I'm trying to decide how to get our wedding party around (in style, of course!) during the three-hour gap between the ceremony and reception. The plan is to do some exploring in the Clear Lake and Galveston area, maybe hit up Kemah and take some portraits in front of the ferris wheel, maybe take a quick walk on the beach.
Even though our wedding party is relatively small, with their dates and assorted family members, it could easily get up to 20 people. That's too big for a normal limo! Especially considering my dress will take up three seats :)
Option #1: Two traditional limos My maid of honor had the brilliant idea of having a photo scavenger hunt during the gap, which would be *so* fun with two limos. But, two limos is twice the drivers, who have to be paid twice as much.
Option #2: One ridiculously big limo If there's one day you can ignore your carbon footprint, can't it be your wedding day? These still don't look roomy enough to be riding around in for three hours.
Option #3: Vintage car There's nothing more romantic than riding off in a classic Rolls Royce, but usually there's just enough room for the bride and groom. What are our attendants going to do? Nope, this one's definitely out.
Option #4: Old Fashioned Trolley!!!!!! Can you tell I'm excited about this one? There's a Houston-area company (with good reviews on WeddingWire!) that has refurbished, highway-legal trolleys. Not only do they look good on the outside, they have leather wrap-around seating, Sirius satellite radio, and a built-in bar! Oh, and don't forget the trolley brass bell. And they carry up to 20 people!
I especially like this option because it has meaning in the Galveston area. Galveston's public transportation is still trolley-based, but they have yet to get back up and running after being badly damaged during Hurricane Ike. A running trolley full of merry wedding-go'ers would look amazing going down the Strand!
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Title: MBTA Boston Green Line at Boylston Station
This is a little video that I made a few weeks ago at the MBTA Green Line Boylston Station in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The streetcars behind the fence in this video are: PCC car 3295, built in 1951, and Boston Type 5 car 5734(leased from the Seashore Trolley Museum in Maine), built in 1924. This was the first subway station to open in Boston and it remains in largely original condition-configuration. Today, the MBTA Green Line uses two types of cars, which both are seen in this video. The Type 7, built in 1986-88 by Kinki-Sharyo of Osaka, Japan, and the Type 8, built in 1997-2008 by Breda of Italy. Thanks for watching, Please subscribe!
Title: Horse-Drawn Streetcars (HD) Disneyland Paris
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Horse-Drawn Streetcars on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris.
Take an old-fashioned ride on a trolly car pulled by a horse right up Main Street, U.S.A. to Central Plaza! Pass by the smiling faces and towering buildings of a bustling morning in a turn-of-the-20th-century American "city". What a wonderful way to start the day!
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 video! Including the wrap-up video at the end of the reception really helped to tie everything together. Not only was it great that people who missed our ceremony were able to see a few moments from our ceremony/vows, but it also helped people who were there to better hear some of the vows that we wrote for each other. Both women & men teared up during the final wrap-up & we received so many compliments on the excellent work that you did. The quality of the work you did is reflected in the fact that one of our close friends has recently booked your team for her upcoming 2010 wedding (Tara & Jose).
Alex – Thank you so much for the amazing job you did on our pictures from the wedding! The timing of your shots was impeccable – particularly the one of our groomsman George doing a straddle jump over Paul while he was doing a one-armed push-up - & the pictures you took during one of our attendants break-dancing sessions. We are so grateful to you for capturing all of the important & exciting moments so that we can remember the great times we had on our wedding day.
Ryan – Thank you so much for your guidance & advice throughout the process & for the amazing job you did on our engagement pictures in ’08 at the Castle at Skylands Manor.
Angelica – Thank you so much for the editing job/artistic work you did in working with us to create our wedding album. We are so excited to pick up the album in February!
We have sent out link to the videos & the pictures to all of our wedding guests & to our vendors, so I hope that you receive even more referrals & contacts from our event. Thanks again for all that you did for us – we are excited to now begin working on the full video & selecting our photo enlargements!
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 the home. The handle of the broom represents a common source of spiritual strength, while the broom’s straws represent the new family Lisa and Brandy created today. There is a ribbon to symbolize the love and commitment that ties everything together.
As they jump from one side to the other, they leave their former lives as individuals and enter a new life together as a married couple. The broom is an opportunity to sweep away past difficulties, problems and fears, as today is a new beginning for Brandy and Lisa.
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Title: Sarah & Alex ♥ Our beautiful (lesbian) wedding
I made this clip using pictures from our wedding (registered partnership) in may 2008. I want to share this, to show that *we* also have a right to be happy with the one we love, this is for the gay community to encourage every one of you to stand up for your rights and for your happiness.
The song is "Forever" by Debra Arlyn.
Dedicated to my wife, Alexandra, whom I love more than anyone else on the face of this earth.
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And remember that by commenting on my video, you're wasting your time, because no one is gonna read your nonsense. Even I don't finish reading your comments, since it's easy to tell if they're nice or not, reading the first 3 words...
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Title: My Big Gay Italian Wedding To Raise Money, Laughs In St. George - NY1.com
My Big Gay Italian Wedding To Raise Money, Laughs In St. George - NY1.com. NY1 interview with Anthony Wilkinson prior to the September 2009 Charity Performance at the St. George Theatre.
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 all of the songs off Amazon literally two days before my wedding at about 1 am, which was a bit stressful. That confession aside, let's get to the tunes for the evening:
"Special" Songs The "special" songs, like the first dance and bouquet toss songs, were totally random. There are songs that are special to us, there are songs like I listen to every day at work, and there are songs that we picked out of mid-air.
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Cocktail Hour and Dinner Songs - Old School Classy Theme For the cocktail hour and dinner hour, I wanted lots of the old classics - Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, with a few "new classics" mixed in - like Carla Bruni and Joseph Arthur.
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High Paced "Booty" Music I tried to balance the music on the playlist for the dancing part of the reception between "young people" music and "old people" music, plus favorites for everyone. This is the stuff that grandma could break a hip trying to dance to.
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Medium Pace / Older Music These are the crowd pleasers, where young and old say "Oh I love this song!" and jump on the dance floor - at least that's the goal.
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Slow, Lovey Dovey Songs
I have to slow dance with my new husband! I interspersed a few slow songs, so we could have some "couples skate" moments.
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Cajun Music Since a few people from my Cajun mother's side came to the wedding, I wanted to include some "heritage" songs. This was a huge hit! Even the non-Cajuns in the room loved the songs and all tried to do the waltzes. These were probably the most popular songs of the night.
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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 want to reflect themselves in every aspect of their (wedding) ceremonies - As they should! The participants in a ceremony deserve to be represented by the ceremony. A custom-written wedding (or funeral or baby naming/blessing or housewarming or etc.) is the only way to accomplish this. Otherwise, you may end up with a ceremony that sounds strangely similar to a MadLibs.
Event planners who are want to be a one-stop shop and provide all services to their clients, whether they are qualified to or not - The fact is, a planner's expertise is in organizing the details and logistics of an event. A venue's expertise is in providing a location and service at the location. But, it is NOT NOT NOT within a planner's breadth of knowledge or experience to provide the text to the ceremony. A venue does not have the experience or familiarity with the specific legal and structural rules involved in officiating and solemnising a marriage. They are not the ones who will complete the requisite documentation, either.
Choosing people who are not professional officiants to officiate weddings - Leave the writing to someone who has done it before. You can be sure all the love, loved ones, symbolism and/or history of your relationship is represented! Some people are hired for the day to perform a ceremony, but this is the one and only time they will ever perform this important task. There are lots of things to consider during a ceremony, since it is the focal point of the day, if only for a few minutes. Please also see above.
'Professional' officiants who use canned ceremony texts and templates in a 'one-size-fits-all-ceremonies-and-clients' manner. Like i said before: MadLibs is the worst-case scenario. Cookie-cutter and generic is the best outcome when you leave it up to a computerized method or a "wedding mill".
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http://www.digitalninjawarrior.com/outsourcing.html Internet Marketing Strategy - Information Outsourcing internet marketing online internet marketing secrets internet marketing service internet marketing services offshore outsourcing india outsource to india india outsourcing services internet marketing services outsourcing projects data entry outsourcing There are just some times that people working something on the Internet tend give up because they come across a lot of problems that they can't solve by themselves for the reason that they lack expertise in that certain field of subject or simply the lack of time. So what internet marketing task is best to outsource? Deciding the task to outsource requires a lot of thorough assessment outsourcing prospects on the IT world across functions processes, technologies and the whole organization. To determine immediately on what to outsource, here is a step-by-step method to produce successful outsourcing processes. online outsourcing internet marketing internet marketing guide internet marketing guru internet marketing help outsourced to india internet marketer internet marketers internet marketing internet marketing guide seo internet marketing outsource in india What is outsourcing? Before you do anything else, you should want to know what outsourcing means, unless if you have become very acquainted with this term already. To put it simply, outsourcing is a process in which a parent company hires technology or services from other establishments or individuals operating outside itself to perform out a particular task. Once a deal has been made, the parent company shall not disturb any of its internal resources and operations but it will exploit on the knowledge, resources and capabilities of these individuals working outside the company. internet marketing guru internet marketing help internet marketing info internet marketing online internet marketing secrets internet marketing service outsource web design web design outsourcing internet marketing services They will be obliged to carry out the specific task handed to them and must be accomplished within the expected due date. A significant point with regards to outsourcing is that the development or production task is simply conveyed to the distant body but the whole responsibility of the task is with the parent company. Steps in determining what to outsource Internet Marketing Strategy - Information Outsourcing
Title: Agriculture Outsourcing: South America/Latin America farmland investing
Dave Ramaswamy, Partner - allied Venture gives an overview of why Agriculture in South America has excellent fundamentals and is well-positioned to feed the burgeoning population in India and the world.
Contract farming - can grow soya, wheat,sunflower, peanut, beans and pulses, sugarcane, jatropha and take output to india in raw or processed forms
Food processing - setup/acquire oilseed crushing, fruit/vegetable processing facilities
Think Agricultural Outsourcing - just like India in software, China in hardware - South America in agriculture
Contact: Marcos or Dave at info@alliedventure.com
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Latin America farmland investment highlights:
Prices have fallen due to the global crisis; good entry point in 2009 for long-term investors.
Farmland Prices are even lower than those in punjab and tamilnadu
Productivity in Argentina/Brazil/Uruguay is three times compared to that in India, in the case of some crops like soy.
No unskilled labour problem since everything is mechanised and outsourced; 1000 hectare farm can be managed by 3 to 4 subcontracted workmen.
Use of latest agricultural machines and equipment; skilled agronomists and farm managers available.
No water problem.. South America has 20% of world freshwater reserves.
Logistics, warehouse and transportation world class
Clear land titles; low population density means no land squatters.
No limits on size of foreign land holdings.
Context:
India has been importing more than billion dollar worth soy oil and sunflower oil from south america every yr
India also buys wheat and sugar from time to time
India needs to invest in farmland overseas as it is doing in the case of petroleum fields. Issue of food security.
In India, population increases by 15-18 million every year, adding a new Argentina every 32 months, new Brazil every 10 years. Farmland area is diminishing due to expanding industry, commerce and residences
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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 in one day, and what a wedding celebration it was!
I travelled down to Cheshire the previous day so that I would be 'on site' for the start of the wedding celebrations. I would hate to think I would be stuck on the M62 behind an accident on the day ..... noghtmare. So it was nice to meet with Ajay Shah, who had also arrived early to set up the Wish Tree.
Unforunately many of the travelling guests had their own schedules demolished by a bad accident on the M6 which in the end meant that some didnt get to bed until 2am or 3am on the day of the ceremonies!
I was up bright and early and met with Ritu and her sister Reeta while she was having her first session with Lara from Makeup by Lara for her civil ceremony and Poruwa ceremony. I was fascinated as I had never seen High-Definition Air Brush Make-Up before, where the bride's makeup is substantially applied with an airbrush ... amazing to see!
I then headed over to say Hello to Ritu's brother Ajay who was in charge of the day, making sure that everything was running to plan and everyone was in the right places with so many ceremonies and parts to the day - great to see him and Teedah after four years since their wedding, and their delightful son Max too!
I bumped into Ven as well as he finished his preparations for the day - though he did look a little nervous and was a bit quieter than I remembered his from our pre-wedding photography shoot at Rudding Hall near Harrogate!
Thornton Manor is an exquisite private mansion that is available for exclusive use weddings in Cheshire, the multiple rooms including the sensational Music Room are ideal for an Asian wedding or any large wedding celebrations - it is quite beautiful.
12.30pm seemed to come along rather more quickly than any of us expected, so soon it was off on the walk along the Lime Tree Avenue into the dining room where the civil ceremony was to be held. The 200 guests were straining their necks as we walked into the room - Ritu looked sensational in her cream wedding sari, and Ven's face went from nervousness and concern as Ritu arrived to be a big broad grin as she made it to his side!
Once the ceremony was over and flower petals marked their departure from the room, we quickly walked ontothe terrace at the side of Thornton Manor so that we could let the guests make their way to the area set aside for the Sri Lankan Poruwa which was at the side of the Lime trees.
Traditional Sri Lankan dancers and drummers then led the groom and the bride's parties seperately to the ceremony with much noise and colour and even acrobatics and leaps into the air by the dancers. Wow!
Ritu and Ven raised a big laugh when part of the ceremony needed Ven to put a necklace onto Ritu .. which didn't quite work out as planned. From there it was time for a break for champagne and fantastic Asian canapes, Mango Lhassi's, Pimms and a wonderful Asian buffet - it also gave us some time to get traditional photographs of family and guests and friends - alll done quickly and naturally with a laugh and a smile!
Later, Ritu went back to the Bridal Mews at Thornton Manor for another hair and make-up session with Lara and Ven went with his best man and groomsmen to get ready for the arrival of the Indian Dholis (drummers) who would annonce the start of the Hindu ceremony at 4pm.
Ven looked magnificent in his cream suit and his attendents looked quite the part with their green and gold scarves, as I popped back to see Ritu getting ready with her beautful red green and gold sari - she just looked fantastic all day long considering how little sleep she had enjoyed.
Despite the fact the dholis were late, the start of the ceremony at the front of Thornton Manor got underway with 'the boys' throwing all sorts of shapes and really getting into the celebration mood as they danced toward the front door and the family's were introduced to each other in a traditional ceremony before we moved inside for the arrival of the bride.
The music room looked amazing all dressed for the Hindu ceremony, and there was a hush as the bride arrived with her bridesmaids, all looking just stunning. The ceremony takes about an hour or more and involved many important component parts - including fire!
Once that third ceremony was over all the guests moved back to the reception rooms for champagne and more canapes to keep everyone going before the main meal of the day at 9.30pm.
This gave me my first real opportunity to grab a few photographs of the bride and groom for ten minutes, as Asian weddings are so family orientated that often its difficult for the bride and groom to have any time on their own - such are the demands, and their wedding day was so long and intense, I think even they appreciated the time we had together.
The team at Thornton Manor did a brilliant job transforming the Music Room from an Indian Wedding ceremony to a wonderful room fit for an evening wedding celebration and meal in not more than 90 minutes.
The food was great, the speeches were a laugh all the way, and as it turned to 12.30 am the first dance got underway in a swirl of dry ice, the dholi drummers banging music and happiness.
WHAT A FANTASTIC DAY OF WEDDING CELEBRATIONS AT THORNTON MANOR IN CHESHIRE FOR RITU AND VEN - SUCH A DAY TO REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF THE SECOND WEDDING IN THE AGARWAL FAMILY!
PLEASE ENJOY THIS SNEAK PEAK FROM THE HUNDREDS OF FINAL EDITED IMAGES. WHEN RITU AND VEN RETURN FROM HONEYMOON THEY WILL SEND OUT THE ACCESS CODE SO THAT ALL OF YOU CAN VIEW THEIR FINAL EDITED IMAGES WHICH TELL THE STORY OF THEIR GREAT WEDDING CELEBRATIONS
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Title: Wedding Photography at Thornton Manor
A very small sample of the hundreds of photographs taken at the recent wedding of Aimee and Pete. Both the wedding ceremony and reception took place at the most beautiful of wedding venues, Thornton Manor near the very attractive village of Thornton Hough on the Wirral.
I especially like this option because it has meaning in the Galveston area. Galveston's public transportation is still trolley-based, but they have yet to get back up and running after being badly damaged during Hurricane Ike. A running trolley full of merry wedding-go'ers would look amazing going down the Strand!
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