We have an initial consultation with the client in person, where we show examples of previously edited weddings. In many cases we can show examples from your chosen ceremony location and reception sites. Many brides find this to be a unique opportunity to view their ceremony and reception venues "all dressed up". We also take this opportunity to determine the couple's specific wishes for their wedding video.

Your Contract

Once a couple has chosen us for their wedding, a contract is drawn, stipulating what packages and options are selected.

Your Rehearsal

Next comes the filming of the rehearsal (when applicable - depends on package chosen). We strongly recommend getting your rehearsal videotaped. We videotape weddings all over the country so this is our chance to meet your family members and friends prior to the wedding, and to meet with the officiating clergy. Here we discuss the site's policy for video and we determine our audio needs, optimum camera locations and light requirements (we do not use artificial lighting during the ceremony). This way, at your ceremony, our job goes smoothly and in harmony with both the wedding participants and the location policies. If videotaping the rehearsal is not possible or is not a part of your wedding video package, we consult with your officiating clergy via telephone.

The Wedding Day

On the wedding day itself, we arrive on site one hour before the wedding and set up the cameras, audio lines, dress these down and then start filming the pre-ceremony events: Interviews, if desired, outside and inside shots of your ceremony location, your family and friends arriving, etc. Once the ceremony starts, we lock down on the tripods and videotape the wedding. During the ceremony, our camera people will talk to each other via head sets in order to direct one another to different points of view and perspectives so that in the editing room we can put together the most dynamic and elegant video possible. The groom wears (if desired) a wireless microphone (very small, black, and low profile) which is only used for the vows. We are discreet, respectful and unobtrusive.

The Reception

We record all the major events happening at the reception, and we can conduct interviews and other forms of coverage, as you desire. Totally interactive or totally discreet, we'll respond to your wishes, because it's your party!

Editing

When we edit, we review all of your footage and prepare your video according to what we captured and your wishes. No wedding video can be produced by a "cookie cutter" because no two weddings are the same. We edit your wedding with a digital non-linear system. A fully digital editing system provides you superior video and audio quality. Music is added to the rehearsal, pre-ceremony, post-ceremony/stills/cocktail hour segments, baby picture collage, music video, Whimsy, or other short form videos. Editing with a fully digital editing system means that later on we'll be able to give you your wedding in other, more advance formats, such as DVD.

Communication is the Key

Communication is the key to everything we do for you! The more we know about what you want and what to expect at the wedding, the better the video that we'll produce for you. If it is done right the first time, it is much easier to make you happy - after all, happy Brides are our business!

Creating Your Own Love Story

One increasingly popular supplement to wedding day coverage is a custom-produced "Love Story Video." Also called a "Reflections Video" or a "Concept Video," this tells the story of how you both met and fell in love. You have the opportunity to let everyone--including future generations--know how your relationship evolved right up to this special day.

A Love Story Video can be as creative and special as you like, reflecting your own unique personality as a couple. Some Love Stories, for example, are produced as a music video, shot on-location with you and your fiancée at your favorite settings. Others may take the form of an indoor, or outdoor, interview session that also features important family photographs, even video clips. Still others combine the two styles.

You have a wonderful and unique story to tell. Why not share it with those you love.

Send out a unique and original Video Invitation to those you love the most.

The video invite incorporates your life together, your life growing up and a personal message from the both of you.