Heather had a lot of great help putting together her wedding:

• Samantha did Heather’s makeup – www.PotionBeauty.com
• Wedding Ceremony music by the Carolina Chamber Players
• Lake Norman waterfront wedding site at Jetton Park
• Wedding reception in the wine cellar room of Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse Charlotte
• bridal bouquet and decorations by Huntersville Floral Design
• Desert from Cake Expressions by Lisa
• Wedding hairstyling by Bella Lago Salon & Spa, Mooresville, NC
• Wedding dress shopping and fitting by The Lily Rose, Cornelius, NC
• Wedding Planning and ceremony by Patrick and Dottie Maloy – Calm Blue Water

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Here’s the wedding details for all you planners out there:

• Flowers by Fioravanti Florist
• Ceremony location, reception location and catering, wedding cake design all by the Burgundy Basin Inn
• DJ entertainment by Go Sound Systems
• Wedding dress was the Chiffon Empire Dress BR1007 by David’s Bridal

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• Wedding Ceremony downtown Lake Placid NY at the Adirondack Community Church
• Wedding Reception at the Lake Placid Club Boathouse by Crowne Plaza
• Flowers and decoration by Trillium Florist, Tupper Lake, NY
• Wedding cake by the Lake Flour Bakery, Saranac Lake, NY
• Slideshow music free courtesy of Amazon.com
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Penny and Will held their wedding near their first and favorite vacation spot – Lake Placid NY.  Penny and Will are silly and full of love for life and each other while they brought their friends and family together to celebrate this shared love.  Will was excitedly explaining to me how he wanted to drive to the top of Whiteface mountain to take pictures between the ceremony and reception and I was hesitant to make any promises knowing that the weather on top of a 5000ft mountain in the last days of May in Northern NY is as likely to be snow as sun.  Again this day the universe smiled on me and gave us good weather while on the summit of Whiteface Mountain.  Here are a few of my favorites from up there.

When we first came up a cloud was rolling up the mountain, while the sun was still shining over the cloud giving us a mystical and unique light!

The temperature on the summit was a brisk 45 degrees with a stiff 20-25mph breeze. As the cloud rolled over the summit we were momentarily lost in fog and then rested just under the belly of the cloud.

Will and Penny were surprised when I told them on the way to the summit that it would be great to be hit by a cloud, and they were even more surprised when it happened. My wilderness experience in the High Peaks has taught me about the amazing ecological conditions these mountains reside in. If you are yearning for a mountaintop wedding ceremony, Whiteface mountain just North of Lake Placid is an amazing summit. You can drive to within a few hundred feet of the summit and then take either the elevator or stairs to the top. But here is the panoramic view:

The Adirondack Park is really just a big swamp with mountains interspersed amongst it, and this picture captures that quintessential environment with the bride and groom.

Thanks so much guys for bringing me back to the Adirondacks for your great wedding day!

The wedding took place at the  Glengoyne Highland  whiskey  distillery and we all enjoyed the generously poured high-quality scotch!  wowsa!!

Congratulations Gerry and Jenny – thanks for bringing me to your wedding!

I had an  awesome  time visiting the clubbing scene in Glasgow and partying till 3am – at that latitude the sun rises at that hour and I got to experience my first Celtic ‘time between’ with a beautiful sunset departing Gelengoyne, and a sunrise after dancing all night through the packed clubs of Glasgow.  

Sarah & Jeremy had an  emotional  (men crying during the ceremony) silly (did you see those bridesmaids) and funny (um, ringbearer’s finger in the cake – people eating goldfish) wedding celebration. Entertainment for the night was masterfully hosted by Kevin Colangelo. And is Jamie trying to stalk all my NY weddings, or has she just become the best wedding hair babe in WNY? My wife and I drove up with the family to see friends so Sarah got the bonus as My wife as the assistant photographer. She seems to be sneaking pictures of herself into everyones proofs lately, so if you got one  psychoanalyze  it for me.

• Wedding Location at Belhurst Castle
• Hair by Jamie Lynn
• IPod version music by Jap Jap
• Bridal Jewelry by Something Blue on Etsy

PSSST – You’ll want headphones to savor this 4min experience.

The slideshow track is by John Martyn – Small Hours from the album Sweet Little Mysteries: The Island Anthology

Many of the slides on this slideshow are longer than 10 seconds.

I enjoyed stretching the rules and am beginning to feel the space between the photos more fully.

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This was my last wedding in Lima, my once-upon-a-time hometown, where My wife and I bought our first house, and where the sky invites the face of god. It reminds me of the amazing tropical thunderheads I’ve seen in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas.  I am so  grateful  I was blessed to experience this August evening.

Just a technical note of interest – the web is the best place to view these photos because of the amazing Electric Magenta, or Fucia color of the sky.  It is nearly impossible to reproduce that coloring in a print as explained by wikipedia:

Electric magenta vs. process magenta

When electric magenta is reproduced on paper, it is called fuchsia and it is physically impossible for it to appear on paper as vivid as on a computer screen. In order to reproduce it, a small amount of cyan printer’s ink must be added to printer’s magenta to make fuchsia, and therefore fuchsia is not a primary color of pigment–it is the color of printer’s magenta that is one of the primary colors of pigment (along with cyan and yellow).

The name fuchsia was chosen as the alias for electric magenta because that is the color name for the color that in printed reproduction is its equivalent.

Since prior to the introduction of  personal computers magenta was synonymous with printer’s magenta, colored pencils and  crayons called “magenta” are usually colored the color ofprocess magenta (printer’s magenta) shown above.

So while we experience it – it’s not yet something that we can fully capture!

I just thought that was a beautiful analogy to a photograph.

I can tell you a little about it though:

• “I’m In The Mood For Love” – Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
• “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” – Lauryn Hill
• “Pa’ Bailar (Siempre Quiero Mas)” – Bajofondo

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I don’t think I need to add any words, cause I just stayed up all night again to finish it, and they’d probably just be crappy words compared to everything I felt in the pictures. I look forward to getting back to Toronto for the next big event!

Enigma – Gravity of Love is the slideshow soundtrack

Details:

• Bridal preparation at the  Renaissance Hotel
• Wedding Ceremony rooftop at Ontario Place  Atlantis  Pavillions
  
• Wedding Reception and dinner in the Trillium room
• Toronto Wedding Planning by Angelique
• Flowers by the Pink Twig
• Dresses by Jealous Bridesmaids

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Just start up this little YouTube video for your soundtrack as you browse on down!

Read on to see the emotional rollercoaster

My eyes are wet just posting this….

….more to come soon…till then this small podcast!

I shot this band promo a little while ago so if you and your band are looking for a promo shoot in Charlotte, Raleigh, or Asheville let’s schedule a time to shoot.  I can include multimedia slideshow presentations showcasing your music and your personality in the most professional and appealing way possible to your fans, club owners and reps.

I’d like to credit the tunes to John Martyn’s Head and Heart from the album “Sweet Little Mysteries: The Island Anthology” and Jem’s Stay Now from the album “Finally Woken” The story is an instant classic by Jeremy and Sarah, look for their upcoming wedding in September and recommend me to all your friends who are getting married and need their love story told.

And Sara would like to thank her stylist Ellen at Scot Miller Salon, along with her colorist Jarrod and the sweetie Cory for doing her makeup and giving the dogs something to lick off.

If you would like a multimedia presentation for your engagement, wedding, anniversary, or just as a family journal – you can read more about these two packages:

3 Media package – Custom Slideshow – Documentary Audio

]]> http://makelovereal.net/extended-love-story/feed/ 11 http://makelovereal.net/multimedia-engagement-video-presentation/ http://makelovereal.net/multimedia-engagement-video-presentation/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:59:37 +0000 Neil http://makelovereal.net/?p=1323 Presented below is a video montage of Courtney and Charlie’s relationship story that they played at their rehearsal dinner

Courtney & Charlie engagement project from Neil Cowley on Vimeo.

This one was a team production where I did the audio and Courtney hired a video director to put together the extended slideshow with historical family photos.

Click play to listen to their engagement story, and enjoy the music by Helios from the Eingya album, titled Coast off

This will be the last post on these images, so here’s a summary of the saga!

• The first glimpse
  
• Intoxicated engagement shooting – tounge in cheek
  
• Neil show’s off his biking ‘skills’ for the camera
  
• Deanna’s wardrobe alterations for the engagement shoot
  
• Neil’s attempt to reach Deanna’s level of hilarity, in the shoot and in the post
  
• WPJA awards sunrise photo 11th place in 2007 engagement category
  
• Double sided, full color save the date cards.
• Engagement photos custom designed wedding signature journal.
• Read Deanna’s posts from her wedding planning experience.

That completes their 3 media engagement session.   This project has to be a highlight of my career this far and I look forward to getting to know so many more of you as I meet you for your engagement sessions.