Chris and Kelly’s very emotional wedding at the rather grand Abbey House Hotel, in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
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I knew from very early on that Chris and Kelly’s wedding would be a very emotional affair and I really wanted to put this across through their film….I remember speaking to Chris and his Dad on the evening of their wedding about how I would decide on a style to base the film. Read more →
A Beautiful Country Barn Wedding Video in Lancashire.
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Normally it’s a bride-to-be or on the odd occasion a husband-to-be who contacts me to discuss their wedding videography. On this occasion however it was Jamie’s (our groom) Mum who first gave me a call. I still to this day call her my biggest fan as I haven’t yet spoken to anyone as excited and as complimentary as she was!
Ladies and gentlemen I give you Jackie and Rob’s vintage inspired wedding video teaser.
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The day of erin and marks w-day was the kind that you dream about as a wedding videographer / photographer. Perfect grounds, perfect weather, perfect people. Lake District weather around March is usually that of the rainy and windy kind. Today however, was somewhat different with a hazy wave of sunshine sweeping across the beautiful Dalston hall hotel.
When we arrived at Dalston Hall, we were introduced to Jenny & Keith, Erin and Mark’s wedding photographers for the day. This is always a slightly apprehensive moment for me as for most of the day you will be working closely together, often using the same equipment in the same environment and the importance of ‘getting on’ and sharing ideas, is in my humble opinion an absolute must. Jenny & Keith were awesome from the moment we met them. I need not blab about how ace their photography is – you can see this yourself by checking out http://www.mcavoyweddings.co.uk/ but for me, more importantly they were completely fantastic people. From the off they were helpful, full of ideas and were completely willing to work as a team with us for the remainder of the day. Thanks a million guys for making the day even more special.
After capturing a few moments from both Erin and Marks preparations we headed outside were clusters of guests sat around tables enjoying beers, the beautiful grounds and listening to the music that filtered outside from the ceremony room.
It really was the perfect day for a wedding.
Erin and Mark’s ceremony was a simple and beautiful affair. Tears, laughter and walking down the aisle to ‘should I stay or should i go?’ by The Clash made the whole thing just gorgeous.
After a delightful thirty minutes strolling through the grounds with the newlyweds it was time for speeches. Again, tears were shed, and laughter filled the air. Erin’s Dad, rather poignantly toasted the future whilst Mark, made a heartfelt thank you to Meg the Cat. It was left to the Best Man to wonder what first attracted Erin to Mark, complete with items of Marks, funky 90‘s clothing.
The evening ended with a superb firework display followed by bacon sandwiches and one last cheeky beer with the happy couple. I even discovered that despite now living over 100 miles from each other, i actually grew up just half a mile from Erin.
I need to thank once again the super talented Karli Harrisson for her help with this project. Not only did you capture some awesome shots and invent the ’mono-slider’ but also provided transport and much needed iced coffee.
Enjoy
x
It’s becoming a regular habit now that following a wedding, I return home, crack open a beer or four and attempt to pen my thoughts for the day. I can’t quite explain why this is and wonder if any other sane person in this universe would ever consider working an eighteen hour day and then returning home to want to do nothing more than write about it.
(Too Jumpy? Turn off the HD if you need to)
Here’s Tom + Julia’s medium format wedding film from Inglewood Manor on 12 Feb 2012.
(jumpy video? – turn off the HD)
It’s no secret that I was a little excited about Tom and Jules wedding in the 12 months since we first made contact. Julia’s request for a completely black and white old school rock n roll video with a pretty awesome song inspired me no end. My clients normally offer me the traditional, tea or coffee when we first meet. In Tom’s case my beverage offerings were a rather fine selection of real ales. I opted for a bishop’s finger and we spent the next few hours discussing wedding videos and guitars. It was ace, and I knew immediately that the day would be equally as awesome.
This is Lisa and Kevin’s longer wedding film. We used a more classic film score which slowed the pace down and allowed us to use a lot more of the audio from the speeches.
Very short highlights film from Lisa and Kevin’s wedding at the Liverpool Hilton.
Today was a beautiful affair at complete opposite ends of the wedding spectrum. A really beautiful church situated in an idyllic village, complete with vicar of Diblay style choir singing ‘here’s to you Mrs Robinson’, Ice creams at the ready for guests to devour in the glorious sunshine, and a vintage London Wayfarer to sweep everyone of to the reception. Read more →