Archive for June, 2010
The Oblivious Bride – Who Officiates the Officiant?
The Oblivious Bride – Who Officiates the Officiant?
5 responses - Posted 06.29.10

While we continue to tackle the larger elements of wedding planning like finding our caterer and DJ, the most common question asked of us is “who’s going to marry you?”  That is because Chris, my fiancé, has officiated seven weddings… Read more

The Wedding Lens announces new, private online wedding albums
The Wedding Lens announces new, private online wedding albums
no responses - Posted 06.28.10

The Wedding Lens team is happy to share our press release which was issued earlier today.  While we recently celebrated our 300,000th wedding photo upload, we knew that there were more opportunities to help couples collect all their cherished… Read more

Build a collage with your wedding photos!
Build a collage with your wedding photos!
no responses - Posted 06.25.10

After your wedding – after you’ve collected hundreds of photos from all of your guests through The Wedding Lens – you might wonder what you can do with all of these great pictures.  Some of the pics will go into an album; some you will enlarge and… Read more

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: Wedding Dinner!
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: Wedding Dinner!
no responses - Posted 06.23.10

Wedding food is a special kind of food, a kind of taste that rarely exceeds expectations. This is not to say that I have not had amazing, incredibly delicious food at weddings — of course I have! But most weddings end up with some kind of chicken,… Read more

The Oblivious Bride – What’s for Dinner?
The Oblivious Bride – What’s for Dinner?
1 response - Posted 06.21.10

I’ve been alluding to continuous conversations regarding our catering options for a few weeks.  While we have not yet found our caterer, I thought I could share what we would like to do.  And if anyone knows how we might be able to accomplish… Read more

To Video or Not to Video – That is the Question
To Video or Not to Video – That is the Question
1 response - Posted 06.18.10

If a picture is a thousand words, how much is a video worth?  While photographs are able to capture moments in time, video can capture the sounds, the emotions, and the reactions.  A wedding videographer can capture things a photographer… Read more

5 Ways to Include Friends and Family in Your Wedding!
5 Ways to Include Friends and Family in Your Wedding!
1 response - Posted 06.16.10

While there are some people you want to be in your wedding party, there may be others who you want to be involved, but you’re not sure how to do it. Here are a few ideas: A flower ceremony. Have each important family member/friend pick ONE… Read more

The Oblivious Bride – Dumb Questions and Answers
The Oblivious Bride – Dumb Questions and Answers
no responses - Posted 06.14.10

As a quick recap, this blog series is called “The Oblivious Bride” because I am one of those girls who really doesn’t know anything about weddings.  I do browse a lot of popular wedding idea sites and I bought the bridal magazines, but a lot of… Read more

300,000th photo uploaded!
300,000th photo uploaded!
2 responses - Posted 06.11.10

We crossed a special milestone last week (just got around to blogging about it now) and I just had to share!  We’ve had over 300,000 wedding photos uploaded to The Wedding Lens!!! The concept for The Wedding Lens came from our own founder’s… Read more

The Perfect First Anniversary Gift
The Perfect First Anniversary Gift
no responses - Posted 06.11.10

The tradition of presenting gifts made of a certain material is thought to be based on an old Germanic tradition that goes as far back as the Middle Ages. “The practice of giving peculiar gifts on various wedding anniversaries originated in… Read more

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