Headed down to the farm with Levi & Stephanie plus family for a fun family shoot. Talk about the most adorable girls with the best giggles ever :).
Stephanie is an amazing photographer from www.myblackbirdphotography.com and took some amazing photos of my family a few months back.Just returning the favor :)
My sweet cousin Vanessa was married to Brice this past Saturday in the Rexburg, ID temple and this is a clip from the pre wedding shoot. Lot's of meaningful stuff in here. The Rexburg Tabernacle (where Vanessa slides down the rail) couldn't be dedicated when it was built back in 1911 because there was still a balance due on the property. When our great grandfather was approached by the church to help raise funds, he paid the remaining balance in full. The big room where they are dancing was where my grandmother use to roller skate as a child and Vanessa's necklace was a gift from my grandmother to her grandmother. The dress and bouquet were made by Vanessa's mom (wow!). In the bouquet are broaches and jewelry from our grandparents. This is a shortened version of the original video cut to this song by Tyrone and Elina which I love :)
"All I Want" by Tyrone and Elina
Licensed through www.songfreedom.com
Josh & Eliza are so much fun and definitely easy on the eyes. Talk about making my job a piece of cake! Had the pleasure of working with the fabulous Brooke Davis from Blush Photography so it was just awesome all the way around.
The top video is the video I gave them but the B&W version is what I really wanted to give them. What do you think? Color or B&W?
Jacki loves candids and wanted something a little different, so that's what we captured! Easy to film a bride when she's a photographer (http://jackistoddard.blogspot.com/) and knows what she wants. What's even better is that she trusts the professionals she's hired and we really had so much fun. Today was just about perfect - 55 degrees in February sounds great to me!!!
What you see on the outside isn't always the full story. The wedding video shows a beautiful couple having the time of their lives. Jacki's mother died from breast cancer and her father was killed in an accident (that's why you don't see them in the video) and Andi had food poisoning so we had to stop filming several times for him to try and throw up (that's why there are a bunch of shots of Jacki by herself.) Jacki & Andy could have focused on the negative yesterday, but instead chose happiness with the cards they had been dealt. They chose the song "Good Life" because that's what they make it. Remember - what you focus on expands, so focus on what you want. Hats off to Andy and Jacki!
Special shout out to Abbey from akstudiodesign.com. She was so great to work with today and took some amazing images they had up at the reception. In fact, people were asking if we were a team. Great to work with vendors who are professional and want to help others succeed so the bride can get what she wants. Thanks!
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Here's a short highlight from the final video. Brady & Missy were so much fun!! On top of that we were working the fabulous Lindsey from Lindsey Shaun Photography! Yep, just about a perfect day... except for the gale force winds that hit the reception. Did it slow this group down? Ha! Check it out!
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"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"
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"
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Mindy Gledhill
"Adore"
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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
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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.
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