Update 8/19: After reading the owner's response below, I want to correct a few statements for anyone considering booking. I paid $250 total -- $75 to Jennifer in advance and $175 directly to the entertainer on the day of the party. I did not pay $175 as stated in her response. I also was never told that I was booking a trainee or that a trainee would arrive without the attire, table/chair setup, or level of service the owner had described. Had that been communicated before I booked, I would have chosen another company. The owner initially acknowledged to me in writing that she had missed my requests and failed to communicate the level of service I was booking. I stand by my original review and unfortunately would not recommend this company based on my experience. Original Post: Unfortunately, we were very disappointed with our experience. We paid $250 for two hours of face painting and balloon twisting for my son's birthday party. On the company's intake form, I specifically selected that we wanted the entertainer to arrive in costume and that she would need to bring her own table. Neither happened. The entertainer arrived in jeans and a gray college sweatshirt with no company attire or costume, and without a table or even a chair for herself. She had only a small tray for her supplies, so I had to find a bench and figure out where to set her up. She was pleasant and the face painting and balloons themselves were fine, but there was very little engagement or presence as a party entertainer. Several guests didn't realize she was the entertainer, and I spent time directing parents and children over to her instead of enjoying my son's party. When I contacted the owner afterward, she initially apologized and acknowledged that she had missed my requests on the intake form and that the communication failure was on her end. She also explained that their artists normally arrive in company attire. I was then told that the person sent to our party was actually a trainee and that trainees do not bring tables, chairs, specific attire, or costumes. This was never disclosed to me before booking. Had I known I was paying $250 for a trainee with a substantially different level of service, I would have chosen one of the other entertainment companies we were considering. I understand that mistakes happen, and the entertainer herself was perfectly nice. My disappointment is with paying for one experience, receiving something very different, and only learning afterward that we had been assigned a trainee. Unfortunately, I would not book with this company again. read more

We had an amazing experience hiring Jen for my daughter's birthday party! From start to finish, communication was easy and seamless. She arrived 10 minutes early and was incredibly professional, friendly, and flexible throughout the event. Our party theme was Zootopia, and I shared photos of Judy and Nick. Jen did an incredible job recreating both characters on my daughter' face, and all the other guests picked their favorite pattern from the booklet. everyone was so impressed with the detail and creativity! My daughter had an absolute blast, and her guests loved it too. There was a line of excited kids waiting to get painted the entire time, and every child walked away smiling. The face painting quickly became one of the highlights of the party. read more

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Jen at BoBenny is fantastic! She's personable, responsive, has a great staff, and especially, makes amazing balloon creations. I highly recommend her for your next party, corporate event, or celebration to make it extra special with one of her setups, face painting, Photo Booth, and/or balloon creations! My son LOVED the amazing ballon Star Trek Enterprise she made for his graduation. Definitely hire her, she's a diamond in the rough! read more

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Keeping it simple here: Jenny is amazing! Her work is top level! I have used her twice already and will continue in the future. Definitely my go-to for party decor and entertainment! read more

We worked with BoBenny Events for our celebration and had such a wonderful experience! Jennifer was amazing in helping me map out the theme and brought everything together beautifully. She provided all the rentals we needed--from the "20" sign to table décor and a gorgeous balloon arch. She was very responsive throughout the process and overall such a pleasure to work with. I'll definitely be using her again for future events! read more

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The quick response, attention to detail and focus to make my vision possible were top notch!

Jennifer offered such awesome backdrop decoration for my son's bday party. We had Disney Cars theme and she offered every little detail that I initially expressed my desire for. She kept giving me updates now and then till the day of the event so that I knew the different elements were meeting expectations and on time. Her response time on messages is phenomenal. Such a lovely person she is and her eye for detail and perfection just made me such a fan of her work. I would highly recommend her services. read more

Jenny is amazing and wonderfully talented. I had a vision in mind and she was more than willing to accommodate all my needs till the very last detail. The outcome was purely breathtaking as you can tell from the pics. We hired her for a full blown service that included decor, balloon and tattoo artist and crafts, snow cones, Photo Booth and cleanup. We couldn't have asked for a better company to work with for our daughter's dreamy first birthday. read more

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I used BoBenny events for my 50th birthday party! Jennifer was very easy to work with and decorations were beautiful and matched the theme. She was punctual and on time. All the guests loved her beautiful decorations! If you are looking for decorations for your next party, look no further! Please contact BoBenny events! read more

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Jennifer , Jennifer is very friendly. She will guide you through the whole process & give you right suggestions based on your budget & the age group that you have at the party. She is very responsive. I booked an entertainer for the 1st time but she was patient. She answered all my questions & concerns. Tasha Tasha came to my party for face painting & ballon twisting. She is so good. Bday girl requested her to make a mermaid which wasn't on her menu but she did that. She was on time, infact 15 min early to do the set up & get started & she was patient with all the kids & did an amazing job. I can't wait to book her again to bring lots n lots of smiles at any party. read more

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Jennifer did our balloon decor and we loved it! She was quick to respond and made sure our vision came to life. I would definitely recommend her for any balloon services! read more

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We hired BoBenny events for my son's first birthday party. I shared the sample decor pics with Jennifer and she made sure to add the decoration exactly matching the sample pics. She also made custom bunny cutouts. Jennifer arrived on time for decor setup. We are very happy with BoBenny events decor services. Thanks Jennifer. read more

Hired them for the Photo Booth. The attendant Brandon was great and the pics all came out very flattering. Did a custom background and it came out great. Best prices around, and worth every cent! read more

wonderful service! Jennifer was great with communicating as well as explaining everything to me over the phone prior to booking. Booking for an event online was smooth and easy. We also got an email prior to our event. Day of the event, Camila showed up and was so good with the kids! I got the basic package and I was concerned with what designs would be available. however, the kids at my party were able to choose something they wanted. it was worth it seeing the kids enjoy the balloons and the face painting. I highly recommend BoBenny's Events. read more

Communication and face painting services was perfect for our birthday party. Artist came dressed in costume and was very sweet with the children. Great experience, we will order from BoBenny again. Thank you! read more

Erin came to twist balloons for my child's 1st birthday party. The kids and adults were very happy with her work! The booking processing was quick and Erin showed up on time. Highly recommend! read more

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Had Jennifer do a set up at my job and she was great! Super friendly and really helpful.

Created a balloon arch for my daughters baby shower. From the beginning her communication was excellent, which I very much appreciated. She was on time for setup and breakdown. I would highly recommend. read more

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We used BoBenny Events as our decorator for my daughter's Baby Shower Event. My daughter had a vision on what she wanted as a back drop. All we had to do was let Jenny of BoBenny know what we had in mind and she was able to design and create the backdrop just the way we wanted it. The backdrop and table decorations looked perfect. Great Job Jenny. Thank you for bringing my daughter's vision to a reality. You Rocked!! read more

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Jennifer and team set up the stage decor for our son's birthday. They were very punctual, friendly and even offered customizations according to our preferences. The decorations turned out better than we had imagined! 100% recommend this company. read more

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Jennifer did a backdrop for my dad's 80th birthday at my parents house. Everyone loved the decor and it made the space looked dressed up. We got a lot of family photos with a beautiful backdrop. I would definitely recommend BoBenny Events for your decorations! read more

If you are looking for face paint, photo booth or balloon needs for your party.... look nowhere else! Jennifer and her team were an absolute joy to have for our party! Not only did she have a quick response time, she is extremely talented and such a joy to work with! She was a hit at our party and we couldn't have been more happy! We highly recommend!!! read more

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I am so happy I ordered a candy/dessert cart from BoBenny Events. The cart added a great personal touch to my nieces small/intimate first birthday. Jennifer made the process very easy and simple. She is a delight to work with and I cannot wait to hire her again for future events! Thank you Jennifer! read more

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This is the third time I have used BoBenny events and each time the experience has been great, start to finish. Jennifer's customer service is excellent and so is her communication style. I like that her website has all the information available and once I was ready to book, it was followed with a prompt email. There's no gimics or the obscure "contact me for pricing". Eveything is straight forward. But most importantly, our parties were fun and our guests loved the games and face painting too. Many of the adults at the party commented about how awesome the face painting designs were. read more

Jen is amazing. She worked with me to help me figure out what balloons to order for my son's graduation from college and boy, did she come through with a custom Star Trek enterprise balloon creation. My son was super surprised and delighted. It also lasted two weeks! I highly recommend BoBenny, they will make your event extra special! read more

BoBenny Events did the balloon arch, backdrop, cake table decor and set up for my children's birthday party. It wasn't an easy one since the theme I requested isn't too popular. But Jenny came up with a cute backdrop design. She is very easy to work and was able to accommodate any requests so had. I would definitely hire BoBenny Events again and utilize more of the services they provide. read more

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Really happy with the service provided by Tickle My Face for a Halloween Party in my daughters daycare. Aubury was our artist and she came on time and patiently did the face paint for 15-20 kids. Inquiry was a breeze and I was able to get respond ASAP. Thank you so much and will definitely book them again for our next party :-) read more

Aubury was awesome with games and balloon twisting at my daughters 4th birthday party! She was so patient with a bunch of rambunctious kids. The adults played the games too. I'm not sure who was more excited. Her balloon twisting was as advertised. She even made a repair for the birthday girl and saved us major tears. I found Tickle my Face the Friday before our Sunday party and was so lucky to get premium service. It is worth it to go premium. I did not have a long enough party to add face paintIng but I will be ready next year. Jennifer is also super helpful with planning the games and helping you decide what wIll work for your party. read more

Jennifer was very responsive and great to work with. Brandon who was the attendant on the event day was amazing. Party guests had a lot of fun. BoBenny team helped us create memories read more

Jennifer and team are amazing! We just had their for our daughter's 4th birthday party. Their face painting was great and even the parents were impressed by the balloon animals. They showed up on time and Jennifer was very easy to communicate with leading up to the event. All the parents at the party were very impressed by their team too. I highly recommend them!! read more

All of my guests love the decorations of the cart and the balloon arch. She is very responsive. I am very happy with her work and will definitely use her again. read more

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I was looking for a photo booth rental for my daughter's baptism reception. Most of the other vendors that I looked at were out of my price range or the minimum was 3 hours. I came across Tickle My Face and due to the reviews and the price, I decided to contact. Jennifer was really responsive via email. There were a few times that I contacted her when I didn't hear from her but it wasn't like weeks that I wouldn't hear from Jennifer. I only needed the rental for 2 hours and her price was within my price range. You can pick the template that was already set but if you don't see one you like, Jennifer would work with you. She was very accommodating with my vision for the photo template for the baptism. On the day of the baptism, her team member did a wonderful job setting up and helping with the guests take their photos. I had little kids at the reception and he was able to adjust the camera for their height. He was very nice and he did a good job (I'm sorry that I don't remember the name). Afterwards, I got a flash drive with the pictures. We are Mac users so we had a bit of trouble having to unzip the files onto our computer. Still, that was not a big deal for us. Overall, I would definitely book Jennifer again for the photo booth. read more

5 star review is an understatement for the amount of satisfaction I have with their service! Recently we celebrated our Son's 2nd b'day and we went with BoBenny events for photobooth and face painting/balloon twisting. All the children thoroughly enjoyed getting their faces painted and tons of fun with the balloons :). Photobooth was such a hit! Jennifer is a lovely person, she mailed me the pen-drive with all the photobooth pics. I know whom to reach out to when I host a party next time! read more

Jennifer is amazing! She was very patient and communicative with me as I had several questions about her services. She arrived 10 minutes early to our event and was great with the children. Thank you, Jennifer, for being so accommodating and wonderful to work with. Our daughter and her guests were thrilled! I'll see you next weekend and my company picnic! read more

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The best service in the Bay Area! Anissa is so professional and talented. Children and adults love her courteous manner and artistic abilities. She can paint all styles genres and for all occasions. read more

Just had my daughter's birthday yesterday and I'm am so happy with the results of each and every single face she painted! They are amazing! She was so patient with all the kids and even when they huddled around her. I highly recommend them and would definitely have them come out again! read more

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Alana did a great job, both face painting and balloon twisting, for a party. She was patient with the kids and kept them entertained. Also my son wanted a car design that was not in her book, so she looked up the internet and painted it just the way he wanted. Great job!! Highly recommend. read more

I feel very conflicted writing this review, so I will give it 3 stars to be generous. I didn't feel like my service was great or terrible. I thought it was mediocre. I reserved a 2 hour package for face painting and balloon twisting. Jennifer was prompt with replying and confirming everything with me. Aubury came to our party and she was late. I was not notified that she was going to be late. As she was setting up one of my friends noticed and pointed out to me that her paint brushes were not cleaned or prepared yet. She forgot her markers as well, so none of the balloons had faces. We had a bunch of faceless Pikachus and the kids were a little confused by it. Towards the end of the party, my daughter popped her sword and went over to ask for a new one. I watched from afar and saw that she had rolled her eyes making the new sword for my daughter. My daughter is only 3 years old by the way. I thought it was weird that there were no picture book/list of examples for the guests to look at to choose what they wanted, instead they had to look at a list on Aubury's iPhone and there were very limited choices. Aubury was pleasant and kind towards the guests. Her face painting work is good. I would encourage more preparedness and professionalism. I feel that the price is decent and you get what you pay for. read more

Easy to work with. Outstanding work! All the kids loved her. Came on time. Sent a reminder the day before. She was super nice and even tied balloons for the kids. read more

Really fun face painting and balloon animals for my 6 year old's birthday- great communication, arrived right on time, made all the kiddos feel special! read more