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Chen Microsoft organized a "wired wedding" in Toronto yesterday to show an example of the extent to which its products can be implemented in the daily life of consumers. STORY: Technology can be implemented in our daily lives to an extent most of us may not be aware of. For example, to plan a wedding! Microsoft organized a "wired wedding" in Toronto to show how its products can be used in a real-life situation. [Owen Sagness, Vice President, Microsoft Canada's Online Services Group] "Today's event is all about how people can use technology in ways that enhances their lives. What we've chosen to do is select a wedding as a typical event that a lot of Canadians go through in the course of a year to show all the pieces of technology that are available to consumers and how to use them together to make a better event." From the planning of the wedding ceremony to the planning of the honeymoon, different Windows applications can serve different purposes. [Maggie Wok, MSN Canada] "Let's say right after you get married you want to start planning for your honeymoon, the thing you know is that you don't have a lot of time to plan for a honeymoon normally because you have to spend so much time on the planning of the wedding. Live Maps Experience can help you organize your honeymoon very easily in a very short period." And if you do plan to make efficient use of Windows to enrich your wedding experience, technology may well be the avenue by which to get the groom involved. [Ryan Bidan, Microsoft Canada] "That's sort of the hook. Let's tie the wedding planning to something guys are interested in. Technology happens to be one of those things so let's show some really cool things you can do with technology that are tied to the wedding." Most of the online and Windows Live applications are available on XP but Microsoft has launched over a year ago Vista, which incorporates them and provides better parental control and photo gallery. Arnaud Camu, NTD, Toronto.