Chris & Nancy: The Wedding, The Videography, & everything in between.

Meet Chris & Nancy.

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We had the pleasure of working with this amazing duo shortly after they received some heart wrenching news. 

After months and months of planning, Nancy was surprised when she received an alarming phone call from her wedding planner.

 

 

“A month before our wedding… my wedding planner called me and she said ‘I don't want you to freak out..."

After some planning with Chris, we were happy to shoot their picture perfect wedding. We laughed, we smiled, I cried (cause I love love, and I’m a big baby), and we watched as Chris and Nancy dedicated their love to each other. It was plain to see that these two were beyond connected, they were meant for each other. 

We were able to capture all of the emotions that comes with a wedding ceremony. Those beautiful occasions that you’d want to relive again and again. 

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"It's good to relive it and be able to say 'It did happen"

Being that a wedding day is one of the those monumental stepping stones in anyone’s life, it’s important to grab on to each and every memory that comes with it. 

We understand that most couples opt out of having a videographer because they believe it’s something that they will remember forever. What some fail to realize is that small details and moments begin to fade over time.

Each moment happens so fast that sometimes we forget to live in them and fully embrace them as well. With the power of video, we are able to capture and relive every time we press play. 

When we caught up with Chris and Nancy, we asked them how important they thought having a videographer on your wedding day is. Without hesitation Chris replied:

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“On a scale of 1-10…125"

Oh & of course we had to ask them one last thing..

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Chris & Nancy, you guys were truly amazing. It was a privilege to get to know and work with you. Thank you! <3

After The "I Do" Catching up with Pro-Wedding Photographer Billye Ninnemann

ALL aspects of Wedding Planning is *insert mindblown emoji* we know, we've been there - well, not actually BEEN there cause none of us are married BUT we have been lucky enough to be day one vendors (woo-woo) since the start of planning and ladies, we've got to give credit where it's due - you, the fiancee, future bride are absolutely amazing for everything you do, from logistics, details and all the remarkable things that comes together from your hard work!

Today, we catch up with the incredible Billye Ninnemann, a Los Angeles based Wedding & Portrait Photographer where she dishes out some sage advice from the perspective of being a year round wedding professional to being a bride on her amazing special day.

1. Firstly, describe your wedding

Our wedding was so much fun! It was truly the best day ever and I fantasize about throwing a wedding over and over again at different beautiful locations around the world! It was the epitome of SoCal - we got married on a beautiful hilltop looking over the rolling hills, surrounded by vineyards and our most favorite people. We had an intimate wedding, about 70 people total, as this was destination for all our families and most of our friends.

I’m from Wisconsin, Edouard is from France and we met in NYC after both attending college in Boston, so we’ve collected friends from all over and our wedding reflected that. It was a comfortably relaxed affair, focusing on good food, good music, and great company. 

I was barefoot the entire day and I can’t emphasize how perfect, comfortable and fun it was - why make yourself suffer when nobody sees your shoes anyways!? We incorporated some of our favorite things - lilacs are my favorite flower, so they were central in my bouquet and we had buckets of them at the head of the aisle for the ceremony. We wanted to honor Edouard’s French heritage so we had a cheese course after dinner and instead of a big wedding cake we had two delicious croque em bouches ( puff pastries filled with creme, stacked in a tall tower and covered in stringy, shiny sugar). Also, since we both attended Berklee College of Music a lot of our friends are musicians. My best friend (one of my brides maids) sang us down the aisle and it’s one of the best memories I have - as soon as I heard her voice echoing over the hills I lost my shit and had a hard time holding it together as I made my way with my parents down the aisle.

Our band during the reception were also a friends of ours, they were really groovy and we had a great time dancing the night away!

2. Switching roles from as a year-round photographer to being the actual bride for the day, what sort of impact did that have on the day of? Decision making, guest awareness, etc.

1.  Going in as a wedding professional definitely gave me some clarity and advantage when planning my own wedding. I’ve bulleted a few things that come to mind

2. I hired a trusted planner that I’ve worked with numerous times immediately and let them guide me through the process, trusting many of their referrals for catering, florist etc which felt great not to have to worry about scouting all these things out. They did a great job of bringing our vision to life and the day went without a hitch. 
3. There were a handful of vendors I had to have, including our planner, Brooke of Orange Blossom Special events, our videographer, Wes, and our letterpress stationer, Dee of Maude Press.
4. There were also certain elements that I knew I wanted, like having both of my parents walk me down the aisle. I’ve seen this in Jewish weddings and it always made so much sense, so even though we’re not Jewish, we both had both our parents escort us down the aisle. 
5. Also, I’ve been a bridesmaid and it sucks standing up at the front during the wedding. Your feet hurt, you can’t see or hear what’s going on - so I made the decision to have our bridal party walk down the aisle and then sit in the second row behind our immediate family. 
6. We opted to have a dear friend marry us. He’s the reason we met and it felt fitting that he should be the one to marry us - it was perfectly imperfect. 
7. As a wedding pro, I was very cognisant of feeding my vendors and insisted they be fed the same food and at the same time as the guests. 
8. It’s really painful as a photographer to not feel trusted by your clients or have a say in timeline, so right from the start I put my planner in touch with my photo and video teams and told them to carve out the time they wanted for romantics and things. It was incredibily liberating and hopefully they felt free to do what they wished - we love our coverage so it seems to have worked well :) 
9. Last thing I can think of, I always feel bad for bridesmaids who have to wear the same thing, or a dress that they really hate. So I gave my ladies a list of colors and let them pick whatever they wanted.

3. For other wedding professionals out there getting married, what advice do you have for them?

 Trust. Let go. Listen to your gut. Hire the best vendors you can afford, work with them throughout the process and then just let it go. Your wedding day can be as amazing as you let it, sure there will be hiccups or things that aren’t maybe as you expected, but remember why you are there. For each other and for your loved ones, open your eyes and your heart and everything will flow perfectly. 

4. Details that one should absolutely not overlook while planning a wedding? 

SUNSET TIME! I was super aware of this because of my job, but I’ve had brides neglect day light savings and not realize their ceremony time is after sunset and still they refuse to do a first look. That gets tricky ;) As a rule of thumb, plan your ceremony 2+ hours before sunset time to allow enough time for romantics, family and bridal party photos. 

5. Best memory of the wedding day? 

Being at the top of the hill, arm in arm with my mom and dad, the last ones to walk, and hearing my best friend singing ‘I Can’t Help Falling in Love’ as I made my way towards Edouard. Even remembering it gets a lump in my throat <3 —— oooo another one! During the reception, after dinner and we’d all had a little wine ;) he grabbed me and took me to the dance floor and cut. a. rug! I had no idea that man could dance! He just took me and twirled me all over the dance floor, it was so much fun and I was so dizzy, but it was a great time - we couldn’t stop laughing!

6. What is life like a year and some change (20 months, but who’s counting) after being married?

It’s better than it’s ever been! They say the first year of marriage is a tough one, but we’ve been living together for over 8 years, so I’d say we’ve basically been married a lot longer than a year! haha We’re always working on bettering our communication, patience and trying to go with the flow. It’s not always easy, but when you get it right, it feels so good :)

Billye is a Los Angeles based Portrait and Wedding Photographer who not only documents and captures amazing photos but can cut a rug on the dance floor - 

Check out her work at http://www.billyedonya.com/

Vendors & Favorites People

Coordination and Design: Orange Blossom Special Events

Hair & Make up: Theresa Huang Makeup & Hair Design (now known as Kohnur)

Photography: Perpixel Photography

Videography: Wes Films

Letterpress: Maude Press

Band: Westcoast Soul

Flowers: The Little Branch

Venue: Saddlerock Ranch

Catering: Little Nelly

Croquembouche: Superfine Bakery

Rentals: A Rental Connection

Dress: Catherine Deane at BHLD

Bridesmaids: Joanna August

After The "I Do" Catching up with the Kramers

ALL aspects of Wedding Planning is *insert mindblown emoji* we know, we've been there - well, not actually BEEN there cause none of us are married BUT we have been lucky enough to be day one vendors (woo-woo) since the start of planning and ladies, we've got to give credit where it's due - you, the fiancee, future bride are absolutely amazing for everything you do, from logistics, details and all the remarkable things that comes together from your hard work!

Today, we catch up with incredible Riley Kramer and reminisce together about her favorite memories, do's - don'ts and of course, where they are 1 year + change (who's counting) after their wedding.

1. For a couple that's just starting to plan their destination wedding (a year prior) what advice would you give them?

Planning a destination wedding is no easy task, shoot, planning a wedding in your backyard wouldn't be either! Not being able to see venues, or meet with vendors in person adds a special challenge to this mix. I wish we had a bit more *clear* conversations with our vendors. When I was a Bride, I fixated so much on trying to not be 'that bride' that I didn't ask enough questions. I was seeking the lowest price, and a few times, in very small ways, that came back to bite me in the behind. Now- don't get me wrong, I loved every minute of my wedding day! I missed a few things that really bummed me out, and it truly was little things that I am sure maybe only one or two people caught! The bouquets had the strangest base/holder I had ever seen. I only had photographer, so some key shots that I really wanted were missed. These are all things that could have so easily been avoided, the vendors we chose were incredible, and literally could have done anything we wanted! Overall, that day, those things don't much matter. You'll be so happy to have the day finally there that you'll have a smile painted on your face. 

2.Details that one should ABSOLUTELY NOT overlook while planning a wedding

Oh my. Petals for the flower girls, and breaking in your wedding shoes! Most importantly, don't forget that all the small details DO NOT MATTER! I love the small details, and spent hours making little signs for everything from the dessert table to cocktail hour, and I guarantee maybe one guest remembers those details! I was so stressed that the bridesmaids gifts and groomsmen gifts weren't fancy enough, and on and on and on. It all doesn't matter. Your girls didn't agree to be a bridesmaid so they could get gifts! They said yes because they LOVE YOU. Just enjoy the process, enjoy the people, and enjoy the magic on the day you get to marry your favorite human.

3. Best memory of the wedding day?

I have to give the number 1 spot to our Sparkler-Lit first dance!! Yes....I did almost catch on fire-live on the edge, right?!

4. How did you feel after the wedding was over?

Wedding Blues is TOTALLY a thing! I had spent so long planning the wedding that I almost felt like I lost my favorite hobby! Then reality happened again, and the world kept turning! 

5. What is life like (one) year after being married? 

We are a little over a year out and life is always interesting for us! We have loved being married, and being in our friends weddings so much. You appreciate weddings SO MUCH MORE after you've planned one. We are traveling for my husbands job, so we tend to feel like we're living out of suitcases! We've taken this holiday season off to spend by ourselves to just be with each other, and it has been SO nice. 10/10 recommend getting married! lol

Riley is now a travelling entrepreneur and runs her very successful Lip, Skin & Makeup business 

Check her out at www.rileykramer.com and make sure to say HEY Riley!

The photos of Riley & Kevins Wedding are from the amazing Marilyn Diaz!

Mercury Gate User Conference 2017 at the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV

Mercury Gate User Conference 2017 was one of the ages for a great combination of the IFP team & Mercury Gate who put together an amazing three day event which consisted of Golf outings, Gun Ranges and an amazing private bay at Las Vegas Premiere Golf Exclusions, Top Golf.

Huge Shout-out to everyone at Mercury Gate from Kevin Bonsor to Joe Andrukaitis for rocking it.

Check out the highlight from the epic 3 day conference below!

The Wedding of Sarah & Nate at the Iron Horse Compound - October 7th, 2017

Everything about this day was nothing short of amazing, from the venue (which was a Vegas perspective changing mansion of an Airbnb) to the amazingly loving family of Sarah & Nate - We couldn't be any happier for these two and what the journey they are embarking on with their relationships.

Congratulations to Sarah & Nate!

Venue - Iron Horse Compound - Las Vegas
Photos by the awesome Natalie Mcmullin
Check out her work at nataliemcmullinphotography.com/

Playlist: 
Will Champlin - Hollow
Roary - Convoy

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