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Advice and Tips, Meg's Adventures, Venues
Pickleball Wedding Venue
As an avid pickleball player myself (thanks to my parents, who even lined their driveway for neighborhood games!), I’ve documented dozens of wedding weekends featuring various activities. While I’ve captured 5K runs, beach games, scenic hikes, and tennis matches, I’ve only filmed one wedding that included pickleball—and I’m eagerly waiting ...
Advice and Tips, Testimonials
Beyond the Highlight Reel: Why These Couples Chose Story-Driven Wedding Films
From a prospective couple: “I was initially the biggest skeptic of adding film. Most I’d seen seemed like a reel of glamor shots, and it was hard to understand the added value. But your enthusiasm for storytelling completely changed my mind, and we both agreed that your unique approach was exactly ...
Advice and Tips
Hiring a Wedding Filmmaker Last-Minute
Last-minute bookings for wedding filmmakers are more common than you might think. By “last-minute,” I typically mean within 30 days of the wedding date. Surprisingly, some of my favorite weddings each year are booked less than a month in advance, with many secured just a week before the big day. ...
Advice and Tips, Real Weddings
Home Video vs Modern Wedding Film
“I want my wedding video to feel like a home video. I don’t need any shots of the rings or dress, that’s what my photographer is for.” – prospective client This is what I recently heard from a couple inquiring about my services and I immediately had to write it ...
Advice and Tips
How to include grandparents who can’t physically make the trip to your wedding?
“My mom loved the videos and said it was like being there, only easier. Thank you so much for making a 98-year-old able to participate.” – A quote from a recent uncle who shared the ceremony and toasts with the grandmother of the bride. It’s common to have grandparents or ...
Advice and Tips
Wedding Flower Preservation
What is wedding flower preservation? Have you always wondered “How can I preserve my wedding flowers?” One of my favorite parts of co-hosting Relevant Workshop for wedding professionals is meeting stand-out “wildflowers” – unique wedding vendors and offerings. I was introduced to Linda at Flora-ly and my heart is “blooming” ...
Advice and Tips
80th Birthday Tribute Film – Preserving a Legacy
This 80th birthday tribute film was a favorite project of 2020 spearheaded by my friend Christine. She had the idea, the interviews lined up, and I stepped in to film a few in person interviews and edit the project together. This is a memorable way to approach celebrating a major ...
Advice and Tips
Your permission slip to elope! Meg tells all on Lake Life Realty – Live with the Locals
Micro weddings, mini-monies, elopements… if you are looking for a permission slip to forgo the big wedding, this is it! Watch at 17:15 as I tell all! Thanks to The Lake Life Realty team for having me on “Live with the Locals” (FUN FACT: Brie and Stephanie are both former clients ...
Advice and Tips
The Importance of Continuing Education on The Confetti Hour Podcast
Continuing education is vital to any profession. Brea McDonald and I started Relevant Workshop as a way to bring all creative wedding professionals together for a day of inspiration, education, and engagement which will elevate our wedding industry and strive to keep us relevant in our craft. We were honored ...
Advice and Tips
The Importance of Professional Audio For Your Outdoor Wedding Ceremony
If you are having an outdoor ceremony, professional audio is imperative to your guest’s experience. There is nothing more awkward than watching a stunning outdoor ceremony take place in the most memorable of locations but looking around at the guests faces as they strain their necks or cock their heads ...
Advice and Tips
Newlywed Regrets
Newlywed regrets are real! After surveying 750 newly engaged and newlywed couples about their biggest wedding wins and regrets, online registry site Zola, found that over ⅓ of couples wish they had hired a videographer. That’s 35%! A wedding film is an investment you will be glad you made. 1. ...
Advice and Tips
The Importance of a Wedding Video
The importance of a wedding video cannot be underestimated. “I had my wedding video taped in 1992. My father passed away a few years later, and this is the only footage that I have of him. My father gave a very touching speech at my wedding, which still reduces me ...
