September 5, 2010′s long weekend is one to be remembered by a lot of people. It was definitely one of the most beautiful weekends to get married, the grass lush green, birds chirping, and golfers golfing. Energy, character, and youthful passion were in the air and it was celebrated with an outdoor wedding at the Niakwa Country club.
With this backdrop in place and everything planned just right, Jillian and David made a memorable day. We love to cover the entire day as it really allows us to explore the dynamics of the family, the dynamics among the wedding party, and constructs a story from the whole day. The ladies were chatting away early in the morning at the salon “Hair Obsession” on Henderson Hwy, as many of the wedding party and guests were in from all over North America. The gentlemen were eagerly waiting for me to arrive so they could complete their ensembles and continue on with the day.
This particular highlights was strongly influenced by what unfolded before us as the day went on and what was revealed to us at the end of the day that made everything come together. There was special meaning to the first kiss at the ceremony and Jillian and David held true to themselves by waiting till this time as it really did signify their first kiss as a couple. And that brings to light why the gentlemen were hasty to get to the ceremony. Their friends and their family united in the fact that these two had character that was encouraging and uplifting to the point of it being a thread in their highlights.
Hope you all enjoy Jillian and Davids highlights as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
Special thanks to Photographer | Curtis Moore and Niakwa Golf Country Club.
Chris & Mark
Weddings In Winnipeg put on a fantastic 4 day wedding showcase spanning 4 venues and many talented and professional vendors. It was a pleasure talking with so many wonderful couples who where interested in having a wedding video. Things have changed in the world of wedding video’s and many of the couples had not seen this type of video produced for a wedding.
The first question I always asked was if they were thinking of getting a wedding video? Most of the couples would say, “kind of but not really sure”, then they would proceed with…. “however we have never seen this style of wedding video before”. My favourite questions from the couples were: Q: Do you pose people and make them do it again cause your video looks so perfect it must have been staged? A: Not at all, we want to only capture what really happened so there is no posing or set up on our part. Q: If you don’t stage things how did you get those beautiful shots? A: We really get to know each couple as much as possible and plan as much as possible before the wedding day so we can portray your character… and we have shot a lot of weddings so we anticipate as much as possible.
So, the people were amazing, the show was amazing, and the wedding planners were amazing with their fantastic displays and decor that were over the top! If you are thinking of a wedding video for next year definitely shoot us an email right away, dates are filling up! Here are the sample video’s we put together to show what each event was like. Looking forward to next years show!
October 16th, 2010. It was our final outdoor wedding of the season at The Gates in the middle of October, fantastic day! We were so pleased that the weather held out and Patti got her dream wedding outside. Patti is a sweetheart and her face had a constant smile on it. She was truly a happy bride. It was so awesome to see the joy and celebration that Ray and Patti were experiencing throughout the day. This is why we love weddings!
The trailer is a real tease, so enjoy! Chris and I had such a great day filming and absolutely enjoyed working with Jeremy Hiebert.
Enjoy,
Mark
WeddingsInWinnipeg.ca is excited to present their second annual Grand Wedding Showcase, a wedding show unlike anything Winnipeg has seen before. Experience the best of Winnipeg’s wedding industry at GWS 2010, where there is something for every bride. Events will be held at The Gates on Roblin, The Four Points by Sheraton Winnipeg South, The Fairmont Hotel, and The Viscount Gort Hotel, and hosted by Winnipeg’s top planners: Soiree Event Planning, Madeline’s Weddings and Events, Events by Emma, Savvy Stylish, Sophisticated Events, and Divine Weddings. Featuring distinct themes each night, GWS 2010 is more than a wedding show; it’s an event.
GWS 2010. Everything but ordinary.
Mark & Chris
October 2, 2010 – Here is the trailer of Lauren and Adam’s wedding! What a beautiful fall weekend it was. We were so lucky to have a warm and sunny special day with no wind. Lauren and Adam are one of the nicest people we have ever met. It was a pleasure watching them enjoy the day they had work so hard to plan. We were honoured to be there to capture this fantastic day! Thank you so much!
Mark and Cody and I, as always, had way to much fun working together!
A very warm shout out to Jeremy Hiebert (jeremyhiebert.ca). It was a pleasure to work with you. Our stomachs hurt from all the laughing and good times we had!
Thanks to Lindsay who stepped in for Andrea Mancini of Soiree Event Planning (soireeplanning.ca/).
Music by the ever talented Amanda Falk (amandafalk.com). Please go buy her music, it’s simply amazing! Itunes Link
Enjoy!
Chris
Here is a sneak peak of Scott & Stacy’s wedding!
The amazing part is you cannot tell how chilly the temperature was outside, being that it was around 10 degree’s. Scott, Stacy and the whole wedding party were willing and stoked to do just about anything with Bond from BLF Studios (blfstudios.com). Bond’s sneak peak of the photographs were unreal, can’t wait to see more! And Esther, Bond’s second shooter was a blast to work with as well. We loved the variety of locations and it was so awesome to be apart of documenting this day
Hands down, Scott & Stacy along with the whole party delivered the most memorable wedding to date. Chris Radtke and myself were pumped with the shots we got and are excited to put it all together.
Mark
August 15, 2010 – Creating a lasting memory for Dan & Baillie through their highlights video has been a rewarding process. Their journey through life to this point is what movies are made of, and the celebration was grand. These two have such a unique and interesting backstory which lead them to this day. They are a true living and breathing definition of the term soul mates. The family connections right down to the Rabbi’s exuberant energy made this day burst with excitement. To see how everyone gets into the festivities and celebrated Dan & Baillie’s marriage was amazing; Not to mention that the dance floor was rock’n all through dinner and into the night.
We were privileged to work beside Andrea Mancini from Soiree Event Planning , truly a pleasure. She took care of every detail for us. We can’t say how much we appreciated that!
The Photographer was Ricardo Chvaicer. What a fun guy to work with. We truely enjoyed the laughs and colaboration all through out the day.
Enjoy!
Chris
September 5th, 2010 – Here is a quick trailer of an outdoor wedding we had the privilege filming. A slight breeze was in the air, enough to keep everyone cool from the bright sunlight beaming down on us. It was awesome! You couldn’t ask for a better day. Jillian & David were having so much fun I am sure they didn’t want the day to end. What a fantastic couple!
Mark Hiebert was as always my trusted companion for the entire day. It would be very hard to do this without him! Also Cody Goetz who films with us from time to time was attending the wedding, so we put him to work.
Curtis Moore was shooting the photos. We love working with him.
Makeup – 2 Chicks and a Bag of Makeup
Cake Design- Cake Studio
Enjoy the sneak peak!
Chris
August 14, 2010 – This Same Day Edit will always be special to us. Watching Margaret and Bryan enjoy their wedding day is something we won’t forget. It was special to see how they were able to enjoy every single moment, taking it all in, one moment at a time. We thank you for allowing us complete access to your wedding day. It allowed us to capture everything we could ever have imagined! It has truly inspired us and will for a long long time!
As per usual, I was editing in every possible place imaginable while Mark and Cody flew around the city capturing all the special moments as they unfolded. Mark captured some fantastic slider and merlin shots. He made it so easy to edit this thing together. Props goes out to you Mark! Cody was along for his first time filming with us. He did a great job, so good that he got some of his work into the Same Day Edit. Oh, and he was the only one who was able to ride along in the Roll Royce…Lucky!
Coralee of Red Photo Co. (redphotoco.com/) was the Photographer. She is so much fun. We absolutely love shooting weddings with her (not to mention her super crazy good work!)
Thanks to Hair FX (hairfx.ca/) for allowing us complete access while filming Margaret and her girls getting ready for the big day.
Finally, we had the opportunity to work with Andrea and Lindsay of Soiree Event Planning (soireeplanning.ca/). I can’t say enough about these two. They were so helpful and organized. It made our day so much easier. We really appreciate that!
Enjoy!
Chris
Amber & Jordan’s wedding day was spectacular. A little back story first… The connection I (Mark) have with these two all stems from Red Rock Bible Camp, one of the greatest places on earth. The friendships and relationships that are formed there seem to last forever and thus filming their wedding was an incredible honour. The guests and wedding party were filled with remarkable people who show great character in all they do.
I was sad I didn’t have time to hang out and catch up will all the people I knew at the wedding but I had a job to do. Originally I was going to be filming this wedding solo but as Chris is Amber’s brother, the only option was to make it the best it could be. As a gift to his sister Amber and new brother-in-law Jordan, Chris spent any time he could editing the Same Day Edit. He had time in the morning so we got to film the getting ready parts together which was so fun (side note – none of our shots are set up, the second shot with the girls walking up to the salon was what really happened, yes we were there before 7am in anticipation of their arrival).
We had the privilege to work with Curtis Moore who is an amazing photographer, made the day very enjoyable and really enhanced the video and brought out Amber and Jordan’s character so well. So thank you to Chris for turning out another awesome SDE and to Amber and Jordan for being a huge inspiration.
Mark
You know what I love about shooting video? I love shoots like this one.
Jack & Ruby Photography hired us to come along and film this session. They want to offer video to their clients and we were honored to get the call (not to mention super excited to work with them). Check out the photos of this sessions on their website – www.jackandrubyphotography.ca
Stacey & Chad, you were fantastic to work with. Thank you for the opportunity.
Meet Winnipegs newest Wedding Photography duo!
Mark and I were asked to film the first three photo sessions for Jack & Ruby Photography and put something together for them. Here it is…short and sweet.
Check out their new website at www.jackandrubyphotography.ca
Here is a very very short trailer of Stacey & Chad’s photo shoot. Once again, Becky and Kara hired Mark and I to document this photo shoot. As always we were more then happy to film! Props goes out to Chad for sticking with it even though the Hockey game was on that night. I was giving him updates via my iPhone all session 
Thanks again everyone. Stay tuned…full session will be coming soon.
Chris & Mark
This video was shot and edited in a matter of 8 hours. We got up in the morning shot the whole day, edited and presented this video at the reception. Mark was driving and filming while I (Chris) was editing in the car or any obscure place you could possibly think of.
Special thanks to luckygirl . It was a pleasure to work with you!
Chris & Mark
