How to get a groom involved in wedding planning…

 
Cabel Sasser got married. His wife, Nicole, gave him a little room to run on invitations and theme.
 
Words will not do it justice. Check out his blog post.
http://www.cabel.name/2008/10/on-wedding-design.html
He doesn’t spend anytime raving about how great his DJ was, but they did some really cool things.
Letterpress printed their own invitations.
A photobooth. (old school style).
Cabel – Congrats! [...]

We have reached the tipping point.

We have reached the tipping point. I was at a wedding last weekend with more cameras; disposable, digital, regular 35mm than people.
Skip the disposable cameras
Do the math and show your work!
(cost of the disposable camera) X (Number of Cameras)
plus
(Number of Cameras) X (developing cost per Camera)
It follows…
20 Cameras X $5 = $100.00
20 Cameras [...]

The Best Wedding Reception Ever!

A friend of mine, Peter Merry, wrote a great new book on creating amazing wedding receptions. The book is called The Best Wedding Reception Ever!
It’s a great book. The first half is all about why you should pick a great entertainer. The second is chocked full of killer ideas that you might include in your [...]

Tim & Jennifer

When I initially met with Tim and Jennifer they gave me a heads up that Tim’s sister was helping out with the planning.
Fast forward to a month before the wedding…. It turns out that Tim’s sister is actually a movie producer and director. Most recently a documentary called “By the People” which got picked [...]

Toasting Wedding Toasts

Apparently, I am still on the “do unto others” soap box. You may not be planning a “crashed” wedding, but you have probably selected a best man and maid of honor. The same should apply for best man and maid of honor during toasts.
So here is the pledge and promise. Yes, I will coach the [...]

Are you getting what you want?

Meghan O’Rourke wrote a great piece on the escalating costs of a wedding.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2165581/?GT1=10034
My favorite line is this…
“lured by the knowledge that at least we’ll get a good party out of it. “
Is that the goal?

Bring together your odd collection of friends and families
Swear solemnly in front of God (or not) and everyone else that you [...]

The picture on the mainpage.

That is me on the right. The bride and groom are Brian and Rebecca.
I am way too close to the camera, by comparison (and in reality) Brian and Rebecca look GREAT!
That is what I do… Make my clients look great.

Hello world!

I have been thinking about this for a while. Hopefully, I have the content to support it.
The regular web page is www.indyprodj.com