Gerber Wedding Highlights - Fort Collins, CO

I was recently listening to a podcast that was talking about choosing a theme when editing a wedding video. I realized that without thinking about it, this was something I was already doing. I often look at my couples and their day, their story, the things that brought them to that point, and there’s something about them that drives the story of their video. For Nichol and Jonathan, as I was thinking about the theme of their wedding day, it came to mind so quickly and easily that their theme was “redemption”. It took so many events in both Jonathan and Nichol’s lives in order for them to find each other, and God used a painful past and brought it about for good in both of their lives.

With that in mind, I wanted their video to display not only their story, but the majesty and goodness of God. That nothing, from the highest heights of the mountains to the deepest depths of the ocean, could separate them from the love of God. Nichol and Jonathan are from all over - Nichol from Florida, Jonathan from Texas. They met and fell in love in the Bay Area, were engaged in Oregon, got married in the foothills of Colorado, and now live together in Phoenix. While thinking about this idea of God’s love, I remembered some ocean footage I had once shot while in Napa/San Francisco years ago. This felt so fitting to incorporate some footage from the place where they met and fell in love and held such significance for them. And even though it was from an entirely different state, it perfectly matched the footage from their engagement at Cannon Beach in Oregon (another place I’ve been to but sadly didn’t have any footage from). On top of all of this, I also had a bunch of gorgeous golden hour footage and a mountain timelapse from traveling all across Colorado over the years. Footage I had shot for fun with no purpose in mind, but somehow in the most perfect God ordained way, it fit this video for this moment.

I’m sure there are a ton of details I would do differently in being able to shoot and edit this video, but getting to use this collection of moments from my own travels that I had filmed with no intention behind them, and then seeing how God was able to use them years later to represent something else entirely made creating this video such an incredible experience for me. I hope this video serves as a reminder to them of God’s goodness for years and years to come. Congrats to the Gerbers!

Vendors:

Venue: The Hillside Vineyard

Photographer: Peter Mahar Photography

Caterer: High Society Pizza

Richards Wedding Preview - Driftwood, TX

I always feel so lucky to be asked to film a friend’s wedding. It never stops being special to me to get to be a part of their day from beginning to end. Sean is a friend from my coworking space, and though I’d only met Angela briefly before their wedding it wasn’t hard to pick up on how well these two balance each other. Sean is the fun and spontaneous center of attention, and Angela is the driven, principled one keeping him humble. Their day was focused on everything that mattered to them - Christ, their friends and family, and an epic dance party. Congrats to the Richards!

Sears-Greer Wedding Preview - Hunt, TX

A few things come to mind when I think of Mackenzie and Daniel’s wedding day. The first is that these two are just the sweetest, most cheesy, over the moon in love as it gets. Their vows to each other were storybook (I can’t wait to share them in the highlights video!), and the way they look at each other gets me every time. The other thing is how important their friends and family are to them. They were such a central part of the day, and played a huge role in every aspect, down to the fact that these two got married on Mackenzie’s private family ranch. I can’t wait to share their full love story! Congrats to the Sears-Greers!

Dapolito Wedding Preview - San Antonio, TX

Gosh this was a fun one to edit! I always love a good rap teaser but it doesn’t fit every couple. So why Cristina and Paul? Honestly their wedding was such a party, and Cristina is straight fire on the dance floor. Their day was so fun and just a blast all around, it felt fitting to give them a teaser as energetic as their wedding was. (Also BIG shoutout to DJ Cassandra who kept the dance floor going all night!)

I also had a lot of fun experimenting with sound in this video. You probably wouldn’t even notice without hearing the song on its own, but I used some new sound effects that I purchased from Denver based videographers, Multiply Media, and their new SFX pack. Risers, whooshes, and impacts added some layers and depth to the video and just made it a little bit more punchy. Fitting for the coolest couple ever. Congrats to the Dapolitos!