Sarah and Robert shared an incredible weekend of wedding celebrations at the JW Marriott in Muskoka and, as much as we could talk about the beautiful landscapes carpeted with lush forests and rock formations, or the glass-like water and how it reflected the subdued dusk colours before transitioning into a deep black, or how the couple, along with their friends and families, made each breathtaking scene a little more vibrant with their glowing happiness, our words wouldn’t even come close to doing this beautiful film justice. So we’re going to save you from any more ridiculously long run-on sentences and keep it short.
“Our ceremony will be held on an old church that sits on top of a hill overlooking Lake Rosseau.”
We instantly knew, from our very first meeting with Sarah and Robert, that their day would make for a stunning film. Their love and excitement was so evident, their laughter infectious, and their plans so cinematic. Let’s just say that they had us at “our ceremony will be held on an old church that sits on top of a hill overlooking Lake Rosseau”, and when they told us a few weeks before the wedding that they’d be hopping on a boat directly after the ceremony for a scenic ride to their reception, we were completely over the moon.
This is a film of beautiful people, beautiful moments and beautiful landscapes, each playing off each other to elevate the whole. And also, slow-mo. 🐢✨
We always push ourselves to look at things differently, try new techniques, and approach every project we take on with a different perspective. It’s this philosophy that allows each wedding film we create to have a distinctive look and feel — a vibe and aesthetic reflective of the couple and the voice they lend their film. And while it’s easy for wedding videographers to take on a style-over-content approach, we feel that our doctrine pushes us to think of our stories and characters and how our style strengthens these elements.
Betsy and Henry’s film is the culmination of this ideology.
There were a few aspects of Betsy and Henry’s day that were fundamental to their story: their very emotional vows, the traditional Chinese wedding rituals, Mandarin culture, the coming together of their families, and Toronto’s Queen St. West, the street where Henry grew up, where the couple now lives, and where their wedding took place.
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To say that Rouzhin and Naram’s wedding had it all is an understatement. It had more than we could have ever thought “all” to encompass. A beautifully decorated sofreh ceremony, ballerinas, an a capella choir, gelato trucks and traditional Turkish coffee stations, a bubble send-off, a multitude of performances, a choreographed first dance, and an extravagant Marie Antoinette-themed reception spread across Toronto’s Four Seasons, St. Paul’s Basilica, and the AGO.
Every aspect of their day – big or small — had a personal touch and sought to provide their close friends and family with the most amazing experience
Christina & Thilakshan are adventurers. It’s something we picked up on very quickly as they told us of their many and varied shared experiences — from shark-cage diving, to hiking through Banff and traveling across Thailand. We thought we could relate by letting them in on what was then our soon-to-be flight on a tiny plane with Jenny and Neal, but then they told us they had also sky-dived together off of a small and very questionable plane themselves. Like we said, Christina and TK are adventurers.
It was an aspect of their relationship that we wanted to highlight in their film. Throughout our first few talks and into our first face-to-face meeting with them (once they found themselves in Toronto), we talked about why wedding cinematography was important to them and what they envisioned for their wedding video. For one, they wanted a story that reflected “them” drawing upon their wedding day and elements outside of it to paint a full portrait of who they really are. Another important aspect would be their Sri Lankan Hindu ceremony, which would have so many intricate rituals. Both of these components were right up our alley and we wouldn’t dream of making a film — wedding or otherwise — that wouldn’t reflect our subject. continue reading
There is no shortage of places that our portrait shoots have taken us on. We’ve ventured into couples’ kitchens and their cottages, have ran along lakeshore and hiked through the cliffs of Tobermory, but we never imagined that one would take us up in the air on a plane piloted by a groom.
For as long as Jenny and Neal have been together, Neal has owned a single engine airplane. It’s been something they’ve enjoyed throughout the years, flying to the U.S., the Caribbean, or even just up to Timmins for poutine, but we were particularly hooked when we found out Neal proposed to Jenny on one of their flights. Neal mentioned he wanted the wedding video to be epic and with a ceremony at St. Paul’s Basilica, a reception at the Arcadian Court and Loft, and the fact that they were chartering a fleet of streetcars to transport their wedding party and guests to all these locations, we knew it’d be just that — but we also knew that there’d be nothing more epic than to go flying with them and work that element of their story into their film.
Noreen (Nunu) and AJ share one of the truest loves that we’ve ever had the pleasure of being privy to. Even as this film came together, we found ourselves smiling and aww-ing at the small moments and gestures that make this love so great. It’s simple: to be in Nunu and AJ’s presence is to be in the presence of complete comfort and happiness.
That simplicity translated perfectly to their wedding day. It wasn’t a show or big production. There was no big reveal. In fact, the first thing we did was meet the couple early in the morning for their gift exchange. After that, they left to have a private breakfast at the Four Seasons before changing and heading to the ceremony together. It was the first time we had seen anything like it, and it took a little getting used to seeing the bride and groom in the same place so early in the day, but it was completely normal to Nunu and AJ. For them, it was less about the customs, and more about celebrating their love through togetherness: theirs and with their family. continue reading
It was at the busiest point of our 2015 season that we took a 7‑hour road trip up to Timmins, Ontario to be a part of an editorial shoot for WedLuxe Magazine. Laura from Laura & Co. had reached out to us and filled us in on the project — there was talk of foxes, falcons, and the great northern wilderness.
We were convinced before we had even finished reading the e‑mail and were ready to move heaven and earth to be a part of this project.
So having just shot Andrea and Jeff’s wedding on the Saturday, we charged our batteries, backed up our cards, and packed to drive up on Monday, shoot for the next two days, and come back for Thursday to get everything ready for Crystal and Jer’s on Friday.
We left around noon on Monday, taking a small detour to Neo Coffee Bar for some good coffee and snacks. We had heard a lot about this place but honestly, it was love at first sip and is now one of our favourite coffee spots in Toronto.
We’re not happy to say that we were part of a slightly evil prank leading up to this wedding. Here’s the backstory: Crystal contacted us last winter to have us create a film for her and Jerry. This led to a casual chain of e‑mails discussing her wedding plans and what she envisioned for her film. She told us she would just need to consult Jer and get back to us. Then he called us.
Jerry had us tell Crystal that we booked her date right after we spoke to her. No checking in with her at all — just booked it and were no longer available. The intention was noble. He wanted to gift “us” to her for Christmas (weeks later, mind you) and thought it’d be a better surprise if she thought we were completely off the table. Our hearts broke a little bit as we wrote that e‑mail to her, and once again when she wrote back expressing her sadness. But we knew it was all part of an elaborate surprise that would undoubtedly yield a lot of happiness. It did. She was ecstatic, we were relieved, and we could continue on to the regular aspects of putting together one of our stories.