{"id":3196,"date":"2010-08-09T01:12:46","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T08:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theweddingyentas.com\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2010-08-09T01:12:46","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T08:12:46","slug":"so-you-think-you-can-yenta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/featured\/so-you-think-you-can-yenta","title":{"rendered":"So You Think You Can Yenta"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re anything like us, you looooooove looking at pictures of Real Weddings! And if you’re a recent-ish bride or wedding vendor, you want to be part of an installment of Real Weddings! And we want you, too! It’s really a match made in Yenta heaven. Let’s face it. We all have an addiction and a right to enjoy some guilty pleasures. Get your head outa the gutter! We’re talking about dresses, and flowers, and centerpieces, oh my! <\/p>\n

If you get twitches and jitters about how complicated it must be or that it takes soooooooo long, stop it right now! Stop it, we say! It’s easy as pie (why is pie easy? Who thought of that cliche? It’s horrible!). Today we’re give you a step-by-step guide for submitting your<\/strong> Real Wedding!<\/em><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Go through your images. Select about 15 to 20 of your favorite hi-res photos and make sure to include key moments and details! Remember, The Wedding Yentas is a Guide for the Jewish Bride, so you’ll want to include traditional details like the chuppah, walking down the aisle with parents, drinking from kiddush cups, a tallit, breaking the glass, the hora, and chair lifts. You don’t have to include all of these; we’re just giving you ideas! Also, you can’t forget wedding eye candy: the details shots. Brides want to see escort cards, place settings, aisle decor, and programs. Sending key moments from the wedding day like getting ready, first looks, the ceremony, and gettin’ down on the dance floor are important as well. Remember: these have to be hi-res, professional photos so you can’t go clicking through your Facebook or iPhone albums for pictures. Only the best for Yentas readers!<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> Once you’ve selected your photographs, next you prep them for the site. We have created a Photoshop action that resizes the images and gets them all ready to be showcased.<\/p>\n

The Photoshop download can be found at:
\n\/yentas\/wedding_yentas.zip<\/a><\/p>\n

What if the idea of using Photoshop gives you the willies similiar to when you think about the Passover plagues? No fear! The Internet has provided us with other options. You can send us your wedding images as a .zip file (this may require 2-3 emails since the folders can get very big even as .zip files), or use the wonderful options out there such as Dropbox.com or YouSendit.com. These sites allow you to upload photos, enter our email address (info@theweddingyentas.com<\/a>) and the files are sent right over so we can upload them! <\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Email us (info@theweddingyentas.com<\/a>) with a complete list of vendors and links to their websites. We want to make sure we give your vendors team some Yentas love! Here’s a list of vendor types you may want to provide us:
\nVenue
\nPhotographer
\nVideographer
\nFlorist
\nBakery
\nBand\/DJ
\nCaterer
\nBar
\nCoordinator
\nMakeup Artist
\nHair Stylist
\nKetubah
\nBride’s Dress (store and designer)
\nBridal Party Dresses
\nGroom’s Tuxedo
\nShoes
\nJewelry
\nVeil
\nFavors
\nStationery (invitations, escort cards, table numbers)
\nWedding Rings\/Jeweler
\nChuppah
\nYarmulke Provider
\nHoneymoon Travel<\/p>\n

You have no idea how much of a help this is! Any vendor that was part of your wedding — even down to bathroom rentals or wedding day insurance — should be sent to us! We like to link back to as many vendors as possible. <\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> The last step in the process is emailing us (info@theweddingyentas.com<\/a>) a story! We want to make sure our readers fall in love with you and your wedding! The photos you submit will be gorgeous, yes, but there’s often a great story about the couple that makes the gush even gushier! Consider a “how we met” story, the how\/when\/where of the proposal, or a funny and sweet anecdote from the wedding day. The story should be submitted in 3rd person (no “I” or “we” or “our”) and don’t worry about feeling pressured to make sure it’s English major-perfect (that’s our job!). <\/p>\n

That’s it! We welcome brides, coordinators, photographers — anyone involved in a wedding! — to submit a feature for our Real Weddings posts. We showcase Real Weddings on Tuesdays and Thursdays and we’ll let you know if your submission has been prepared and scheduled for publication so you can brag, Tweet, blog, and Facebook all about your fame!<\/em><\/p>\n

p.s. You can also submit a wedding via Two Bright Lights. What is Two Bright Lights you ask? TBL is an image sharing site that makes submitting weddings to a whole slew of editorial publications…including us very simple. Just click on the image below to be directed to the site and learn all about how to create an account, download weddings and submit them straight to The Wedding Yentas!
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