"Fashion Our Own Narative"

After watching Sari & Holly's fabulously styled wedding, Susan Herr got in touch wanting to do a piece on fashion for gay weddings. Her article "Fashion Our Own Narative" was just published on the website gayweddings.com. What a great piece! I love Holly's quote at the end: “Don’t try to equivocate. Once you are having a gay wedding, don’t fret over your gender expression making folks uncomfortable. You gotta claim it as your day.”

Read the article here.

*Photo credit: Weddings by Two

Sneak Peek: October Weddings

Today we got the footage from two lovely October weddings. We just cannot wait to start editing this beautiful footage. Here is a little teaser of what you'll see soon on the blog!

First off, we have Terra and Kevin's rustic Northern California wedding. The rolling hills of the Marin Headlands provided a truly picturesque backdrop for this idyllic ceremony. The misty climate created the perfect romantic atmosphere for their sweet celebration held at the Headlands Center for the Arts.

Next, was Patty and Chris's delightful wedding right here in Brooklyn, New York. The ceremony was held at St. Bartholomew's Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights. From there, the wedding party took a water taxi where they toasted the couple while cruising the East River at sunset. The party continued at Bridgewaters across the river, where the guests dined and danced amongst rose colored accents and candlelight.
Check back soon to see the completed highlights!

Love Note from Megan and Ciaran

Megan,

The video is beyond amazing, just awesome. We are so happy with the final product!!! The songs fit so well with the mood (David Bowie during the dancing was perfect!!!) of the day and the film is a true representation of how much fun our wedding day was!! Ugh, just so emotional and giddy watching this film. I'm so happy to have shared our day with you and have this film with us for the rest of our lives!

The packaging was sweet as well!!!

thank you, thank you, thank you!

Megan and Ciaran

*Photo credit: Dave Robbins

Megan & Ciaran's Goshen NY wedding

Megan & Ciaran celebrated their lovely wedding at the historic Harness Museum and race track in Goshen, NY (outside of NYC). Weddings aren't the first thing that come to mind when one thinks of a race track, but these pristine racing grounds provided a picture-perfect backdrop for Megan and Ciaran's ceremony.

Megan made an amazing effort at getting all of her details just right. The couple gave adorable personalized mini-planters to their guests as wedding favors so that they could take a bit of the charming decor home with them. The bride's choice of beautiful cerulean mason jar vases impeccably complimented her blush and coral flower arrangements. The festivity culminated with an absolutely dazzling sparkler send-off. Everything at this wedding was perfection!

See the highlights from this stunning occasion below!

Megan & Ciaran super 8 wedding highlights from Hello Super 8 on Vimeo.

*Photo credit: Dave Robbins

Back from Cali

We just spent another great weekend in Santa Barbara, CA filming another great wedding! The weather was ideal (we love you West Coast!) and made for perfect shooting conditions. You West Coast filmmakers sure have it easy. ;)

My assistant, Michael snapped these photos on his phone of the lovely couple (not bad for cell images). Love that golden hour light!


Back at Brooklyn headquarters, we are busy editing all the great weddings from late summer and early fall but everything is looking FANTASTIC! What a great year for amazing celebrations. Stay tuned for our end of year newsletter wrap-up.

I Love LA: super 8 promo film

When asked to create a super 8 promo film that was a "love letter to the youth of Los Angeles" for the company Ku De Ta, I jumped at the chance! I had such an amazing time going around with my trusty super 8, shooting all the things I love about LA. The warm, saturated images along with that yummy hip hop track = pure goodness. And I gotta say... that last shot gives me goosebumps (time lapse sunset y'all!).

Please check it out and let me know what you think.

Listed on So You're EnGAYged!

So You're EnGAYged, the premium wedding blog and resource guide for same-sex couples and allies, gave Hello Super 8 the honor of naming us as one of their LBGT-friendly vendors! As an organization that values both inclusiveness and diversity, to be endorsed by a site as respected as So You're Engaged, is something worth celebrating.

See our listing here!