I've Retired From the Wedding Business

With my last edit I was finished with wedding video. As much as I loved filming your weddings the demands on my time was just too great. I have two beautiful grandaughters that live with me and they don't understand why I'm always on the computer. They grow up too fast to not enjoy this moment with them. I will continue to post clips on here from time to time though. They will be more of a personal level. Soon as I can get my .ftp site up again I have a video of Taylor on her indoor soccer team at PISA.

Many thanks to all who have followed this site and to those who I've had the great pleasure of filming your wedding day. I hope the videos I created are viewed by your future generations and enjoyed as much as I did in making them.

It's Been A While!

I've been so busy in the latter part of 2008 that I hadn't realized how long it's been since I posted here. I had one of those "significant" birthdays in September and my wife surprised me with a special gift. The whole family went on a 3 day Disney Cruise, spent a few days in Disney World, and then her and I went alone on a 7 day cruise on the new Celebrity Solstice. What a great getaway! Soon as I'm done with the current project I will be posting a video of this trip. I had so much fun capturing the grandkids on video.

And speaking of capturing video-I bought a Canon HV-30 video camera for family use. This little camera gets rave reviews from professionals and I have to tell you, it is really awesome! When I hooked it up to my High-Definition TV I was amazed. So, if you are in the market for a great video cam I would highly recommend this little gem.

Elise' Birthday Photo Montage

I've stated in a previous post how I love to do Photo Montages. Extracting the subject from the picture and animating or putting in 3D to make them more interesting is a lot of fun. This one is the sister of one of our wedding couples and Adam had us make this up for her recent birthday. September is such a great month. Not only is my birthday in September but so is my wife's and two of my best friends. So, Happy Birthday Elise!



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We're Getting Published!!

I'm really excited and honored to have an article written by me published in an upcoming EventDV Magazine. This magazine is for the event video trade and will be read by my peers in the industry. The content of the article draws on my 25 years in Sales Management with Fortune 1000 companies. It describes a unique business model to the event industry and while it won't interest most of my audience here on the blog, I'll post a link to the internet version of the mag when it's out.

We Think We've Heard You!

I'm about to do something that many will say is downright crazy. I'm lowering my wedding video prices to $899.00. Why would I do that you say? I think what I'm hearing from clients is that they want a nice, professional videotaping of their wedding day. A video documenation. Not all the frills of the high-priced wedding video. So, we've banged our heads together and came up with some ideas on how that could be accomplished at an acceptable profit level.

I now have one simple wedding video offering: A two camera ceremony and single camera reception that documents the event as it unfolds. We will use professional equipment including a wireless system to capture clear vows. Taping begins as the ceremony begins and ends four hours later when the formal events of the reception are over. Delivery on 3 DVD's will occur shortly after your return from your honeymoon. That's it! No upsells for highlight videos, Same-Day-Edits, and Cinematic background music.

Please post your comments on this simplification of our offering. We are really interested in how this will be received.

Annual Slip n' Slide Event

I've been asked to put up the Trailer for the Annual Slip n' Slide event held by our good friend AJ. It's an all day event and is an absolute blast! This year AJ has his own place so it will be interesting to see what changes that will bring to the slide. We'll be taping that one too! So, look for it in the near future.

Take a minute to watch this Movie Trailer from the last Slip n' Slide.



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Chloe's Baptism

In a switch from wedding videos, here is my granddaughter's baptism from Sunday July 27th. Chloe is grandkid number 6 for Karen and I and it was a great day for a family gathering afterwards. As you can see in the video Chloe was attentive and just being her beautiful self. Enjoy!



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