You know how you feel when you first get engaged but you decide not to tell your friends until you’ve had a chance to talk to your family? That’s how we’ve felt for months around here! We’ve been working on a fantastic partnership with an amazing resource, but we haven’t been able to tell anyone! Read more…
Do you love thinking about wedding clothes and accessories? We’ve got a great opportunity for you to help shape the industry! Our friends at the Wedding Industry Survey Network are taking a survey and your responses can help wedding professionals get a better idea of how to serve you and other engaged couples! Here’s the link to the survey. Go ahead, HAFBO (Help a Future Bride Out). http://twrsv.com/sv/bg/?brand=gms
From face painting to music at GigMasters we love any tradition or trend that helps talented artists make a living creating art. That’s why we were so excited to learn about the new trend of couples from all heritages having special art created in the form of a Ketubah. We asked our friends at Ketuv to explain the tradition and why it’s catching on. Read more…
When you hear “Vegas wedding” and “Elvis impersonator” you may think eloping at a wedding chapel. But there’s more than one way to have a Vegas wedding with Elvis. Rather than go to a quickie chapel, Michelle and Shane rented a gorgeous hotel suite and invited GigMasters member Frankie Castro (aka Elvis) to come to them. Read more…
Photo Courtesy of Steven Branstetter Photography
We love it when our members want to talk directly to brides and grooms with their advice. When most people think of DJs and weddings they think about the reception and dancing, but today, DJ Neil Smith of Dandy DJ in North Hollywood, California explains why a professional DJ is important not just for a wedding reception, but for the ceremony as well. Read more…
Photo Courtesy of Dani Leigh Photography
Last week, GigMasters was given the wonderful opportunity to attend the Knot’s annual Cocktails and Connections party in Baltimore, Maryland. These events are a great way to meet other members of the wedding industry and make some new friends. The theme of the party this year was an Evening of Enchantment. There is no doubt that the entire evening lived up to the name. Read more…
Photo courtesy of David Sheppard-Brick
A version of this post originally appeared on our sister blog, Life of the Party. But it was so good, and so important for brides and grooms, we wanted to share it here, too. Life’s special moments deserve to be preserved with beautiful photographs. Wedding and Event Photographers are the talented professionals who can help make that happen for you. Read more…
When Theresa was planning a party to introduce her family to her fiancé Vern’s family she was a little nervous about how it would all go. She came up with a great idea, hire a magician to magically make the introductions smoother. Read more…
February is the shortest month but if you’re planning a wedding there’s no time to lose. GigMasters member and astrologer extraordinaire Suzan Hayden tells you what the stars have in store for you! Read more…
When it comes to wedding entertainment trends, we’ve been calling 2012 “The Year of Surprises.” Couples are looking to do something both personal and attention getting. One of the newest ideas in wedding entertainment has been involving event artists, including silhouette and caricature artists. Silhouette/Caricature artist and GigMasters member Ruth Monsell explains the history of the silhouette, and how it can be included in your wedding day. Read more…
