8...Be Realistic With Your Time

When it comes down to the last month of your wedding planning (and when you're particularly harried) look at your mile long to-do list and cut three things. Yes, cut three things. Not crucial things that you just don't feel like doing, such as picking a processional song or confirming final details with all of your vendors. Eliminate only the over-the-top tasks like hand-painting "Just Married" signs, or baking cookies for all of the welcome bags. Make a pledge to not think about them ever again.

Don't forget to breath

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9... Engagement stuff

Setting the Engagement Party Date

An engagement party usually takes place within a couple months or so of the proposal. That being  said, if you're planning to have a longer engagement, feel free to wait several months. Just make sure that your engagement party takes place closer to the time of your engagement than it does to your wedding date.

Compiling the Engagement Party  List

People  invited to your engagement party should ultimately be invited to your wedding, so the size of your engagement party guest list is really dependent upon your actual wedding day guest list. You might have as few as 10 or as many as upward of 100. When the host asks you to come up with a guest list, set it up so your closest family is first, followed by your best of friends, then go from there.

Engagement Invites

Your invites can be as simple or formal as you want , and really depend on the style & look  you're going for. Word of mouth or an Evite is totally appropriate for a small, casual gathering at home. Then again, if your parents are throwing an elegant dinner at the country club, you may want to look into sending out formal paper invites. Get those invites out about a month in advance to give guests a good heads-up, or within four to six weeks if guests are from out of town.

Engagement Party Menu & drink  Ideas

You really  don't have to serve a 7 course sit-down dinner. Passed hors d'oeuvres, tasting menu stations, and family-style buffets are all great ways to go. Another idea: Theme your food. If you had your first date over Asian food, order up dumplings and sake-tinis for your guests.

Party Decor

Pick a style and theme that are completely different from your wedding day. So if you're planning a formal wedding go for a laid-back beach-themed engagement party with vibrant tropical colors and a casual outdoor setting. The real trick here is that you don't want to upstage the wedding day. So if you're planning to have simple decor at your wedding reception, it would be odd to order over-the-top floral centerpieces for the tables. That said, a few small arrangements from your local flower person will instantly perk up any space. Look beyond flowers as well . Get colorful fabric for the tables and food areas and work with your theme.

Hope this helps,please let me know.

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Over the next week or so Peter Bruce Photo going to give you 10 great tips for planning a wedding,so keep checking. Some of these tips are from me and some from the pros in the business. Trust me they are worth knowing. Here is number 10.

10...Handle Your Workload in Advance

Trust me no one likes a slacker, particularly if she comes back from vacation tanned and blissed-out. Avoid becoming the office pariah by tying up projects and other loose ends before you check out for your wedding. Discuss your workload with your boss and co-workers, and divvy up tasks that must be handled while you're out for the wedding and honeymoon. Inform everyone who will be even a little bit impacted by your absence, and give them the name of the person they can turn to if necessary.

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The Garden Pavilion in beautiful Sonoma  is a perfect private historic setting - a large pavilion, square lawn edged with magnificent gardens, a pool, and a charming pool house.An I was luck enough to to a wedding there fun and fun and cool couple Christina and Zach.

They pulled off a great wedding,lots of  good family and friends,funny toasts and perfect food. If all weddings were this easy wow... life would be good. Hope you enjoy some of the photos. All the photos will be up in a week or so,just check back here soon

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Even though most of the people who come to my site are looking at there photos,there are a lot of brides to be following us and from time to time I like to put my two cents in and help out,so here are some tips.Let's not beat around the bush: planning a wedding is work. With all those decisions and responsibilities, it's easy to see how some brides and grooms get completely consumed in the minutiae. So how do stressed-out, site-seeing, menu-sampling couples get their eyes back on the ball? By taking a breather from the planning process. Get ready to clear your schedules and forget about picking the favors-the following list of eight stress-breaking activities will help you remove yourselves from nuptial hassles and restore your sanity.

"DON'T GO CRAZY"

1. Have  a wedding-free weekend.

For a full 48-hour period, pretend you're the two people you were before you got engaged (and, in the meantime, remind yourselves of why you wanted to get married to each other in the first place). No wedding planning or fighting allowed! No talk of hors d'oeuvres, seating charts, or first dance songs. Hang out, laugh, have fun, and flirt with each other for a change.

2. Have a night out with the girls (or boys).

With all the "togetherness" of being a future bride and groom, remind yourselves you're individuals too. Book a night out with your respective same-sex posse (again, no wedding talk). Hit the town like a swinging single and stay out past midnight. Take advantage of the fact that your future spouse isn't around to do something with your friends he or she doesn't like to do -- we're talking chick flick, batting cages, steak dinner, manicures. Then entertain each other the next day with tales of your exploits.

3. Go on a fancy date together.

Chances are, for the past few months you've been scrimping and saving every extra nickel to supplement The Budget. If you've done well, reward yourselves for your miserly skills by spending a little of that cold hard cash. Book a table at the fanciest restaurant in town and go for the full monty: fine wine, appetizer, entree, dessert, and after-dinner drinks. Afterward, stop in a local jazz club and catch a torch singer belting out inspiring tunes de l'amour.

4. Pull out the maps take a drive or a ride .

Reserve a weekend afternoon and head for the open highway. Check out that little place a couple of towns over that you always mean to visit. Test each other's map-reading skills. Play road games like, Who Can Spot the Most Out-of-State License Plates? Sing along to cheesy songs on the radio. Buy a souvenir at a highway truck stop. Stumble upon a romantic restaurant for lunch or dinner before heading home.

5. Mastermind a movie marathon.

There's nothing like a good movie to transport you from reality to fantasy. Take the phone off the hook, rent a whole slew of films, and spend an evening in, snacking on popcorn and Sno-Caps. The trick here is to stay away from wedding-theme fare -- sorry, this includes Father of the Bride -- while keeping the romance theme going with a steamy story like The Lover. Or opt for the comic relief of a Jim Carrey or Eddie Murphy flick -- laughter, after all, is still the best stress reliever and forget things.

6. Get in some game play.

Sometimes a little healthy competition serves to make you closer, right? Challenge your mate to a night of games: Pictionary, Scrabble, backgammon, even good old cards. If you own a Sony PlayStation 19, take the high-tech road to fun. Rather venture out? Head for the nearest bowling alley -- or look into go-carts, ice-skating, and tennis tournaments for other fun and sporty activities to enjoy a deux.

7.Go back to childhood.

There's nothing like a good amusement park to get you feeling like a kid again. Wake up extra early to avoid long lines, then get your fill of roller coasters, log flumes, and Ferris wheels. Challenge your future mate to a bumper car race. Fill up on cotton candy, funnel cake, and waffle cones. Take an old-fashioned photo. Then spend an hour or so trying to win a supersize stuffed animal to take home as a memento of the day.

I hope this helps,lets me know and hang in there

Cheers Peter Bruce Photo

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Film v’s Digital…why does Hollywood still shoot on film.

There are strong  supporters of both film & digital. As a photographer who has used film for over twenty plus  years and digital for the last six years or so , I would have to say that, at the time of  writing this it is  just about a dead heat but if I had to pick one, FILM would be it  for sure. Two things are important here, one you can turn a negative into a digital file, but you can’t go the other way. I tell all my couple do both. Shot on film, scan the negatives and burn a DVD, YES the best of both worlds can be had . But the big factor here is why do Hollywood film makers and studios  still shoot on movies  film, Hollywood would be the first to go cheap if they could.Give me a real film, not animation thatthat was not shot of film that one an Oscar, you can't. SORRY

WHY… BECAUSE IT IS BETTER, LASTS LONGER, IS RICHER,LOOK FOR YOUR SELF.

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“Our 25th Midyear SEC Reporting Forum was a key event for The SEC Institute and we could not be happier with Peter’s work. The photographs were fantastic, clearly depicting the energy and dynamics of the conference from all perspectives—the audience, the speakers and the hotel. He’s a top professional and the quality of his work was outstanding. Thank you, Peter!”
 
 
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All of the photos from  Annie & Marcs great wedding  at the beautiful Buena Vista Winery are up to be viewed.

All the photos are up on line to every one can see them.
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