I am in love with storytelling and beautiful cinematography. As well as using this passion to film and produce gorgeous wedding, proposal and elopement films, I am also a videography trainer and mentor. This month, I will be at the NEC in Birmingham sharing insight, opinion, tips and tricks on videography, storytelling and cinematography. It’s…
At the end of each year, I always love looking back on all the wonderful moments from the weddings I’ve filmed at. And 2018 has once again been a brilliant year for Story Of Your Day with fantastic memories. I’ve enjoyed filming weddings and celebrations across the UK, Europe and Asia, and I’ve also had…
With all the best intentions and laid out plans, things do go wrong… but the key to avoid this ruining your wedding day is to let go of control on the day and accept that ‘what will be will be’. Saturday evening:I’m currently traveling from one Swiss wedding to another. I am on a train…
I recently read a Facebook post from a bride-to-be, which really rattled my cage. “I am looking for an amazing videographer in my area.But I can’t seem to find one for a reasonable price” (Bride-to-be, Facebook) Cue umpteen reasonably OK videographers posting their website, availability and giving reasonable quotes. Hey guys…. she said she wanted…
I love a challenge and ‘Real Wedding’ number four in our series, was certainly that, for several reasons. Set in Strasbourg in north-eastern France, this was certainly the most bilingual wedding I’ve covered yet. Elizabeth from the United States and Guillaume from Strasbourg itself. On the day, three languages were spoken, which I had to…
“It only matters to marketeers”… “I don’t store data… “It doesn’t affect me because I am not based in the UK”… “Couples will be able to claim ownership over their films”… “I will just carry on as normal”… “I’ve heard you can no longer contact people you meet at wedding fayres”… “Am I going to…
It’s time to focus on weddings at home – and by that I don’t just mean UK weddings … For the third in our series of real weddings, we’re looking at couples who choose to have their wedding either in their home or a family or friend’s home. Photos above from L to R by:…
Our recent ‘real wedding’ blog post was brought to you from Switzerland, the place where I live and where Story Of Your Day’s studios are based – so I thought this week I would share with you a wedding from my previous home, Yorkshire in the UK. Swinton Park Estate is one of my very…
So you’ve found your dream wedding videographer… They could have come recommended by a friend, your venue, a planner or another supplier. Perhaps you found them on social media or a wedding blog and were inspired by a film they shared. Or perhaps it was hours of painstaking research on Google trawling through hundreds of…
The last film I made in 2017 was of a gorgeous proposal I captured on Christmas Eve morning in the mountains surrounding where I live in Wengen, part of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. When Chen Yi got on one knee, with the north face of The Eiger as the backdrop, Esther said ‘yes’… but…