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November 16, 2008
Today is the last day Ali and I will both be in our current house together during daylight hours, so we took advantage of this adrenaline to sort through boxes in anticipation of our move north of Boston.
I’ve collected quite a few wedding-related books over the years. Anyone want any of these?
Email rachel@mergeweddings.com with your mailing address and which books interest you.
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November 5, 2008
One of my favorite people, Anne Ruthmann, shares some solid tips on how to get your wedding published by a magazine. [ source ]
To all of the couples out there who are itching to be featured in a magazine… here’s what magazine editors are looking for:
Beautiful, clean photography that’s not overly photoshopped with great lighting, composition, and attention to detail (ie. get a great photographer and your wedding will look fantastic no matter what!)
UNIQUE details! If you’ve seen it before, they’ve probably seen it before a hundred times! For unique florals or decor- let your florist go wild with their imagination! Give them a color palette or just a few words to describe your personal style and let them interpret it as they see fit! Give your vendors creative freedom and they will create beautiful work for you!
Different locations! At this point, the magazines have pretty much published all of the “normal” wedding venues. They’re craving a different spin on the wedding day- so think outside of the “box” like Jessica & Ben did! Choose a place you love, that says something about who you are as a couple. You’d be pretty surprised at the places you can have a wedding these days!
Anika London has a wonderful video montage from a recent wedding. I love the melange of moments that somehow tells me so much about the wedding even though the film is only about 3 minutes long. [ link ] I can’t wait until I get to work closely with a film colleague to document a wedding instead of finding the hired video team working against our work at a wedding. Anika also has some fantastic photo booth images with a moustached bride. [ link ]
Speaking of photo booths, I love the humor of a crazybooth.
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October 31, 2008
Just got back a roll from my LOMO fisheye camera. The print lab included a disc with all the images even though it is analog 35mm film.
I love the strange distortions from this plastic, wide contortion lens. It also makes this delightfully tiny, plastic-sounding click that always cracks me up.
This image is from a portrait swap I did with another Boston-area wedding photographer: Ashley O’Dell.
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October 31, 2008
Erin and Jared are up at offbeat bride again. Apparently there’s a trend for mustachiod wedding parties.
Also, USA today’s popcandy blog picked it up and posted a link.
Does this mean I can say my work has been featured in USA Today?
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October 15, 2008
This looks good! I’ll be unavailable October 23 though.
FREE — See Nikka Costa in Concert Near Boston
http://www.travelzoo.com/top20/24696401-477182/
Source: Showcase Live in Foxboro, MA
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October 7, 2008
I want to give notice about Rebecca Ong-Sutherland’s open house. She started Boston Alternative Health last year, and is hosting an open house on October 17-18.
Next weekend we will be holding an Open House to show off our office and meet new people! Learn more about Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and Structural Bodywork. Enter our raffle where you could win 3 complimentary acupuncture treatments!
The event is held on two days. Friday October 17th from 5-9 and Saturday October 18th from 11-9. Whichever works best for you!
So swing by to say hello, show your support, or just come for the free refreshments. The invitation to the event is attached to this email.
Speaking of the office, we have made a change to the office location. We regret to announce that we no longer operate from our Brookline office and now are solely located in Lexington Center. It was a difficult decision, but in the end we had to do what was best for our patients (and our sanity!). Now with just one office to focus on we will have more opportunity to give the availability, care and focus that our patients deserve.
So, if you’re interested in alternative, holistic healing or need some body work, I’d urge you to go meet Rebecca at Boston Alternative Health.
(and yes, she is the one who invited me along on their honeymoon last year!! I’ll be back in HI from 1-12 December if any of you are going to be there this year…)
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October 2, 2008
I just found this company through a facebook ad (!!!). Thought some of you gals who want to clean your dress might be interested.
PERMISSION TO GET DIRTY
slate. [blog]
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