Kate and Brian

Being a wedding cinematographer, there are certian couples that I just click with. They are the type of couple that I smile while filming them, cry when they cry during thier ceremony, and have a lot of fun filming them.
Kate and Brian were like that. Not only are they super cute with each other, but they have a great genuine manner.

On April 14th at St. Andrews Church and then the Newberry Library, Kate and Brian got married.

I learned the value of preparation on this shoot. This was my first wedding of the season, and i was afraid that i would be a bit rusty. To get into the heart space to do a wedding, i made sure that i was well taken care of, well rested, and also rehersed. The night before i watched a heartfelt film and thought about my well wishes for the couple. This allows me to connect to them in a way that makes my footage better.
When i was training at Fig, James Gustin, a lead cinematographer that I learned from told me that " if you havent fallen in love with your couple and your footage by the end of the night, you haven't done your job."
I have found this to be true. When i am able to fall in love with my footage and the couple the peices that come out of it are amazing. Those who i have not, my product is not bad, but not great either.
It also has a lot to do with the couple, and Kate and Brian were very much in love and I could tell from the moment that i met them.

Lauren and I attended the rehersal. We planned out how we were going to shoot the ceremony, and while they rehersed, we rehersed our shots. This proved to be extremley valuable the day of. Knowing what each of us were doing and when...worked out great.
We had a 2 hour break after the ceremony and used that to review footage. We watched what we shot and then gave each other feedback and came up with things that we wanted to do for the reception.

We arrive at the reception to be greeted by our fellow DJ partners: Brian and Hafeez, of fig.
They were busy practing thier cues and getting things just right.
We set up for ourselves and then Lauren filmed the cocktail hour and b-roll, while i filmed the bridal party.
I got beautiful shots of the bride and groom in the hallway of the newberry library, holding hands and stealing a kiss.
I loved filming hte introductions, Kate and Brian entered the room to thunderous applause.
Dancing was a lot of fun. Brian our DJ was tearing it up, keeping me dancing while i was working. I love working with our DJ's.
We filmed lots of dancing and people mingling.
At the end of the night we said our goodbyes and headed back to the office to watch our footage, sad that we had to leave such a great dance party.
Lauren and I watched our footage and loved what we saw, i am exicted to see the new edit.
We meet with the couple when they return from Paris, and I can not wait to hear thier story of thier travels.
I have such a cool job.