I am delighted and very proud to announce that, last night, I won “Wedding Videographer of the Year” at the WeddingsOnline Awards. I was unable to attend the awards ceremony in person but I was presented with the trophy after calling out to the WOL offices earlier today. Ken Fitzpatrick (CEO of WeddingsOnline.ie) is pictured below presenting me with my award trophy.
Well done to every other well-deserving wedding supplier who won an award for their service category.
Winners were judged by an independent marketing company and customer service, quality of work, online marketing were some of the criteria used by the judges to make their final decision. I’m naturally chuffed with the outcome!
Collecting my Wedding Videographer of the Year Award from WeddingsOnline
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of shooting the wedding video for Angie and Eamon. A nice suprise was that both the bride and groom got up to sing in the choir during the church ceremony. Top class performance that received a well-deserved round of applause afterwards. The church was shaped like a viking longboat! Although it rained for a bit of the day, it certainly didn’t drown any atmosphere of the day. Afterwards, the reception was held at Finnstown House in Lucan, one of my favourite venues to work in.
Amy and Chris tied the knot at St. Patrick’s church in Wicklow town and had their reception afterwards in the Amber Springs, Gorey, Co. Wexford. Here is a short clip from their wedding DVD.
A screenshot from the wedding I filmed yesterday: this is the groom Shane’s granny who is 100 years young! Fit as a fiddle and enjoying every minute of the day. She was even serenaded by Tropical Storm who provided the musical entertainment for the drinks reception and during the dinner. We hope she enjoys the finished Wedding DVDs!
Maria and Shane were a lovely relaxed couple to work with. Luckily we got a break in the rain once we arrived at Carton House, Maynooth.
Joining me on the day was the ever-talented official photographer Jenny McCarthy (www.photosbyjen.ie) and ably assisted by Barbara. I work with these gals a lot. We seem to frequently end up shooting in Castle Durrow for some reason!
Wishing Shane and Maria all the best for the future, enjoy the honeymoon guys!
Earlier today, my local radio station East Coast FM organised a county-wide coffee morning in aid of County Wicklow Cancer Support. So to lend my support, I brought along my camera to Kavanagh’s pub in Roundwood village. The organisers were delighted with both the level of turnout and the amount of money raised for cancer support.
World snooker champion Ken Doherty was there to support the event and many other famous faces were present at the other coffee morning locations held throughout County Wicklow.
Here is a short clip from the coffee morning in Roundwood:
Lisa & Nick tied the knot in Raheny and afterwards held their reception in The Summerhill House Hotel in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. I only live 15 minutes away from this venue! Both Lisa & Nick opted for a black & white version of their highlights – a lovely classical memory of their big day. Photographer on the day was Andrew Miller, a true gent to work with.
The clip is set to Tom Baxter – Better, the very same track was used for Sandra and Colm in my last uploaded wedding clip. Couples choose their own music and given that this is the perfect wedding song, I’m not suprised that it was randomly selected twice in a row! It fits perfectly.
This was the moment just after Michelle and Mike were pronounced husband and wife after a beautiful wedding ceremony at Barberstown Castle, Straffan, Co. Kildare earlier today.
Michelle was a laugh a minute all day. Mike was clearly enjoying every second! Eddie Scheffer was the wedding photographer. I had met Eddie before in a previous life but in a social situation as opposed to a work situation. So today was our first wedding working together and naturally we got on like a house on fire. I really liked Eddie’s relaxed and professional approach to the day. He was a quick shooter too, no messing about! I look forward to the next time that we end up working together.
Barberstown Castle is one of the places that I love to film a wedding. Today I was double blessed because the civil ceremony took place there too – so everything was self-contained. I would imagine that it is difficult for wedding guests not to enjoy themselves at this venue. Lovely decor in a medival but modern style, friendly staff & management and great food are just some of the reasons that make this a great wedding venue. Always a pleasure to work in.
Not to blow our own trumpets here, but at Keith Malone Wedding Films, we’re already acknowledged market leaders by our peers in wedding videographer land. But…….. we’re still not happy!
We want to up our game even more and to do this, we have a few tricks up our sleeves. Not much more can be said at this point, you’ll understand that we need to play our cards close to our chests. But coming soon, we’ll be bringing about some cool new changes that will hopefully raise the bar for Irish wedding videography.
Exciting times ahead! Change is good. Good for us and good for the customer!
Chloe & Dave met in Australia on Valentines Day, 14th February 2005 and had their amazing wedding reception in Tulfarris House overlooking the Blessington Lakes exactly 4 years later. Everyone was blessed with the weather. Considering we had just come out of 2 weeks of snow, the only trace of snow left on Saturday was on the mountains behind the lakes – a breathtaking backdrop.
Photographer for the day was Dave O’Shea. What a gent! It was our first time to work together and a pleasure to do so. It’s always refreshing to meet a photographer who is very welcoming of a wedding videographer and willing to work with instead of against. Yes unfortunately there are a small number of photographers out there who would give the impression that they are somehow threatened by the couple having a wedding video. It sounds ridiculous because it is!
Chloe & Dave were great to work with on the day, both were good fun and really enjoyed their day. I can’t wait to start editing their footage and putting it together for them. It will be a few weeks though because I’m still working my way through a (getting smaller) backlog.
I almost forgot to talk briefly about Tulfarris House! What a place! It was slightly confusing at first not knowing which building to drive to in order to capture the couple arriving. But once we sorted that out, the management and staff were nothing but professional and welcoming. I look forward to filming more weddings at this venue.
It may have been windy and chilly for Natasha & Roberts day, but that didn’t stop them from enjoying themselves! Castle Durrow is one of those lovely venues in Ireland where it is difficult to walk away and not have some beautiful footage. Prior to this wedding, it had been about 6 months since I filmed there last, so I was enthuastic to try some different angles. The closing shot last in the clip below is one of my favourites and a nice one to end with. Hope you enjoy.
Maria and Shane were a lovely relaxed couple to work with. Luckily we got a break in the rain once we arrived at Carton House, Maynooth.
Earlier today, my local radio station 
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