And The Winner Is........

Amber Benjamin! Amber is the winner of our Photo Montage service offered at the bridal show, Marriott North in Cranberry township. This turned out to be a really great bridal show. Especially considering the snow fall this morning. This was my first show with Wedding Clickers and the table set-up worked nicely as my wife, Karen, and I were able to engage you more personally. Those flowers you see in the tall vase at the right received a lot of attention. Weren't they beautiful? All the decorations in our set-up was provided by A Rent and Event Center in Cheswick. Give Sara a call for your event as she is super nice people! If you didn't get our latest demo DVD please click on my website at the left and email me through the contact page. Now, I have to get back to some editing. There will be some really nice clips posted in the coming days on my current wedding. Please stop back.

Upcoming Bridal Show

I've been so busy this week preparing for the Bridal Show at Marriott North in Cranberry. But I am excited at the new demos we're coming up with for this event. I'll be sure to post them after the show and I'll even include a picture of the booth. With our name change came a new logo. I have a 2' X 6' banner displaying the new logo for trade shows. A Rent and Event Center in Cheswick, PA was gracious enough to supply some of our booth decorations. They have everything! They're really nice people, too! Give them a try for your next event.

The Wedding of Nisha and Parag

I'm currently editing the three day Indian wedding of Nisha and Parag which took place on Labor Day weekend. This was one of the most beautiful weddings I've had the privilege to work on. Indian weddings are rich in tradition and are very colorful (which makes for great video!). Nisha and Parag will give you an insight to each tradition here. So far, I've edited the Friday morning Henna Paint event at Nisha's parents (Harshad and Rehka Mehta) and created a highlight video. Their photographers were the husband and wife team of Cyndi and Tony Araujo, of Araujo Photography, who were very professional and great to work with. Cyndi especially has a wonderful talent in engaging the family and making them feel comfortable while Tony goes about shooting fantastic photos. And speaking of the family, I really appreciated the warmth extended by both families and the help and understanding they gave of each tradition. My next step will be the party at the Mehta home on Friday evening. You won't believe the fun that was! Look for my next post.

We'll Be At The Wedding Show!

Look for us at the Cranberry Bridal Show at the Marriott on January 28th. We'll be displaying some new demo material from the 2006 weddings and our new Identity Logo. Most of our clients usually come from referrals so we don't always do bridal shows. But with all the changes to our new look, we thought this year would be a great time to show off our new stuff.

I was originally scheduled to be in Jacksonville, Florida this week for the 4 Ever Group Convention. This is a really great educational experience and a chance to meet the best of the best in wedding videography. I learned so much last year. But there has been too many obligations and our recent move, so, I had to cancel. It's my hope that I can still make the WEVA (Wedding and Event Videographers Association) convention in Las Vegas this coming August. August is just such a bad time of year to pull away though. Our local association (PPVA) is planning a regional symposium put on by the 4 Ever Group this spring. I am an officer and active member in the PPVA as I strongly believe in education in the wedding video industry. There is so much going on today in wedding video that education is essential.

Why Did Our Name Change?

Our business name of Allure Video Productions was confusing to some because there is also a local photographer using a similar name. Also, our business model includes corporate work where my name is used as the identity and I need to simplify my life at tax time (like now!) by merging the two businesses. Our new website is in process and should be done soon. So, keep an eye out for that announcement. By the way, the webmaster is my son Jeff who is also a published poet. You can view some of his writings by clicking here .

My New BLOG!

Well, I finally jumped into this blogging thing. When I started reading the blog of one of my favorite Photographers to work with, Joanne Bartone, this past year, I knew I just had to get into the fray. Joanne and I worked together on the wedding of Heidi and Marc (more on that later) last October. She was wonderful to work with and we quickly became a "team". Wow, what a great wedding that was to shoot, too! Anyway, back to my blogging. I seem to always be behind in getting my newsletter out so I decided to replace it with my very own blog. I'm always on the computer visiting other friends in the videography world so this should come as a natural.

Dan