The open house extravaganza was held on Saturday, January 17th. We [the bella bambino team] were dressed in our Bella Bambino t-shirts with “TEAM BELLA” printed on the back. Before the doors opened at 6pm the jobs were set, I was maning the foyer table where everyone put their name in for a drawing for a 16×20 and had everyone sign in. Sarah was in charge of buzzing clients in and taking their coats to the playroom closet! After clients met with me to get the lowdown, they were ushered over to Stepanie the “bartender” who offered a variety of wines or BELLA BAMBINO’s signature drink….the COTTON CANDY COSMO! Then clients were coaxed into enjoying the abudance of treats available that ranged from cheesecake chimmychongas to fresh fruit and marshmellow dip all catered by CUP N’ CORK! Clients then perused the new studio and watched the slideshows playing on the big screen and sat down with one of the many bella bambino albums floating around. Heather hunted down any past client and had them draw a prize from the fishbowl for each “new” friend she brought with her. One client- Miss Lisa- brought 9 friends!!!!! She earned 9 amazing prizes! Heather also informed the past client about the “BELLA BAMBINO PHOTO CONTEST”. The past client was handed an SLR camera, told how to use it [in auto mode, of course =)] and told to photograph the people she invited. They could get as creative as they liked! AND….OH…..they listened!!! We had some crazy images!! The winner of the contest as well as the “honorable mentions” are posted below! The winner will receive an 11×14!
Now that I mapped out exactly how the night was run…..I must say that I was absolutely AMAZED at the turnout!!!! I turned around numerous times during the party and couldn’t believe how PACKED it was!! By the end of the night, we were out of wine, out of cosmos……and almost out of cheesecake chimmychongas! WE BOOKED 20 SHOOTS!! I cannot thank my clients enough for making the party such a success! It was an absolute blast! Below are a few party images, as well as the photo contest winner and runner ups!
The Winner!
Honorable Mentions!
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