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		<title>Jessica&#8217;s Bridal Portrait</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not so many years ago Jessica was a student in my wife&#8217;s 3rd grade class. Now she is a teacher herself and recently married to Matt. I&#8217;ll be posting images from their wedding soon. I&#8217;ve been holding onto these for weeks&#8230; just itching to post them but couldn&#8217;t until after their wedding so Matt would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The real value of photography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago when my father’s terminal illness had progressed to the point where even the most hopeful of us realized his life was ending, my brother George arranged a weekend at the beach for our family. I distinctly remember resisting the idea but was persuaded to go along. When Dad passed away a month [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cvrphotography.com/blog/2010/03/09/value-of-photography/</link>
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		<title>Tell me your story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love stories. Always have. I still remember my 6th grade teacher, Helen Trexler, reading the book A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L&#8217;Engle aloud to us as a class. It&#8217;s as vivid as yesterday. I can describe the room, the light in the room. I can tell you where my desk was. I can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cvrphotography.com/blog/2010/03/04/a-new-light-on-portraits/</link>
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		<title>Doing more with less</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I like most about being a wedding photographer is the chance I have to be a calming influence in the middle of all the chaos. This year we will continue to make the &#8220;trusted adviser&#8221; role a central part of the Craige &#38; van Roden offer. It won&#8217;t cost our clients [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cvrphotography.com/blog/2010/01/06/doing-more-with-less/</link>
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		<title>Three mistakes to avoid when hiring a wedding photographer: Part 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More good advice from excellent wedding photographers in other parts of the United States and Canada. This doesn&#8217;t mean that your uncle Bob won&#8217;t capture many good images. In fact, we occasionally include an image or two in our albums from the bride and grooms talented friends and family when they catch something that we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cvrphotography.com/blog/2009/12/10/three-mistakes-to-avoid-when-hiring-a-wedding-photographer-part-3/</link>
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		<title>Classic or dated? Wedding photography cliches to avoid.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;ll admit right away that I am guilty of some of these. And when I read this post on I Do for Brides I was reminded of the photographs from my own wedding in 1977&#8230;. full of stupid cliche images that I swore I would never duplicate. Hats off to Susan who said to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cvrphotography.com/blog/2009/12/09/classic-or-dated-wedding-photography-cliches-to-avoid/</link>
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		<title>Three mistakes to avoid when hiring a wedding photographer: Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[#2 – Don’t Make the Mistake of Prioritizing Products Over the Photography Yes, we love designing and producing beautiful albums and we always have the story of your wedding day in mind as we capture each image. We are also realistic and know that your budget is limited. That is why Craige &#38; van Roden [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cvrphotography.com/blog/2009/12/09/three-mistakes-to-avoid-when-hiring-a-wedding-photographer-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Three mistakes to avoid when hiring a wedding photographer: Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since we hope you are reading this blog because you are considering Craige &#38; van Roden as your wedding photographer, or you know someone who might be, I wanted to include some good advice offered by other experienced photographers. I was not surprised to see &#8220;wrong personality&#8221; as the first mistake to avoid. When you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cvrphotography.com/blog/2009/12/08/three-mistakes-to-avoid-when-hiring-a-wedding-photographer-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Gillian and Craig</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gillian and her wonderful family have been close friends for many years. Our houses are less than a mile from each other and the moms in our neighborhood refer to themselves the &#8220;Quail Hollow Council.&#8221; Translation: Getting away with anything with so many pairs of eyes watching you wasn&#8217;t easy.  We made a portrait of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cvrphotography.com/blog/2009/11/29/gillian-and-craig/</link>
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		<title>Aiden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then it all comes into alignment. The day Aiden and Sandra came in for these portraits wearing matching sleeveless t-shirts and jeans I had that feeling feeling&#8230; and was not disappointed.]]></description>
		<link>http://cvrphotography.com/blog/2009/11/14/aiden/</link>
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