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Sam {and} Sarah from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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Note: Video place holder image by Bobbi and Mike

This film just made us smile as we weaved the story. Great imagery and sincere heartfelt toasts. Sarah and Sam just seemed like they were having the time of their lives. All of their friends and family danced the night away, the dance floor was full most of the time. Since the reception was held at Crowne Plaza, which is part of the old Union Station, Sarah and Sam used that setting, in part, as a theme for the reception. The invitations were in vintage font and looked like the old train tickets. Guests found out where they were seated by looking up at the train arrival / departure board…very cool. You will see this in this film. We also loved the vintage typewriters that were place out for people to type personalized notes to the bride and groom on textured paper. The wedding was at one of our favorite churches, St. John’s Catholic Church in Indianapolis, IN. The reception was at another favorite of ours, the Crowne Plaza downtown Indianapolis, IN. This was a fun day to experience with Sarah and Sam.

This film contains splashes of Super 8 film, which we used to capture some little moments to give a more romantic nostaligic feel to it.

You know we said this was a fun day, it may have something to do with the photographers Bobbi and Mike. Never a dull moment, which really makes for a fun shoot with them. We enjoyed working with Wedding Planner, Deborah Bowman with A Touch of Elegance. Very well organized and planned wedding.

Cake: by Heavenly Sweets (Yum!)

A little note from Sarah about what her parent’s thought of the video.

‘Thank you so much John. My parents both LOVE it by the way As my mom put it, “This isn’t just a regular wedding video — it’s one you’ll actually watch years down the road.” ‘

Katie {+} David from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

If you can remember back to January of this year we posted the trailer to Katie and David’s wedding.  When we woke up that morning we remember thinking it looked like such a beautiful sunny day for a wedding.  The wind chills were hitting -6 degrees….Yikes!   We were worried about getting shots because of the temps and concerned about the couple and bridal party being outside.  They all braved the cold in good spirit to get some of the most fabulous photos of their wedding day taken by our wonderful friends Stefanie and Brock Childs of SB Childs Photography.

A few things we noticed about this wedding had nothing to do with the way things looked, although the wedding was beautiful, it was the people involved in the couples lives that impacted us.  It was quite evident that this was a close family and a very large family.  Some poignant moments were when Katie had her first look at what she looked like with her wedding dress on, her walk down the aisle with her father and the look of anticipation that David had as he watched his Bride approach.  Other moments were the heartfelt speeches of Katie’s Dad, David’s brother and Katie’s 2 sisters, which by the way cracked us up.  Another moment we enjoyed was when Katie asked her Grandfather to be a part of the formal dances, which was a surprise to him.  You could tell he enjoyed that special dance.   How great this will be for Katie and David to be able to share their wedding day with their children and to be able to talk about this important time in their life.

Here is an e-mail we received from Katie:

Subject: Our AMAZING video!

Date: July 7, 2010

Jennifer & John,
Dave and I would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the time you spent making our video. We watched it on our 6 month anniversary…can’t believe it was that long ago. We will treasure this for the rest of our lives and look forward to showing our kids someday.  What a great job you have!

Katie and Dave

Church   // St. John’s

Reception Venue  //  Indiana Roof Ballroom

Band  // Living Proof

Photography  //  SB Childs Photography

Dani {+} Dan from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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Wow…what a fun couple this was. We really enjoyed working with Dan and Dani. The wedding was at St. Jude Catholic Church and the reception was held at the Indiana State Museum. We loved the energy of all of their friends, it made it so much fun. We tried something new on this to see how it would work. We gave Dan’s brother Bob one of our small cameras to document some of the behind the scenes things. You will see a small excerpt of the footage in this highlight. The “un-censored video was so funny”. We will definitely do this again. That camera is now affectionately referred to as the “Bob Cam”. Dan and Dani will get a full chapter with just that footage.

We enjoyed working with one of our favorites and good friends Amanda and Kyle Wilcher with Amanda Wilcher Photgraphers. They captured some amazing images that day.

Thanks to Dan and Dani, it was an adventure

Jennifer {and} David from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

The forecast for Saturday kept saying it was going to be nice and sunny and temps in the upper 70s.  Well when we woke up it was cloudy, wet and chilly.  We kept saying out prayers that the sun would come out.  We wanted this to be a beautiful day for Jenny and Dave’s outdoor wedding at the IMA.

Mother Nature must have been listening, because the clouds broke, the sun came out and it was perfect. The wedding and reception was held at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. We enjoyed working again with Photographer Andrew Scalini and Planner Casey Scott with Etcetera

This is the Same Day Edit we did for them.  Enjoy!

Thanks Jenny and Dave for letting us capture your day.

Doug {and} Jenny from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This is one memorable couple. We enjoyed getting to know Jenny and Doug and really understanding the closeness that they share. This wedding reminded us of the importance of family and this was quite evident for each side of their respective families. The wedding ceremony was absolutely beautiful. The intro music to this video is actually from the choir that sang at the church. There is quite a back story to how they got the choir to sing for their wedding, which made it all that more important to both Doug and Jenny. We were honored to be able to capture this important time in their lives. And thank you Doug and Jenny for the gift certificate to Bub’s! We are hooked!

We enjoyed filming this wedding with photographer Megan Grandi, who does amazing work. Take some time and look at the images from the wedding HERE

Brandon {and} Jamie from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This was a wedding we filmed in Carmel, IN. We really enjoyed shooting this one. While I was shooting I kept thinking that Jamie reminded me of someone and it wasn’t until I was outside with her getting some shots and it hit me that she had a striking resemblance to Eva Longoria. We worked with Joni Streit Photography and had such a great time working with her.

Afton {and} Joe from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This was a wedding we filmed in Indianapolis, IN. The wedding was at Geist Christian Church. The ceremony was beautiful and it was very apparent that Afton and her Father have a great Father / Daughter relationship. The anticipation of walking down the aisle with his daughter, made us wonder what was going through his mind. Afton and Joe have quite a story of how they met and the romance involved a long distance relationship. We believe that every single wedding has a distinct story and personality and this wedding involved a story of fate and faith. Just goes to show you that if you want to make a long distance relationship, it certainly can be done, but it takes work. But Joe and Afton remind us that if you love someone, it is work that is well worth the effort.

The reception was held at the Skyline Club, which is the same location where Joe proposed to Afton. We worked with Ardent Stills Photography.

Thanks Afton and Joe!
John and Jen

Bekah + Gino from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This was a wedding we filmed in Crawfordsville, Indiana and was one we were looking forward to. While Bekah was getting ready, I noticed what appeared to be vintage hats. Bekah spent some time finding these hats and they are authentic vintage hats. Part of the day Bekah and the girls got ready at her childhood home and we really love this because it allows us to look at family pictures and little things around the home that mean something to the Bride or Groom. As you watch this, we included a shot of a music instrument because Bekah and her family are so talented. Bekah has a beautiful voice. If you remember Luke Menard from American Idol, well that’s her brother. We can always gauge the closeness of the family by the speeches and we could tell there was an incredible bond on both Gino and Bekah’s sides of the family.

The wedding ceremony was more than a ceremony, it was an experience. Gino was surprised by a song that Bekah sang to him, which caught him a little off guard.

We enjoyed working with Brock and Stefanie Childs with SB Childs Photography…..it’s always a fun time. Check out the images they captured HERE

Jim Cerone was the DJ and as always, he kept the event alive and energized. Was great working with him as well. Jim has a little cameo appearance in this film.

John and Jennifer

Brent {+} Megan from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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We enjoyed getting to know Brent and Megan and their wedding was beautiful. We spent some time prior to the wedding getting some footage of the engraving of their rings and we also were able to capture their final dance lesson prior to the wedding day. Brent and Megan wrote their own vows, which we love. Megan’s father plays in a band and he sang to her for their father daughter dance. The wedding was at the Mavris Arts and Event Center, which is one of our favorite places to shoot. We also worked with Photographer, Danny Iskandar

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Lynda + Gennady from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.
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We really enjoyed filming this wedding. Lynda and Gennady had a beautiful, culture rich wedding. Lynda is of Jewish heritage and Gennady is of Russian heritage. There is so much symbolism and rituals for a Jewish wedding, you can’t help but be drawn into the ceremony. Lynda and Gennady actually met through JDate, which is one of the most popular Jewish online dating sites. The ceremony was originally planned as an outdoor wedding on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art but because of the rain, the ceremony had to be moved inside. We walked outside with Lynda and Gennady and all the white chairs were set up and you could tell they were disappointed. The IMA did an amazing job working plan B and Lynda and Gennady were very happy.

We enjoyed working with Rich Miller of Rich Weddings. You can take a look at some of the images he captured that day HERE. We also enjoyed working again with Event Planner, Casey Scott, who always does an amazing job.