Tag: Wedding Highlight Film

They Met On Match // Sara and Ryan’s Wedding Highlight Film from Olde Dobbin Station in Montgomery, Texas

By on April 2, 2014 in Houston Weddings, Videos, Weddings

I love getting to know the people at weddings.  Some weddings have a goofy groom or bride.  Some have a funny toast or a choreographed dance.  But I loved Sara and Ryan’s wedding because I felt like everyone at their wedding knew one another so well that any joke that was made was instantly understood by everyone.  It was like there was someone telling inside jokes, but were were all in on it so it made it even funnier.  When you watch their film I’m sure you will understand.

That everyone at the wedding knew each other so well wouldn’t surprise you, especially when you meet Sara.  I swear this bride has never met a stranger.  I was not only welcomed as a friend at their wedding, I felt like I was part of the family.  Between her friendliness and Ryan’s genuine kindness, it was obvious that these two were perfect for one another.  Moreover, it was apparent that their families were happy to be joined together.

I had a tough time editing their wedding film because there was just so much good stuff I wanted to put in it.  One of the fun things I did was shoot a lot more timelapses.  Special thanks to Taylor Stanley for helping me shoot this too.

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An Avengers Themed Wedding // Emily and Jake’s Wedding Highlight Film From Raveneax Country Club in Spring, Texas

By on March 21, 2014 in Houston Weddings, Videos, Weddings

I’ve known Emily for going on five years now, and Jake for three.  Her and I met at Spoon’s Yogurt in College Station when she was photographing desserts for a friend’s food magazine.  Several months after meeting them I was chosen to be Impact Retreat’s Media Exec, meaning I was in charge of the photos, videos, and the website for the camp.  I ran into Emily again on campus and asked her if she wanted to be the Photographer for Impact.  Several years, many videos, and thousands of photos later, we both run companies that film and photograph weddings.

Jake entered the picture in 2011 and it was immediately apparent that he was perfect for Emily.  He also loves video games, Marvel, and anything superhero related which meant he was super cool in my book too.  I had suspicions they would be married, and when Jake emailed me asking if I could film his proposal they were confirmed.  Fast forward to November, and their wedding date was upon them.

I’ve heard it said, “Leave it to people that film and photograph weddings do it right,” and Emily was no exception to this rule.  Their wedding embodied the word classy, while still satisfying her quirks like requiring Blue Baker cookies shipped in from College Station, and her need to hand-make most of the decor.  Everything that Emily touched clearly matched her style, while everything that Jake touched matched his.

Let’s take a minute to talk about Jake’s style.  As I said, he loves anything made by Marvel, so it is no surprise that the wedding had the following:

  • Jake’s groomsmen all had Avengers themed cufflinks – each of a different superhero.
  • Instead of a Grooms cake, Emily hand created an entire miniature cityscape of cardboard and had Avengers themed cupcakes on top of the city skyscrapers.
  • When Jake and Emily left the reception, they drove off in a custom Captain America Dodge Challenger painted in the classic red white and blue with license plates that read “CPT USA” and a horn that sounded the Star Spangled Banner.

Clearly, they love their superheroes.  Of course I do too, so that made this wedding all the more fun.  If you are having a themed wedding, I would love to film it, so please get in touch!

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Ready For Anything // Candace and Tyler’s Wedding Film From The Heights Villa in Houston, Texas

By on March 5, 2014 in Houston Weddings, Videos, Weddings

I love hearing how people find my site and watch my videos.  They often say they were searching for a wedding videographer on Google, or they saw a friend’s wedding film I made and are getting married soon themselves so they looked me up.  Regardless of how they find me, I’ve heard many of them tell me they started watching a random couple’s wedding film and then start to tear up, laugh, and experience the emotion of the day with the couple in the video.  Then someone they know comes into the room and asks why they are having an emotional outburst over a couple they’ve never met.

Candace and Tyler were getting married at the Heights Villa last year, and after searching for wedding films they saw Melissa and Mason’s wedding film I shot there in 2011.  They completely fell in love with the film, and wanted something just like it.  I was happy to oblige, and I made them a film that I think has the same feel as Melissa and Mason’s, but incorporates all the improvements I’ve made as a filmmaker in the past two and a half years.

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A Glimpse Into The Love of God // Bailey and Joel’s Wedding Highlight from First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas

By on February 27, 2014 in Houston Weddings, Videos, Weddings

Okay, I promise the couple that I post after this one isn’t one that I met through Impact Retreat!  But I did meet Joel through Impact, so he just adds to my list of Impact Weddings.

Over my four years of filming weddings, I have seen many Christian ceremonies.  Often, the bride and groom will express to the pastor how they want their wedding ceremony to reflect the gospel of Jesus and express their love for God, as much as their love for one another. As often as I see this though, Bailey and Joel were the first couple to ask me to make their wedding film convey the gospel as well.  They wanted a film that was as much about God as it was about themselves.

Filming a wedding with an explicit gospel message may sound like a difficult task, but these two made it incredibly easy.  From their prayer before the ceremony, to a wonderful message delivered by Butch Smith I was able to capture the essence of the gospel, while showing their love.  It is apparent on Joel’s face when he sees bailey for the first time how excited he is, and I can only imagine that is how Christ views his church when we seek Him.  Their joy and excitement throughout the day mirrors Christ love as well.  Like I said, Bailey and Joel made telling the story of their wedding day and giving a glimpse into the love of God through their wedding film easy.

If you are planning on getting married and want a specific message conveyed through your wedding film, I would be happy to film it.

Special thanks to Ashley Stineman at Sun 7 Studios for helping film.

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A White Knight and His Damsel // Ellen and Jeff’s Wedding Highlight Film, Ashton Gardens Houston Texas

By on February 18, 2014 in Houston Weddings, Videos, Weddings

This has been a very busy year for the Kiel family. My friend Emily Kiel, who does all my DVD case design work, and her sister Ellen Kiel both were engaged and married within 5 months of one another.  I filmed Ellen’s wedding in July, and Emily’s wedding in November.  Please don’t ask me to choose a favorite, because they were both a lot of fun to film.

This blog post is all about Ellen and Jeff’s wedding though, so let’s concentrate on them.  They met at their office, when Jeff said hello after overhearing Ellen and a coworker speaking about how Ellen doesn’t like to cook.  Jeff, you see, LOVES to cook and he was looking for a woman who would let him cook for her. They hit it off, started dating, and a bit down the road Jeff was ready to propose. Of course he enlisted Emily to help, by making Ellen think they were having a photo shoot complete with cute signs that they would hold right up until he got down on one knee and proposed.  Incidentally, you can read all about the proposal and see the photoshoot on Emily’s blog.  And if you want even more details, you can read the proposal and Ellen’s own words.

I hope you enjoyed watching Ellen and Jeff’s video, because there’s another Kiel wedding video coming out soon!

Big thanks to Daniel Karr for helping me film this wedding!  We shot it with two Sony FS100s and the footage was beautiful!

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It is a big help to me when you use any of the above product links to Adorama, Amazon, and B&H and when you get anything. It costs you nothing, and helps me keep my site running. I have bought from all of these websites and I highly recommend them for their service, quality, and shipping speed.  I recommend them all personally.

Interested in having me film your wedding?  Please contact me!

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