Lisa’s touches were everywhere – the flowers looked amazing – and her theme of brilliant pink and black looked classy and elegant.

The reception took place at South Farm – a distinctly different place, in Royston, Hertfordshire. We managed to get some footage of Lisa and Simons accommodation that night – a Romany Gypsy Caravan. Even the pigs and peacocks didn’t mind posing for the camera.

It was a tactfully emotional day for everyone that was there – I think the best part was watching Simon read from the gift that Lisa had made for him, which you will be able to see in the highlights.

Have a watch

-Julie

You will be able to see from their highlights that it seems fair to say that everyone enjoyed their day and were proud and happy to be part of their special celebration. Sharon specifically requested that the song we used on her highlights. It seems to capture very well the essence of Mr and Mrs Johnson.

-Julie

We met Ed while filming the wedding of Anna and Paul in 2009 and he was immediately drawn to the way we told their story. Not just another camera which is set to record but told in such a way that the viewer can really get drawn into their story. After showing Ed some more of our work he knew that he not only needed photos of his day but a film which can really compliment the photos by showing the vibe and atmosphere in a way photos cannot.

We were super excited about this shoot as we planned on using our new cameras far more than we had previously and knew that it could help us achieve shots and a look normally limited to Hollywood blockbusters.

The day was one to remember for all with Ed putting a hot lighter to his fresh wedding waistcoat and the supremely chocolaty cupcake tree they had for their wedding cake. In the evening the live band kept the dance-floor packed and for those of us with a serious case of the munchies there were fish and chips served in cones with little wooden forks. Om nom nom nom.

Sadly the day ended but they both have a unique memento of their day in their new highlights (and soon enough the main movie itself).

For anyone wanting to check out Ed’s work be sure to take a look at his website www.edclaytonphotography.co.uk.

-Danny

It’s a great way to get a feel for what we can produce without watching the many films we have showcased on our blog these past 4 years.

When we start making a showereel we pull together some of our favourite clips of the past 12 months and then piece them together to make a little story about a wedding. Often we are left with hundreds of clips and weddings which we just couldn’t fit into our show-piece. But to all our couples who we didn’t get to feature we say to you “we love you just as much”.

It really shows just how much we can capture the beauty and majesty of your wedding day by not only capturing the main parts of your day but also the details and little moments which make every wedding special.

-Julie & Danny

There are two reasons for this. The first is that nearly all of the footage for this highlights is from our new camera. I wont go into the technical details now but one of its cool features is the speed at which we can get the footage onto our computers. Infact we spent our lunch break deleting and editing files on the camera so they were ready to go in the edit. The other thing we love is just how amazing the footage looks.

The second reason why we decided to pull out all the stops with this one is that Carly unfortunately fell ill half way through her big day and was unable to attend for a few hours in the evening. Normally this would mean missing out on whatever happened in that time. But as we were there to capture the day it meant that neither Carly or Jon will have missed a moment.

We know that for anyone to miss a part of their own wedding can be hard, so myself and Julie agreed that we would not only create a highlights for two of the kindest, most thoughtful people you could hope to meet that we would do so with some urgency. Normally the day after a wedding is for recovering but we just felt inspired and still excited after such a wonderful day that we really wanted to do this for them. Sort of like our wedding gift to them.

Their wedding took place in the Sculpture Gallery at Woburn Abbey. We have long wanted to film a wedding there, not only because it is quite close to where we live but because of its beauty and character. The venue surpassed all of our expectations in every way. Not only in its beauty but the staff could not do enough to help you… and we were just the filmmakers! The energy and care they gave to the couple themselves was nothing short of exemplary.

-Danny

You couldn’t tell by looking at them but both Elisa and Damian were a little apprehensive about being filmed. But then again, who isn’t? Once the day started they were both perfect naturals in front of the camera and were just clearly enjoying each others company.

-Danny

The day itself was to be different to many of our typical weddings. With no bridal prep and a very shot civil ceremony it was clear that this day was about the coming together of two families and the evening which follows. They were actually having a more traditional ceremony a few weeks later in India.

After the ceremony we headed off to Regents park along with their hugely talented photographer, Anil Tohani, to take some informal shots of the couple by themselves. The leaves had just turned to a lovely golden brown and were starting to fall. As we filmed the leaves were falling as if dropped on que… perfect!

The final part of this amazing day was the reception at the Victoria and Albert museum in London. The speeches were held in the great Raphael gallery where some of his work hung from the walls.

We were entertained all night, and starting off was a performance by Nutkhut who had only recently performed for the Queen at Buckingham palace.

After the speeches the entertainment continues with some fabulous cocktail shaking moves (actually they were mocktails as they contained no alcahol). Everyone then danced the night away on the starlit dancefloor.

As this was one of our Dream bookings we storyboard and plan some of the shots we want to get for use in the highlights and the main edit. One part which Roshni and Dipan wanted to see was the transformation of the Raphael gallery from being empty for the public to their spectacular wedding reception. So we setup our cameras but also spent large parts of the day capturing shots outside during the day and evening. The plan was to show a timelapse of the V and A as the sun goes down and the beautiful purple lighting outside comes up.

-Danny

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They exuded emotion and love and just seemed like the perfect match.

Their entire day was held in the medieval themed ‘Poles Hall’ at Fanhams Hall in Hertfordshire. Guests were treated to fantastic sunshine outside between each part of their day and who were we to not join them

- Julie

Wan Sim and Chris both knew the importance of capturing their one wedding day in the best possible way. They had originally wanted a collaboration between ourselves and Mayad Studios who are based in the Philippines for their UK wedding but Mayad were unable to attend. So it was down to us to cover the UK and then for Mayad to cover their wedding a few weeks later in Malaysia. A collaboration between filmmaker’s or even filmmaker and photographer can create an amazing energy on the day. I know we certainly felt that buzz working with their photographer Steve Shipman.

The plan was for Mayad to then create one of their famous highlights using both our footage and their own. A scary prospect for any filmmaker is to have someone else edit your footage.

I’m sure Wan Sim and Chris were both excited to see this video but I have to say, myself and Julie were also pretty stoked about the thought and after watching the video I have to say we were blown away and we wish we could have been there to share this wonderful moment with them.

What I really love about this clip is how it gives a real complete picture of their wedding day’s and records forever this new chapter in their life.

So here it is, the video below is edited by the award winning Mayad Studios and features footage (which I’m sure you will recognise) from ourselves.

-Danny