We loved the footage so much from their wedding ceremony we had to create another highlight video showing them off! What a great couple to work with!

We love our work! Brianna and Seth are a prime example why. Every couple has something unique about their story and Brianna and Seth are no exception. During one of our pre-wedding/pre-shoot interviews with them, we were excited to learn how much they love going to fairs in the local area of middle TN. Ben and I looked each other with the same thought…. “we have to shoot them at a fair!”

The day we scheduled their interview, they shared even more little tid-bits about their story that added so much visual ideas. Later that evening we drove out to the Wilson County Fairgrounds to begin shooting. However, strong storms rolled in as soon as we arrived. We thought about riding it out and even went ahead and got tickets for rides and such. However, the rain just lasted way too long and we decided to throw in the towel for that evening. A few days later we attempted the shoot again. This time, the weather was perfect! We had a great time following them around, shooting them on some rides, just being a fly on the wall as they enjoyed their evening.

As the night wore down, we were about to wrap the shoot when all of a sudden, without notice, we were treated to a fireworks display. Thinking back to their earlier interview, we knew this was a chance to put the exclamation point on their story. Check it out!

We had a fun time getting to know Sarah & Jay on our pre-wedding shoot with them in Kentucky. Small town, but big love. She’s gorgeous. He’s a hard-working country boy.

We spent the day zooming around in Razor ATVs across 200 acres of grassland/farmland/corn fields, enjoyed time in the town square and getting to know them during our interview session on their porch.

We used Canon 5D2, 7D and our GoPro HD cam. Lots of L glass. Would love your comments!

Update: We were asked to handle the still photography work for this wedding as well—so the Feria team was extra large this time. So excited with the results we got. Here’s a sneak peek:

We had a great time shooting our b-roll footage with Brianna and Seth this past Saturday. Although this crazy Nashville summer weather hit about 120 deg with the heat index, this adorable couple were so fun to hang out with. We have to say, they are as pleasant as they come. Really easy to direct and just fun to watch them interact with each other.

We started off with an interview sesh in a really vibey, 1920′s house in old Nashville. Gotta say, they were super open and revealing about so many things and emotions really came out in their answers to our questions. Ben and I stayed strong, but our two assistants were bawling their eyes out (just kidding). After lunch we revisited the wedding location, Scarritt Bennett Conference Center for a quick shot under THE TREE that we sneak peeked earlier… we are hoping that our experiment will work in editing (show you later if it does).

After that, we zipped out to beautiful Radnor Lake just south of town. Seth and Brianna love to be outdoors, and we took some still footage along with our motion footage. A combination of winding trails + lush forest + slider + bokeh = lurvly footage.

Lastly, we decided to hit the Wilson County Fair—these lovelies shared their first ever date at the fairgrounds a few years ago. However, about 2 minutes after we splurged for “all-you-can-ride” tickets, the heavens poured out a bevy of liquid. It poured as we huddled underneath the small lip of the popcorn stand. Rolling TENBA camera case (shoutout!) actually kept our gear all dry—but, I was soaked to the bone. After waiting 30min under the stand with a pocket full of ride tickets (non-refundable/good only one day) we decided to leave. Of course, as soon as we got to the parking lot it stopped raining. Figures! Anyways, we decided to cut our losses and come back another day. As the muddy parking swamp was stuck with a thousand cars leaving, the FERIA team had an impromptu soggy recap / brainstorm session as we waited for an exit. We weren’t altogether bummed because from the few minutes we had on the carousel with our Canon 5dMkII / L primes (shoutout numero dos!) we knew we’d get our chance again.

SO… two days later we returned with fresh spirits, ready to tackle the carnies and whatever else the fair would throw our way. We had a blast. It was a quieter night—ride lines were short and carnival employees (our small-handed friends) were enthusiastic that we were getting them on camera and let us do anything we wanted (blog post soon to come: How to get ANYONE to let you shoot anywhere).

So, why are we thanking God for the rainout on Saturday??? Well, we decided to wrap up after a great few hours of capturing the fair and started heading out to the park entrance. And timely…ly, the fireworks started. Hey-o! This went PERFECT with a story element that Brianna shared with us in our interview session. A loving couple exchanging embraces under the backdrop of the ferris wheel and fireworks finale…….. can’t you just imagine it already? We promise to share.

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Here’s a quick little BHS with Brianna and Seth:

A totally fun-loving couple who we had a great time hanging with. We ran around those fairgrounds like crazy that evening but being with this couple makes all the hard work fun. We had a blast!

Yesterday, we got to meet a really great couple to film an interview / story session for their upcoming wedding. Bryan, a Delta Airlines pilot, and his fiance and attorney, Amy, flew in from Chicago a few days before their Nashville wedding. We met them at the Opryland Hotel and drove down to a small airport in Smyrna, TN. CMF provided us a luxurious private jet to use as a unique backdrop to tell their unique story.

Although their late flight into town delayed the shoot an hour-and-a-half, we still had enough time at the airport to try out our brand new steadycam vest and customized slider setup. We used two Canon 5D Mark II’s, and an assortment of Canon glass. We rushed to get a few angles inside the plane, before packing up and heading to a studio downtown to finish up the interview portion.

Throughout the whole day, Bryan and Amy were so fun to work with—super laid-back and comfortable with each other and the crew, personable and had great senses of humor. They were really interested in our process, asked plenty of questions about our gear, and gave us so much usable material (we’ll have to work hard to edit it down). Hope to post up some edits soon.