Asher Conyers - born November 4th at 9:30am
He was 6.12oz at birth and today at his 1 month check up weighed in at a whole 9lbs 12oz. No wonder I haven't gotten any sleep in the past month!
Here's a few pictures from his big arrival:
Saturday, December 5, 2009
I've missed you!
So I've been away for a little while. Most know that I was due in November with our 2nd little one and today I'd like to introduce you to him!
Asher Conyers - born November 4th at 9:30am
He was 6.12oz at birth and today at his 1 month check up weighed in at a whole 9lbs 12oz. No wonder I haven't gotten any sleep in the past month!
Here's a few pictures from his big arrival:
Asher Conyers - born November 4th at 9:30am
He was 6.12oz at birth and today at his 1 month check up weighed in at a whole 9lbs 12oz. No wonder I haven't gotten any sleep in the past month!
Here's a few pictures from his big arrival:
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Happy Anniversary Lauren & Matt
Another wonderful client, another 1st anniversary!
Happy 1st to Lauren & Matt! Today marks one year since their beautiful wedding at St Joseph's Cathedral and reception at the Athenaeum. Congratulations! We wish you many years of love and happiness!
Below are a few of our favorite pictures from the big day.
Images courtesy of Adam Lowe Photography
Happy 1st to Lauren & Matt! Today marks one year since their beautiful wedding at St Joseph's Cathedral and reception at the Athenaeum. Congratulations! We wish you many years of love and happiness!
Below are a few of our favorite pictures from the big day.
Images courtesy of Adam Lowe Photography
Friday, October 9, 2009
Good or Great?
This week I encountered several things that inspired this post. Each time I always went back asking to myself - why would you risk so much to only be good at something instead of really focusing on what you know and be great at it instead?
After discussing this with some of my trusted friends (and shall I even say advisers) it basically comes down to two things. First, the temptation to earn money doing many things is too great to resist. Second, they do not really have a firm grasp or strong understanding of what is really involved in the "secondary or add on services" they are/want to offer. The secondary/add services being defined as any services outside of the core function of the business or organization.
In an industry like the the wedding industry, we see this happening all the time. I'm not sure why, but the trend we commonly see is either DJ's offering planning services, venues offering planning/coordination services and bridal salons offering planning services. I'm really curious to better understand why these other entities feel that adding planning services is so easy? I know that when we are fully engulfed in our wedding seasons there is absolutely no time to focus on anything else but planning/executing the event(s) at hand. I would never think of offering to bake the clients wedding cake for them because I can bake a cake or bring my ipod for my assistant to play dj. That's just ridiculous!
I think it's fair to mention that also, these vendors who offer "planning" services should know that the professional planners in the area will probably not refer clients to you for several reasons. One "poaching" as one of my colleagues call it, is much too common place. Also, you entice unsuspecting and uneducated clients, that the services included in your $300 fee is comparable to our $1500+ fee for the same package/service. I can guarantee you it is not. There is a big difference between the services we professional planners provide and what the wanna-bes provide plain and simple. I highly doubt the wanna-be/add on planners spend thousands of dollars per year bettering themselves in education, conferences and networking with other planners to ensure they are on the top of their game and not just playing one. Pricing is a whole other post that I won't go into here.
So, my advice to any bride/groom reading this out there is this: Be very careful in who you choose as your wedding planner. Don't be fooled by the "add on" planning services you see offered by vendors who's primary focus is NOT in wedding planning and coordination. Do you want someone who thought they did a super awesome job planning their own wedding and now works for a dj/venue/bridal salon planning your wedding? I think not. There are true professionals out there for a reason.
After discussing this with some of my trusted friends (and shall I even say advisers) it basically comes down to two things. First, the temptation to earn money doing many things is too great to resist. Second, they do not really have a firm grasp or strong understanding of what is really involved in the "secondary or add on services" they are/want to offer. The secondary/add services being defined as any services outside of the core function of the business or organization.
In an industry like the the wedding industry, we see this happening all the time. I'm not sure why, but the trend we commonly see is either DJ's offering planning services, venues offering planning/coordination services and bridal salons offering planning services. I'm really curious to better understand why these other entities feel that adding planning services is so easy? I know that when we are fully engulfed in our wedding seasons there is absolutely no time to focus on anything else but planning/executing the event(s) at hand. I would never think of offering to bake the clients wedding cake for them because I can bake a cake or bring my ipod for my assistant to play dj. That's just ridiculous!
I think it's fair to mention that also, these vendors who offer "planning" services should know that the professional planners in the area will probably not refer clients to you for several reasons. One "poaching" as one of my colleagues call it, is much too common place. Also, you entice unsuspecting and uneducated clients, that the services included in your $300 fee is comparable to our $1500+ fee for the same package/service. I can guarantee you it is not. There is a big difference between the services we professional planners provide and what the wanna-bes provide plain and simple. I highly doubt the wanna-be/add on planners spend thousands of dollars per year bettering themselves in education, conferences and networking with other planners to ensure they are on the top of their game and not just playing one. Pricing is a whole other post that I won't go into here.
So, my advice to any bride/groom reading this out there is this: Be very careful in who you choose as your wedding planner. Don't be fooled by the "add on" planning services you see offered by vendors who's primary focus is NOT in wedding planning and coordination. Do you want someone who thought they did a super awesome job planning their own wedding and now works for a dj/venue/bridal salon planning your wedding? I think not. There are true professionals out there for a reason.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Real Weddings: Lindsay & Jordan The Reception
We were in a very big high peak tent for the reception. With 300+ guests in attendance it needed to be big. As the evening progressed the orange and pink lighting became more rich and intense. It really added a layer of color and ambiance that the guests really enjoyed. Their cake was so adorable with the ruffles in the pink and orange. Guests received mini versions as favors to take home to enjoy. I really loved how the tent looked for the first dance. The lighting was perfect with the custom gobo on the tent ceiling. I will confess I've never experienced the number, length of time and level of creativity that everyone put into their toasts. I think we had 4 scheduled but ended up at 7 total - whew! They were all heartfelt and super creative. The "Becoming a Canadian Citizen Kit" presented to Lindsay from Jordan's brothers was a favorite of the crowd.
All photos courtesy of Ashley Justice Photography
All photos courtesy of Ashley Justice Photography
Friday, October 2, 2009
Real Weddings: Lindsay & Jordan - The Ceremony
Lindsay & Jordan were married at the Marion Country Club at the end of July. This was such a fun wedding to work on. We had a great time with Lindsay and her mom Cynthia. Here are a few of our favorite pictures from their pre ceremony portraits and the wedding ceremony! I loved Lindsay's very ruffly dress and her pink shoes. They were perfect peeking out of her dress!
Oh and the bridesmaids dresses were so adorable with the higher waist and the little poof at the bottom. I wanted a dress just for me. : ) We ended up having standing room only at the ceremony. It ended up being such a beautiful day as you can see in last picture.
All photos courtesy of Ashley Justice Photography
Oh and the bridesmaids dresses were so adorable with the higher waist and the little poof at the bottom. I wanted a dress just for me. : ) We ended up having standing room only at the ceremony. It ended up being such a beautiful day as you can see in last picture.
All photos courtesy of Ashley Justice Photography
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Alert
Please be advised that we do not have an Internet connection today October 1,2009. If you have tried to reach us via email, please be patience and we will respond as soon as our system is back up and running. Thank you, Kasey
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