PicFlips – the mobile flipbook studio

PicFlips is based out of the DFW area in Texas.  We’re the ones who started the flipbook craze at events and have the patent to prove it!  We’ve been doing events in the Dallas Fort Worth area for 5 years now and have become quite the fixture at parties and events in the metroplex…from heart-warming non-profit galas and action-packed bar/bat mitzvahs to dreamy weddings and memory-filled proms.  We have the best job ever because we go to parties for a living!  The PicFlips team is so privileged to be included in our client’s most precious milestones and events, and we take pride in the job we do!

We have a professional graphic designer who tailors the custom covers to match each event, which are then beautifully printed on glossy paper by a local print shop.  Our event teams are thoroughly trained and held to a high standard.  Even our props are specifically chosen to go along with the theme and colors of the party!

We hope our passion comes through in our work.  We do more than take photos.  PicFlips captures memories and wraps it up in a sweet little pocket-sized book.  No batteries required, the flipbooks fit easily in a pocket or purse, and they can be flipped through anytime you need a good laugh or when you want to re-live that memory.

If you’ve got an  upcoming party, gala or soiree, send us an email or give us a ring!  We’d love to add that special touch to your event!  Our mobile flipbook studio will create a buzz at the event and give your guests a sweet reminder of the fun they had.

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!

Each bride has a different vision for her wedding.  If you envision your guests having a blast and talking about what a fun time they had for years to come, the PicFlips flipbook studio might just be the answer!

• Gets guests moving around the room and interacting with each other instead just sitting around bored at their tables
• Fun, interactive, custom wedding favor!
• The flipbook captures 7 seconds of fun at the wedding reception that can be played over and over
• It’s quick!  Each flipbook only takes 90 seconds to create!  So, no waiting around – back to the dance floor!
• The excitement of the wedding lives on – guests take home the flipbook and show friends, family and co-workers
• Optional Keepsake CD available, so brides and grooms can watch their guests let loose in front of the camera…see Granddad spin Granny around and plant a BIG KISS on her cheek or check out your co-workers dancing around in feather boas…these videos are priceless!
• PicFlips brings props that match the event – feather boas, hats, sunglasses and signs – it gets guests into a party mindset!
• Easily fits inside a small purse but packed with memories!

Custom flipbooks created at the wedding in under 90 seconds!

Four brides. Four weddings.  Four dreams of the perfect wedding.  And four different opinions of “what makes a wedding perfect.”  The premise behind TLC’s hit show, Four Weddings, is that four brides agree to attend the weddings of the other brides as guests and rate them on the following categories:  dress, food, venue and overall experience.  Sara, Amy , Tanisha and Rikki brought attention to Texas weddings through the TV series this past Friday night.

Each bride had their own great ideas to make the event personal.  I loved the fact that Rikki Dea and Brad gave their last kiss as a single person to the first person who kissed them when they came into this world – their moms.  I love that Sara and Wes incorporated “Texas country chic” in a classy, beautiful way but still added personal touches to make it fun.  I love that Tanisha and Jermaine and their dance troupe from Grapevine performed a number at the reception.  I loved that Amy and Lauren picked a motif – Dripping in Diamonds – and carried it from the invitations to the place cards to the decor.

Of course, we were secretly cheering for Sara White, since she was our bride!  Sara and Wes got married at The Parson’s Table in Aledo, TX – a cute church-turned-event-venue complete with wooden floors and a chic Texas atmosphere.  Sara wowed her guests with delicious food stations, a creative newlywed game, gorgeous cakes from Fancy Cakes by Lauren, breath-taking floral decor from Out of the Garden and the fun, interactive PicFlips Flip Book Studio.  The other TLC brides and many guests had not seen the flipbook studio before and had a great time making their videos for the flipbooks.  To make the props even more personal, Sara and Wes provided us with boxing gloves (Wes is an Ultimate Flighter), a pink cowgirl hat (perfect for Sara) and fun props that their friends would get a kick out of, including a Flavor Flav clock.    They were right – the extra props were a huge hit!  The custom covers for the flipbooks were designed by Orange Spot Pink Nose, as was all of the printed material – it was beautiful!  Glenn Roush kept the party hopping with his tunes – the dance floor stayed crowded.  Meredith Commender of Significant Events of Texas orchestrated the vendors and details to produce a overall amazing event.    And, yes, the Texas heat was at its finest that August day, but everyone still had a great time!

Want to see the episode yourself?  You’re in luck!  The show airs again this Friday, 10/8 at 6pm and Saturday, 10/9 at 1am (I am assuming Central time – check your local listings).  It’s the episode titled, “…And a Pickup Truck.”  Grab your popcorn – we’ll see you there!

PicFlips was thrilled to be a part of the Wedding Week stories in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram!  We were featured in the Life & Arts section about Making the Reception Personal with Twists on Tradition.  Alyson Ward was the reporter, and not only did she do her research to get some FANTASTIC ideas, but she has such a gift with words, it was a very enjoyable read.

Check out the Fort Worth Star Telegram article on PicFlips Flipbooks here.  These are the photos they ran with the article:

Guests laugh as they watch the replay of their flipbook video inside the PicFlips booth.

In less than 2 minutes, PicFlips hands guests a custom flipbook of the video they just recorded.

Thanks to Carpe Vita Photography for capturing the fun in their amazing photos!

If you check out the Dallas Kids Expo 2010, you’ll be amazed at all of the fun activities they have planned for moms, dads and kids of all ages.  We’re talkin’ tea parties, ‘green’ baby changing stations, talks on how to save money with coupons and so much more.

But I’ll let you in early on a surprise that Gattitown North Dallas has put together…  *are you ready?*  …PicFlips Custom Flipbooks has been sponsored by Gattitown North Dallas to give out a FREE personalized flip book of your cutie-patootie!  Get the whole family in a flip book to send to Grandma and Grandpa, or have your child hold up the I Love You sign and stash it away until May 9th…viola!  A personalized Mother’s Day card!  Every time she flips through that book, she’ll see her child’s photos on the pages and melt with love.  Did I mention it was FREE??

Make your way to Booth 316 and318…this is a hot offer, so don’t miss it!  It only takes a minute-and-a-half to create the flipbook from start to finish, so while you are in the display, check out all of the FUN activities for the whole family at Gattitown North Dallas.  They have games and prizes and a pizza and salad buffet!  YUM!  It’s a  great place for the kids to burn some energy off and for parents to relax or join in the fun.  Did you know that Gattitown gives away FREE gameplay for good grades?  Wow, what a fun treat for those hours spent memorizing spelling words!

The tickets are $7 at the door, but I found a coupon for $2 off from My DFW Mommy!  (She’s the one doing the coupon session – Laura’s AMAZING at saving money!)

Tell your friends!  We’ll see you there!!

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!

To celebrate the new decade, we’ve decided to narrow down the Top 10 reasons why we love what we do…*ahem*….

10.) We’ve met a whole new group of friends in the event industry. Talk about a fun group of people to hang out with! Their parties ROCK!!

9.) What started out as a fun idea in our friend’s creative mind blossomed into a concept seen all over the world.

8.) At PicFlips, we include custom designed and professionally printed flipbook covers at no extra cost. Personally, I (Amy) have always been the creative, free-spirit, so it thrills me to no end to capture the atmosphere and color palette of the event on a flipbook cover. PicFlips flipbook covers can be customized to fit any party or event – the perfect keepsake for partygoers to take home!

7.) We get paid to go to parties and create memories for the guests…that’s my definition of a dream job!

6.) People of all ages love the flipbooks! Children, teens, college kids, adults, grandparents…it’s a product that spans the generations.

5.) The flip book party favor is so universal that it fits in with almost any party – we’ve done birthday parties for a 1 year old to a 70 year old; a baby shower for triplets and a debutante ball for 5; a tour with Bloomingdale’s across the northeast and the launch of Guitar Hero; parties with budgets of a couple thousand dollars to $100,000+; non-profit galas to help fight hunger, cancer, abuse, childhood disease; celebrations of so many kinds!

4.) Ahhh, the nostalgia of flip books…but with the twist of technology. It’s a beautiful thing.

3.) We’ve learned concepts while running this business that they DON’T teach you in college. Some things you just have to experience yourself. If there was a Doctorate in making flipbooks, we would be the professors. It’s a joy to teach other companies around the world what we have learned through years of trial and error.

2.) The PicFlips patent-pending process is so QUICK! Less than 90 seconds per book from start-to-finish right there at the party – made while the guests watch. They love it!

1.) Even after almost 4 years of making flipbooks at events, we never tire of watching guests experience the flipbooks for the first time. You should see their faces light up when they flip through their books for the first time with their photos inside. It’s the same innocent wonder as a kid opening a Christmas present….yeah, it’s that good.

Here’s to another great year in 2010!
The PicFlips team