The time is right around the corner. The weather is getting warmer, and the days are getting longer. Birds start singing their love song and ladies begin to flutter their eyelashes while men flash their masculinity.
I'm talking about spring. And spring is the season for weddings.
If you're a bride, I want to help you get ready for your spring wedding.
You want to start off with a plan, and the best way to do that is with a wedding planner. I'm not talking about a professional wedding planner. I'm talking about a fabricated construction of your own wedding day. This can be bought, or even have your personal notes jotted in a notebook. This will allow you to write down the wedding date, your budget, guest, set up appointments, and much more. You can find a free planner at weddingwire.com
Try to decide on a date quickly. Once the date is resolved, the next thing to figure out is the budget. If you don't set a budget you will easily spend what you never intended to spend. costofwedding.com states the average wedding cost is $26,542!! That's too rich for my blood.
My wife and I had a budget of $10,000. With the help of friends and family we were able to pay it off cash. The greatest thing about having a wedding is not taking the bill to the honeymoon. When paying cash for your wedding, you take the worry of financial dilemma away while you are carried over the threshold by your groom into your new home.
Location would be the next step. Do you want a destination wedding in Hawaii, or something simple in a small chapel? Choosing the location will allow your childhood dreams become a reality. You'll begin to see how flower placement would look, the colors of your bridesmaids dresses, and your father walking you down the aisle.
At this point you have probably decided your colors. You probably decided these as a young girl, or you and your fiance decided them after the engagement. You know the color of bridesmaid dresses, flowers, bouquets, and probably what you would like to see your prince wearing. (My wife allowed me to pick the color for my best men and myself, but she picked the color of my grooms men vests and morning ties.)
Here is where you may want to take into consideration of hiring a professional wedding planner. You can always google wedding planners if you don't already know one. (Facebook is also a good place to look for wedding planners as well.)
A wedding planner will help you organize your wedding. From working with the colors you provide to coaching the wedding party in what to do and when.
Wedding planners also have great sources for photographers, videographers, and disc jockeys. They sometimes have contracts with freelancers and use them frequently, and have a good relationship sharing business references. Photo, video, and disc jockeys are where most couples will spend more of their investment.
Being a photographer made my decision in hiring a photographer a priority. We hired a friend of mine named Enrique Alonzo (enriquealonzo.com) He did a phenomenal job on our wedding pictures and the extras that came in our package were remarkable. Photographers, videographers, and disk jockeys can all be googled as well, and if you're looking for a photographer, I hear Roland Photography (rolandresendez.com) does a great job with his clients and makes them feel important and takes much interest in them!
The most important thing to remember: your wedding day is a very special day. It's the one day in your whole life, when you can completely be selfish and get exactly what you want....and get away with it. Congratulations!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Valentine's Day Pictures
It's that time of the year again where love is in the air, and the smell of roses and chocolate fill the rooms. This Valentine's Day while you're showing love and affection it's a great time to explore the possibilities of capturing the wonderful moments spent together. Weather it's out in a restaurant, a walk in the park, or if you're that lucky girl who has that charmer of a guy, who offers the whole shebang, you're going to want to remember those enchanting memories.
We all have a phone with a camera on it, and most of us have a point and shoot camera. As Chase Jarvis says, The best camera is the one that's with you. It's always a little difficult to take a picture of yourself and your friend while you're holding the camera. This method usually takes 3 tries and sometimes more when one, or the other is not satisfied with the facial expression. One is probably also embarrassed to ask a stranger to take their picture. It's always weird standing in front of an unknown person, and hiring a professional photographer is not an option.
Favorably I hope to help you capture those moments for free, because everybody likes free pictures.
First off you want to make sure you're dressed for the occasion. Young couples like to dress alike. Weather it be the same color shirts, same design or, same colored shoes. If you're the collage student you're leaning more towards the classy mature look, but you want to show your swag. As for the older couples, you may just want to look nice and impress only that special one.
Secondly is where you want to take your pictures. Location. Location. Location. Location isn't always the case for businesses. In pictures you want to make sure your background is gorgeous. In San Antonio, Tx it's been raining, so the choice of being inside, or outside is a factor. On the other had. Everything is now green. Winter flowers are still in bloom. Spring flowers are confused about what season it is and have begun to sprout. Also, make sure lighting is on your side. Shooting into direct sunlight will cause you to look as a silhouette. Unless that's what you're looking for. Try not to take a picture looking directly into the sun. That always make us squint, and depending on where the sun is, it will cause harsh shadows under the eyes. The best position is when the sun is behind our shoulder, to our side, or my favorite, shoot in the shade. If you're shooting at night make sure you're in a well lighted area. You would be surprised how awesome parking lot shots turn out. Just make sure the cars behind you are at a distant, and there are no light posts extruding out of your head.
And of course, thirdly. Who takes the picture? This is the difficult part. If you've mastered the art of taking pictures of yourself and someone else while keeping both in the frame, my hat's off to you. But if you haven't I suggest using a tripod. If you don't have one, or don't want to buy on you can always prop your camera on something. Most cameras have a self-timer setting. All you have to do is set up your camera, make sure everything that you want in the frame is in the frame and nothing you don't want in the frame isn't in the frame. Set the timer, run to your partner and smile pretty.
We all have a phone with a camera on it, and most of us have a point and shoot camera. As Chase Jarvis says, The best camera is the one that's with you. It's always a little difficult to take a picture of yourself and your friend while you're holding the camera. This method usually takes 3 tries and sometimes more when one, or the other is not satisfied with the facial expression. One is probably also embarrassed to ask a stranger to take their picture. It's always weird standing in front of an unknown person, and hiring a professional photographer is not an option.
Favorably I hope to help you capture those moments for free, because everybody likes free pictures.
First off you want to make sure you're dressed for the occasion. Young couples like to dress alike. Weather it be the same color shirts, same design or, same colored shoes. If you're the collage student you're leaning more towards the classy mature look, but you want to show your swag. As for the older couples, you may just want to look nice and impress only that special one.
Secondly is where you want to take your pictures. Location. Location. Location. Location isn't always the case for businesses. In pictures you want to make sure your background is gorgeous. In San Antonio, Tx it's been raining, so the choice of being inside, or outside is a factor. On the other had. Everything is now green. Winter flowers are still in bloom. Spring flowers are confused about what season it is and have begun to sprout. Also, make sure lighting is on your side. Shooting into direct sunlight will cause you to look as a silhouette. Unless that's what you're looking for. Try not to take a picture looking directly into the sun. That always make us squint, and depending on where the sun is, it will cause harsh shadows under the eyes. The best position is when the sun is behind our shoulder, to our side, or my favorite, shoot in the shade. If you're shooting at night make sure you're in a well lighted area. You would be surprised how awesome parking lot shots turn out. Just make sure the cars behind you are at a distant, and there are no light posts extruding out of your head.
And of course, thirdly. Who takes the picture? This is the difficult part. If you've mastered the art of taking pictures of yourself and someone else while keeping both in the frame, my hat's off to you. But if you haven't I suggest using a tripod. If you don't have one, or don't want to buy on you can always prop your camera on something. Most cameras have a self-timer setting. All you have to do is set up your camera, make sure everything that you want in the frame is in the frame and nothing you don't want in the frame isn't in the frame. Set the timer, run to your partner and smile pretty.
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