Bridesmaids Dresses Wanted

I am looking to shoot some new photos for promotional use on my website. I am hoping to borrow some bridesmaids to shoot in and I will return them to you. If anyone has any dresses you might loan me in a 10/12/14 size please let me know, I would be very grateful!

Venue Highlight: John Rains House

http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/museum/branches/rains.htm

Highlighting my favorite venue (ok, I am a little biased since I got married here!) the John Rains House in Rancho Cucamonga. It is a historic property dating to the 1860's with a huge lawn and plenty of parking. It is inexpensive to rent (about $150 an hour) and you can bring in all your own rentals and caterers. Also, the competition for the place is almost none to be found! They do about 2 weddings a year, so chances are your date is available.

Denise Neufeld Photography

Today I got another disk from my Trash the Dress session at the Salton Sea. This one is from the very talented Denise Neufeld Photography. Thanks for shooting with me Denise!

Denise Neufeld Photography

http://www.deniseneufeldphotography.com/

1035 Park Ave, Chico, CA

(530) 301 0445

Photofetti!!

http://www.photofetti.com/mall/Products.aspx

Photofetti is a fun and creative way to bring some pazzi into your bridal shower/wedding tables. Upload up to 10 photos, choose your accent colors and wordfettis and you have a Photofetti! A wonderful idea and product. A little goes a long way, you won't need nearly as mush as they say...

En Pointe Photography

I got my disk today from Susan with En Pointe from the Trash the Dress shoot at the Salton Sea. She has some amazing shots! Check her out on the web at: http://www.enpointephotography.com/ or by phone at (858) 433 4826. She is based out of San Diego.

Rain Plan

With all the rain we have been getting it is a good reminder to always have a back up plan in case it rains if you are using a outdoor location! No matter the time of year the weather can change in an instant, don't be caught without a Plan B on your wedding day!

LA River Free Photo Shoot

Free Pro Photos, Trash the Dress

I am helping to put together a TTD type shoot/engagement/bridal photo shoot at the LA River with several photographers and brides. (The lead photographer is Bryan Chan from http://www.premierphotographs.com/) We are looking for about brides to get together in April at the LA River (http://www.folar.org/). Hair/makeup and photography are all free. You will receive a disk from each of the photographers there with your pictures.

We are in need of Hair/Makeup people. I was going to do a posting on http://www.modelmayhem.com/ for the hair/makeup people. Does anyone know anyone that would like to do hair/makeup for free? All I need is your name, e-mail if you want to do the shoot, you can be married, engaged whatever! Just need a dress you don't mind getting dirty (yours, craigslist, ebay, thrift store, etc). Let me know if you are interested!

Above is a photo by the very talented Bryan Chan from the Salton Sea trashing I did in Jan.

Diamond Bar Center

http://www.ci.diamond-bar.ca.us/Index.aspx?page=105

One of my favorite venues! The Diamond Bar Center in Diamond Bar. Cost of $3200 to rent for a Saturday for 6 hours, includes, tables, chairs, dance floor, kitchen, etc. Wonderful to work with, plenty of parking and beautiful gardens. Diamond Bar residents get a price break of $800 so find a friend that lives in Diamond Bar, or make one!

Free Pro Photos

Free pro photos, how to guide

For all budget brides (and who isn't!) who want to some free pro photos for engagement, boudoir, bridal, trash the dress, etc. check out http://www.modelmayhem.com/. You will need 4 photos of yourself to get started, once your account is "approved" (very my space themed) you can browse posts for people looking for models. Most are TFCD (trade for CD) or TFP (trade for prints). A lot of smut on the site but there are great photographers offering free photos!

Through model mayhem I met with Jackie from JL Photography at the beautiful UCR Botanic gardens.http://jl-photog.blogspot.com/ and http://www.gardens.ucr.edu/. We had a wonderful time exploring the hidden secret of UCR. She also does family photos and wonderful creative work. She is taking classes at CSU Fullerton and pursing a BA in photography! Her photo that she took of my is above.

Her sister is a great makeup artist as well. If you want to get in contact with Jackie, Phone: 951.500.9246 Email: jl_photog@yahoo.com.

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The Good Bridesmaids have joined the 21st century and started a blog! Info on photographers, venues, and current weddings can all be found here, so check back for more information!