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Whitby Free Prut, Wednosday, Match 2, 199, Page il How to select your weddi*ng photographer ByEugene Gmitrowicz, CPP 1. See the work of three studios before making a decision. 2 Book early.A year ahead is advisable. The better photo- graphers will b. booked. 3. Havýe a valid contract. 4. Make sure that the photo- graphe you se. are taken by the potographer doing your wedding. 5. Will the studio allow you to contact previous clients for a reference? 6. Carefuily examine the studio's policy of payment sehedule. 7. Ask how much you have to agree tW pay before you se. »Im miulf * 8. What is the cost of extra prints? 9. o you have Wo pay extra for prof or orignals? 10. How1 many originals will b. available for you tselect for your album? 11. Carefully examine quality of finished prints, and check if specdal cropping and minor touch-u .t.included. 12. Anyone can oeil hirn/herself a f rfessional photographer. Ze thephotographer have "ny recognition, such as a 1.diploma or certification? 1.Are your negatives kept on file in case your pictures are destroyed? 14. le the photographer going to use on-caiera flash? This approaeh will destroy detail in .15.W'ill the photographer have comnplet. backup equipment? Io there a competent photo- grapher to take over in case of an ernergency, especially if hired photographers are used? 16. Io the photographer experi- enced in the art of posing and classical portraiture, or are. you juat going to get snapshots? 17. Choose the beat qualified photographer for your oniSe-n- a-lifetime occasion. By following these instruc- tions, you can relax and enjoy your wedding day. Customs differ but essence the saine (SOP) Weddings have a Ion and ancient histor steeped with fertflity and eligious rites. Customs corne and go, but the essence remains. gay you both have a long, healthy and happy life together. * The white bridai gown was popular in the Middle Affl when the wealthy fiaunted their fortunes by wearing aE garment By Brin O'Connor They say that money doesn't grow on trees. But at Bloomin' Dales Flowers and Gifts in the new plza at Garden. Street and Posland Road, the one thing that do.. grow on trees is candy. In addition to, the traditional flower-store merchandise such as silk, dried and fresh flowers, fruit baskets and plants, Bio-ý min' Dales aiso has a unique specialty -- candy trees. "These are made frori styro- foari trees with candy attached Wo themn" says Brenda Sweeney, owner o# Bloomin' Dales. After seeing the trees in Scar- borough, Sweeney says she though t,'What a great. gift item." She started selling them at her store. and found "they sold weli that could b. so easiiy soiied. They, of course, could afford Wo tosai the garment away after only on. da. Paupers, on the other hand, hd tW settie for darker, 'reccable' f!nery. .th *The bridalvil a h symbol of virginity in ancient e France boasts a tradition of nuptial drinking from a spec"a at Christmýs, because we not only decorated them as Christ- mas trees, but aise sold some in the shape of Santa Claus." They are aiso offered in the shape of a clown, for birthday parties and other occasions. "They make great gifts for men, as they don't aiways like flowers," Sweeneî points out. Sweeney is also iooking for- ward Wo the weddingt season. "oi amn oing W get more bridai informnatiaon,ý'she says, "because now i. the time when brides start looingt for their weddings." Bicomin' paies is AFS appro- ved, which is a world-wide ser- vice. 'Aithough we deliver as far as OakviIie and Bowmanville, we have found that many people like Wo send flowers overseas, as wel as Wo the U.S.," says Sweeney. two-handled cup. It'. passed down from on. generation Wo another. * Engiish country weddings favour a nuptial procession th fe church with a young child strewing flower petàa along the Pa* Bridai bouquets used Wo consist of garlic to ward off evil spirite. * Rice-throwing dates back Wo fertility ies . rig the belief that ~e couple should b. as fruitful and plentiful as the rice itself. * A iftof chopsticks in Oýriental ceustorns is a wish for many children. Jade is also asswted ithfertilit~ wonderful night-before-the- wedding party a chance Wo get teth anc1 meet distant cousins. They place the bridai, couple in seats 6f honour beneath evergreens. e The ceremonial kIs. dates back W Roman times whon it actually served aedhe officiai and legal bond betifWen man and woman. By the Middle Ages, the Iies took on a more religious overtone and acted as a remmnder of the sanctity of the marrige vows. 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