Spencer and Melissa - July 6th, 2013 | Las Vegas, Nevada | World Market Center

I had the privilege of getting down to Vegas last month. My father and step-mother live in St. George, so I welcomed the opportunity to stop in and see them as well. A trip and a side excursion, all in one.

I also had the opportunity to work with Laura at Forevermore Events. A first time for everything. She's a pro. I can't stress how much a wedding coordinator makes the day. There's a "smoothing" quality to what they do. I can't put it into words. Things just work.

Anyway, here's Spencer and Melissa's web highlight. These web highlights are part of some of my packages, so get one of these! It gives you the social networking fix so many couples need and lets you share a highlight of your wedding with the world.

And it wasn't even 100 degrees that day. Sweater weather for Las Vegas...

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Location - Las Vegas LDS Temple and World Market Center
Event Coordinator - Forevermore Events
Photographer - Gideon Photography

Richard and Margaret - Dallas, Texas Wedding - Texas Wedding Video

I went back to this wedding - it's been done and delivered for quite some time. I just needed a perfect song for a web highlight, and this is it. It was too great a wedding to not have something from it.

This was a two-day affair. A wedding dinner and reception the night before, with the ceremony and reception the following day. A big event.

Margaret found me through a Jackson Hole wedding I had shot the year previous - her friend Diana's wedding. Another big bash.

What a great wedding. In every way.

Tyler and McCall - The First Look

I'm growing fond of shooting these. They are almost fully controlled shoots. We can start and stop, experiment, do some "scene" building. A lot of variables that aren't always present on the wedding day with time being the main benefit.

And these first looks are fun. I get to know you as a couple. It gives us a head start on the wedding day.

Never a bad idea.

Adam and MaKenna - Salt Lake Temple Pre-Shoot - Utah Wedding Video

Pre-Shoots, Couples Stories and First Looks are becoming much more commonplace, as couples seek to have something special to show at their wedding. This pre-shoot with Adam and MaKenna was an incredibel experience. Just me and the couple, and no schedule to tackle. It gave us time to experiment, get the best of everything, take breaks. We took advantage of the "evening hour" to get the best colors and the softest, warmest light. Evenings on a sunny day are always the best time to film.

This shoot also gave me the opportunity to kick around some ideas and make something meaningful for the couple. It's a beautiful piece, for such a great couple. I spent a lot of time with these two prior to the wedding - a pre-shoot and a couples story. It made the wedding day such a more relaxed experience.

Brad and Shae Robins - Their "Two Story". - Utah Wedding Couples Story

 Going into this, I knew I had a good story ahead. Both Brad and Shae are entertainers and both are incredibly confident and well-spoken. Brad is a natural speaker. Shae is mature beyond her years. This is their story from their first meeting through the engagement.

These personal stories are really a great way to share with your guests your courtship, beyond a slideshow or a still photo.

I refer to them as a "Two Story."

Simon and Kimberly - St. Regis Hotel in Park City Utah - Utah Wedding Video

Good vows (and toasts) always make my wedding films pop. I have nothing to do with it. It's the aspect of wedding videography that I focus the most on - the story. If your vows are thoughtful, your wedding film will resonate. It's plain and simple. There will be a story in there and the video memory of the day will have a lot of impact with those of your friends and family who watch it.

The St. Regis is always a special affair. Beautiful backdrops, amazing deck and excellent staff.
Thanks for having me Simon and Kimberly. This was a great day.

Jared and Janessa - Saint George, Utah | Utah Wedding Video

After shooting this wedding in Saint George, I didn't want to come home. It's just the most "level" weather in the state of Utah. Always nice. And my parents live there now too! If you have plans to get married in Saint George, please call me. I now have special rates for Saint George, just for that reason.

This was a two-day affair. Reception the night before and temple wedding the next day. Always nice to take a breath in between events. This is really an amazing temple. The grounds are lush, and of course the weather thing.

I also finally got to shoot along side Justin Hackworth, a legendary photographer here in Utah. Wise and well-seasoned in his craft.

Great weekend.

- Ryan

Jess and Januari - Riverside Country Club Wedding - Utah Wedding Video

This wedding ceremony is in my top 5. What amazing, heartfelt vows. And what an amazing couple.

Rain loomed the entire day, and we got a pretty steady sprinkle during the reception. Just enough to cool things off, but not kill the party.

I absolutely love this couple. I love their story.  I love how the day unfolded. I love them together.

This is a true love story.

- Ryan

Mike and Katie - The Canyons Park City

What can I say. Totally great wedding. Picture perfect wedding mass, beautiful scenery and an awesome couple. We did have quite the scare though. After taking the gondola to the top of the Canyons, it was shut down due to weather - with the guests stuck at the bottom of the mountain! Somehow Mike and Katie stayed cool under pressure and we had a wedding to film, albeit a little late getting started.

Gave us time to enjoy the serenity of a mountain reception on an amazing "end-of-summer" day. To cap it off, I enjoyed a gondola ride down the side of the mountain. In pitch black and almost total fog.

A spiritual experience.

Chase and Jessica - Instagramed - Utah Wedding Video

In lieu of the drastically cold weather that has pummeled our state this week, I thought it might be nice to post a warm weather wedding highlight. This one is from way back in July.

I had a little fun with this web teaser. I edited it in the style of an Instagram photo - square format, film burns, tweaked vintage colors. It forced me to look at composition through square eyes, versus the standard rectangular format. Quite a change.

Sometimes it's good to mix things up.

Duncan and Lissie - Rice Eccles Stadium - Utah Wedding

Call this my birthday wedding. They got married on my birthday - which was a Sunday anyway so we celebrated on a different day. Like I would ever turn down a wedding to celebrate getting older.....

Anyway, Duncan and Lissie are transplants to the coolest city on earth - Austin, Texas. They ended up back in Utah, getting married here to be close to friends and family. The reception was at Rice Eccles Stadium, which benefits from amazing lighting when those "sunscreens" are put to good use.

What a cool couple. Their first dance was straight out of Pulp Fiction. The dance in the bar. Way cool. And their ceremony went off without a hitch. I had a friend refer to their officiant as a guy who should be narrating Hollywood movies. When you watch this web teaser, you will understand why.

Are we cool? Yes. Yes we are.