"It keeps getting better everyday" is something my grandfather said on a daily basis, and the older I get the more I realize how true it can be. Just a couple of weeks ago I asked my long time girlfriend of nearly 4 years to marry me and she said YES! She is an incredible woman and I'm so excited to grow old with her. I love what I do especially because I get to meet all of these wonderful couples and watch them fall deeper in love with each other through my camera lens, and now it's our turn. My fiancée, Erin (it feels weird saying fiancée) has been my long time assistant and second shooter and is now officially apart of the Hello Tomorrow team. Come May 21st, we will officially be a husband and wife owned production house and I cannot wait!
I'm so excited for the rest of this summer. August is jam packed with weddings for us and we can't wait to show you the footage. We also have some really exciting fall weddings (including another Texas wedding!) and more incredibly awesome updates to share with you so stay tuned!
I met Joshua about a year and a half ago where we attended film school together in Vancouver. Halfway through the year I had the pleasure of spending time with his fiance Bonny-Jo when she came to visit. Joshua had mentioned that he was thinking about hiring me and flying me out to Dallas Texas to film their wedding. After working out the logistics he bought the tickets and it was booked! So fast forward 8 months and here we are. The wedding day finally came. I had never been to Dallas before so it was an awesome experience to see the city. I had such a fun time with this incredible couple. These two have an amazing story. They've known each other since they were in their young teenage years. Joshua had pursued Bonny for quite some time and once she fell for him they were inseparable. Their unconditional love for each other is so apparent when you see them together and their wedding day truly reflected that. It was also one of THE funnest weddings I've been to. They really wanted their quests to have a fun time and they truly succeeded.
Dallas Texas is usually a warm and sunny place this time of year and up until a few days before the wedding that was the forecast. But on the wedding day the clouds threatened to change plans but Joshua and Bonny-Jo were determined and willed the rain away. The rain held off long enough for the photo shoot but once the ceremony started the rain had begun. At this point their was no turning back and to tell you the truth I'm glad it rained. To see this couple surrounded by their family and closest friends, declaring they're love for each other in the poring rain was just amazing.
I'd like to give a special thanks to Bonny-Jo and Joshua for flying me out to be apart of this amazing wedding and to meet their amazing friends and family.
This past weekend I had the pleasure of working with Jen Williams. We spent the day downtown filming for a promo video and it was an absolute blast! Jen Williams is a wedding and boudoir photographer out of Edmonton but soon her and her husband Chad are going to make the move to Vancouver! Check out her website here! Below are some screen-grabs from the shoot. I'll be posting the videos along with a full blog post in the weeks to come.
So first off... The Oscars were on last night. Did you watch it? It's a long running tradition for my family to get together and fill out our ballots of what films we think will win. Unfortunately I didn't get the most right but I did predict best picture and best director. If you haven't seen The Hurt Locker yet you should asap!
Secondly I've been going none stop lately! I've taken on a handful of off season none wedding related projects and I haven't had much time to rest. I think I'm juggling about 6 projects but I'm really enjoying all of them. The wedding season is fast approaching and I couldn't be more excited! Especially because I get to kick off the season with a wedding in Texas! So fun! Below is a quick iPhone snapshot of the camera's POV while shooting an interview for one of my projects.
