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"I love but thee, with a love that shall not die,
'Til the sun grows cold, and the stars grow old . . ."
Bayard Taylor
How To Have
The Most Magical,
Romantic Wedding Day Of Your Dreams!
Dear Bride To Be,
Congratulations
on your engagement! How exciting and romantic! Now, that you have the ring and a date let's guarantee you
have a fantastic and romantic wedding day - full of love, emotion and beauty! (Believe it or not, that does take some
planning!)
As you picture your wedding day, you want it to be as you have always dreamed - perfect
in every detail! You want it to be romantic and you want to look and feel ravishingly beautiful! You want to capture every
emotion, every nuance of your day. You want to be the most stunning bride your friends and relatives have ever seen and you
want to spend meaningful, quality time with all your guests.
Each time you envision your wedding day you want to
remember it with a deep sense of joy and happiness as the most beautiful day of your life.
And
I Want To Help Make It So!
My name is Cesare Bonazza, and I LOVE weddings! I've
been photographing them for 20 years - not because I have to for the money, (I have a very successful celebrity and portrait
photography business that makes me a very comfortable living) but rather because I WANT to . . I love the emotion and romance
of weddings. (Maybe it's my Italian heritage).
Yes, I have photographed many celebrity weddings, but to me
each bride I work with is royalty for a day! I want to make your wedding just as beautiful, just as memorable as the weddings
of the rich and famous!
I don't do 'average' weddings. If you are looking to have an "average"
wedding - meaning one that is stressful and not very organized, one where the guests hardly get to see you, one where you
are so exhausted you can hardly smile. One where it seems like you're constantly putting out "fires" and solving
emergencies. One where "so many things just went wrong"... Then I am not the photographer for you. I'm
sorry for wasting your time. Please read no further.
But...
...if you're a bride who wants her wedding to be PERFECT,
and the most romantic, beautiful and emotional day of your life; if you want to enjoy every minute of your day; if you
want to be the most ravishingly beautiful bride your friends and relatives have ever seen; if you want to spend wonderful,
quality time with your guests; if you want to remember with joyful tears in your eyes all the love, emotion and joys
of the day . . .
Then You're
In The Right Place!
Since I have had the honor and pleasure of photographing so many perfect weddings, I want to
share some secrets that will make your wedding perfect, too!
'Arlene & Peter Robinson'
These secrets are gleaned from my many years of photographing weddings - watching what makes the perfect wedding
for you, your groom, your families and your guests - and generations to come.
Here Are 7 Secrets To
Having
The Wedding Of Your Dreams!
SECRET #1: Meet Your Photographer
In Person
Believe it or not, the photographer you select to photograph your wedding can make or break your
wedding day. Yes, your wedding day - not just your photographs! Why? Because he's THERE
- with you and your family, in person - interacting with all your family and guests - and representing you every minute.
Now, we're not just talking about photography here - we're talking about YOUR
WEDDING - how YOU FEEL on your wedding day, and how smoothly and
romantically everything goes. You see, your photographer determines this, in the way he helps you plan your wedding,
in the way he treats you and your loved ones, and in the way he conducts himself throughout the day.
Here's A Well-Kept Secret . . .
Most brides don't realize that many studios hire part time photographers to photograph their weddings
for them - high school and college kids, friends, relatives, their brother-in-law, etc. This means that you go to a
studio, talk with a salesperson, look at their samples, and make a decision - without really knowing who will be photographing
your wedding!
And if it's not just the right person doing the photography, interacting with all your family and guests, everything
can be ruined!
So, when you're talking
with a potential studio, ask them the following questions:
1.
Who did these photographs you are showing me?
2. Who, by name, will be photographing our wedding if we hire
your studio?
3.
We want to MEET this person, BEFORE we hire your studio.
Then, when you meet this person, ask him or her the following
questions:
a. How will you dress at my wedding?
b. Did you do ALL the samples of wedding photography in the sample books?
If not, show us YOUR work, please.
c. How long have you been photographing weddings?
4.
How long will you be at my wedding?
5.
Before you leave our wedding, who do you check with first to see if there's anything
else we would like you to do?
6. Do you work from a checklist of photos?
You NEVER want
a photographer who needs a checklist doing your wedding photography! He'll spend all his time looking at the list,
and miss all the wonderful, romantic and spontaneous moments of your wedding!)
Then,
decide if you REALLY LIKE HIM, as well as his work!
Because he's going to be spending a lot of time with you and your family and friends, on your important day.
By the way, just so you know, here's my answers to those questions:
I'm the ONLY
photographer at my studio. I will be photographing your wedding personally.
I will dress in a nice suit
(not a Tux, and not just slacks and a shirt. I don't want to take anything away from your groom and groomsmen
and the fathers, and I also don't want to dress casually, and not represent you professionally).
I
have been photographing weddings, as I mentioned earlier, for 20 years. I'll be at your wedding until you, your husband
(how exciting - your "husband!"), your parents, and your husband's parents all say they have nothing else for
me to do. I NEVER will leave your wedding without checking with all
of the above people!
I do not use a checklist. Instead, I take the time to learn the names and
relationships of all the members of your wedding party, and both families! I refer to them by name, and I know their
relationship to you so I can constantly be watchful for those special, magical and spontaneous moments that will be so meaningful
to you to have photographs of!
'Alisha Joyner'
"After finding and reading your website,
both Al and I knew you were the photographer for us. Little did we know you would completely blow us away with your talent,
attention, and service. Such a worthwhile investment! You far surpassed all of our expectations. Our album screening party
was such a hit - we were the talk of the town.
Another client of yours even called me for a referral. We had a
terrific lunch and of course, I did not have to say much because our wedding albums said it all - gorgeous from beginning
to end! Our wedding was perfect and for your part we can't begin to thank you enough!"
Al & Alisha Joyner, Coto De Caza, CA
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SECRET
#2: Get A Guarantee
Here's a really big "secret" that almost no brides think about when interviewing
a potential photographer: What's their guarantee? What happens if you aren't happy with the photography, or
the way you and your friends were treated, or if the photographer left your wedding before he was supposed to, etc.
This is of the utmost importance! The guarantee (make sure it's in writing!) tells you just how committed they
are going to be in taking good care of you, and doing a great job.
And, just so you know, here's our
IRON CLAD, 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE:
You will be THRILLED (not just 'satisfied')
with how we represented you and your family at your wedding, and also THRILLED
with your photographs, or we will do whatever necessary to have you be THRILLED
with them, or we will return ALL YOUR MONEY. Period. No hard feelings
either. We want you to LOVE everything we do for you!
You see, we understand that you can't do this over
again. This is a "one-time-thing" and everything MUST be perfect!
You have our written guarantee that we'll take really good care of you!
SECRET #3: An Important Warning: Miss This Secret, And A Disaster Could Happen At Your Wedding!
This seems so obvious, and yet brides miss this one all the time, and pay a BIG
PRICE for it after their wedding! Be sure the photographer has lots of happy brides and grooms, who
have written him and told him how happy there were with both him, and his work!
We're talking TESTIMONIALS here! From real people, with their full
names, and their city and state, so you can call them if you want to, just to "check them out" and make sure that
they really said what the photographer says they said. (That's a hard sentence to read, but you get the point!)
I don't
like being so skeptical, but we live in tricky times so you have to be really careful about the claims some photographers
make.
You may have noticed that throughout my web-page there are photographs and testimonials from some of
the brides and grooms whom we have been honored to work with on their wedding day. Also notice that their FULL names, city and state are listed, so, if you really wanted to, I suppose you could look
them up in the phone book and call them! 'Roberta & Adriano Arrigoni'
SECRET #4: A Magic Way To Have A Great Wedding
One
of the things that you really want to look for in your photographer, is someone who is an EMOTIONAL
STORY TELLER! An artistic photographer whose images combine to tell the emotional story of your family,
your friends, and your wedding day. This is really important if you are looking for photographs which will be PRICELESS
to you for years and years to come - photographs you can share with your children - and your grandchildren as you recall your
perfect day!
Here's why this is so important! If an artist is an emotional story teller, there's a really good chance that
he will be compassionate about not ruining the romance, beauty and emotions of your day. You see, only a true romantic
can truly understand how important this day is to you, and how perfectly you want it to go.
And a true romantic will be sensitive to NOT INTERFERING WITH THE EMOTIONAL ROMANTIC FLOW OF YOUR
DAY!
I could tell you so many horror stories
here. But let me just mention one so you understand how important this is.Back when I was just starting out in photography,
I heard about a photographer who was hiding behind some flowers up at the altar (something that I will NEVER do!) and he dropped
a lens on the marble floor with a huge crash, and then swore out loud so loud that everyone heard it!
He
obviously wasn't a romantic story teller or he wouldn't have ruined the romance and religious significance
of the ceremony by hiding behind flowers where everyone could see him come and go - and, of course, there is NO
excuse for profanity!
So hiring a romantic, emotional story teller who will beautifully tell the story of
your love for each other, and for your family and friends, will also result in someone who will respect you and your wishes,
and conduct himself in only the most professional and friendly way, because he understands in the most intimate way, the importance
of the "Story of Your Wedding Day."
By the way, my brides tell me when I
present their wedding albums they couldn't have dreamt how beautiful and romantic their wedding day could be
until they saw their very own custom designed love story in all it's splendor!
SECRET #5: Check The Photographer's Level
Of Commitment To You
One
little known secret of the wedding photography business is the way in which photographers increase their income.
I know some of them personally, and count many of them as my friends. However, it is really important that I alert you
to some of the problems that you otherwise would never know about.
Well, here's a "biggie."
Most photographers will cram as many weddings into a day as
they humanly can. Many times, this means they must rush from your wedding to get to another, and then rush from
that one, to get to another.
This type of photographer just isn't going to be able to capture the EMOTIONS, ROMANCE, LOVE,
AND RELATIONSHIPS between you and your husband (doesn't that sound exciting?! Your "husband!")
and also between you and your family and friends. He's just won't have the sensitivity and enthusiasm and love
for what he does to be able to capture those feelings. And he won't have the time or energy.
You Won't Believe This, But I Assure You, It's True!
I won't mention any names here, but I once knew a photographer who photographed so many
weddings in a single day, that the only way he could remember the names of the bride and groom at each wedding was to write
their first names on masking tape, and stick it to the back of his camera! Not only that, but if he had, say five weddings,
he would simply stack layers of masking tape on the back of the camera, and as he left one wedding for the next, he would
just rip off that layer, and the next couples names were now showing! I swear to you this is true!
By
the way, I ONLY photograph ONE wedding per day. You get me
for the ENTIRE DAY. I understand how important this day is to you, and I am there for you!
This also means that I'm rested and energetic. It also means I'm enthusiastic about what I will be doing for
you. As I mentioned earlier, I photograph weddings because I LOVE them, not because I have to do them. And since
I only photograph one wedding a day, I'm not tired or "burned out on your important day."
'Downtown Julie Brown'
"Cesare creates photographs that speak to
the heart - that are overflowing with love and emotion. He truly has a vision for being able to see and capture all those
special moments that make up your wedding day. I love my wedding albums. They tell the entire, romantic story of not only
my wedding day, but of all the people in our lives that were there.
We have memories of the white sand beach,
the turquoise waters and the tropical breezes of our beautiful Hawaiian wedding. My pictures show the magical moments that
happened throughout the day and all through the night that we will treasure forever."
Julie Brown & Martin Scheurmann, Beverly Hills, CA
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SECRET #6:
A Remarkable Secret To Truly Enjoying Your Wedding Day, And Having It Filled With Wonderful, Emotional Moments!
This is so important! Be sure the photographer you hire has a "team" approach to taking
good care of you on your day. This means that he isn't going to be trying to work alone to photograph your important
day.
You see, doing a really super, romantic, EMOTIONAL STORY of your day requires
a huge amount of planning, care, and effort. More effort than just one person can do.
Let me explain.
I will arrive at your wedding with Veronica, my Creative Director and Wedding Consultant, who also is my wife and
partner. She has a huge responsibility during the day, and is the true secret to our success in wedding photography.
She makes certain you look fantastic every minute of the day! She's not going to be taking photographs!
She's just going to be helping you with your dress and flowers, fixing your veil before a photograph so it looks PERFECT, fixing your train so it is perfect for the photographs - just taking care of you.
Plus, she brings you a drink if you're thirsty in the receiving line. She finds your best friend from college
if you ask for her. She helps you in any way she can to assure that you have a wonderful day, as well as wonderful photographs. And
on and on and on.
We are a TEAM. A team that together, guarantees that you not
only have a great time on your wedding day, but also assures you of having PERFECTLY EMOTIONAL
photographs!
SECRET #7: How To Be Assured You Will Be The Most Beautiful Bride Your
Friends Or Relatives Have Ever Seen!
You deserve to have a wedding
day where you are the most beautiful bride any of your friends or relatives have ever seen. That's the dream of
every girl when she begins visualizing her wedding day. And you deserve to have that!
Let's see to it
that is exactly what happens! How? Simple. Yes, you will select the perfect dress, headpiece, veil, flowers, shoes,
etc.Yes, you will have your hair and make up done. But it goes much deeper than that.
You see, beauty
is also in the way you FEEL on your wedding day. The way your emotions show on your face,
and the way you glow when you walk down the aisle and look in the eyes of the love of your life.
All of my brides
will understand this when I say it: When you hire us to photograph your wedding, you're really paying for Veronica
and I to be there. To take all the pressures and tensions out of the day for you. You
know that we are there, and that we truly care about you, and will help you with EVERYTHING so
the day goes perfectly. That's really what our brides are paying us for. The photographs are free. They're
just an added "bonus!"
You see, if you, your husband (there's that great word again!), and your
family and guests are all having a wonderful time, you will be more beautiful than you have even dreamed you would be.
Because there will be no tension there. And, by the way, your photographs will be WONDERFUL,
too, because you looked so wonderful and were having such a great time.
See how it all "fits" together
to result in a wonderful day, and wonderful photographs? You really can't separate them! 'Elizabeth Riley'
The Magic Of "E.F.P"
On Your Wedding Day!
You see, I don't really look
at it as "wedding photography," but rather as "Emotional Family
Photography created
on your wedding day!" It's all the emotions, relationships and personalities of all your friends and relatives,
captured in beautiful images for you and your family to cherish for the rest of your lives. After all, isn't that
what you really want?
"E.F.P." is one of the major things that separates me from all the other wedding
photographers in the area. I want to capture the love, relationships, personalities, and emotions of all your family
and friends for you to enjoy and view with happy tears in your eyes for years and years to come!
Aren't The People And The Emotions Of Your Life What Matter
The Most To You?
Because it's the PEOPLE
and the EMOTIONS of your life that are so valuable to you. Yes, you'll also see the
beautiful dresses and flowers. Yes, you'll see the lovely ceremony, etc. But more, much more than that.
You'll feel the emotions that you and your fiance feel toward each other and toward your best friends and family members
on this magical day. Yes, FEEL them each time you view your photographs. That's what I am driven to do for
you!
You see, you want photography that "speaks" to you with love, emotion, respect, and the glorious
feelings you will be feeling on your wedding day.
You want your photography to "tell the story" of your
wedding day, AND your families and friends.
Most Photographers, Bless Their Hearts, Just Want To "Record The Event And Go Home."
I want you
to cry when you see the photographs! Cry tears of happiness, because in those photographs are all the people you and
your husband love and care about - showing their real personalities and emotions like you never dreamed they would!
Most photographers just want to get in bed before midnight, or hurry to the next wedding they are photographing.
Don't Miss The "Emotional Moments" Of Your Day Because
Your Photographer Didn't Have The Vision To See And Capture Them In A Sensitive, Romantic Way!
Your day will be filled with beautiful "Emotional
Moments" that you will never experience
again in your life. Those "Moments" are what I am driven to capture for you. Here are just three magical moments
your photographer can not miss!
That Magic Moment When Your
Father Realizes Your Are Not Leaving Him Behind - But Expressing Your Lifetime Of Love For Him!
As a father myself, I can assure you that one of the
most emotional moments in a dad's life is when he "gives his little girl away" at the beginning of your ceremony.
Your dad will never forget it.
Imagine at that very powerful moment in his and your life, you hand him
a surprise "Father's Pride" that he carries with him back to the pew, and as he reads your personal message
to him, and looks at the gorgeous photograph of you in your wedding gown, he is overcome with emotion and love! He will be
so moved and touched! You and he will never forget it!
Don't miss that moment!
The Magic Moment When The Love Of
Your Life First Sees You!
Imagine the incredible moment when your fiancé first sees you in your wedding gown - perfect in every
way - with your lovely flowers, the beautiful veil and headpiece - everything which you selected specifically for him - as
the tears swell up in his eyes, and he tells you how very much he loves and adores you.
Don't miss that moment!
A Magic Moment With Grandma
If you are lucky enough to still
have a living grandmother, the lovely moment when she reaches up and puts her arms around you, and with tears in her eyes,
tells you how beautiful you look and how much she loves you, and how proud she is of you.
Don't miss
that moment!
Your entire day will be made up of brief, priceless moments like these. Let's make
sure first of all that your day is so beautifully organized and planned that these moments truly can happen, and then let's
help you to be so stress free, but excited, that you can enjoy and remember these wonderful, magical moments for the rest
of your life.
So How Do
We Do That?
I'll bet
you think I'm going to say that you do this through the photography. Right? Wrong! The way we help these moments
happen, and help you remember them, is to ensure you have a wonderful, romantic and emotional day! A day where everything
goes perfectly.
As long as we do that, the rest will take care of itself!
That's what Veronica
and I will do for you.
A True Tragic Story Of A Bride And Groom, And What It Means
For You.
Let
me take a moment to tell you a true story - one that actually brings me to tears every time I tell it.
About 5
years ago, I was asked to photograph a wedding. Photographing weddings is always wonderfully emotional. Sometimes, it's
the first time the entire family has been together in years.
And, the couple is probably at their absolute happiest
on this day. The groom's name was Robert, and he and his family were so wonderful. He was so excited because his mother
and father had flown in from New York along with his two older brothers. It was the ideal family reunion wrapped around one
of the most beautifully significant moments in life.
The wedding was perfect. The photographs turned out perfectly. Robert even called
me the day after he received his albums to thank me for helping to make his wedding such a wonderful success, and for creating
such cherished memories for him and his family to keep forever.
Now, Fast-Forward Two And A Half Years... A Tragedy
Happened, And Robert's Life Was Never The Same.
Robert
received a long-distance call from his brother, Erik. His mother had terminal cancer and he needed to come home immediately.
Everything after that terrible moment happened so incredibly fast and tragically, one month later his mother died.
About two months later I found out about this sad course of
events when Robert called me. He told me about his mother`s illness and how thankful he was to be with her during her last
days. He got the chance to talk about old times, growing up and just how much his mother meant to him.
When he returned
home from the funeral he opened his wedding album. It
gave him a sense of comfort to able to look through his wedding albums and see all of the special moments from one of
the most prized and cherished days of his life. He told me the reason he was calling was to tell me how very grateful he was
to have the wedding photographs I had created.
He went on to tell me how the
photograph of his beautiful mother, beaming with pride as she walked down the aisle between her two most favorite men,
was one of the most dear to his heart. By the end of the conversation both Robert and I were in tears.
You
see how "Emotional Family Photography" can make your wedding volumes absolutely PRICELESS?
In my humble opinion, the tender fabric of your life is sewn together with beautiful, emotional moments between you
and your loved ones, and I want to capture and express all those wonderful moments for you in your wedding volumes - and accomplish
this without interfering with the emotions and romance of your wedding
day.
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Here's
What To Do Right Now!
Here's what I strongly recommend you
do IMMEDIATELY! Pick up the phone and call Veronica or me right now. Ask us if we still
have your wedding date available. Here's the problem - because we ONLY photograph one wedding a day, and because
we strictly limit our weddings to no more than 30 each year, it is very possible that we will already be booked for your day.
SIMPLY CLICK HERE for the phone number to my studio. Remember, there's no cost and no obligation just
to chat with me.
So DO NOT WAIT EVEN ONE DAY ON THIS! If you agreed with and
liked anything in this letter, call us NOW. There is NO CHARGE AND NO OBLIGATION for this
call! Let's just chat a bit, see if your date is still available, and then, if and only if you would like to, we
can set up a time to get together in person and talk about your wedding. There is no charge or obligation for this,
either.
I have a Free Gift for
you just for calling us to "chat" on the telephone, as long as you are one of the first 15 brides to call!
If you call us we will send you, absolutely free, a copy of the wonderful wedding planning book entitled, "The
Official Know-it-All Wedding Guide." This information packed book walks you through all
the important decisions you need to know about concerning your wedding.
Don't wait to act on this. A fantastic, happy, and stress-free wedding is just around
the corner, and I'm ready to help you achieve it, as well as capture it forever!
Sincerely,
Cesare
Bonazza
PS. Call us today to see if we even have your date still available! There is no charge
or obligation for you to call us. We will just "chat" a bit on the phone, and give you some great pointers
that will be helpful to you, whether you decide to come in and talk with us in person or not.
We love talking about
weddings! Call us today, and get your FREE copy of the wonderful wedding planning book entitled, "The
Official Know-it-All Wedding Guide", (a $15 dollar value!)
CLICK HERE to call me right now!
'Gianni & Anita Vietina'
"As the owner of a fine restaurant, I know
only too well, how hectic large events can be. I understand the organization, coordination and cooperation involved. What
an absolute fantasy come true to have a professional on hand to handle the most important details.
Working
with you and Veronica was great and may I tell you from the heart how much I admire your artistic eye - my bride could not
have been more beautiful and happy on such a special day in our lives. Thank you for everything."
Gianni Vietina, Beverly Hills, CA
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One
Final Secret: Beware The Kiss Of Death From A Photographer
If
you ever talk with a photographer who says this to you, run away as fast as you can! If he says, "Your photographs are
all you will have after the wedding is over. Your flowers will be dead, your cake will be eaten, etc. - but you'll
have your photographs! They are the most important thing about your wedding!" - then he's NOT
the photographer for you!
Why not?
Because if he says that, he has a completely false impression
of his importance, and will try to run your day and take charge! Don't let that happen! Because the PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING - the romance, emotions and relationships are the most
important thing!
We Want To Be The
Photographer To Help You Capture The Romance, Emotions, And Relationships of Your Day. Give Me A Call Right Away!
'Valerie & Michael Williams'
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"So many people at our wedding commented
on how friendly and attentive you and Veronica were. You knew everyone's name in my wedding party, plus all my brothers
and sisters names! You both were truly amazing, making an already amazing day event more perfect. Of course I love all three
of my wedding albums. Looking through my albums took me right back to the day of my wedding. There were moments captured I
didn't remember and it was all so beautiful I was caught up in the emotion of the day all over again! I couldn't be
happier."
Valerie & Michael 'Blue' Williams, Beverly Hills, CA
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