Thursday, July 21, 2016

「 sde 」SAMANTHA & JARED




Sam and Jared seem like opposites, with Jared being reserved and stoic, and Samantha being extroverted and expressive 24/7. It's a match made in heaven.

Sam's mom also had to work hard to keep her emotions in check. It must be quite a thing to watch your baby get married. The entire household was filled with so much happiness and love as the bride got ready; I did what I could to capture it all.

Three shout outs: Stephanie, Sam's planner who double-tasked as a bridesmaid! The priest at Our Lady of the Assumption, such a great human being and an Irish accent too. And finally Matt Kennedy, who I finally had a chance to work with. He will do anything for the shot, including climbing a tree with everyone nervously looking on. Go Matt! (Don't fall.)

Congrats to Sam and Jared! It was a day filled with laughter and surprises.

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

「 sde 」CECILIA & DANIEL




The best part of life is the unexpected. I think everyone likes to act like she or he knows what to expect and how to handle any situation. But we live for curveballs.

Having filmed quite a few Chinese weddings I thought I had seen it all. The groomsmen busted down the door, just like all the other groomsmen. But then a twist, not shown in the video: they turned around and locked the bridesmaids out of the bride's room, winning back some of their red pockets in the process! Hilarious. Definitely a good moment when every person in the room is smiling.

Cutting this SDE was pretty exciting and threw me quite a curveball itself. I met Cecilia and Daniel once before the wedding and they seemed very loving but also quiet. And so I chose two songs for their video to reflect what I thought the wedding would be like. I was totally wrong and had to scramble to find a better song. I stumbled across Soar by Gyom and immediately licensed it from the Music Bed. It's a huge rush that evolves into something deeper and more gentle. Perfect!

From that point on the video just came together. Such a great feeling to show an SDE for the first time, it never gets old.

Monday, April 18, 2016

「 highlights 」TINA & MIKE




This is the second time I’ve captured a wedding where it seemed like the tent would get picked up and tossed by the powerful winds. The extreme weather was on everyone’s minds and in the background of many of my shots. It gave me a great excuse to shoot some slo-mo as well as a slew of time-lapses. In the end, Vancouver just put on a show for us, as the rain stopped just in time for the photo shoot and the day closed with a gorgeous sunset.

Tina and Mike have been together for a long, long time, and they’d known for much of that time that they would get married. So at first they just wanted a simple wedding. In the end Tina’s vision and attention to detail came together in Science World’s Patio overlooking False Creek.

Their families are filled with love and now so is theirs!