Blake and Jane - Salt Lake Country Club

What more can I say. I love this wedding film. Love the weather, loved the location, loved the couple. It's true. Sometimes weddings just work for you. You scramble around and everything you shoot just works.

This is a highlight of a much larger highlight video that was delivered to them. Wanted to give you a taste of it all.

Love it.

Clark and Lizzie's Snow Day

I think in all of the years I have done wedding cinema/videography/filmmaking I was looking for something that's my niche.

These couples stories are my niche. I love the collaboration between me and the couple, the ability to control the content and I can exercise those creative chops I picked up in film school. Digital cinema is much like shooting motion picture film. There is audio to consider, lighting, shutter speed, white balance - all of those things coming together. Couples stories are like mini documentaries of everything up to this point in time (whatever and whenever that is).

Don't get me wrong, we can still shoot a fantastic wedding video. That's what we do.

This is Clark and Lizzie's story. We shot this on a frigid Saturday afternoon in Memory Grove. 3 hours and frozen toes.

Worth. Every. Minute. Click those 4 little arrows and watch this full screen. The snow and the scenery just pops!

Crismon and Lauren's Front Yard Wedding

Yes, this was the front yard. A beautiful front yard, with a pond and lots of trees.

A few details about the wedding. An amazing guitarist name Jeff Proctor, BBQ from a smoker parked outside, chocolate mustaches and authentic Chinese lanterns. Incredible.

This wedding was a referral from an old friend, so thanks for that. Here's Jeff Proctor's website. Hire this guy. He's amazing.

I can still smell that barbeque...

Anthony and Brett - Dogs and Runners

I can't tell you how many dog walkers and runners interrupted this shoot. At one point, a guy even approached me and ruined a shot.

Memory Grove is a popular place, so I guess we knew the risks. Aside from the long shoot, I can't say enough about this couple. Amazing, amazing, amazing. I've never laughed so hard than I did during this shoot. Everything just worked here. You hope for that. Well spoken, funny, obviously in love. Things that matter in making these stories come to life.

Watch and enjoy.

And laugh.

Mike and Ali - Red Butte Gardens

Wow. I love this wedding. This is my favorite edit of the year. Ali and Mike threw down a serious challenge for me with their song choice, and I had this Danny Boyle-inspired concept going on in my head. Split screens and rapid edits. It was a perfect fit.

And I love it. Sometimes I feel lucky to get certain weddings.

Yes, I feel lucky.

Shane and Trista Make Promises

I've really gravitated towards couple's stories as something "I do." Get it! I do? Okay, bad joke. Anyway, I really love doing these and we spend a lot of time getting these short films just right.

Shane and Trista's couple's story was no exception. We shot up at Log Haven on a breezy, late afternoon, when the leaves and the colors were changing. It was amazing really. We had the whole lake area to ourselves (with permission of course) and we spent a good solid 2 hours of filming. I tend to have general questions in mind that give me direction on additional follow-up questions for the couple. Considering that Trista has children, it was really important that we make them part of the larger story. I'm a big believer in the family unit (and whatever that means to you), so I wanted the kids to be a part of the story. I also work for some sort of thematic element to play through the interviews, thus the "I Promise" element as bookends.

When you book these with me, be ready to have ideas of your own. Bring props, have a concept in mind, maybe even a change of clothing. And plan for an afternoon. These take time, but the pay off is priceless.

George and Mindy

What can I say, other than great wedding. A compact 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. day, with plenty going on. I just love how this wedding turned out. And yes, I often start my videos with some sort of live music going on at the reception. Why? Because I love it. The band at the wedding often tells a lot about the couple. George and Mindy had a swing, bluegrass, jazzy quartet jamming at the reception. I couldn't get enough of them. During breaks, I often gravitated towards the band. They were just plain cool.

There's nothing like a wedding with military uniforms. It transcends formal. It's something else entirely. There's definitely a sense of reverence, at least on my part. These guys are doing something that many people won't be doing for their country.

Anyway, quite a day. This is a highlight of the entire day - an abbreviated version of the final wedding video - which runs about 11 minutes. Enjoy.

Michael and Lauryn

I've been known to fiddle with wedding films for my website. Color them up, change the music, rearrange and shorten the edits.

Such is the case with Michael and Lauryn's wedding film. I went old school medieval on it, pulling out the contrast, and giving it an aged look. Something akin to an HD Super8 camera (which to my knowledge doesn't exist). Keep in mind, I've also edited this in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 to give it a more widescreen effect.

Anyway, here it is. I hope you enjoy it. This couple was great and kept their cool when the reception got moved inside. Due to wind, of all things.

If you need a certain "look" to your wedding, please let me know when you book me.

Steele and Paige - Draper Temple

The weather for Steele and Paige's wedding was pretty perfect. I know that cloudy, overcast days don't necessarily cry "beautiful" for the bride and groom, but for the photography and cinematography, it's perfect. It creates something akin to a a huge diffused softbox in the sky, which means everything is evenly lit. No hot spots of sun competing with the shade. And no major dress "blowouts" with the whites.

This was a two-song edit of the hair and makeup session with Paige, and the time at the Draper temple with both of them. Steele and Paige shot around with me and Kelly from Gallery Photography just prior to the actual wedding as well as the post-temple family shoot.

I really loved shooting this wedding. It always helps when the bride and groom are excited for the day. A little interaction with me never hurts either.

This is the wedding film in it's entirety. Sit back and enjoy.

Jarom and Katie

A brief highlight of Jarom and Katies wedding, way back in March. Awesome couple. Awesome time.

Thanks for having me.

Micah and Brittney - Live from Las Vegas

I spent a lot of time with Micah and Brittney. An amazing couples story and a full day in searing Las Vegas, NV. It was May 1st and I remember it being incredibly hot. As a result, I feel like I really got to know them on a personal level. Want to have your wedding videographer really understand you two on a much more personal level? Do some sort of pre-shoot, couples story, etc. The extended relationship definitely can play out in how I related to you as a couple.

By evening the temperature had cooled and an amazing reception emerged. One of my favorites. An old truck doubled as a buffet station, signs pointed to different events, IBC bottled root beer was the beverage of the evening and beef skewers were on the grill. They even had Porta-Potties. I felt like I was at a country fair. Amazing night.

I picked up on some thematic elements in Micah and Brittney's wedding that played throughout the entire wedding film I made for them. This is why I am posting it from start to finish. It's very circular in how it was made. The end takes you back to the middle and the beginning.

I hope you enjoy it.

Ryan