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Greetings...

Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog. I'm Tim Marman, owner of Timothy J. Photography. I've been photographing weddings for over 5 years. I know way too much about weddings for a guy, but hey, that's ok. My blog is not only here to showcase my current work but to also help you on your wedding day with tips and helpful ideas to make it go as smoothly as possible.

I'd love to talk to you personally as well if you have any questions.

contact me: timmarman@gmail.com

How can you make a change in 2010?

This year I would like to challenge you to give. Give your time, your money, your advice, and your love to others.
Why would you want to do something like this? Well, we live on way too much money and own too much. I personally have so many clothes that much of them collect dust. I want to personally start giving myself in my time, and my finances to people who are in need.
Please reach out and love someone in a unique way in 2010. Don’t do it for me, don’t do it for yourself. Do it for someone else, even if you have not or will not ever meet them.

I don’t have much money”, you might say. Yes you do! Most people around the world live on $1.25 a day (USD). Could you offer something as simple as that to someone next year? You can easily find $1.25 in change on the ground everyday here in the states. I normally have around that much change in my pocket from going out to eat or buying things.
I would like to challenge you in 2010 to help someone out. Help anyone out. Here are some websites that I think are way cool, and are different approaches on helping people out:

One Day Wages: http://www.onedayswages.org/about/what-odw and http://twitter.com/OneDayswages
Here’s what they do, found on their site, “Our vision is to inspire people around the world to simply donate one day’s wages and to renew that pledge monthly, quarterly or yearly on their birthdays to the cause of ending extreme global poverty.”

Kiva: http://www.kiva.org/about and http://twitter.com/KIVA
Kiva is a way to lend money to people across the world who are in need. Usually small business in foreign countries. A very unique way to help someone else out.

Help Portrait: http://www.help-portrait.com/ and http://twitter.com/help_portrait
This is for the photographers out there. Even though the offical date was 12/12/09, there will be more to come. You can always go out shooting and do it now.

Project 7: http://www.project7.com/mission/ and http://twitter.com/Project7
From their site, “Project 7 is a company that is passionate about social change. For every purchase of a Project 7 product, the company donates 50 percent of its profits to seven areas of critical need in the world”.

Thirst Relief: http://thirstrelief.org/ and http://twitter.com/thirstrelief
Help change a life by clean drinking water.

You might ask, “ok Tim, what will you be doing this year?” I’ve decided for 2010 to donate a percentage of each wedding that I book next year towards helping World Vision (http://www.worldvision.org and http://twitter.com/WorldVisionUSA) . I’ve patterned up with them, so that children and families might be able to be blessed by the work that I do, by people simply getting married and letting me take their photographs.

So please decide that in 2010, you will want to make a difference in someone’s life. Help by giving something, anything, even just your own time. Please make a change in someone else’s life!

Jeanne Ryan - Tim, Thank you so much for helping to spread the word about Project 7. You have captured the very essence of what we are trying to tell people. We have so much, while others have so little and it doesn't take a lot to make a difference or change someone's life. At Project 7 we came up with a way for people to support positive social change by doing what they already are doing. So, if you drink bottled water (ours is bio), chew gum, eat mints or wear t-shirts, you can make a big difference in the lives of others just simply by choosing our products. What you are doing is wonderful! Be sure to check out our 25 Days of Giving on twitter.com/project7. Every day we are listing something that you can give to better someone's life, some tangible, some not. Thanks again. Jeanne and the rest of the Project 7 team.December 16, 2009 - 1:37 pm

Tim Marman - Thank you Jeanne. I'm glad I can help in someway by just spreading the news. I look forward to seeing how you and your team help change things in the world little by little.December 16, 2009 - 1:45 pm

Joe & Cortney

On Saturday December 12th 2009, I had the plessure of photographing two great friends as they got married.
Thank you Joe and Cortney for letting me part of your great celebration!

Temeku Hill Golf Course http://www.temekuhills.com/

David, Rosy, and Diesel

Here are some recent photos of some great friends of mine. These were photographed for their Christmas Card.

newly engaged

Friends of my girlfriend and I got engaged on monday.
We got to visit them at Disneyland that evening to help celebrate.
A great couple and amazing friends!

New wedding website is up…

As of last night my new wedding website is now up and running. Please go and check it out. (http://www.timothyjphoto.com)
Also don’t forget to look at the “giving back” section, which is brand spanking new!

A few helpful sites for brides to be…

I’m a huge fan of twitter. I find that it’s a great resource for everything about weddings.

These twitter companies help with current trends to DIY.So follow these twitter users or check out their great sites.

@BrideTide     http://www.BrideTide.com/

@weddinic      http://www.weddinic.com/

@TweetMyWedding    http://tweetmywedding.blogspot.com/

@ProjectWedding           http://www.projectwedding.com/

last but not least: one for the guys too (the bide isn’t the only one getting married)

@themanregistry         http://www.themanregistry.com/

Chris & Kellen…the photos that almost disappeared

A recent wedding that I did last month was in Michigan. I’ve flown quite frequently but never by myself. So this was an exciting trip that I had been looking forward to for a few months. I went to photograph a wedding there that was going to be at Millcreek Barns in Watervliet, MI. I found the couple using twitter. The wedding was so much fun and beautiful, they even had a folk band perform live.
On my flight home however, the day after the wedding my trip almost turned into a nightmare. When I had driven to Chicago to get on my flight that morning while on the airlines’ ramp, they instructed me that I could no longer take my carry-on bag with me. This bag had all of my camera equipment and the entire photographed wedding in it. I flew from Chicago to San Fransisco, to my finial destination in Ontario, CA. I went to pick up my bags and all that was there was my other checked bag full of clothing. So my camera bag was completely missing.

After a very stressful seven full days, I knew I needed to call the bride. I told her what happened and she wasn’t too worried to my surprise. Almost twelve hours exactly passed by and I got a call from the airline company telling me that the bag had be found and was going to be delivered to my home that night.
Lessons learned:
1. $3,000 is the limit that most airlines will pay up to, if items are lost/damaged, this also doesn’t include electronics.
2. Don’t give up your bag, what so ever. Make sure to tell them what the total amount is worth in your bag, than they will let you carry it on.
3. Separate your items into separate bags. Such as with my camera equipment I did back up the photos, but kept them all in one bag. I should have separated them into bags and keep one on my person.

If you have any similar stories, or stuff you have learned while traveling please leave a comment. Please learn from my almost tragic lesson.

Tom - Why did they force you to check your carry-on? Did they give you a chance to retrieve anything from the bag before it went below deck? If not, that's wrong. I almost always fly with exclusively carry-on luggage - I bring a regulation-sized bag, and a small backpack that can at least fit my camera and laptop beneath the seat. I learned that lesson after flying from NYC to DC on a small jet without overhead storage. They abruptly took our carry-on luggage right before boarding, and a number of valuables were stolen. I'm glad to hear you had a more positive outcome.November 9, 2009 - 11:01 pm

admin - They forced me to check my carry-on because apparently there wasn't enough over head cargo space for my bag or the other 20 people behind me. Even though the plain was a 767, and my bag was of the proper size. I tried to argue with them that I needed to bring the entire bag on board, but to no avail. I didn't even think of taking anything out of the bag, until it was way too late. The way you fly seems very wise. I've heard of bags getting taken for people and things stolen. I'm sorry to hear that happened to you. Thank you Tom for sharing. -TimNovember 10, 2009 - 10:58 am

Chris & Kellen

This beauitful wedding was photographed on October 11, 2009 in Watervliet, MI. Please read my next post that is the behind the story of this wedding. You can learn from my crazy adventure.
Venue- Millcreek Barn in Watervliet, MI http://www.millcreekbarn.com/

Blake & Simone…

This wedding was photographed on July 24, 2009. It was in Ojai, CA (near Santa Barbara).

Andrew & Rebecca

My cousin got married this year. I got to photograph his wedding and welcome in my new cousin into the family as well.

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