I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I put on at least 3 pounds pigging out on turkey. It's back to the gym time. ;-) I was at a company Christmas party last Saturday with my boyfriend. It was a great time. But it was the last song of the night that really struck me, Luther Vandross, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. I had never heard this version and never considered the versions I had heard that danceable but this version by the late great Luther Vandross was just the thing for Mark and I! Wow, take a listen on the YouTube video below.
If you are a disc jockey reading this I really suggest adding this song to your library for the holiday season! Your customers and their guests will love it. It can be purchased online at
The creators behind the fantasticTrash The Dress blog aren't resting on their laurels! They have now launched a new site called, Don't Box Us In! The other side of wedding photography. I must say, I like. It's chock full of cool and different looks to photography. Below are 3 of my favorite photographs from Don't Box Us In! Check it out for yourself and get some great ideas for your own wedding photography.
David Robin is one of the top wedding cinematographers out there. He posted a wedding trailer on Nov 4th that I absolutely love. Who would have ever thought that George Michael's Freedom would work in a wedding video...
Our sister website WedLife.net is now offering for free a wedding countdown clock for your website or blog! Share with friends, family and visitors the months, hours, minutes and seconds till you walk down the aisle! Just fill out the form and we'll email you the code for your chosen template!
Music is a major part of my life and I'm always on the lookout for fun new songs. Tonight I was turned onto this fantastic song from Dashboard Confessional. I think this is going to end up on our montage music page. Enjoy everyone!
We have been busy around here at Bridal Films and Michiana Weddings! During my time as editor and chief of the Michiana Weddings family of websites I have noticed that so many wedding blogs for couples are graphically lacking. Usually they are just the default templates provided by the software providers. So we decided to do something about it here at Michiana Weddings...
Introducing WedLife.net your source of wedding related templates that work in Blogger and MySpace!
Pictured above a 4 of my favorites that are available. If you don't find something you like check back often at the WedLife.net Blog, we will be adding new templates all the time and they will be introduced there.
If you have any ideas for blog designs drop a note in the comments and we'll be happy to whip something up!
Mazel Tov: Celebrities' Bar and Bat Mitzvah Memories
In this industry besides weddings Bar & Bat Mitzvahs are the second group of traditions that many of the vendors are hired. So I tend to keep my ears open open for cool stories from these religious traditons.
This sounds like such a fun read Mazel Tov: Celebrities' Bar and Bat Mitzvah Memories The authors by Jill Rappaport and Linda Solomon were on the Today show this morning and relating several of the funny stories contained withing. I've ordered my copy. Check it out!
I am excited to announce the newest feature to help you with planning your wedding reception, here at BridalFilms.net: Wedding Grooves!
Are you having trouble deciding on what song will be your first dance song? Don't know what to dance with your father to? Stumped on that special song for Mom? Then Wedding Grooves is what you want to check out! Using YouTube streaming, you can surf a list of the most popular songs in the categories of First Dance, Father & Daughter Dance, Mother & Son Dance and Bridal Paty Dance. Once you decide you can also go to Amazon.com to buy the album or surf over to iTunes and download the single!
I am very excited by this new feature, it's been a lot of work and we're still working to expand the music selection but already there is a lot of excellent songs! Over the last several days I've relived a lot of music videos I had forgotten about and seen some I've never viewed before. YouTube is such a wonderful resource for memories! Check it out, and share it with friends.
We have combined Bridal Films with the power of YouTube and Amazon.com to bring you Find Your Perfect Wedding Songs! Now you can look at listings of popular songs in various catagories like First Dance, Father Daughter Dance, Mother Son Dance etc and then watch the video off of YouTube or go order the CD at Amazone.com!
Check it out and check back often as we will be adding lots of new titles!
Amy Taylor is Editor and Chief of Bridal Films, Michiana Weddings and their respective websites and publications. Her passion for all things weddings started with "helping my sister plan her dream wedding"
