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The old saying “failing to plan is planning to fail” is also true for weddings. Of course the wedding might still happen but it might well be remembered for the stress and tension as much as for the getting married part.

It’s better to have to much time than to little, so in planning its better to overestimate the time needed than to underestimate it. Plan for delays, they are likely to happen and if they don’t your still prepared, still in the right place and simply have more time to enjoy your day, your friends and family and to really take in the excitement of it all.

Think of how much more your likely to enjoy the day if your not stressed, if you know it’s all happening without you having to get in a flap about something. Imagine knowing beyond doubt that everything is in its place and one time!

If you are going to have a professional photographer you need to make some decisions about time allocation. Most photographers will talk to you about this. Lots of professional photographers charge you for a fixed time, but if you go over it they start charging by the hour. They will say that they will take photographs between x hour and y hour and that’s that. In that case you really need to ensure your prepared to be where the best photos can be taken at that time.

At Crane Photography we are with you for a considerable part of the day. So there is lots of time for fun, impromptu shots but we also recommend you put aside up to one and a half hours after the wedding and generally before the reception for location photography. This is where some of your most prised memories will be captured, so its worth the time. Bring along your bridesmaids and groomsmen (and some Champagne) so you can spend some quality, more laid back time with them, following the intensity of your wedding ceremony.

What ever you do, plan ahead of time in order to make the most of your special day.

There is a depth to martial arts that both draws us in and makes us look outside of ourselves. The winding of legend and fact is at the heart of the history of kung fu. This practice has been around longer than there have been people to write it down. But from records we see that one of the first instances of this practice was over four thousand years ago.

The first ones to practice this style were not battling on a field but were fighting for their lives not to be the prey of the animal predators stalking them. These animals had defense and offensive moves that made them strong and able to overtake men so the men began to pay attention to what made them so stealth.

Taking those powers and strengths into consideration man utilized them to not only defeat the animal predator but to bring into the arsenal to use in battle against man.

Kung fu had many different styles and techniques that evolved from different ways. But since the basic of the art was the fight with beasts, the practice took on the defensive techniques of birds, insects, and animals. Like the tiger, panther and bear the practice became stealth and wise in attack. The birds like crane, eagle, and chicken used their strength and wit to outsmart their predators. All of these traits of the animals broadened and gave an easy example of how to practice this form of martial arts.

The Buddist monk Bodhidarma or Dot Mor was an intrinsic force in the definition of Kung Fu. With his arrival the practice of Kung Fu became both internal and external. The internal was related to using the energy of the body and spirit that not only brings force to your practice but peace to your life. The breath control aspect of the practice began here. The use of breath to add to the force of your strikes became the core of the practice.

The practice of Jiao Di was the first type of this martial art. Brought to life by the Yellow Emperor he developed the way of fighting where a horn was attached to a helmet and then two men fought each other. This was not just simple physical domination as this Yellow Emperor was a man of learning. He studied astronomy and medicine and incorporated the art of intelligence into a usually typical physical match up.

As happens in a society the philosophical mindset changes and these adaptations were incorporated into the practice of kung fu. The Taoist influence was brought in since it believes in the ying and yang or the soft with the hard. This combined with the art of using your chi to empower your movements and strikes gave a delicate balance that created great force.

The vast amount of time dedicated to the growth and history of kung fu brings much to light. However it changed and grew and whoever influenced the change, kung fu evolved and became more by the people who practiced and defined its being.

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