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Wedding Entertainment in Leixlip
Yesterday I was in the Springfield Hotel, Leixlip, for the wedding of Rachel and Graham. This time I did make the drinks reception! It was one of those days that I don’t get to meet the couple until the very end, as they were off at different locations getting their wedding photos taken, but I kept their guests entertained in ink and compressed charcoal as you can see.
Got there in the end
Last weekend I brought my wedding entertainment to Adare, Co. Limerick for a drinks reception.
Or at least I tried to.
The drive from Galway to Limerick is at most an hour and a half since the Ennis bypass opened. I was due to start drawing at 4pm in the Woodlands Hotel. At 3.30 I still hadn’t reached Gort. It took me 40 minutes to get from Oranmore to Clarinbridge, a distance of 6 kilometres. I ended up ringing the hotel and offering to do the after dinner stint instead. I turned around and was back in Galway in 30 minutes. This despite the fact I had pretty much chewed my steering wheel off in frustration!
Well I made good time when I made my second attempt to reach the hotel, and the couple were lovely, and very understanding about the traffic situation and I’d a great night with the guests.
No matter how much planning you do though, sometimes the traffic gods just decide you’re not going to get there on time.
Irish Spamalot
Photo owned by Debora Drower (cc)
I get many emails from various Irish and international directories offering free this and that all the time. Most of them are very spammy- they’re unsolicited bulk emails with no personalisation at all and are generally full of links and breathless copy about how brilliant they are. Occasionally I get personalised correspondence that I’ll reply to just to see what’s on offer. And then there are times when someone follows up with a phonecall, and I end up with a good deal that I might have missed. I Do 2 Do is one such example of doing it right- John Foye the director rang me after his email and offered me a straight swap of a premium listing on their site in exchange for a banner ad on this blog.
Spammy emails don’t irk me as much as they do some, but I think they’re a terrible precendent in Irish marketing. The one I got today though is such a shining beacon of doing it wrong I’m reproducing it here. I’m not naming and shaming, but remember, this is an Irish company trying to sell me something.
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* is Ireland’s newest online, easy to use Wedding Directory. If you are in the Wedding business then you need to be apart of this.
Click here to sign up free now.
Free Ad Available Now No Money No Gimmicks Why would anyone with business sense turn it down
If you have html turned of on your computer this link will not work so go to * and
register for free ad
We are currently offering great deals on the following products
Click here to sign up free now.
Free Ad Available Now No Money No Gimmicks Why would anyone with business sense turn it down
If you have html turned of on your computer this link will not work so go to * and
register for free ad
We are currently offering great deals on the following products
Frontpage Ad (LINKED IN EMAIL) - Get the ultimate exposure for your business.
Category page Ad (LINKED IN EMAIL)- Find people who are looking for you.
Online Store (LINKED IN EMAIL)- Sell your products online with our no risk options.
Online gallery (LINKED IN EMAIL)- Set up an online gallery to showcase your work, include images, videos or music.
Want to read more
* is new it offers more for less and unlike other similar sites we actively promote our site both online and in real time real world
with inventive, creative and unique marketing techniques. * is fast becoming a household name and will remain so with
continuous strong marketing campaigns. Your free add is waiting for you just click the link above or you can opt for a front page
add . Photographers why only make money from the bride and groom photograph everyone at the wedding hand out your card and send them
to your online shop no risk sell nothing pay nothing talk to us at *
make the right decision.
regards (NAME)
Ps We are currently looking for Advertisers who might consider putting together a promotional package as part of a major promotional
campaign. We need everything for a wedding, dresses, suits, cars, venue, honeymoon etc. Each contributor will recieve premium
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If you made it this far well done. I couldn’t take my eyes off it in horror at the lack of punctuation, proper formatting, and spelling mistakes (I don’t want to be “apart of this” thanks).
In my humble opinion screaming your message without drawing a breath or finishing a sentence isn’t going to convert anyone into a customer.
