From Kardshians to Halloween to the Eagles

KIM KARDASHIAN FILES FOR DIVORCE AFTER 2 MONTHS OF MARRIAGE

I'm not one for celebrity gossip, but since my blog has somewhat to do about weddings, I thought I'd mention this story. Kim Kardashian, as of today, has filed for divorce from her NBA husband, Kris Humphries. Humpries, according to TMZ, has been blindsided by the news as he learned about the Kardashian's intentions through the tabloid website.

This is the second marriage for Kim Kardashian. She was married before to music producer Damon Thomas for 4 years (whomever that is). Shortly after her divorce she was engaged to NFL former superstar, Reggie Bush, for many years. But her engagement suddenly ended when Bush learned that she had cheated on him with Ray J, through a sex tape that was released to the public. Kim Kardashian has also dated Dallas Receiver Miles Austin and model Gabriel Aubry (who the hell is he?) I wonder who will be the next man to fall victim to her good looks.

All of her relationships ended because she had irreconcilable differences. We can either conclude that she's a sweet girl who dates the wrong type of man or is just a plain horrible woman under all those good looks.

The moral of the Kardashian story here is that while Kim may make a horrible wife, and a horrible girlfriend, she would make a wonderful client for me. Kim would spend millions of dollars with my company, and then comeback two months later with her next perfect man that she found, and do it all over again. I can only pray that she contacts me for 3rd or 5th wedding. I would never want her as a woman in my life, but I would pray for her to be a client....haha.

The true moral of the story is that is it doesn't matter how much money one spends on their wedding. No amount of money, large or small, no amount of superstitions followed, is going to make a marriage last. Kim Kardashian is reported to have spent close to 10 million dollars on her wedding and had followed every superstition in the book. What a waste of money.

Next year, I'm going as ironman....this is too cool.

HOLLOW-WEEEEN?

Is it just me, but does anyone actually miss being a kid on Halloween? Halloween wasn't what it used to be. God I feel old when I say that, but it's true. Today, a whopping 10 kids stopped by my house for candy. That is a 1000% drop from the amount of kids I had last year. Most of the kids went to the mall to get their candy.

THE MALL!!! REALLY????

Since when did kids start going to the mall to get their candy? I went there one year and all it consisted of was a huge centipede line that trailed around the entire mall with kids and their parents picking up candy each store. There was no "trick or treat," just a conveyor belt of kids opening their bags for free HEALTHY candy. Healthy snacks...come on!

When I get kids, I'm taking them from house to house. There's a huge untapped resource in my neighborhood where they can get loads of candy that will be enough sugar for them and my entire family.

WEDDING INDUSTRY BEING FLOODED BY "IMPOSTORS..."

I've been noticing this, but in a recent article by ewednewz, (click here for article) they confirmed my suspicions that the wedding industry is being flooded by more wannabes than before. A "wannabe" in my eyes is a vendor who does not possess the needed skill to produce professional quality that would be acceptable to most brides. As more and more people get laid off, more of them have looked to the wedding industry as a safe haven as they believe that the wedding industry is recession proof.

So finding a great vendor that you can trust is going to become a bit more difficult for brides to find as there is a lot of crap out there. Here are three rules that you can use to weed out the good from the crappy-crap-crap-ass vendors out there.

1) Quality of work, not years of experience - I honestly don't care how many years a company has been in business. It comes down to quality of work. For example, I have seen wedding photographers who have been shooting for 30 years, and their work is horrible! To me the impostor would be the photographer who has been delivering crappy work to couples for 30 years. A photographer who has honed his craft in 2 months, may actually be a natural and light years ahead of his competition would always be the better choice. Always go with quality over years of experience.

2) Ease of accessibility - How hard it is to get a hold of your wedding vendor. Emails should be returned promptly, as well as phone calls. A wedding vendor who goes AWOL for long periods should never be considered.

3) Deals that are too good to be true - Weddings are expensive and you're going to pay for quality. I know of a company that offers the minister, photography, edited video, leis, limousine, cake, bouquets, for around $550! So what does a get? A husband and wife team who is the photographer, videographer, and minister, and singer. They are ordained ministers through the internet, they can't take photos, they can't shoot video, and oh man...they can't sing... Even at $550 you're still getting ripped off.

Well, I'm done with my rant for today! I have a Vow Renewal later today... But I think I gave you something to chew on for now....


Steve