Courtney + Matthew | I’ve hit the jackpot {SDE}

We had an incredible time filming Courtney and Matt’s Boston winter wedding! They were married on a beautiful January Saturday at St. Mary’s church in Charlestown. We’ve had the privilege of filming there before and the church is a true work of art and absolutely takes your breath away when you walk in. Their reception was held at The Fairmont Copley Plaza which has a magnificent ballroom, also quite breathtaking!

We absolutely love working with Ned Jackson… he’s one of our favorite Boston photographers and its always a treat to work together. The Johnson Brothers band kept everyone moving all night on the dance floor and they sounded great. The floral arrangements by Judy’s Village Flowers were absolutely beautiful! The staff at The Fairmont was wonderful to work with and set us up with a great spot in the balcony to stash our gear and work on their same day edit behind the scenes.

Enjoy…

jeff

Molly + George | a ‘Geolly’ good time {SDE}

Molly + George were married at the beautiful chapel at Middlesex College. They had a traditional ceremony with a twist adding in some personal [and adorable] verses to the traditional wedding vows. Seeing the love and respect between them was just amazing. Their reception was held at one of our favourite venues in new england [The Barn at Gibbit Hill]. It was decorated beautifully with a simple and elegent floral design by [Twigs and Sprigs].

Jeff and I recently attended a yearly filmmakers conference and one of the things I took away  from the experience was that all too often filmmakers forget to smile while filming. For Molly + George’s wedding we were on our smile A-game. This mindset made me more conscious of the other vendors at the wedding and what I noticed was that not only was everyone extremely talented and friendly but they were all smiling and having a genuine good time as well. Greg + Diane Capozzi of [C-Zone] were dancing the whole night, they kept the floor packed up until the end of the evening! The photographers James + Kate [The Feds] were so friendly, relaxed, and smiled the whole day! It was amazing to see how much we all love what we do and how it showed on our faces and the way we all interacted with the wedding party as well as each other.

The Same Day Edit was so much fun to put together, we knew that it was important to both Molly and George but the ration from the wedding party was amazing it really make you love what you do that much more when you get to see such an intense happy reaction from the couple and guests alike!

Thank you for choosing us to film your special day

Cheers!

A[manda]

cinematography: jeff, A[manda] & Emma

editing: jeff & A[manda]

soundtrack: “The First Time” by Michael Castro – licensed through The Music Bed

Joy + Ernie | little moments {London story of love + extended SDE}

I couldn’t think of a better experience to kick off my first [of many] blog post than with the New Years Eve wedding of Joy + Ernie.  We first met this amazing couple at Joy’s flat in London, England where we spent two days filming their story of love around the city which culminated with an interview in the solarium of Joys flat. Joy and Ernie are two of the most genuine, kind and warm hearted people that we have had the privilege of meeting. Being able to document their story and wedding day was truly an honor for both Jeff, Emma and myself.

Joy + Ernie first met through Joys best friend who just happens to be Ernie’s older sister, the two of them had little moments getting to know one another for years before they began dating. In the early stages go their relationship Joy was offered a job opportunity in London which she couldn’t turn down. Ernie was supportive of the opportunity and the two of them had a long distance relationship seeing each other as much as possible. Their engagement happened in Cape Town, South Africa where Ernie was for work with the US Air Force. He invited her there and had spent the week leading up to her visit planning the perfect location to propose…. and of course, she said YES!

Their London story of love film…

The wedding day was just amazing, their wedding planner Danyett of TwoBeWed was friendly, easy to work with and made sure that everything went off according to plan throughout the day…. But as we all know well that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a small hiccup during the day which happened just before the first look when THE FIRE ALARM WENT OFF!!!… This didn’t stop Ernie from continuing to get ready as if nothing was going on [quite amazing to watch] and it didn’t slow down the first look even when the elevators were not running. Joy was such a trooper she walked up the service stairs in her dress to get to the first look location! We also had the privilege of working along side Alice + Eric Yeh of Serendipity Photography who were just lovely to work with. They were unobtrusive, accomodating and complimented our style well. Its amazing how smooth and worry free the day goes when you get to work along side such an amazing photography team!

Their wedding ceremony was held on New Years Eve at the beautiful All Saints Catholic Church in Houston, Texas with Father John Raphael as the officiant who is also a longtime family friend of the bride. The reception was held at the Four Seasons in downtown Houston the ballroom was stunning – from the floral arrangements to the table settings it was absolutely breathtaking! The DJ and Lighting was provided by Cesar Gil of Unique Style Productions, he did an amazing job of keeping the dance floor packed throughout the night, and was so helpful and easy to work with throughout the night. Just before midnight there was a photo countdown which culminated with cannons that sent confetti onto the dance floor and sparklers that went off on top of the centerpieces on the tables in the ballroom, it was an amazing way to ring in the New Year!

We hope you have as much enjoyment attaching their films as we did making them!

Cheers!

A[manda]

Little Moments – extended SDE

Chrissy + Gerald | Somebody get her a napkin! {SDE}

I first met Chrissy when she was a bridesmaid for Evelyn + Danny’s wedding last fall. A few months later A[manda] and I had a meeting with Chrissy and Gerald to discuss their wedding. We instantly knew we were going to have a lot of fun filming their wedding… I remember driving back from our meeting talking about how great a couple they are and how amazing their wedding was going to be. Well we definitely were right – it was a blast! They were married on a beautiful fall afternoon in Boston at the stunning Cathedral of the Holy Cross with their reception at the Westin Copley Place. We were really lucky to work with their planners – Lian and her team from Mikado Weddings. They helped us out tremendously before and during the wedding. They did a fantastic job and were outstanding to work with. We also enjoyed working with Binaryfilps Photography who were a pleasure to work alongside all day… not to mention their work is absolutley phenomenal!

These two were a bundle of fun all day long. Right after their first look Chrissy got a bit emotional and asked for a napkin to wipe her tears… Well Gerald sure was determined to find one for her as you’ll see in their film! The same day edit experience with these two was incredible. Since they already experienced one of our same day edits live at another wedding I knew their expectations were high and we had to bring our A game. Well they were ecstatic and I don’t think we ever got so many handshakes and hugs after… you guys are all awesome!

Enjoy…

jeff

Jess + Micah’s wedding weekend in Vermont {same day edit}

The past couple of months have been pretty crazy and we’ve got some great stuff to share with you over the next few weeks…

Jess + Micah could possibly have had more fun at their own wedding then we have ever seen. Their wedding seemed to be so perfectly uniquely them and they loved every second of it. They were married in Arlington, Vermont at The West Mountain Inn and started things off with an 80′s cover band after the rehearsal dinner. Everyone put on their 80′s best and rocked out all night. I’m pretty sure Jess + Micah knew the words to every song and sung along the whole time. The morning of their wedding day was a typical wet fall New England day but seemed so perfect for an intimate wedding in the historic barn. They kept the party going late into the night and I don’t think anyone stopped dancing. As the evening came to a close the taco truck pulled up and made some of the best tacos we’ve ever had… fantastic late night munchies!

Enjoy their SDE!

jeff