Archive for ◊ February, 2010 ◊

15 Feb 2010 Jade & Danny | Gold Coast wedding
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Wow - what an awesome wedding. Jade and Danny’s wedding was a day full of so much depth, emotion and love.

Jade had really chilled, relaxed preparations with her 3 sisters, mother and grandmother (who somewhat surprisingly requested that Marilyn Manson be turned down a notch - what’s that about?). Before getting dressed there was a lovely moment as Jade said goodbye for the day to their 2 dogs, Jet & Rocket.

The photo book at the start of the clip was a surprise gift from Jade to Danny and what a fantastic present - it chronicles their journey as a couple together, while Danny wowed Jade with a gorgeous diamond studded bracelet.

The boys got ready in the spa suite at Royal Pines Resort - by the time I was due to head to the ceremony my sides were hurting from the laughter. Danny had a truly great group of mates and family around him for ’support’ - and I use the term loosely.

Due to the inclement weather a couple of weeks ago the ceremony was moved from the Royal Pines chapel to a garden area nearby which turned out to be a touch of serendipity with celebrant Guy Piper officiating a beautiful, personal ceremony in magic surrounds. There were a few firsts for me this wedding with some incredibly touching moments in particular which I will keep private.

Afterwards we went to a few great locations for a photo shoot. Bond Uni in particular stands out - great geometric lines and angles to work with and just perfect light in the afternoon. First time working with Vince Valitutti and we worked really well together. It was then back to Royal Pines for a knockout reception.

Well - enough rambling, here’s the teaser they chose to include as part of their package. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve watched it :)

If you would like to leave a message for Jade & Danny or any comment at all, just click the ‘leave a comment link’.

Jade & Danny’s ingredients:

cinema: Barwick Multimedia
photography: Vince Valitutti
celebrant: Guy Piper
ceremony & reception: Royal Pines Resort

07 Feb 2010 Stillmotion workshop | Sydney
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Tremendously exciting week coming up with my attendance at the Stillmotion evolution workshop being held in Sydney. I’m looking forward to taking part, sharing, learning, and growing in what will no doubt be an amazing experience.

For those of you that haven’t heard of Stillmotion, they are widely regarded as world leaders in true wedding cinema - constantly pushing boundaries, exceeding ‘limitations’ about what wedding cinema can be by creating amazing, inspired work. They’re coming out from Canada for an exclusive series of workshops in Sydney & Melbourne.

This is one of my favourite pieces of theirs…