Last weekend at the Salt Lake Premier Wedding Show, we debuted our new 2012 Weddings Trailer.  Now here it is for all of you to see! Also, we’re still offering 50% off any weddings booked for February, and it’s not too late to book yet, so give us a call! Now, pop some popcorn and enjoy!

Are you, or is someone you know, planning a February wedding? If so, we’ve got a great deal for wedding films! Giant Brothers Films is celebrating the month of love by giving you a great deal on something we love to create–wedding films! We are now offering 50% off any wedding film booked with us for February 2012. This is a REALLY great deal, and we’re only allowing a limited number of weddings at this great rate, so make sure you contact us soon!

We’re so excited to be a part of the Bridal Extravaganza this weekend at La Caille! Not only do we have a booth, but we’re also part of the $100,000 Dream Wedding Giveaway. La Caille is a beautiful place with great food, so there’s no reason NOT to come. Here’s the details:

Date: July 16, 2011

Time: 10 am – 4:30 pm

Place: La Caille, 9565 S Wasatch Blvd, Sandy UT 84092

Hope to see you there!

Giant Brothers Films will be among the many other great wedding vendors showing off their stuff at this weekend’s Bridal Extravaganza at the Southtowne Expo Center. Here’s some great tips for coming to the show on the BrideandGroom.com. Click here for all the show’s info. We hope to see you there!

The LDS Bride was kind enough to feature Giant Brothers Films on their blog recently, showcasing one of our past weddings that we shot with photographer extraordinaire Jon Woodbury. I hope you take some time to check out the post, and also the rest of the blog. It’s a great and fun resource for LDS weddings not just here in Utah, but across the country.

Of the 6 UPVA awards Giant Brothers received last week, here’s the 1st place Date Video Production, courtesy of the Veronica & Scott wedding. I love doing date films, they’re one of my most favorite things to film. To just see a couple relaxing and having fun, and being able to capture that is great. So, enjoy!

This is an award I was really excited to get.  I put a lot of effort into making my new wedding demo each year, and it can be really hard because I have such great clients to show off.  So here’s the demo from last year, that recently earned an award in our UPVA Creative Excellence Competition.  (Don’t forget to see our NEW demo from this year here)

We had a great time last night at the 8th annual UPVA Creative Excellence Awards.  With such great talent in this state, we feel honored to have won 6 awards.  We’ll be posting one award winning video each day, so be sure to check back to see all of them.  Here’s the 2nd place winner in the Bride and Groom Production, starring the amazing Whitney and Steve Olsen!

Our last wedding video tip is all about integrating your style and story into your wedding video.  I’m sure you don’t want your wedding video to be a copycat of all the others you’ve seen.  After all, this one is about you!  As such, it should reflect your style and personality.  Here are some tips to ensure that your wedding video is unique to you:

1.  Find out your style. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the fairy tale-princess-slow motion wedding, and 10 being the rocker-MTV wedding, where would you rate yourself?  Every bride pictures how they want their wedding to be.  If you can see it clearly in your mind, that will help you know what your style is.

2.  Meet and Communicate with your videographer. Wedding planning can be crazy and busy. In this age of cell phones, email, and the internet, it’s so much easier to plan everything online or over the phone without having to drive all over the place meeting with people.  But there’s no better way to convey your style and personality to your videographer than meeting with them in person.  If we can get a better sense of who you are, then that’s going to come out in the video.  Don’t be afraid to mention specific things you want (or don’t want) in the video.

3. Music. We discussed this in length a couple weeks ago, but we’ll mention it again briefly here.  The music sets the tone for the video.  So once you’ve found out your style, make sure your music selection matches that.

4.  Date/Love Story Film. We love to do the date and love story films.  They’re fun and casual and much more effective at bringing out your style.  They showcase the spark between you two as a couple.  If you’re unsure about which one is right for you, you can read an earlier post here discussing the differences and how to choose between the two.  Below is a great love story we did that captured the couple’s personality:

Tip # 1–How to choose your videographer

Tip # 2–Music Selection

Tip # 3–How to look your best in your wedding video

Our job as videographers is to show you at your best.  But there’s definitely some things that you can do to help us make you look even better.

1.  Act natural and interact with each other. You don’t have to wait for the professionals to pose you and tell you what to do.  This is your day, so let us see some of what you’re really feeling, not just how we want you to look.  We prefer to get a more candid look of your day, so it’s great to get some real interaction between you two.  We’ve also noticed that it’s sometimes hard to act natural or lovey dovey with your mom or dad standing right there.  It’s okay to tell them to go away, in a tactful way of course.

2.  Relax. This is a wonderful day, the best day of your life, but it’s very easy to get caught up in little things, especially those that you have no control over.  If you’re stressing out about time or the weather, it’s going to show in your demeanor and attitude, which we are capturing on film.  Obviously we’re going to cut out shots that aren’t flattering, but it’s so much easier to make a great video when there’s better shot selection while editing.  One of our favorite videos that we’ve ever produced was on a day in April, probably expected to be a pleasant day by the couple.  But it was snowing and sleeting and windy and cold.  Instead of complaining and worrying about the cold, they kept their spirits up, enjoyed the fact that they were now married and turned what could’ve been a stressful couple of hours into a time of celebration and fun.

3. Outward appearance. I think every bride is gorgeous and glowing in their own unique way.  A lot of time and effort goes into your appearance on your wedding day, from the dress and accessories to the hair and makeup.  Don’t hesitate to ask your hairstylist or makeup artist to come for touch-up work after the ceremony.  And please don’t ruin a perfectly good shot by chewing gum!  I know you’re staving off hunger and want to have nice breath for your new spouse, but it’s very unflattering to see someone chomping away on a piece of Big Red.  Use breath mints if you really need to.

Next week’s tip: Integrating your style and story into your video

Tip # 2: Music Selection

Tip # 1: Choosing Your Videographer