Archive for the ‘Highlights’ Category

Back in August, a day after Jodie and Ben’s wedding, I shared their Same Day Edit on the blog with you. Today, it’s time for their highlights clip.

In case you can’t quite remember, Jodie and Ben got married at Hazlewood Castle in North Yorkshire. Ben and Jodie got together years ago when they were in high school, it took them 11 years to get to this day and it was well worth the wait. They had a truly lovely service at the Chapel at Hazlewood Castle performed by the Rev Ian, a wonderfully friendly and funny vicar from the Order of the On Call Clergy (I had never heard about them before). As I mentioned back in August, we very much enjoyed working together Dave from 1Click Photography, do go check him out, his work is beautiful! The day was filled with special personalised touches, the wedding cake being the biggest one. It tells the story of Jodie and Ben, where they met, Ben’s surprise proposal in New York and their wedding day. To keep with the theme of the proposal, all the table names for the wedding were major landmarks in New York. Some spectacular fireworks provided the perfect ending to what was without doubt a genuinely fun filled day. Jodie and Ben are a really cute couple and we wish them all the happiness in the world!

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Ever After’s first blog of the new year, I hope I’m not too late in saying HAPPY NEW YEAR! Niels and I wish all you lovely people a magical year. I certainly started off rather magically with all the snow turning our whole little island into a winter wonderland. I hope you all did manage to enjoy the snow at least somewhat, I know we did (even though it curtailed our trip to Belgium to visit our family and friends by a day).
But let’s get to the point, as ever I want to share some more of our beautiful weddings with you. This time, it’s Rebecca and Andrew’s turn. Their wedding this past summer took place in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. I must say, I did really like Rebecca’s wedding dress, proper big tulle princess dress. Those always make me smile. The church for their wedding was St Bernadette’s Roman Catholic church with a very friendly pastor by the name of Michael Moore. Rebecca and Andrew’s son Travis made a special reading during the service which I am certain made them feel very proud. I should also mention Poppy and Willow, their 2 little girls who looked absolutely adorable as their flower girls. After the service it was off to San Pietro’s Restaurant for their wedding breakfast.

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So what do you think of the new Ever After website and blog? Like the make-over? We’ve also changed our packages about, we’re now the first company in the UK to offer a Same Day Edit as standard with most of the packages! How cool is that?!
But enough about us, let’s talk about Asche and John’s. Asche and John wedding took place at the beautiful Colwick Hall Hotel in Nottingham. Asche looked amazing in a glamorous Justin Alexander gown, she had the most fabulous wedding shoes ever by Irregular Choice (LOVE that company) and a specially designed headpiece with a birdcage veil. Really WOW! And John, well, he looked quite dashing too! The day was pretty much perfect, pleasant weather, fun photo shoots, beautiful flowers by Pam Gibson and lovely music by one of the best string quartets we’ve ever heard, the Highly Strung String Quartet.
To top it all off for us, we received a wonderful email from Asche and John they day after they saw their wedding video:
Just wanted to write you a quick email to say thank you. The DVD is amazing, more than we could have hoped for!
We sat and watched it last night and it brought tears to our eyes and smiles to our lips! We enjoyed every second of it. It was so wonderful to be able to relive the day and to remember the bits we had forgotten. I’m so pleased that we had you film the day, although we have the photos (which are also fantastic), it’s not the same as being able to hear and see the day in action. I will certainly be recommending you!
Thank you once again for bringing our memories to life,
Asche and John
Messages like that really make one’s day! So if you like their highlights, please leave us a message too!

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So I haven’t exactly been updating on a regular basis lately, apologies. To make up for the lack of blog posts over the past few weeks, there will be a double feature and a few bonus materials.

So first up, we have a trailer to the wedding video of Bisola and Temitope who tied the knot in Bristol this summer. I won’t say too much about their wedding this time (more about them later), but I would just like to say that their wedding was one of the most fun weddings I’ve ever been too. They were such a genuinely friendly and lovely couple and their enthusiasm was just contagious, it was impossible not to enjoy yourself that day.

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Next up, the highlights to Jane and Richard’s wedding at St Augustine’s Priory near Ashford in Kent. I’ve already told you all about them back in August when I shared their trailer. Jane and Richard pretty much trusted us to do whatever we thought would be best for their video and based on one of Jane’s recent Facebook updates, that worked out just fine. “To all friends and family that attended it will soon be available to view online! Its not your usual trad wedding vid,its a lil bit funked up & bloody great if I say so myself! …..Sylvia & Niels of Ever After ur the ‘nuts ‘ guys! Thanks sooooo much! X”

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And now on to the bonus material. Anyone who knows us, knows that we are big fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and pretty much anything made by Joss Whedon). Earlier this year, I happened to come across a website advertising a fan convention for anything Joss Whedon related for the weekend of Halloween. Seemed like a great, yet incredibly geeky, idea. So this past weekend we were in London attending HalloWhedon! There were several stars of the shows, including James Marsters and Nicholas Brendon. There were signings, talks with the stars, auctioning of memorabilia and even a dinner with James Marsters (which went for £900!!!). On Saturday evening there was a big Halloween ball, best one we’ve ever been too, so many people in fabulous costumes. We had a blast the whole weekend!

Time to share another highlights clip as it’s been a while now since you’ve seen a new one of those from us. Let me present to you Elizabeth and James who tied the knot back in July at Highclere Castle in Hampshire. As I mentioned before, Highclere Castle is without doubt one of our favourite venues in the UK, everything there is just perfect and this time was no different. We also had the pleasure of working together with the fabulous Julia Boggio. With all those talents, the most excellent of venues and one of the most beautiful brides we’ve ever had and obviously, a handsome groom, we knew we were in for a treat. Even the weather was on its best behaviour for the day. Elizabeth and James really had a perfect day.

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This weekend we’re back in Hampshire, this time at the Tithe Barn and we get to work together again with one of favourite photographers, Rob at Shooting Hip. If you haven’t done so before, please go check out his blog. Not only are his pictures a delight for your eyes, he also always manages to add some very witty comments.

And then finally another little news item: Ever After now has a Facebook page, so if you are on Facebook please give us a visit and sign up. It’s one of the best ways to stay up to date with what’s going here at Ever After (and there are some big changes coming soon!). Or if you’re not on Facebook, just follow us on Twitter!

Ever After has again been shortlisted for an IoV Award for Best Wedding Day Film! Kelly and Wayne’s Fairytale Wedding Film is the one who made into the short list. Their wedding was shot at Allerton Castle. Last year, we won the Award for Best Wedding Day Film with a wedding film shot at the same location… Is this a good sign? Let’s hope so! The results will be announced on 14 October.

Now on a totally different note… It’s the middle of summer (not that you’d always be able to tell by the rather abysmal weather we’ve been having here in Sheffield lately). Yet go into a large department store, greeting card shop or just about any hotel with a function suite, and you are reminded that there are only a 136 days left until Christmas. Whoop dee doo… So I’m wondering if it would be too much of a crime to join in for a moment by sharing a clip of wedding we filmed around Christmas time last year??? I think I’ll take risk.

I’ve shared a trailer to this particular wedding a few months ago, it’s Alison and Leigh’s wedding. This time I’d like to share the highlights as they are a bit different. Rather than using a pop or rock song or a movie soundtrack as usual, these highlights are set to a piece proper classical music, Vaughan Williams’ Theme by Thomas Tallis. As Alison is a classically trained musician and music it teacher it made perfect sense to use this music. It did provide me with a few challenges but I think it worked out nicely.
Alison and Leigh at the Priest House Hotel in Derbyshire.

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Once upon a time there was a couple from Cambridgeshire who were madly in love and decided to get married. They dreamed of a perfect fairytale wedding and after months of planning, when the day finally dawned, everything was set in motion to ensure that dream would come true. Our princess for the day, Kelly, looked as if she came straight out of a storybook as she walked down the aisle to Wayne, her knight in shining armour (well, make that knight in ‘dashing suit’). She was escorted, not by some evil stepsisters, but by glamorous bridesmaids and 2 little enchanting fairy princesses. No fairytale would be complete without a proper castle and for Kelly and Wayne, Allerton Castle in North Yorkshire provided just the right setting. A horse and carriage whisked the newlyweds away after the ceremony for a romantic stroll in the castle’s grounds while the guests were being entertained by a string quartet. Andy Sutcliffe was the photographer on hand to capture that day for eternity. That day, even the weather gods smiled on Kelly and Wayne, nothing would spoil there dream. The starry night evening, a loving waltz and fireworks were the perfect ending to this magical day. Yes, Kelly and Wayne had always dreamed of a fairytale wedding and that is exactly what they got, happily ever after began that day. You see sometimes, dreams and wishes do come true. Don’t believe me, watch the following clip!

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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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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.

A while ago, I posted the trailer to Gemma & Alick’s wedding film. For some time now, I’ve been meaning to add their highlights to the blog too, but I just haven’t managed to get around to it, until today!
Gemma and Alick’s wedding was back in August at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hampshire. They had chosen for an outdoor ceremony in the hotel’s beautiful walled garden, however, it looked like the weather didn’t want to play along. Rain clouds were creeping in closer, the venue was keeping an eye on a detailed minute by minute forecast and a decision on whether to have the ceremony indoors or outdoors, was held off until the last minute. Luckily, the heavens didn’t open and they were able to hold the ceremony outside!
The ceremony was beautifully conducted by the couple’s friend Malcolm, who also made all the flower arrangements for the wedding day. Gemma and Alick, had actually been legally married the day before, this allowed them to personalise their ceremony with Alick’s Jewish heritage.
The rest of the day was just wonderful, beautiful sunny weather, a string quartet, a choccywoccydoodah wedding cake, and in the evening, some traditional Jewish dancing and a Chinese lantern release. The Chinese lanterns really kept the venue on its toes, ready with fire extinguishers on the roof, but for all of us, they added that extra fairytale feeling to an already magical day. We hope their married life may be just as beautiful and perfect!

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