Wedding shoots are extra fun when you get to work with familiar faces. We have done a few weddings with Leah’s friends before and it is always good to have referral business. Also with Photographer Ed Pingol and his team, we were able to take advantage of the beautiful land surrounding Casa Real. Leah & Vincent had so much energy all day and were able to give a great traditional Samoan performance at the end of the night. Despite the rainy weekend, we managed to stay dry and capture some great memories. Enjoy their SDE.”

Well its the first SDE of the year and I think its going to be a good year for Lumitone in 2012. At Lumitone, we’re all about telling stories. Joy & Teenchee told their own stories through some wonderfully personal elements on their wedding day. First, they chose for their wedding to take place on the same date as their very first date. The reception location…the site of the high school dance where they first met. Even their first dance as a married couple was accompanied by the same song as their first dance as boyfriend and girlfriend. So many elements to share with their family, friends, and of course us! We are so honored to be a part of their story and be able to bring it to life for them in return….on the same night. Enjoy their SDE.

Come check us out at a new show every Sunday in January. We would love to get the chance to meet and talk with you about your upcoming wedding. Go to Modern Bridal’s website for more information www.modernbridal.com

We love being a part of destination weddings and this is our first on the Caribbean island of Grand Cayman. The entire event occurred at the Westin Casuarina Grand Cayman resort with a welcome dinner starting things off on Thursday 11/10 and the wedding on the biggest event date of the year 11/11/11. Monica & Kalpen have been so great to work with in this whole process (we actually got to meet them earlier this year when we filmed Monica’s brother’s wedding in July out at Casa Real in Pleasanton). This was a small intimate wedding, as destination events tend to be, but we really feel like we get to know everyone a lot better and have more of a connection with the crowd. Their traditional Indian wedding was stunning in every detail, from the colorful saris, to the lively Baraat, to the ceremony performed by their Ji – a close family friend. Enjoy the same day edit from the Caribbean Islands!

Linda and Eric were ready to go bright and early so they had time for two tea ceremonies in very different locations in San Francisco about a half hour apart. There was also time for a photo session in the city’s Legion of Honor and the Embarcadero before heading to Emeryville for the wedding ceremony and reception. The whole day we were really lucky with the weather – it never rained on us while we were filming and waited until we were all inside at the reception to really come down. The day went great and everyone loved the SDE. Enjoy!

Cindy is such a sweet girl and you can really see the love she and Jose share. We did the photo and video for her wedding in September and here are a few of our favorite shots from the wedding.

We were hired to do the photos and video for this couple and they chose to have our same day edit video option as well. These guys were great to work for. They were both so calm and trusting in our abilities that it made doing our job really easy and I think we delivered as the SDE seemed to be the hit of the night at the reception. Enjoy!

We had the honor of filming the funeral service for SSG Nicanor Amper IV in San Francisco in July.  He was hero in battle and gave his life saving his unit and defending our country.  We made this video by request of his family to honor his service and all of those who have served that died fighting for those of us at home.  It gives us great honor to present this video to you.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from Nathan & Melissa’s wedding at Ruby Hill in Pleasanton.  Their timeline allowed for several small photo sessions throughout the day, which gave us a fantastic variety of photos.  So, instead of posting our usual 3-4 pics per event, I’m posted a few extra from our full 11 hour day.  Enjoy!

I always like a little adventure wedding and nothing better than a sunset cruise out on the water of the City by the Bay.  Commodore Events out of Alameda provided their biggest and nicest ship for the occasion as we set sail to the open water.  The crowd was electric all night thanks in part to an open bar, great music, and good food.  Fara & Kourosh were a very nice couple and did their best to make sure we got everything we needed for their video.  We had to improvise a location for them to do photos off the boat so we thought why not do it next to a boat and the water off the pier where the USS Hornet is located a few blocks from their departure spot in Alameda. The couple also requested the we use the vows and the reading from the Captain in the SDE which is a request we sometimes get and are happy to do it when we can. Enjoy!