joy ride // katie 
gary’s wedding
the morning of the wedding is always full of many emotions. whether it’s stress, anxiety, nervousness or joy and happiness. often time, those emotions aren’t the ones the couple would like to feel and they aren’t sure how to calm down.
so how do you go from point A to point B?
well, everybody copes with it in their own way. some play games, some listen to music, while others dance or have some drinks.
the morning of katie and gary’s wedding, they got ready on two different levels of the same building, making just a tad more stressful. the guys seemed relaxed the entire morning. first some golfing, then a few beers at the bar. katie couldn’t find a place for herself the entire time // she probably changed her seat twenty times in the course of two hours. one of the times when i got back from shooting the guys, katie asked if the guys were having drinks at the bar. i had to say yes. she seemed so jealous. it wasn’t long after that katie found her own way to cope with her stress. her solution was in the form of a golf cart. when she got back, she was a different person.
it is small things like these that we really love capturing and building on. for somebody from the outside it can just seem like a ride on a golf cart. for katie, it was way more than that.
here are two sides of the day // the same day edit as well as amina’s favourite photos.
Konrad
I love the last shot when they are walking down isle and the camera goes up in the sky and then back to photo-shoot. Thank you for the inspiration to all of us.
So touching…..great piece of work as always! What a great memories for the bride
Could I possibly love your blog any MORE? :)
Excelente trabajo,son unos grandes maestros…excelent work,you are the best teachers…Lima-Perud.
The golf cart drive certainly makes this SDE for me, it was really different, which is why i love your work so much.
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Amazing! I love all the angles you got for the golf cart shot!
thank you for your comment, Magnus.
about your question:
when you strive to be original in your work as an artist, avoiding predictability takes a big part. it’s usually a given that the bride will come down the aisle when the music picks up, when the crescendo hits, mostly when we built up to that thus far in the clip. now, if you know that something will happen, how does that affect your experience? are you engaged as a viewer? exactly.
that’s why we always strive to tell the story of each couple differently. it doesn’t only mean that we grow and remain original, but ensures that the couple, watching the piece created for them, can experience a full spectrum of emotions and feelings.
in this particular piece, as an editor, i wanted to build up and lead into what everyone would expect to be a bride coming down the aisle. and when you think it’s going to happen, i brake out of the paradigm and go into the photo-session and vows. all that to hit you and come back to the bride coming down the aisle when the music hits the second time out of nowhere. that definitely made the vows part stand out as they happened at that breakpoint of the piece where the music is in between the two highest points in the score.
it feels natural to come back to the “broken sequence” as soon as the music picks up again.
i hope it’s a little more clearer now.
cheers!
I love your work – simply great. I have shown it to others and they started to cry!!Only confusing part in this movie – you can see them talking in front of their priest and giving their promises, next scene you see the father leading her up to the ceremony. Bit confusing. But other than that – absolutely magic!!
Amazing as always. The thing that I can\’t figure out is how I can never see Konrad on Patrick camera or Patrick on Konrads camera. You guys are just amazing.
Inspirational.
Beautiful as always! I just can\’t get enough of the work you all produce!
goosebumps. seriously. there’s so much story packed into this piece. and the colors in both the stills and the sde are absolutely incredible.
Beautiful. Beyond. Words.
Awesome pictures! Great as usual!I have to mention how impress I\’m with Patrick Skills….Shooting on the Golf Car while the car is moving and both hands busy.URDMAN!