What is your most memorable wedding?
All of them over the years have been memorable in for different reasons..
I cant single one out as i've enjoyed them all, the whole creative process is what gives me a huge buzz, as i like to please people by making beautiful Wedding Films.shot decreeetly with no posed shots at all.. keeping the spontaneous natural edge..
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Romantic Cinematic Beautiful Delicious Tender
What about your business are you most proud of?
That i've been fortunate to be asked to capture over 300 Weddings so far..
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Your memories are precious, so if you want to be able to relive your Wedding Day again and again invest in the best filmmaker you can..
What in the first instance is a film of your Wedding Day will be so much more in years to come !
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
a giant selfie stick with attached to an iPhone to produce the ultimate group selfie......... fun and different and makes a great Photo for the couples wall.................
Describe your typical process with a couple.
Initial email / phone call - meet for an informal coffee and natter - agree coverage and price with deposit send confirmation - chat regularly in run up to wedding - attend rehearsal - shoot wedding -
delivery in around 6 weeks - keep in contact -
What is the most exciting thing you have caught on camera?
on top of Mount Washington USA where i proposed to my fiancee... she said yes !!
What is the one film you wish you had directed and why?
I make Wedding films not feature films, which are acted... i much prefer a documentary approach..... I would have loved to be over the shoulder of the director of "The Shawshank Redemption" .... to watch the actors as they "do their thing" .....
What is your favourite soundtrack to put to a wedding video?
It used to be Timeless tunes .. motown classics don't date.. they work well and express love..hope... and caring and emphasis on the couples love .... and mood...
But since 2016 i've used cinematic soundtracks from Soundstripe..
Describe how you got into videography.
Filming Rock bands for years.. till a friend asked me to make his Wedding Film back in 2006... I've loved it ever since........