Erin & Kenneth Get Married

Here are a couple excerpts from Erin & Kenneth's amazing day. The first clip demonstrates again Solstice's ability to capture true documentary footage and the second incorporates their cake cutting, first dance, and romantics. They got ready and had their reception at the elegant Avalon Hotel & Spa in Portland, OR and their ceremony and formals took place at the beauteous Leach Botanical Garden.

It was wonderfully coordinated by my good friends
at EJP Events and still photography was brilliantly captured by David Barss Photographer. His stills are used for this blog entry and during the second video clip. If it has been awhile since you've seen his work, visit his website and blog now!

View the clips by clicking below:

Clip 1: Each Tells It

Clip 2: Cake & Dance

Here is the bride's (Erin) lengthy and appreciative response after watching it: "I must start by explaining that my husband was a huge videographer skeptic when we started planning our wedding. I had to work hard to convince him that we should hire one. After a few interviews and many samples, Solstice video changed his mind.

We made many requests to Greg regarding our video…1) we asked that he make it a documentary-style film rather than the “generic” wedding video (where silent video footage is dubbed over with music), 2) we asked Greg to collect spontaneous interviews from our friends and family throughout the event, and 3) we asked him to capture raw emotion and the true essence of our day. He delivered everything we wanted and more. The richness of the footage was superb…layers of slow-motion footage with regular time footage, B&W shifting into color, still photos interspersed (courtesy of our photographer David Barss)… It is incredible. We watched our 1 + video and were left wanting even more because it was SO good. He captured our day to a tee and in such a beautiful way. If you want a cheesy wedding video…go elsewhere. If you want a quality “film”, Greg is your man.

Greg’s lively energy and good nature made him a true pleasure to work with. I am one of those people who feels awkward in front of a camera, let alone a video camera. Greg made both my husband and I feel so comfortable. Thanks for everything Greg. You are awesome!

Oh, I might mention that my husband is now SELLING the idea of a videographer to friends who are also skeptics. Greg has him convinced that our video was some of the best money we spent. I couldn't agree more."