LRS Wedding Solutions Blog

We’ve just added a few more pictures to Pam’s wedding photography gallery at SkWeddingWebsite.com.  We’re proud to partner with Pamela Eberle Photography to offer Saskatchewan couples an affordable Regina wedding photography solution.

Pam did a number of weddings this summer and has created some beautiful images that her clients have been extremely happy with.

If you’re in need of a wedding photographer in the Regina area that takes high quality pictures without costing you a fortune, we would encourage you to check out Pam’s wedding photography samples, her rates, and contact her by filling out the form at http://www.skweddingwebsite.com/pam.html. 

For more samples from Pamela Eberle Photography, you can visit her Flickr Stream, or join her Facebook Group.

Here’s today’s featured wedding favour (we’ll have a sample of the topiary trees at the Most Incredible Bridal Show this weekend. Find out about the show at http://www.mostincrediblebridalshow.com):

A breathtaking topiary - always the stunning showpiece of an exquisitely arranged garden - is the inspiration for this dramatic design. The Topiary Photo Holder/Place Card Holder will bring the same engaging charm to your wedding reception tables. Nobly rising from a well-crafted, dark-wood planter is the finely manicured, round, rich green foliage - an artisan’s hallmark. Every topiary can hold a cherished photo of the happy couple or a place card. The topiaries, which come in sets of four, measure 4″ h x 2″ w.

To buy the Topiary Photo Holder/Place Card Holder (Set of Four) “As Seen in Modern Bride Aug/Sept 2008″ visit:

http://www.skweddingwebsite.com/catalog/item/6470568/6342720.htm

If you’re thinking about creating a slideshow for your wedding (or your friend’s wedding), Windows Movie Maker is a free tool that comes with every PC that can help you make slideshows very easily.  The video below is a screenshot of how to do it, but the written instructions are also included if you’d rather read about it.

1. Open Windows Movie Maker
2. Select ‘Import Media’ in the top left or from the ‘File’ drop down menu
3. Select the files you want to use in your slideshow.  Hold down the Ctrl button when you click on files to select multiple files at the same time.  You can always add more as you go, so don’t worry if you don’t get them all right now.
4. Drag the pictures from the imported media section onto the timeline.
5. You can arrange the order of the pictures on the timeline by dragging them into place.
6. You can adjust the length of each picture by holding your mouse on the right side of the picture you want to trim (you’ll get a red sideways arrow) and drag your mouse to the left to shorten the clip or to the left to lengthen it.
7. You can add video clips in the same way you add pictures and can use both pictures and video in the same slideshow.
8. Add special effects by right clicking on the picture you want the effect to apply to and selecting ‘Effects’.  Choose the effects you want from the ‘Available Effects’ menu, select the ones you want and click ‘Add’.  Click ‘OK’ when you’re finished.
9. Add transitions between pictures by selecting ‘Transitions’ in the left hand navigation bar.  You can preview the transition by clicking on it and pressing play in the preview window.  After you find the one you want, drag it down between the clips you want.  You can change the length of the transition the same way you adjusted the length of your picture.
10. Add titles, captions, or credits to your slideshow by clicking ‘Titles and Credits’.  There’s a variety of different title and credit formats to choose from, find the one you like and insert it.  You can move it along the timeline if you need to.
11. Add audio to your slideshow (music, narration, sound effects, whatever) the same way you add pictures and video, just drag it into the audio section.  You can right click the audio if you want it to fade in or fade out (just click the appropriate selection).
12. When you’ve got the slideshow fancied up the way you like it, now you need to make your slideshow into a movie file.  Right now it’s saved as a .MSWMM file (Microsoft Windows Movie Maker) and it’s essentially useless outside of that program.  You’ll want to click on ‘Publish Movie’, select the place you want to save the file and what you want to name it.  Windows Movie Maker will then publish your movie as a .WMV file that will be playable in Windows Media Player.

You’re done!  Just open the file when it’s time to play the slideshow and select ‘View Fullscreen’.  Your guests will be blown away at your technical inclination.

Now that we’ve got the wedding favour store up and running at SkWeddingWebsite.com, we’re going to try to feature one of our wedding favours every day here on the blog with a short little video.

Our first featured favour is the Something Blue Candle Wedding Favour. 

Here’s a new take on a time-honored custom. If you already have something old, something new, and something borrowed, but you’re missing something blue , then this is the party favor for you.  This miniature blue candle gives off a heavenly scent and is detailed with striking white outlining, ending in a bow atop the candle.  Each candle is individually wrapped in clear plastic and enclosed in a showy 1.75″ x 1.75″ box tied with a blue satin ribbon reading “Something Blue.” The perfect keepsake for gift giving, it’s a truly traditional finishing touch.

Wedding Favours at SkWeddingWebsite.com

We’ve been busy for the last month or so completely redesigning our Saskatchewan Wedding Website to accomodate our new online Saskatchewan wedding favour store.

We think we’ve put together a pretty cool selection of wedding favours and we’re working on finding more suppliers even as we write this.  Some of the cool wedding favours you might want to check out include:

Beach Favours
Elegant Favours
Whimsical Favours
Heart Favours
Fairy Tale Favours
Coffee & Tea Favours
Vegas Wedding Favours
Asian Wedding Favours
Wine Wedding Favours

Hopefully you’ll be able to find something that calls out to your personality and can be a solution to your wedding decoration or wedding favour needs.  All of this stuff is special order, but can usually get to you in less than a week.  You’ll never pay any customs charges, and you’ll only incur very limited shipping charges. 

We’re debuting some of our wedding favours at the upcoming Most Incredible Bridal Show on Sunday, October 26.  Make sure to come by and say hi.  We’ll have our most popular wedding favours on display, plus a few others. 

Hope to see you there (and let us know what you think of the new store).