Archive for the ‘Highlights’ Category

My apologies for the long absence! I can’t believe how busy we’ve been the past few weeks, and it isn’t going to get any quieter any time soon!

This time last week we were filming a wedding near Florence in Italy. It was a truly gorgeous sunny day, but a gorgeous sunny day in Tuscany means heat, lots of heat. Now I know the weather got pretty hot here in the UK too, but add about another 10°C to those temperatures and you can start to get an idea of what we were going through. Yes, we were melting, but having lots of fun nonetheless.

In a failed attempt to try to cool down somewhat, I thought back to the coldest wedding we’ve ever filmed, which happened to be last winter. It was a freezing cold snowy day, just before Christmas, the day that Carole & Neil got married at Hazlewood Castle in North Yorkshire. Despite the coldness, it was actually a really beautiful day, seeing the grounds of the castle covered in snow, a true winter wonderland right out of a fairytale. Carole and Neil had hoped for a “white” wedding day and that’s exactly what they got. And just in case there wouldn’t have been any real snow, they provided a stylish winter theme filled with details of snow flakes. Photographers for the day were Sharon and Andy from FNS Weddings, you can see a few photos from Carole and Neil’s wedding on their blog too.

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Let me introduce to you Maria and Andrew. They got married last year at the Tithe Barn near Petersfield in Hampshire. We knew in advance it was going to be a really great day: lovely couple, lovely venue and the most marvellous photographer ever! Yes, I am of course talking about Rob from Shooting Hip! And this time we finally got to meet his wonderboy assistant, Darren. Working with Rob (and Darren) is always a joy, nice and easy going. Nothing could spoil this wedding day and nothing did, even the weather was behaving nicely.

Before the wedding Maria always thought she would get a fairly simple dress, nothing too fancy or girly, she considered herself as quite the tomboy, and then she fell in love with THE dress. Nothing simple about it, it even had beading and sparkles… gone was the tomboy Maria look, enter Princess Maria, looking stunning!

In the evening they also had one really cool and fabulous band, Madhen. Do look up them up if you are looking for a band for your wedding, they did put on quite the show.

So without further ado, here are the Highlights to Maria and Andrew’s wedding!

Back in September last year we filmed Hannah and David’s wedding at St Audries Park in Somerset, a few days after the wedding we shared their Same Day Edit with you. Now it’s time to share a bit more from their wedding film.
I know I usually only tend to share the highlights to our wedding films, but in this case I also really want share the bridal prep as well. Why? Well, simply because it’s one of my favourite bridal preps of the past year. Yes, it probably has something to do with Hannah’s fabulous Christian Louboutin wedding shoes, but it was mainly due to the delightfully relaxed atmosphere of the whole morning which I hope is reflected in the video. It was just pure loveliness.

And if you’d like to know how their perfect day continued, then you can always check out their highlights too. You’ll see all the splendour of their wedding day, including the fun provided by the croquet set, the superb cocktail bar during the drinks reception (Hannah and David had each chosen a special cocktail to serve to their guests) and the spectacular fireworks display in the evening.
And a big thank you to John De Rienzo from De Rienzo Films for being our third shooter that day; it really made my job of putting the Same Day Edit together a whole lot less stressful!

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Last year, back in August, we filmed Claire and Paul’s wedding at Allerton Castle in North Yorkshire. That day we also made a Same Day Edit, which I shared with you on this blog the day after the wedding. Well, now it’s time to share the highlights of their wedding film. So without further ado, here it is.

The wedding I’m sharing with you today already had a small introduction back in November, it’s Bisola and Temitope’s wedding. They got married back in July last year in Bristol and their wedding was definitely one of the highlights of last year. Why? Well, it’s not every day that you come across such genuinely nice and friendly people, not just Bisola and Temitope, but all their family and friends. And it’s not every day that you see such enthusiasm throughout the whole wedding day, especially during the ceremony. Most ceremonies are very solemn, formal and serious occasions, at this wedding the whole ceremony was a celebration of their love, we hadn’t experienced anything quite like this wedding. The whole congregation was so thrilled and overjoyed when Bisola and Temitope were declared husband and wife, the excitement levels went through the roof! It was quite the contagious atmosphere. And the party atmosphere certainly didn’t stop there. After a trip to the park for the photo shoot with the bridal party, the fun continued at Marriott Hotel in the centre of Bristol. In the evening Bisola and Temitope along with the bridal party changed from their formal wedding outfits into traditional African dress and danced the night away. This wedding is going into our books as one of the most fun weddings we’ve ever been a part of! I hope the joy and happiness of this wedding comes across in their highlights clip and if it does, I’m certain it will brighten up your day.

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
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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!