Wedding in the Pressroom
Some people marry in the sky, others underwater. Lourens de
Graaf chose "his" print shop in Amersfoort, Holland - but only
for the wedding photos. He and his wife, Miranda, exchanged wedding
vows quite traditionally at the registrar's office.
Mr. de Graaf, how did you get the idea to have your wedding pictures taken in your print shop?
de Graaf: I like my work as Project Manager at Klomp Grafische Communicatie a lot, and I'm crazy about printing presses. I was particularly taken with the amazing sound and design of the Speedmaster CD 74-5 LX. I therefore couldn't imagine a better setting for my wedding pictures than the pressroom.
How did your wife react to this rather unusual idea?
de Graaf: With composure. She's known me already for five years after all. She knows how much I'm attached to my work and even encouraged me to have the pictures taken in the print shop.
Mr. de Graaf, how did you get the idea to have your wedding pictures taken in your print shop?
de Graaf: I like my work as Project Manager at Klomp Grafische Communicatie a lot, and I'm crazy about printing presses. I was particularly taken with the amazing sound and design of the Speedmaster CD 74-5 LX. I therefore couldn't imagine a better setting for my wedding pictures than the pressroom.
How did your wife react to this rather unusual idea?
de Graaf: With composure. She's known me already for five years after all. She knows how much I'm attached to my work and even encouraged me to have the pictures taken in the print shop.
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And your colleagues? Didn't they think the idea was crazy?
de Graaf: At first my boss and colleagues were rather surprised, but then they were completely enthusiastic. Everyone took pictures on our wedding day. They also had a fitting present for us, of course: They printed a life-size picture of me and my wife Miranda and placed it in a holder so that we could show it to our wedding guests. They were speechless, though. They simply couldn't believe how quickly my colleagues had finished the picture.
When you even spend part of your wedding day in the print shop, do we need to worry that your wife will hardly see you in the future?
de Graaf: No. I know my boundaries, but I hate leaving when a job isn't finished. As a fourteen year old, I started working evenings and weekends in a print shop. And just about four years ago I got this position here at Klomp Grafische Communicatie. The graphic industry is my dream field and always will be.
de Graaf: At first my boss and colleagues were rather surprised, but then they were completely enthusiastic. Everyone took pictures on our wedding day. They also had a fitting present for us, of course: They printed a life-size picture of me and my wife Miranda and placed it in a holder so that we could show it to our wedding guests. They were speechless, though. They simply couldn't believe how quickly my colleagues had finished the picture.
When you even spend part of your wedding day in the print shop, do we need to worry that your wife will hardly see you in the future?
de Graaf: No. I know my boundaries, but I hate leaving when a job isn't finished. As a fourteen year old, I started working evenings and weekends in a print shop. And just about four years ago I got this position here at Klomp Grafische Communicatie. The graphic industry is my dream field and always will be.
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