50% off Evan Pike Photography’s New Happy Smile Photo Booth

I am very excited to announce a new service from Evan Pike Photography, The Happy Smile Photo Booth! For those of you that came to our awesome First Friday Raffle and Auction for Japan, you got a sneak peak!  I’m very excited about The Happy Smile Photo Booth and have already booked it for a multiple events later this year and even for next year already; however, I’m excited about a special promotion I’m running for the rest of April and May of 2011.  Perfect for any event this month or in May of 2011, from prom, bar/bat mitzvahs, reunions, birthday parties, anniversary parties, corporate events, church parties, fundraisers or others, you can add on the photo booth for 50% off!  That means, starting as low as $500 for 3 hours of unlimited prints and Happy Smile Photo Booth goodness!  Just contact me now to check for availability. Planning and organizing an event can be stressful, so let our Happy Smile Photo Booth take care of multiple items on your check list, for example:

• Provides a unique and fun souvenir for you and your guests
• Can be used to create a sign in book for all your guests
• Best way to get photos of all your guests and eliminates the need for your photography to take “table shots” which every photographer dreads!  Which photo would you rather have of Aunt Jenny that you barely know but had to invite, the standard group shot or the original, fun and slightly crazy one?  :-)

All Happy Smile Photo Booth rentals include:

• Unlimited color or black and white photos during your event
• Custom logo
• Online, optional password protected gallery to view and share the photos
• All photos in high resolution
• Full time attendant to make sure the happiness and smiles are freely flowing!
• Various print sizes and copies.  We recommend printing one for your guests and one for you!

There are also tons of options to add on:

• Video Booth Upgrade — This way your guests can leave a short video message for you before taking their photos. This upgrade includes a DVD with all the messages left by your guests.
• Happy Memory Book — We will make a scrap book with the copies of your photos and your guest can sign this instead of sign in board or traditional guest book.
• Happy Smile Props
• External Monitor  with Slideshow – Add a stand and monitor that plays a continuos slideshow of all the photos taken at your event. Great way to encourage guests to get in on the fun and give some ideas of how to do it!

Evan vs Humidity in Mexico | Mexico Destination Wedding Photographer

This was such a one sided match up! The humidity and heat in Mexico totally owned me as I just had to walk outside my room and the sweat would begin to flow! Although, that didn’t stop me from photographing Adam and Jessica’s beautiful wedding at Excellence Playa Mujeres Resort and Spa, located near Cancun, Mexico (although my sunburn from my first day there almost did)! Everything from the welcome kits for guests, that included anything one might need for a trip to the beach – even intertubes – to the hand painted maracas that were used to get Adam and Jessica to kiss instead of tapping a glass, was extremely thoughtful and fit this lovely couple perfectly! Adam and Jessica had planned a very intimate wedding and even though I was the wedding photographer at their beach wedding, they really made me feel more like a guest! Photographing their wedding and engagement photography session on the beach was an unforgettable experience and I am so thankful I was given such a wonderful opportunity! Thanks again to Jessica, Adam and their families and congratulations on your beautiful wedding!

Couples like this are the Best | Pavilions at Angus Barn Wedding | Raleigh, NC

All the brides and grooms I have been the photographer for have been awesome. Meeting so many great people is one of my favorite parts of being a wedding photographer. This past wedding I was the photographer for, was no exception. Megan and Danny’s wedding at the Pavilions at Angus Barn had all the ingredients to make for a perfect wedding. Gorgeous (but hot) weather, beautiful and unique location, wonderful vendors, supporting family and friends, and most importantly, a sweet, loving couple. To be honest though, Megan and Danny are so in love that no matter what the details were, their wedding would have been perfect. It was wonderful to observe and capture all the lovely moments that they had during their wedding and had a lot of them! Sometimes, as a photographer, I have to “encourage” a few of special moments to happen, but at Megan and Danny’s wedding, I could just do what I do best, freeze their special moments in time! Once again, congratulations and thank you to Megan, Danny and their families for trusting me to be their wedding photographer. Finally, can I just say that dancing grandmothers make my heart melt!

What do Ligon Middle School, Chubby’s Tacos, All Saints Chapel and Sarah & Nick’s Wedding have in Common?

For many reasons, all the weddings I have photographed have been special. This last wedding I photographed for Andrew Bryant Photography at The All Saints Chapel, in downtown Raleigh, was no exception. I could go on and tell you about how this wedding was super original, from the Krispy Kreme donunt wedding cake, to the hokey pokey mother/son dance and so on and of course all the original details made this wedding special for me, but this one goes a little further. Even though Sarah and Nick are die hard NC State fans (it’s possible that the phrase ‘die hard’ might be an understatement), photographing their wedding was extra special for me because I have known Sarah since middle school, which I am sorry to say, at this point in my life, knowing somebody since middle school means I have known them for more than half of my life (how do we slow this train down btw?). To have known her for so long made this wedding extra rewarding for me to photograph. Seeing a friend get married is beautiful, but to play a part in preserving the memories from of one of the most important days of their life is humbling and rewarding beyond words. Sarah, I am so happy for you, Nick and your families and looking forward to our future gatherings at Chubby’s Tacos… as old married couples! I know you will enjoy these handful of photographs from your wedding!