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A favorite wedding video
We love this video, which shows just how marvelous a wedding party can be, and the value
of a film-maker's eye and professional editing. It also shows a little bit about our
publisher's cultural roots.
to video.
Cape Fear
Wedding is published by
Cape Fear Images, Inc. We are a Wilmington-based,
family-owned business, run by experienced publishing
professionals. The
publishers and owners: Kathleen
Beall Meyer is president of Cape Fear Images, Inc.,
and publisher of Cape Fear Wedding. She has 15
years experience in sales and marketing for daily newspapers
in Richmond, Va. and Wilmington. During her 10 years
with the Morning Star, Kate was sales and promotion
manager for the newspaper's circulation department.
Since starting Cape Fear Images, she has published a
newspaper for children (Cape Fear Young Images)
and a guidebook for tourists (Wilmington Today)
and created a nationally marketed line of personalized
products for commemorating life events.
Kate has served on the Board of Directors
of the Cape Fear Wedding Association since its founding in 2006.
SEE: Cape
Images and Cape Fear Wedding Association web sites. John H. Meyer is web
development director for Cape Fear Images, Inc., and
editor of Cape Fear Wedding. He has 26 years experience
as a newspaper reporter and editor. During his 24 years
with the Wilmington Morning Star, John
reported on local and state government and politics,
directed the reporting staff as city editor, and managed
the daily operations of the newsroom as managing editor.
He created the newspaper's web site in 1995, and has
developed all of Cape Fear Images' web sites. He is the
principal writer, photographer and editor for Cape Fear
Wedding.
John has served as president of the Cape
Fear Wedding Association in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He is also an
active volunteer with Wilmington Downtown, Inc., and heads the
group's marketing committee. The
staff: Mark Milner, web master and communications manager, has
15 years management experience in the hospitality business. He is
in charge of customer relations and web development for Cape Fear Images'
product line and our publications. He also lends his event-management
expertise to The Cape Fear Wedding Show and to the Cape Fear Wedding Association. Oliver Katz' responsibilities include customer service
and staff morale. Oliver Katz' colorful, multi-faceted personality and
playful spirit have become indispensible to the Cape Fear Wedding family
over the years.
One of our favorite wedding videos
Our publisher's ancestral homeland is the mountainous corner
of Ukraine known as Ruthenia or Transcarpathia. We recently discovered this video of a wedding
party in one of the region's rural villages, and thought it was too much fun not to share.
The featured band is called "Hudaki" which means simply "musicians."
Based in the Transcarpathia region, the group has developed a following across Europe.
Besides showcasing the musicians, this video shows that many aspects
of weddings are universal across cultures, including the importance of the bride's and groom's
finery; the music and dancing; the toasts (local wine and vodka in this case); the food; and
even transportation for the guests. (In our culture it's traditional for the bride's family
to supply the dump trucks.)
Here are some links to Cape Fear area vendors who can provide some of
the products and services shown here, including video editing. (Though we don't know of any
professional caterers around here who can make a huge pot of halupky as expertly as
the Ruthenian babushky seen here.)
We love this video, which shows just how marvelous a wedding party can be, and the value
of a film-maker's eye and professional editing. It also shows a little bit about our
publisher's cultural roots.
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