Celebrating 50 Years

Just about two weeks ago I finished a video in celebration of a 50th anniversary. I met Kim through another wedding vendor (thanks Pat!) and began working with her in the beginning of March, discussing this project for her parents. This past Saturday, Kim and her family, including two sisters, hosted a 70th birthday party for their mother/50th anniversary party in the New York City area.

Kim shared hundreds and hundreds of photos with me and we worked together to do everything possible to ensure that all party guests were included in the video at least once. You can see that her parents have a large network of fun-loving friends who like to travel and share their days laughing together.

I also created a guestbook for the event that had only photos of her parents through the years. More on that in another post.

I hope Brad and I celebrate our Golden Anniversary with a party in 2058!

April Showers bring...

...new clients?? On Sunday, April 11th I participated in an aforementioned bridal show with some great wedding vendors from the Frederick, Maryland area. More than three dozen
vendors participated and our tables took up the full atrium at the FSK Holiday Inn. I met some new vendors, such as Norma who runs a stationery business in Wheaton/Silver Spring and my table was near two vendors I have worked with in the past, Julie Hipkins from Originations Photography and Pat "the Bra Lady" Schoonover. Let me know if you want her contact information

Not only was this event an opportunity to meet future brides that may be potential clients for their wedding, anniversary, or honeymoon, but an opportunity to network with other bridal professionals. To the left are two photos of my table from the show. I showed a rotation of five wedding-related videos and shared examples of my wedding and honeymoon albums.

This bridal show experience was a positive one, but I am not scheduled to participate in any additional shows at this time. I have found that the fall and winter are peak times for shows because of the frequency of spring and summer weddings.

New Business Cards

New business cards have arrived! I nearly ran out of cards a couple weeks ago so instead of simply ordering more, I also made some modifications. Since I have started projects besides DVD montages and photo books, I wanted to highlight them on my card so potential clients know I am almost a "one-stop-shop" for their media needs. I also made a few minor changes to the front of my card - added my blog address and changed the font of my name so there was less script. I am exhibiting at a bridal show in Frederick, Maryland on Sunday so I wanted to make sure I have plenty available!