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So today I'm being rather productive and just wrapped up two wedding videos. I was about to ship them out when I thought I'd take a second to show you some custom cases that I use.
My friend Matt McNary over at Hammer Press made them for me from a design idea I got from Sara Swenson's CD cases. I added my own verbiage to them as well as the logo that Matt designed for me a couple months ago.
I wrap each case in a ribbon the same color as your flowers or dresses from your wedding day.
My friend Matt McNary over at Hammer Press made them for me from a design idea I got from Sara Swenson's CD cases. I added my own verbiage to them as well as the logo that Matt designed for me a couple months ago.
I wrap each case in a ribbon the same color as your flowers or dresses from your wedding day.
Contact me soon about your wedding for next year and be sure to tell me about your wedding colors! [Dates are already filling up]
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It's always fun for me when a couple is so in love they live in their own little world together and communicate without speaking. That is Leah and Pete. A couple weeks before their wedding I shot their engagement pictures and saw how they are around each other. I gave them little or no direction for each shot because it was too much fun to just watch them [be] together. They would almost forget I was there and the smiles, laughter and moments would happen as I clicked the shutter.
I knew their wedding would be just as fun to shoot. Their families, friends and bridal party were all such a blast to be around all day. Leah's flower girl was so excited about her role that for months leading up to the wedding she would tell anyone that came over "do you want to see my dress? I'm going to be the flower girl in my Aunt Leah's wedding!"
July 11th was their day to make it official. Ryan and I arrived early at the Loretto and documented their entire day with photos and video. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day. You'll notice about half way down a shot of the flower girl leaving the ring bearer behind. The picture that follows was his disappointment with her not following directions.
If you are a friend or family member from the wedding, click here and you can see the rest.
I knew their wedding would be just as fun to shoot. Their families, friends and bridal party were all such a blast to be around all day. Leah's flower girl was so excited about her role that for months leading up to the wedding she would tell anyone that came over "do you want to see my dress? I'm going to be the flower girl in my Aunt Leah's wedding!"
July 11th was their day to make it official. Ryan and I arrived early at the Loretto and documented their entire day with photos and video. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day. You'll notice about half way down a shot of the flower girl leaving the ring bearer behind. The picture that follows was his disappointment with her not following directions.
If you are a friend or family member from the wedding, click here and you can see the rest.
aaron:
best ring bearer ever. every shot of him is legendary.
(08.06.09)
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I've been playing around with adding more and more audio into my edits lately. I usually use audio from the vows in the Wedding Day Montage at the end of my wedding videos, but I've been playing with adding it into the getting ready & first sight portions of the video too.
Andy + Melissa are such a fun couple and have excellent taste in music. In fact, their music choices inspired a completely different edit than I normally do. That's a tip for those of you looking to have wedding videography - your music really changes the feel of your video. If you look back a post or two in my blog to Jeff & Brooke's you can see how a slower song feels compared to this one. Different portions of the video need faster or slower music though too, in my opinion.
So - here's just the very first few minutes of Andy & Melissa's wedding video. It was all the shots we did of them getting ready and preparing to see each other for the first time that day.
The photography was done by the FABULOUS Jessica Roark at Epaga Foto - www.epagafoto.com - I may post more on this wedding later, but here's a glimpse -
Andy + Melissa are such a fun couple and have excellent taste in music. In fact, their music choices inspired a completely different edit than I normally do. That's a tip for those of you looking to have wedding videography - your music really changes the feel of your video. If you look back a post or two in my blog to Jeff & Brooke's you can see how a slower song feels compared to this one. Different portions of the video need faster or slower music though too, in my opinion.
So - here's just the very first few minutes of Andy & Melissa's wedding video. It was all the shots we did of them getting ready and preparing to see each other for the first time that day.
The photography was done by the FABULOUS Jessica Roark at Epaga Foto - www.epagafoto.com - I may post more on this wedding later, but here's a glimpse -
Matthew Carlson:
Hey man loooks good!! What kind of camera are you using these days??
(07.16.09)
Jen Mills:
mike - that was amazing. i love the detail - the editing - the story you told for them - love the voice clips - love it, love it, love it! you got it for them for the REST OF THEIR LIVES - when marriage gets ugly and dinner is burnt and they are tired - they can watch and remember and be inspired again!
(07.19.09)
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This video is from last fall but since I've got a new blog that allows me to put them up, you all will be seeing some favorites from the past and some from this season as well.
This is one of the most gorgeous weddings I shot last year - Brooke & Jeff are such an awesome couple and so much fun to film all day. We worked along side RPM Entertainment who did a fantastic job on their photography. I really love their work & they were so much fun to hang out with that day.
It was freezing all day, but we still got some great footage with the ceremony at Redemptorist and the reception at Union Station.
This is one of the most gorgeous weddings I shot last year - Brooke & Jeff are such an awesome couple and so much fun to film all day. We worked along side RPM Entertainment who did a fantastic job on their photography. I really love their work & they were so much fun to hang out with that day.
It was freezing all day, but we still got some great footage with the ceremony at Redemptorist and the reception at Union Station.
Meg Robinson:
Mike,
That is incredible! You are so good at what you do. I can't wait to have you do the videography for my wedding in October. It will be such fun :)
Jen Mills:
That WAS a beautiful wedding - I bet they love having it on video - a priceless treasure to have - we LOVE ours!
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looks great man. stellar work.
(10.29.09)Pete and Leah got the DVD's,and I was lucky enough to happen to be at their house when they arrived. The cases are gorgeous! Leah and I had a good cry while watching the DVD, we also had a good laugh at the end when my 5 year old son did the robot!
(11.02.09)