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We are so excited to see Tracy & Dustin’s Catalina View Gardens wedding featured over on Love Toast! This wedding had the most amazing details, all hand crafted by the talented bride herself, so it’s no shock that this wedding was picked up by a blog. Our film is at the bottom of the post. As you are scrolling to watch their film again be sure to check out the stunning work of Figlewicz Photography. Andrea and Casey are so talented with the way they capture love and light. We had a blast working with them and wish we could work beside them for every wedding!

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Hello! My name is Emma!

Personal, Short Films

The past several months for us have been a whirlwind of major life changes. Having only been in our house in Bakersfield for a year and a half, we decided to make a huge move up to Portland, OR. We did this all while I was about 8.5 months pregnant. It was overwhelming and Ian and I joked that having a baby should be the most stressful thing we went through this year. But the move definitely had its weight in stress. After we had about 4 weeks to settle into our new home, we were onto the next big life change. Welcoming our first child into the world. Emma Lyn Swanson arrived on August 5, 2014.

We can’t believe how 6 months have gone by so fast, and yet, it feels as though Emma has always been with us. We feel so honored and proud to be Emma’s parents. She has made such huge strides in the 6 months she has been with us. She smiles, laughs, rolls over, sits by herself, eats food, cuddles with us, sleeps incredibly well, is starting to crawl and is such a happy baby. Our world is forever changed by this little lady and she has brought a joy to our lives unlike anything we have known. We made this film for her a couple weeks after she was born. Even though she has changed SO much these past 6 months, we wanted to share this film with our CMP readers. Hope you enjoy meeting Emma. And not to worry, we will be making many more films of our sweet kid.

Bel Air Private Estate Wedding: Jordan & Tom

Weddings

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Born worlds apart, they found each other. Jordan was born in Los Angeles, CA and Tom in Kinglsey, U.K. But their paths would cross in 2011 in London. As they walked towards each other and locked eyes they knew in an instant..they had found their soul mate. Their whirlwind romance brought them here. To this unbelievable wedding. This is the kind of wedding that makes Ian and me love our jobs and count our blessings. Not only was this wedding the most beautiful we have ever seen, but the people behind it all were amazing. It’s so wonderful to work with friends/colleagues like Heather Kincaid and the ladies at JOWY Productions. And we can’t say enough about Jordan and Tom. They are our dream clients. Authentic. Hilarious. Emotional. Beautiful. Vulnerable.

Casa Real Wedding: Dani & Matt

Weddings

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We get to witness some pretty amazing things in our business. Amazing locations, beautiful details, some of the most elaborate celebrations that have ever existed. But all of that pales in comparison when we get to witness two people that care about each other and support one another on the deepest of levels. It literally brings a smile to our faces and a tear to our eyes. Dani & Matt did just that. Seeing how they locked eyes while delivering personally written ardent vows, we witnessed a pretty amazing and beautiful thing. Take away the stunning dress, take away the flowers and chandelier, remove the chairs and the little details. This still would have been an amazing moment for Dani & Matt. And we were honored to witness that.

a love story: dani & matt

Love Stories, Short Films

We have been so eager to share this new love story with you all!! Dani & Matt rocked this one out. We loved hearing about how opposite they are, yet completely the right fit for each other. Check this film out now before we post their Casa Real Wedding later today!!

Saddleridge Beaver Creek Wedding: Brian & Andrea

Weddings

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It’s another family wedding!!! Brian is my cousin and Andrea has been a part of our family for a long time. Although Brian grew up in CA and Andrea grew up in NY, they met and fell in love in beautiful Vail, CO. So that’s where they decided to tie the knot. They returned to CO back where it all began, but this time they brought their closest friends and family to help them celebrate their new lives. This location could not have been any prettier. My gramps made a short speech at this wedding (that of course reduced me to a puddle of tears behind my camera). This was a momentous occasion for him and my grandma as Brian was their final grandchild to get married. They have made it to every single wedding, all 10 of them!! Ian and I then realized that we have had the privilege of filming 6 of those weddings. We have been so honored to be a part of so many of our cousins and siblings wedding days.

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Montage Laguna Beach Wedding: Joey & Anabel

Weddings

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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

Weddings

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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.

Valley Club of Montecito Wedding: Leslie & Charles

Weddings

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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

Weddings

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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.