Positive Images by Rettberg

Positive Images by Rettberg

Historic London Town & Positive Images by Rettberg

Waterfront venues for weddings are among the most sought after locations for couples seeking beautiful and unique styling for their big day.
Positive Images by Rettberg has recently been introduced to a real gem of a location, Historic London Town and Gardens, www.historiclondontown.org, just outside of Annapolis in Edgewater Maryland.It is truly one of the most beautiful,dynamic, and functional locations we've ever seen for weddings.
London Town sits on 23 acres along the South River, featuring historical buildings, outdoor deck overlooking the river, charming trails with bridges and gazeboes winding through scrupulously manicured wooded areas.
Jean Shea, Director of Sales since July has embarked on a major marketing campaign to bring London Town to a wider base of couples seeking a wow experience. Jean says that even people living in the area are not aware of the location, an oversight she fully intends to correct.
There are multiple areas to hold a wedding ceremony including the historic William Brown House, a charming 18th century brick structure with its own stunning setting along the river. There is even a pier on the river, for those wanting to come by boat.
The reception facility itself is a combination of a permanent building, and a tent, or tents set up to accomodate up to 150 comfortably, but with an expansion capability of over 200. A great benefit is that you buy London Town for the day, with a block of up to nine hours. No other affairs will interfere with your experience.
London Town provides the tents, chairs and two on site managers the day of the affair.
A list of preferred caterers is at the couples disposal, and the caterers themselves are responsible for all aspects from cooking to cleaning up. Clients are allowed to provide their own alcohol if they wish.
Jean has had over 250 inquiries since taking the reins, and once she can get a prospective client on location, they are sold. Needless to say, this hidden gem will not stay in the shadows for much longer.
Positive Images by Rettberg, a professional wedding photographer serving Baltimore, Annapolis, and DC is sold on Jean and London Town, and enthusiastically endorses this venue for couples in any of the three metro areas.
Contact Jean Shea at 410-222-1919 x203, or email her directly at jeanshea@historiclondontown.org to arrange your personal tour of the grounds.

Special offer for brides to be

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Positive Images by Rettberg hopes that you will take advantage of these offers.

Check us out at the following 2011 bridal shows:
January 8 & 9 at the Timonium Bridal show...
January 21 at Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City...
January 29 & 30 at THe Cloisters Castle Open House...
January 30 at Celebrations at the Bay...
February 19 at Signture Catering's Preston Room, Baltimore

Mary Ellen Otter...Looking into new opportunities

In 2012 Positive Images by Rettberg will change directions and downsize to a much more compact operation. While I am going to continue doing weddings, I do not intend to pursue them at the same level I have done in the past. New opportunities for me are developing which will move me into new professional choices.
As such, Mary Ellen Otter, my longtime associate,friend, and confidant will be seeking new full time employment opportunities in 2011.
While Mary Ellen will continue to shoot weddings for me throughout the coming year, that position will be a part time occupation, so there will be a need for her to expand into a full time weekday job.
Mary Ellen and I have worked together for over 34 years, and there is no one I trust or admire more. My concern for her is that she is able to put her many attributes to work for an organization of the highest caliber who would appreciate her as much as I have.
Her work ethic is beyond superior, her interpersonal skills are professional yet personal, and her attention to detail, and ability to serve our clients has made me the success I am in this industry.
She brings a lifetime of selling and marketing skills to the table, and her customer service acumen is priceless.There is no challenge that she leaves unanswered, and when presented, these situations are resolved in the best interest of all concerned.
My goal is to assist Mary Ellen as I transition into a tighter niche market of weddings and portraits.
Anyone placing Mary Ellen on their staff will reap immediate benefits. Many people reading this already know her as a warm, caring individual, truly interested in the betterment of people around her.That is her nature, as I have benefited from for all of these years.
Besides all of the aforementioned attributes, she is a skilled photographer, working in what I don't say lightly, is the most difficult shooting environment in our industry...wedding photography.
One must keep a myriad of details in their head; multiple camera and flash setting changes; execute under the pressure of time constraints; highly emotional people; clients not used to being in front of a camera; and have an ability to work with several other wedding vendors. All of this, and then you must deliver a once in a lifetime event that pleases people once the wedding day has passed.
Mary Ellen accomplishes all of this magnificently.
I truly hate to let this talent leave my side, but I am at a point where I would like to expand on a personal level and reduce my photography footprint to a much more tightly defined market.

If you are looking for exceptional quality in a person, I urge you to contact Mary Ellen, or myself, to pursue adding the best asset you could possibly add to your staff.
Bill Rettberg
Positive Images by Rettberg
info@billrettberg.com
Contact Mary Ellen directly at rettbergwest@aol.com

New television commercial

Baltimore wedding photographer Positive Images by Rettberg, www.positiveimagesbyrettberg.com is now on television.
Bill Rettberg Jr. and wife and partner Robin Sommer taped a commercial back in July for the new and exciting comcast channel dedicated to linking brides and grooms with top quality vendors in the wedding industry.
This new avenue for advertising is called Wedding411on Demand, and can be found on Comcast channel 888 under photographers. You can also see the commercial on their website; www.wedding411ondemand.com.
If you do not have Comcast, go to the website of Wedding 411 on Demand to see the extensive list of other outlets for their advertising.

Planners choice for Positive Images by Rettberg

On behalf of Eventective, I’m delighted to let you know that your business is a recipient of our 2010 Planners’ Choice Award for Most Popular Photographer. Congratulations!



Out of the thousands of photographers featured on our site, 20 were selected to receive the Planners’ Choice Award this year. The top photographers across the United States and Canada were chosen based on various criteria including the number of times their listings were viewed by planners on Eventective. With the large number of photographers featured on Eventective, you should feel especially proud that you have been selected to receive this award by the people whose opinions matter most – brides-to-be, corporate planners and other potential customers.



For more information and a list of your fellow honorees, please read our press release, which was distributed yesterday, October 14, and has already been picked up by many online publications, including CNBC, Reuters, CBS, Yahoo, Kansas City Star and Earth Times.



The award logo has been added to your listing on Eventective, so that planners who see your listing will immediately know that you are a recipient for 2010. We also encourage you to publicize your award by contacting your local newspaper, announcing your inclusion on the list through social media outlets and adding the Planners’ Choice Award logo to your website. The HTML code for placing the logo on your site is below. The award logo is included within the code. Visitors clicking the link will be taken to your listing on Eventective, which is a great way to showcase the details of your business and the services you offer.






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Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Once again, congratulations on your award and thank you for being part of the Eventective community.



Best,







Traci Freed

Director of Marketing

Eventective

480 Congress Street

Portland, ME 04101

p 207.253.1653 x185

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tfreed@eventective.com

Father and Son reunion

Positive Images by Rettberg
was formed in 1987 after splitting off from Bill Rettberg Photography which split off from Rettberg Brothers Photography in 1978.
Confusing?
In that time, my father Bill Rettberg and I have been in the same venue only once shooting seperate weddings, and that was in 1990 at Martin's East on Pulaski Highway.
That is until September 5 of 2010, when again a Martin's facility, this time the Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, had us cross paths.
There was a Greek wedding going on next to mine, and since he does more Greek affairs than anyone I know, I figured the odds were good that he might be shooting it,
Sure enough it was him.
Not one to pass up an opportunity for a good blog piece, I had my wife Robin, who was working with me, immortalize the auspicious occasion.
It may never happen again, but a little piece of family history fell into place Sunday night.

Our combined years as professional photographers totals 105 Years!
There is no one in the region that can top that, and I dare say it would be tough to beat anywhere in the country for any two wedding photographers.