beaumont | FilmStrong Wedding Films

What’s the best way to follow-up an important life milestone like graduating? Of course it’s moving on to the next big milestone and marrying the person you love the most. This is exactly what I witnessed when I filmed Stephanie and Ryan’s wedding in May of 2012. I originally met Stephanie at Sara and Jason’s wedding last year. It was great to head back out to Beaumont and film another wedding. They even got ready at the same salon.

As I was filming the most important day of their lives, two things stuck out to me that the pastor said about their wedding day. The first thing was that he quoted Romans 12:15 when he said, “Rejoice with those who rejoice.” – this wedding embodied that. An excited couple experiencing a joining together with their close friends and family. Second, he said that this was their day and it truly was. The spotlight was on them and they were shining. They sparkled more than the fireworks that their guests used to send them off!

Big thanks to Taylor Stanley and Ashley Stineman for helping me film this wedding!

Download Stephanie & Ryan’s wedding highlight film at my blog, Who Is Matt.

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:: Technical Details ::

Cameras

Canon 7D x2 // Get one at Amazon.com
Canon 5D Mark II // Amazon.com Page

Lenses

Equipment

Editing

Premiere Pro CS6 // Amazon.com Page

Color Grading

Magic Bullet Looks // Amazon.com Page

Venue

Photographer

BellaFotografica

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Sara and Jason met in March, were engaged in June, and are getting married in November. It just goes to show that when you find the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, you don’t want to spend a day longer than you have to without them. They can’t wait to get married and I can’t wait to film their wedding, come November 5, 2011.

This entire shoot came about from Sara wanting something that she could show at her reception that would amaze her guests. Her and Jason later decided that they wanted a Same Day Edit, which means I will be incorporating this into the film shown at the reception. The highly talented photographer, Chandler Adaway, had already planned on photographing Sara and Jason, and he agreed to let me tag along. Between the hours of 5pm and 10pm we visited a coffee shop, Beaumont’s only frozen yogurt eatery, historic downtown Beaumont, and the beach. Sara managed to cover all this ground in heels, while Jason was thankful for the chance for some PDA. You can see the photos at Chandler’s blog!

This was also my first film that I have ever edited with the Cinemascope aspect ratio in mind. This results in a crop where the movie ends up being 1920×800 instead of 1920×1080. The film ends up looking more cinematic and allows me to focus the picture exactly on what I want viewers to see. Expect more of this in the future.

// Technical Details //

Cameras