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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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You may remember Jesse and Katy from their Engagement Session back in February. Well, their wedding FINALLY came! Katy was a radiant bride, so happy! Jesse was handsome as ever!
The wedding ceremony was at Lakeside Weddings which has an in-house photographer so my shooting during the ceremony was somewhat limited – but I think we got some nice shots.
This one is processed very “warm” to match the mood:
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Ring exchange…
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Awww, the first kiss!!
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We had a little, but not much, post-wedding time (like less than 5 minutes), here’s a couple…
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And one with Jesse’s son…
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Isn’t he adorable?!?!
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At the limo before leaving for the reception…
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The reception was at a private residence. Jeremy and I were able to get a bunch of group/family photos and we also took a tour of the grounds with Jesse and Katy (thanks to all their guests for their patience!). A few of my faves:
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Processing is a bit over-the-top but you may remember that Katy likes creative processing.. this one has a split-tone, with some extra contrast added, and a bump in the black-level and a warming filter.
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And finally, Katy’s parents make an appearance in one of my long-time standby photos… this one doesn’t always “work”, but it did here!
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Hope you enjoyed this sample from Jesse and Katy’s Las Vegas wedding photos! Katy, just so you know, we DO have some selective-color stuff for you that we are working on… and there’s over 700 more photos for you to see soon! 
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Ryan and Zareena are such a cute couple. They are very laid back and really “get along”. They had a beautiful wedding ceremony at the Texas Station, followed by a reception just down the hall, with DJ Jimmy from D. Jay’s Entertainment.
There’s a big selection of photos here, from detail pictures, dancing photos, ceremony photos, pictures of cute little flowergirls, and general fun. Here’s Zareena just before the ceremony, looking beautiful!
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There were THREE Flowergirls, each one just as cute as heck! Here they come during the processional…
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The Ring Shot
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The flowergirls after the ceremony during the formals…
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…then making faces at Ryan and the Groomsmen during their formals…
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Here’s Zareena in one of her formals…
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Ryan and Zareena, a loose-formal…
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Now for the wedding reception… here’s a few “details” shots:
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Zareena and her dad having a great time… just FYI I was using the off-camera strobes at this reception so you’ll see the photos are all nice and bright/crisp.
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Zareena and her friends having a great time….
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Ryan and Zareena dancin’ the night away – I just LOVE these 2 shots of the group, plus the depth and lighting is pretty cool!
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Last one – a little montage of the flowergirls.
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So I hope that’s a good representation of the entire event – it’s always SO hard to pick 10-15 photos out of hundreds! Congrats to Ryan and Zareena!
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As I mentioned a while back, my company is the in-house wedding photography company for Texas Station’s chapel here in Las Vegas. I shoot there whenever I can, but I usually am working with my clients that have all-day packages and one of my assistants shoots these events.
Texas Station clients typically are 15 to 20 minutes of photos of the bride and groom prior to the ceremony, an 8 to 10-minute ceremony and 20 minutes for formals. Even so, I believe we offer MUCH more than the typical “chapel” wedding photographer. We don’t limit poses or number of photos taken. We don’t hard-sell an $800 disc-of-images or 8×10 prints for $100. We don’t do cookie-cutter pictures with every bride (of course we do the standards but we also try to do more creative stuff). We even get photos of the signing of the marriage license. And, we do our trademark “special processing” to them, too!
Anyway, I did end up working with Heather and Darren, and I am so glad I did! They are such a cute couple, and SO FUN! This blog is a bit atypical – you’re going to see some “blooper” type photos, but really what you’ll see are Heather and Darren being relaxed.
Before I show the fun stuff, I did want to post two pre-ceremony photos… they have a cool mirror where we always get some nice creative photos:
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The little flowergirl was VERY shy of the camera, but I got this precious photo:
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The ringbearer, on the other hand, was NOT shy… what a ham!
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These next three photos prove that minor “mistakes” can happen at a wedding ceremony but if you just go with the flow, everything will be fine! Remember, the most important part of your wedding day is saying two words: “I Do.” Anything after that is icing on the cake!
It happens: Flowergirl won’t walk down the aisle! So, pick her up, and drop the flowers yourself!
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Heather was tearing up a bit, so she grabbed the first thing she could – her brother’s handkerchief! Don’t worry, it’s a rental!
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They did a unity candle, and after they lit the center candle the officiant said, “The outer candles stay lit…” just as they both BLEW THEM OUT! This got a HUGE laugh from everyone, and Heather and Darrin took it in stride – relighting their candles.
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Here’s two photos from the “formals”. Ok, so the first one isn’t typical.. but the 2nd one is!
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Heather asked if I could stay for a few hours at the reception so we worked everything out and I stuck around. Got another 450+ shots at the reception, and here’s three that really reflect the fun of the evening:
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Thanks guys! Had a blast and hope you did too!
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Jeremy and I knew within 10 seconds of Dean and Jennifer walking into our office that they would become clients – and be almost like family… Dean saw our Subaru STI (photos of the car at Red Rock Canyon can be seen by clicking on that link) parked outside of the office and commented on how he is also a “car guy”. And, after an hour or so (the first 30 minutes spent talking about cars!) we were booked for DJ and Photography!
Anyway, to the event! I spent the pre-ceremony time with Jennifer in their top-floor suite overlooking the mountains and golf course. By the way, the Suncoast Hotel and Casino is a great place to have a wedding and reception! Here’s a couple from there:
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At the same time, Jeremy was “2nd shooting” with Dean (Kirk, as his friends call him) in the ceremony room. This is one big benefit of having two photographers, and an even bigger benefit of having one female and one male photographer – the groom and groomsmen tend to be a little more “loose” and relaxed. Here’s a compilation we know Dean will love. Keep in mind, Jeremy DID get “formal” shots, but how priceless are these semi-formal moments for a groom?!? Brides love to see these too, because a lot of photographers neglect photos of the groom…
You’ll want to click on this one, just like you can with any of my blog photos, to see a larger version…
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Need more convincing that you should have 2 photographers? These two photos were taken at exactly the same second! Jeremy got Jennifer and her dad, and I got Dean and Jason (the best man).
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We were also able to take our new toys (the off-camera flashes that I mentioned a few posts back). Jeremy’s camera was wireless to those flashes and I used on-camera during the ceremony. So, look back up at the groomsmen photos, notice the great depth and clarity that we can get with off-camera flash!
And here’s another that Jeremy got, see the almost 3-D effect that the multiple off-camera flashes create?
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After the ceremony, it was decided that we’d head down to the pool area for all the “formals”. We were all-for this idea since we knew then we wouldn’t have to do the boring stand-up-straight-in-front-of-the-altar shots… and we knew that Dean and Jennifer weren’t that type of couple!
The problem was, we didn’t have too much time, and even though it is Las Vegas it was COLD outside… so, with the great help of the groomsmen and a couple others, we were able to take all the equipment to the pool for proper lighting (it was dark!). We had to get a few photos on the curved stairway…
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And of course we got all the “formals”, but this blog is already getting too long! Here’s one of our “signature” photos…
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At the reception… Dean really hammed it up for the Garter Pull!
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The above photo was with the off-camera flashes and I can’t say enough how pleased I am with the improvement in quality simply from those flashes! For the heck-of-it, we took two photos within a few seconds of each other. Same camera model, same lens model, but one is on-camera flash, and the other is off-camera flash…
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Now, with the new off-camera flashes… both photos are good, but this one is several levels above!
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Two more… first my “signature” party-photo:
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And, taken around the same time by Jeremy, the “behind the scenes” version (yes, I am laying on the floor in the center of that mob)!
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We ended up with a bit over 1100 “keeper” photos for Dean and Jennifer. And, we ended up with some great memories of a super couple! I love being a Photographer in Las Vegas!
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