Stacey and Seth's Teaser!

Here is the teaser to Stacey and Seth's wedding! Enjoy!

Outtakes

One of my favorite parts of filming weddings are the outtakes. Filming "live" you never know what will happen and a lot of times we get some great stuff on film. If we capture a lot of outtakes I love including a section on the video just for them.

Last year we filmed a wedding in New Rochelle which was Las Vegas themed. Each table had a different casino/hotel as their centerpiece and their cake was a mixture of all things Vegas actually made by no other than the Ace of Cakes himself from the popular TV show.

During the reception, the Bride's uncle deiced to get his Elvis shoes on and do some impersonations for the bride and groom. Singing and dancing to elvis' hits he made his way toward the head table to get behind the bride and groom. Little did he realize that the Bride and Groom were up on a riser and misstepped...

No one was hurt luckily and we ended up with one of the funniest outtakes we've ever shot.

I will post some other great outtakes another time!

Come Original

On Sunday I filmed Bridget and Brian's wedding in Fairfield/New Haven. What an event!

Bridget and Brian are huge music lovers and both extremely original people in their own right, which influenced the entire day.

First off, the guys opted out of the traditional tuxedos for some light colored suits and some cool patterned ties which was nice to see. I like different. I mean don't get me wrong, I love tuxedos and the traditions of a wedding, but when you see the same things week in and week out its nice to see something different!

During the ceremony music was incorporated with not only singing but also instruments. What sounded like an irish style band got people seated and down the isle. From there there was a solo guitarist who sang a song, an elderly woman in a wheelchair who belted out a beautiful song and then one of the flower girls accompanied by an electric guitar, sang "Grow Old With Me" which during the whole song you couldn't help but smile at how cute it was to have someone so young sing such a meaningful song, and do it well! Some people cried, some people smiled, but everyone enjoyed it!

During the reception they had a band play. This was not your typical wedding band - infact I dont think they do weddings. They were a funk band that were just amazing. Before the band even got to start though, Bridget and Brian did their first dance to a performance by two of their guests. The choreogrpahed dance flowed nicely with the music.



Following dinner, the band hit the stage and not too long in, guests were called up to play along with them. Members from the band Deep Banana Blackout hopped on stage and completely amazed the whole crowd. The last hour of the reception was basically a concert! Along with the band, the flower girls hopped on stage and did a little background singing to a few of the songs.

A night fulled of music, fun, dancing and originality, it was a great day!

Congratulations Bridget and Brian!

Alison and Tim

On Saturday I had the pleasure of filming Alison and Tim's wedding.

The day started off on a sour note. Storms ripped through the state late morning/early afternoon and knocked the power out in the hotel where the guys were getting ready. A little perturbed with having no power, Tim didn't really let it bother him. The guys had a blast getting ready and Tim seemed at ease with the whole day.

My assistant Stacey (who also happens to be my girlfriend) was filming the girls getting ready. Alison was calm cool and collected the entire time.

The ceremony went off without a hitch and it was time to head to the beach for some pictures.

The photographer was Lunell Troy from Troy Photography. I have worked with Lunell (and her husband Noel) for years. She is an amazing photographer - she works quick but gets everything you want in such an organized manner the day just runs smooth with her around.

After the beach pictures it was time to head off to the Great River Golf Club for some more pictures and of course the reception.

Alison and Tim arrived to the reception sitting on top of Alison's dad's 1958 (I believe) classic Corvette. It made for an amazing shot and just a great entrance.

After some more pictures it was time for the reception. The DJs were Jason and Jeff of CT Party Pros. I have done a lot of events with these guys, in fact, they are DJing my sisters wedding at the end of this month! They do a great job of mixing up the music and playing to what the crowd wants to hear. They had people up dancing all night long!

Alison and Tim were dancing machines! Almost the entire night was spent on the dance floor.

The day went off with a few minor hitches, none of which bothered the happy couple. It was a great wedding and a great time!

Congratulations Alison and Tim!