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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1988-02-10, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1988. PAGE 15. Professional photographers often offer a video service as well as their normal still photography service to help capture more of the wedding day's memories. Space-saving in the first home Video increasingly popular for weddings Video is growing as the high tech answer to preserving both the sights and sounds of a couple’s wedding day. Unlike a still photo graph. the videoisthreedimen- sional. Video is meant to complement a photographer’s work at a wedding. Since video’s fast growing popu larity over the last four years, more and more couples are substituting video for some of the photo packages offered by their wedding photographer. Videos have taken off like a shot in a much greater way than Super 8 movies ever did, since the latter were silent and often difficult to produce. Some video services differ from other video companies in that the video tape is edited back at the company’s computerized editing studio. The video tape is cut down from, say, three hours of footage to about 1 */a hours of edited tape. The video tape is shot in sequence and edited out of sequence, to produce a candid, flowing presentation. It’s a production, rather than a disjointed movie - and more interesting. It’s notjust 10 minutes of one thing. It’s more dynamic. Since much of the general public remains unacquainted with video beyond their VHS and Beta machines, it’s important that couples who are considering em ptying the services of a video company (or even their friends) arm themselves with knowledge and ask lots of questions. Couples should find out exactly what a company means when it offers to produce an edited video tape of their wedding day. If you want a professionally edited tape, be prepared to pay extra. Does the video company come prepared to shoot the wedding ceremony and the reception? It’s also important to place several microphones around the church, since only one microphone mount ed on the camera can produce hollow, inaudible sounds when shooting from a distance. It’s a good idea to place several microphones around the reception table, but all microphones should be hidden from view. The video company should also be shooting from two to three different angles at the front and back of the church in order to give an interesting perspective to their shots. Video technicians should be as unobtrustive as possible and be formally dressed, in keeping with the atmosphere at the wedding. Not so long ago, most single women lived with their parents until marriage and collected every- thing necessary for a home. Meanwhile, bachelors tended to live in apartments furnished with little more than stereo, couch and bar. Today, both men and women leave home earlier and marry later. Consequently, they accumulate most home comfort “necessities” while still single. For today’s newlyweds, combining two sets of possessions into one home can be the first great challenge of married life. With space at a premium in most firsthomes, couplesquicklybe- come familiar with space-saving techniques. They devise ingenious ways to eliminate clutter and are likely tospendentire Saturdays installing closet organizers or building shelves. They learn to throw away junk or, at least, items not used in the past 10 years. And, for space-sav ing convenience, they buy multi functional appliances instead of outfitting their kitchens with 20 individual gadgets. Fortunately, solutions that save time and space do exist. One is to install appliances in under-used areas. Recently developed under cabinet appliances, for example, unclutter countertops without tra ding off accessibility and conveni ence. A recently introduced newcomer to the battle to save space is the undersink dishwasher, installed in the frequently wasted area under the sink, saving up to 24 inches of valuable wall space. It fits under a special six inch deep single-bowl sink or can be offset under a double-bowl sink to allow use with a disposer. A1 title ingenuity goes a long way towards making a small place seem larger. And the more room a newly married couple has, the more they can continue to acquire! 1 sg 1 □J 3 TOKEN TREASURES For all your gift giving needs. •• Leave it all to Jeanne. M c c 3 c I 3 3 o y 'J. 3 y 3 6 0. o_ When it comes brides and grooms, Jeanne relies on a bridal registry. For many, the idea of a bridal registry is a mys tery and therefore an un comfortable experience. Jeanne explains that it is really neither of these things; it is a way for buy ers to make the wisest choice of a gift for their money and it answers the age old question "What can I buy that will be re ally enjoyed?" The bride-to-be is en couraged to drop into the store, alone or with Jeanne McDonald loves the work she’s in. She sur rounds herself daily with the beautiful things she selects for the store called Token Treasures. Hers is a world of brides and grooms, birthday wishes and tokens of love and affection. Jeanne's job is to assist customers in choosing that gift which says "I care". Jeanne does this well. Mom, to consult Jearuje about her personal tastes and those of her husband-to-be. Within ten ar fifteen minutes Jeanne has an idea of the colours the bride plans for her first Ze home and the accessories (j- she enjoys (brass, wicker, ' silver, copper, etc.) c Jeanne records these (jZ facts and refers to them from time to time as shop pers arrive to choose a special gift for the young couple (or not-so-young couple). Buyers have the knowledge of choosing gifts of the taste and style they know will please. They are happy they are p- not buying something the vty couple has already received. e c Sc. c Q 0' (0 What it amounts to for the shopper is that it is the V wisest use of money A' spent. It is a choice of pre- I ( sent which is going to say "I care". £ A few minutes of the (C bride's time, plus the gra- cious assistance of a man- jLz ager like Jeanne, and the gift becomes a treasured token of affection. tToken Treasures 0.WIngham 357-2993 c Good Wedding Photography doesn't just happen It has to be planned! At Walden Photo we don't take just pictures, we work to take the BEST PORTRAITS of your WEDDING DAY! Professional poses with the casual & natural look to give intimacy and warmth to your portraits. WALDEN PHOTOGRAPHY 523-9212 "the Country Studio ” (5 miles NW of Blyth)