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  • About Us

    Jennifer Mae: "I am a graduate of UC Berkeley with a BA in Film and Media Studies. Photography and Video have been a passion of mine since I was only 11 years old. The thing that I love most about shooting weddings, is getting to know the couples and becoming friends in the process!

    Chris: "I am also a graduate of UC Berkeley with a BA in Film and Media Studies. I have worked in the entertainment industry for as long as I can remember. The thing that I love most about shooting weddings, may sound pretty cliche, but it's true. I love capturing one of the happiest days in someone's life."

  • Why do we shoot weddings?

    We love weddings! Everything about them! Each experience to us is fresh, new and exciting. We are definitely not the company that you hire if you are looking for someone to show up and hit record. Our passion is story telling and that is exactly what we do... Tell your story. We understand what it feels like to go through the process of a wedding :-) as we are a husband wife team and we have been there ourselves! One of the most important things in you coming together is that you are both individuals and we look for the unique qualities that make you fit perfectly as a couple! A wedding is much more than saying "I do". It is many days, months and in most cases many years in the making. We put as much love into capturing your day as you have put into creating it! We love working with couples who are as passionate about us capturing their wedding as we are :-) We would love to hear about your big day!

Posted in:same day edit | Themed wedding

One of the best things about creating a wedding film for couples is the adventure in trying to create something that is perfect for them. Because of this, we LOVE to meet up and spend some time with our couples to get to know a little about them. For us… wedding cinematography is about telling a story that reflects each couple. When we first spoke to BreAnne the first week of January, we knew that she was incredibly sweet, but it wasn’t until we had a chance to meet up with her, her mom and Carolyn that we realized that this was going to be a treat! That day we found out that BreAnne + Luke loved big band music and would be having The Bill Travis Swing Orchestra and that every aspect of the wedding would have the feel of “another time”.

We had the honor of being present at their rehearsal and dinner so we were able to spend a little time with the most important people in their lives and witness the true love that everyone had for them.  Both the Cunningham family and The Flippos were kind, thoughtful, generous and just simply thrilled that BreAnne + Luke had found one another. Both Chris and I had to hold back the tears as BreAnne walked down the aisle.

Throughout the day there were so many details that were symbolic and incredibly important to them. From the special watch that Luke had been dreaming of that BreAnne surprised him with! The creative mocktails, custom etsy place cards and candy sticks, to the fantastic dream realized by Luke to have a big stack of pancakes at his wedding. {you will notice the delectable stack with syrup in the film}

I am also so excited to see the photos from Ashley Maxwell Photography!!!  The second I met her, I could see why they wanted her to shoot their wedding.  She was just as sweet, creative and really great to work with.

At first BreAnne was unsure about having the SAME DAY EDIT, but a couple months ago decided to go for it… and last night both her and her family said they were thrilled they did it. We decided to do something  a little different and create an opening that reflected their love of the 20’s.  So you will notice a short little intro before the “main feature” where we used the footage from the rehearsal and set-up to make it feel like an old film.  FUN FUN FUN… We used “Sing Sing Sing”, a number BreAnne loves and performed in high school and mixed it with another favorite of theirs from Michael Buble!!!!

I can’t wait to put together their final highlight, as they had such an amazing reception… plus they drove off in the “get away car” with the “get away dress”

Thanks BreAnne + Luke for sharing your day with us!!! Hope you enjoy reliving some of you highlights!!!!

Much love
Jennifer Mae + Chris

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  • December 7, 2010 - 7:21 pm

    Laura - What a beautiful video for an adorable couple! So many little precious moments were caught and featured nicely. Her makeup looks awesome too. 🙂 Well done!

Posted in:Highlights

We had heard so many things about the Brazil room in Tilden Park that we really looked forward to shooting Shirphone + Holgar’s wedding. However, until we arrived we had no idea how amazing their wedding would be. Every detail was devine!!!! We just loved their flower arrangements, candy bar and wishing tree. But above all the sweet details, the things that made it most special was the tremendous love that people had for them, their love of adventure and the way that they just seemed to “get” each other. We hope you enjoy their day.

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Posted in:Photos

While we were at the FIRST “GREEN” BAY AREA WEDDING FAIRE Sunday at the Crowne Plaza Cabana, Greg, the catering manager had asked us to take a few shots of their room set up.

We were so excited that their hotel was a certified “Green” hotel so had to jump at the chance.

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