Hi everyone!!! I have a busy day today! my cousins birthday is this weekend and boy do I feel stupid!!! Just found out my Temp drivers license is expired and i cant find my certified Birth Certificate since we moved so I have to go pay 25.00 for a new one and then another 8.50 for just a state ID OR I can pay 25.00 or so to get a new Temp License. UGH....
Ok I have an amazing friend Named Matt Deluca he owns a local photography company called Deluca Photography. You can find their site here. http://www.delucaphoto.com/ Matt and his mom Marge and brother John own and work this business as a family unit. They have decades of photography and videography experience. They are ALWAYS booked a year in advance EVERY Saturday from the begining of May to the end of October, prime wedding season.
Matt is a total doll and has done a lot of photography for me when it comes to my business and he has ALWAYS made sure they look amazing! My cousin's friend is just starting the planning process for her wedding and when i talked to Matt about availabilityhe gave me some GREAT tips I want to pass on for some money saving for brides.
Pick a date that is either a Friday, Sunday or even a day during the week. Most every wedding happens on Saturdays so a photographer will get top dollar for a Saturday wedding but may give you a price break for an off day.
Pick a wedding date that is between October and the begining of May. This is the "off" wedding season and you can get a lot of good deals during this time from not just photographers but also caterers, halls, and even churchs usually... May through October is the Prime wedding season if you will and everyone will be able to book a LOT of business during that time and wont be as willing to give you a deal.
Check with the Photographer and the other vendors to see if they are having any unadvertised deals or specials. Right now Matt is running a deal where you can get 2 parent albums and a 10x 10 album for 500.00 where normally the parent albums themselves are 300.00 each.
Always talk to SEVERAL vendors, and check their work, preferably from several sources. Just because one person says they are amazing to work with doesnt mean they do the best job, when it comes to food, and flowers and photo's you WILL get what you pay for so cheap doesnt mean good all the time.
When looking at hiring a photographer be SURE to see samples of their work NOT just what is on their website or on a card or flyer. Check actual photos from wedding they have done to make sure their clear, focused, and that the lighting and color is good. Meet them in person and ask to see their "book" if they dont have one, pass....
Last tip he gave me, it never hurts to ask for a deal or if they will work with you on payments. If your booking a year or even months in advance it will not hurt to ask if you can make payments up to date of the wedding for the services. ALWAYS make sure you communicate and double check everything when it comes to the money with your vendors...
Hope this can help some you and please stop by and check out Deluca Photography! If your planning your wedding and may want to contact them let them know I sent you. Have a great weekend everyone!!!
Love Light and Stitchs!
Marie B.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Welcome to my new blog!!!!
Hello everyone! Welcome to my new blog!!! What do you think? do you like the colors? Please let me know!
My name is Marie and I own and operate My 1 Sweet Angel. I named my company after my sweet sweet baby kitty Rudolph Valentino.. if your wondering yep thats his picture you see on my profile! Valentino was an amazing kitten and I got him from the human society when he was barely old enough to be weened. he was very sweet and loving and just the best! Unfortunately when he was about a year old Valentino became very very sick. I nursed him with meds and fluids and visits to the vet and force feeding for months before he slipped away. I was there when he went and he was cradled in my arms and I will never forget those final few hours and the pain and heartache I went through.
I loved babies and pets and even enjoyed making things for my own home, well a friend was given a set of my potholders and fell so in love with them they said I should sell them... thats how the idea for My 1 Sweet Angel came out. I named the business after my sweet little Angel Valentino and have even created a charity line named after him in my store. Enough about me and how my store came to be! LOL if you really wanna know I can write about it later!
SO what do I want a blog for? well to talk to you guys of course! I want to tell you about new things I am working on and doing, I have friends in SO MANY different areas of life! From a professional photographer to a hair dresser to the BEST fudge maker around to skin care experts and laundry experts to needlework and even construction and home repair experts!!! I want to talk to you guys about all of them and give you some great tips and such that they are more then willing to share! I also want to show you all what my friends are up to too!!! OMG you will not BELIEVE the amazing jewelry some of my friends make! It is so wonderful! Well ta ta for now and I will see you later this week! If you have any questions for me PLEASE feel free to ask! I will answer everything that I can to the best of my abilities! I just cant give out any trade secrets. LOL
Love Light and stitchs!!!
Marie
My name is Marie and I own and operate My 1 Sweet Angel. I named my company after my sweet sweet baby kitty Rudolph Valentino.. if your wondering yep thats his picture you see on my profile! Valentino was an amazing kitten and I got him from the human society when he was barely old enough to be weened. he was very sweet and loving and just the best! Unfortunately when he was about a year old Valentino became very very sick. I nursed him with meds and fluids and visits to the vet and force feeding for months before he slipped away. I was there when he went and he was cradled in my arms and I will never forget those final few hours and the pain and heartache I went through.
I loved babies and pets and even enjoyed making things for my own home, well a friend was given a set of my potholders and fell so in love with them they said I should sell them... thats how the idea for My 1 Sweet Angel came out. I named the business after my sweet little Angel Valentino and have even created a charity line named after him in my store. Enough about me and how my store came to be! LOL if you really wanna know I can write about it later!
SO what do I want a blog for? well to talk to you guys of course! I want to tell you about new things I am working on and doing, I have friends in SO MANY different areas of life! From a professional photographer to a hair dresser to the BEST fudge maker around to skin care experts and laundry experts to needlework and even construction and home repair experts!!! I want to talk to you guys about all of them and give you some great tips and such that they are more then willing to share! I also want to show you all what my friends are up to too!!! OMG you will not BELIEVE the amazing jewelry some of my friends make! It is so wonderful! Well ta ta for now and I will see you later this week! If you have any questions for me PLEASE feel free to ask! I will answer everything that I can to the best of my abilities! I just cant give out any trade secrets. LOL
Love Light and stitchs!!!
Marie
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