Anna and Chris were married earlier today in St. Brigid’s, Kilbride and celebrated in style at Dunboyne Castle. They were a fantastic, fun-loving couple to work with and I can’t wait to get stuck into editing their Wedding DVD. Like my last wedding, Nikki Kavanagh sang at the church and I can’t believe she isn’t signed yet! [Record companies take note!]. Just want to wish Nikki the best of luck with the Eurovision in May when she backs Niamh Kavanagh.
Susan Jefferies and John were the official wedding photographers, it had been a while since we last worked together so it was great to catch up.
Just a quick note about the Dunboyne Castle. What a venue for weddings! I always look forward to working here because Tom is always on hand to make sure everything runs smoothly for the bride, groom, guests and wedding suppliers.
Congratulations Anna and Chris, have a great honeymoon and I’ll chat to you in a few weeks time.
Marie-Louise was in my class in Primary School a couple of decades ago! So I was delighted when we randomly crossed paths again where I would end up filming her wedding day. Both Marie-Louise and John were a pleasure to work with; they let me keep my head down and film their day in my normal discreet way. I loved their choice of music for the DVDs, the old timeless classics are defintely the best. Especially this Tony Bennett number which they chose to accompany their wedding highlights clip. Enjoy!
Brides are always asking me for advice about what songs they can choose for their Wedding DVDs. There is no simple answer to this one. I encourage couples to pick appropriate songs that are important and meaningful to them. Upon request, I can show couples a list of songs that are chosen the most often. Here is that list (in alphabetical order):
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
Barbara Streisland & Bryan Adams – I’ve Finally Found Someone
Beatles – Something
Bruce Springsteen – Secret garden
Counting Crows – Accidentally in Love
Damien Rice – The Blower’s Daughter
Elton John – Your Song
Elvis Costello – She
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
Eva Cassidy – Songbird
Joe Cocker – You Are So Beautiful
Lonestar – Amazed
Louis Armstrong – We Have All The Time In The World
Mic Christopher – Heyday
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack – Come What May
Nat King Cole – Let There Be Love
Robbie Williams – She’s the One
Sade – By Your Side
Tom Baxter – Better
Van Morrison – Have I Told You Lately
I hope this helps those of you who are stuck for inspiration!
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.
I can’t say enough good things about The Hamlet Court Hotel. It’s a family-run hotel owned by John O’Neill not far from Enfield, Co. Meath.
I’m just back in the door from shooting a wedding there. Not only does the hotel owner John and his team treat the bride and groom like royalty, they also treat the videographer and photographer in very high regard too.
It’s all of the little touches that makes the difference. The hotel management and staff are friendly and helpful. Nothing is too much trouble. If the photo session is running a little late, there is no panic as Management will liase with the chef to make sure that the food preparations are in sync with the revised dinner call time. This doesn’t happen in many places – trust me!
At today’s wedding, I overheard the owner giving a little bit of advice to the best man just before his speech as he was nervous and somewhat unprepared. I was pleasantly surprised to hear him advising to present the bouquets to each mother one at a time so that it made life easier for the videographer (i.e. yours truly) to capture it properly. (This was a one camera shoot today).
Just before speeches and cake-cutting etc, the management will usually make sure that the videographer is ready to record before they give the go ahead to begin. Nice touch. The hotel microphone frequency was presented to me without asking, nice one! When filming a wedding, we tune into the hotel sound system wherever possible, to help ensure crystal quality sound so that you can hear the speeches properly and without muffle.
Naturally, as professionals, we can never rely on anybody to give us the signal – we need to be ready all of the time. However, as it is a rare occurance for a hotel to be conscious of the role of the wedding videographer, it is well worth mentioning here.
I can highly recommend the Hamlet Court to both newly engaged couples who are thinking of having their reception there and of course to fellow videographers who may have to film there!
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