Wantful
Posted by Natalie
Shopping for gifts just got a whole lot easier! Wantful provides an easy way of shopping for gifts that are stylish and personable. They have so many different types of gifts that you’re guaranteed to find exactly what you’re looking for. They have their gifts separated into categories: home, food/wine, outdoor, his and hers. Not only do they have these gifts available to purchase on the spot but they also have a recommendations tab. If you click on the tab it takes you to a page that asks you a series of questions about the person you are buying the gift for. After getting some information about the gift recipient they give you a selection of gifts that they think would be best and you can browse through them for your favorites. Once you select your favorites (you can have 12 favorites), you can add them to a catalog (either a book or an online catalog) that can be sent to the person you are buying for. They then get to browse the catalog and select their favorite gift! It’s a bulletproof plan for ensuring you get them exactly what they want!
This is a great way to get the perfect gift for anyone, but what we’re most excited about is the Wedding Shop! At the wedding shop on Wantful you can choose from the categories: bridesmaids, groomsmen, your guests and the happy couple. They have a great selection of gifts from any of the categories, or you can use the recommendation tab to give the catalogs as gifts to anyone involved in the wedding.
Make sure to bookmark Wantful to your browser because you are not going to want to forget about them when you’re in desperate need of a fabulous gift!
Picture taken off of Wantful website
Jennifer + Jerry’s Wedding
When Jennifer first called to inquire about her wedding, I knew immediately that we would have a blast working together. She selected our full planning package so we planned every little detail from start to finish. We loved her vibrant color pallet, which consisted of eggplant and watermelon with accents of platinum. Please enjoy all of these images from Jennifer Yarbro Photography and congrats to Jennifer and Jerry!
Jennifer + Jerry’s Wedding Team:
Photographer: Jennifer Yarbro Photography
Ceremony: Scottish Rite Library
Florist: Posh Floral
Reception: Scottish Rite Library
Caterer: Gils Elegant Catering
Cake: Layered Bake Shop
DJ: Le Force Entertainment
Transportation: NorthStar Carriages
Hair and Makeup: Sarah Erb
Photo Booth: The Traveling Photo Booth
Wedding Planners: Sweet Pea Events
Meet Daniel Troupe–Wedding Filmmaker
Posted by Meaghan Cody
Daniel Troupe with Lynn Films is an amazing filmmaker that we get to work with quite often! Today we had a chance to ask Daniel a few questions about himself and his business and we are of course so excited to share with all of our readers! Enjoy!
How did you get started in the Filmmaking business, and specifically with
weddings?
After dropping out of high school and not really knowing what I wanted to do with the
rest of my life, I met a girl. Isn’t that the way it always happens? She encouraged me to go to
college and pursue a passion, which for me has always been movies and telling stories. So
eventually I attended film school at The University of North Texas and started making short
films for school projects and at my church. Around that same time a close friend of mine was
getting married and I offered to film their wedding for free. Once I did that the rest was
history, I immediately feel in love with weddings and wedding films and have never looked
back.
What is your typical day like as a Wedding Filmmaker on the day of the
wedding, and also on a non-wedding day?
A typical wedding day starts with me meeting up with the bride around 8 or 9 a.m.
and I basically stay with her the rest of the day. A normal wedding day for me is 14 to 16
hours long and I love every minute. On days I’m not shooting I’m sitting at my desk editing or
answering emails or cleaning my house
What would you say makes your style or personality unique from other
Filmmakers?
I think of my work as being ‘organic’ in nature. I arrive with no perceived ideas on
how something should look or feel. I am at the truest sense of the words a ‘documentary
filmmaker’. I stay out of the way and film things as naturally as possible. I never manipulate
people or situation to try and get a better shot. It is my passion to film reality as true as
possible.
Favorite tips or advice for the bride and grooms to be?
Ignore the camera. Be yourself. Only do things you really want to do at your wedding.
Don’t do them because you think it’s what you’re supposed to do or because someone
else wants you to. If you throw your bouquet or garter, make sure someone is going to
catch it. No one likes the “lets just let it fall to the ground and laugh about it”
When you aren’t working, what are some of your favorite things to do?
spend as much time with my wife as possible, watch movies, play cards, smoke cigars
What are some of your favorite venues in the DFW area, and why?
That’s a hard one. I really enjoy The Chapel at Chestnut Square in McKinney because
it’s so old and rustic and has a lovely charm. Just don’t put more than 150 people in there. I
also love Union Station in downtown Dallas because it’s so big and has a nice architectural
feel.
David and Maggie from Lynn Films on Vimeo.
Cory | Kimberly from Lynn Films on Vimeo.
Thursday Therapy – May Recap
Posted by Meaghan Cody
As summer is almost here and busy season is in full swing we are so glad that we are still able to get together for Thursday Therapy! This month we hosted Thursday Therapy at Sugar and Ruffles which is part of The Shoppes at Brownstone Village in Arlington, TX! Sugar and Ruffles is the home to Sugar Bee Sweets and also is a new wedding salon that will fully open sometime in June. While we were there we were able to enjoy some tasty sweets as well as mingle with tons of other wedding pros! If you haven’t been to Thursday Therapy before this is a low key, casual networking event for wedding professionals in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area. If you would like to be added to the Thursday Therapy mailing list please e-mail us: Meaghan@sweetpeaevents.net or Kelly@sweetpeaevents.net. We would love for you AND your families to join us next month on June 16th at Eddie Deen’s Ranch for a fun family oriented night!
Thank you so much to Amy of Amy Barry Photography for taking pictures this month! You are fantastic!