Camille Stepan is a good friend of mine. Kailee is Camille's cousin. So I had some reason to take good care of Greg and Kailee. Again, a great wedding, with a nice overcast day (which makes my job so much easier).
I'm on this Patrick Watson kick right now, which explains the song choice. He has some great mellow songs, that lend themselves well to wedding teasers like this. This one is called Big Bird in a Small Cage.
Thanks for having me Greg and Kailee. Your wedding for me was sort of a reunion. It allowed me to see old friends, who also happen to be your family members.
I posted this video to Facebook weeks ago, but somehow overlooked that it never ended up on my blog. I really loved this wedding and was so grateful to be a part of it. The whole day it poured buckets, but just minutes before the ceremony it cleared up and was totally beautiful. Yeah, it drizzled a bit after the ceremony and throughout the reception, but the canvas coverings over the patio at Log Haven kept us nice and dry.
This is an ideal edit of what you may expect with a single camera ceremony. Highlights, snippets of audio, etc. Enjoy!
So this was my 24-hour Idaho wedding - up and back in less than 24 hours. And it was HOT. Probably the hottest wedding I have attended this year. I'm guessing it was 95-100 degrees with absolutely no shade at the Twin Falls Temple. Ouch.
Still, Rob and Jessica were just a fun couple to hang out with. They braved the high temperatures and the beautiful Snake River was the perfect backdrop for a backyard wedding like no other.
This is a teaser of the entire day. A non-linear edit of all of the events - kind of like a video photo album of some of the best parts of the day. Enjoy.
So I am cleaning off some files on the old desktop and just had to post this outtake of a webisode we shot of Brody at the La Caille show back in January. It just cracked me up when I watched it today. The crazy thing is that when we actually started rolling, every thing he said went perfectly fine. It's just the before stuff that took forever. Funny stuff.
David Perry of David Perry Films was doing a shoot as well the same day, and pops in and out of the video.
Just random goofiness here - nothing of earth-shattering importance (Hence the web video quality). Enjoy.
So yeah, I'm a softy. You know, the kind of guy who gets choked up at the end of a movie, but claims to have something in his eye? Okay, so the Godfather chokes me up! Big deal.
My point is, there are some occasions when I attend weddings and I find myself getting a little lump in my throat at least once or twice. Barry's and Reshma's wedding was one of those. Perhaps it was my first Hindu wedding. Perhaps it was the colors. I'm leaning towards the sense of collaboration and community that manifests itself during these weddings. People flew from all over the world to see this couple get married. In Utah! Barry's family is from Ireland (his parents were so incredibly kind) and Reshma had family come in from India. Wow.
What happens when I feel this collaboration taking place is it allows me to get more story-driven footage. The need for the traditional cake cuttings, bouquet and garter tosses aren't needed as the sense of community that you feel at the wedding comes through in the edited piece.
Enough said. This was one of my favorite weddings to shoot. The reason for the short teaser is because the finished video clocked in at about 25 minutes - the longest wedding video I have ever done (by at least 10 minutes). Enjoy.
So this couple is just plain cool. Scott and Brittany gave me some great music ideas, which makes the editing process much more enjoyable. It also makes me work just a little harder at making a really complete wedding "film". The song for this teaser video is by a group called Band of Horses. Really killer song.
Their wedding was at the Salt Lake Temple with a luncheon and reception to follow at Noah's in South Jordan.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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