A Tribute

Last night I turned a video around in 18 hours. Why the speed? Sadly, a really good man passed away unexpectedly and his family wanted a video to play at the memorial service. It isn't appropriate for me to post on the blog, especially without their permission and because it is such a private time. But I did do something different that I can tell you about.

The grown son gave me about 100 photos from childhood to the present and I couldn't stop laughing at some of them. He was one funny guy, let me tell you. I put all the photos from his younger years at the beginning in what seemed like chronological order and then I noticed some trends and I sectioned off the pictures that way. He played rugby (in the states and abroad I think), liked to have drinks with friends, loved dogs, and especially loved his wife and son.

I researched various quotes related to the sections and put them on a black background with white font at the start of each section. One was funny, the rest more thoughtful, but it really helped the video flow since they opted to not use any music. Although this is an incredibly sad time for the family, I hope they can look at their video and laugh a little knowing that he would probably want them to.

This Kind of Love

Emily and Eric are friends from college and Emily was once my roommate. They met and got engaged on campus, but got married two hours north in North Carolina. The wedding was on a lovely Saturday in June and the weather was beautiful for them to take photos outdoors.

A Wedding Day video is a thoughtful gift for parents, grandparents and friends who played a role in your wedding. It is something they can go back and watch over the years and remember the memories of your special day.

It was a fun weekend to see friends and have a good time and of course celebrate with the bride and groom. Happy 6 (okay, almost 7) month anniversary you two!

The Dating Years

The dating years is a great video to share photos of the bride and groom fromt he start of their dating years to the present. This is a fun way to highlight the day you met (if you caight it on camera), vacationa, your engagement, etc. Now in this case, Blair and Joe are not planning a wedding (not yet at least), but since she is one of my closest friends, I decided to use them as an example.

You may notice that the video is significantly shorter which is because of the number of photos selected. Even though the video is only four minutes long, it gives you a taste for their fun personalities and some trips they have taken. In terms of a "dating years" video for a wedding or engagement party, it is an especially good idea if you don't have access to older photos from childhoos for a "through the years." Group photos with friends and family are also fun to include.

Girlfriends

In "honor" of the upcoming bridal show on January 16th (visit frederickbridalfair.com) I am going to post a handful of videos that will be shown at my vendor table. The first wedding special is called Girlfriends and is a thoughtful memento for a bride and her closest girlfriends with photos from a bachelorette party, bridal shower, and bridesmaid luncheon. Other "girl" events can be substituted and added as appropriate.

The photos in the video below are from my wedding activities and it brings back a lot of funny memories with wonderful friends. Looking at the photos I can't stop laughing and it makes me sad to think that I will probably never have all of those friends together in one place again : /. Enjoy!

A Personal History

A few weeks ago I completed a video as a surprise to honor "A's" grandmother. I think the large DC area snowstorm (16+ inches) may have postponed the party, but grandmother Peggy did get to view the video soon after.

"A" provided me with wonderful photos from Peggy's childhood and years as a young wife and mother which really enhanced her video. I am glad she asked me to be a part of preserving their family memories.