Bat Mitzvah for June

We're very excited to have booked our first Bat Mitzvah for June!  It was a referral from a Bar Mitzvah we did last year (thanks, Barb!  We owe you - we always reward our awesome referrals!).

I was very surprised to find that the Bar Mitzvah we shot wasn't that different from a wedding - there's a combination of traditional/posed photos with PJ photos at the reception/party.   I was nervous at first - not having shot a Bar/Bat Mitzvah.  But given all my wedding experience, I was quickly at ease and able to get some fabulous photos.

As part of the package, I think we're doing another slide show.  I love doing slide shows - especially with our Photodex ProShow Producer software.  It's totally amazing, and I think the results speak for themselves.

You can check out the slide show we put together for Kal's Bar Mitzvah (be sure to have your volume on - it's so much better with the music!):

Check out all the photos from Kal's Bar Mitzvah.

Happy Valentine's Day - But a Good Day for a Wedding?

When picking your wedding date, you should think about what also might be happening on that date - religious holidays, regional holidays, sporting events...even conventions!  For example, hotel rooms might be hard to find or pricey if you schedule your wedding in Chicago during the National Restaurant Show.  Do an online check for any huge local events or conventions on your proposed date and keep in mind that some holidays are more regional.

Here are some dates you might want to think twice about:

April 1 - April Fool's Day
Chinese New Year
Christmas and the days before/after
December 7 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Father's Day
Final Four - March Madness (your Groom might not even show!)
4th of July weekend
Friday the 13th (of any month)
Halloween - unless this is your theme!
March 15 - the Ides of March
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day (again, forget Chicago!)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (and possibly the weekend before)
Mother's Day
New Year's Eve and Day
Oscar Night (Academy Awards)
September 11
Super Bowl Sunday
Thanksgiving Weekend
Valentine's Day (although, it's a popular day to get engaged!)
Weekend before or after April 15 (Tax Day)

This doesn't mean you can't pick any of these dates, but just consider the ramifications.

In Cincinnati, you might also want to think about some of our local events - Flying Pig Marathon, Cross Town Shoot Out, Oktoberfest, Reggae Run, etc.

Oh, and if your wedding falls over the weekend of Daylight Savings Time - be sure you send out LOTS of reminders about the time change.