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Apr 16 2013

Wedding at Dartmouth House | Kimberley & Mungo

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For their wedding at Dartmouth House Kimberley and Mungo had a wonderful day in store for everyone. During our initial emails back and forth, Kimberley told me that she has a love for the music of Cole Porter and great works of literature such as The Great Gatsby. As such, their wedding was going to be influenced by that 1920s period. We were so happy to to film their wedding and this information just made it all the more exciting!

Rather amusingly we started the day in the bridal suite where Kimberley was bobbing around to 80s rock music (with the odd Bryan Adams track thrown in for good measure). It was clear that Kimberley was going to be a fun bride! She then showed me her gorgeous Stephanie Allin wedding dress and Kate Spade shoes. The classic elegance of the two was simply perfect for the theme of her wedding. Usually there is a moment in the morning preparation where a bride will start to get anxious – not Kimberley. Or at least she didn’t show it. As you can see from the film, she was still joking around!

We were fortunate to be joined on the day by recently award winning photographer Jamie Bott - such a great and talented guy. We were also lucky to have such wonderful light, and we just had to take advantage of it. As many of you know, that low light makes us VERY happy. Later on we continued with the wedding at Dartmouth House. Now it must seem that any wedding at Dartmouth House must be awesome by default as the building has that beautiful 16th century design to create a classic English feel to the day. To bring the 1920s atmosphere to the day, Kimberley and Mungo invited the wonderful Charleston Charlies all the way down from Manchester to play at their wedding. It really added to the vibe and the guests all loved it.

It was truly wonderful being invited to capture this awesome wedding at Dartmouth House on film and we wish Kimberley and Mungo the very best as they start their new life together down in the British Virgin Isles.

- Aaron

Marriage: Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street, London
Reception: Dartmouth House, Charles Street, Mayfair, London, Greater London

Here are some more suppliers who helped make the day great:
Make-Up: Corinna Harrod
Hair: Mark Gregory
Bridesmaid Dresses: J.Crew
Flowers: Mary Jane Vaughan
Car Hire: Allied Wedding Cars

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Leon - April 25, 2013 - 6:47 pm

This was just flat out incredible. :)

Reel Weddings - Professional Wedding Videos - April 17, 2013 - 6:31 pm

Why thank you :)

HM Veils - April 17, 2013 - 1:11 pm

A perfect example of a short veil!

HM Veils - April 17, 2013 - 1:10 pm

I love this wedding video!

HM Veils - April 17, 2013 - 1:02 pm

Love this wedding, and the veil is so cute!

Reel Weddings - Professional Wedding Videos - April 17, 2013 - 9:56 am

You say sweaty, we say hard working. Hope to see you at another wedding in the future :)

Jamie Bott Wedding Photography - April 17, 2013 - 8:28 am

Hey Aaron, thanks so much for your kind words. The video looks fantastic – apart from where the sweaty photographer ruins your shot! Really enjoyed reliving Kimberley and Mungo’s day – what a lovely couple.

Reel Weddings - Professional Wedding Videos - April 16, 2013 - 7:30 pm

Thanks for the compliments Stephanie. It was a fantastic day and Kimberley positively glowed wearing your dress :)

Stephanie Allin - April 16, 2013 - 2:41 pm

we LOVE this! What a beautiful bride, gorgeous wedding and fantastic videography!

Mar 19 2013

Wedding Photography Workshop Promo | Redfern + Crawley United

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Our good friends Neil Redfern and The Crawleys (aka Liam & Bee) are wonderful wedding photographers. Last year they decided last year to create a new wedding photography workshop designed to help those starting out in the wedding photography industry in the North West. It was a big success and this year they came back to do the whole thing again and expand upon their knowledge. You can check out The Redfern + Crawley United wedding photography workshop website for all your curious peeps.

As we are part of a wider community of suppliers in the North West we asked Neil, Liam, and Bee if they’d like a promo film of their workshop. We had some new toys equipment to test, so thought we’d create a little film to try them out on. From our end, it was a privilege to help out with promoting the wedding photography workshop. After all, it gave us the opportunity to try new creative ways of filming and editing in preparation for the new wedding season.

As with every film we create, we wanted the promo to reflect the themes of the workshop and the personalities of Neil and Liam. We know them as very positive and extremely friendly people first and talented wedding photographers second. So we wanted that fun factor to spread into the promo with a fast tempo to the edit and a positive music track to match their personalities. During the initial discussions about the photography workshop, it was clear we would need a couple of models to be the focus of the photographers while we filmed Liam and Neil in action. It was a great pleasure to have the wonderful Lucy and Linz West step in to be photographed for the day. Not only is Lucy a friend of ours too, but she is a darn fine wedding photographer too!

It was an absolute blast filming the wedding photography workshop. We know it will be massive to all the participants who are joint Neil, Liam and Bee. We look forward to doing something creative next year!

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Dugun fotograflari - April 29, 2013 - 11:44 pm

İncredible scene with beautiful architecture..omg..these the wonderful photographs. PERCECT WEDDING!

Liam - March 19, 2013 - 11:18 am

I just wanted to say a massive thanks again guys, both Neil, Bee, and myself are really appreciative of all your efforts and the resulting film is simply awesome. We love you guys x

Feb 11 2013

Wedding Highlights at Thornton Manor | Sasha & Gareth

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Our last wedding of 2012 just had to be immense to top off an absolutely awesome year. It didn’t disappoint. Sasha and Gareth made a great choice in selecting Thornton Manor as their wedding venue, but they exceeded our expectations with just what they had created. Not only did they select a humanist wedding ceremony (as well as having the traditional civil ceremony), they had it in Thornton Manor’s music room, which just added a massive amount of grandeur to the occasion. There was elegance to the extreme and along with the absolutely beautiful winter light we had – it created a magical feeling to the day.

Of course, with the many times we have filmed weddings in Thornton Manor we knew all the possible locations to shoot. The issue for us was in creating a wedding video at Thornton Manor which offered a different look at the venue. And since Gareth is an architect by profession he had a particular interest in the building like no other. This did present us with a challenge in looking at the character of the building for Gareth and the detail of the wedding for Sasha. Thankfully they moulded together so wonderfully as the fine details on display complimented the Christmas occasion.

It was also great to be able to work alongside our wonderful photographer buddies Chris Mee and Adam Johnson. Their work is awesome. Check out Sasha and Gareth’s photos on their blogs!

2012 complete. Fun times.

-Aaron

Marriage & Reception: Thornton Manor, Thornton Hough, Wirral, Cheshire

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Carol Jones - February 19, 2013 - 10:30 am

Magical….never ever seen anything like this!! Can’t stop watching the video…makes me cry ever time!! Beautiful!!

Well done to ReelWeddings….we didn’t even notice you there!!

Thank you so much for making the video so special for Gareth and Sasha…..

Carol and Leigh Jones ( Grooms parents)

Sharon Howell - February 19, 2013 - 10:24 am

Watched over & over again.. Love story that made me cry very emotional..Amazing day & met some amazing people. xxx

Ian Wallace - February 15, 2013 - 11:57 am

I don’t know how you do it. Simply stunning.
And that backlit shot of the bride walking down the aisle is sublime.

John Marcus Arbourne - February 12, 2013 - 4:32 pm

Fantastic. very moving. It was such a special day for us all to share. Thanks.
xxx

Debra Cundle Lazare - February 12, 2013 - 9:03 am

It really was this stunning. A magical fairytale wedding. Xx

Michelle Sol - February 11, 2013 - 6:28 pm

Def amazing as much as it was on the day.. Love to you both. xx

Glenn Orgin - February 11, 2013 - 2:18 pm

Amazing !x

Peter Wynne - February 11, 2013 - 1:26 pm

Superb Aaron! I dont know you throw together such amazing highlights into the length of a song but still capture the feel and emotion of a whole wedding day. Bravo! Like the song too.

Phil Barrett - February 11, 2013 - 1:26 pm

beautiful, film making at it’s very best :)

Feb 02 2013

Wedding Highlights at Sandburn Hall | Vicky & Gary

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Vicky and Gary are, in their own words, hopeless romantics. Their lives are the stuff of which Hollywood films are made of. Oscar-baiting triumph over adversity stuff. So it was fantastic to see them so happy together on their wedding day. For our first experience at a Sandburn Hall wedding, it was one we won’t forget anytime soon.

Starting the day by getting ready at Griffon Forest (seriously, you have to check this place out for an awesome relaxing get-away), we then moved over to the wedding at Sandburn Hall for a fun and relaxing day with gorgeous light and lovely people. The golfing location provided a serene setting for us to capture some yummy imagery and even though it was late in November, the sun was still warm on our backs. There was an array of wonderfully creative touches which Vicky spread across to make their day stand out. It had that little touch of a vintage and rustic wedding which Vicky later told me was inspired by scouring the wedding blogs to gain inspiration. I’m sure there’s never been a Sandburn Hall wedding quite like it. To end the evening, we were later treated to great to some top music by The Quangos. Vicky and Gary were quite particular over the music selection for their wedding, and they were spot on in how the Quangos brought the house down with their mad music skills!

Top marks go to James at Flawless Photography for being so cool on the day and we wish Vicky and Gary a lifetime of fun and happiness together.

-Aaron


Marriage & Reception: Sandburn Hall, Flaxton, York

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Jan 22 2013

London Wedding Highlights at the Battersea Arts Centre | Jenefer & Matt

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Creatives make immense weddings. Fact. Come to think of it, we haven’t created a London wedding video like this before.

Jenefer contacted us in October and enticed our interest with the line “We would really love you to be there and feed you fish and chips and mulled wine and mince pies”. We were sold at this point. And the our inbox was hit with a bunch of emails detailing just what they had in store for their day…….

To describe all the intricate and quirky wedding details on this little blog post is a disservice to Jenefer and Matt. You can view and listen to the details of what happened in their film below, but there was so much more detail than can be told in this short story of their London wedding. One of the main elements to this day was that a huge amount of time, energy, and creativity was contributed by their friends…..for which they have many to help out decorate the Battersea Arts Centre (an awesome London wedding venue). Upon meeting Jenefer and Matt, you will understand why they have so many people around who were eager to help out on the day. There is a warm and childish glee you feel with these two. Their friends feel it. We felt it. In fact, we’re willing to bet just about anyone who watches this film will feel it too.

A huge thank you to Frances from Reel Love Films for helping us out on this London wedding video. It’s always a pleasure and I know she’s been eagerly awaiting to view iticon smile London Wedding Highlights at the Battersea Arts Centre | Jenefer & Matt

-Aaron


Marriage & Reception: Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, Battersea, London

PS. Yes, you weren’t seeing things. That is Jenefer’s dad wearing a Star Trek uniform. The man is a HUGE Star Trek Fan. When Jenefer and Matt got engaged her dad asked what he should wear. They said wear what you like…….so he did.

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Louella Foyle - February 23, 2013 - 10:10 am

Stunning……….

Diana Martin Odell - February 3, 2013 - 10:27 pm

We were so glad you were there on the day and that you let yourself go to cry again! xx

Lynne Truex - February 3, 2013 - 6:19 pm

Well I cried on the day but this time in the privacy of my home, I REALLY let go! What a treasure of a film in every way – we will never forget this special day and you two and baby Odell will love to see it over and over again! Magical – THAMK YOU! XXXXXX

Jo Watson - January 24, 2013 - 8:29 pm

Oh my god that is to die for. The most beautiful wedding video I’ve ever seen hands down, but then same goes for the wedding so it’s no surprise! What a keeper. Xxxxx

Rosanna Miles - January 23, 2013 - 10:18 pm

I can’t stop crying. This is the most beautiful depiction of the most beautiful love story in the world. Xxxxxx oh and I’m so chuffed I made the cut! :-)

Neil Redfern - January 23, 2013 - 2:57 pm

Absolutely beautiful. Your skill as a story teller combined with the emotion and love of the wedding, make a truly stunning film.

Ed Cooper Clarke - January 22, 2013 - 10:34 pm

Fills me with joy. Your wedding was THE most magically communal celebration I’ve experienced. Your love not only for one another, but also for all of us was so wonderfully tangible. Blessed to have been there xx

Peter Wynne - January 22, 2013 - 10:08 pm

Wow, stunning, epic and by far the best 6 minutes of film I’ve seen for a long time. Love that “Book of love” song too.

Jonathan Bielby-Nichols - January 22, 2013 - 8:48 pm

I’m just a mess everytime I watch this, it’s just incredible

Georgina@RubyWeddings - January 22, 2013 - 8:47 pm

So beautifully filmed – what a gorgeous couple.

Vicky Davies - January 22, 2013 - 7:58 pm

Fantabulously filmed, Aaron – what an awesome couple, so happy for their baby news too…lucky baby!! :-) congrats Mr n Mrs Odell xx

Valene Kane - January 22, 2013 - 7:10 pm

Wow! This is remarkably beautiful Jen! And Matt! Such a gorgeous couple inside and out and what an amazing keepsake of your special day! Xxxx

Aaron Jones - January 22, 2013 - 6:35 pm

Thank you kind sir

Julie Hughes - January 22, 2013 - 4:05 pm

Thank you for making me cry! Seriously, this is a beautiful video and I’m SO glad Jen & Matt chose you to record their wedding day. I can’t wait to see the full length version :)

Washington Mendes Filho - January 22, 2013 - 3:54 pm

wow…

Pete James - January 22, 2013 - 3:18 pm

Very nice indeed Aaron, sweet narrative.

Kathryn Edwards - January 22, 2013 - 1:55 pm

That is just beautiful. I made the mistake of having a little break from my work to watch it and I am now a ridiculous ball of emotion! Much love and see you soon xxxx.

Tina Cleary - January 22, 2013 - 1:32 pm

That was beautiful. The people and the filming. Gorgeous.

Catherine Webb - January 22, 2013 - 1:20 pm

Jenn- this is so beautiful! Sat at work sneakily watching and welling up! So happy for you! Looks like an amazing day and made me smile seeing lots of familiar faces from uni! Hope all’s going well with Baby Odell! Lots of love Cat xx

phil - January 22, 2013 - 1:18 pm

just incredible, what warm captivating people, I am just sitting here smiling away and feeling the warmth of those two very lovely human beings surrounded by amazing and equally warm friends and family. Beautiful work.

Jenefer Odell - January 22, 2013 - 1:17 pm

Thank you is simply not enough! I can’t wait to show it to baby Odell when it comes into the world! You guys were beyond amazing in every way and the film is beautiful beyond our wildest dreams x.

Adam Johnson - January 22, 2013 - 12:49 pm

I don’t quite know what to say… Goosebumps. All the way through. This film should be an advertisement not just for Reel Weddings, but for weddings. What an occasion you have captured here. I feel the love, the emotion, the support, the tension, the ecstatic happiness of this couple (who seem amazing by the way) and their families and friends. This is how weddings should be done, and how they should be captured. Bloody great job. *applause*

Beccy Goddard - January 22, 2013 - 12:18 pm

That’s lovely. What a cool venue! And the book?! So, so sweet. Gorgeous couple, gorgeous film!

Frances Madell - January 22, 2013 - 12:05 pm

Oh my gosh….I LOVE it! I cried, which is to be expected, but it was so lovely and they are one fabulous couple, I think I love them too!

Ian - January 22, 2013 - 12:04 pm

Stunning. Simply stunning.