March 10th, 2010 by edit1media

I know I’ve said this over and over again, but we seriously have the BEST clients in the whole world! We are so lucky to work with couples who truly value our skills, vision and creativity. One of those couples is Jenn & Thuy Truong who were married last summer and you may remember seeing their Same Day Edit at the Bell Harbor Conference Center.

Well, Jenn decided she loves weddings so much and wanted to mesh that with her life long dream of being a fashion designer, so she started The Flower Girl Boutique! These little dresses are super cute and there are lots of color options if you need to coordinate to a specific color palette. You can order online and get fast delivery or if you want to see the dresses in person, Jenn will be at the Voila! Wedding Show at the Woodmark Hotel on March 28th. And in fact Thuy (her hubby!) will be at our booth that day to talk with couples about why they loved working with Edit 1 Media since we will be in Hawaii filming a wedding. So be sure to go online and get your tickets for Voila! NOW to see these flower girl dresses and meet many other incredible wedding vendors!

Business, Networking, News, Wedding Help, wedding pros, Wedding Show

March 4th, 2010 by edit1media

Winter and early spring in Seattle is an interesting time in the wedding community. Many vendors have a few free weekends since it’s the “down season” and there are several wedding shows and loads of small “Open House” events at local venues. Edit 1 Media was asked to shoot many of these events so we’ll be posting some short videos from a few of them over the next several weeks and months.

The Pan Pacific Hotel is a chic, luxury hotel boasting incredible views of South Lake Union and the Space Needle with unique modern architecture, design and art pieces throughout. The concept for their “open house” was super fun….a mock wedding! If you are still looking for a stylish, modern place to have your wedding that has a real Seattle vibe, consider looking at the Pan Pacific Hotel.

The amazing vendors who participated were BreeAnn from Pink Blossom Events, Aria Style, Barbie Hull Photography, Bamboo Beats, All About Weddings, Bella Cupcake Couture, Salon Azur, Vida Spa, La Belle Elaine, NW Totem Cellars, Hollywood Hill Vineyards, Creative Ice, Kellie’s Creations, Brocklind’s, Pederson’s Rentals, Gifts by Design and Stella & Dot.  Events on the Edge provided the amazing actors!

High Definition, Networking, Pan Pacific Hotel, Seattle, wedding pros, Wedding Show

October 21st, 2009 by edit1media

Another reason for a girls night on the town! Get Hitched Give Hope is coming up on Thursday October 29th from 5:30pm-9pm at the fabulous Arctic Club Hotel. Not only is it a great excuse to go out with your friends and plan your wedding at the same time, but you’ll help raise money for a wonderful breast cancer charity: Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation. Making Memories is a lot like Make-a-Wish, but for adults. Last year, Get Hitched Give Hope raised $30,000 and were able to:

• Send a family of 8 to Hawaii (aloha!)
• Send a family of 6 to hang out with Mickey and his buddies at Disney World
• Send a family of 4 to Hawaii (mahalo!)
• Grant the wish of a dream wedding in the lovely town of Port Orchard
• Send a mom and her son to Key West for one last fabulous vacation

The goal this year is to raise $50,000 which is about 12 wishes. All of the wonderful people who work really, really hard on this event volunteer 100% of their time, all while still running their own businesses. Are they crazy? No, they’re just helping people in need!

The auction has some pretty amazing items up for bid. Stuff like diamond wedding bands, spa treatments, wedding planning, wedding flowers, wedding photography, a trip to Mexico (sombrero not included), custom invitations and wedding stationary, transportation for the big day, and last but not least, a couture wedding gown (what the what?!? I am NOT kidding!).

As a lot of you know, cancer hits home with Edit 1 Media. Chris and Laura’s son Matthew battled cancer twice before the age of 3. Through the Make-a-Wish Foundation, their entire family was able to enjoy a trip to Disney World. It was a vacation they’ll never forget. It was supposed to be their last big trip together as a whole family since Matthew was so sick, but thankfully his cancer went into remission and he is now a healthy, happy (almost) 15 year old with an amazing personality.

Here is some info on the awesome, giving gals (and one dude!) who put tons of time and effort into this event:

Michelle Lorette of mmm…paper and Sage Wedding Pros

Eliza Truitt of Eliza Truitt Photography

Barbie Hull of Barbie Hull Photography

Laurel McConnell of Laurel McConnell Photography

Wendi Hroncich of Ethereal Events

Holly-Kate Foss of Sweet Pea Events

Shannon Lassen of Sublime Wedding and Event Planning

Kaycee Parker of Parker Events

Ryan Barr of Excel Coatings

Pictured here is the GHGH crew with Brenda from Making Memories

If you’re in the middle of planning your wedding, these vendors are all awesome AND they’re philanthropic…what’s better than that? Also, all of the auction items are donated out of the goodness of those vendor’s hearts.

So do like you did last Thursday for Urban Unveiled. Set your DVR for all those great Thursday night shows (especially Community, my new personal fave!) put on your best party shoes, enjoy some fabulous drinks, eat delish food, and open your heart (and wallet!) for a good cause. Buy your tickets here and we’ll see you on the 29th!

If you want to see what a great event it was last year, check this video out that we put together! (photos by Jeff LaPlante Photography)

–Julie, Edit 1 Media Studio Manager

Arctic Club Hotel, cancer, charity, Networking, News, Wedding Show, Weddings

October 13th, 2009 by edit1media

This Thursday, October 15th is going to be fab-u-lous! Urban Unveiled is Seattle’s ultra-swanky wedding show featuring the best of the best vendors. It’s not just a regular wedding show; it’s more of a cocktail party and celebration. On top of the delicious food by Herban Feast, Lisa Dupar, TASTE Events and Tom Douglas Catering, there will also be a fashion show by Seattle’s own couture designer, Luly Yang. A raffle includes vendors like Salon Maison, Trophy Cupcakes (YUMMMMMY!!!), Florarama, All About Weddings, Spa Scotta, John and Joseph Photography, and tons more! And these raffles are GOOD too…a bridal brunch cruise for up to 20 on the Destiny worth $1600 courtesy of Waterways Cruises? Come on! That is awesome!

Of course Edit 1 Media is raffling off a Love Story/Engagement Music Video. It can be romantic and lovey or hip, fun and funky. This is an awesome video to showcase your love for each other and the fun you have together. Chris and Laura are available to shoot 2 locations for up to 3 hours on a mutually agreed upon date. This package is worth $2000 and expires on October 15th, 2010.

Urban Unveiled is put on by Travis and Jesse of True Colors Events and Sharlane Chase of Sharlane Chase Photography. They work so hard to make this event one of the best in Seattle. They select each vendor on an invitation-only basis and are limited to no more than four per category. Urban Unveiled partners are the most talented, innovative, and passionate wedding vendors in the industry. That means that brides can show up, eat some delish food, sip some rockin’ cocktails AND plan your wedding all in one night.

What else are you doing on a Thursday? Set your DVR for Grey’s Anatomy and the Office and come to Benaroya Hall on October 15th! Doors open at 6pm. See you there!

For a taste of what this event is like, check out the video that we did last year:

– Julie, Edit 1 Media Studio Manager

Networking, News, Seattle, Urban Unveiled, Video Clips, Wedding Show, Weddings

September 28th, 2009 by edit1media

We met Jackie and her mom at the Seattle Wedding Show last January and they fell in love with our work right away. In fact they weathered (pun intended) a three hour drive in a horrible storm to come meet us and book Jackie’s wedding video with us! Now THAT is dedication! Jackie was super excited to have a Same Day Edit and well….she was just super excited all day on her wedding day! I had so much fun working with her! I hope you enjoy her video!

Catholic, Cinematography, High Definition, Real Weddings, Same Day Edit, Video Clips, Wedding Show, wedding videographer

January 11th, 2009 by edit1media

I’ve been thinking a lot about the subject of weddings during a tough economy lately. Colleagues in all areas of the wedding industry keep asking me “Well, how are you doing? How do you think 2009 will be?”

Many Americans are experiencing a wakeup call and realizing a lot of the things we spend our time and money on don’t really matter as much as we thought they did. The fact is it’s your relationships and experiences in life that shape who you are, give you an emotional connection to the world and provide greater enjoyment in life.

Our experience at the Seattle Wedding Show last weekend made one thing very clear. Now more than ever brides and grooms are realizing it is the deeper meaning of a wedding and preserving the incredible moments that happen during the day that really matter the most. I am definitely hearing some brides talk about scaling back their weddings in various ways but they are also being much more vocal about how capturing the day and being able to share it with their future family has become more important than ever. A wedding becomes part of a family’s history and there is no better way to encapsulate the images, sounds and emotions of the day better than a well made movie. It is THAT important.

This is not a post telling couples where, how or even IF you should cut back on your wedding. Obviously none of my hard-working colleagues want that to happen! However we all realize that some people will be forced to cut down expenses on their wedding…it’s just a reality. The question for wedding vendors is how to work with those couples while still being able to make a living and continue to provide top-notch services for clients who still seek premium products.

Edit 1 Media is now implementing custom pricing and some other strategies which people are really responding to. I want to make it clear that we are not ‘bargaining’, negotiating or lower our standards. That does a disservice to everyone by leading to mistrust, misunderstandings and decreases overall quality and value. Instead we want to sit down with you and really find out what you are looking for and how we can serve you. Rather than trying to fit you into a package which might have items you don’t want or need, we fit our services around what you DO want. We want to build relationships with our clients and provide them with the perfect video they will love and enjoy over and over again.

I’m confident that Edit 1 Media will come out of this economy even stronger than before and I sincerely hope the same for all of our friends in the wedding industry. We have had an incredible response from the Seattle Wedding Show and are looking forward to working with some great couples in 2009. This is the year that brides, grooms, and their families are finally realizing the true value of having a superb wedding video and I can’t be more excited about that!

Business, Cinematography, Networking, News, Seattle, Wedding Show, Weddings

January 9th, 2009 by edit1media

Many thanks to the hundreds of brides and grooms who stopped by our two booths this past weekend at the Seattle Wedding Show! We got the official numbers and there were over 7,100 people who attended the show! That’s amazing! We were very happy with the number of brides who told us that having a great wedding video was a top priority. We are getting email and phone inquiries like crazy and have booked several incredible weddings this week. One will be in Maui at the Westin Kaanapali Village in 2010 with a reception back here in Seattle the following month and we couldn’t be more excited to work with such an amazing family!

Special thanks to my brides and one groom who helped us at the wedding show. I don’t know what I would do without such awesome clients who are willing to help! Dalia, Vangie, Diane, Mindy & Brian…you guys ROCK!! Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedules to talk to other people who are still planning their wedding on how important having a good video is.

I’m tired, but happy and content. With all the scary economic talk about 2009, Chris and I really feel blessed to have such a great business and clients who are willing to trust and invest in us.

Thanks to Tania at Azzura Photography for taking these photos! I totally forgot my camera and she came to my rescue! You and Ken ROCK!

Seattle, Wedding Show

January 2nd, 2009 by edit1media

This was such a fun edit combining classical romance with modern fun!

We met Vangie and Chris at the Seattle Wedding Show last year. Since this year’s show is this coming TOMORROW, I thought it would be appropriate to post their Same Day Edit video! It’s hard to believe that a year has already flown by since we first met them!  And this year Vangie will be helping us in the booth, so be sure to stop by and say hi and feel free to ask her any questions about what it was like working with us.

Vangie & Chris are a super sweet couple with a deep Catholic faith. And they obviously know the meaning of cool! Not only did they get married in one of the coolest chapels in the country, but after they firmly tied the knot, they took off for the reception at the swanky Herban Feast SoDo Park in a bright yellow Corvette! Then they topped it off by surprising their guests with a gorgeous Same Day Edit. Here is what Chris had to say:

I kept telling Vangie how perfect.. .absolutely perfect the video was. “Wait.. was this at our reception?” kept popping up in my head! It brought back a lot of great memories of that day and even things that we couldn’t (or didn’t have time to) notice! Thank you again for capturing and highlighting the happiness and wonderfulment (new word I just invented) of our wedding day!

 
Vangie was kind enough to share some advice on things she thinks are important for other brides to do during the planning stages which we shared with everyone in our e-newsletter! If you’d like to subscribe to our e-newsletter, please email us or click here to sign up. 

And just in case you forgot, make sure you come visit us at the Seattle Wedding Show  this weekend! We have two booths…number 29 on the SkyBridge and number 240 in the main show area. See you there!!

Ceremony – Chapel of St. Ignatius
Reception – Herban Feast SoDo Park
Photographer – Fred Calma

Add new tag, Catholic, Cinematography, High Definition, Real Weddings, Same Day Edit, Seattle, Video Clips, Wedding Show

December 1st, 2008 by edit1media

Edit 1 Media will again be one of the sponsor’s of the fabulous Seattle Wedding Show on January 3rd and 4th at the Washington State Convention Center. This is one of the largest wedding shows in the country and I’m amazed each year at how the vendors go all out to top what they displayed the year before! If you are a bride, you simply CAN’T miss this show!

We are SO excited to have Melissa with Chic Celebrations help us design our booth this year! We haven’t come up with the entire concept yet, but I’m sure it will be gorgeous. If anyone has suggestions, we are totally open to them! Did I mention that I’m excited about our booth designer??

We have a nice big stack of $2 off coupons and they are up for grabs to those who want some. Just email me your address and I’ll be more than happy to send you a few. And be sure to stop by and visit us at Booth #29 in the atrium area!

Wedding Show

November 23rd, 2008 by edit1media

In October we participated in a gorgeous, upscale wedding show called Urban Unveiled. It was held at Benaroya Hall in Seattle and if you weren’t able to make it this year…you really need to make sure you are there next year! Here’s a little something we put together….

High Definition, Networking, News, Urban Unveiled, Video Clips, Wedding Show