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Don't Let Your Most Precious Wedding Memories Fade Away
Whether you've been married for a couple of weeks, a few years or decades, the pictures shot on your
wedding day are probably among your most prized possessions. Every time you flip through the album, or
look at the wedding pictures hanging on the wall, you're reminded of how happy you were the day you
said "I do."
Anissa Burrell-Butler of Westchester, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, relives her wedding day every time she
walks through her living room. "I consider the day Rodney and I got married (September 30, 2001) the
most important day of my life, a day I'll cherish for a lifetime," she says.
Because she knew the memories would be so precious, Burrell-Butler went all out on photography. She
found a professional photographer through word of mouth and says he really lived up to his reputation.
"He was kind of expensive, but prompt, courteous and thorough. He got all the shots I asked for and then
some; it was well worth the money," she says.
Among the most memorable images in her album, multiple shots of the bride and groom partying with
their guests, people toasting and lots of kissing. There are very few formal shots. These days, it seems
more and more brides and grooms are moving away from traditional pictures, like images of the couple
with members of the wedding party, and with family members all lined up in a row, towards more candid
images that capture the emotions of the day. "We wanted pictures that would show everyone who was
there, and keep the day alive in our minds and hearts forever," says Burrell-Butler.
Shortly after returning home from their honeymoon, Anissa and
Rodney spent hours flipping back and forth through their proof
book smiling. "Once we decided which images we wanted for the
album came the easy part, picking out the pictures we wanted to
get framed," she says.
Instead of the traditional shot of the bride and groom standing
next to each other, Anissa and Rodney chose to frame two
kissing pictures they liked a lot. One shot inside the church,
the other outside the reception hall in front of a lake. "We framed
the images in a shadowbox with two mattes, one rose colored, the
other tan," she says. "We also framed a shadowbox filled with
keepsakes -- our invitation, reply card, unity candles and favors,
along with photos of our parents, Rodney with all the girls in the
wedding party and me with all the guys."
When they took the pieces in to be framed, the shop they went to recommended they take the extra
measure of framing them behind Museum Glass. "Because wedding pictures can never be replaced, you
need to give them a little extra attention when it comes to the framing process," says Joe Maxwell, a
custom framing expert who works for Tru Vue, a Chicago company that makes preservation quality glass
for the framing industry and currently featured in Town & Country Shopping Bargains. "Museum Glass is
the best way to go. It has UV blocking properties, which over time protects the artwork from sun, dust and
moisture in the air, and also offers anti-reflective technology so you won't have to worry about glare."
Museum Glass is best for pictures with depth. For flat pieces, Maxwell recommends Tru Vue's
Conservation Reflection Control glass, which has more of a matte finish. And he offers these tips to
preserve the images you don't get framed:
* Only use albums that are archival quality, meaning acid free.
* Use storage boxes and envelopes of archival quality.
* Only mount photos to acid-free pages using tape and photo corners that are also acid- free.
* Do not store photos in high temperature or high humidity areas such as attics and basements.
* Have your pictures scanned and put on a CD which will serve as a permanent archive in case anything
happens to the originals.
To find the custom framing shop nearest you that uses Tru Vue Museum Glass or Conservation
Reflection Control, log on to www.tru-vue.com.
Whether you've been married for a couple of weeks, a few years or decades, the pictures shot on your
wedding day are probably among your most prized possessions. Every time you flip through the album, or
look at the wedding pictures hanging on the wall, you're reminded of how happy you were the day you
said "I do."
Anissa Burrell-Butler of Westchester, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, relives her wedding day every time she
walks through her living room. "I consider the day Rodney and I got married (September 30, 2001) the
most important day of my life, a day I'll cherish for a lifetime," she says.
Because she knew the memories would be so precious, Burrell-Butler went all out on photography. She
found a professional photographer through word of mouth and says he really lived up to his reputation.
"He was kind of expensive, but prompt, courteous and thorough. He got all the shots I asked for and then
some; it was well worth the money," she says.
Among the most memorable images in her album, multiple shots of the bride and groom partying with
their guests, people toasting and lots of kissing. There are very few formal shots. These days, it seems
more and more brides and grooms are moving away from traditional pictures, like images of the couple
with members of the wedding party, and with family members all lined up in a row, towards more candid
images that capture the emotions of the day. "We wanted pictures that would show everyone who was
there, and keep the day alive in our minds and hearts forever," says Burrell-Butler.
Shortly after returning home from their honeymoon, Anissa and
Rodney spent hours flipping back and forth through their proof
book smiling. "Once we decided which images we wanted for the
album came the easy part, picking out the pictures we wanted to
get framed," she says.
Instead of the traditional shot of the bride and groom standing
next to each other, Anissa and Rodney chose to frame two
kissing pictures they liked a lot. One shot inside the church,
the other outside the reception hall in front of a lake. "We framed
the images in a shadowbox with two mattes, one rose colored, the
other tan," she says. "We also framed a shadowbox filled with
keepsakes -- our invitation, reply card, unity candles and favors,
along with photos of our parents, Rodney with all the girls in the
wedding party and me with all the guys."
When they took the pieces in to be framed, the shop they went to recommended they take the extra
measure of framing them behind Museum Glass. "Because wedding pictures can never be replaced, you
need to give them a little extra attention when it comes to the framing process," says Joe Maxwell, a
custom framing expert who works for Tru Vue, a Chicago company that makes preservation quality glass
for the framing industry and currently featured in Town & Country Shopping Bargains. "Museum Glass is
the best way to go. It has UV blocking properties, which over time protects the artwork from sun, dust and
moisture in the air, and also offers anti-reflective technology so you won't have to worry about glare."
Museum Glass is best for pictures with depth. For flat pieces, Maxwell recommends Tru Vue's
Conservation Reflection Control glass, which has more of a matte finish. And he offers these tips to
preserve the images you don't get framed:
* Only use albums that are archival quality, meaning acid free.
* Use storage boxes and envelopes of archival quality.
* Only mount photos to acid-free pages using tape and photo corners that are also acid- free.
* Do not store photos in high temperature or high humidity areas such as attics and basements.
* Have your pictures scanned and put on a CD which will serve as a permanent archive in case anything
happens to the originals.
To find the custom framing shop nearest you that uses Tru Vue Museum Glass or Conservation
Reflection Control, log on to www.tru-vue.com.
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