Thought of the Day

 Leprechauns, four leaf clovers, green everything, and radio advertisers using poor Irish accents. It’s all part of what we know as Saint Patrick’s Day. Like so many other holiday’s it just seems to get lost somewhere along the line. So did the Patron Saint of Ireland wear green, pick four leaf clovers, try to take gold from little people at the end of rainbow’s? Pretty unlikely. Maybe the fact that his life remains somewhat of a mystery, leaves a lot of room for folklore. What we do know about Saint Patrick, though, is that he dedicated his life to serving the very people that caused him years of hardship. Beyond the family gathering for corned beef and cabbage, there could be a bit of a lesson in there for all of us.

Pinterest Pick of the Day

 Ireland is absolutely beautiful.                                                                   Ooops! not that Ireland!

Video of the Day

In 2001, we had the pleasure of being hired to produce a video in the Green Isle.  Enjoy a shot video of our trip.

WIN A BRAND NEW iPOD TOUCH (see contest rules below)

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Today, we are celebrating the arrival of two new exciting events.  All week, on our blog, we have been talking about JOBS.  If it weren’t for JOBS, we would not be enjoying these milestones.  So what are these hot, new events?  The amazing 3rd generation iPad and the awesome, newly designed Alliance Video website.  We all know, if it were not for Steve JOBS, the Apple explosion would not have been possible.  He revolutionized the way we interact with our computers.  It’s incredible the impact he has had on our generation.  As for the fresh, new, Alliance Video website, this was the result of the hard work and the great JOB by a team of talented professionals.  We would like to thank Brianna, Jayne, Nicole and the fantastic designers on the Wedlock team.  We pulled it all together and would like to know what you think of our new website and blog.

As a way of tying these two milestones together, we are rolling out, what we’re calling, the Alliance Apple Launch Contest.  One lucky person will win a brand new, iPod Touch.  Here are the contest rules;

Contest runs for the rest of March, thru 3/31/12

To qualify, you must be, or become a Fan of Alliance Video’s Facebook Page.  Click here to become a FAN

Although, you can only enter once, you double your chances of winning, by COMMENTING and clicking LIKE on the wall post, titled – WIN A FREE iPod Touch from Alliance Video Productions.  

Triple your chance of winning by SHARING the Facebook wall post on your own profile page.

Odds on winning will be determined by the total number of entries.  

recap………

First, become a FAN of Alliance Video on Facebook.

Second, LIKE the Facebook Wall Post describing this contest.

Third, COMMENT on the Facebook Wall Post.

Fourth, SHARE the Facebook Wall Post with all of your friends.      

Winner will be selected on April 1, 2012.  So, don’t be a fool, enter and share this contest.  

May the luck of the Irish be with you!      

Thought of the Day

All week we have been looking at “jobs”. The right versus the wrong job, all the jobs you create by getting married, the jobs you have to do to get married, now it’s time to look at the job you expect your hired vendors to do for you. In the the Pinterest Pick for today you will see two cakes. At first glance it’s easy to say the vendor that provided the beautiful cake is what you expect your vendor to do.

Pinterest Picks of the Day  (follow Alliance Video on Pinterest)

Thought of the Day, continued

Now, imagine there is more to the story! You gave your vendor a crumpled, old, black and white photo of a kind of sad looking cake and said this is exactly what I want! This is the cake that my great grandmother had at her wedding. She made it herself. They got married the day before Pop Up shipped off to war. It had a red hair ribbon that he gave her just before the wedding, she untied it and placed it on the cake. Pop Up never returned from the war. My great grandma gave me the ribbon just before she passed away and I would like to use it. One vendor says I will make you that cake, the other says I will make you a beautiful cake, but I cannot put a dirty old ribbon on my creation, besides blue is the in color for cakes right now. Now we ask you, which vendor has done the job you would expect them to do?

Video of the Day

There is one word that expresses the most important job your vendor can do for you.

Thought of the Day

Are you a cake decorator? Are you a florist? Are you a limo driver? Chances are you are not. But when it comes to planning your wedding day, you’re going to become a lot of things. Granted, you’re not going to drive your own limo, but you are going to become intimately familiar with things you may have never imagined. You will have enough jobs to do, so don’t be afraid to delegate. You probably already have friends and family helping, but the vendors you are considering can be a wealth of information as well. A cake decorator may have some great ideas about flowers. A florist may have some great ideas about dress colors. And a limo driver may be able to take to a perfect little unknown spot for your portrait session. All you have to do is ask.

Speaking of Limousine’s and florists, here are two that we highly recommend.

Albert’s Transportation                                                                                                          Leigh Florist

photos posed by Intrigue Photography (watch Tricia & Steve’s wedding)

Visit Alliance Video’s vendor page to see a few other great services recommended by Alliance Video.

Pinterest Pick of the Day

An Affair to Remember lending Nicole a hand last week.

Video of the Day

Many of your vendors are in fact artists in their own right. Artists never have any lack of ideas, If you ask. Imagine the ideas these cake decorators could have!

Thought of the Day

We are so thankful for you!  Have you ever stopped to think just how much your wedding day will help stimulate the economy. Small budget or large, think about how many people will have work all because you decided to get married! From the first invitation you order to the cab you take home from the airport after your honeymoon. We really can’t even begin to list them all, even just listing some of the more obvious things could take a while, never mind all the subsequent jobs provided as a result of the obvious ones. Today we’re giving you two videos, and we apologize because they are a little dry. However, if you follow along with us, we believe you will see that when all three parts of today’s blog are taken together you will see a very important and relevant point.

Pinterest Pick of the Day

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You may ask why we are giving you a video on how to sketch wedding rings, but when you see today’s video of the day it will make sense. But please watch in order. No skipping ahead.

Video of the Day

Now go draw some wedding rings, Get married, Support jobs, and live happily ever after!