Vivid Wedding Films

How to do a Same Day Wedding Edit: Part One

This is the first part of a series of posts describing how Vivid Wedding Films puts together a Same Day Wedding edit.

One of the things we love most about producing wedding films is the story behind each couple. Good visuals, lighting and audio are very important, but if you can’t tell a story, then your film won’t add up to much.

We pride ourselves on being great story-tellers at every level of the production. It begins with the way we film – what you capture through your lens is much like the “ideas and words” authors use to tell stories. While filming, we’re already beginning to think about the edit and how we’ll tell the story – and without a doubt, each story is unique. Being able to see the story unfold before us is what separates us from a lot of wedding videographers.

Editing a Same Day Edit + Love Story is sort of like reverse-engineering the story – or edit. After interviewing the couple, we begin to piece together their story, while thinking about how it will integrate with shots from their actual wedding day. As you can see in the photo below, we leave “gaps” in the story for which images and audio from the day will occupy.

For us, this is the fun part: not knowing exactly how the story will unfold and being flexible enough to alter any ideas we had going into the day. As we lead up to Meredith and Mark’s Same Day Edit, June 19th, we’ll be passing along more insight into the process of “telling their story” using the Same Day Edit + Love Story.

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Sometimes it’s way too easy to get lulled into our habits, and we taking things for granted. Living and working in Oregon is a complete blessing. To be surrounded by mountains, rivers, forests and the great Pacific ocean just an hour away just makes you want to stop and breathe in God’s creation once in a while.

The sun is finally starting to shine here and our sleepy little town of Eugene is waking up from a season of slumber. In their up-coming issue, Oregon Bride Magazine is featuring Eugene, Oregon as an amazing place to be married, from scenic landscapes to a great variety of wedding services.

Oregon Bride Magazine asked Vivid Wedding Films to be a part of their article, pick it up at a store or check it out on line. Thanks so much Heather and Wendy!

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We’ve just added a new feature where your friends and family can buy portions of a wedding film or photography for you, the bride and groom. We understand that budget is always a concern when shopping for your wedding film – but that you’re also looking for the highest quality film. Here’s a way for your friends and family to invest in your wedding film – something that will last for years to come.

For more information, visit our registry page.

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