Congratulations!

The Knot Best of Weddings polled 20,000 brides, who named Details Details Event Planning the best wedding professional 2010!

Watching my clients becoming masters of their trade...

Nothing makes me more proud than seeing my former clients reach their goals, and become a leader in their trade. I think back and can recall specific moments of "genius in the making", and think to myself... my god, a star is being born and I'm part of it..

Here's a good example, the first fashion photo shoot by master photographer Mike Colon. Watching Mike at this shoot I developed for MMM Jewelry Designs in 2004, I just knew this guy was destine for greatness. Here's a brief look..

By: Mike Colon

By: Mike Colon

By: Mike Colon

By: Mike Colon

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I'm sure you have noticed, this month blogging has slowed down to once a week. After the hustle and bustle of the holidays I'll be back to the regular schedule. I hope youre having a wonderful holiday season! Joy - Love - Peace

The culture of wedding magazines

I feel the need to address the topic of wedding magazines. The disappearance of 3 national wedding magazines (Elegant Bride, InStyle Weddings, Modern Bride) illustrates the effects of the declining economy on the publishing industry. As a result, the wave of online media has become attractive to the industry and to people in general as more cost efficient, accessible, user friendly, etc.. This development should not be interpreted, however, as the death of wedding magazines. Times are tough for sure but you will see the strong survive, and at some point there will be a new crop of publications, and some older ones will try to reinvent themselves.

Bridal magazines are part of our wedding culture. It is a past time for brides to collect magazines and big, glossy magazine sheets and run off to appointments to plan their weddings. This is something the computer just cant provide as well. It's part of the wedding planning experience, nicely illustrated in this photo from the movie Bride Wars. Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway armed with wedding magazines, off to meet their wedding planner!

From: about.com; Bride Wars

Update!

What's new you ask? Hermes & Associates will be offering consulting to a select group of wedding photographers on a year to year basis. It is intended for those who want to learn what the "Wedding Publicist" has been doing all these years for photography greats like Joe Photo, Jon Barber, Mike Colon, Jasmine Star, etc.. and learn how to apply it to your own business!

Drop me an email (RHermes@aol.com) for information and please include your website, phone, and business address. I look forward to hearing from you!

Stellar Image of the Month, December

I love the holidays, and I cant think of a better way to start off this month, than to announce the latest addition to the Stellar Images.

This is the coolest shot, I love how the couple is almost camouflaged in the lighting effects. Jennifer Lindberg's creative eye and attention to detail is what keeps me wanting more!

From Wedding Publicist Post