Free Food...and Some Free Advertising

After photographing Mike and Carly's wedding at the Table Mountain Inn in Golden they invited me to be a part of one of their "tastings." They invited about 12 brides who were registered there to come and sample the menu. Pretty standard thing for wedding venues, in fact it was one of the more enjoyable aspects of me and Jess planning our wedding.

Myself, a florist and a DJ each had a small table with all of our information on it, and we got to sit and sample the food with all of the brides and grooms. And let me say, their food is really good, just as it was at Mike and Carly's wedding. Afterwards the brides and grooms came out and talked with the three different vendors. Most of them had already booked a photographer, however there were a few people who took my information and said they would contact me. I also got to "network" with some other wedding vendors. There was also extremely positive reaction to my and Jessica's pictures. Everyone thought they were really great, especially the one out in the street with Mike and Carly kissing.

I won't lie, this is a great picture, and I am very happy that Jess took it. Come to think of it she took quite a few of the great pictures we got...

After Mike and Carly's wedding I put together an 8x10 collage page and brought about 15 to the wedding planner at the Table Mountain Inn, and she absolutely loved them. I used mostly pictures from the Inn, and put the picture of the actual location right in the center. Here is the collage that I gave her.


I also had Jess design one, because frankly she is better at it. My words, and her words actually. In reality Jess is an incredible album designer, collage designer, and person really. She has been instrumental in helping to get this business off the ground. Here is her version. Why don't you decide who's is better by leaving a comment and letting us know.


I thought this was a great idea, and hopefully she will be handing them out. You can check out their website by going to www.tablemountaininn.com

Anyway, the afternoon was very successful. I made some great contacts, met a few brides, worked on my "presentation," and got to sample some great food. These are all activities that I believe are extremely important to build a base for a great business. Obviously I won't succeed without clients, but without strong relationships with people in the wedding business I will never get those clients.

So as I look back at about four months of being self-employed I am very happy with the progress I have made...More to come about that in my next post.