I got back from WEVA Expo last Friday, and it was awesome again this year! The things that I learned, the people that I met, and the ideas that I generated in the past week are truly inspiring! The Expo always seems to rejuvenate me, and fills me with a sense of energy that carries thru the Fall.
The newest trends and topics at WEVA Expo, I plan on covering over the course of the next few weeks in my Detroit Wedding Examiner Articles....Be sure to check them out.
Tom
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
WEVA Expo: Day 1 & 2
Day 1 (Monday) of the WEVA Expo started off with an Awards Banquet, where this year's WEVA Creative Excellence Awards were given out to the best in the business...Categories such as Bridal Elegance Videos, Short-Form Ceremony, Post-Ceremony Coverage, Photo Montage Production, and Concept Videos were pretty incredible.
Day 2 was packed from morning to night with seminars, most of the ones I attended were marketing based...Seeing that I am a fairly new company (although I've been doing wedding videos for 9 years!) I am always looking for new ways to reach brides, and to stay on top of the latest technologies.
Most interestingly though, was AFTER the seminars ended last night (Tuesday). As I went to the Lobby Lounge of my hotel, I ordered dinner and a drink, and although I am 30 I still must have my boyish good-looks (ha!) since the waitress asked for my ID. Now, I could have sat anywhere in the huge bar area, or went to any of the 4 restaurants in my hotel, but I happened to sit in Erika's section. Erika, as it turns out (as she noticed my Michigan License) just happens to be from Michigan, and as again fate would have it....is engaged to be married next August!!!! She had no idea the hotel was host to a Wedding Video Convention, and our random encounter led to an exchange of information, as I hope to be her wedding videographer next year!
Oddly enough, she is having her Reception at Lovett Hall, which I JUST shot at 2 weeks ago, as well as JUST edited a video I had shot there in July. Such randomness I think is cool, and I definitely believe in fate when it comes to strange coincidences!
So overall the Expo has been exciting, but how funny to have come all this way to actually meet a local Michigan bride!
From Orlando,
Tom
Day 2 was packed from morning to night with seminars, most of the ones I attended were marketing based...Seeing that I am a fairly new company (although I've been doing wedding videos for 9 years!) I am always looking for new ways to reach brides, and to stay on top of the latest technologies.
Most interestingly though, was AFTER the seminars ended last night (Tuesday). As I went to the Lobby Lounge of my hotel, I ordered dinner and a drink, and although I am 30 I still must have my boyish good-looks (ha!) since the waitress asked for my ID. Now, I could have sat anywhere in the huge bar area, or went to any of the 4 restaurants in my hotel, but I happened to sit in Erika's section. Erika, as it turns out (as she noticed my Michigan License) just happens to be from Michigan, and as again fate would have it....is engaged to be married next August!!!! She had no idea the hotel was host to a Wedding Video Convention, and our random encounter led to an exchange of information, as I hope to be her wedding videographer next year!
Oddly enough, she is having her Reception at Lovett Hall, which I JUST shot at 2 weeks ago, as well as JUST edited a video I had shot there in July. Such randomness I think is cool, and I definitely believe in fate when it comes to strange coincidences!
So overall the Expo has been exciting, but how funny to have come all this way to actually meet a local Michigan bride!
From Orlando,
Tom
Monday, September 14, 2009
I'm at the WEVA Expo in Orlando!
For the 8th year in a row, I am attending the WEVA Expo! (WEVA stands for "Wedding & Event Videographers Association", and have been holding International Conventions for 19 years now.) This year it is at the brand-new Orlando Hilton Hotel, which just opened 2 weeks ago! The Expo is Monday thru Thursday.
What does this mean to you? Well, present at this Expo is the biggest mix of Wedding Video Professionals, industry-leading innovators, and some of the biggest names in Video (such as Panasonic, Adobe, and Canon). There is an Expo, which is basically a huge trade show, with booths set up from multiple companies selling and showing off their latest products and equipment.
There is also 3 days packed full of seminars and training sessions, from marketing to production, covering a wide range of topics relevent to our industry. An Award-Ceremony kicks it off Monday night, where the WEVA Creative Excellence Awards are given out to ground-breaking, unbelievable wedding videographers across the nation.
Every year, the Expo fills me with excitement, energy, and most importantly, awesome ideas that I bring back to Detroit and incorporate in my business, and in turn, incorporate into your wedding video! It keeps me current, I know the latest trends and the biggest hurdles facing the industry. All in all, it helps to separate me from the pack of the "same old" videographers that are all over the place in our area!
Keep posted to the blog as I will give updates throughout the week!
Tom Santilli, Owner
What does this mean to you? Well, present at this Expo is the biggest mix of Wedding Video Professionals, industry-leading innovators, and some of the biggest names in Video (such as Panasonic, Adobe, and Canon). There is an Expo, which is basically a huge trade show, with booths set up from multiple companies selling and showing off their latest products and equipment.
There is also 3 days packed full of seminars and training sessions, from marketing to production, covering a wide range of topics relevent to our industry. An Award-Ceremony kicks it off Monday night, where the WEVA Creative Excellence Awards are given out to ground-breaking, unbelievable wedding videographers across the nation.
Every year, the Expo fills me with excitement, energy, and most importantly, awesome ideas that I bring back to Detroit and incorporate in my business, and in turn, incorporate into your wedding video! It keeps me current, I know the latest trends and the biggest hurdles facing the industry. All in all, it helps to separate me from the pack of the "same old" videographers that are all over the place in our area!
Keep posted to the blog as I will give updates throughout the week!
Tom Santilli, Owner
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Bridal Show Special until November 1st!
We are happy to have awarded Karen & Ryan the Free Video Package that we were raffling off at the Palace Bridal Show! Their wedding is coming up next month and I'm excited to be a part of it!
For the rest of you who entered, you still will get an awesome deal from my company. Make sure you visit the main website, www.cvideosolutions.com to view some samples of my work, as video is such an important part of your wedding...I'd hate for people to miss out on it!
So from now until November 1st, 2009, all's you have to do is contact me, via email (info@cvideosolutions.com) or phone (586-242-7944) about your wedding, and you will qualify to receive a discount of $500 on any Video Package. Your wedding can be this year, 2010, 2011, or even 2012!!! You do not have to book by November 1st, just contact me. You don't have anything to lose, so I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Tom
Complete Video Solutions
For the rest of you who entered, you still will get an awesome deal from my company. Make sure you visit the main website, www.cvideosolutions.com to view some samples of my work, as video is such an important part of your wedding...I'd hate for people to miss out on it!
So from now until November 1st, 2009, all's you have to do is contact me, via email (info@cvideosolutions.com) or phone (586-242-7944) about your wedding, and you will qualify to receive a discount of $500 on any Video Package. Your wedding can be this year, 2010, 2011, or even 2012!!! You do not have to book by November 1st, just contact me. You don't have anything to lose, so I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Tom
Complete Video Solutions
Make Payments & Deposits On-line!
Trying to accomodate as many people as possible, and make things easier, you can now make payments and/or place your deposit thru the main Complete Video Website, http://www.cvideosolutions.com/
Just click on the "Online Payments" button, and follow the instructions. The payments are thru Paypal and are 100% safe & secure. There is a $50 transaction fee to make online payments.
Stay tuned for more options, including adding features to your package, Video Registry (have guests "buy" a portion of your wedding video, and they receive a DVD copy!), and even gift certificates, all on-line. Stay current with cutting-edge companies like Complete Video!!!
Just click on the "Online Payments" button, and follow the instructions. The payments are thru Paypal and are 100% safe & secure. There is a $50 transaction fee to make online payments.
Stay tuned for more options, including adding features to your package, Video Registry (have guests "buy" a portion of your wedding video, and they receive a DVD copy!), and even gift certificates, all on-line. Stay current with cutting-edge companies like Complete Video!!!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Palace Bridal Show a Success!!!
I had a BLAST out at the Bridal Show on Sunday...If I saw you out there, thank you for stopping by and it was great to meet you!!!
This was the first Bridal Show that I've done for Complete Video Solutions, and I'm glad I did. It was a great chance to network with a bunch of awesome vendors (two of which I was next to: Breathe Yoga and Vision Photography, both incredibly friendly and awesome to have met!) And it was also incredible to meet and talk with all of the Brides at the show. Our booth was in a great location right next to the Runway of the Fashion Show, and I don't think I ever sat down the entire 5 hours!!!
A HUGE, tremendous thank you to Kevin & Laura Grammens, a couple that had me as their Videographer 5 years ago...I didn't know them prior to their wedding, but since then they have become close, dear friends of mine...They both showed up and helped me with the show, and I can't thank them enough!!!! Laura was so energetic, it was great to watch her interact with brides who were "on the fence" about having a video...and Kevin not only helped me with the booth, and walked around the show taking notes and jotting down ideas: he was also spotted helping many couples carry bags, and strollers down the Palace steps....2 stand-up individuals whom I am honored to call my friends!
So if you were at the show, I hope you had a great time and got a ton of info!!! You will probably get bombarded with emails and phone calls from the numerous vendors you saw there....including me!!! I try not to be a pest, so let me know your interest level, and I'd be happy to give you more information or remove you from the list! I hope you got a chance to watch some of the videos I had playing, and I look forward to talking to you more specifically about your wedding!
Take care and again thank you for your support!!!!
Tom Santilli
This was the first Bridal Show that I've done for Complete Video Solutions, and I'm glad I did. It was a great chance to network with a bunch of awesome vendors (two of which I was next to: Breathe Yoga and Vision Photography, both incredibly friendly and awesome to have met!) And it was also incredible to meet and talk with all of the Brides at the show. Our booth was in a great location right next to the Runway of the Fashion Show, and I don't think I ever sat down the entire 5 hours!!!
A HUGE, tremendous thank you to Kevin & Laura Grammens, a couple that had me as their Videographer 5 years ago...I didn't know them prior to their wedding, but since then they have become close, dear friends of mine...They both showed up and helped me with the show, and I can't thank them enough!!!! Laura was so energetic, it was great to watch her interact with brides who were "on the fence" about having a video...and Kevin not only helped me with the booth, and walked around the show taking notes and jotting down ideas: he was also spotted helping many couples carry bags, and strollers down the Palace steps....2 stand-up individuals whom I am honored to call my friends!
So if you were at the show, I hope you had a great time and got a ton of info!!! You will probably get bombarded with emails and phone calls from the numerous vendors you saw there....including me!!! I try not to be a pest, so let me know your interest level, and I'd be happy to give you more information or remove you from the list! I hope you got a chance to watch some of the videos I had playing, and I look forward to talking to you more specifically about your wedding!
Take care and again thank you for your support!!!!
Tom Santilli
Friday, August 21, 2009
See you at the Palace, August 30th!!! Win a FREE Video Package!
I'm happy to announce that I will be at the Palace of Auburn Hills Bridal Show on August 30th!!! The show is from Noon to 5:00 pm and my booth will be located on the Arena Level, just near the stage of the Bridal Fashion Show. I'd love to meet you, come out and see me!
I will be there not only hosting a show-only promotion (raffling off a FREE Basic Video Package; value $1400!) but I will also be there representing the Examiner.com (The Detroit Wedding Examiner). I will be providing a bunch of free info, handouts, and I am also working on a coupon book that will give you discounts at various vendors throughout our area.
The show is coming up soon, so get registered! Go to cbride.com and sign up online to receive a $2 off admission coupon.
I hope to see you there!
Tom
I will be there not only hosting a show-only promotion (raffling off a FREE Basic Video Package; value $1400!) but I will also be there representing the Examiner.com (The Detroit Wedding Examiner). I will be providing a bunch of free info, handouts, and I am also working on a coupon book that will give you discounts at various vendors throughout our area.
The show is coming up soon, so get registered! Go to cbride.com and sign up online to receive a $2 off admission coupon.
I hope to see you there!
Tom
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