

Even the best employee-boss relationships can get trying at times.  To put a fun twist on this concept, the Todd Events team created a game for their employee party by creating a wall of balloons with Todd Fiscus’ smiling face and handing the staff darts to pop the balloons and win prizes.  “Does Todd know about this?!” I overheard one team member ask.  “Yes, it was his idea!” came the reply.

There’s a reason Todd Events is top of mind in the design and event industry when it comes to creativity.  In my opinion, anything Todd Fiscus touches turns to gold.  Check out some other pictures from the evening and enjoy the video!

Here are a few highlights from the July 2010 Dallas Bridal Show!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by!  See you at the next Dallas Bridal Show in January!

The PicFlips mobile flipbook studio is a fun way to entertain your guests at an event with a quick, custom-made party favor.  We average 45-50 flipbooks per hour, which is great for most weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, sorority parties and milestone birthdays.  But what do you do if you have a large crowd and need more books per hour?

Before we offer our solutions, think about the overall goal of your party and what you want to accomplish:

1.)  What is the size of your venue?  Do you want your guests to mix, mingle and move around the large area, or do you have a limited area to work with?

2.)  What time frame will you have for the flipbooks?  Is there a specific schedule of events (example: cocktail hour, dinner, and an auction for a non-profit fundraiser) or is it a relaxed schedule (example: socialize, eat & drink, mix & mingle at a 25th Anniversary Party)?

3.)  How many guests are you expecting?

4.)  Will this be an event with the majority of guests as families or couples, or do you expect to have a lot of guests from different households? (What an odd question, right?  The reason we ask this is that most of the time, couples just ask for one book, while friends all want their own book to take home.)

Now that you have a clear goal, let’s talk about options:

Option #1: We run 8 mobile flipbook studios here in the Dallas area.  If you need multiple studios for your large party, we can usually accommodate.  Multiply the number of studios by our hourly rate and *viola!* you have your price. (Call or email for pricing – sorry, we don’t list this online.)  Each studio takes up a 10′x10′ area.

Option #2: Our regular “standard” studio produces 45-50 flipbooks per hour on average.  However, we also have “deluxe” studios available, which include an extra staff and additional equipment to produce 90-100 flipbooks per hour.  This option is less expensive that 2 “standard” studios because we have to bring less equipment and hire less staff, so we pass the savings on to you.  It also remains inside the original 10′x10′ area.

If you want to discuss your specific event, I would be happy to talk through ideas and suggestions with you.  Give me a ring at (214) 497-2411 or send me an email at amy@iloveflipbooks.com.

Happy Planning!

The Flipbook Queen

A big THANK YOU to Mahaffey Tents for bringing PicFlips all the way from Dallas to Memphis for their Open House!  What a beautiful showcase of their talent!  We met so many wonderful people who had a blast making their flip book videos.  It was the first time that the event industry in Memphis had been exposed to the ‘mobile flipbook studio’ and these custom photo party favors were quite the hit!

But wait until I tell you about the rest of the event – delicious, melt-in-your-mouth food from CFY Catering (soooo good!), unbelievable florals by Haute Horticulture (seriously…unbelievable), design work by Social Butterflies (what a cute name!) and fabulous music (wish I would have caught the singer and the bands’ name).  Check out the gorgeous photos from Creation Studios!  Kirk Houston of MarriedinMemphis.com Television and Mid-South Wedding Show was kind enough to include us in his video of the evening:

PicFlips on MarriedinMemphis.com with Kirk Houston

The good news is that we now have a licensee in Tennessee!  Flipbook Locations

And, of course, we couldn’t leave Memphis without some Neely’s Bbq!  Thank you for your hospitality, Memphis!