Upcoming Wednesday Open House, Mall Remodeling, & Travel Fun

Congratulations to the Bissells! Prelude shot their wedding on May 14th.

Hey all!

We have kind of a jumble of random news today...

First of all, the talented wedding vendors of our Showcase will be holding their monthly, informal OPEN HOUSE, NEXT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st, from 6-8pm, for any brides, grooms or family members planning a wedding! Don't forget, if you book two or more Showcase vendors, EACH vendor will give you at least 10% off their services!

Where: Inside Prelude Photography at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor
Who's Invited? Anyone planning a wedding! Tell your friends!!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email or call... we hope to see you there!

Secondly, we are super excited about the announcement of the renovations at Great Lakes Mall... hypothetically, the new main entrance will be installed right over near our store - AWESOME! We'll keep you posted as renovations happen!

In other news, I have a story about a Showcase vendor going above and beyond for a customer! Jesse Webb of Jesse Webb Entertainment went all the way to Georgia to do a consult for a customer. Oikay, so he was already driving to Florida when they set up the meeting... but it was still great of Jesse to make the detour to meet with this client... who then booked with him! Go Jesse! :)

That's it for today, friends... hope to see you next Wednesday, and until then, Happy Wedding browsing/planning/dreaming!

Cory

Prelude's ShotSpot PhotoBooth DEBUT!

WOOOOHOOOOO!

Our brand spankin' new ShotSpot PhotoBooth is making its official debut TONIGHT at the Fine Arts Association's Night of the Arts Benefit Event, "Strike Up the Band"! This photobooth is a seriously awesome addition to the Prelude family, earning top billing with our LIVE ShotSpot event option.

Guests enter the booth, press a button for either a black and white or color print, and the camera automatically takes four shots with a few seconds in between to allow for creative posing. The 4x6 photos print in about 30 seconds (!), and guests take them home - and whoever rents the photobooth gets the whole night's images on CD! Also, we always send an attendant to help explain what to do, pass out photos, and maintain the equipment.

Best wishes to the Fine Arts Association for their benefit this evening, and have fun taking photos!

:)

Cory

MARRIED! - & - Behind the Wedding Lens Part III of III

Right before Greg saw me for the first time in my dress... :)

So why hasn't there been a post on our Showcase blog for a little while?

Because I was busy getting my little ol' self MARRIED! :D

After handling everyone else's weddings at Prelude and consulting with the Showcase for over a year, I put my skills to good use planning our wedding, which took place at Tower City Center on April 9th!

The Wedding Showcase was very involved... I got advice and information from almost all of the vendors, and Showcase members Prelude Photography took care of my photos (see a handful below!), Nichole Meyer from Frosting Accessories designed my jewelry, and the fantastic Jesse Webb from Jesse Webb Entertainment DJ'd at my reception.

The wedding was incredible, and I couldn't have done it without the expertise of the vendors in the Showcase... and now, though of course I've always supported them as a colleague, I can speak for them as a consumer, as well! These folks know what they're talking about, and are friendly, efficient, respectful... and TALENTED.

Here are a few photos from the big day... these are serving as the last of my Behind the Wedding Lens series, as they exemplify some of the key shots your photographer should be looking for on YOUR big day!

More posts to follow soon!

- Mrs. Cory Markowitz!


Ladies & Gentlemen, Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Cory Markowitz!

LOVE that they caught this moment with my dad

Beautiful view from across Tower City

This location was just the right blend of urban & romantic

Your photographer should catch the way you and your spouse look at each other :)

I didn't even ask for anyone to take this picture... but this is my awesome grandfather, who wore his rainbow suspenders to the wedding because he knows they are my favorite... he is a very important person to me and this shot is one of my favorites from the whole day.

Big thanks to Matt Huested & Brian Hart from Prelude Photography for these photos and so many more!