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Top Reasons To Hire A Wedding Videographer

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We can't tell you how many times we hear brides tell us they weren't planning on hiring a videographer initially but are so glad they did. Don't get us wrong, we love wedding photos and do our best to capture the moments that make your special day magical. But there's just something about being able to look back on your day - see the movements, hear the sounds, and watch the day unfold. So if you're going back and forth on whether or not you should hire a wedding videographer, here are a few of our top reasons as to why it's a wedding day must.

Re-Live Your Favorite Moments

Video is immersive. Watching your wedding video brings you back to those very moments you're watching unfold on the screen. There's much to be said about wedding photos, but video takes it a step further by capturing the overall atmosphere and essence of the day. There's just something special being able to watch back your own expressions and reactions in real-time. Not to mention all the moments you missed! Which brings us to our next reason...

Take In All The Details You Missed

One of the things we hear from our couples all the time is, "I'm just trying to take it all in!" A wedding day is overwhelming in all the best ways! After spending months preparing and working over the details, you want to be able to enjoy the fruit of your labor! However, you also want to enjoy your guests and, of course, your new spouse! So with all the celebrating, it's easy to miss out on some of the details of the day but with a wedding video, you can take it all in from the comfort of your own couch. Over and over again.

Share The Experience With Loved Ones

A wedding highlight is a great way to share your day with all those who were apart of making it so special, as well as friends and family who weren't able to attend. Having a video allows people to experience (or re-experience) all the beauty and emotion of your wedding day. So whether you post it to Instagram, text it out, heck - you could even send it in an old-fashioned email chain (for once, an email chain we like)...we know it will be something you and your loved ones treasure.

All The Memories For Years To Come

Here at Move Mountains Co., we love curating the most special moments of the day and creating a wedding highlight you'll watch over and over again, for years to come. How cool it will be to one day re-watch your wedding day with your kids, showing them what it was like when mom and dad got married! We make every effort to capture the beauty of your wedding day but even more importantly, we work to capture the beauty of what's to come in your marriage. It’s our hope that when you watch your wedding video, it transports you back to that sacred day and those very moments where you exchanged vows to love and to cherish one another for the rest of your lives.

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Jimmie + Kate

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Misselwood at Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Let us start by saying - this wedding was one for the books! This Boston couple kicked off our summer of weddings with all the charm and beauty you could handle. You may remember Jimmie and Kate (AKA Prep of Boston) from the engagement session we did with them earlier this year at the Roger Williams Botanical Center in Providence, RI. Well we picked up right where we left off with them by capturing so many special (and fun) moments throughout their wedding day. Every detail was thought through and came together perfectly for this classic New England wedding. This day truly embodied them as a couple and it was our joy to capture it through photo and video. Below are a few of our favorite moments!

        
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Andrew + Itzel

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Beavertail State Park

Jamestown, RI

This engagement shoot was one for the books! We went with Andrew and Itzel to Beavertail State Park in Jamestown, Rhode Island and captured some beautiful moments. What we love about these engagement photos is the natural and effortless romance that’s portrayed

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Jake + Desma

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Belle Mer

Newport, RI

This wedding was all about the details for us. Individually, the details were clean and simple but together, they were show-stopping! We had so much fun shooting Jake + Desma’s wedding at one of our favorite Rhode Island wedding venues, Belle Mer. It was hard to choose, but here’s a few of our favorite shots from the day (get your wedding inspo pinterest board ready)!

        
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Chris + Brianna

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The Atlantic Resort Newport

Newport, RI

Chris and Brianna’s wedding took place at the beautiful Atlantic Resort in Newport, Rhode Island. One thing we loved about their wedding was the flair of drama that was mixed into all the romantic elements of the day. Every detail came together to create a stunning wedding day for an amazing couple!

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Tyler + Brynn

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roger williams botanical gardens

Cranston, RI

 

Wedding Planner: Mikayla Tudino
Caterer: Lafrance Hospitality
Videographer: Move Mountains Co.
Florist: Golden Gate
Hair Stylist: Heather Nelson
DJ/Band: James Daft
Invitations: Gail Carley and Susie Keeler

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Fort Adam's and Her Siren

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Inspiration and Initiative

This shoot was inspired by Ben Sasso's work! if you don't know who he is make sure you check out his stuff. I love his style, the type of models he chooses, his often odd prop choices, simple wardrobe choices, and his willingness to help other artists like myself, as I attribute 95% of my photography knowledge from pestering other photographers.

Fort Adam's and Her Siren

Fort Adam's was built in 1798 and named after President John Adam's and was active in five major wars. Today it's a State Park, has a great vibe and is a great place to shoot (no pun intended). The inner rooms are covered in old shiplap and there are antique couches floating around that are great for creative shoots, wedding shoots and engagement photos!

I'd been wanting to shoot at Fort Adam's ever since we helped load film for John Abbott as he photographed up and coming Jazz artist's at the Newport's Jazz Festival or maybe it's been since my best friend got married there back in 2015 (truly a unique wedding venue!)

Since we are mostly in the wedding photography game it's rare that we get a chance to get to work on purely creative projects but it's always a joy when we are able to. This was the first time I had shot Briana and I couldn't be more pleased with the results. She was perfect for the fort and brought the exact energy to the shoot that I hoped she would, although as hard as I persisted she would not play that trumpet (or bugle, not pictured).

Frequency Separation

For photographers...

For the editing I used Ben Sasso's Heck Yeah Presets (The Bright Pack) with Lightroom/Photoshop and a method of photo retouching called frequency separation. It was my second time working with this method. I originally went with using the first tutorial I found on Youtube here, but wasn't getting the results I wanted. I emailed Ben and he sent over the video that he learned from which seems like an even more time consuming method but I think the results are better (however, at that point I was about 75% through the photos and couldn't start over). That video can be found here. 

If you look at the results of the process, it is definitely worth the time invested.

Canon 5D Mark III / Canon 24-70 II / Heck Yeah Presets / Adobe Creative Suite

 

 

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Doug + Brittany

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CASTLE HILL INN

Newport, RI

10/8/16

We were shooting video for this one but growing up I loved Mustangs so I had to snag some photos in-between shooting video. Castle Hill Inn, in Newport, RI is always a beautiful spot to have your wedding.

St. Joseph's Parish

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Chuck + Lindsay

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We had the whole team on for this one shooting photo and video. We started at The Hampton Inn in Providence,  RI, venturing over to Waterplace Park for the first look, formals at Rhode Island's State House and partying at The Dorrance in Downtown Providence. Here are some of our favorites along with a highlight video we shot.

Photos shot by Chris, Kearsten and Sean. Video shot by Sean and Shayna. Editing by Kearsten and Sean.

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Featured on Inspired By This

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We are very excited to have our video featured on inspired by this. Special thanks to all the vendors involved. @cristenandcoevents @amiliaphotography @thepaperperfectionist @movemountainsco @seanedwardbrown @kerricupcake @thelittleflowercottage

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What Kind of Photographer Should You Hire For Your Wedding?

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Getting married is the biggest and most important day of people’s lives. They want it to be perfect, they want it to be remembered, and they want it to be captured. Capturing a couple’s big day is your photographer/videographer’s job, no pressure, right? This can be both a very exciting time and a very stressful time for people and your job as a photographer is not just to take photos it should be much more.

 

There are good photographers and then there are great photographers, but what makes them different from each other? There are many good photographers out there that take amazing photos and are very good at what they do, but how are they with interacting with their clients and ensuring that they are having the best time ever? I once heard someone say that when you are looking to hire any vendor for your wedding day you need to make sure you hire someone who will be a stress reliever not a stress inducer. There will be enough chaos and things going on during that day, but if your photographer has learned how to work with their clients and go above and beyond to help make them feel comfortable and stress free then they are a great photographer.

 

That is one very important thing that separates Move Mountains Co. from other wedding and event photography companies. We strive to make your special day as memorable as possible and as stress-free as possible. The day is all about you and what you want, it’s that simple. We are here to capture those once in a lifetime moments so they can be remembered forever. We strive for excellence in our work and absolutely love what we do. If you or someone you know is in the process of planning a wedding then Contact Us, we would love to help make your day one that you will never forget.