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It's been a very cool week for me and 28Twenty. It's been a busy month or so with inquiries for 2008, and this past week has been no different. We booked a wedding last night with Matt & Laura, which I'm excited about --though I have yet to meet Matt, he was sold on our demo, so I like him already! ;).
As a relative newbie in the wedding industry, sometimes I wonder about the future of our business. Will it survive? Will it thrive? Could this turn into a full-time gig, or only be a glorified hobby?
Then I have a week like this week. So much promise, so much hope! Encouraging words from brides-to-be, moms, even fellow videographers.
Which brings me to an incredible email I received today from Matt Pine (Lifetime Video [1]). If you're a knottie, you've no doubt heard this name! He is the man around these parts when it comes to wedding video. So imagine me, just a little old greenhorn [2] in the business, receiving an email from this local icon (I know he'll get a kick out of this description). [Read more about that email here [3].]
Well that was a few months ago. Today he shared some more cool words with me, but this time I got his permission...
I went back on your site for the first time in a while, looks great! People get in this business for two reasons: money & the craft. You're in this for the craft and that is so cool. Not too many of us left. I would love to hook up and share some ideas...
P.S. I'd be honored to be mentioned in your Blog. You have my permission :). Thanks for the kind words on our work."
Needless to say, I'm pretty pumped about the future of 28Twenty! We're already facing the prospect of doubling our number of weddings for next year, plus I've got a great mentor and friend in one of the area's best and most experienced videographers. So if I sound like a giddy schoolgirl, well, it's because I truly feel like I might be onto something big here!
Oh, and I've also got another date lined up with my wife for this Sunday! We're going to the Bengals game at PBS! Who Dey!
[1] http://www.lifetime-video.com
[2] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/greenhorn
[3] http://www.28twenty.com/2007/08/29/advertising-blitz/ read more
