I Shot 9 Weddings on 090909 at 9:09 for 99 cents.

I had a very unique opportunity 090909 to be asked to photograph 9 weddings starting at 9:09 AM.  It was a media frenzy, which made it rather challenging to photograph.  It was a blast though.  It's amazing that the look on a bride's face as she is walking down the 99 cent aisle is identical to a bride's face walking down the isle at a Ritz Carlton.  Now don't get me wrong, the surrounding of a beautiful garden can naturally be better than some Sunny Delight bottles with plastic flowers glued to them.  None the less the weddings on 09-09-09 were really quite special, and I will hold the experience close to my heart.  Everything at the wedding was made from things in the 99 Cent Store.

Jeff and his Dad, Dave Gold-Store Founder.

Pinto beans in a bucket.

Sunny Delight

Here I am trying to look cool.

They met homeless on the street.

Tender moments.

 Official press release: here

Mindy Weiss's "Most Ridiculous Wedding Event Ever."

This past Sunday was an amazing experience for me.  I was honored to be asked by Mindy Weiss, one of the top wedding planners in the world to speak at her very first wedding event.  I have spoken before to a room of photographers, but this was a much different audience.  I was speaking to brides and wedding planners, some who had flown in from around the country. My topic was:
"10 Tips For Getting the Best Photographs on Your Wedding Day."

Lots of great items to leave with.


 I was blown away by the design and detail of the dessert bar that
was created by the super talented Amy Atlas.











 The Cake Divas had a fun wedding cake decoration contest.





 The coolest thing was that Lisa won with this delicate all white design.  I am photographing her wedding next March.







Here she is with Christy from Junebug Weddings.
They were covering the event and doing live blogging and
twitter updates-very cool.


Mary Dann unveiled a really slick video album.


 There was also a bouquet making contest.

Mindy went for 8 hours straight on stage and was a  poised combination of Oprah, Ellen, and Martha Stewart.  I can't wait to do it again.

This Sunday is going to be Ridiculous!

I'm tweaking my presentation for Mindy Weiss's Most Ridiculous Wedding Event Ever.
I'll be speaking from 11AM-12. My topic is: "Ten tips to get the most out of your wedding photographer."

Jeckyll and Hyde Headshot Session

Same Shoot, different looks.