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A great wedding coordinator friend of ours (Heidi from COUTURE CELEBRATIONS) posted a great little food for thought on her blog today. You can check it out here:  http://couturecelebrations.blogspot.com/2009/03/thought-of-day.html.  I totally agree with her and think its something for everyone to really think about.  In todays hard economy I know everyone really wants to get the best deal out there but with your wedding do you really want to take a chance on some vendors like your photographer?  In college I knew of a lot of people that would put up ad’s to shoot a wedding and would do them for very cheap, sometimes the photos came out OK and sometimes they really didn’t.  Even someone who does photography part time for a few years isn’t going to have the expertise to give you the shots that you deserve on your wedding day like a true pro.    A high quality professional can produce results far more than you would ever imagine and years down the road you will usually be pretty happy for selecting a professional.  I love Heidis quote “But not getting what you expect is NOT a deal.”, this can be so true when it comes to photography.  Sometimes instead of comparing packages from all different photographers I think its better to find out who’s work you like and then see if you can fit their work into your budget.  Sometimes you might have to pick a more basic package and not get all of the albums you would like to right away, but those can always be created later, and what’s the point of having multiple albums if you aren’t happy with the photos in them?  Just something to think about

– Mark

One of my favorite places to be is at the top of the mountain looking down at fresh snow on a beautiful sunny (but cold) day. Taking in the beautiful scenery before tearing off and flying down the mountain is one of the best feelings, I love to board and can never get enough. We spent my birthday weekend in Tahoe this weekend and it was such a great time to ride, it snowed all week up in Tahoe and cleared up on Saturday for some perfect conditions. We went up to Heavenly which is such a huge mountain you can get hours of riding in all on different trails and the views are out of this world. Since I never get up as much as I would like I brought my wifes little point and shoot camera and was going to try and videotape some of the runs. I didn’t really realized how hard it is to try and videotape while snowboarding down the hill and the first few clips are pretty scary (worse than blair witch). In the end I got a few decent clips but had to slow it down a little to keep the camera somewhat still. Next time I think I am going to try and attach the camera to my waist so I can just hit record and then jam…. time to start sketching some ideas out for a snow cam.

The weekend was a blast and I hope to make it up again this season. Here are a few more shots of the day:

This is the crew: Jeff, me and Jonny Cosmo (shot courtesy of Jeffs long arms)

Also a shout out to my wife for letting me steal her shades, have to always ride the mountain with the biggest glasses I can find

Have a great week everyone!

– Mark

Our brides (and grooms too) are the best clients in the world! We really get to work with some awesome people and I love it when we get messages from them after the wedding when they first see their photos. We are going through all of the feedback from last year and it really touches me to hear how our passion for photography touches so many lives. We are building a new page with our client testimonials and will be adding more in every week. Check out what some of our clients have said about our work here: Stagi Imagery bridal buzz

Thank you all for your kind words, you guys Rock!

– Mark