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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.

Stefanie {and} Bryan from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This wedding will go down as one of the upper tier most beautiful weddings we had in 2010. A credit to Stefanie’s vision and Kim King Smith Events. We always seem to luck out and get great couples with equally great families. The wedding was at St. John’s downtown, which is one of our favorite old churches to shoot at. The old churches really have a lot of character and there is a certain romance about them. We shot quite a bit of 16mm film and Super 8 film for this wedding. There is some black and white film that was shot and this is true black and white film stock. Film always adds to the romantic feel of the wedding. Film has natural grain in it and imperfections that give the wedding film some texture.

The reception was at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, which is also one of our top places to shoot. The reception was over the top beautiful. How about that cake from Heavenly Sweets…it tastes as good as it looks.

Thank you Stefanie and Bryan for choosing Northernlight Filmworks to film your wedding!

**Photo credit: Video place holder image is courtesy The Studio Photography.

Church St. Johns
Venue Indiana Roof Ballroom
Event Planner Kim King Smith Events
Cake Heavenly Sweets
Flowers McNamara
Photography The Studio
Band Zanna-Doo

I spent 3 days last week in the West Indies on the island of St. Lucia for a shoot. This was a very last minute shoot and was on the plane within 24 hrs of accepting the job. It was rush getting a few things packed and my gear organized and strategically packed. I traveled alone on this trip but I don’t mind this. I do enjoy traveling with my wife and family but there is something about traveling alone that causes you to focus a bit more. I find that I meet more people this way and I love talking to people to get their story.

My connecting flight out of Atlanta I sat in the middle seat. On my right was a man named John and to my left a woman named Karen. John and I talked quite a bit. He is a biology professor at Saint Mary’s College and he was on his way to St. Lucia for a job interview at a university on the island. John is originally from Trinidad and his wife and 2 children are still there. I learned more about his areas of expertise. He is currently working on research involving antibiotics to try and resolve why they sometimes cause hearing loss. Instead of lab rats, they use Zebra fish to run tests. One of the most widely researched fish in the world with an immense amount of data about this special fish. John was an interesting person. Karen was on her way to St. Lucia to go on a barefoot cruise. She was an emergency room nurse and actually was a consultant for the TV show 24.

As I sat quietly, John asked me where I was staying. I told him I had no idea. He gave me a puzzled look. I said “really, I don’t know, they never told me”. He asked if I was going to be on the north or south end of the island. I just shook my head, shrugged my shoulders and told him that I really didn’t know but I would meet up with my contact at the airport. I was ok with this but John in his accent said, “no way would i ever do that, it would make me too nervous”. I told John that I just look at these trips as adventures and just go with the flow.

The island was just breathtaking to see and I stayed in a beautiful villa. The water is turquoise blue as is typical for the caribbean. I always find locations like this very peaceful. There were pocket of St. Lucia that reminded me of things I saw in Haiti. I always come away from places like this realizing how blessed we are in America. The hospitality incredible and I felt very welcome. There is so much to do in St. Lucia but really didn’t have the time to do them. I did get a hike in to a fort from the late 1700′s. I tried some local cuisine and loved everything i tried. I even tried coconut juice from a street vendor who used his machete to cut the coconut open. It was kind of a bland taste.

I met some very fun people. Asha, Tyrone, Bridgette and Agnes. They are all from St. Lucia with the exception of Tyrone, who I discovered grew up in Gary, IN. I really enjoyed the short amount of time I spent working with them.

This is an incredible place for a destination wedding. There are so many places to choose for a destination wedding here.

My first full day of shooting, I was up before the sun at 4:30am. I did not crawl into bed until 1:30am the next day. My last day in St. Lucia, I went to a local beach for a morning swim with Bridgette and Agnes. The caribbean water was the perfect temperature at 8:00am. We talked about the history of the island. I remember floating on my back looking up at the sky. The water covered my ears so I couldn’t hear. It was so peaceful and relaxing.

I look forward to returning some day but would like to take Jen with me on the next trip.

John

Sam {and} Sarah from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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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.” ‘

Shawn {and} Sarah from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This film represents a lot of why we are passionate about what we do. Shawn and Sarah have been together, dating back years. Each wedding we film, we understand that the framework of a wedding day is mostly the same. But within that framework, we look for nuances and personalities and stories that help shape the identity of the couple, the family and their friends. What we see and hear on the wedding day is only a very small fraction of the couple’s lives but although it’s a snippet of time, it is one of the most important times of their lives.

As we documented some of Sarah getting ready, we talked very casually about their relationship and learned about a letter that Shawn had wrote many years ago, long before the thought of marriage. I asked Sarah to get the letter and had her read a little of what that letter said. She had decided she was going to read this letter that Shawn wrote during her speech at the reception. Loved the heartfelt speech Sarah’s Dad gave. We really enjoyed spending this time with Shawn and Sarah and the wedding was beautiful.

We enjoyed working with Janie with Alanna Photography

Scott {+} Stephanie from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This was an absolutely beautiful wedding at the Indianapolis Central Library. This was our first shoot at the new Library and it was nothing less than spectacular. The day started off with us spending some time with Stephanie as she prepared for the wedding. The first thing we noticed was how close she is to her mother, who by the way was an incredible host. We always felt welcomed. The wedding, held in the Library, had such a classic feel. The staff at the Library were on top of things and very helpful.

The reception was held in the Atrium, which again, blew us away with how this facility rocked. Evans Audio Visual handled the sound for the wedding and the lighting in the Atrium. The lighting in the Atrium looked amazing with the uplighting. Uplighting can really transform a facility or enhance it.

We shot this wedding with our good friend and incredible photographer, Jennifer Driscoll.

Hope you enjoy this little teaser to the main film.

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