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June 16, 1956
The Guardian
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Article advising couples on planning wedding photography to preserve memories, stressing coordination between professional photographers and amateur snapshots for a complete record.
Merged-components note: Sequential reading order and continuous text about wedding photography indicate these are parts of the same story.
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It is a fortunate couple indeed who has a wonderful collection of pictures from their wedding day to which they can say in later years, Thanks for the memories....
This is one situation in which the good fortune can come to anyone. It will come very easily if the bride and her family plan the wedding picture taking as carefully as they do her trousseau. On this important, once-in-a-lifetime occasion, don't trust to luck-plan for it.
Wedding pictures can really be divided into groups-the formal and candid shots made by the professional photographer and the casual snapshots of family and friends. For a really complete picture record you need both Neither is a substitute for the other.
The professional photographer's pictures will have quality and scope the amateur can't equal, but
the family snapshooter has the better opportunity to record the little things that happen during the wedding preparations and reception when the photographer isn't there.
How well the photographer does by a bride depends very often on how well she and her family do by him. He should be fully briefed on the schedule of the day. and if any last minute changes are made, he should be told immediately.
If the bride decides on the spur of the moment that the time has come to toss her bouquet to waiting bridesmaids, be sure the photographer is on hand and ready to shoot. If he's out on the lawn taking the picture she wanted of the grandparents, he can't possibly record this high point of the day for her album.
-John Van Guilder
This is one situation in which the good fortune can come to anyone. It will come very easily if the bride and her family plan the wedding picture taking as carefully as they do her trousseau. On this important, once-in-a-lifetime occasion, don't trust to luck-plan for it.
Wedding pictures can really be divided into groups-the formal and candid shots made by the professional photographer and the casual snapshots of family and friends. For a really complete picture record you need both Neither is a substitute for the other.
The professional photographer's pictures will have quality and scope the amateur can't equal, but
the family snapshooter has the better opportunity to record the little things that happen during the wedding preparations and reception when the photographer isn't there.
How well the photographer does by a bride depends very often on how well she and her family do by him. He should be fully briefed on the schedule of the day. and if any last minute changes are made, he should be told immediately.
If the bride decides on the spur of the moment that the time has come to toss her bouquet to waiting bridesmaids, be sure the photographer is on hand and ready to shoot. If he's out on the lawn taking the picture she wanted of the grandparents, he can't possibly record this high point of the day for her album.
-John Van Guilder
What sub-type of article is it?
Wedding Guide
Photography Advice
What themes does it cover?
Family
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Wedding Pictures
Professional Photographer
Candid Snapshots
Wedding Planning
Bouquet Toss
Family Photos
What entities or persons were involved?
John Van Guilder
Story Details
Key Persons
John Van Guilder
Story Details
Guidance for brides and families on meticulously planning wedding photography, combining professional formal shots with candid family snapshots, and ensuring the photographer is briefed on the schedule to capture key moments like the bouquet toss.