Here’s a few ways a guy + a gal with a few extra cameras can give you the tools to make the most of your day:

1. We can help you discover a location and plan your elopement in a way you’re excited about

Struggling to figure out where/how to get married? Having filmed more than a handful of weddings, we can offer quite a few suggestions, especially if you’re just dipping your toes into the world of planning your wedding or elopement. 2020 is the year of adapting, becoming resilient and growing more creative, especially when it comes to planning a wedding.

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you haven’t planned a full-on wedding before, unless you have a thing for wearing matching dresses + planning. Even then, there’s a good chance you haven’t been to 50+ weddings. We have and are more than happy to help!

2. Videographers can offer suggestions for timing and assist with setting the tone for your day

A wedding video tends to be one of the last things couples think about. You book your venue, your photographer, your caterer and then you’re spent. Literally! There are SO many ways to spend money on a wedding and having a video from the day you get married may feel like a luxury. We are so much more than camera operators. Sharing timing ideas, offering tips for locations for photos and even sourcing AirBnb’s for you to stay at — we want you to tap into our wealth of knowledge.

3. A videographer can boost creativity with fellow vendors and advocate for capturing your day more candidly

You can tell when someone feels awkward, stressed or just uncomfortable. This is the opposite of how you deserve to feel on the day you get married. We’ll encourage movement, connection with your partner and just plain fun. You deserve a day filled with good food, great friends and a whole lot of love.

Gone are the days of mammoth cameras with a massive mic and florescent lights ruining the mood. Our cameras are subtle, often smaller than a photographers and designed to capture moments on the move. We are designed to move (one of the key reasons Grady wears stretchy pants) and be observant, seeking out the little interactions that will matter to you. And future you.

4. A video gives you the gift of reliving moments that matter

Video offers another perspective to share with everyone who matters to you. The people you choose to capture your day will be with you all day and it’s pretty important that you like them. They need to know what you’re looking for, have to be willing to work cohesively and have the understanding of the kind of experience you want, so that it’s one that will make you feel good.

With COVID-19 sticking around for the the foreseeable future, it may be a long time before you can have the kind of reception or celebration with the 50+ people in your life you care most deeply about. Video captures what a wedding is all about — you and your favourite people celebrating in one place.

5. You deserve to feel your wedding day with more than a single frame.

Sound, emotion and words bring memories to life. When people talk about their wedding day going by fast, this is what they mean. Imagine the look on your face when you hear words straight from the heart of the person you love most. Imagine hands grasping your back with a giant hug and then holding your face in their hands as they look on lovingly. These fleeting moments make us human and are captured so beautifully with movement and sound.

Bonus!

We’re a lot of fun to have around. Totally dorky, love-junkies who adore dogs, food + good times! You’re probably going to have an awesome wedding regardless, but if you think there’s a small chance any one of the above perks are worthwhile, we’d love to hear from you.

Wondering whether it’s worth it to include a videography team in your day?

Our approach as videographers is to guide, prompt and suggest ways of being together that encourage you to feel connected and present with each other. Oh, and we’re totally here for the snort-laughs, too.

A really good film captures movement and tiny details that showcase people as they are, connecting you to how the day felt. Our job is to find out the deep connection a couple shares in their relationship, giving them a way to highlight this for years to come. We fully believe a talented photographer and videography team will give you an even more amazing experience.

You want videographers who will take care of and be there to support you! This is one of the ways we show up and bring a little extra pizzazz. We connect ourselves with environment, capturing what extends this moment in time without making you feel like you need to be anywhere else.

What video can capture, is something that’s hard to describe — it has to be felt. A laugh, the emotion felt in a voice and the subtle in-between moments. It’s beyond seeing something happen, it’s being fully immersed in all the senses of the experience.

Video can literally take you right back to being in that moment. There’s an artistic side to creating a film, which makes videography subjective. There’s a key difference between a transaction and an experience. A talented videographer gives you the guidance and support to make the most of yours!

Maybe you’re not the kind of couple who wants a video of themselves — together — celebrating the commitment you’re making, and that’s totally okay. Thanks for being here and exploring the possibilities!

If you’re just dipping your toes into the world of planning your wedding or elopement you’re in luck! 2020 has become the year of adapting, becoming resilient and growing more creative, especially when it comes to creating a really beautiful way to celebrate getting married.

We’re storytellers and the cameras are our essential tools to connecting you back to this day.

— Bre & Grady

Welcome friend! Congratulations on getting engaged. Seriously!!

Perhaps you’re already in talks of making things official and are opting out of the surprise proposal. If you’re brainstorming, delving into and planning what your wedding is going to look like, we’ve got some ideas to share!

Choosing to have a small celebration takes the nature of getting married and gives it room to breathe. It totally deletes the pomp + production often assigned to ‘big’ weddings so you can focus on what is most important — getting married to the love of your life!

So, what to do when you’re overwhelmed with planning?

Tackle one thing at a time. Start with choosing a place you feel drawn to. Depending on the time of year, this might mean getting married in your family’s backyard, an island getaway or hosting your favourite people at a restaurant you love.

How to choose a location for your wedding 

Finding the place you’ll get married tends to be the sum of a few things. Indoors or outdoors? What season? How many people can you picture joining? The place you choose sets the tone for the rest of your wedding experience.

It’s essential to get really clear on what matters most to you. When you imagine your wedding day, what do you picture?

An unreal ceremony location? A rocking party? Incredible food? Opportunities for adventure? Cool locations for photos? A helicopter ride? Hiking to an epic waterfall? Cozy hangouts? Cocktails and cheese?!?

Some planning challenges include:

Logistics — how will you get everyone in one place and where will they stay if from out of town?

Lodging   — finding a place your guests will feel comfortable and looked after

Cost — how much are you diverting away from other things you care about (ie. honeymoon, buying your first home, getting a dog, etc.)?

Travel Time — do you want to go to a few different locations for photos on your wedding day?

How do you decide if you’re going to elope? Look within! Not every single person is comfortable sharing their deeply personal vows in front of an audience.

Yes, this may be your family or your close friends, but for some it’s just too overwhelming. Eloping and keeping the guest count under 20 people lends itself to an intimate, deeply personal and inclusive experience. 

This has become one of the few options for celebrating in the midst of a pandemic, but what it does is allow you to really soak in being with every single person, which is a really amazing feeling!

An elopement doesn’t have to be sneaky or secretive. It is simply about being intentional with the kind of experience you want and then making it happen.

If you don’t know where to start, send us a message with a rough idea of what you’re looking for. We’ll offer suggestions for making your elopement or small wedding as awesome as can be!

We were together for a decade before we got engaged. And we’re wedding videographers. There’s a lot of wedding talk in our lives. So when it came down to planning a wedding, we did things a little differently.

We wanted to host a celebration of our lives together for the past decade. So, we opted to have a good-sized engagement party that everyone thought was our secret wedding. 

The funny part about this story is we first lucked into staying at the penthouse suite following a commercial shoot with VIATEC. We spent the evening dancing up a storm, giggling and chowing down on pizza from Famoso and sipping on Hoyne beer. It was during Rifflandia 2016 and something magical was in the air. Maybe it was the beer?

Fast forward to nearly a year later, and a beauty hike up to Garibaldi Lake and these two dorks are officially engaged. And man, did we ever want to celebrate. Whoo!!

The venue, the penthouse at Swan’s Hotel was absolutely perfect for us, because we were able to host 55+ of our friends and fam AND we stayed overnight.

We bought our favourite wine and kegs of beer, and rented these cool (butter) beer mugs along with wine glasses so no solo cups were in site! 

We did use paper plates and some festive napkins to make sure we were minimal in what would have taken hours of washing to clean up. The really cool part about this was that we were able to keep things relatively low-waste. Pizza in cardboard boxes + no beer cans = happy recycling! 

My Dad, opted to share a beautiful speech that went into detail of how Grady and I have built our life together. He reflected on our shared passion for dogs, how we’ve worked to build our video production company and how we maintain a playful spirit together. Well done, Dad!

We invited Megan Edelman to photograph our night and she blew us away with how much she captured! Read our review of her work and mad skills on Google.

Here’s what we remember from the night — everyone feeling relaxed and mingling naturally. It was just the right amount of space and people. Food is super important to us, and we wanted to infuse a personal element in what we offered our friends and family. Grady spent the night before our party baking not a few, but a dozen loaves of bread. Elf played and I did yoga as Grady created loaf after loaf.

A bread-making fan yourself? Here’s our cherished recipe for Olive Rosemary Loaf and Olive Tapenade. We foraged for fir tree branches the wind had released from the trees and added in goodies from Costco to ensure there was the perfect mix of sweet and savoury.

Top 3 wins from the evening — hiring Megan, having plenty of food + drinks and choosing an intimate space that could house everyone. It was a logistical breeze, being right downtown made for easy transit.

The only element we wished we could have had more help with is the tidying.

Ultimately, we loved our engagement party — in fact, people still talk about it. As much as we loved the feeling of being around so many people we care about, we love one-on-one time more. If you’re thinking about doing some fun, like an adventure elopement, we’d love to help because we fully believe in doing what you want to do to kickstart your marriage (whenever you decide to seal the deal)!

Big love!

Bre & Grady