indie we did!

Yesterday was a huge success for everyone participating in the inaugural Indie I Do wedding show! Congratulations to all who came out yesterday, and the biggest congratulations must go out to Lotus Events and Blue Olive Photography for all their hard work and dedication to make this show happen. We's so proud of you!

Although Brina couldn't make it to be with me for yesterday's show, she was definitely spoken of (and praised!) all day for her beautiful work. Erin, of Fuego Events, was nice enough to be my partner in crime for the day, and was even gracious enough to lend her wicked decor skills to our table. Thank you so much Erin for making the day beautiful and fun!

Erin watching over our table, trying to ignore the camera.

The whole day went pretty darn smooth, with just one major coniption fit that I went through about 10 minutes before the doors opened. We set up our table and it looked AMAZING, and when I went to use our new camera to take pictures of the whole table...it totally DID NOT WORK! :(

Thank goodness for friends! The wonderful duo that is Marliss Productions came to my aid to try some quick troubleshooting...with no success. Reilly (one half of the Olives) also came to my aid to do a quick look, but because we only had minutes before the door opened, did some quick thinking and handed over his camera so I could snap off a few shots of our booth before the crowds came through. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who didn't look at me like a weirdo when I was running around (arms flailing) those few minutes before the show started!!

All's well that ends well. Studio Jeanie came to my rescue with her "magic hands" and some how got my camera going so I was able to snap a few shots off in the middle of the show. Schaweeeet! I'll be posting the shots from Reilly's camera as soon as I get them...that's a promise :)

Teenie capturing Jeanie, capturing a moment.

As far as the show goes, it was amazing! The venue was perfect, the booths and tables, beautiful...the burlesque show (from what I heard from behind my table) wicked fun and the people coming through all day (and I'm talking ALL DAY) were so great! Thanks to Racquel (and family), Melissa (and her girlfriend), Trish (and her also-getting-married-girlfriend), Jinesa, and the random friends (that happened to be coming to the show) for coming out! It was great to see you all there and I hope you had a great time!

random friend: Verena!

sassy burlesque cutie

Unfortunately the shots I got were mostly of our table, our neighbours and anything that I could snap from behind our area. It was really hard to get out and walk around, as we were all pretty busy for the full day.

Our neighbour's table of amazing goods: A Farmer's Daughter

I don't know if these pictures do any justice to how awesome the whole place looked but I'm sooo sure that there will be more then enough pictures floating around the information superhighway that'll definitely show Indie I Do exactly how it was meant to be seen.







A hip hip horray to Indie I Do's success!!! Thanks for coming out!

Indie I Do • Vancouver's Alternative Wedding Show

A few good friends of ours in the wedding industry have come together to create this cool little wedding show for those couples who aren't interested in the traditional. All exhibitors are local independent companies with something different to offer and WE are one of them. Of course!

Albertine will be representing the two of us on January 17th, so come on out and see what we all have to offer. Tickets are only $15.00 or 4 for $50.00.

For more information regarding who is going to be at Indie I Do, how to purchase tickets and for update-to-date information, visit their website at www.indieido.com.

Invitation Photography or Not

Pre-Coffee Ramble

I just woke up. I'm pre-coffee and feeling a little drowsy but there is no better time to write about invitation photography than now. It's in my brain and I gotta get it out. The sample above is an invitation for Amber and Shane, who are not yet married but will be very soon. We're working on their place cards and table chart at the moment, but I digress, I mentioned them because they are a good example of outstanding photography in a wedding invitation.

Tacky or Not?

We've heard the argument a few times; is it tacky? is it not tacky? But we believe if it's done right and if you WANT to include a photo, then do it! "Do it," I say again.

Many times we've included photos of couples on their vacation or when they got engaged, which is a really sweet idea, or you might spend a night and go through the folders and folders of photos you have backed up on a disc...which can be fun! Another option is to include a photo from your engagement session with your wedding photographer. It's common to receive a complimentary engagement photo shoot, which benefits the couple and the photographer, and more often than not you'll have one shot that you absolutely love. Amber and Shane, I believe...someone correct me if I'm wrong please, went with Blue Olive Photography for their wedding photography and their photo made a huge difference to the final product. Those photographers really know what they're doing.

It's a subjective argument though. We encourage photos in our invitations because they add a certain personality and style to a design but at the same time we can appreciate a clean, bold design as well. There's no pressure to include a photograph in any wedding invite. It's all about what you want and that's all that matters. Awe. What a happy ending to this story.

a big pile of gratitude

You'd think after 4 and some years in business wedding invitations would get old, and looking at our invitations from previous years would get boring, but I must say I'm constantly amazed by all the work we have done and the amazing people we have met. We've got to know couples from all over the world and in a strange way this has made us feel a little closer to places we've never visited.

Albertine and I had lunch on Friday with the Blue Olive Duo and had a good time reminiscing about starting a business and making it work and finding the time to build your business into what you always wanted your business to be...although this image in our head is constantly changing. Change is wonderful and scary and thrilling and causes anxiety, but how different would life be without feelings and drive.

We often look back to the beginnings of our business because 1. we are asked about it and 2. it baffles us how far we have gotten and how amazing we are. We're living this great epic of a tale! And the story continues. What wonderful adventures will Tean and Bean get into next? Wait and see. That's exactly what we're doing.

The support we have received from everyone that has crossed our paths since the beginning of BSD is overwhelming. We thank you for believing in us. We ARE better together.

wii love it

Miranda and Reilly gave us our first taste of the wii last friday at their fancy pants place. Lunch, laughs and lollygagging was had by all. Thanks, Blue Olive!!