Vivid Wedding Films

I’m pretty passionate about video. Its power to preserve the sights and sounds of an event should be enough to convince anyone to use it. But often times it’s not. I came across this article that discusses how video has changed and will change in the coming years. Check it out.
- ryan

“Imagine your dad, decked out in a tux and with his glass raised, delivering a toast that leaves you and most of your guests reaching for the hankies. Your photographer will snap the pics to preserve the moment, but after the champagne glasses clink together, Dad’s words are only a memory — unless you have them on film. Wedding videography captures the sights and the sounds of your day, evoking a feeling and portraying the day’s emotion. Your videographer is bound to catch something you missed. The bonus: With digital video — often called DV — becoming the norm, your DVD promises to have a much longer shelf life than a grainy VHS tape. That means future generations will be able to see how Grandma and Grandpa married — even if at that point they have to ask what a “DVD” is.”

It’s been almost 6 years since my wife and I got married. And while I have many memories that will never leave me, most of the day seems such a blur. We did not spend the money to get a professional videographer to capture our day.

We had members of the family randomly using a video camera to capture events here and there, but it didn’t work out so well. At one point, my dad was holding the camera, aimed at the crowd, while he was giving the toast. As much as we laugh about that moment caught on tape, we regret not hiring someone to capture the moments of that special day.

I began filming weddings shortly after we got married and realized that we’d made a mistake in not getting ours filmed. I wanted to make sure others had the opportunity to get their once in a lifetime days captured on film.

My two-year-old son Cade loves watching old home videos. His favorite is “daddy boy” (as he calls it) which consists of old Super-8 films taken of me up until the age of 4 or 5. How cool would it be for him to be able to watch a DVD of his mom and dad getting married?

Our goal is to not only provide couples with with the most creative, thoughtful wedding films around, but also to give them a piece of history they can pass down for generations to come.

- Ryan