Wedding Trailers

When you hear the words “wedding video” what do you think of first? If you are like most people (and this even includes me – someone that films weddings for a living) you think of cheesy 80′s/90′s wedding videos (the age when personal video cameras became the rage). The style back then was “real-time”. Basically a lone videographer with a large camera on a tri-pod pressed record as soon as the guests began filtering into the church. He/She continued until the wedding reception was complete (hopefully, stopping the recording during the drive from the church to the reception hall where He/She blinded everyone on the dance floor with a huge light atop the camera . When your “VHS” tape arrived and you put it in the “VCR” you watched a straightforward video with no or very, very minimal editing. (This was the style of my sisters wedding film in 1989 – I was ten, I was dressed in a poofy, bright blue dress and my hair was also poofy (aka feathered) – all these things I have mentioned make the film very hard to watch .
Computer technology has changed the wedding video industry into the wedding film industry. Watching some wedding videos can be like watching a movie (they tell a story, you laugh, you cry). All that being said wedding films now fall into two basic categories – documentary or cinematic.

Documentary Films are edited as a longer playing video. These normally run between one to two hours in length (it usually depends on the length of your events). The order in which the events happened during the day is how they will occur in the film.

Cinematic Films have a shorter total playing time, anywhere from about 15 minutes to 30 minutes (all depending on the film maker). The content is attention-getting. Film makers using the cinematic style will change the order of events in a creative and artistic manner.

So what’s your style? Watch the sample films below and find out.

 

 

CINEMATIC

DOCUMENTARY

When you think wedding in NY state, you think usually think May – September. But it seems, some brides are thinking out of the box when it comes to picking the date for their wedding. More and more brides are scheduling there weddings in the winter, on or near holidays, which in the past was a no, no.

We recently filmed a December wedding and it was stunning (and the decorations were all done by the bride! Wow! )  The decorations were beautiful and had a Christmas, winter ice and white light theme. The church and reception venue were all decked out for Christmas making it seem as though they were decorated entirely for just her wedding. The color theme was red, black and white (modern, fresh and stunning!-not your everyday color picks). Rather than give details of all the unique ideas she had, I’ll let you see for yourself below. However, one of my favorite ideas was how she packaged her favor. It was a small gift wrapped in a beautiful black and white paper with a bright red bow on top. Pictures: Top row, left to right: favor, 1st center piece, 2nd center piece. Bottom row, left to right: card box, table with candles, a cute snow couple .

We also filmed a wedding on “Black Friday” (a holiday to some). But why not? Your families in town, have a great party and get married at it. I recently read a blog about a couple having their wedding on New Years Eve. How fun! Your guest can dance till the ball drops and their will be no question about who you’ll be kissing at midnight:). How about having your wedding on the 4th of July? All the fireworks will be just for you and your hubby.

Five Reasons to Have a Holiday Wedding

5. Your family will be in town anyway and they won’t be saying, “we were just up there for the holidays” when they get a summer invitation.

4. You get more bang for your buck. Vendors and venues are more willing to give discount for weddings for dates they aren’t normally booked on, like holidays.

3. Venues are usually decorated for holidays, so it will seem like you decorations flow from outside and continue into your banquet room.

2. Everyone is already looking for a party to go to anyway. Why not make it your wedding?

1. No one will ever forget your anniversary.

Check out Mallory & Jared’s winter wedding below.

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Here are some vendors that made their wedding day possible.
Ceremony: Blessed Sacrament Church, Rochester, NY
Reception: Penfield Country Club, Penfield, NY
Photography: Awelsh Photography Rochester, NY
DJ/Emcee: Whirlin Disc DJ, Rochester, NY
Bakery: Vanilla Swirl, Fairport, NY

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Natalie and Doug had an amazing wedding in Rochester, NY. It was a beautiful day, and their family was very welcoming. We had a great time.

Here are some vendors that made their wedding day possible.
Ceremony: Church of Transfiguration, Pittsford, NY
Reception: Irondequoit Country Club, Rochester, NY
Pictures: Shoen Place, Pittsford, NY
Photography: Mary Corcoran Photography Rochester, NY
DJ/Emcee: Turner Music Productions, Rochester, NY

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We loved doing Katie and Mike’s wedding. From their ceremony held in beautiful St. Louis Church in downtown Buffalo, to their reception on the water at Templeton Landing. They make a wonderful couple and their ice luge was the bomb! Thanks for allowing us to be your wedding videographers!

Music: “Radiance” by Startle The Heavens

Here are some vendors that made their wedding day possible.
Ceremony: St. Louis Roman Catholic, Buffalo, NY
Reception: Templeton Landing, Buffalo, NY
Photography: Kate Blank Buffalo, NY
Photo Booth: Toy Brothers, Buffalo, NY

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We filmed Karen and Adam’s wedding at Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards in Gasport, NY. They made us feel very welcome and it was great to share our wedding anniversary with another couple.

Music: “Can You Hear Them Singing?” by Startle The Heavens

Here are some vendors that made their wedding day possible.
Ceremony & Reception: Vizcarra Vineyards, Gasport, NY
Photography: Tess Moran Photography Buffalo, NY
DJ/Emcee: CJ Sound, Buffalo, NY

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