Changes abound

I figure its about time for Wedding Decorator to grow up and be on its own domain name and host. Blogger, you've been good to me, but you have to let go sometime!

So don't be surprised if you see little activity in the next few weeks. I am getting ready to begin blogging Wedding Decorator on a new site, but it remains to be seen whether I will move all move all of Wedding Decorator to the new site or keep the current entries here. At any rate, please be patient and you'll hear from me soon!

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Quality, not quantity

According to my self-imposed schedule of a post every other day, I would be posting something now, but am working on other posts and ideas and am also late for work. So I figure -- why post?


This post is really to get a thought out of the way. I will likely scale back my posts so that I have quality posts to offer, rather than stuff you can read anywhere else. That takes time. And I am right now getting a few posts about outdoor weddings ready, since October is right around the corner. October, if you didn't remember, is the favorite month for weddings, according to the readers of this here blog.

So, sit back, relax and if you were waiting, expect some good posts soon. And, if you have an idea for a post, or want me to explore a particular topic, feel free to shoot me an email or a comment. They both land in my inbox.

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New, permanent layout

OK! So I finally finished the new layout, and I think it has turned out pretty well. I basically took a bunch of my favorite wedding decorator pictures and put them in the header, polaroid-style and adopted a 3-column Minima layout. I have also put in some cool stuff I've found -- Flickr wedding pictures and feeds from sites with good wedding-related information.

Enough with the technicalities!

I figure, since I don't think I'll be draping or decorating any weddings or parties anytime soon, that what I will do is share tidbits from past weddings and parties, along with some tips and tricks, plus highlight articles and pictures that I find across the web. If there's anything else you want me to include, let me know.

Oh, and yeah -- I'll probably include my own wedding here really soon. ^_^

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Changes afoot

I am not entirely sure who keeps up with this here blog, but I'm sure you've noticed that I haven't posted here since July. Now, a several-month interval between posts is not entirely out of character, but my recent blackout has been a prelude to big changes.

My mom has finally succumbed to a very deserved retirement (rather, she's taking less work on), so with my mom doing less work -- so am I. And so my material for posting will now dwindle dramatically.

However! I would still like to continue this blog, considering all the experience and wisdom I've culled in my days of decorating. So my question is -- what would YOU like to see here? What would YOU like me to talk about?

A few of my thoughts as to what I can continue to produce for this blog include:

• Tips -- how to choose your venue, how to choose your florist, how to choose your deejay
• Pictures of weddings I decorated before I began this here blog
• My take on friends' weddings
• How to be the friend with the awesome pictures at your friends wedding
• My take on wedding-related news and trends

That's all I've got for now. I've also got a redesign in mind, but I'll just show that off when I get it ready. Anyway, if you're a fan of this blog and you want me to continue it, please comment and give me your opinion on these issues. Thanks!

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Sorry right-clickers

I'm having issues, site-wide, with people hot-linking to my images. Since I don't like that (it messes with my stats and I'm tired of seeking out the offenders) I've rigged the page so folks can no longer do such a thing. I suppose more savvy web users will still be able to do it, but those folks know how to save a picture to their own server.

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