Amy and Michael march to the beat of their own drum. We always encourage our couples to do the wedding THEIR way and we’re not sure we could find a better example of that than with Amy and Michael. With so many traditions and cultural formalities on a wedding day, it’s always a breath of fresh air when we take a Saturday to join a couple in telling THEIR story at their castle. . . . . draw bridge first looks, coat of arms wood carvings, steam-punk costume themes, pocket watches and locket chokers, dragon floral sculptures, motes and all!

An enormous shout out to our pal and RADtastic planner Hallie Slade from La Bohéme events. This girl knows how to put on a fairytale wedding. . . . literally. And quite honestly, we’ve never seen a team of event designers pull off a theme like Shawna Yamamoto and her crew. . . huge shout out to them as well! Check it out for yourself 🙂

Tayor Kane “T.K.” is one of the up and coming athletes for Mission Bauer Hockey. Continuing the series of vignettes that we have documented for the company (this being part 2 of the Skyler/T.K. vignette filming), this one slows down to the calm that is Taylor Kane. The music, pacing, and coloring of this edit was all intended to play on T.K.’s quiet nature and dedication to putting his team before himself at all times.

“Take in every moment”. . . . words often spoken as advice the day of a wedding. Common advice heard all the time.

But, what is not so common is finding two people who love to take in every moment day in and day out. Dena and Gerard are those people. What we love most about these two is their infectious personalities, love for food, dogs, and random moments of contagious laughter. We spent a wonderful day in LA last October with these two. As we sat over lunch, we listened as they shared stories of their relationship and the many things that make them who they are. They love their friends, their family, and most certainly each other. . . not to mention the cutest little four-legged child ever. Dena will write emails to Gerard called the “Daily Schmoop”. Typically reflective of clippings online that she has found about a conversation they may have recently shared. As random as the “Schmoop” may be, it shows how deeply she cares for Gerard, and trust us, he is just as loving of her, as you’ll see below. . .

For their trailer, we made mention of the poker game that guys had earlier on in the day because it involved a set of poker chips given to Gerard by Dena as a wedding gift. As a friendly game of poker is a pastime for Gerard and the boys, we found it relevant to his story during the prep. As for Dena, we love how she talked about taking in the look on his face as she connected with him for the first time at the ceremony. Again, a testament to the idea of seizing small moments in time and hanging onto to them. . . . a way of life for Dena and Gerard.

Skyler Hoer continues to prove himself as one of the premier players for Mission Bauer Hockey.  His aggressive style and quick shot makes Skyler a threat to all opposing goaltenders.  When approaching Skyler’s vignette, we needed to stay true to his personality that is also reflected in the way he plays the game. The grading is high in contrast intentionally to reflect the raw feel that Skyler conveys during a conversation.  For this edit, we graded the color with a reddish warmer overtone, to convey a feeling of intesity. This is the first of two vignettes that were filmed together as part of the larger series of player vignettes for Mission Bauer Hockey.

Lina and Jeff’s story starts way back in 8th grade. If you think about it, these two really do have their parents to thank because as fate (or alphabetical order) would have it, they sat right beside one another on their first day of school in homeroom that year. While a friendship blossomed, the relationship took root years down the road after high school and college had long passed. As they always stayed in contact, they decided one day that perhaps there was more to this friendship than they thought. . . .

We can’t begin to tell you how many relationships we see forged out of what began as a simple friendship many years earlier. Strong relationships are often founded on even stronger friendships and Lina and Jeff are a testament to that.

They love Disneyland, Music, and and their four-legged child that you are soon to meet, as he became a fun thread in Lina and Jeff’s trailer. So excited to share their story with you now.