What you didn't know about St. Patrick's Day

When you think of St. Patrick's Day, do you picture a short man dressed in green with a mug of beer in his hand? While this image may not be too far off, St. Patrick's Day has much more meaning.

St. Patrick's Day is actually a religious holiday celebrated on March 17th that became a day to feast in the early 17th century. The date was chosen as the anniversary of St. Patrick's death. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage. The first St. Patrick's Day parade did not actually take place in Ireland. Irish soldiers in the English military marched down the streets of New York City in 1762 to help them reconnect with their Irish roots.

Today, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated especially in Ireland, but by people of all backgrounds in the United States, Canada and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated in other locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore and Russia.

If you are looking to do something fun for St. Patrick's Day, stop by Courtyard Southside in Birmingham's historical 5-points on Wednesday night, March 16th for St. Practice Day. The Cool Shots Photo Booth will be there to capture the Irish fun along with a number of popular bands! Check out 103.7 the Q's website for more information.

Feel the Beat Entertainment celebrates Mardi Gras!

With Mardi Gras right around the corner, Feel the Beat Entertainment is ready to take on all of the fun festivities that go with the carnival celebrations! We have already participitated in numerous masquerade balls and Mardi Gras themed parties. The fun is just beginning, too. A few members of the Feel the Beat staff will be heading down to Orange Beach on Friday to ride in one of the parades while dj-ing on one of the floats!

For a little history on the season: Mardi Gras came to America in 1699. It is a French tradition and translates to "Fat Tuesday" in English. It refers to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which starts on Ash Wednesday. There are a number of other related practices that are associated with the celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with Lent. These practices are what most people are more familiar with and include wearing masks and costumes, dancing, sports competitions, parades, etc. It is not a holiday celebrated nationwide; however, it is very popular in the states of Alabama, Louisianna, and Mississippi.

We at Feel the Beat Entertainment hope that everyone has a safe and fun Mardi Gras season!

The "Coolest" New Wedding Trend...

These days, weddings are not simply limited to the old fashioned trends that the generations before us used. Ceremony and reception locations have gotten more creative with places such as barns and art galleries. Photographers taking live action images have become more popular than your typical photographer taking posed shots. Even wedding favors have gotten more inventive, and personalized favors are becoming a very popular trend.

The Cool Shots Photo Lounge has become one of the latest crazes for any event but especially for weddings. It is a mobile photobooth without the actual booth! It's 'open air' style means that you can fit as many people as you want into the shot. The pictures can be even more fun with goofy hats, oversized glasses, and colorful feather boas to truly capture the enjoyable moments. Brides and grooms have come to find that the photo strips are great gifts for their guests because they can remember the fun they had that at the wedding and will be able to cherish the memories forever. Also, each photo strip is versatile and customizable to match the personality of each of our clients.

Everyone can enjoy the Cool Shots Photo Lounge. It's simply a new and trendy way for your guests to really enjoy your wedding and take home with them a memory from the night. If you would like more information on the photo booth or would like to view some more images, check out our website at http://www.coolshotsphotolounge.com/ or call 205-678-0845. Remember, we are not just limited to weddings! We are available for any event you may be planning and would love to help liven up your party!

2011 Bride's Choice Award goes to... Feel the Beat!

Feel the Beat Entertainment is proud to say that they are, for the third year in a row, a recipient of WeddingWire's 2011 Bride's Choice Awards!

Do you remember planning your wedding? Was it hard finding vendors that best suited your needs? Luckily, there is a very useful and beneficial website to help couples overcome these issues. With engaged couples continually struggling to find vendors and vendors constantly searching for new ways to expand their businesses, WeddingWire set out to solve this persistent disconnect and provide both parties with simple, yet productive, channels to interact. The website was established in 2006 and bases all of its knowledge on what the founders have learned from experience and also from consistent complaints by other engaged couples and vendors alike. Whether you are looking for information about a specific vendor, need to comparison shop across vendors, or just want to connect with other engaged couples to share and collaborate, WeddingWire seeks to provide best-in-breed solutions to ease the entire wedding planning process.

For the past three years, WeddingWire has recognized  the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that have demonstrated excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. These are not your average awards selected by an organization; they are completely based on extensive surveys and reviews written by customers. The award represents the Top 5 percent of WeddingWire's vendor community which consists of over 200,000 vendors across the nation.

Feel the Beat Entertainment has been priveleged to receive this award the past two years and is honored to have received it for the third year in a row in 2011.

Love is in the Air...

Whether you celebrate Valentine's Day or not, there's no denying that love is in the air on February 14th. Each year, millions of roses, chocolates, stuffed animals, and items of jewelry are purchased in the name of love for that significant other. Diamonds happen to be very popular gifts, especially in the form of engagement rings.

According to families.com, approximately 2.2 million couples get engaged each year, and ten percent of those couples get engaged on Valentine's Day. We don't know how good you are at math, but that's a whopping 220,000 couples getting engaged on one single day of the year! With all these newly engaged couples, brides and grooms-to-be will be fighting for dates, venues, wedding vendors, etc. Many couples book venues and vendors 6, 9, or even 12 months in advance. Saturdays in May, June, and July are already full for many places!

It is extremely important to plan ahead for your wedding. And, with Valentine's Day approaching, places are going to be booking even faster! Make a checklist of everything you will need for your big day, and get your planning started. Don't forget yours truly, though, Feel the Beat Entertainment!

From the Feel the Beat Entertainment staff, we hope everyone has a joyful and loving Valentine's Day! Even if you aren't celebrating with a significant other, enjoy the day with friends, family, and the people that bring happiness to your life.

January's over? Let's recap...

2011 has hit the ground running! January has already come and gone in a flash, but not without being packed full of fun events! It all started with New Year nuptials with Feel the Beat Entertainment's first wedding of 2011.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bryant! 

With a wedding date like 1/1/11, your future is destined to be lucky!

Feel the Beat was "All Shook Up" when Elvis made an appearance at the Double Trouble Birthday Bash. Guests were dressed in tye-dye for the 60s-70s theme party to celebrate the birthday fun with Jane and Randy! And, don't forget the winter dances for schools such as Shades Valley High School, Shades Mountain Christian School, and Les Amies that helped Feel the Beat shake off the winter blues.

With so many different kinds of parties being held, the Cool Shots Photo Booth was not lagging in its appearances. From taking shots at the Country Strong Premier to capturing the sweet moments between fathers and daughters at the Vestavia Country Club's Father/Daughter Dance, the photo booth was able to freeze frame the great moments in January before they faded in our memories.

Feel the Beat Entertainment's Facebook Bingo!

It's here.... Feel The Beat Entertainment's 1st Facebook Bingo Game!  Starting on February 1st, Feel The Beat Entertainment will be collecting bride and groom engagement photos, and a Facebook "Like" competition will be held in conjunction with Facebook Bingo! Winner will receive an Apple iPad!!!

How to play:

1. "Like" the Feel the Beat Facebook page.

2. Post your Engagement Photo on Feel The Beat Entertainment's Facebook page.

3. Share your photo on Facebook with friends and family. E-mail EVERYONE you know!

4. The goal is to get the most "likes" on your photo. Instruct friends and family to "like" the Feel the Beat Entertainment page first and then to "like" your photo. The couple with at least 50 "likes" is eligible to win the iPad.


5. Once your photo is uploaded to the Facebook page, we will e-mail you 2 Bingo cards.
6. Engagement photos will be collected on the Facebook page starting February 1st and can be submitted until there is a winner! Photos can be submitted after February 1st, but you will have a late start.

7. Starting on Valentine's Day, we will draw out 1 Bingo number a day until we get a winner!

8. If you score a bingo, you must send a text message and a picture of your winning bingo card immediately in order to win the iPad.

9. TEXT BINGO! BINGO! BINGO! to 205-807-0212 and you will get a reply immediately.

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Qualifications:

• Each bride must post their engagement photo onto the Feel The Beat Entertainment Facebook page.
• Each bride's engagement photo must have at least 50 “Likes” by their friends and family to win the iPad. If the winning bride’s card is the winner and they do not have at least 50 likes, they will be disqualified until they get 50 likes on their engagement photo. If during this time, another bride gets BINGO and has the 50 Likes, they will be the winner.
• Each bride must play the bingo game by getting their bingo number on our facebook page - drawing each day at 10:00 AM cst.
• There will be one winner of an Apple iPad to the 1st bride to get a full Bingo card and has 50 Likes on their engagement photo on the Feel The Beat Entertainment Facebook page. If a tie occurs, we will conduct a drawing to find the single winner.
• This contest is for brides having an event in the state of Alabama only.
• Bingo numbers will be drawn until there is a winner.
• No Purchase Necessary

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