Sacramento, CA - February 28, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding technology company, just announced that The Memory Journalists has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride's Choice Awards" for photography! This is our 2nd year in a row.
The annual Bride's Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.
The Memory Journalists is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.
We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire's Chief Executive Officer. The annual Bride's Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.
We are happy to announce that The Memory Journalists is among the very best Wedding Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride's Choice Awards.
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I decided to experiment with a little HD video. At Tyler and Larissa's wedding yesterday I whipped out my new little camera to have some fun with the newlyweds and some of our past clients. It was great seeing Kirsten and Keith, and Ann-Marie and Mark at this wedding. We were able to get a group shot at Ann-Marie and Mark's wedding in May. And Keith...we might just be hiring you next!
Please forgive the novice level of videography! :-) And I have to say my voice is scratchy from all the whoopin' it up we were all doing. As you will be able to tell....it was very loud and fun at the reception.
Praise
Posted by Jennifer - 9/26/09
Photographed by Jennifer
posted by Jennifer
We recently received this wonderful letter from Michael of Creative Memories Entertainment. I'm so thankful that we get to work with some of the best in the business. And I really appreciate it when not only our clients, but vendors too, take the time to send us their review of our work. Thanks Michael!
Dear Memory Journalists,
"I have entertained over 850 weddings in the past 14 years and seen my share of great and not so great photographers and their impact on a wedding celebration. This past year has been amazing, I have had the chance to work with the Memory Journalists on many events throughout the year. Some of the most memorable ones that come to mind are Ashlie and Charlie on May 16th, Marites and Gil on June 6th, and who can forget Kimberley and Scott on July 25th. At every one of these events, your staff of photographers helped keep the event on schedule, and captured some of the greatest moments I've seen.
I am always pleasantly surprised to see your photographs featured in the top wedding magazines. Your work truly captures the energy and emotions of the moments, freezing them in time for our clients to enjoy and reminisce for the many years of their marriage."
Speaking of capturing the moments and ambiance. I am amazed at your ability to capture the full color of events in low light settings. At many of our events together, I have designed a romantic setting using colorful up-lighting, Monograms, as well as other atmospheric effects. Many of the photographs that I have received from other photographers, show these amazing effects washed out by an intense flash, but not yours. A client can spend between thousands of dollars to create this atmosphere only to have the accents of their wedding day washed out in their photographs. Your photographs show the beauty of the room and the vibrant punch of color the guests experience at the event. It still amazes me how you are able to do this, and it goes to show that talent, not the camera, makes the differences between average and amazing.
I whole heatedly recommend the talent of The Memory Journalists to anyone who is considering hiring the best to capture such an important, and priceless day, as their wedding."
Michael Anderson
Wedding Entertainment Director
Creative Memories Entertainment
Praise
Posted by Jennifer - 9/5/09
Photographed by Jennifer
posted by Jennifer
Jennifer (and the rest of the Terrific Team) -
I am so thrilled that my latest client (October 17th) has selected you as their wedding photographer. You are the perfect fit for this couple and I know they are very excited as well.
When I meet with clients, I show them the outstandingly beautiful album you created of Lani & Shay's wedding we worked on together... it is soooo easy to sell you once they look at that album. However, I say, Wait, there's more! and then I describe how much fun you are, how in-depth you are with learning their personalities, their moves, their style, and then the really great part is how quickly the bride and groom can view a sneak peek of their wedding when you post to The Memory Journalist (very cool) blog. That's a bonus!
I can go on and on about your computer knowledge and technical abilities - you sure can make that camera "sing", but truly your gift of seeing the details and anticipating, watching, waiting and then capturing the perfect photo moment is awesome.
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