Our website re-freshed!

We finally found some time to dust-off our website and have made some design changes that we’re hoping will help make it even easier to navigate for all of our visitors.  In particular, we’re really happy to finally have all of our samples in our screening room integrated directly within the site.  Hopefully this will give you an even better way to scroll through our portfolio to get a sense of what kind of wedding film we produce.  Angela has done an amazing job fitting this into her hectic schedule so I just wanted to thank her as well for all her hard work!

To take a look at the new design, click here or on the image below!

~ Bruce

A busy weekend!

Client Feedback

I’ve been meaning to post a comment we received a while back from Melissa (one of our past clients who’s wedding we filmed and which was also featured in a past issue of WedLuxe Magazine).

I try to mention to clients when I first meet them that we film weddings differently here at Cloud Nine.  We aren’t videotaping your wedding but rather, we’re creating a stylized documentary of a life moment - an important one!  What’s the difference?  Well to me it means that we take great care from the minute we meet with clients to the time when when we call them to pick-up their film.  All of our shots are all carefully executed, we make sure absolutely everything is captured and we are meticulous with the editing of the final film.  That’s why it’s so gratifying to me when we receive such great comments like the one we received from Melissa.

One thing that really stood out to me in her message was when she said her dad “can’t get enough of his speech”.  That statement encapsulates one of the things I try to communicate to as many people as possible - that we aren’t competing with photography but are instead providing a completely different kind of way to document your day.  Melissa is right, her dad’s speech was full of love, humor and advice and it was a life moment.  It’s not something she’ll likely watch every day or even every week, but I’m sure she’ll watch her film every year and will show other family members and people that are still to come what happened on her wedding day.  The point is, if you can squeeze videography into your day, these are moments that deserve to be captured that are gone forever unless they’re professionally filmed.

Thanks again Melissa!

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Hi Bruce,

I’ve been meaning to email all last week. Thanks so much for the video. It looks awesome! Jeff and I love it, my parents love it…and so does everyone else who’s seen the video so far (His parents haven’t seen it yet). My dad has been inviting everyone over to watch it - No joke! And he just can’t get enough of his speech! Thanks again for doing a wonderful job. It was definitely worth the wait!!! Hope you had a nice weekend!

Melissa

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Jelena & Marko

This past weekend we had the pleasure of filming Jelena & Marko’s wedding with Steve and Jen Bebb of Bebb Studios. The ceremony took place at the top of Grouse mountain while the reception was held downtown at the always glorious Hotel Vancouver. Steve passed along a few images of the day so in keeping with our recent theme of giving you upcoming brides some visual inspiration through the still images of some of the great photographers we work with, enjoy the shots below!  And stay-tuned of course for their film highlights trailer that we’ll produce and post here as soon as it’s ready!

~ Bruce

WedLuxe Magazine Summer/Fall 2008

The beautiful new issues of WedLuxe have arrived on newsstands across Canada. Our “Floral Fashionista” Edition is filled with decadent fashion, floral, ideas, real-life weddings and of course, lots of Canadian resources! We’re extremely proud of the new issues and hope that you enjoy them us much as we enjoyed putting them together.

~Angela

Shiva & Grant’s Highlights

There’s a reason why Hycroft Manor is one of my favourite locations to shoot in Vancouver!  The house itself and the grounds surrounding it are absolutely stunning.  On a day like Shiva & Grant’s wedding the sun sparkled through any tree or pane of glass around.  Below is the highlights trailer we’ve put together for them.  Once you’ve had a chance to enjoy it, look for their story in print in the latest issue of WedLuxe Magazine - set to hit newsstands very shortly.

~Bruce

Re:Frame - Austin

Myself and 7 other studios are putting on workshops in Austin, Texas in April of next year.  Our October 2008 event in New Orleans sold out in 10 days so if you’re a videographer and would like to check out this opportunity, then please go to www.reframecollective.com for more information.  Hopefully we’ll see as many of you as possible next spring!

~ Bruce 

Jennifer & Clifford’s Highlights (Mauritius, Indian Ocean)

It was an incredible adventure to film the beautiful wedding of Jennifer & Clifford in Mauritius.  After nearly 2 days of travel to get to their native country (Mauritius is located off the eastern coast of South Africa) we were welcomed not only by the warmth of the climate but also by the warmth of both Jennifer and Clifford’s family. The wedding day itself was spectacular.  Taking place at one of the premiere locations on the entire island, the Hilton Mauritius, Jennifer and Clifford went all out with the details in order to truly make for a memorable wedding.  Below is a preview trailer we put together for them to share with friends and family.

~ Bruce  

“Be My Rock” - Shoot for Modern Bride Magazine

This is the first of hopefully many collaborative efforts by the Re:Frame Collective. Modern Bride Magazine asked Kristen from Bliss Video Productions to put together several videos for the Modern Bride Trendsetter awards last week, one of which was the video below. Be My Rock is a new branch of their website that helps couples in crises with advice/support while having to plan their wedding at the same time. Kristen and I shot many of the interviews in New York, Alex and Julie Hill from Elysium Productions were also heavily involved in this collaborative piece with  Alex filming Jen & Nate’s wedding in Florida and Julie editing the clip below. I’m pretty proud of what we accomplished, and am even more excited to have been a part of this project!

~ Bruce

Fara & Nick’s Highlights

When I first met Fara and Nick I knew we would get along famously.  These 2 have life in perspective and their fun spirit was evident throughout their wedding day both in the details they planned and their interactions between family and friends.  The speeches were especially touching so I decided to include some of them throughout this clip.  It was an absolute pleasure for Sharon and I to film their wedding day for them.  Enjoy!

~ Bruce