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WEDDING THEMES JUST GOT REAL

In a world where everything was hoped to be perfect for their wedding day, the bride and groom thought they had seen it all, until the zombies showed up.

Now, I thought I had seen some real wedding disasters in my day… everything from a collapsed wedding cake to a groom that was so drunk he could barely wallk down the aisle. …However, when it was done at the end of the day and the dust had settled, in comparison, I guess I have really seen nothing. SEE THE GALLERY AT BOTTOM!

Look out for your an attack on your wedding party. The new trend in wedding photography is here. Finely crafted photoshopped wedding pictures to not make things look better, but to rather make them worse. Much worse.

If you are familiar with my work as a wedding DJ, you know that I really love theme weddings. I have written several blogs on how to throw successful theme weddings that your families and friends will NEVER forget. This is one more added piece to the puzzle. With technology as it is today in the photography world, you can decorate everything just right and add the finishing touches later to make your theme wedding, “the best ever.”HOW TO PLAN YOUR OWN ATTACK –What JosiahX did in his photoshoot for the picture above was to actually plan out what the envisioned shot would look like and set up the shot with the intent to add particulars later to enhance the theme. To the left are the before and after shots. The photograher  chose to shoot certain amount of extra headroom space above the bride and groom to add fire, later. Otherwise, it is probable that this photo shoot would have been tighter and more focusing on the people in the shot. However, allowing for the extra space and the perceived photoshop fire time back at the studio really adds to the overall post-apocolyptic zombie invasion feel that the bride and groom were hoping for.

There is a time lapse video from youtube of the creation of the zombie attack shot from Josia X. It shows the process he used to create the picture above. To see, CLICK HERE.

FIRST ATTACK: THE T-REX WEDDING GUEST

It seems that a lot of this craze started with photographer Quinn Miller. Miller wanted a “Jurassic Park”-themed wedding photo, but not just using the decorations from the wedding. Miller Photoshopped a giant T-Rex chasing the entire wedding party out of their ceremony at The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, La., on May 26, 2013.

He did so by shooting the picture allowing space to where the T-rex would be added later, and having the bridal party react to nothing; much like directors do in the movies.

After Miller uploaded his masterpiece, the picture went viral and the new craze was born:

Wedding Party Attack Picture Gallery

SUBMIT YOUR ATTACK SHOTS HERE – Forget walking down the aisle, some couples want to see the bride running for her life. We want your wedding attack pictures!

If you have exciting wedding attack pictures that I can add to this page, (and even more particularly something fun shot from the Albany, Schenectady, Troy, NY area,) please email me them at ken@thedjservice.com .

HANG YOUR PLACE SETTING CARDS IN STYLE

Here is a great place card display I saw recently at a wedding in Schenectady, NY, at the Grace Luthern Church, on 1930 Hillside Ave.

Using a wicker trellis, monogram letters, and hanging place cards, this is a fun and decorative way to show your guests to their seats.

To start, figure out what your cards will look like and how your wedding place cards will hang. Will you use ribbon? Twine? Fishing line? This coupe used neat little white cards with tiny clothespins holding them to curled ribbon.

Next, what will the cards and the libes hang from?

If you follow the outline as etched out in this picture, all you do is purchase or create your own wicker trellis. (You can also use a branch, or picture frame as seen in our previous blog here: Hanging Table Place Cards  )

Add letters, and there you have it!

DJ KENNY CASANOVA DESTROYS WEDDING SHOES

THE HEADLINE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF – This epic crime occured on Saturday, July 13, at the Grace Luthern Church, 1930 Hillside Ave in Schenectady, NY. As evident in this picture, the bride, Kellee Montoya, suffered property damage because, as DJ Kenny says, “she allegedly had had a really good time.”

As many people wisely say, “the wedding DJ you select can either make or break a wedding.” In this case, DJ Kenny Casanova played a major part in totally destroying this bride’s wedding shoes.

The bride was unavailable for comment, as she went on her honeymoon. Kenny, however, takes full credit for the abuse taken by her wedding shoes, and shows no signs of remorse. He does not promise, “it won’t happen again.”

Wedding Place Card Baby Picture Idea

I saw a neat wedding idea at The Albany Country Club this weekend for place cards. Every place card created to assign guest seating to the appropriate tables had a face on it. The fun thing about the picture place cards was the choice of pictures. Most of them were photographs of the guest at a very young age.

At first glance, I thought to myself, “this must have taken forever to organize!” Between playing songs, I always investigate new ideas for my readers. I am the Sherlock Holmes of DJs.

The maid of honor told me it was actually easier than the finished product may have looked.

What her and the bride did was creep Facebook for a bunch of old pictures. She said they found a bunch of the younger shots this way and filled in the missing pictures with funny pics that nobody would expect. In a few cases where there wasn’t much of anything to pull from, they just simply messaged the person and requested a picture, keeping it TOP SECRET, and not revealing the reason for the request. The bride said, “we need a picture of you when you were a kid for a surprise we are working on for the wedding.” That was it.

Another twist to this already interesting twist on place cards is to print the cards out and actually mount the place setting onto business card magnet stock. This way, your guests will want to keep the card as a keepsake and put it on their refridgerator when they get home.

HOW TO BE A “CRAFTY” WEDDING PLANNER

If you are planning an outside wedding and are really into the rustic crafty country look, I just did a wedding at Lakeside Farms Pavillion in Ballston Lake, NY. The bride and groom really got into the theme and did a super job. Here are a few of their crafty little ideas.

MESSAGE TABLECLOTHS – This bride and groom wanted a crafty feel for their wedding, so in addition to making their own flowers they used nicely decorated brown paper for their tablecloths. Then, they actually wrote each guests name on the place setting and encouraged their guests to write messages of well wishes on their tables throughout the night.

At the end of the reception, they rolled up the messages like giant scrolls with the intent to publish all of the messages on their special wedding web site that they had created for the event.

CUSTOM CRAFTY PHOTO BACKDROP – This next idea is very novel and acts as both decor and entertainment. My bride and groom also created and painted their own custom backdrop for photos, borrowing from the photobooth idea. The difference here is it had their names, the wedding date and other important tidbits splattered all over it

What this couple decided to do to create their custom backdrop was to make a tri-fold chalkboard-looking bacadef by hinginging three pieces of plyboard together. The boards were painted in black and decorated by white writing and designs.

To add to the entertainment value of this decoration, they also left a box of silly costume accessories and props for the guests to use while posing in front of their creation. Some things in the box included feather boas, crazy hats and even costume jewelry.

Finally, they strategically placed their crafty backdrop in a corner and let the fun begin.

CREPE PAPER FLOWERS EVERYWHERE – Who says you need to spend a fortune on flowers? The crafty bride and groom at this particular wedding made all of their own flowers out of pink and white crepe paper. It was really quite impressive.They covered the whole pavillion with baskets bouquets and bunches of these decorations, and even hung massive ones form the rafters. Any flat surface was subjected to the pink and white attack.

Each flower was different. Some were solid colors, other were multi-colored. Some flower arrangements were tiny and placed and displayed in baskets, while others where giant blooms were attached to actual tree branches!

What a great idea! Below is a video on how to actually make a crepe paper flower, yourself. Enjoy!

I have noooooo idea where this mustache craze is coming from, but mustaches are back!  I asked a few photographers to send me some of their more fun shots for a series I am doing for my Troy Record Party Planning Column and this is the first image request to come back. That’s right. Facial hair under the nose looks to be the new trendy fashion statement for weddings in 2013. What is the world coming to?

Why have I seen fake mustaches at three different weddings in the past two months? What does this all mean? Well, I am actually not sure.  The above picture was shot and is being used by persmission from local photographer Albany NY Photographer, Keira Lemonis.  Ask her and maybe she will know! Here is a sampler platter of her work:

What I have been seeing is fake mustaches just randomly being supplied as a party favor at various weddings. When in doubt, add mustache…