From One Van De Something To Another

I once again teamed up with Darbi Gibson of Darbi G. Photography to capture Paige and Joel's big day and edit together their wedding highlight video.

Paige was a co-worker with Darbi and that's how I met her. But it didn't take long to find that important bond — that thing that happens when you know you'll remember that person for the rest of your life. You see, Paige is (or should I say was until she upgraded to a simpler, easier name to spell) a fellow Van De Something.

It's always fun to meet a fellow Van De Something — comparing horror stories of how teachers butchered your name in school and laughing about how you hate spelling the name over and over again to the lost soul on the other end of the conversation...did you say B?..no V...Z?...no V! I've always said I'll marry a Smith...if I could be so lucky!

Paige and Joel have since moved from the mid-Missouri area all the way to sweet old Georgia, but I know they are greatly missed.

Check out their wedding highlight video (taped in April 2008), which includes two — count them two — preparation segments, the ceremony, the photography session, and last but not least, the reception.

Trash The Dress Video

Trash The Dress Photography sessions are being extremely popular. So when my good friend Darbi asked if I wanted to go along with her and her assistant Paige to take pictures of her good friend Tisha "trashing her dress," I jumped at the chance.

We went to several locations around Columbia, Mo: a junkyard, an alley, a tunnel on the Mizzou campus, a construction site, railroad tracks, and Steak N' Shake...a girl has to eat (plus those were some of my favorite pictures from the day).

This was the first video I attempted to edit together artisticly while including the fabulous photos taken by Miss Darbi Gibson of Darbi G. Photography. Prepare to see many more pictures in my videos from this very good photog. This video also uses a song from a Columbia band called Confident Years (the singer is the hubby of the bride in the video).

I used my Canon Optura 20 Mini DV camera that my parents bought for me while I was in college...it's not the camera, it's how you use it. It was insanely hot the day we taped (July 2007), but I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I never thought I would "trash" my wedding dress, but after seeing how great Tisha's photos came out, I'm totally on board.

Enjoy the video.