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Bridget {and} Eric from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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We always enjoy filming a wedding at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame and Morris Park Country Club. We met with Bridget and Eric about a year before the wedding to shoot a Save The Date video for them. The campus of Notre Dame is full of history and beautiful architecture. The day of the wedding, we also produced a Same Day Edit for them. A Same Day Edit is where we will shoot and edit throughout the day and then produce a highlight of the day, which is shown on the big screen at the reception for the couple and guests to enjoy.

We enjoyed working with Bridget and Eric and they made it such a fun and memorable experience for us.

Wedding Professionals
Photographer: Kevin Monahan Photography
Florist: Michael Angelo’s
Cake: Rascia’s Cake Design
DJ: ProShow
Coordinator: Anne Landis of Morris Park Country Club

Here is their Save The Date video.

Eric & Bridget Save the Date from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

Here is the Same Day Edit

Bridget {and} Eric – Notre Dame Same Day Edit from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

Bridget {and} Eric – Notre Dame Same Day Edit from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This is a Same Day Edit (SDE), which we produced for Bridget and Eric. The couple wanted all their guests to experience the day with them and this was shown at the reception right before open dancing. We filmed the wedding at one of our favorite places, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. When you walk into this church, it presents jaw dropping beauty and a certain reverence about it. We enjoyed spending the day with the couple and their friends and family. Another great wedding with heartfelt speeches will make this an heirloom for the couple.

So what exactly is a Same Day Edit? Throughout the day, our team is very focused on filming as they always are. But in the case of a Same Day Edit, conscience and focused decisions are made on identifying clips that will be used for the edit. It’s about finding moments to use to help move the story forward of how the day unfolded. Footage is aquired and we are constantly working on ingesting the footage into our system and editing throughout the day on our laptop. Pulling one of these off requires special attention to logistics and making sure that we have the right people in the right places when needed. We are still editing even during the early stages of the reception. Once we have the sequence down, we adjust audio, color grade and export the movie. We arrange audio with the DJ or band and it’s showtime. The most enjoyable thing about a Same Day Edit is seeing and watching the reaction of the couple and their guests. Producing a Same Day Edit is very stressful and does a number on your physical and mental energy. But when you observe the couple and their guests laughing, crying and sometimes cheering, it is well worth the time and effort. If you are interested in having us produce this for your wedding, let us know and we can talk it over.

We enjoyed working once again with our good friends Kevin and Alicia Monahan of Kevin Monahan Photography. The reception was held at Morris Park Country Club and we enjoyed working again with Anne Landis, who did an amazing job designing this wedding. A special thanks to Shawn Saros of ProShow for getting us some awesome audio for the SDE. Shawn kept the crowd energized.

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Kristina and Dan from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This was a great couple to get to know. Dan and Kristina had a beautiful wedding at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Indianapolis. The reception was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Carmel, IN. It was fun watching the excitement build with Kristina as the day progressed. She always had a smile on her face. The speeches for this wedding were some of the most sincere speeches we have heard in a long time.

This video is a Same Day Edit, which was edited throughout the day and it was then shown at the reception on the big screen. This is something we offer clients who want to allow their guests to experience some of the sights and sounds of the day. Our couples also love it because the day is such a blur, this allows them to experience the day again.

We enjoyed working with April Foster of April Foster Events; April did an amazing job as always and the day ran so smooth. We also worked with our good friends Kevin and Alicia Monahan of Kevin Monahan Photography. Karen Hall was the makeup artist and all the girls looked awesome.

Special thanks to Joel Nowacki of Track7 DJ’s for running the audio through his system. Joel kept the party rockin till the end and they asked him to stay longer.

This was a message received from Kristina regarding the Same Day Edit. Love our clients and these are the comments that make us tick.

“Hey John!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR THAT AMAZING SAME DAY EDIT!!! That was amazing!!! you and jen are such a great team, with very creative minds!!! I still watch the video about 5-10x a day on my phone and I show everyone around me!!!…and everybody loves it!!! btw, can i keep the polaroid shots?? hehehe please?…ehehe…oh and let’s hang out again when you guys get a break from shooting!!! and let’s get the monahans to come out too!!…ok john!!! thanks again!! you guys are the best in the biz!!!!”

Let us know what you thought about the Same Day Edit.

Eric & Bridget Save the Date from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This was a fun little engagement shoot we did with Kevin and Alicia Monahan with Kevin Monahan Photography. It’s always a collaborative effort when we shoot with Kevin and Alicia. We spent all of our time on the campus of Notre Dame. Eric graduated from Notre Dame and Bridget was obtaining her Masters Degree there. We love shooting at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame. It’s such a beautiful church. We are always amazed at the architecture and just how warm and colorful it is inside. Walking around campus, you can’t help but feel all the history this University holds.

We are looking forward to their wedding this summer and will be producing a Same Day Edit for them to be shown at the reception.

These little engagement videos are a fun way to get your guests excited about the wedding day and can also be used as a gentle reminder to get the RSVP’s in.

Vicky & Jason from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

We really enjoyed Vicky and Jason and their wedding and reception was beautiful. We met with them a couple times before the wedding and filmed their engagement shoot, which you can see here: http://northernlightfilmworks.blogspot.com/2008/08/jason-vicki-save-date.html

We used a little Super 8 film to sprinkle in their wedding highlight. The wedding was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Indianapolis, which is a beautiful church. We worked again with our good friends Kevin and Alicia Monahan with Kevin Monahan Photography. We had perfect weather on the wedding day. The wedding planner was April Foster of April Foster Events and she did an amazing job and was very helpful. Having a planner takes so much of the stress away from planning to even the wedding day itself. The reception was at the Crowne Plaza, which just happens to be one of our favorite places to work. The staff there are first class. Souled Out Band rocked through the night, they are such an entertaining band.

While editing this film, I kept thinking about how much these two are in love. You can see it in their eyes and just how much fun they have with each other. When we spend a period of time getting to know our couples, the films always mean more to us and Jason and Vicky were certainly no different. Jason and Vicky are two of the nicest people you could meet. We wish them all the best. I’m sure we will remain in contact with them.

John & Jennifer Moon
www.northernlightfilmworks.com
Wedding Cinematography