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Ask a Planner – “How Do I Make My Wedding Unique?”

March 21

Our Ask a Planner series has covered some great topics. If you haven’t met our panel yet, view their profiles in this blog post. Part one conquered the popular question, “Should we have a first look?” Part two covered, “How do I find the perfect wedding venue?”  The panel of planners have given great advice and are now ready for their final series of video responses.

Part 3 of our first Ask a Planner series asks, “How do I make my wedding unique?” Nowadays, brides pour over magazines, bridal blogs and Pinterest looking for the latest trends to add special touches to their nuptials. Hear what our panel of planners suggest for modern couples looking to be a bit different.

Amy Vargas - First Comes Love

 

 

Julie Scrivener - The Best Wedding for You

 


Melissa Barrad - I Do… Weddings! 


What are ways you are making your wedding unique?

 

 

We are working on our next panel. If you are a planner and would like to be included, send us an email at info@murasakimedia.com. Are you a bride with a question? We are currently accepting questions for our second panel. Email your questions at info@murasakimedia.com
 

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Creative Ways to Incorporate Video at a Wedding Reception

March 19

 

A typical wedding reception usually consists of a grand entrance, a first dance, toasts and cake cutting. Why not make your wedding reception unique by incorporating video? The current trend of baby photos rotating on a screen is a great way to walk down memory lane, but consider these fresh new ideas to make your reception stand out from the rest.

 

INTERVIEW THE PARENTS
Ask each set of parents to jump in front of the camera for an interview. They can tell quick childhood stories of the bride and groom growing up. Or ask them questions about the couple. Questions could include:

 

  • How did the Bride and Groom meet?
  • How did the Groom propose?
  • How many years have the couple been dating?
  • When did you know marriage was in their future?

 

You may be surprised and amused at the answers. The laughs and entertainment will be a hit with your guests.

 

GET THE BRIDAL PARTY IN ON THE ACTION
If you have a lively bridal party, ask them to make a music video lip snyc. Or, maybe they would like to act out a dramatization of the first date, first kiss and proposal. Or perhaps, they can just send their words of advice to the couple for a long last marriage.

 

LOVE STORIES
An interview with the bride and groom describes how they met and fell in love. Consider interviewing each separately to see if there are cute differences in each version. Include photos of first dates and important milestones. Or, if available, include video of the actual proposal.

 

 

All of these ideas can be done on your own or with the help of a professional. Have fun and be creative!

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Snap Happy Moms! {event}

March 18

 

A while back we told you about Snap Happy Moms!, a website dedicated to the education of DSLR cameras. Snap Happy Moms! uses online tutorials and in person classes to practices hands on. We were asked to attend a class to show what it is all about. What a great opportunity to see the fun and learning. Check out the short clip to learn more.

 

 

Would you like to take a class? Make sure to join the Meetup pageto be informed of the next opportunites.

 

 

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San Diego Baby Photographer Starts Teaching – Snap Happy Moms!

March 2

Snap Happy Moms is the newest place to learn everything you wanted to know about photography. Gabrielle Fox, the founder of Snap Happy Moms, is a professional newborn, child and family photographer. She wants to educate and share her best tips and tricks with parents. As a new parent, she understands the challenges that come with juggling a new baby and making sure you take great photos documenting it all.

So if you have a DSLR camera and you are unsure how to get the best photos, then you must check out the classes Gabrielle offers on her Meetup page. There are classes scheduled often so you can start snapping fabulous photographs of your family. The next class is scheduled for Sunday, March 3rd at 10:00 am. Everyone will learn Photography 101 – A Digital Crash Course.

 Newborn photographer in san diego

 

 

 

We’ve been working with Snap Happy Moms on some free tutorials. Here is one that covers 8 Tips to Photograph your Baby from Gabrielle. We adore her lil model too.

 

 

What do you think of her classes? Aren’t they great?

 

 

 

 

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Ask A Planner – “How do I find the perfect wedding venue?”

August 22

A few months ago, we announced our panel of planners for our video blog series, “Ask a Planner”. It has been a fun learning each planner and they have been giving great advice. Last time, we asked if brides and grooms should have a first look prior to their ceremony. You can view the video answers to that question by clicking here.

Part two of our series answers, “how do I find the perfect wedding venue?” This is a very important question that arises at the beginning of your wedding planning. Take the tips from our panel into consideration by watching what they have to say below.

Do you have a question for our planners? Ask below in the comments section and it might be featured in our next video blog post.

 

Amy Vargas - First Comes Love

 

Julie Scrivener - The Best Wedding for You


Melissa Barrad - I Do… Weddings! 

 

What do you think? Is it difficult to find the perfect wedding venue?

 

 

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