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Cecilia + Alekhine // 9.19.09 // A Palm Springs Wedding

This is the wedding of the Year! Okay, I know- I am not trying to play favorites. We loved everyone’s wedding we filmed this year, of course! The reason this one has become my ultimate favorite, is simply because it is a stepping stone in our company’s development of a True Cinema Wedding.

It doesn’t matter that we filmed Alekhine’s brother’s wedding just a year ago and already knew these guys in and out. It doesn’t matter that Cecilia is beautiful and the venue, The Parker in Palm Springs is a retro blessing from heaven to shoot at. It doesn’t matter that we got to work with the life altering talents of Nate and Jaclyn Kaiser of The Image Is Found…although, all of those reasons help! 

The reason I am so in love with this highlight we are showing you, is that we actually filmed it, with a 35mm film camera. It is what we’ve been looking for since we left film school and started our company… depth of field. It is why movies move us and video has limits. If you want your day documented it is true that the 35mm camera does little to provide this. But if you are like us- who are charged with an emotional desire to film what is beautiful and romantic in this world, this is an eye opener. I am always a sap for unrequited love, that’s really what moves our world. I had been looking for a camera to fall in love with, but I always had come up short. My unrequited love for the perfect camera was akin to Rose and Jack , or our star crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. I was even in line with Werther and Lotte (from the Sorrows of Young Werther) to be forever denied my beauty. But good news has come on film’s foot. I have found my love in Alekhine and Cecilia, Kristin and Mark, Lisa and Ryan and all the weddings of tomorrow. We have always claimed to be the Wedding Cinema Company- which was pretty true, but now we are. This is what we were born to become.

Oh and by the way Congratulations once more Cecilia and Alekhine, we hope this film moves you as much as it moved us- and of course there is more to come!

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Kathy + Kenny // First Taiwanese + Cal Tech Highlights

This is a highlight reel from Kenny + Kathy’s wedding on June 13, 2009! They were a pleasure to to work with, but most of all we were impressed with their faith and love for each other and God. We always love to do weddings at a couple’s own church, it is really special!

Congratulations!

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10.1.09 // Annie + Josh // Palm Springs

Again we were off to Palm Springs to film the wedding of Annie + Josh! We loved the laid back atmosphere, the guests with their excitement for the newlywed couple, and the pure beauty of a very amazing desert. The Korakia Pensione is a great place for a wedding or honeymoon!

These factors all made October 1st a great way to start the month off right! Annie was beautiful and Josh was looking really sexy – thanks for the great night!

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Monee + Mena // 09.06.09

We started at Monee’s house which is literally down the street from her childhood church, Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. After the robes and crowns of this traditional ceremony are taken off, the packed church heads to the amazing hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica. We all get some shots on the sand and head in for a lot of fun. Tons of people, tons of fun and laughter and tons of love. The coordinator was Terri Castillo from Bellisimo Events.

Congratulations! We loved the candy bar!

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