Fantabulous Wedding Videos

Aloha all,

Hope all of you had a great weekend! It rained pretty much all week and as weather.com forecasted, Saturday was a beautiful sunny day but it sure was H.O.T.!!! But it beats rain anyday! We coordinated a wedding for a fun couple at the Halekulani Hotel on Saturday and went through the rehearsal in the rain on Friday afternoon. We had 5 bridesmaids and 5 groomsmen and they were ALL there ready to go on time. I was impressed and so were the officiate and the catering manager. Most times we have to wait for the bridal party, parents, or the couple themselves but this time; NOT! The day of the wedding went just as great. Awesome guest of over 90 who flew in mainly from San Diego. I will truly miss my "meetings" on the phone with the bride. Janet and Mel are one of my all time favorites. Easiest of couples to work with and nice, nice, nice. They promise to "hook me up BIGTIME" when I get over to San Diego! Yeah baby!!! I will post some pictures as soon as I get some from my friend Frank (Amodo Photo). Did I mention that I worked with Frank the last three weekends!!! My clients just love him and I think he's awesome too. Check him out on his site at www.amodophoto.com.

Today, I really wanted to also give you the scoops on the Video trends! We had James Chun and his crew from Crane Media shoot Janet & Mel's wedding. They upgraded the 2 camera for ceremony/1 camera for reception we signed on for to a whopping 4 camera ceremony and reception coverage in the new HD cameras. They have this fancy pole on the cameras which allows them to do quick 360 degree turns. James is always in the know and always looking to do more and more and was speaking of going to a convention in the near future to learn to do more "off the charts" videos for his brides and grooms! Check him out on his site at www.cranemedia.com.

Be back with more soon!

See ya.
-terri

Go girl ! ! !

Hey again,

I actually made the time to be here today to blog! 2 days in a row! Go girl!!!

Yup, Call me crazy but I literally praise myself for things all the time. I am my own boss so no one else is going to, right! Don't you think we would all be a happier if our bosses actually encouraged good work instead of expecting it and if they showed appreciation for a job well done instead of always nitpicking and making sure you don't forget all your shortcomings. I do have to say that I had a boss who showed her appreciation frequently and I did win a few of those "employee of the month/quarter" awards yet these awards were nothing compared to the personal thanks and recognition by my boss. My bosses at home are my kiddies and they thank me for being a "cool" mom. (probably because I always thank them for being my "cool" babies)

Employee recognition & appreciation is important but showing appreciation is truly more important in relationships. We all hear about how we are to encourage children and voice our appreciation and praise them to help raise happy stable children. For brides and grooms getting married and ones who are married: take the time to always acknowledge your partner on a regular basis to have a happy and stable relationship. Be thankful and say thank you and tell them that you appreciate what they do even though they are "just" taking out the trash, going into work, washing clothes, taking the dog out on a walk, grocery shopping, etc... these are not tasks that should just be expected and then nothing... even though these tasks are a responsibility that the person took on, you should thank them whenever possible.

I admit that I forget to do this with my husband, parents and sister sometimes... I am making a conscious effort now. I'm surprised how much others just don't expect to be thanked but at the same time seem thankful that the little things are being noticed and appreciated. Most times, your parter will seem happier and feel more connected and do even more for your approval and you're happier just by being generous with your "thank yous"! What do you have to lose. Don't be shy with praising someone and thanking them, make it a part of your day and don't wait til Anniversaries, Valentines Day, Birthdays, Mother's Day and Father's Day! Wow, so serious today... sometimes I think I watch Dr. Phil too much but my philosophy is to teach/share my inspirations so here it is.
~terri

...don't call it a COMEBACK...

Hey ya'll,

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack. Been out for a while due to my maternity leave. It's been 8 months since baby and about 10 months since I started hibernating. Came out of hiding to start assisting in a few weddings in April and started planning and coordinating as the main planner ever since mid-June. I am once again on top of things and love it even though it's taking a lot of my time. Full of fresh new ideas and want to see it happen so busy, busy, busy...

I understand the economy is tough right now; real tough for some of us in the tourism industry and luxury industry and that's a huge percentage of folks here in Hawaii. I started to worry for a day or two and then my thoughts took me to another place...it actually made me want to help; help more people than I can possibly meet! So, I'm working on making this a reality in the wedding industry and then some. EXCITING!!!

This month, we had two different weddings in the same hotel in the same room and have one more coming up this weekend in the same venue! Though it's the same room, it turns out looking different and feeling different with each couple's concept of their perfect wedding. I love that. Taking a space and making it yours. Lots and lots of colors, candles, flowers, and other accessories to personlize the look. This is my favorite part of weddings. The design/the look/the wow factor. We have more and more candleholders, chargers, and even furniture ( 2 loveseats and soon to get 2 matching sofas ) that we rent out now.

We are going to incorporate many of our client's wedding here on the blog so we can share and inspire more people and to say "Mahalo" to my wonderful non-bridezilla couples. Our clients are all so cool and fun, I am lucky.

Thank you all for your support while I was hibernating and for your well wishes on my beautiful expanding family!

~terri