Archive for April, 2009

Back in September we filmed one of my most memorable weddings of the year, the wedding of Ching Mei and Farid. The weather had been quite horrible the day before the wedding and the forecast wasn’t very promising, but it all cleared up and it turned out to be a beautiful day (this goes somewhat against our previous experiences in Manchester!). The wedding ceremony took place at the Manchester Registry Office, which isn’t exactly the most inspiring building we’ve ever been to, but that didn’t matter in the slightest, this wedding was all about the people. Farid and Ching Mei are without a doubt one of the sweetest couples we’ve ever come across in all the years that we’ve been filming weddings. After the short ceremony, we all walked to the centre of Manchester for a photo session at the gorgeous Victorian town hall. Ching Mei looked stunning, wearing a dress by Pronovias, I always love their designs! Her bridesmaids wore lovely grey fifties inspired dresses. After the photo shoot we then walked on to the China Town area of Manchester, to one of the best Chinese restaurants, the Yang Sing.

During the drinks reception, Ching Mei and Farid provided entertainment for their guests in the form of a caricaturist and a magician. Ching Mei then swapped her Pronovias dress for a traditional Chinese dress. And after some short but sweet speeches, the 9 course Chinese banquet was served. I have two words for that banquet: wow and yummy!!! Thank you for letting us join in, it was amazing. After dinner Ching Mei had another wardrobe change, this time to a striking long silver evening gown, perfect for dancing the night away. Three wedding dresses… dreaming away now… Anyway, here are their highlights!

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On a totally different note, you can now also follow Ever After on Twitter!

In the past few videos I’ve been trying to prove that the summer of 2008 had some gloriously beautiful sunny days. Unfortunately, September 5th wasn’t one of them. It poured all day long, not a glimmer of sunshine to be spotted. But this wasn’t going to ruin Emma and Ben’s wedding day! Their wedding was at the Moat House Hotel in Staffordshire, a 14th century manor house, now lovely family run hotel. Emma’s wedding dress was just beautiful and the way it sparkled in the evening made it magical. Emma and Ben also had some ice sculptures made which were quite the focal point on the day.

Here are their highlights! If you’d like to order your own copy of their DVD, please proceed here and use the password you’ve been given by Emma and Ben.

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On a side note, Ever After has been offering training to other videographers since last October. Things have been progressing well, and last month we had our first big 2 day training workshop here in Sheffield. We now have a brand new website for the training side of Ever After, along with a flashy new trailer promoting our 2 day workshops. We’d also like to take this opportunity to announce our next big training weekend, which will be on 27 and 28 June, again in the Sheffield area.