Michelle + Jamie || It's Easy To Love You

Mac and I were blindly excited about this wedding. I say blindly because we had never officially met the couple, and it was all the way in Winnipeg so we were definitely unfamiliar with the area. We love travel weddings though, and were confident that we would love this couple, just because. We met Michelle and Jamie the night before their wedding (thanks again for making time for us on probably your busiest pre-wedding day!) and as we expected, loved them. It was almost too easy to talk to them and we were extra excited about the wedding afterwards. Next morning, wedding day. Weather: heaviest rain I’ve ever seen in my life. Not exaggerating. Take the rainiest day in Vancouver and then turn every Vancouver raindrop into a shot glass full of water and that was this Winnipeg rain. Luckily, this rain did something Vancouver rain never does – it stopped! And it was nice a sunny just in time for the ceremony.

Backing up a bit, Michelle and Jamie wrote each other letters to be read at before the ceremony. I almost lost it when Michelle read hers from Jamie – it was so sweet and the way she read it… you’ll just have to watch it and see.

Beautiful couple, beautiful ceremony, be-a-u-tiful reception. Fairy tale wedding if ever I’ve seen one.

Thank you Michelle and Jamie for allowing us to capture your wedding day. You are such a lovely couple and your wedding was perfect. Congratulations!

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We had the pleasure of getting to work with the fantastic team at Soirée Event Planning - You ladies are incredible! We hope to work with you again soon!

|| Techy Stuff ||

In the past when we've had to travel for weddings I've always been a little bummed out that I can't fit our 4 ft glidetrack in our luggage. Sliders are such a great tool and when we found out we'd be going to Winnipeg a few times this season, I knew it was time to get a new slider. We ended up purchasing the Kessler Crane Pocket Dolly Traveler. This slider is incredible. The Glidetrack is definitely a good tool, but after using it for a couple years we've noticed it's flaws and have been itching to upgrade. The Pocket Dolly is an absolute Joy to use. Incredibly smooth, durable, light, and only 26 inches long. Some may find the short track to be a down side but usually we only use about 2 feet for sliding shots. It's definitely a worth while trade when you consider how much more portable the Pocket Dolly is. If you're interested go check out kesslercrane.com - Loads of quality filmmaking tools.

-Mac

Ruyin + Alex || You Make Me Smile

Rue is Chinese. Alex is Jewish. This wedding was awesome. This couple really wanted to include traditions from both of their backgrounds and they did it perfectly. It all began with Chinese door games that Alex and his guys had to play (including serenading Rue with one of my personal favorite songs – “All I Have to Give” by the incredible… Backstreet Boys). Rue dressed in very traditional Chinese wedding attire (with the most amazing hair I’ve ever seen!) and Alex wore his yamaka.  The Van Dusen Garden ceremony began with the ringing of a gong, and included a Chinese tea ceremony and the construction of a Jewish Chuppah. Both Rue and Alex’s fathers performed the ceremony. This was one of the most personalized ceremony’s I’ve witnessed and the vows were no exception. (Mac and I are BIG fans of personal vows)

The reception, held at Seasons In the Park, was super fun. It began with a stand up comedy act by Alex’s brother, then the bridal party played a bunch of games, then everybody danced their pants off. Rue also had a full makeup/hair/dress change and looked (if possible) even more amazing then before!

Thank you Rue and Alex for including us in your big day – we had SO much fun! We wish you both the very best - congratulations!!

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Heather + Jon || The Perfect Time

We love this couple so much that we EACH wanted to write our OWN blog post for this one so… I have known this beautiful couple since Mac and I first started dating almost 6 years ago, and have loved them since day one. You don’t meet couples like Jon and Heather very often.

You should know is that THIS Heather is THE Heather who designed our website! (Craaayzy talented!) She also designed and created all of the stationary at her wedding – the program, seating chart, table numbers, even the boxes that held the favors! Ah-may-zing.

Naturally, Mac and I were super pumped to film this wedding. Who doesn’t want to be a part of their friends wedding?! But from a strictly “wedding cinematographer” perspective, this wedding was a dream. The couple is blindingly gorgeous, they had a first look, the locations were unique and so beautiful, and there was so much heart throughout the entire day. You will notice in the film that Heathers mom is mentioned a lot. She passed away a few years ago. At the rehearsal dinner, her dad presented her with a necklace and earrings that her mom had picked out for her to wear on her wedding day before she passed away. Almost lost it when I found that out. She also wrapped her flowers in fabric from her mom's clothing. Sharon Hastings was very much a part of this day.

For this couple, they consider their friends their family. This is probably why their wedding was by far THE most fun I’ve EVER had at a wedding in my life. Everyone was so incredibly happy for them, all their friends are impossibly fun, AND the dance floor was pa-aaacked all night long.

Heather and Jon… We feel so honored that you invited us to be a part of your wedding day. It was one of those days we’ll never forget. We love you both so very much and can’t WAIT to go on multiple couples trips with you! Congratulations! - Erin

I've known Jon since middle school. We were a pretty cool duo. So cool that we would breakdance every chance we got and I'm quite sure that everyone thought we were extremely awesome. Along with some of our best friends, we grew up together and had many good times skateboarding, snowboarding, skimboarding, wakeboarding… so a lot of boarding. Jon was actually a huge part in getting me started in video. In high school he thought it would be cool if we made a full length skateboard video with some friends. We ended up making 2 skate videos and those are some of the best memories I have. A few years ago he was also my landlord at the infamous "Burrow" where some of my closest friends and I lived. Again, some of the best memories I have and that I'll treasure forever.

Heather is one of my favourite people ever. Period. She's hilarious, a design genius, extremely creative and not to mention the kindest person you'll ever know. She's also the brilliant mind behind our brand refresh and new website. Heather and Jon met in high school and it wasn't long until they were inseparable. Their story spans a long time and they've been through many ups and downs together but through it all they've stuck together and have become stronger. I've always looked up to Jon and Heather. When Erin and I began dating, I truly wanted my relationship with Erin to model theirs. Two people of God, who endlessly support each other and have fun together. So much fun. Check out their film for a glimpse of who these two wonderful people are. Congrats Jon and Heather. We love you two HEEPS! -Mac

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We were so glad to be able to work with Erin Bishop and her incredible team at Filosophi Event Planning and Design, and ofcourse we were so pumped to be able to shoot alongside the incredible James Moes - we can't wait to see the photos! You can check out Heather and Jon's engagement photos here!

Meg Courtney || Photographer

Meg Courtney aka “The (self proclaimed) Girl in the Teal Pants” – I think this could stick! Lets go with it. This girl is organized, adorable, super sweet, and a really excellent car dancer. She is a photographer from Kelowna who came all the way out to Vancouver to have us shoot her promo - only to have to reschedule a bunch of times due to our famous weather. Rain.

Once we nailed down a dry day, this shoot was an absolute breeze. Meg came to us with an incredibly well thought out plan and vision of what she wanted - so Mac and I got to have some fun making shot lists! It’s very rare that we get to plan out our shots ahead of time! We were quite excited.

The plan for the very last shot was that Meg and her husband Scott were going to run into the ocean. Solid plan. In Kelowna maybe… But here? In early May? On a windy day? It was FREEZING!! I could barely press record on my camera my hands were so cold! But they were committed – even without towels or changes of clothes - they ran out there like troopers. I was very impressed.

Check out this girl’s site – she’s great at what she does and is so much fun to work with!

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