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Amy has been VERY patiently awaiting us posting her Highlight video to share with everyone! I hope you love their video as much as we loved working with Amy & Erik!

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How do you have a destination wedding in the Seattle area without going too far? You go to the San Juan Islands, like Billie Sue & Bobby did! This adorable couple was referred to us by the amazingly talented Jesse and Travis from True Colors Events. They are VERY busy Microsoft people so we didn’t have a chance to meet with them before the wedding. And to make matters more complicated, we already had another wedding booked that day. But luckily we have a pool of incredible talent so we flew up Terry & Joe from New Orleans to shoot while Chris did the Same Day Edit.

The week of Billie Sue & Bobby’s wedding was gorgeous with clear blue skies and temperatures in the low 80’s. Perfect summer weather. So you can only imagine the disappointment when there was rain on Saturday morning since this was an outdoor wedding. But Jesse and Travis along with the staff from Roche Harbor turned what could have been a disaster into a beautiful, intimate tented outdoor wedding. As you’ll see from their Same Day Edit, the rain actually became a character in the story of their wedding day.

I love how the darker light gives the video a bit more of a vintage feel and how the colors in the garden and flowers from Susie Wampler just pop. I can’t wait to see what the talented Joey Hong got for photographs! Of course later in the evening Sean Wheatley from Seattle Parties made sure the celebration continued and there are some lovely speeches from friends and family that I can’t wait to incorporate into their final edit.

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When we walked in to the Woodmark Hotel yesterday, we were immediately greeted with a HUGE hug by Sayeh’s mom followed by a text message from Sayeh telling me what room she was in and that she was excited to see us. The anticipation in the air was electric and these women truly enjoyed every second of the day…it was like every single moment was relished and was the BEST moment in their life. I loved it!

Sayeh and Tony were such a handsome couple from two completely different cultures. The Persian ceremony was gorgeous, colorful and joyous and the “American” ceremony was short but super sweet. And then everyone partied all night long!! The electronica Persian music that DJ Nima played was seriously pumping the entire Woodmark Hotel and I didn’t realize that apparently I have an “inner Persian” because I had to seriously resist the urge to get out on the dance floor with everyone!

When we showed the Same Day Edit at the reception, the look on their faces was AWESOME!! They were both completely drawn in to it! When it was over, Sayeh pulled me in to the middle of the dance floor and shouted “Edit 1 Media is the best!!” while holding my arm up in the air like a prize fighter!! LOL!! It’s so gratifying to see our client’s fall in love with what we put together for them right away and I know their guests will be talking about that video for a LONG time!

MEGA thank you’s to Brooke Arambula at Event Envy for an amazing job last night (even at 8 months pregnant…wow!) and for referring Sayeh & Tony to us. It was a pleasure working with you and I hope we get to do it again!

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March 2010 was quite a month for us! We had three weddings in Hawaii (Maui and Oahu) spread across three separate weekends so Chris and I just decided to stay for the month. I know, I know…it’s rough, but SOMEONE had to do it! I actually grew up on Oahu, so I am deeply in love with the islands and know them very well. We have several clients per year (usually people that live in Seattle but are getting married in Hawaii) that love our work, trust our knowledge of the islands and our ability to include that “flavor” in their video, and love the fact that when they come back home to Seattle, we are local to them….so they send us there to capture their day! Did I mention that Chris and I met in Hawaii and flew back there to get married? So we also have an understanding of what is involved in planning a destination wedding too!

I couldn’t have been more thrilled when Kristen & Michael approached us about filming their wedding in Honolulu. We were honored to have filmed Michael’s cousin’s wedding a few years ago (Liz & Aaron) where Michael was one of the Lion Dancers! We also filmed an event at the Asian-American Museum in Seattle honoring his grandparents, Ping and Ruby Chow. They are truly an amazing family and we were so thrilled to capture another important event for them!

This sweet couple was married at Central Union Church in Waikiki…now I have you tell you…EVERY time I drove by that church I had the urge to film there. Seriously! It’s so beautiful…and now I know that it’s even more beautiful on the inside! We saw lots of familiar smiling faces, received many warm hugs, and saw Liz & Aaron’s sweet little baby boy. It was like a family reunion and we were treated like part of the “ohana”. The reception was at the prestigious Oahu Country Club in Nuuanu Valley just off the Pali Highway and Eddie from Renai Photography documented the day with stills.

Kristen & Michael wanted a very traditional, grand yet romantic feel to their video and chose music that had lots of meaning to them. Our wedding videographer friend James helped us film that day and in return we helped him film a wedding here in Seattle a few months later. Love that! The first song in this video was their Same Day Edit which wowed all their guests at the reception, and then the second song was added in later to complete their Highlight video. I hope you love it!

If you are a bride or groom getting married in Hawaii, please don’t hesitate to call or email us. We are so at home in the islands and would love to talk to you!

OK, most of you know that I love doing Same Day Edits for our couples. I mean LOVE them! And lucky for us, a HUGE majority of our clients love them too! Joohee and Mike were no exception! They were referred to us by their fabulous wedding planner, Ellen Peterson from Serenity Weddings. We have been working with Ellen for over 6 years and I just can’t say good enough things about her! The only problem was that we were already booked on the date that Joohee and Mike were considering for their wedding in July. But since they hadn’t put down any deposits on their venue yet, they decided to meet with us and see what happened.

The second that Joohee and Mike walked in the door, Chris and I instantly adored them and we chatted for a LONG time, watched lots of videos, had some good laughs, and they ultimately decided to change their date to one that we had open and booked Hotel 1000 as their venue. I was so excited to work with them, and honored that working with us was important enough to partially base their wedding date on our availability! We’ve actually had that happen several times this year, including two destination weddings in Hawaii and Houston). We must be getting good at this or something! LOL!!

A few days before the wedding, Joohee and Mike said that they would like us to chose the music for their Same Day Edit and I already had the perfect song in mind. So on the morning of the wedding we set out early to get some time-lapse shots with our nifty Canon 5D Mark II cameras that are the light of my life (next to my family, of course!). When Humberto (my fantabulous assistant!) and I got to the bridal suite Joohee was practically jumping with excitement and she looked gorgeous!! I was blown away by her dress and had a great time getting lots of detail shots. Meanwhile the boys were getting ready and goofing around in the Boardroom and Chris was capturing it all. The day flowed flawlessly from there with their cute First Glance, photo session with Dana Pleasant at the Seattle Library and the Harbor Steps and then a sweet ceremony on the terrace.

The reception was amazing! Hotel 1000 did an incredible job of making sure every detail was taken care of, including dual screens to show off the Same Day Edit! The ballroom was GORGEOUS, the food was to die for, the service was excellent, the Same Day Edit rocked the place and let me tell you that these people know how to party!! DJ Lance Daly spun tunes out on the terrace that made everyone dance so much that the floor was literally shaking under my feet! There was a photobooth by 321 Foto and Humberto and I even took a minute to take some silly pictures which I might share someday. (I really do need to do a blog post about him!).

So here is their Same Day Edit and I can’t wait to share the reception footage with you later on when it’s ready! Enjoy!

UPDATE: Check out Dana’s blog post with Joohee & Mike’s photos….amazing!!!

http://chicink.typepad.com/blog/2010/07/wedding-professional-spotlight-edit-1-media.html

And of course don’t forget to read some of Heather’s other blog posts to see what she is up to in the invite world! She creates some yummy, funky and fun handmade announcements, wedding invitations, place cards, and more…BUT she also posts all kinds of other wedding ideas and tips and spotlights wedding professionals in the Seattle area. And if that wasn’t enough, she is also the Medical Outreach Chair of the Seattle Chapter on Wish Upon a Wedding. Heather, thank you for all that you do!

If there’s one thing I LOVE it is seeing people we know at a wedding. Whether it is other wedding professionals we’ve worked with and befriended over the years, previous clients who are guests at another wedding, or in this case…another sibling in the family getting married! Not only does this show how much the family loves our sparkling personality (haha!) but that they loved their sibling’s video so much that they wanted to hire us for another wedding! That is the ultimate compliment and expression of trust.

Of course many of you know that one of the other things I love is Hawaii (where I grew up). And while these families are actually Samoan, there were constant reminders of Pacific island culture…the flowers, music, food, dancing, and LOTS of sweet family all reminded me of home.

We filmed one of Leslie’s brother’s weddings a few years ago (Marques & Lisa), so when she hired us, I was so excited to see this amazing family again! This is a family of great athletes who are so “real”, down-to-earth and just the nicest people you could ever meet. And both the Tuiasosopo and Gabriel families are full of people who always seem to be laughing and enjoying themselves! There were almost 400 people and Nelliena at Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club did an incredible job of keeping everything on track…the day turned out perfectly! There were two “First Glances” with Leslie’s Dad, Manu being the first to see her and then he and her mom walked Leslie over to Anthony who tried REALLY hard to hold it together when he turned around to see his beautiful bride for the first time. It was an amazing day!

I could seriously go on and on about this wedding, but instead I’ll just show you their Same Day Edit. If all the laughing and hollering when we showed it is any indication, I think you’ll agree that it came out pretty awesome!

Where do I even start with this wedding?? We met Kira and her mom 1-1/2 years ago with their wedding planner, Wendy Wojcik. They loved our work but wanted to go with a smaller option for our services. But Kira is very good friends with Lindsey & Tommy and was a bridesmaid at their wedding last year in Coeur d’Alene. When Kira saw their Same Day Edit, she immediately called and decided to upgrade to a longer edit AND a Same Day Edit. I was ecstatic for her and knew she had made a great decision!

Kira looked simply sublime in her dress…I love how the decorative element accents her waist and her earrings are to die for! And is this not one of the biggest wedding parties you’ve ever seen?? Being WSU Cougars, let me tell you it was a fun and wild crowd! We had a great time filming this wedding and I think it shows in their Same Day Edit. I can’t wait to get my hands on their dancing footage when we create their longer Wedding Movie! Kira marks the 4th friend in a close knit circle of friends whose weddings we’ve filmed and I hope we’ll be seeing more of these special ladies at more of their friend’s weddings!

Venue – Inglewood Golf Club
Photographer – Yours by John
Wedding Planner – Weddings with Wendy
Florist – Bella Rugosa
Officiant – David Reed
DJ – Darrell Christal