Thursday, August 2, 2007 | Miscellaneous Welcome to Elysium Productions' Blog!
Welcome to our newly updated Blog! Tip for ya: If you want to watch a specific video, click on that post to open it in its own window. This way only the selected video will load and will play for you faster! : ) Note that our old blog is still available here.
Please submit as many comments as you like! We love hearing from you! Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | Recent Events Sandra & Harry's Same Day Edit
Sandra & Harry couldn't have had a more perfect wedding this past Saturday! They are from the Bay Area and chose to get married down here because the weather is so predictable... and wow... they seriously couldn't have gotten a more beautiful day!! It was super clear and the temperature was perfect. Montage was the awesome venue. Jeannie from Details Details was there to coordinate the event. I asked the bride when I got there if she was nervous and she said "no because I know Jeannie is taking care of everything!" A great coordinator always makes the bride feel stress free on her wedding day (among many other things) and the gals at Details Details do an excellent job of that. The photographer was Ira Lippke who is always amazing to work with. Congratulations Sandy & Harry!
P.S. Check out this shot that I used as the click through screen... it's actually a full res still from their HD video. Pretty clear, eh? I love High Definition!
Sunday, August 17, 2008 | Miscellaneous If you have an iphone, you have to get this:
This is such a cool app! Not only can you see where your friends are, but you can FINALLY text message PHOTOS right from your phone (instead of having to go through email!!) I don't know how to put a direct link to it from here, but just do a search on the iTunes store. It's FREE! (p.s. I'll be blogging THREE videos this week. YAY!)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | Miscellaneous Highlights from a Rancho Las Lomas Wedding
Ok... so it's August and I realize I'm getting to the point where I'm only posting on the blog once or twice a week! The phone is ringing off the hook and on top of that, it's right smack in the middle of our big wedding season! So I apologize. I really do want to have a video marathon, but I think it will have to wait until later this year. So for awhile, I will be posting random weddings along w/newly completed ones (and Same Day Edits, etc) as well as recent press. So enjoy!
This is video is from a wedding we did last year at one of our very favorite venues... Rancho Las Lomas! We are honored to be referred by this venue... this is a pic of their beautiful preferred vendors book:
If you are newly engaged and looking for a beautiful yet unique venue, you have to check out this place!! Anyway, here's the video. Oh and I don't want to forget: the photographer was Amy Squires who is always a TOTAL BLAST to work with!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | Recent Events Chau & Matt's Same Day Edit from Edmonton, Canada
Chau and Matt had a fabulous wedding that included two Tea Ceremonies, a Civil Ceremony, and a super fun Reception (and really delicious food!!) They flew our team out to film their amazing day and to produce a Same Day Edit that was presented to their guests after dinner. It of course was well received by their guests because, well, we had amazing footage! Chau & Matt are naturals in front of the camera and it didn't hurt to have the super fab Jen Bebb assisted by Sean McClellan (who is super cool) taking the photos. Also, they upgraded to HD at the last minute which means not only incredibly sharp images, but colors that pop and are super saturated. I love our HD cameras! My favorite shot in this edit is the timelapse of the clouds (again... another feature of our HD cams). We could do that here in S. Cal if... we had clouds that moved that fast! I have always wanted to get a shot like that and I finally got my chance!! The Ceremony took place at the beautiful Fairmont Hotel McDonald and the Reception was at the Westin right across the street! Anyway, we had a blast with this couple and they made us feel so welcome. Congrats guys!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 | Recent Events Jessica & Jesse's Next Day Edit
Jessica & Jesse had a beautiful event at Montage coordinated by the ever talented Michelle of Details Details. It was a highly spiritual event and we enjoyed being a part of it! Nisie from Enchanted Florist provided the design, and TripleCord was with us again to capture the amazing images. Congratulations Jessica & Jesse!
Monday, July 28, 2008 | Recent Events Claire & Lance's Same Day Edit at Estancia
Whoa... two blog posts in one day? Crazy!! I was really looking forward to shooting this wedding and was not disappointed! First of all, I have to say that the Estancia Hotel & Spa in La Jolla is one of my new favorite venues. It's absolutely stunning and a gorgeous setting for an outdoor ceremony. The bride was radiant of course - I loved her dress and of course the groom looked super handsome in his formal uniform. Sunny from White Lilac was there with her team again (I wonder if she slept LOL!) to create the beautiful floral design. Brooke from Details Details coordinated the event, which of course, went off without a hitch. She and her team were so awesome! Of course the day would not be complete without a little Delesie flair... Aaron Delesie of course who I thought was going to pass out from excitement from being able to shoot at such an amazing venue with such an amazing couple! Congratulations Claire & Lance!
Monday, July 28, 2008 | Recent Events Gail & Nemo's Same Day Edit from the Hyatt HB
Gail & Nemo currently live in New York (so jealous) but held their wedding at the Hyatt Huntington Beach on Friday. The ceremony was really touching and was officiated by our favorite JP Reynolds (along with three Buddhist Munks!) Michelle & her team from Details Details did a fabulous job as always coordinating the flawless event. Sunny from White Lilac was there to provide the stunning decor and to make sure everything was just the right shade of pink & lavender. The whole room was draped in this color and it was literally stunning! The crew at TripleCord took the photos and you'll have to stay tuned to their blog because I'm sure they will be posted soon!! Congratulations Gail & Nemo!!
Monday, July 21, 2008 | Recent Events 49 Hours of footage in 6 minutes
Last September we were honored to film Sara & Deepak's amazing two day event in Las Vegas. Most of the events took place at the Bellagio and the whole thing was coordinated by the super talented Tory Cooper. With close to 700 hundred guests, we brought a crew of four to film. The wedding day itself started very early and ended around 2 a.m. so that many hours x our crew equaled this HUGE amount of High Definition footage. Joe Photo was a BLAST to work with at this wedding. You HAVE to check out the photos that he got... GORGEOUS! Anyway, you might remember Sara & Deepak from Platinum Weddings on the WE channel (who filmed alongside us). This film basically summarizes the event in about 6 minutes. Be sure to watch till the end as you will see some surprises!! Enjoy!
Friday, July 18, 2008 | General News NYC BRIDES...
I will be in the Big Apple next Tuesday 7/22 through Thurs. 7/24 for a quick trip! If you are a NYC bride who loves our style and would like to meet with us, let me know and I can make it happen while I'm in town! We tend to film many NYC couple's weddings when they have destination weddings out here (or in Mexico) and have even shot a wedding at the Waldorf Astoria so anything is possible! If you are interested in making an appt. with me, please email me directly HERE. Thanks!
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