SUPER 8 FILM / SEA ISLAND, GA

Alex + Becky

A Georgia wedding on Super 8 Film: As Hurricane Sandy made her way up the Atlantic on October 27th, the Soja & Vonsiatsky familes were busy preparing for Alex & Becky’s big day. Anxious guests kept a close eye on the weather channel that weekend, but nothing could dampen the happiness of this little group:) Not the wind, rain, flood warnings, or the last minute party changes from outdoors to in. The day proved to be filled with so much warmth and love that not even a hurricane could steal the show. This was a weekend we will treasure for a long time. We met the Soja & Vonsiatsky families as strangers on Friday afternoon, and left on Sunday feeling like part of the family.

Behind The Scenes: As it would turn out, Hurricane Sandy swung out to sea and passed Georgia by on the east. The opening scene is a shot of the outside edges of the storm as it passed us by.

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From the Bride & Groom: “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa we are LOVING it! Wooooooaaaaaaah! We listened to my mom and dad watch it over the phone, they were hysterically crying. This is so beautiful, you guys are amazing. Def so so so glad we were united with you guys. We don’t have anything thoughtful to say but holy moly this is so beautiful – thank you! We will watch all night and forever!” – Xoxoxo Becky & Alex

From the Mother of the Bride: “BRAVO! I just saw the video and I’m just blown away! You did an incredible job…. Pure magic! The emotion that your videos bring to one’s heart leaves me speechless! I can’t thank you enough for peering through your lens and capturing all the love and joy our families felt on that day. I can’t stop watching it! Thank you again.” – Vikki

CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST SUPER 8 FILM

Ben + Ashley

In October we drove up north to Santa Lucia Preserve for Ben & Ashley’s wedding. There were so many things to love about this event; the raw northern california beauty, a redwood grove turned ceremony site, a barn glowing with pink light under the starry night sky, but one of our favorite moments was when Ben’s good friend Oliver read a quote from “The Little Prince” during the ceremony. We decided to kick their super 8 film off with this excerpt.

YOSEMITE WEDDING VIDEO / EVERGREEN LODGE

A Boy Catching Frogs In The Woods

There were so many things we fell in love with at Zach and Lindsay’s wooded wedding weekend at Evergreen Lodge in Yosemite. First, you can’t beat the location: cozy cabins in the middle of the forest and (in case that isn’t beautiful enough) throw in the most picturesque meadow EVER. Then there were the super cool and super unique groomsmen’s boutineers which were a variety of dinosaurs, bears, and other fun green creatures, only to be upstaged by Lindsay’s dress… elegant, timeless, and perfect. Golden deer cake toppers, amazing personalized stationary, the list goes on and on! But perhaps our most favorite moment of the day was Zach, standing at the end of the isle, waiting for his soon-to-be wife. At first we were slightly concerned that he would not look up as Lindsay started across the meadow. She came closer and closer and he continued to avert his eyes. Then suddenly, as she reached the back of the isle, …it happened. We hope this film captures the magic of that moment and the story of their day.

Behind the Scenes: In order to film a time lapse of the sunset and stars over Half Dome and Yosemite Valley we hiked to the top of nearby Sentinel Dome (during the day). It was an amazing vantage point and after the stars came out it was time to head back down the trail. But a small problem filming in Yosemite at night: the pitch black forest and “every tree is a bear” syndrome. Although we may not recommend this adventure to every filmmaker the outcome was certainly worth the peril and thankfully we made it back in one piece.

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From the bride: “We just watched the video and are absolutely in love!  I am completely blown away! Thank you so so so much!  It was 20 gazillion times better than I ever expected and I can’t wait to share it with everyone!  I can’t believe all the gorgeous sun-soaked shots you got and the video just affirms my decision to get married in Yosemite!  We were definitely the luckiest couple ever to have you both, Ben and DJ Quantum as our dream team!  Thank you again times 50 gazillion!" -Lindsey + Zach

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