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Smiling Dog Entertainment

Name: Smiling Dog Entertainment
Address: 1100 N Hickory Boulevard, Suite 102, Pleasant Hill, IA, 50327, US
Telephone: +15154469054
Price range: $$$
Rating: 5

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Smiling Dog Entertainment

We’re your premier source for fun, smiles, laughter, and love. It’s not a party without us!

Smiling Dog Entertainment is the premier provider of event and party related services in Iowa, northern Missouri, southern Minnesota, eastern Nebraska, and western Illinois. From barn to black tie, family to corporate, we’ve got entertainment and equipment options sure to bring more fun, smiles, laughter and love to all your guests!

07/03/2025

🎉 Not Your Average Photo Booth 🎉

At Smiling Dog Entertainment, we believe your photo booth experience should be as unique as your event. That’s why we’ve created a line-up of unforgettable options that go way beyond the basics.

✨ Magnet Photo Booths
Give guests a keepsake that sticks—literally! These custom 2"x3" or 3"x3" photo magnets are printed on-site and ready to take home. Fridge-worthy memories, made in minutes.

🃏 Trading Card Photo Booths
Turn your guests into icons with custom-designed trading card-style prints. Choose from fun themes like sports, superheroes, or vintage retro. A favorite for parties, mitzvahs, and team-building events!

🤖 Generative AI Photo Booths
Want to be a 1920s movie star, a cyberpunk warrior, or a vintage Vogue cover model? Our AI-powered booth uses guest photos to generate one-of-a-kind portraits in seconds. It's like stepping into another universe—and walking away with proof!

📍 Serving Des Moines & Central Iowa
🎟️ Perfect for weddings, corporate events, galas, birthdays & more
🔗 Learn more: https://www.smilingdogentertainment.com/unique/

📅 Dates book quickly—grab your spot today!

07/02/2025

🎉 Event season is in full swing—and we’re here to make yours unforgettable.

From custom photo booths to balloon decor and interactive games, Smiling Dog Entertainment brings the fun to corporate events, school festivals, grand openings, fundraisers, and more.

We specialize in:
✅ Eye-catching event setups
✅ Photo booth experiences guests love
✅ Rentals that bring your space to life

📅 Now booking summer and fall events!
📞 Let’s talk about how we can bring your next event to life.

07/01/2025

💼 Planning a corporate event this fall? Let’s make it unforgettable.

At Smiling Dog Entertainment, we help local businesses create energizing, engaging, and on-brand experiences. From custom photo booths and branded backdrops to balloon décor, team-building games, and dessert bars—we bring the energy so you can bring the results.

✅ On-site support
✅ Fully insured + professional
✅ Trusted by Iowa’s top organizations

📆 Fall dates are filling quickly—now’s the time to secure your booth, décor, and rentals!

👉 Tap the link in our bio or visit https://corporate.smilingdogentertainment.com/photobooth to learn more.

06/30/2025

✨ Sweeten the experience at your next event with our custom dessert bars and themed concessions! Whether you're planning a wedding, corporate mixer, or family celebration, Smiling Dog Entertainment offers more than just photo booths.

From candy stations and popcorn bars to s’mores setups and gourmet snack carts, we help you serve up smiles—and create Instagram-worthy moments your guests will love.

Add dessert. Add fun. Add flavor.
🍭🍿🍪

📸 Ask us how to bundle your dessert bar with photo booths, games, or balloon décor for an unforgettable event experience.

06/28/2025

Smiling Dog Entertainment and our sister company Occasions and Stems () are looking to host a Styled Shoot in July or early August.

We're looking to work with the following wedding service vendors:

- Wedding Venue
- Wedding Photographer
- Wedding Videographer
- Wedding Dress Vendor
- Wedding Tux Vendor
- Cake Designer

And of course we're looking for a few models to serve as the newlyweds.

We prefer to work with a venue within 30 miles of Des Moines.

Other vendors can be from any area as long as you're willing to travel to the selected venue.

We'd prefer to host this on a Sunday, but could possibly do a weeknight.

If you are interested in participating in this styled shoot or learning more, please email Shane at [email protected].

06/27/2025

🎉 Corporate Event Coming Up? Let’s Make It Unforgettable.
Planning a holiday party, team appreciation event, or company milestone? We’re here to help you create something fun, professional, and totally unique.

At Smiling Dog Entertainment, we offer a full lineup of corporate-friendly experiences designed to wow your guests and reflect your brand:

📸 Custom Photo Booths (Glam, 360, Branded Backdrops)
🎈 Balloon Decor & Themed Installations
🎮 Party Games & Lawn Games
🎤 Audio & Video Guest Books
📷 Roaming Event Photography
🍭 Custom Dessert Bars & Concession Rentals

Whether you’re planning something small and meaningful or large and high-energy, we’ll help you build an experience your guests will remember.

💼 We work with HR teams, event planners, venues, and marketing departments across Central Iowa and beyond.

✨ Let’s start planning your next event:
🔗 https://corporate.smilingdogentertainment.com/photobooth

06/26/2025

✨ Professional, Memorable, and Fun Wedding Experiences – Delivered with Heart

Planning your wedding in Iowa, Omaha, Kansas City or surrounding areas? We know you're looking for more than just services—you want an experience your guests will love and a team you can trust.

At Smiling Dog Entertainment, we specialize in delivering fun, polished, and unforgettable moments that keep guests smiling and couples stress-free. With over a decade of experience, we bring professionalism, creativity, and high-quality service to every celebration.

Here’s how we help make your day amazing:

📸 Custom Photo Booths – Glam, vintage, trading card, or magnet prints—guests love them, and you'll love the memories

🎙️ Retro Audio & Video Guest Books – Real voices. Real stories. Real love.

🍬 Dessert & Candy Bars – Beautifully styled, themed, and a hit with guests of all ages

🎲 Party Games & Icebreakers – Perfect for cocktail hour fun or late-night energy

✨ Custom Backdrops, Champagne Walls & Decor Rentals – Statement pieces that elevate your wedding design

Need flowers or décor support too? Our sister company, Occasions and Stems, offers custom silk floral arrangements and signature rentals that bring your vision to life and look flawless all day long.

📍 Serving Des Moines and Central Iowa (and beyond!)
📆 Now booking for 2025 & 2026 weddings
📩 Message us to check availability or request a custom quote

06/25/2025

Smiling Dog Entertainment’s friends at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa brought some dogs and puppies to Wells Fargo’s West Des Moines offices today for their Employee Appreciation Week event.

Wells Fargo staff had the opportunity to pet, hold, and have their photos taken with the puppies.

We think it’s the perfect pairing.

Dogs making people smile in the Smiling Dog Entertainment photo booth!

06/24/2025

Today was the first of three Employee Appreciation Week events we're working on for Wells Fargo at their Des Moines and West Des Moines offices.

We're providing traditional photo booth experiences for their employees to capture some fun photos to hang on their cubicle walls.

Last year we added a 360 Degree Video Experience to the traditional photo booth experience. This year we created a different video option for team members.

This group was taking photos and said they wished they could do something active. I asked if they wanted to do a 15 second video and they agreed.

Here's their video.

They enjoyed the countdown intro and The End outro.

From the smiles on their faces, I think they just enjoyed the experience.

Message us to learn how we can bring a similar smiling inducing experience to your team!

And come back tomorrow for some photos of a real tail wagging good time!

06/23/2025

🚨 Exciting Update!

After more than 10 years of creating unforgettable events across the Midwest, I’m thrilled to officially bring Smiling Dog Entertainment to LinkedIn!

We help people celebrate life’s big (and small) moments with:
📸 Custom Photo Booths
🎈 Balloon Decor & Backdrops
🎯 Party Games & Event Rentals
📼 Retro Guest Books & More

Whether it’s a wedding, corporate party, or community celebration—we’re here to make it stress-free, creative, and fun.

👉 I’d love it if you’d check out and follow our new company page here:
🔗 Smiling Dog Entertainment on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/smiling-dog-entertainment

📩 And if you’re planning an event—or know someone who is—let’s connect!

06/22/2025

Yesterday we had the honor of providing a Glam Booth for Emily and Jake’s wedding in Cedar Rapids (eastbankvenue) and a digital photo booth at the BBQ and Brew Fest at the Ballpark (Iowa Pork and iowapork).

Despite the 95 degree temperatures and up to 40 mph winds we captured some fun photos at the Festival.

And Emily and Jake and their family and friends loved the photo booth at the wedding.

Here are some sample photos from each event!

06/21/2025

If you’re coming to BBQ and Brew at Principal Park today, stop by, say Hi and get your photo taken. We are setup between gates B and C.

It already smells so good!

Address

1100 N Hickory Boulevard, Suite 102
Pleasant Hill, IA
50327

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 8pm

Telephone

+15154469054

Website

https://www.smilingdogentertainment.com/

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Smiling Dog Entertainment - Who We Are

Smiling Dog Entertainment is the premier provider of photo booth experiences, wedding and party equipment and game rentals, portrait and event photography, and event and party planning in Iowa, northern Missouri, southern Minnesota, eastern Nebraska, and western Illinois.

We bring fun, smiles, laughter, and love to weddings, corporate holiday parties, graduation parties, after-proms, elementary school events, fundraisers, bar and bat mitzvahs, birthday and anniversary celebrations and much more with the inclusion of our many photo booth experiences including traditional open or enclosed photo booths, digital only photo booths, slow motion booths, video only booths, green screen booths, headshot booths, roaming booths and photo mosaic booths.

We help families preserve and present life moments with our portrait and event photography.

We share the beauty of our community through the imagees that hang on the walls of homes and local businesses.

We spread fun, smiles, laughter, and love with the special events we host throughout the year.

We give back to the community through our support of organizations such as GiGi’s Playhouse - Des Moines, Variety - The Children’s Charity of Iowa, and Mentor Iowa.

We invite you to look around to see how we can help bring fun, smiles, laughter, and love to your next event with our custom crafted photo booth experiences, professional photography services, wedding and party equipment and game rentals, and party and event planning services.

When you’re done looking and you’re ready to take your party or event to the next level contact Shane at 515-446-9054 or [email protected].

Services We Provide

Portrait Photography

Photo Booth Rentals

Event Photography

Events (Pub Crawls and other fun events)

Wedding Decor and Party Equipment Rental