The First Look

"The First Look" is when we record the first time the groom sees the bride in the wedding dress. I understand that tradition says you should wait until the wedding to see the bride in her dress, but did you know where that came from? It was from arranged marriages so the groom wouldn't back out once he saw the bride. I don't think that will be a problem here - ha ha.

If I were to pick one moment from my entire wedding that I would want recorded, it would be when I saw my wife, Danielle, for the first time in her wedding dress. It literally took my breath away. I couldn't believe that I was so dang lucky to be marrying her. Unfortunately I didn't have that recorded. I couldn't as I was in the temple. If I were to go back, I would have a pre wedding shoot where I could take the time to really enjoy that special moment. Believe me, on your wedding day you won't have time to slow down and enjoy the moment like you can at a pre wedding shoot. The day will be over before you know it. We see it time and time again - the couple is late coming out of the temple because the ceremony started late or it took so long to get the dress on, late getting to the luncheon because they had to wait at the temple stairs while other weddings took their pictures (this happens all the time!), late to the reception because family showed up late for the family pics. Yes, it happens. A lot!

Since you don't have control of everything on your wedding day you really don't know for sure how rushed you'll be. However, you can take control by having a pre wedding shoot, enjoying that special moment and taking stress of the actual wedding day because you will now have one less thing to do. That's smart and a lot more fun :)

This is Troy & Tammy's pre wedding shoot in San Diego, CA. This updated version has licensed music through Songfreedom:

Sister Hazel
"This Kind of Love"

Fun Wedding! Jared + Kelli

Candids and braids. Check out how a wedding can be one of the most enjoyable days of your life. Love it!!

Shout out to the most amazing Kate Benson from www.katebensonphotography.com who is always a blast to have out on your wedding day :)

Colbie Calliat
"Brighter than the Sun"
Licensed through Song Freedom

Mindy Gledhill
"Adore"
Licensed through Triple Scoop Music

Rebekah Westover's Family Video

Rebekah Westover from Rebekah Westover Photography is a great friend + an incredibly talented photographer and it's been so much fun shooting together. Several years ago when she took our family photos at La Caille (a-ma-zing images below) we talked about putting together a family video for her and the time has come. Her dog Sisi has been with Rebekah for years and she wanted to capture some family time together. I like to capture candid shots with very minimal posing, so we just hung out at the park and filmed the experience as it normally would happen. I wish every family could have something like this to remember the good times in life. Hope you enjoy :)

Song is "Good Life (Clean Edit)" by One Republic
Music licensed through www.songfreedom.com

Password for all videos is my last name "P_ _ _ y"

Cody & Whitney - Utah Wedding Video Preshoot

Whitney said the most important part of her wedding (beside the groom - ha ha) is her wedding video. As many of you know, my best friend is Chris McClain and we share a studio together. My goal is to have my films be an emotional and candid experience while Chris has more of an epic, hollywood feel to his films. I brought Chris along for the shoot and this is what we came up with.

The song the couple picked out is "Telling the World" by Taio Cruz.

Tony & Brittnie - Utah Wedding Fall Preshoot

Tony is so kind and sweet to Brittnie that I really wanted to incorporate those feelings into the video as well as focusing on the sacredness of the temple.

We did have fun with some creative shots as you can see a behind the scenes pic here:
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Shout out to Terra Cooper from www.magnifiquephotography.com. Always great to be shooting with her :)

A sweet angel - Lila

A friend told me about a young couple who's child has been diagnosed with a rare disease (only 50 documented cases in the world) and asked me to capture some memories of their girl to remember her.

It was truly the highlight of my month. Spending time with this little angel was a breath of fresh air and even a spiritual experience. While shooting I had no idea what song I was going to use but I had these impressions come up like, "Shoot the stars in their window", "Shoot that painting on the wall." You have to read their blog about the real miracle at the shoot:
http://quinnandkristi.blogspot.com/2011/10/sweet-experience.html

And this is more info on Linda's disease:
http://quinnandkristi.blogspot.com/2011/09/lilas-diagnosis.html

Music by my new favorite artist: Mindy Gledhill
"All About Your Heart"
Licensed through www.triplescoopmusic.com

Dustin & Madalyne - Twin Falls, ID Wedding Video

Dustin & Madalyne are so easy going and in love that we all had so much fun hanging out in Twin Falls, ID. I love the temple and how it's not as busy as some of the other places I film. It was as if we had the entire place to ourselves.
We shot their couple shots prior to them entering the temple and then grabbed a few family shots afterwards.
I love how unique Madalyne's dress is and anything with a long train looks great on video.
Thanks to Busath Photography for always being such a great team player... and joining me at Cafe Rio afterwards :)

Whatever it takes to get the shot...

Julie Parker invited me out to film Thomas Degasperi, the 2007 & 2011 World Champion for Men's Slalom, and Carlo Allais who took third place in 2010 E&A Championships for Men's Slalom. Hope you enjoy :)

BTW - Julie is quite the skier herself. Check out her cameo!


The technical stuff:

Canon 7D
Canon 24-105mm
Canon 70-300mm
Sony Vegas Pro 10
Twixtor
In water - All handheld
Out of water - Glidecam 2000 Pro

Clay & Dianna's Same Day Edit - Utah Wedding Video

Interesting how life can put you in a place that you weren't expecting yet it fits perfectly. Today I was scheduled to film a couple who's wedding was called off last minute which led me to being available to film Clay & Dianna's wedding. Loved it! What a great couple - kind, fun and considerate. These are the kind of people that make you feel special and appreciated. Thank you!

The same day edit today was fast! Finished filming right before 5:00 pm and the reception started at 6:00 at a location 20 mins away. Needless to say, the video was ready to go at the beginning of the reception :)