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Montage Laguna Beach Wedding: Joey & Anabel

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Family. If you were to ask us to sum up this day in one word, that is the word we would choose. Ian and I could not have felt more honored and humbled to be a part of this wedding day. We felt so lucky that this was the first wedding of our 2013 season, and that we got to hang out with Anabel & Joey and their families. Forty of their closest family and friends traveled from Texas to the amazing Montage Laguna Beach in California. While the details of this wedding were spectacular and breathtaking, it paled in comparison to the love and emotion that was emanating from everyone. It was palpable. This reminded us that this is what the wedding day is really about. The love between to people with the support and love from their families…this is what we film.

Estancia La Jolla Wedding: Greg & Hillary

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Expression is the essence of emotion. Without expression there would be no smiles, no laughter, no tears. It is through expression that we share ourselves and how we feel. Of all the ways that we can express our emotions, the two most powerful are laughter and tears. That is how I sum up Hillary and Greg’s wedding day. Laughter and tears. It’s rare to have a couple who can find the humor and the sincerity throughout such an important day, bouncing back and forth like leaves swaying in the wind, but Hillary and Greg can and did. Behind the cameras we get a very intimate look into our couple’s lives, and unlike in Star Trek’s Federation, we do not simply passively observe. (Sorry Greg, I tried to work in a Star Wars reference but that was as close as I could get.) Instead we experience. We laugh, we cry. On this day we laughed and cried with Hillary and Greg, because that’s how open they are, that they can bring two people that they know only slightly, on a journey. We hope that you enjoy the journey as much as we have.

Calamigos Ranch Wedding: Matthew & Hollie

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Matt & Hollie have known each other for nearly 20 years. Their first meeting was a memorable one, in kindergarten. That’s right, they first laid eyes on each other in kindergarten. Matt knew she was something special so he offered her his gushers at lunch, which Hollie refused to accept. So how does a 5 year old boy in love react to that? Matt took the class picture and drew horns over Hollie’s face and wrote “looser” under her name. Not exactly M+H=Love. They continued to go to the same grade school, middle school, and even high school. As college came they went their separate ways and lost touch. But Matt never forgot her. After much determination of finding her again, Matt again followed the path of the typical (modern) romance and tracked her down on Facebook to Biola University in LA. Not wanting to loose her again, he sent her a message and made up an accuse to be “in the neighborhood.” He said the reason he was there was for a surfing trip in Orange County, false. And that he had to be there for at least a day, false. He just really wanted to see her again. With the intention of only being there for a day he didn’t leave for 4 days. Hollie even wondered if this guy was ever going home! On the last day Hollie went clubbing with her roommates for a birthday celebration and Matt came along. It was that fateful night that they would have their first kiss. That 4 days sealed the deal and they have been in love every since.

On a personal note, I didn’t realize that when Matt, who is my youngest cousin, drew over this poor girl’s face in kindergarten that he would meet his wife. Matt I have seen you grow into such a fantastic and caring man. Hollie has got to be one of the sweetest people I have ever met and you two are the perfect match for each other. She is so beautiful, inside and out. I don’t know if I have met another person with a heart as kind and sweet as hers. She is such a great addition to our crazy family.

Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills Wedding: Ashley & Brett

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Sometimes when we post a new film we like to point out something that we feel the couple did right on the day. Some moment that we want to pass along to other couples to keep in mind on their wedding day. That moment for Brett & Ashley was the getting ready portion of their day. During our final meeting with our couples we always remind them to soak up every minute of the day. From the second that you wake up that day, whether it be 5am for the brides who can’t stay asleep or 9am for the grooms trying to get as much sleep as possible in preparation for the day ahead, every minute of that day is your wedding day. Ashley & Brett were completely aware of this fact. When we arrived in Ashley’s beautiful room at the Beverly Wilshire the party was already started. Between the dance parties, the girls singing the UCLA fight song, and her friends reminding her that, “It’s all happening!”…it felt like the only thing missing was Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” playing in the background. Over in Brett’s room, his calm demeanor and infectious smile lasted the entire day. Just like Ashely and her girls, Brett and his guys were having a blast and soaking up every minute of this day. It’s pretty rare to have a groom who makes it to the reception and then spends most of his time dancing his butt off, but Brett was an exception. Brett & Ashley owned that floor.

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Valley Club of Montecito Wedding: Leslie & Charles

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Leslie and Charles had the loveliest of days. It was full of beautiful details from the flowers to the dress to the tuxes. Everything was exquisite and classic. But at the ceremony Leslie and Charles chose a not so classic reading by Bob Marley. We love personal touches like this. It’s such a wonderful way to let your guests in on how you two feel about each other with a different reading than the “classic” Corinthians verse. Leslie’s friend read this quote with such heart that we just had to make it part of the film. So honest, lovely, and real. Just like Leslie & Charles.

MountainGate Country Club Los Angeles Wedding: Jessica & Steven

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In our opinion, Jessica & Steven have a true Hollywood romantic comedy romance. They are like Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack in Serendipity, creating a relationship in an impossible situation. It was truly meant to be. Steven was on holiday in Vegas when he walked into a club and locked eyes with a beautiful brunette across the room. With one wave of her arm, their lives were never the same. Steven turned down a job in Abu Dhabi and moved to another continent to be with Jessica. It was no wonder that they couldn’t stop holding each other on the wedding day. Congrats Jessica & Steven…your love is truly serendipitous and we hope that you enjoy your happily ever after.

Rococo Room Pasadena Wedding: Christopher & Stephanie

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This was our final wedding of the season and in it we found one of our favorite moments. I don’t want to give it away, you’ll just have to watch to know what I am talking about, but this moment that I am referring to is exactly the kind of spontaneous, authentic, and revealing moment that we believe we are meant to capture. It’s the kind of moment that you need a film to capture. This moment speaks volumes about Christopher and Stephanie. It shows how connected they are, how down to earth. It shows what a complement they are to one another. It shows the humor and love in their relationship. It is a moment when they let go of everything, forgot what a big day it was, forgot that there were people watching them and recording them. In this moment it was just them, and from our point of view, there is nothing as beautiful as two people just simply being themselves with one another.

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Omni Shoreham Washington DC Wedding: Amelia & Jason

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With every wedding we do, we try and take something that we felt the couple did “right” and pass it along to future brides & grooms. Something that we feel Amelia & Jason did right was that they were in the moment…like really IN. THE. MOMENT. At all times they realized that this day was like no other day. I’m not sure that we have had another couple that has soaked up each and every moment like they have. So future brides & grooms, make sure to soak up and breathe in every single moment on such a transformative day in your life.

Walnut Grove Wedding at Tierra Rejada Ranch: Ed & Kandice

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After we finished cutting them film, Ian and I were feeling tingly… that’s what happens after we finishing cutting a film because we fall in love with our couple all over again, especially Ed & Kandice. In our tingly state we started trying to figure out what to say about Ed and Kandice in the blog post and we kept coming back to the same idea… we didn’t want to write a blog post. This is a conclusion we have reached countless times, and I’ll tell you why. The films speak for themselves. They express more than words could ever hope to communicate. But we always write blog posts, we always seek to say something about the day and our couple… Yet, there was something about this film. We just didn’t think a blog post would say something that the film could not say better. But I will say this, Ed & Kandice are so rad. A couple weeks before the wedding we got together with the intention of having a short meeting to finally meet in person and talk a little about their story and their background. 3 whole hours later we felt like we had new wonderful friends. It felt like going on the best first date that you couldn’t wait to tell you girlfriends about! I would be embarrassed to say that but I know Ed & Kandice felt the same way.

So there you have it. Forgot reading about Ed and Kandice. Just watch them and you’ll get it!

Balboa Yacht Club Wedding: Virginia & James

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Don’t you just love a nautical affair? We do. So we were ecstatic when Virginia & James, who are good friends of our past couple Kelsay & Mike, contacted us to do their wedding at the Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach, CA. Virginia & James had the most wonderfully detailed nautical wedding. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a bride do so many details by herself. So kudos to Virginia for all her personal touches. We loved being able to film these details, but most importantly we loved filming James & Virginia’s experience on this day. They could not have been more comfortable with the day. Then again, why would you be anything but comfortable when committing to your best friend? While Virginia was getting ready she mentioned that she wasn’t nervous at all. James couldn’t have been more relaxed with his great group of friends while he got ready. So when it came time to say “I do!” they were excited for their future. They partied hard into the night surrounded by their family and friends, who were fantastic dancers! Congrats Virginia & James! We were so honored to film such an exquisite day.