While I LOVE doing wedding presentations, I’m really loving having the opportunity to do presentations for all sorts of special events! Case in point, Demetra’s holiday party slideshow! Multimedia presentations are such a great way to engage an audience as a main entertainment piece, have on in the background as a conversation starter, and/or as a memory keepsake.

As per usual, if you’re a friend of Tony’s, ask him for the password. Tony’s given me the go-ahead to make this post public. :)

Thanks for inspiring me, Tony. I know it sounds cliché, but you serve as another reminder that one truly can reach their goals through diligence and hard work! Great job!!

To see additional photos of Tony from the competition, click here.

I wanted to introduce you all to Demetra. She threw her annual Christmas party on 12.11.10 – LOVE the date – how COOL is that?! AND it was her TENTH year! In celebration of this and as a surprise to her guests, she wanted an Image Appetizer-like background presentation. I definitely wanted to make sure her guests, old and new, would enjoy seeing all these photos rotating on the screen!

Working with her photos and seeing all the smiling faces, I couldn’t help but get caught up in the Christmas spirit. I guess that’s why this Christmas carol is stuck in my head!

Guests who attended Demetra’s Dirty Santa party: please contact Demetra for the password! thinkpinkcreative guests who are looking for something similar and would like to see a sample, contact me for the password!

Shoutout to Erin and Carolyn of the Bellaire Young Mothers for kindly referring me!

What a memorable wedding. The emcee most skilfully got almost everyone on the dance floor; there was not a dry eye in the room as father and daughter were both so overcome with emotion that the groom had to step in to finish the father-daughter dance; there was much joyful laughter with the variety of games that were played.

For those wondering what type of slideshow this is, it’s a Your Story, In Your Words + Instant Gratification. Instant Gratification photography by yours truly. :)

Congratulations, Alice and Chun!

As usual, for the link to the show and password, please contact the bride or groom. If you’re planning your wedding and would like to see my work, please get in touch. Wedding guests, I’d love to hear what you thought about the slideshow! :)

And willing they were. The testimonials given overflowed with love for the bride and groom, and really supplied the emotion for the slideshow.

Every time I do a slideshow, I say, “Wow, this is my best work to date.” And again I say this. Every time I stretch myself a little bit more, getting different ideas from the bride and groom, making their custom slideshow truly … custom.

Though the technical wizardry may change from slideshow to slideshow, what stays the same is how it further allows the audience to understand and witness the happiness of the couple, and be part of it all as well.

I was touched by the interviews and I hope all who were present were also. I hear there were not many dry eyes left by the time the slideshow was over. :)

For the show password, please contact the bride or groom. If you’re a bride-to-be who’s curious about my wares, please shoot me a message. Everyone else, feel free to leave me some comment love! :)

Selena and Abe came from different cultural backgrounds, but I could tell that they both had very happy childhoods. There are pictures of their families openly showing them with love, pictures where they are just enthusiastic about being alive. Selena’s love of cats apparently has been a lifelong one; I would never have guessed that Abe had played football as a child! They wanted to honor their friends and family with a special section in the slideshow, and when Selena pointed out that a friend of hers from junior high was going to be a bridesmaid at her wedding, I knew the pictures she had of the two of them from way back then as well as their more recent pictures had to be specially highlighted.

The couples section is always very gratifying because I basically get to tell the story of two people very much in love. And who doesn’t love that? :) The couples’ song choice was not my typical recommendation, but after telling me how much the song meant to them, I knew that the intensity of the song would clearly and accurately portray the intensity of their feelings for one another. What made the slideshow even more perfect was the cooperation with their professional wedding photographers (Serendipity Photography – check out their amazing work!) and getting pictures from them the day of and inserting them in time for the reception (for requests like this, at least one hour is needed between the end of the ceremony and going live at the reception).

Congratulations, Selena and Abe! And thanks for choosing thinkpinkcreative for your wedding entertainment centerpiece for your special day!

~ Slideshow Stats ~
song for her section: Selena Fu – Spring Maiden Fairy (original childhood recording!); Van Morrison – Brown-Eyed Girl [ buy album ]
song for his section: Bobby Darin – You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby [ buy song ] [ buy album ]
song for friends and family section: Ben E. King – Stand By Me [ buy album ]
song for couples section: Shakira – The One [ buy song ] [ buy album ]

Enjoy!