Next Step Productions Introduces Hot Shots Instant Photo Favors

Brick, NJ – July 5, 2007 – Next Step Productions, the promoter of unique events celebrating life’s joyful milestones recently introduced an exciting new service called Hot Shots Instant Photo Favors.

Hot Shots Instant Photo Favors is the perfect compliment to any milestone event including weddings, sweet sixteen parties, proms, christenings, etc. Specifically, the newly-introduced service provides candid digital photos of hosts and guests, prints them on-site and mounts them in a variety of available frame options before the end of the event.

According to Next Step Productions President Debbie Ventriello, “We are all too familiar with the votive candle wrapped in tool, the vase adorned with with Jordan almonds, or the framed picture of the guest of honor. Unfortunately, we all know that these thank you gifts are usually placed in the back corner of a curio cabinet where they become dust collectors.”

Hot Shots Instant Photo Favors is the answer to the forgotten party favor. What better way to say thank you to your guests than by providing a photographic memory of each of them enjoying themselves at your special celebration. In addition, a wide variety of fun frames, key chains, and magnetic frames are only a few of the options available for these keepsake photos.

“Unlike a studio photographer who typically retains the originals and requires special permission and additional fees to obtain copies of a photo, Ventriello offers her clients an optional CD-ROM album. “For a nominal one-time fee we will provide a digital album of all of the photos taken at the event,” explains Ventriello. “When our clients choose this option they receive their CD-ROM within two weeks and have the unlimited ability to print, copy, and e-mail their photos.”

The idea of introducing Hot Shots Instant Photo Favors came to Ventriello about a year ago when she and her family attended a sweet sixteen party of a good friend who had moved into the area from Staten Island. “During this party it became very clear to me that this was the best party favor I've ever come home with. The magnetic photo of my husband and me is still on my refrigerator!”

Two months later, while planning her own daughter's sweet sixteen party, she knew she wanted the same service. However, trying to find a local vendor was nearly impossible. The company her friend used from Staten Island was unavailable on the date, but coincidentally the DJ she hired offered a similar photo favor package which could only be contracted in combination with their DJ Service.

“Beware of the combo package,” warns Ventriello. Although the DJ company provided outstanding music for the party, the candid digital photography was handled as an afterthought. Whats more, although the DJ service was contracted to take photos, provide them to the guests and provide a CD-ROM., they never supplied the CD-ROM because they erased the images from the memory cards the day after the event.

“I knew I that I could do a better job and decided to launch Hot Shots Instant Photo Favors to provide the highest level of service and quality possible,” says Ventriello. “Next Step Productions specializes in taking candid digital photos at milestone events. Our service is not an add-on.”

In the past month Next Step Productions has provided its Hot Shots Instant Photo Favors for a Mary Kay make-over party, a baby christening, a bridal shower, a baby shower, and a sweet sixteen celebration. According to Ventriello, “I'm proud of this new service and I'm having a lot of fun getting it off the ground. I'd like to thank my assistant Debbie De Franco for her incredible dedication and talent. Teamwork is a key factor to the success of this business and I couldn’t have chosen a better suited person to support my new venture.”

To reserve the Hot Shots team for your next celebration, or for additional information regarding Hot Shots Instant Photo Favors, Debbie can be reached at debbie@nextstep-now.com or visit her website: www.nextstep-now.com.