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Wedding Planner Q&A: J29 Events

You’ve likely heard by now that hiring a wedding planner is one of the best investments you can make for your big day. Not only will you save yourself from extra stress and decisions to be made, but more importantly, an experienced planner can design a day that goes far beyond your wildest expectations and. . . Read More


Wedding Cake Q&A: Dream Cakes

Let’s talk about wedding cake. Who doesn’t love cake?! Nobody? That’s what we thought. The tradition of cutting a wedding cake goes back centuries, and it’s meant to symbolize good luck for the couple and their guests in attendance. To learn more about baking wedding cakes and what makes them so special, we chatted with. . . Read More


How to Choose a Wedding Photographer Q&A: Deyla Huss

One of the absolute vendor essentials for your wedding is a photographer. The photos captured on your big day are something you’ll frame in your home, pass down to your children, and be able to look back on with fond memories for years to come. Along with a wedding film, photos are the best way. . . Read More


Wedding Planner Q&A: Bridal Bliss

With a seemingly never-ending list of decisions to be made and details to ponder, planning a wedding can be quite an overwhelming task for even the most organized couples. Luckily, professional event planners are here to help! Not only are they extremely detail-oriented, organized, and level-headed when the pressure rises, but they know how to. . . Read More


Why You Should Capture Your Wedding Proposal On Video

Planning your wedding can take a lot of time and effort, especially if you want to do it right. From picking your vendors to sending out invitations, odds are you’ve carefully chosen each and every detail to create the event you’ve dreamed of. Whether you want a simple bohemian wedding or a large traditional wedding,. . . Read More


Should You Hire a Wedding Videographer?

Should you hire a wedding videographer? This common question often comes late in the planning game but is so important when deciding the budget and figuring out what your priorities are for your wedding. Venue, floral design, catering, and photography are some of the wedding vendors that a couple definitely intends on hiring. But video? Well,. . . Read More


How to Create a Personal Wedding Day Theme

With so many wedding theme ideas on Pinterest and Instagram, it can be hard to think of ways to incorporate your personal style. Whether you’ve dreamt of your wedding day your whole life or you have no clue where to start with planning, customizing your day takes some creative thinking. With all the couples that. . . Read More


Our Favorite Wedding First Looks

As you might already know, first looks are one of our favorite wedding day moments. We’ve seen just about every reaction out there and we can truly say that first looks are magical. This moment is one of the only times you and your partner get to spend with one another before your big day. . . Read More


Our Top Pacific Northwest Wedding Venues

We have worked with so many couples and have seen so many different kinds of wedding styles! Each and every one of our couples decide to plan their wedding differently. This means that we’ve traveled to so many different wedding venues – especially in the Pacific Northwest. With that in mind, we thought it would. . . Read More


5 Steps for Picking Your Wedding Venue

Finding your venue location can be a big process when you are planning your wedding. Because of the many aspects that go into wedding planning, we know how hard it can be to easily choose one location that everyone agrees on! For this blog post, we’ve put together our 5 simple steps to help you. . . Read More


7 Must-Have Wedding Vendors

From your floral designer to your photographer, there are so many different vendors you need to plan your upcoming wedding. Luckily, we’ve seen it all and we know what kind of vendors are must-haves for your upcoming event. Read on to learn about our top 7 must-have wedding vendors!   1. Wedding Videographer Hiring a. . . Read More


5 Tips for The Morning Of Your Wedding Day

As you approach your upcoming wedding, there will be so many things that are going through your mind. When you are planning and preparing for the day of, you’re going to want to keep in mind the many things you need to do the morning of your wedding day. We’ve curated our top 5 tips. . . Read More


Tips for Planning a Destination Wedding

There are so many steps you must take in order to plan your wedding efficiently, especially if you decide to have a destination wedding. From picking your location to booking your vendors, planning a destination wedding is a big task. Luckily, we’ve filmed many destination weddings and we’ve learned a few things about the planning. . . Read More


3 Wedding Day Essentials You Should Make Time For

As an engaged couple, you’ve probably put in a lot of time and effort into planning out every detail of your upcoming wedding day. But, wedding planning can be stressful and sometimes, you might forget to plan enough time for everything. We want to make sure your covered, so we’ve curated our top 3 wedding. . . Read More


How to Find Your Wedding Style

Creating your wedding style is very important to your big day, as it will set the tone and energy of your upcoming event. When you are planning your wedding, you’re going to want your wedding style to display your personality as a couple. This will allow your ceremony and reception to offer a quality that. . . Read More


Gorgeous Mt. Hood Organic Farms Wedding

  Not too long ago we wrapped one of our favorite wedding films and couple from 2017: Kathleen and Ryan. These two radiate such a deep love and happiness that is contagious. Their whimsical garden party-themed wedding day at Mt. Hood Organic Farms (90 mins from Portland, Oregon) was a memorable one! You never know. . . Read More


Break With Tradition — Elope!

Have you always pictured traveling to a gorgeous and unique location to share your nuptials? Is a stress-free wedding day at the top of your priority list? Eloping makes this dream attainable, and we promise you won’t regret the outcome! Elopements are some of our favorite events to film. Their uniqueness and intimacy make for. . . Read More


Behind the Scenes: Urban Unveiled Promo Film

PORTLAND, OREGON SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 The opportunity to work with a talented group of creatives doesn’t come along often, so when Oregon Bride Magazine asked us to produce a promotional video for their upcoming Urban Unveiled bridal show, we didn’t hesitate to jump on board! Oregon Bride’s theme for 2017 was ‘Enchanted Forest,’ and from. . . Read More


Don’t Miss a Moment: Rehearsal Dinner Coverage

Your wedding doesn’t have to be a one-day celebration. You’ve invited friends and family from near and far to gather in your honor, so why not extend the festivities? Aside from the wedding day itself, many couples hold a rehearsal dinner the day before the wedding or brunch the following day. These additional gatherings shouldn’t. . . Read More


Drones: The Must-Have for Your Wedding Film

When you think of drone cinematography, you often only think of big budget Hollywood films that show sweeping shots of amazing landscapes or city skylines. But over the past couple of years, drones have become increasingly popular in other kinds of filmmaking, including wedding films. We believe drone coverage is a must-have for any client. . . Read More


Tyler + Shawn

SILVERTON, OR AUGUST 27, 2016 With their anniversary around the corner, we thought we’d revisit one of our favorite couples. Tyler and Shawn met back in October 2012. A mutual friend had been eager to introduce them for a few months, but little did they know, Tyler and Shawn had already met prior at a. . . Read More


Malibu Beach Wedding

After seasons and seasons of muted blush tones, we are thrilled to see color coming back as a trend in 2017! The vibrance and personality that color adds to your wedding day is something we love to capture, and it makes for an even more unique film. We were lucky enough to work with Marty. . . Read More


5 Ways to Write the Perfect Wedding Vows

Your wedding vows are one of the most important aspects of your big day. It’s one of the only times you’ll ever get to declare your love and devotion to the most important person in your life in front of all your friends and family. Many couples take the opportunity to forego traditional vows and write. . . Read More


Sint Maarten

BELMOND LA SAMANNA Unforgettable. Our recent whirlwind adventure in the Caribbean brought us to the island of Sint Maarten, and the best summation of the experience would be just that: unforgettable. Last November, Kevin and Cameron got in touch with us about their impending nuptials at the Belmond La Samanna Resort in, what we would. . . Read More


Do You Need a Wedding Planner?

Even for the most organized of people, planning an event as big as a wedding is no small feat. It takes attention to detail, patience and experience to pull off a seamless day while still enjoying the celebration of your new marriage. That’s why having a wedding planner (even if you are an event planner. . . Read More



3 Reasons You NEED a First Look for Your Wedding

As wedding videographers, it should come as no surprise that we love a good first look. Capturing that first moment you see your soon-to-be spouse is truly magical and we’ve seen just about every priceless reaction out there. Check out a few of our favorites below and even more here! Not only does it add another. . . Read More


Rain

How to deal with the number one uninvited wedding guest. Just about every bride in the Pacific Northwest is leary of one specific uninvited wedding guest – rain. Every detail has been perfectly planned, the forecast has been checked 15 times an hour all week, yet there is still that chance Mother Nature will sneak. . . Read More


Belize Destination Wedding

PLACENCIA, BELIZE Getting to travel is a privilege and an experience in and of itself, but when traveling is a part of your job, that’s the dream. Back in early 2015, we were contacted by Victoria and Bobby about their impending nuptials in a seldom discussed slice of paradise: Belize. We’d done some destination wedding. . . Read More




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