The day had beautiful blue skies and just screamed elegance at every opportunity. Elena just looked stunning in her dress as you can see from this short film as she walked downstairs, for the first time in her beautiful dress.

As the sun set we decided to capture a timelapse (this is where we film an event and speed it up).  At this time of the year the evening sky has a wonderful deep blue colour as the twilight hours set in. Beautiful!

We love working at Gaynes. It has a wonderful view of London and some stunning surroundings as well as being a very intimate venue.

Their photographer was the very talented Polly Alexandre who has a very unique look, mainly as she shoots on film;  a fantastic medium to work with. The images produce a different feeling when you look at them. To see just how good this look can be click here to head over to her blog to view the photos from this wedding.

For our technically minded readers we have now changed the way we film. We now use all Canon DSLR cameras with a multitude of lenses in order to create a different look, especially when compared to shooting on regular video cameras. Our look is now more akin to 35mm film. We have been doing this now for a while so expect to see even more stunning footage up on our blog in the very near future.

-Danny

Lisa’s touches were everywhere – the flowers looked amazing – and her theme of brilliant pink and black looked classy and elegant.

The reception took place at South Farm – a distinctly different place, in Royston, Hertfordshire. We managed to get some footage of Lisa and Simons accommodation that night – a Romany Gypsy Caravan. Even the pigs and peacocks didn’t mind posing for the camera.

It was a tactfully emotional day for everyone that was there – I think the best part was watching Simon read from the gift that Lisa had made for him, which you will be able to see in the highlights.

Have a watch

-Julie

You will be able to see from their highlights that it seems fair to say that everyone enjoyed their day and were proud and happy to be part of their special celebration. Sharon specifically requested that the song we used on her highlights. It seems to capture very well the essence of Mr and Mrs Johnson.

-Julie

We met Ed while filming the wedding of Anna and Paul in 2009 and he was immediately drawn to the way we told their story. Not just another camera which is set to record but told in such a way that the viewer can really get drawn into their story. After showing Ed some more of our work he knew that he not only needed photos of his day but a film which can really compliment the photos by showing the vibe and atmosphere in a way photos cannot.

We were super excited about this shoot as we planned on using our new cameras far more than we had previously and knew that it could help us achieve shots and a look normally limited to Hollywood blockbusters.

The day was one to remember for all with Ed putting a hot lighter to his fresh wedding waistcoat and the supremely chocolaty cupcake tree they had for their wedding cake. In the evening the live band kept the dance-floor packed and for those of us with a serious case of the munchies there were fish and chips served in cones with little wooden forks. Om nom nom nom.

Sadly the day ended but they both have a unique memento of their day in their new highlights (and soon enough the main movie itself).

For anyone wanting to check out Ed’s work be sure to take a look at his website www.edclaytonphotography.co.uk.

-Danny

We have always wanted to do a rock the frock session (also known as trash the dress) and when we mentioned this to James he told us that he too had the same desire and it just so happened that Heena was up for getting down and dirty in one of her wedding dresses.

So it was on, we had our model, we had our dress and we had more than enough enthusiasm to pull this off.

James found a wonderful venue just outside of London where Heena could wade through ponds, roll in the mud and make a lovely, painty mess.

James also brought along his camera to take a few photos which can only be described as stunning and really capture the dirty, grimey vibe of the day. You can view them on his website here and here. Also, here is a little layout James created from shots he took on the day where you can see me sporting my Steadicam.

We cant tell you how much we enjoyed this, its quite liberating being able to treat a dress in the exact opposite to how we treat it on the wedding day itself and it was great to see the reaction from passers by. When the day started and the dress was clean James and Heena were receiving congratulations from park visitors. Then, as the day went on and the dress became a bit more colourful people just looked confused

For many their wedding dress will sit in a box under the bed, never to see the light of day again. For Heena she got to wear it one last time and now has a work of art she could display. I also understand that she has received some offers to purchase the newly trashed dress.

-Danny

We were asked by up and coming fashion designer Heather Weller to take some photos of her latest work for an exhibition later this month.

Her collection is based on the movie, and popular children’s book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. She named the collection ‘Wild Wear’ and when she showed us some of the pieces we were quite excited about how we could approach this shoot.

Although we were taking photos we wanted to give them a movie like feel. We had great fun stomping around Ashridge Park, getting into a leaves fight and swinging from trees.

You can get in touch with Heather and find out details about her exhibition on her Wild Wear Facebook profile.

-Danny & Julie

Here is just a sneak peak for an upcoming film we shot this weekend with Heena and James. Heena wanted to do something with her wedding dress, something other than leaving it in a box in the loft.

Also keep an eye on James’ blog for photos from the day www.carbonrouge.com

Turn it up, turn it up loud!

Today here in the UK its sunny, one of only 6 sunny days we will get all year. So a perfect chance to let our two lovely bunnys have a hop around the garden.

Being who we are what would a hop around the garden be without a little video.

So here they are, Ellie and Alice. Our two lovely buns.

-Danny

• Danny wrote an article for the website videodslr.tv about shooting with the Canon 7D (our new camera) and how he shot the Joshua Jackson | My First Year short film. Clicky here to check it out.
• Our ‘My First Year’ brochure including prices is now available to download. Click here to view.
• We went to see Kick-Ass last night. Excellent film, lots of action and what a super hero movie should be. So if you’ve avoided seeing Spiderman, X-men or Iron Man because comics simply aren’t your thing then you will definitely enjoy this.
• Speaking of Iron Man, is anyone else really looking forward to this? Have a look at the new trailers on the Apple site.