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Shane & Deanne – Same Day Edit – Windermere House Wedding – Muskoka

Monday, September 19, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

Shane & Deanne got married at the historic Windermere House on Lake Rosseau in Muskoka. We loved spending the day with Shane and Deanne and their son Liam! Check out the Same Day Edit that we put together for Shane & Deanne!

It was a perfect day and we were happy to have Nat Caron of Nat Caron Photography along for the wedding. It was also great to have Aaron Sickle of Tier Delight Cakes on hand to deliver and set up his mouthwatering cake. Emily used to work with Aaron and his cakes taste amazing!! Emily actually helped Aaron on an episode of Cake Walk on the Slice Network which aired last week.

Thanks for having us to film your wedding, Shane and Deanne! We had a great time!

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Ashlee & Jack – A Same Day Edit Wedding Film Experiment – Uxbridge, ON

Monday, September 12, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

Ashlee and Jack got married on her family farm this past weekend. Family Farm is probably not the best way to describe it. Ashlee’s family breeds 50-60 horses per year and they race in major competitions across North America. Their wedding was a childhood dream for Ashlee. Her father pleaded with her to have her wedding anywhere else (according to her mom). Her father tried to scare her by the amount of work it would take to turn their massive horse stadium into a perfect wedding venue. All of the cleaning and the hassles and the smells. But Ashlee wanted to get married in a place that was home.

It was also a huge amount of pressure on us as Jack is a well-connected assistant director and has worked on dozens of major motion pictures. It’s one thing to to film a wedding – but to film a wedding of an individual who tells Robert Pattinson or Paul Giamatti where to be and when – well – let’s just say the pressure was on to impress

This was a first for us. Ashlee wanted to have her video played at the same time she and her new groom had their first dance. At first – I was opposed to the idea. For us as filmmakers – one of the biggest rewards we get is the opportunity to show our couple their Same Day Edit with them sitting front and centre. In this scenario – Ashlee and Jack would be dancing with each other and probably missing half of the film. I also thought guests would throw things at me for playing the edit while the dance was going on (that didn’t end up happening!)

After a bit of resistance on my end, we decided to go ahead with it. Their first song was Lover Lay Down by The Dave Matthews Band. It’s not a typical Honey & Dear song choice – but it works. The end result was very special and we loved it. The guests gathered round the dance floor and took everything in and it was perfect.

Ashlee looked stunning in her custom made wedding gown by Kim of Valencienne. We’re really excited to share a video we’ve been working on with Kim a little later this year.

It was an incredible effort down to the last minute to get this wedding ready. A big thank you to Stephanie Gareri from Do This Do That (and her assistant Elisa).

We enjoyed working with Zack and Rudo from Mango Studios for the first time.

Also – congratulations to the Brnjas family whose horse won first place in a Stakes race about an hour before the ceremony!

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Kim & Derren – Same Day Edit Wedding Film

Sunday, September 11, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

Kim & Derren got married at Millcroft Inn in Caledon, Ontario. Derren loves the ‘mushy stuff’. Kim hates it. So – we decided to put a bit of both in their Same Day Edit. Their ceremony was held in a beautiful riverside garden on the 100 acre property. An intimate dinner followed with 30 or so of Kim & Derren’s closest family and friends.

I personally loved being able to film the guys playing some ball hockey before the ceremony. It was a good way to blow off some steam and keep everyone loose.

It was a real treat for us to be able to spend the day with our pal Taylor Jackson who is an incredible photographer who we love working with.

The music in this piece is ‘Animal’ by the band Neon Trees – Buy the song here

After we packed up – we had a tasty piece of cake from Kim’s sister Lori who is the amazingly talented Caketress

Check out their Love Story Engagement Film too –

Thank you so much for having us Kim & Derren!

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Beverly & Buki – Same Day Edit Wedding Film – Toronto, Ontario

Monday, August 29, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

Beverly & Buki Ayeni got married in Toronto at St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church. After an amazing Nigerian ‘Yoruba’ Engagement Party Friday Night which signified the welcoming of Buki by Beverly’s parents into their family as well as the celebration of their marriage, they had a traditional ceremony on Saturday followed by their reception at the Westin Prince.

We loved the amazing mixture of culture in this wedding. I’ve never seen so much purple. It was so cool to see how the cultures of Nigeria and Jamaica came together mixed in with a bit of British tradition. Their ceremony had readings in english and in ‘èdè Yorùbá’ which is one of the 521 languages spoken in Nigeria (it’s the widest used language in West Africa (thank you Wikipedia)).

Take a look at the Same Day Edit we made for them.

It was so fun to work with out new friend Tara McMullen who took some photos.

We also loved the music from this Same Day Edit. It’s by Luke Huch. The Song is titled Hearts Unfailing and it was our first time using the website TheMusicBed.com which allows us to license independent music for our wedding films. Pretty cool!

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Alan & Kristine Wisniewski – Same Day Edit – Blue Mountain, Collingwood, Ontario

Monday, August 22, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

Alan & Kristine are really cool. I wouldn’t normally point something like that out – but when Alan first emailed us over a year ago – we were really excited to learn that he is a lead designer for an amazing company called Umbra. If you haven’t seen Umbra stuff – you probably are somewhere in the arctic tundra (which rhymes with Umbra – just saying). Anyways – we first met Alan and Kristine in the mega showroom on Queen Street in Toronto and we’ve been excited for their wedding since then.

Their wedding was intended to take place at the top of Blue Mountain in Collingwood, Ontario. The rain decided to come. We were all watching our iphone radar apps to see if there was any good news – but nothing good was coming. So – the ceremony got moved inside and the day went ahead according to the rest of the plan. Here’s the Same Day Edit we made for Alan & Kristine. We hope you like it.

It was really great to spend the day with Ryan and Erika from Rowell Photography. It was exciting to see Ryan fly his toy helicopter in the back room while I was editing. A bit of a distraction – but well worth itI totally want one of those now.

Music in this Same Day Edit is ‘The Heart is Hard to Find’ by one of my favourites – Jimmy Eat World. Buy the song here

Thanks very much Alan & Kristine for having us. Also thank you for making the day amazingly relaxed and laid back. Some people would be stressed about the rain but you guys just made it no big deal at all and that was awesome.

Have fun on your honeymoon and we’ll see you soon.

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Mark & Minh – The World Needs More Minhs and Marks – Same Day Edit – Toronto, Ontario

Sunday, August 7, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

We met Minh & Mark (and Jovie!) at the Wedding Co. Show this past January at the Carlu. As a side note – we’re signed up again for the show which is going to be amazing – but enough about us!

One of the first things I noticed about Mark was that he in fact was at a wedding show. It’s quite rare for guys to come to these things and as a guy who attended a fare share of them during my engagement – I could appreciate the devotion Mark had to Minh.

This was a very special wedding. Mark’s brother and best friend passed away from cancer not a year ago. He was supposed to be Mark’s best man. There was so much emotion on this day. Mark had a photo of his brother and it stayed close to him all day and night. Take a look at the Same Day Edit wedding film we made for these guys.

Guys, we want to thank you so much for having us film your wedding. And we’d also totally like to have a Cineplex date with you when you get back from your Honeymoon!

The music in this Same Day Edit wedding film is by a personal friend of ours: Marcel Preston. His band, Sky Terminal recently released their debut album and it is incredible. We’ve been saving this song for just the right couple and we couldn’t be happier using it for Minh & Mark. Buy the song ‘Tonight’ -from the album Don’t Close Your Eyes. Also check out their website – www.skyterminal.net

It was amazing working with the two Kevins (Kevin Lam & Kevin Fung) who did the photography.

The venue was the modern castle Paramount in Vaughan which was really cool.

I also have to say it is rare that I thoroughly enjoy working with a DJ company – but last night working with Chris and his team from S4 Sound Sensations was a true pleasure. They are a big company so make sure you ask for Chris.

Last but not least – a big thank you to Jovie Padua of Jovial Events. This girl knows how to put on a great party – and she did it with a 4-month old in tow! Amazing job Jovie!

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Sophie & Tim – Same Day Edit + Love Story – Oakville, Ontario

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

Sophie & Tim got married this past weekend in her parent’s backyard. It was a really sweet ceremony and we love how much Sophie and Tim love each other. Watch their Same Day Edit.

Music in this Same Day Edit is by the band Augustana “Just Stay Here Tonight”.

Also – take a look at their Love Story which is one of my favourites to date.

We had a blast working with our friend Rebecca Wood who took some pretty awesome photos!

Thank you so much Sophie and Tim for having us – we’ll see you soon!

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Erin & Hussein – Wedding Film Teaser – Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Saturday, July 9, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

Erin & Hussein got married on Canada Day, July 1, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario holding their ceremony at the historic Hart House at University of Toronto and their cocktail reception at the top of the Manulife Building at Panorama.

This is just a teaser of their Main Feature wedding film.

We had such a fantastic time spending the day with Erin & Hussein. Thanks guys for having us!

Music – Go On – Jack Johnson – Buy the song here

Special thanks to our friend Lee Weston who did an amazing job photographing their wedding! You can see her photos from the wedding here

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Valerie & David – Just a little ‘Schivtz’ – Same Day Edit – Our First Jewish Wedding

Saturday, July 2, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

Valerie & David got married at On The Park, a hidden gem of a reception venue in the middle of Toronto. This is the Same Day Edit wedding film we made for them.

This was a big wedding for us – and there was a lot on the line because Valerie had told us numerous times that she had watched every single one of our videos to date and constantly refreshed her RSS to see when we would post new videos. We had to make sure when it was her turn that we didn’t disappoint!

We loved this wedding for so many reasons. The rich tradition in the Jewish wedding culture was fascinating and really inspiring. All of the men – including Drew & Andrew – had to wear Yamakas for the Bedecking and the Ceremony. That was a first and it was really cool to learn and be a part of it all.

The Hoorah was also a lot of fun – crazy energy – we had to kind of muscle our way into the crowd – but it was worth it!

Thank you so much to Sarah – the amazing wedding coordinator who kept the day moving ahead and really made our jobs easy!

We loved working with Marc from Crabtree Photography – crabtreephotography.com/#

We hope you both enjoy this film as much as we enjoyed making it for you, Valerie & David. Thank you so much for having us – we loved every minute of it!

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Whitney & James – Same Day Edit – Alliston, Ontario

Monday, June 27, 2011 Posted in Wedding Films

Whitney & James got married on a perfect afternoon in Alliston, Ontario. We made a Same Day Edit wedding film for them. Here it is!

Thanks so much for having us guys! It was great getting to know you and we look forward to more tasty pizza dates at our favourite wood fired pizza restaurant!

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