I'm a proud lifer of WRCA. It's an incredible school. For the past 5 years I've been making films of the graduation banquet and this year we decided to make a little highlights. It's been a lot of fun to go back year after year and see how the school is growing and to see people I remember from my high school days graduate. It's a reminder how fast time goes by. Take a look at the highlights below.
This past weekend we had the pleasure of filming the wedding of Elaine and Patrick. Without a doubt these two are perfect for each other. Throughout the day they were laughing and giggling with each other. They wouldn't stop smiling and I'm pretty sure there cheeks became super sore after a while. The day started off wet and dreary. The rain was poring so hard and it didn't look promising for the rest of the day. Elaine wasn't phased a bit. She had hopes that the weather would turn and sure enough it did. The ceremony was held at the incredible Holy Rosary Cathedral downtown. The place was packed with friends and family excited to see these two exchange vows. An absolutely beautiful ceremony. The reception was held at the Kirin Seafood restaurant in Richmond. Dinner was full of laughs and loads of seafood. Seriously I've never seen so much seafood in my life.
Check out their highlights below :)
Photoraphy: Jasalyn Thorne - Jasalyn and her husband are fantastic. We had so much fun working with them.
Planners: Candeo Weddings - So great! We had a blast with Ashley and Dawn. Highly recommend them :).
Jamie is awesome. She's extremely unique, funny, smart and her photography is incredible. We were honoured to have her photograph our very own wedding last month and she did an AMAZING job (check out her blog post for pics). A few weeks ago I got together with Jamie for a day of filming for her new promo video. We wanted to do something a little different and focus on capturing Jamie's personality. The day started off at her studio and we went around town filming things she loves and typically does during the week. I couldn't stop laughing at how hilarious she can be. So many times where she would burst out laughing just because she felt goofy. Check out her promo below.
We always have an awesome time hanging/working with Jamie. She is an amazing photographer. If you're looking for a wedding photographer I strongly suggest Jamie. Check out her site here!
This past weekend we took a road trip to Red Deer Alberta for my cousin/life long friend Drew's wedding. I was honoured to be in the bridal party with a great group of close friends and family. So many good times on the road and in Red Deer.
Early wednesday morning we headed out with my sister and brother in law. Driving from Surrey to Red Deer is about an 11 hour drive so needless to say we had to find ways to entertain ourselves while on the road. For me, one of those ways was by taking a few snapshots and shooting some video. You can view a little brief video along with a 'techy stuff' blurb at the bottom of the post. 
We made a few stops along the way and one of them was to Lake Louis. We really wanted to see this gorgeous lake, but also my bro-in-law Steve and I really wanted to watch the Stanley Cup Final and we knew we had some family staying at the Fairmont Hotel. So we crashed there room and watched the game. After the disappointing game we got back on the road.
I've known Drew my whole life. Besides being cousins, we've been extremely close friends and even roommates. I'm the youngest and he is the third youngest out of our huge batch of cousins so naturally we were pretty close growing up. We have always been in to the same music and are even in a band together. It's rare that Erin and I get to attend weddings, let alone one of us be in the bridal party. We had so much fun enjoying the festivities and living it up in Red Deer. It was so awesome to see him and Danielle tie the knot and I can't wait to hang out with them as a married couple.
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Here is the little video I shot on the road trip. Please pardon the shaky cam... didn't have the monopod with me. I put this together mainly to test out the new Final Cut Pro X. Great system but not quite there yet. Hopefully Apple will listen to their pro users and implement changes in future software updates. One thing that is an absolute game changer for me is skimming to preview clips. Huge time saver. I also wanted to test out our new iMac. We've been wanting to upgrade for a while from our 2006 Mac Pro but we wanted to wait for Apple to release there updated iMac. The second I saw that it was available I put my order in. The specs are... 27 inch iMac 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GM RAM 250 GB SSD & 2 TB HDD This is an amazingly powerful machine. The SSD is a huge performance boost, along with the i7 chip. Our processing and editing times are drastically improved. This tool will be a huge help in this years weddings.
