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Thanks to the universe – and the WONDERFUL person who brought us DAILY CANDY (you brighten my day & help me find cool ways to spend my money!) BARBIE HULL PHOTOGRAPHY along with many other lovable wedding artists were mentioned in this mornings version of DAILY CANDY SEATTLE WEDDING GUIDE!!
NO WAY RIGHT?!! Check it out!! {CLICK HERE} or see below:
The Tao of I Do
Fall 2009 Wedding Guide
A wise man once said: All you need is love. With a ballooning guest list, an overly involved MIL, and a laissez-faire groom, you respectfully disagree.
Take a deep breath. Love, love, love. It’s easy with these simple principles.
Find a Guru
With eleven years of bridal industry know-how, Gown Diva Consulting’s Liz Navarro counsels you on the right dress shape for your body; where to find designers in your price range and style; and helps with ordering, alterations, accessories, and more.
Be Here Now
Make playfulness the day’s theme by hosting your ceremony or reception among treetops at TreeHouse Point. A renovated church-turned-nonprofit arts center, The Fremont Abbey uses all proceeds from events to fund community arts outreach.
Face the Day
Get down to basics with a brow design and signature facial that’ll make you glow from Katrina Rising at Cake. Then keep shine at bay while preserving makeup with luxurious Tatcha Aburatorigami blotting papers.
Exhibit Outer Piece
Incorporating satin ribbons, shell, horn, and leather on gold-plated backings, Monsieur Cocarde’s (monsieur.cocarde@gmail.com) custom brooches, boutonnieres, shoe accessories, and pendants make special keepsakes for your wedding party.
Live in the Moment
Don’t miss a second of your big day with a DVD by Aaron Horton Productions and Barbie Hull Photography’s scenic and specialized snapshots.
Commune with Nature
Patti Bosket’s woodsy and wonderful floral creations cater to the bride’s personal style. The designer also offers ecofriendly seasonal foliage and flowers. And Dahlia Press’s 100 percent cotton, tree-free paper and 100-year-old press lovingly craft elegant invitations.
The Art of Giving
Register at countless stores and sites and get suggestions from experts and price comparisons at Seattle-based Wishpot.com. Then surprise guests with a wedding cake that resembles a work of art from Chocolaz Artisan Cakes.
Appreciate the Little Things
Custom engagement rings and wedding bands from T. Anthony Sholdt use the finest metals and precious stones to commemorate the spirit of your ceremony and unique affection.
Prepare to kiss single life goodbye.
That was Zen; this is Tao.
If you are planning a wedding – one of the very fun websites you can visit to get ideas – to find vendors is The Wedding Chicks – SO CUTE!
Today I was added to the “eye candy” section – FUN! Here is a link & you can see a few snaps from a couple of weddings from this summer – hope you love it!!
Follow THIS link – scroll down until you find my image (above) then click the “Eye Candy” circle.
Last week I went to the CRAVE party…. WOW is all I can really say. WOW. Melody Biringer & her team of ridiculously cute girls is AMAZING. Three words – AH MAY ZING!!
So, parties are fun – you get to dress up, add a few pink cockails, feather boas all around – then comes the shopping (oooh i love shopping!) get your nails done and your hair floofed (gorgeous), grab a cupcake and a seat because now you get to watch the show! There are models walking the runway, crazy performances from VERY flexible people, dancing – singing, FIREMAN (and women) dancing on stage all that AND a goodie bag. Now you believe me. WOW!!
Here are a few photos from the evening, enjoy! (and don’t miss out on the next one!)
Bryan Tagas is the author of the Madison Park Blogger – a great site where you can read all the happenings of the best destination within the city; Madison Park! We first exchanged email a few months back when he happened to catch the spotlight of Catherine Parker (my favorite acupuncturist), THEN I found out he is Margo Spellman’s husband, he goes to Doc Amy VanQuaethem (me too!), and is a client of Leslie Gallaher. (the ten fingers of truth massage therapist!) We have SO much in common – we were destined to meet. =) So this morning we met at the Essential bakery on Madison for coffee to chat about work, life and all of our mutual friends and NO WAY will you believe what happened! About 20 minutes before I got there a dump-truck lost control, sideswiped a car (two I believe) then right into the building on the corner!! Such excitement! Thankfully no one was hurt – and luckily I had my camera in hand!!
Here are a couple of shots of the accident… (just because it is a crazy one! The news crew was all over the place!) You can read the full story {HERE}
Here is a photo of Bryan – you should check out his blog too! Very entertaining, here is a link: http://madisonparkblogger.blogspot.com/
Hello friends! I am SO sad to be missing this – but if you are around and love paper as much as I do… check it out yo!
Brown Sugar Design, Ephemeral Press, Real Card Studio and mmm… paper are
banding together next Saturday for a HUGE PAPERPALOOZA!!! I thought your
clients (and industry contacts) might want to know about it… it’s going to be
awesome! I’m attaching a flyer if you want to pass it along… and a banner, if
you want to post something on your blog.Here is the short and sweet.
What happens when four stationery designers obsessed with all things paper join forces? A can’t miss PAPERPALOOZA! Our studios are overflowing with luxury envelopes, rolls and rolls of ribbon, fine papers from India, Italy, and Japan – and so much more!
This is a great opportunity for DIY brides, scrapbookers, crafters, and paper lovers to get some fantastic goods at prices far below retail!
NEED TO KNOW DETAILS:Date and Time: Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Real Card Studio 117 First Avenue North, Seattle (enter from the alley between 1st Avenue and Queen Anne Avenue North)
pssst. The first 20 people to email sale@mmmpaper.com will receive an invitation to our EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW HOUR from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM! Get first pick of all the goodies! Coffee and yummy treats will be served.
Okay – today is the 1st – the Deadline to choose the funniest comment!
There were SO many runners up – my old time favorites, the cat on the fan, the cat video, CAT NORRIS!! HAHAHAHA – the breakup letter is a new favorite. BUT the one that when I read out loud brought tears to my eyes, doubled over with that crazy silent laughter gasping for breath was the…. CHILI CONTEST!! HILARIOUS!!
You must read it out loud! Congrats to Jen MacNiven!!!
For two weeks now I have been trying to come up with some fun, clever, interesting way to give away a $75 gift certificate to my favorite Belltown Bar – Spur. I’ve come up with, nothing… but I do love to laugh! I would say laughing is near the top of my 10 favorite things, so here are the rules:
If you want to win $75 (perfect for a dinner for two with drinks) at Spur Gastropub you must make me laugh. Chuckles are nice, but I’m looking for screaming laughter un-believable tear causing, side-splitting, gasping for breath, soda shooting out of my nose – best stomach workout of my life! (if you know me, you’ll understand that it is easier than you think… in fact, when doing a little research this morning on YouTube it happened within two minutes)
So if you have/know of a funny story, poem, quote, link, photo – leave a comment with it on my blog (or email me barbie@barbiehull.com and I’ll post it for you). The winner will be announced on July 1st – please feel free to post more than once, share with your friends & re-post this contest on your blog. If you live outside of Seattle, you can still play then either come and visit to use your certificate or give it to one of your deserving friends who will use it! (don’t forget… leave me a way to contact you so I can let you know if you win!)
** Spur has been a HUGE supporter of me & have featured my travel artwork twice now, I love the people, the food & the atmosphere and would recommend them to EVERYONE!!**
30 fabulous images from Louisiana photos are being displayed -
Okay – I’ve received over 40 emails (yay!) from people submitting funny things, so I’m going to post a few of them here for everyone to see & enjoy!!
Angela Shen – enjoying the taste of scotch for the first time:
Here is a photo submitted by Mama Bee of Baby Bee:
These were from my Mom – she says this is what we have to look forward to:
This Hilarious Photo was submitted by Nicholle – an accidental perfect timed photo with a smooth elbow to the face/cup-o-water!
Um… this REALLY made me smile! Submitted by TC
An email forwarded by Brian Bratton – Cat Norris is BEYOND my favorite!
A Link Submitted by Nicholle Chandler – Inspired by Kittens!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX8nswnUKU
A group submission by Laurel – she must’ve been cracken up at her office today!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtmFM3nsYlQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffailblog.org%2Fpage%2F3%2F&feature=player_embedded
http://failblog.org/2009/06/22/kiddie-ride-painting-fail/
http://failblog.org/2009/06/20/chandelier-fail/
http://failblog.org/2009/06/16/fire-safety-fail/
http://failblog.org/2009/06/13/fail-van/
HILARIOUS!!!! Submited by RJB
- http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/741/
oooh who wouldn’t love this?!?
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4eWEb0q29I
Here come a few more from Ryan -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XtuPvwBa2U
Happy BNI Business Spotlight Day!!!
Today’s featured member is none other than our fearless leader – the President himself, Mr. Travis Banducci! Travis is not only the man who runs our BNI meetings each week but also the owner of Detail Oriented - everyone’s FAVORITE auto & marine detailing company. I met Travis about two years ago and right away you could tell what kind of person he is – honest, kind & incredibly sweet!
We had SO much fun at Cafe Ladro during our one to one (where we were probably way too loud snapping some HILARIOUS photos) mostly chatting about the BNI chapter, our businesses & Travis’s family, Jazmine (his beautiful wife) and his three incredibly smart kids (all under the age of 10 and better at computers than both of us) and of course Liam (his brother-in-law and one of the reasons his business is so successful!). Here is one of the photos we took that day:
So, first tell us – Who are you? What do you do? and How can we reach you?
Travis Banducci
Detail Oriented
Auto and marine detailing.
We offer a full service auto salon from an enthusiast level to high paint correction.
Call us: 888-697-1813
Email us: thedetailors@gmail.com
In Travis’s words:
1) How long have you been in your business? We started detailing cars in the year 2000.
2) How about BNI? I have been a member with the Madison Marketeers for coming up on 2 years.
3) What made you choose to join the Madison Marketeers? (over other groups) The Madison Marketeers have a certain energy within the chapter that is unparralled with any other group I visited. A welcoming, uninhibited, fun experience every time.
4) What has BNI done for your business? BNI has expanded my skills in public speaking, networking, and people skills. As far as our business goes we have grown consistently with a great referral network since day 1. People in the chapter look out for you and qualify referrals well. It’s been a very positive experience for our company.
5) What are your goals? (this year, 5 year, life?) We hope to have a few divisions. A consumer grade company, offering quality detailing, affordable to the general public. Like a Jiffy Lube if you will. Then a high end shop offering paint correction, wet sanding, and minor body repair for the discerning client or people who collect and show cars. There would only be one of these and I would work there for sure. After this a boat division that expands into fuel polishing, bimini fitting and repair, eisenglass sales and installation, bilge services…not just detailing. A full spectrum of boat needs all in one company.
6) What do you like most about work? I have a passion for detailing on a high end level and love the result of a high quality finished product. I love learning new techniques and figuring out how to fix mistakes. Most of all I love the clients and meeting new people. Creating good relationships is very important to me and I try my best to get to know my clients on a personal level even if I never see them again.
7) What is an average day like for you? I keep busy. An average day will consist of being on the phone a lot. I typically handle all the calls and client questions. Liam, our head detailer, is usually on the road or on job sites making it happen. He’s a pro. I enjoy time with my family quite a bit and try to work from home as much as possible. We homeschool so I spend time with my kids. I run errands to fix the cars, or paint a room, get groceries. I kiss my beautiful wife. I do quite a bit of detailing as well but I have a few “needy” clients I spend most of my time “working” with.
8) Is there anything you specialize in with your business? Paint Correction. We have mastered a system for de-blemeshing auto paint which can take hours and hours. It’s the crem-de-la-creme of detailing and can be very expensive. The result is worth every penny. It requires extensive time and patience.
9) What sets you apart from your competitors? What sets us apart is probably the high touch. The way we try to develop relationships and build a friendship first, and do business second. This has always proved to work well for us and we will continue to do it. We also offer guarantees and warranty all our work. Why? Because I want to be treated by businesses I use the way I treat people who use our business.
9) Describe your dream client. A dream client for us is a collector who needs our services week in and week out. A client who will fly us to a car show in Australia to wash and manage their automobile on site. A client who gives us complete authority over the proper methods for the car and enjoys our presence and understands our efforts.
10) Where can people find you or read about you? (this is your chance to brag awards, accomplishments here) You can probably find us online looking for reviews. We were once in boating world magazine, featured under the companies in Seattle who detail. Nothing spectacular…for now. Our awards and accomplishments are primarily documented by the owners of cars and boats.
11) Any Hobbies?? Sure! I’m interested in upholstery and custom boat interiors. I’d love to get into this…it’s a time issue now, but I’ll get there. Currently I play the drums and a plethora of other instruments. We are an active family with hiking, camping and outdoors crazyness. Have to keep those kids running or else…
12) Why did you get into this business? My business started as a hobby level, enthusiast, keeping my car nice deal. Progressively I became more interested and got better at it. Then I had to charge based on friends and family wanting me to do it for them. I started with 1 bucket, a crate, 2 wash mitts, and maybe 3-4 products. That was the good old days…
13) Do you travel for work? I do travel for work…No where exotic yet but I’ve detailed in Texas, Washington and Oregon.
14) What is one interesting fact about you? An interesting fact…hmmmm. I can grow an afro…A good one too.
15) What would you like people to know about you… your business and why they should hire you! People should hire us based on our integrity. We do a good job, and so do lots of other detailing companies. What we can offer is a high touch approach that most people won’t. Having a personal relationship with clients can be touchy sometimes and people find it easier to keep it all business. I’ve found more fulfillment getting to know families and clients and letting them get to know my family as well. This guarantees clients for life and we still have our very first client…Dale and Carol Duskin from Arlington Washington. They are the owners of the Arlington Pharmacy and we work with him every single week, year round…Matter fact, he’s a dream client and a best friend!
So, now you know about THE BEST auto & marine detailing company you can find, if you (or someone you know) needs this service – give Travis a call! Here is his contact info once again:
Travis Banducci
Detail Oriented
Auto and marine detailing.
We offer a full service auto salon from an enthusiast level to high paint correction.
Call us: 888-697-1813
Email us: thedetailors@gmail.com
If you are interested in visiting our BNI chapter to see if it would be a good fit to help grow your business, please do so! We meet on Wednesday from 1-2:30 at the Starbucks in Madison Park. You can email our President, Mr. Travis Banducci if you have any questions. travis@thedetailors.com
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I’m sorry – but Travis was TOOO funny in front of the camera, so I had to share a few of the photos that show off his “real” personality – enjoy!
This morning was a fun surprise! (Okay… I knew it was coming, because I filled out the answers, BUT I was excited to be asked!) Sage Wedding Pros – one of my favorite daily reads (GREAT advice for small business owners specifically in the wedding industry) they do the “insider to insider” each Friday and today its me! HERE is a link – and here is a sneak peak snapshot:
I got a pleasant surprise in the mail last week! Kristena (Sounds Unlimited’s BEST DJ) sent me a copy of their spring newsletter and guess who was featured?? You guessed it… Sheri & Jeremy! (oh and their photographer too!) They were such a fun couple to work with, their wedding was in October of 2008 and was too much fun! (love photographing weddings at Broadmoor)
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It is Wednesday again and that means – BNI Business Spotlight!! Today the blog is featuring Richard Chadek – a longtime member of the group and a great friend! He is a personal coach – helping people find themselves through tough, confusing, trying, good & overwhelmingly good times, if there is a change in your life, or if you want a change in your life he is a great person to talk to! I find that I feel like a better person after having a one to one with Richard – he is a great listener, a great story teller and a great person!
Not long ago we met at the fabulous cafe “Remedy Teas” in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, we talked business, life and of course BNI. Here is a photo of our featured member:
Who are you? Richard Chadek
What do you do & Where? Personal Development Coach, Seattle
How can we reach you?:
richard@RichardChadek.com
5107 South Adams
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 723-4128
In Richard’s words:
1) How long have you been in your business? 6 Years How about BNI? Starting my 5th year
2) What made you choose to join the Madison Marketeers? Primarily the inviting energy of the group, but you were one of two members of the group at that time that impressed me with your enthusiasm, openness and graciousness.
3) What has BNI done for your business? Between 30 and 40% of my clients come through BNI related referrals
4) What are your goals? Instead of goals, I focus on the one thing that I want to conserve—the one thing that is so important to me that I allow everything else to change for the sake of maintaining it. For me, the quality I focus on conserving is that of being ‘alive’. When I start to feel that I’m ‘not interested’, or notice myself becoming closed to something, I recognize that as the beginnings of ‘going dead’ and I start wondering what it would be like, or what it might take, for me to be more alive, right now, in whatever it is I’m doing. In that way, I keep my attention on what I’m choosing, or not choosing, in this moment. That doesn’t mean I give up wanting to have, say, 3 more clients. But the clients really aren’t the goal: having more clients will happen if that’s part of really choosing to be alive.
5) What do you like most about work? The privilege of being trusted to participate in someone’s process of change.
6) What is an average day like for you? I have tea with my wife, run or take my PWD for a walk in Seward Park, see clients, read (among my current ones: The Gone Away World), cook or do housework, spend some time in the garden…
7) Is there anything you specialize in with your business? Helping people discover what it is that makes it possible to go beyond the limitations they encounter, whether the limitation is in their work, their relationships or in the pursuit of what they desire.
8) What sets you apart from your competitors? Most other coaches help people do what they already know to do better. I help my clients shift their way of being so they see entirely new possibilities that were not visible before.
9) Any Hobbies?? Gardening, Running, Mountaineering
10) Why did you get into this business? I’ve always been fascinated by human development in adulthood—the development of consciousness.
11) What is one interesting fact about you? I had a 25 year career in real estate development and construction management… (how interesting is that?)
So, if you know someone who would like to see the world in a new & brighter way – have them call Richard! The first hour is a free consultation to see if it is a good fit, so there are no risks! Give him a call! Here is his info one more time:
richard@RichardChadek.com
5107 South Adams
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 723-4128
If you are interested in visiting our BNI chapter to see if it would be a good fit to help grow your business, please do so! We meet on Wednesday from 1-2:30 at the Starbucks in Madison Park. You can email our President, Mr. Travis Banducci if you have any questions. travis@thedetailors.com
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