Finding something unique about every wedding we shoot can be a challenge. If you've shot at a venue a few times you know what works and what doesn't. You get an idea of what churches have what kind of lighting, what parts of town have easy parking and what hotels have slow elevators. But no matter how many times we've shot at a location there's always something that surprises us.
Going into Alison and Brian's wedding weekend we had a good idea of what to expect since we had filmed at their rehearsal dinner location a few months before. We also had a Skype meeting with them a few weeks prior to the wedding to get an idea of what they were planning for the big weekend. One thing that really stood out was the activities planned for the morning of the wedding. While Alison and the bridesmaids were getting hair and makeup done the guys would be out shooting.
Shotguns.
Lot's of 'em.
We'll be perfectly honest; when Brian told us about they would be out shooting the morning of the wedding we got excited. It was DEFINITELY something different, and different usually means fun. But then we got nervous. How were we going to include a bunch of guys shooting guns into their wedding film? We talked about different possibilities like mixing the girls prep footage with the guys firing off rounds, but nothing seemed to really "work" in our heads while we were planning for the shoot. We knew the footage would look great and probably be pretty funny, but if it didn't make sense for the story we probably wouldn't use it. Which brings us to the night before the wedding.
We were on hand to film Alison and Brian's rehearsal dinner which is one of our favorite parts of the wedding weekend. After a couple of speeches from friends and family Alison's dad got up to say a few words. About a minute into his speech we knew we had struck gold; we let out a good laugh and started planning out the edit that night at the hotel.
While the shooting range was extremely fun to film, there is SO MUCH more to Alison and Brian's film than some guys shooting guns and making fun of each other. Their wedding was absolutely beautiful from beginning to end, and you could tell that the entire weekend really meant a lot to them. Even when the weather didn't cooperate they managed to keep their focus on each other which says a lot about their relationship. The heat of the day and the rain that came later in the night didn't make a difference. They took everything in stride and seemed to enjoy every minute of it.
Alison + Brian: A BGP Blockbuster from BGP Wedding Films on Vimeo.
Thanks to Brian and Alison for begin such fun to work with. They put up with some CRAZY heat during the day while we shot their first look. Definitely a couple of troopers!
Venue: Providence Hill Farm
Coordinator-Florist: Tulip Design Studio
Photographers: Adam + Alli
Rehearsal Dinner: River Hills Club
Sound + Lighting: Davaine Lighting
