Speaking of updates, we updated this blog to WordPress 3.0 (Theolonius) as well.  There are a host of nice improvements, though I’m not sure what we’ll implement yet.  I think we might do something with custom menus, depending which theme we go with.  And the bulk updating of plugins will be nice too.

Also, I’ve been playing around with Facebook connect.  If you’re logged into Facebook, you can “Like” any of our posts now!  I might add Facebook commenting, but then it doesn’t work for those few people not on Facebook  As always, stop by our Facebook page sometime!

We here at Chang² Studios strive to provide a better experience. In fact, those who compare our prices against those at a typical mall store may find that the mall store costs much more in the end for an inferior product!

We have come a long way for the image on the DVD its self, from just burning a disk, to printing on the disk, to printing on high quality, water resistant DVD’s that look just as good as a DVD you can buy from the store, if not better.

We have also come a long with the presentation of the package, from a regular jewel case, to a simple square envelope, to petal paper from Paper Source secured with a button tied through the envelope to hold the disk down so that it does not get any scratches during shipping.

I like the overall look at this time, but I do feel there is a slight problem with how people understand it. I feel that it is a little bit of a complex design. When someone receives this package they open the petal, which is great! But then they seem to be a little puzzled about what to do next. I need to step back as a designer and see its functionality. So the next step is to untie the bow, but I see many confused faces when we hand deliver the DVDs. Do you have any suggestions? We would still like to use our crafty materials, because the look is perfect! Function is important too.

Here are three features I like about WordPress so far:

1. Nicer looking.  I started off looking for blogger templates, but the really cool ones seemed to be for other services, such as WordPress.  However, even wordpress.com only has a limited selection, so I went with wordpress.org for the fullest flexibility.
2. Easier static pages.  I don’t know how to do this in blogger, but a quick “add new” button in WordPress lets them show up in menus and in the side bars.
3. Plugins and widgets!  I like being able to extend the functionality.  Already, I’ve added a contact page with the contactform7 plugin.

I could see how people could base entire websites off of just a WordPress site with some tweaking!

YAY! Oh I am so excited! We finally choose a name for our business. We went with Chang² Studios.This is fitting for many reasons. The obvious, we are getting married in 3 months and I will be a Chang too! So we will be Chang Squared. Plus I had already drawn out a really cute logo for it. I can’t wait to design it and get it up on the site and business cards.

So we do have the domain name for our site www.chang2studios.com , but there is not much up on it yet. We will have to keep everyone informed. For now we are still using the www.ohtoberich.com/weddings.

We have been so busy, hence why the website and name has taken extremely long. We have shot a few weddings each month. We have another one tomorrow up in Rockford. And the following weekend we have Nick and Katie’s. Here is a photo from their engagement session with us. We are so excited to shoot their wedding. Such a great couple to work with.