(6 Jun 2007)
1. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife arrive and greet Merkel and Sauer
2. Wide of red carpet
3. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife arrive and greet Merkel and Sauer
4. Cutaway of red carpet and journalists
5. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife arrive and greet Merkel and Sauer
6. Wide of security
7. US President George W. Bush and his wife arrive and greet Merkel and Sauer
8. Various of family photo
STORYLINE
Germany's chancellor late on Wednesday hosted a reception and informal dinner for the G8 leaders and their spouses.
Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, waited on the lawn of the golden Gut Hohen Luckow castle, near the seaside resort of Heiligendamm, to welcome their guests for their first get-together of the summit.
The G8 members are Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, the United States, Canada and Russia.
The European Commission is also represented at the summit.
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