Chloe, The VW PhotoBUS: Her Backstory
Posted 12/04/13 in: Connecticut Featured Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts New Hampshire / Northern MA / Southern ME Rhode Island Sidebar VW Photobooth Bus
By all accounts Photobooth Planet is the fourth owner of the VW bus we have re-purposed as a rolling photo booth and renamed, Chloe. Below is a little of Chloe’s history as told by her previous owner, Jasun Weiner of Laguna Beach, CA and founder of Street Surfing:
Originally sold in 1967 to a couple in Los Angeles. It was a weekender for close getaways. Original conversion was called Sundial. In the 90’s, it was put in an enclosed storage for approx. 20 years. Eventually, the couple realized they should find a new home for the bus, with people who would use and enjoy it!
A hippie couple from Santa Barbara became the proud new owners. At some point, they repainted it the original seafoam green color. From there, many jaunts ensued. Up the coast and other exciting adventures.
I was the next fortunate one to get to spend a few years with the van. In 2009, 4 of us rode up to Santa Barbara to bring her back home to her new home in Laguna Beach. Over the next few years, we upgraded the bus with various custom jobs including: walnut/bamboo ceiling, recessed lighting, bamboo floor, 3-toned seating, tables on doors, and more!
Here are a few pics of my neighbor and good friend, Roger Roy – a former wood shop and metal shop teacher, who assembled the cabinetry and wiring for the photo booth equipment.
Chloe the VW PhotoBUS is now up and running and excited to function as a fun photo booth rental at any outdoor wedding (or indoor wedding at a venue with a big door!) anywhere on the Northeast Corridor between Greenwich, CT and Boston, MA. (or the Hamptons, Newport RI, or her home in Mystic CT).
Patriots Cheerleaders in the Flipbook Studio!
Posted 12/02/13 in: Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island
GO PATS! The Patriots Cheerleaders rocked the Mobile Flipbook Studio at a holiday party in Boston this weekend.
Curtain Closes – Magic Begins
Posted 11/18/13 in: Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont / Upstate NY VW Photobooth Bus
When the curtain closes, the magic begins!
Everyone loves the closed booth that Photobooth Planet provides for weddings and events. When that curtain shuts, it opens a box full of fun and sometimes craziness! The photo booth elevates the fun of any special day, making it even more memorable.
Out of sight from the rest of the guests, what goes on in that booth spontaneously generates great fun and is captured in duplicate photostrips. Then, the “magic” is taken home for everyone to cherish for years to come.
The Classic Booth is elegantly designed, and will fit even the classiest of occasions.
The VW Photobooth Bus is a photo booth creatively engineered into the back of a beautifully restored VW Bus. (Offered only in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and New York.)
The Photobooth Was Freakin Awesome
Posted 10/28/13 in: Connecticut Featured Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts New Hampshire / Northern MA / Southern ME New Jersey New York Rhode Island Vermont / Upstate NY
“The photobooth was freakin awesome, we’re so glad we had it. Thanks for everything, these pictures are an utter delight!” – a Vermont Bride
This bride from a recent Vermont wedding was thrilled with her photo booth rental that brought great fun and joy to her celebration. The unforgettable moments that happen when that curtain closes are what make photo booths at weddings so great. It’s like magic!
Quotes and pictures like these fuel our passion to “throw parties guests will never forget.”
Introducing: Chloe, the PhotoBUS!
Posted 10/15/13 in: Connecticut Featured Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts New Hampshire / Northern MA / Southern ME Rhode Island
Like expectant parents, we’ve been awaiting the arrival of Photobooth Planet’s newest baby: Chloe, the PhotoBUS! Chloe arrived Monday at 12:46PM – I don’t know what she weighs, but pound for pound I can’t think of many other things that will set a wedding apart like a sea-foam green, 1967 VW PhotoBUS. Inside she’s decked out in classic surf-bus style with bamboo and walnut ceiling, floor, and side paneling. Chloe will work like any other photo booth rental except that guests will pile into a VW Bus instead of a vintage-style photo booth. She’s ready for hire anywhere in Connecticut, Rhode Island, or Massachusetts (and the Hamptons) through Fall 2013 and then again starting in March 2014.
Scheduled for Delivery: MONDAY
Posted 10/10/13 in: Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island
All the way from Laguna Beach CA…
When we say we DELIGHT our clients, this is what we mean.
Posted 9/19/13 in: Connecticut Featured Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts New Hampshire / Northern MA / Southern ME New Jersey New York Rhode Island Sidebar Vermont / Upstate NY
This photo from a recent wedding at the Branford House in Groton, CT really says it all. For all who have ever yearned for a machine that literally produced JOY – look no further: Photobooth Planet’s photo booth rentals create delight in abundance!
“Ruby” the VW Photobooth Loved by Brides!
Posted 9/12/13 in: Connecticut Featured Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts New Hampshire / Northern MA / Southern ME Rhode Island Vermont / Upstate NY VW Photobooth Bus
Here’s an email we received today from a bride who rented our VW Photobooth Bus “Ruby”…
“I just want to say thank you so much for being a part of our wedding!! All the feedback we are getting about our event is that everyone LOVED Ruby!!
You really did such an amazing job and have given us such wonderful memories!
Thank you! Thank you!
You also inspired my stepmom who lives in Colorado to get a VW bus and convert it into a photo booth!”
– Bride, Vermont Wedding, Aug 2013
At long last… #1 from the 2012 Photo-strip Hall of Fame
Posted 6/12/13 in: Connecticut Featured Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts New Hampshire / Northern MA / Southern ME Rhode Island
The bread and butter of what we do is capture memories of happy couples at the celebration of their marriage commitment. This photo-strip captures that moment in all of its elegant simplicity. So grateful to help make that happen by providing classic photo booth rentals for weddings in CT, RI, MA, and beyond…
2012 Photo-strip Hall of Fame: #2
Posted 5/14/13 in: Connecticut Featured Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts New Hampshire / Northern MA / Southern ME New Jersey New York Rhode Island Sidebar Vermont / Upstate NY
I love the composition and color in this photo-strip. It has all the right elements for a classic, photobooth photo-strip: the lovely bride smushed together in the booth with her friends, the not-overdone props, the green, asian-style umbrella against the hydrangea blue curtain creating a sense of intimate space. I love it. This is the kind of memories you can expect to create with a Photobooth Planet, vintage photo booth rental for your wedding in Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island. (Incidentally, if you are looking to rent a photo booth outside of CT, RI, or MA, Photobooth Planet also has offices in Portland OR, Burlington VT, Northern New Jersey, And Missouri).
