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The Bridal Spectacular is here this month, and since most of my readers are brides, I thought I’d post a “Bridal Show Survival Guide”. The most-heard comment after a bridal show is that it was “overwhelming”… so here’s some ways to help the show become a successful day for you!
1. Have a plan. Make a list of vendors you definitely want to talk to. Do a little research to hopefully narrow your search down a little. Look at the MAP of the Bridal Spectacular and find your preferred vendors. There are many very helpful websites to provide online reviews from many of Las Vegas’ vendors, but the two most popular are WeddingWire and TheKnot.
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2. Wear comfortable shoes and leave your coat in the car. You will be receiving lots of brochures, etc and you do not want to be burdened lugging your coat.
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3. Bring someone with you! Your Mother, Maid/Matron of Honor, or maybe your fiancé will enjoy himself! They can help you with collecting information and would be happy you included them in the planning process! As for your fiancé? Just tell him that he can win stuff and eat free cake and hors d’oeuvres!
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4. Bring address labels. We recommend printing out labels on your home computer with your name, address, phone number, email address and wedding date. This will help free up time to talk to vendors instead filling out the same information time and time again.
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5. Bring a pen, notebook, and datebook (or, your BlackBerry!). Some vendors offer special pricing if you book with them and leave a deposit with them the day of the show. This is great, but if you choose the WRONG vendor, at ANY price, is it a good deal? Ask them if you can have a few days to think about it, because pressure to sign RIGHT THERE AND THEN should make you wonder what they are worried about! Is their competition better? Special good ONLY at the show? Time to look for a new vendor! Make an INFORMED decision – don’t rush into anything!
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6. Want to see the most vendors AND the fashion show? The majority of brides watch the show, so plan on arriving just as the 1st show starts. Visit the vendors DURING the show, this will allow you better chance to actually talk to a vendor and it will be a much quieter atmosphere. Then, stick around for the 2nd show, and this time watch the show!
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7. Don’t be embarrassed to wear your “Bride” sticker! It can become confusing for vendors to identify everyone that attends, and if they know you are the bride, they will be more apt to spend a little extra time with you!
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8. If you don’t bring labels (see #4), when filling out any contest entries or door prize drawing slips, print clearly!
9. The best place to take notes is on the actual brochure/flyer handed out by each vendor. That way you can connect a face to your notes and it will be easier to remember when you make your follow up calls!
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10. Don’t be fooled by huge discounts! This is especially true for Disc Jockey companies! If a company tells you their price is $900 but they are giving a $300 discount, that sounds great… but if they normally charge $600 for an event that’s not really a discount. Do your research and find out the ACTUAL discount (if any) based on their NORMAL rates. ALSO: Watch for ‘add-ons’ that nickel-and-dime you to a higher price. Show special at $495 but an extra $200 for a ceremony sound system, $50 for lights, and a 15% required gratuity and it’s not as good a deal as you thought!
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11. Enjoy yourself! Use this time to gather information and enjoy any of the special offers extended to you. You are the Bride; you make the rules when dealing with vendors. It’s YOUR day, not theirs!
12. Most importantly, come to D. Jay’s Entertainment’s booth to discuss your disc jockey, photography, and videography needs. We are having some great specials (true discounts and LOTS of FREE extra service).
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Thank you VERY much for reading this entire post! I hope you learned something.
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Here’s a 2-for-1 for you! Allen and Candy had their engagement session just a couple weeks before their wedding so I wasn’t able to blog the engagement session at Lake Las Vegas before their wedding day. So, here’s their Las Vegas wedding engagement session as well as their wedding photos!
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And now, for the wedding day photos – taken mostly at the Platinum Hotel in Las Vegas:
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If you would like pricing and package information for your Las Vegas wedding photography, give me a call: 702-643-3529.
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You may remember Joey and Alicia from their Engagement Session.. well they are MARRIED! Here’s a few of my faves from their Las Vegas wedding at Silverstone Golf Club
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What a great couple! We’re shooting Tiffany and Travis’ wedding in October and their package included an Engagement Session. They really wanted to go up on Mt. Charleston to “play in the snow” and we were all for it! What turned out was an hour at a local park, then a jaunt up to the mountain for another hour. So, with 70 degree weather at the park, and 30 degree weather and snow on the mountain, it turned out to be one of the most “varied” shoots we’ve done!
A photo style we call “natural habit”, meaning not posed and using a zoom lens to do our best to capture our subjects being natural. Make sure you click on the photos so you can see the larger versions!
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A neat posed photo, the last one that I’ll post from the park (we got over 100 there), because … well you’ll see why!
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We got up to the mountain and found there wasn’t much snow, and what snow there was, was hard-packed. Tiffany doesn’t look TOO cold, does she?
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Jeremy and I always argue about the “cold tone” processing. It obviously enhances the blues and makes the photo look “cold”. It’s a really neat effect but obviously with wedding photography we don’t get much of a chance to use it! Well, if there was any time that it was appropriate, it was for these two shots:
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Don’t worry, Tiffany and Travis get both versions (normal, and “cold tone”). Here’s a photograph we love, probably one of our favorites from the shoot:
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They wanted to get pictures having fun in the snow, so how about sliding down the icy hill?
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Fun photo at Mt. Charleston Las Vegas Photography
By then, the sun was going down so we had to rush to the other side of the mountain to catch the sun setting. We were a little bummed, about 5 or 10 minutes past “prime” time but I think they still came out pretty good:
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And I know we do this shot a lot but this photo came out so nice… (and yes, Travis.. the “other one” came out very nice too).
Wedding Photography Engagement Mt. Charleston Photo
Overall we’ll end up with around 300 “keepers”. And we can’t wait for October to be able to work with Tiffany and Travis again!
What the hey… BONUS PIC! Neither Jeremy or I are “landscape” photographers and we had the wrong lens on for this one, but it’s still pretty cool!
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I periodically get to visit Laughlin for my wedding photography. Terry and Letasha are a great couple! They had an outside wedding under a gazebo and a reception inside a great room with a beautiful view. Here’s some highlights:
From the bridal suite, we had 30 minutes or so to get some bridal photos.
Now to the outside wedding, I purposely slightly over-exposed this photo to emphasize the beautiful sunny day. I also added a slight glow and darkened the dark areas. I know this is a love-it-or-hate-it type shot. It doesn’t follow the “rules” but in my mind it conveys the moment perfectly.
The gazebo was packed with people and was a bit challenging to shoot. Of course I got all the required shots, but those are boring to show… I know my readers want to see cute little girls and beautiful brides, so here’s a cute little girl! I added the “dreamy”, slightly fuzzy/glow look later on.
Letasha’s dress was classically simple, but was absolutely beautiful. It was the perfect length for her, and for the type of wedding she planned.
I got a couple hundred shots at the reception, too… where Gene who was working for D. Jay’s Entertainment kept everyone dancing for hours. However I’ve shown a lot of “party” shots lately so I thought I’d just include this one photo. It pretty much sums up the end to an exciting (and tiring) day!
Oh, what the hay… I’ll throw in one more. I processed this bouquet/ring shot to look “vintage”.
It was great to be back in Laughlin again. I’m down there in early November, so be on the lookout for more photos from Laughlin!
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