Flushmount Album Design for a recent NJ Wedding - Photography by Abella Studios

This Flushmount Bridal Album was created by Abella Studios' designer for Jessica & Paul, whose Wedding Ceremony was held at Saint Theresa of Avila, Summit, NJ and the Reception at the Florentine Gardens, River Vale, NJ.Here is what Jess & Paul had to say about Abella Studios...Dear Alex, Mark, Ryan & Abella staff, I hope that you are well & are having a great start to the New Year! I wanted to thank you for the great job you did on our photography & videography for our wedding last year (Memorial Day ’09)! Carlos & Mark – Thank you so much for the amazing job on our montage/recap...

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WEDDING: LGBT Ceremony in Atwater Village

CONGRATULATIONS, Brandy and Lisa!The smallest wedding ceremonies are so intimate, and so special. There were fewer than twenty guests total, including two male partners who walked their best friend, these two ladies, down the aisle. It was held in a small art gallery on Glendale Blvd.The ceremony concluded with jumping the broom:"To end the ceremony, Karen will place a broom on the ground for Lisa and Brandy to jump over. This is to respect the ancestory of the past...a time where freedoms like these were absent.Brooms themselves symbolize the hearth, which has historically been the center of...

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Our Wedding Soundtrack - My iPod Music Playlist

type="html">I did not hire a DJ, and I still regret it a little bit.  I chose to go the iPod route to save a little money, and also because I was a bit of a control freak over the playlist.  My new brother-in-law stepped in as MC (and was hilarious), and the A/V people at the hotel did a great job working the sound board.  But, when it came to the dancing part of the evening, we just set the iPod on shuffle and let it go.  The music didn't really follow the mood of the crowd like a professional DJ can, and not as many people stayed on the dance floor.  Plus, I downloaded...

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INFO: Outsourcing of Wedding Vows?? BAD Idea!!!

The Wall Street Journal published an article today about a new trend, which is quite troubling to experienced and certified Celebrant and officiant professionals. The article is from the fabulous Cranky Consumer, and talks about outsourcing one's wedding vows. In fact, it speaks of 'outsourcing' more than the vows part...it suggests leaving it up to a website or computer to spit out the entire ceremony!??The whole notion of outsourcing is fascinating, but a bad idea, nonetheless. This phenomenon of outsourcing vows (and more) is a result of several factours:Clients (couples) who increasingly...

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THORNTON MANOR WEDDING IN CHESHIRE FOR RITU AND VEN

Ritu and Ven are a great couple and I was delighted when they asked me to be their official wedding photographer at the magnificent Thornton Manor in Thornton Hough, Cheshire.I already new Ritu from a few years previously when I photographer her brother Ajey's wedding to his sweetheart Teedah at Slaley Hall in Northumberland which comprised a UK civil ceremony followed by an Indian wedding ceremony.This time there was a civil ceremony, then a nod to Ven's Sri Lankan heritage with a Poruwa ceremony and then later in the day we had a Hindu ceremony to mark Ritu's family heritage - three weddings...

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