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Capturing Venetian Elegance: A Styled Shoot at San Clemente Palace Kempinski
Venice provides the perfect backdrop for a luxury wedding. It…
Adventure Elopement in the Lauterbrunnen Valley: A Behind-the-Scenes Journey
The Lauterbrunnen Valley, nestled in the heart of the Jungfrau…
Celebrating Love: Tips for a Three-Day Wedding at Chateau Challain
If you’re dreaming of a luxurious, multi-day wedding event, Chateau…
Five inspiring Switzerland wedding films
Switzerland is one of the most versatile places for a glorious destination wedding. One day I might be filming an action wedding while snowboarding down the Alps. Another day, I could be mingling discreetly among guests as they sip Aperol spritz at an intimate lakeside wedding. I wanted to share with you a collection of…
Filming destination weddings: a 3-year anniversary
It’s my third summer living in the beautiful alpine village of Wengen… as a family we moved here from the UK at the end of 2016. I had no idea then that ‘destination weddings’ would become something very different for me. On this day in June three years ago I was full of excitement, with…
A French-Inspired Gay Wedding in the Beautiful Austrian Countryside
“The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust.A merging of two people is an impossibility,…
Speaking at The Video Show: inspiring budding cinematographers
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…
EMOTIONAL GROOMS MAKE WONDERFUL WEDDING FILMS
I recently spent some time looking fondly back at some of my favourite weddings over the years and realised how emotional some of my grooms’ reactions were. And, it seems I am not alone in finding such raw emotion a wonderful thing. After putting together a montage film of some of those most memorable groom…
2018: A Wedding Videographer’s Highlights
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…
Aldby Park in Yorkshire – a marvellous marquee wedding
In the seventh of our series of ‘real weddings’, I wanted to share with you the story of Jody and Roxy. A beautiful couple who came armed with amazing ideas for their Yorkshire summer wedding. Their chosen venue – Aldby Park, a country estate in the delightful village of Buttercrambe near the village of Stamford…
Be Inspired by This Gorgeous Perfect Winter’s day Wedding
Jeid and Elliot had a fabulous Surrey wedding on a lovely sunny day in December 2016. Their wonderful church ceremony at St Anne’s in Bagshot, was followed by a marvellous reception in Tithe Barn at Great Fosters in Surrey. It was a gorgeous Anglo-American wedding day – Jeid is from the US and Elliot is…
Getting married in Switzerland // Wedding Films
Dreaming of a destination wedding in Switzerland? You’re not alone. At Story Of Your Day, we’ve seen such a huge interest in couples travelling overseas to enjoy a Swiss wedding. Of course, we know why… Switzerland is quite simply, beautiful. Filled with deep forests, amazing lakes and glaciers, impressive castles, magnificent cathedrals, traditional churches. And indeed,…