Great Article On Signs of a Doomed Wedding

I just ran into this great article on Yahoo today about signs of a doomed marriage. It essentially details 5 tell-tale indications - based on experience from a wedding coordinator - that your marriage could be in trouble from day one.

Some things to think about as you make plans for the big event.

Check it out here.

Ryan

Chase and Brooke - April 30th, 2009

The wedding of Chase and Brooke at the Salt Lake Temple (are you seeing a trend here?), with a luncheon that followed at La Caille Restaurant. A great couple, with great family members to share in their special day. The spring flowers were popping, the birds were out at La Caille and the colors were spectacular.

Spencer and Jenney

Spencer and Jenney were a joy to work with. I could tell as soon as I met Jenney that she was a special person - so positive and upbeat the whole day. Even a snowstorm midday couldn't break the good vibe of the day's events.

I shot this video with Brody as the photographer on the event, so we interspersed the video with his stills. The following video is a teaser of the entire day and can be seen on the theater page of my website.

Enjoy.

Mark and Shanna - Wedding Day Teaser

Here's a short teaser of Mark and Shanna's wedding that I threw together for the blog. Expect to see more of these in the coming months. It's a great way for me to highlight my documentary-style weddings, without having to post the 10-20 minute edit of the entire day. I am also planning to modify my package offerings in the future to include a teaser that covers the wedding in about 3 1/2 to 5 minutes (depending on the song length).

This is one of those weddings that we as wedding filmmakers live for. It was overcast, which is great for lighting, and the couple was just awesome. I tend to lay back at weddings as things naturally unfold, so I sometimes don't have a ton of interaction with the bride and groom. This was one of those weddings. However, I think with Mark and Shanna this was advantageous, as they were so interactive with each other and we always appreciate happy couples.

Enjoy,

Ryan

Mark and Shanna - Wedding Teaser - XH-A1 at 24f. from Ryan Hinman on Vimeo.

Doc-Style Weddings

So I have been editing Shanna and Mark's wedding video and I finally got to the garter toss and absolutely love this clip. Mark is a total crack up with the garter and this single clip really defines why I do documentary-style wedding videos. This was really outside of the realm of textbook Utah wedding reception. It was a true party - loads of dancing and just plain fun.

Take a moment and watch the clip below. There are no rapid cuts, no slow-motion effects, no staged event on my part. Just Mark and Shanna and an enthusiastic crowd. This video is one continuous take. Yes, I did add some film damage effects to the video, but merely for visual enhancement and not intended to detract from the event as it unfolds.

This is why I do documentary wedding videography. It is your event as it really happened.

Mark and Shanna's wedding - The garder toss. from Ryan Hinman on Vimeo.

Stay Healthy

So I realize this is the downer blog post of the season, but it seems more relevant than ever. I know people are thinking we have survived the cold months and it is time to look forward to good weather with only allergies to think about, but the swine flu is still nothing to take lightly. I know people will call me a little paranoid, but so what. I will say my peace then let you take what you want from it.

Consider for a second that there is an immense amount of hugging, shaking hands, kissing and talking closely in a wedding environment. During episodes where illness is being passed around, wedding events actually are hot beds for transmitting colds, the flu, etc. As hundreds of people pass through your wedding line, not only are you shaking hands with every one, but essentially they are shaking hands with everyone you just greeted as well.

Perhaps this is a great time to consider introducing subtle ways to combat a few bugs that might show up at your wedding. Putting a bottle of Purell next to the guest book, or smaller bottles in the center of every table at the event. Also, as the bride and groom, ocassionally rubbing some over your hands as the night progresses. Such a small way to keep everyone a little bit cleaner, but I can guarantee that those bottles will get used and your guests will take notice of your interest in keeping them healthy.

Not intended to scare anyone, just a posting to keep us all a little bit safer. Best wishes with your wedding planning.

Ryan

DJ Recommendation

So I just shot a wedding last night at Wadley Farms and wanted to make a recommendation on a DJ I worked with there last night. I rarely make recommendations on DJ's because I have had such hot and cold experiences with them in the past, but this guy was really great. He managed to keep the party going, pull of all of the events (bouquet, garter, send-off) with ease and never made the reception about him. There were no recitations of lame praises for the bride and groom, no efforts to make himself the crazy DJ. He also made sure that both myself and the photographer there had a schedule of every important event going on throughout the evening and even made sure the bride and groom were in the right places for lighting purposes. As a result, Mark and Shanna Warr's reception went off without a hitch. If there was one, not one guest knew it.

His name is Stretch and his company is Ablaze Entertainment. His website is www.DJonFire.com. I hope to see him at more wedding events in the future.

Ryan

Tyler and Lauren

So here's a clip from Tyler and Lauren's wedding. This couple was absolutely perfect to work with. The weather was beautiful and they, along with their family and friends really enjoyed the day. This was shot at McCarty Salon on Foothill, in the bride's room at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and finally at the Salt Lake Temple.

The photography is by Brody Dezember at www.dezemberphoto.com.

Tyler and Lauren's Wedding from Ryan Hinman on Vimeo.

Stacey Petersen's Demo for Dezember Photo

So we just finished this video last night for Brody Dezember's new website. Stacey Petersen is a photographer for Brody and was the last one in the office to need a demo for her "bio" page.

We shoot this at various locations around Salt Lake City and in a cool alley across from the old ZCMI Center. The song is Great DJ by the Ting Tings.

Stacey Petersen's Demo from Ryan Hinman on Vimeo.

Can't Wait

Seriously, I can't wait for this film. This one has been sitting in post-production purgatory for almost 2 years. The studio didn't like it, reshoots, re-edits, compromises.

Finally we get to see it, chopped or not. The book was a centerpiece of my childhood reading. I just remember going back to it so many times. The artwork was so captivating. The concept of a boy my age roaming with monsters was so scary, yet engaging.

Love it. Can't wait. Have I said this already? I can't wait.

Randy's Demo

So here it is. The demo we shot over 3 months ago and I just recently got around to editing.

It is "Fight Club meets Wedding Video", down to the "Call Randy" message that comprises only 2 frames of screentime.

This video is also available on Brody Dezember's new website - which totally kills by the way.

Randy Despain's Demo from Ryan Hinman on Vimeo.