Aug 25
Starbucks
Hello again,
just wanted to throw down some Starbucks facts since we go there some much. For starters, if you go to Starbucks and order a Grande, ice chai latte 5 times a week for a year, 5 x $3.82 x 52 weeks = $993.20. wow, that’s almost a $1,000.00 dollars a year just on coffee. Here are some other cool facts that we found on the internet, www.starbucks.com
• Started in 1971 in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Original name of company was Starbucks
Coffee, Tea and Spices, later changed to Starbucks Coffee Company.
• Stores
7,087 Company-operated stores in the US.
4,081 Licensed stores.
43 countries outside the United States.
• Provided 4.9 million hours of training for our store partners.
• Donated $36.1 million in cash and products.
• Volunteered 383,000 hours in our communities through our volunteer
program Make Your Mark.
• Paid an average price of $1.42 per pound of green (unroasted) coffee,
including those purchased from approved suppliers through our own set of
social and environmental guidelines for producing, processing and buying
coffee (C.A.F.E. Practices) and Fair Trade cooperatives.
• Quadrupled our renewable energy purchase to equal 20 percent of the energy
used in our company-operated stores in the U.S. and Canada.
• Introduced the first-ever paper cup made with 10 percent post-consumer
recycled fiber which reduced our wood use by 11,300 tons – the equivalent of
78,000 trees – in the first year alone.
• Recycled in 79 percent of our U.S. and Canada stores where we control waste
and recycling.
So, the next time we meet for any wedding consultation, guess where we’re going to choose, that’s right! the nearest Starbucks. for your concvience we have linked to the store locator to find the closest Starbucks near you click here Starbucks store locator.
No commentsAug 20
Save the Date
Aloha to you all,
We wanted to say “Thank You” for all your support and referrals, we love to work with friends and family. Just a reminder, most wedding planing takes place between 6 to 12 months before the wedding date. To give you all a heads up, the busy months in 2009 for weddings are going to be May, June, July and August.
All other months are not as busy, but because we only do 5 weddings a month, booking availability can be limited. We are looking to book out the slow months in 2009, so if you are getting married in Jan, Feb, March, April, Oct, Nov, or Dec. please contact us for special rates and promotions.
We look forward to working with you and capturing your special day.
No commentsAug 16
Bon Dance
1000 People Dancing
Hello Everyone,
we went to the Bon Dance at the Mililani Hongwanji, they have this crazy party every year. there was over 1000 people dancing and hanging out. the best part about this Bon Dance thing, is that the food that they have there was awesome! if you get the chance to go to a Bon Dance, check it out. it’s pretty fun and a good culture experience.
Aug 12
27 Dresses and Choosing Brides Maids
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Have you ever watched the movie 27 Dresses? this is a cool movie about preparing for a wedding and finding your perfect love. Anyway, what does this have to do with brides maids? if you want some tips on choosing your bridal party read on. Read more
No commentsAug 11
New Slideshow Package
Now we have decided to add on a new slideshow Ala Carte option to our packages., please contact us for more information and prices. please click on “read more” below to view the sample slide show Read more
No commentsAug 9
Jackie & Jason Wedding 7.19.08
This was a beautiful beach wedding on the North shore of Oahu. Jackie and Jason were the coolest couple, they were so down to earth with a laid-back attitude. if we could say one thing about the bride, it would be that she had the most picture perfect beautiful smile.
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Aug 9
Wedding Dress
glowing dresses
Have you ever wondered why the wedding dress is white? well we did some research on the internet and this is what we found.
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A white wedding is a traditional formal or semi-formal Western wedding. The term refers to the white color of the wedding dress, which became popular in the Victorian era, after Queen Victoria wore a white lace dress at her wedding. Various theories for the meaning of this color choice have been put forward, from an appreciation of color symbolism, to represent purity of heart and the innocence of childhood, to an effort by the monarch to promote lace sales, to conspicuous consumption by status-conscious families, because a white dress could be easily damaged and was therefore common only among wealthy families. Later, it was believed that the color white symbolized virginity and should be worn only by a virgin bride.
There is an old poem about how the color of your wedding dress will influence your future:
“Married in white, you will have chosen all right. Married in grey , you will go far away. Married in black, you will wish yourself back. Married in red, you’ll wish yourself dead. Married in blue, you will always be true. Married in pearl, you’ll live in a whirl. Married in green, ashamed to be seen, Married in yellow, ashamed of the fellow. Married in brown, you’ll live out of town. Married in pink, your spirits will sink.”
choose wisely when you choose your dress, and no matter what the color or style dress, make sure to choose a dress that you feel good about, after all it’s your special day to be the star and shine.
aloha, we look forward to capturing you wedding day!
No commentsAug 6
Sunset Photos
sunset from the shoreline
Aloha Everyone,
thanks for check out the blog, we really appreciate you support and referral’s that you give us. anyway, we went to the beach this week and took some sunset shots. if you want to get nice sunset shots, remember the best lighting is an hour before sunset and the last 15 minutes is the best to get the cool colors in the sky. check out the sunset calculator on our site to reserve a perfect time to shoot your magical sunset photos. click here for link. No comments
Aug 4
(Mental) Monday Again
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Aloha to you all,
We got this funny movie online from a friend and this is what we look like every Monday. We are not available on the weekends because that is when we are shooting weddings, so we thank you for your patience in advance, it usually takes 3 to 5 days (a week/7 days when we are slammed) for us to reply to any phone calls or emails.
We also have a family and a normal life too, we know that you are not married yet, but you get to look forward to all these awesome times when you get married and have kids, haha!
Have an awesome week and we look forward to capturing you special moment.
Mahalo for your patience.
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