Monthly Archives: October 2009

Personalized Gifts For Infants

Baby gifts for infants are usually given during baby showers. Although they are meant for the baby, but the expectant parents are the ones who are more excited about the gifts. Gift-giving is a great way to show love and care to both parents and baby. Since most baby shower presents are baby items, people...

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Seating Tips For Engagement Party and Wedding Reception Planning For Brides and Grooms

The Terrace Room at the Lake Merritt Hotel wedding

Planning wedding reception seating tips. Assigned sitting at your wedding is not mandatory. However, most brides and grooms prefer it, but are clueless about all the details they need to consider. If you are looking for the details you will need to know for preparing your Reception such as deciding who will sit where, arranging your Seating chart and informing your guests, this article is for you. Keep reading!

Most brides and grooms prefer assigned seating because:

Guests prefer to be told where to sit rather than search for seats to occupy because it is less stressful,
Having assigned seats is more efficient and will eliminate possible confusion at the reception.
Seating tables with people who know each other will make them comfortable. However, it will not do much to encourage mingling.
Be sure to assign at least a few people who are familiar per table because a table where no one knows anyone else might be a bit intimidating for most people!
Unless guests seated at a table are related, assign guests by approximate ages and interests as common denominators, so that they will be likely to get along and have fun!

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How to Use a Polarizing Filter to Improve Your Digital Photography

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Filters can be a great way to improve photographs. They can change the colors of the entire scene or landscape, improve the look of the subjects, or they can be helpful and reduce glare and reflection while also enhancing other elements of the scene. This is the way that a polarizing filter operates and many landscape photographers rely on them to give some remarkably good results.

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What to Ask Your Wedding Photographer

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Questions are GOOD! The more questions you ask, the more involved you become, the more informed both you and your photographer are, the smoother the process will be.

I love it when I get ‘fussy’ brides. It means that I know exactly what they want, they feel assured I know what they want – the more demanding the bride before the day, the better I like it!

So here’s my top ten questions to ask:

1 – Will you adjust your style to suit what I want?

Answer – within reason. Any professional photographer would rather pass a non-fitting client on to a more-suited colleague than try and be something they are not, just to keep a job. But flexibility is of course essential, too! Be sure before you meet that the photographer’s style is what you are looking for – and if you change your mind whilst viewing more of their work, do not be afraid to say so. It saves everyone time!

2 – What is your method of working on the day?

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Filipino Photographer – Cherrie and Frederick

I have recently photograph Cherrie and Frederick’s wedding. It was a nice wedding and it went smoothly for them. I, on the other hand, got a big scratch on my face from the limo grab handle. As I was getting out of the limo, I grab the handle to pull myself out when it came off and hit me in the face! Luckily, it was superficial and I did not get KO. It is still healing but I’m crossing my fingers that it will not leave a bad scar. I just can’t believe a limo company that doesn’t check their cars for repairs before going on on a gig. Imagine if it was the bride or groom with a big scratch on her or his face,

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