Wedding Video: Shannon and Mike

Brought to you by: Simply Interactive llc. Congratulations to Shannon and Mike on their extremely succesful wedding day yesterday. The common wive's tale for weddings is that three things go wrong at every wedding. It is just the way these things work. Shannon and Mike could potentially have had a lot fo things go wrong because they were not only getting married, but Lifetime's show "Merge" (go enter the sweepstakes) was their doing a show on them. So not only do you have a hired photographer -- a hired videography company (Simply Interactive llc) -- but you also have a TV crew of 5, two with massive Beta Cam Camera's and one with a more subdued Panasonic miniDV cam. To say the least, it was a production. Anytime you get two creative forces together with different goals but the same subject matter, things could potentially get interesting, but I am pleased to state that everyone at Shannon's wedding deserves the "Plays Well With Others" award. Towards the end of the evening all of us were assisting each other in getting the shots we all needed for our similar, but different shot list. The wedding itself took place at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Belmont. The interior of the church was very beautiful, albeit a bit dark. The lighting was nice for video mainly because the TV crew had their lighting set up, but had they not been there the lighting would still have had a great effect from the stained glass windows which completely surrounded the extremely large church. The reception was held at one of my favorite locations, the Kohl Mansion. This mansion (now on the property of a private High School) is simply one of the most beautifully architected buildings I am aware of and has the added benefit of being exceedingly photogenic. Add to that, the staff are very considerate of both bridal party and vendors alike. The DJ was Keith Fox of Fox DJ and he was extremly talented at reading the crowd, firing them up, and getting them involved. Every "status quo" wedding event seemed a little different because Keith was able to get the crowd involved. At every wedding, the DJ is the Master of Ceremonies". This person is the liason between your vendors and you because he/she is the only person who knows everything going on, and when. Choose this person wisely.