A Diamond Events Wedding in Occoquan, VA

on Jun 22 in Wedding Planner, wedding video

I just finished editing an HD wedding video of a beautiful wedding in Occoquan, VA.

Here is a glimpse of all the best moments of the wedding day recapped in one song.

The bride and groom were lovely, and I had a great time working with them.  Michael Alvarez was my second camera person for the ceremony and we captured a lot of great details in our high definition footage.

But what made this wedding special was the planning and the design by Stephanie Hughes, of Diamond Events. The following video is of the photo session/cocktail hour.  You can see a lot of touches of design put into the flowers and decor at the reception at the Harbor View, in Occoquan, VA.

Stephanie and her crew were great to work with.  As expected, the day ran like clockwork and everyone was where they were supposed to be when they were supposed to be there.  More importantly, Stephanie is just a pleasure to be around, always with a smile on her face.  And no wonder - she threw such a beautiful and fun wedding event, she had every right to be smiling!

To find out more or book a planner,contact Stephanie.

Stephanie Hughes
Diamond Events
Exquisite Weddings & Other Fine Events
facebook.com/WeddingsbyDE
twitter.com/DiamondEvents
www.WeddingsbyDE.com
540-650-3900

It’s a sound plan to hire A Sound Plan

on Jun 07 in Deejay

I recently got to put together a video for one of my favorite deejays - Wayne Boyland, of A Sound Plan.  I have worked with Wayne at many weddings and he asked me if I could compile some footage of him so potential clients could see him in action and know that he’s not too crazy looking!

Check out this clip and judge for yourself.

I have recommended Wayne on many occasions and worked with him several times over the years.  He is a pleasure to work with, gets the party started, and keeps it rolling through the night.  He has exactly all the qualities you would want with the person providing the entertainment at your wedding, bar or bat mitzvah or event.

After the Wedding

on Jun 03 in wedding video

I am busy! This time of year I am videotaping a wedding just about every weekend. I am going to have so many beautiful weddings to blog about, just as soon as I finish editing them!

One question I get asked a lot is what’s involved in editing a wedding video? The short answer? A lot!

The first thing I do is contact the happy newlyweds. I talk to them, post honeymoon, about the day’s events. Were there any moments that stood out that absolutely have to be highlighted? Were there any people whose actions might need to be downplayed? Did you love every word the priest, rabbi or officiant spoke, or could we cut out that section about exactly how many children you should be having? And, of course, what music do you want for all the montages in your video?

Once I get a few simple, but important, answers to how you want your wedding video edited, I capture and log all the footage. This basically just means I go through all 4, 6 or 8 hours of footage I shot, get it all into my editing system, and organize it by which camera, what part of the wedding day, and what type of footage it is.

Then comes the fun part. When I edit a wedding video, I really am trying to tell your story. I open the first montage with an establishing shot to set the stage - whether it’s a shot of the program, a shot of the church, or a shot of the bride’s house - this is where this story begins. Then we introduce all the main characters and establish what they are doing before the moment when the wedding march begins.

The ceremony pretty much writes itself. After finding out how much and which parts of the ceremony the couple would like included, I just have to choose the best shots for each second of footage, and, of course, level the audio from the microphones on the grooms lapel and around the room.

Check out these two clips from an outdoor ceremony at Whitehall Manor. The first shows just one camera angle and is unedited.

The second one shows the edited version utilizing both camera’s footage.

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