Kristan's Wedding!!!

What can I say about Kristan??? I know her personally and have worked with her for many, many years in the wedding industry. We have been friends, sworn enemies, arch rivals, drinking buddies, and major gossipers over the past several years....Here's a clip from her wedding!

Kristan works at Cherry Creek, one of my all-time favorite wedding locations. I have been there more than any other venue, hands down. I was happy to be Kristan's videographer, and gave her a special deal, more out of fear that she would destroy me and break my limbs if I didn't!!! But her and Andy make a great couple and I was glad I could be a part of it.

Here is another excerpt, which is just a 2 minute clip of her Ceremony, for those who want to see what an outdoor wedding at Cherry Creek would look like.

Kristan now proudly displays her Wedding DVD in her office at Cherry Creek, and shows it to everybody who comes in!

Happy Halloween Everybody!

Check out this clip I found on Youtube, a Halloween-themed wedding:

Enjoy! Click Here to see the clip!

P.S. I did NOT shoot or edit this clip, just found it interesting!

My Nephew is "The Greatest!"

I heard the song "The Greatest" by Kenny Rogers on the radio today, and it reminded me of a video I did for my family a few years back. It stars future baseball hall-of-famer Giovanni (my nephew!) age 5. (Although I think he was 3 at the time of this video?)

Anyways enjoy this!

Doug & Elizabeth's Wedding 9/5/09

Doug & Elizabeth had a beautiful Wedding up in Petoskey, MI, at the Walloon Lake Country Club. The incredible water (it's like aqua-blue!) and the perfect day, was the backdrop for their celebration.

Even though I had other Complete Video Videographers do the shooting (I was already booked at another wedding :(), I really enjoyed communicating with Elizabeth and editing their video. We met through WEVA.com (Wedding & Event Videographers Association) where she put an inquiry in for a videographer willing to go to Petoskey for her wedding. It's about 5 hours from where I am (Macomb, MI) but I'm very glad that she chose us as her videographer!

Enjoy the clip!

Tom

Mena & Nermine's Wedding 8/1/09

Nermine & Mena were referred to me through my good friend Kristan, who is the Event Manager/Coordinator at Cherry Creek Golf Club. They had a SPECTACULAR wedding at Cherry Creek, (there Ceremony took place at St. Marks Coptic Orthodox Church in Troy, MI.)

This clip is from their Cocktail Hour at Cherry Creek. I had a blast at the wedding, Mena & Nermine made me feel like part of the family! Here are a few more clips from their Wedding Day:

WEVA Expo Finished!

I got back from WEVA Expo last Friday, and it was awesome again this year! The things that I learned, the people that I met, and the ideas that I generated in the past week are truly inspiring! The Expo always seems to rejuvenate me, and fills me with a sense of energy that carries thru the Fall.

The newest trends and topics at WEVA Expo, I plan on covering over the course of the next few weeks in my Detroit Wedding Examiner Articles....Be sure to check them out.

Tom

WEVA Expo: Day 1 & 2

Day 1 (Monday) of the WEVA Expo started off with an Awards Banquet, where this year's WEVA Creative Excellence Awards were given out to the best in the business...Categories such as Bridal Elegance Videos, Short-Form Ceremony, Post-Ceremony Coverage, Photo Montage Production, and Concept Videos were pretty incredible.

Day 2 was packed from morning to night with seminars, most of the ones I attended were marketing based...Seeing that I am a fairly new company (although I've been doing wedding videos for 9 years!) I am always looking for new ways to reach brides, and to stay on top of the latest technologies.

Most interestingly though, was AFTER the seminars ended last night (Tuesday). As I went to the Lobby Lounge of my hotel, I ordered dinner and a drink, and although I am 30 I still must have my boyish good-looks (ha!) since the waitress asked for my ID. Now, I could have sat anywhere in the huge bar area, or went to any of the 4 restaurants in my hotel, but I happened to sit in Erika's section. Erika, as it turns out (as she noticed my Michigan License) just happens to be from Michigan, and as again fate would have it....is engaged to be married next August!!!! She had no idea the hotel was host to a Wedding Video Convention, and our random encounter led to an exchange of information, as I hope to be her wedding videographer next year!

Oddly enough, she is having her Reception at Lovett Hall, which I JUST shot at 2 weeks ago, as well as JUST edited a video I had shot there in July. Such randomness I think is cool, and I definitely believe in fate when it comes to strange coincidences!

So overall the Expo has been exciting, but how funny to have come all this way to actually meet a local Michigan bride!

From Orlando,

Tom