Pre-Wedding Interview: Suppliers

Last year I was able to share with you guys our Pre-Wedding Interview: On Set and all the stuffs that happened that day. 

Here's the video we played during the cocktail hour:

Feel free to click this link if you want to watch it.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the people who made this interview a successful one. In case you are interested in inquiring for their services, feel free to shoot me an email or comment below, I'll be more than happy to refer you to them. No rates to disclose, they didn't charge us since we're basically family. Except for David's salon's services which I only paid 180 (I think) for hair shampoo and blow dry services.

Videographer: Renz Posedio

Video Editing: Renz Posedio

Questions and Concept by: France Noguera and Katrina Escano

Hosted by: Katrina Escano

Bride's Make Up by: France Noguera

Bride's Hair by: David's Salon (One Oasis Hub Branch)

Groom's Stylist and Hair by: Adrian Francisco and Martin Francisco

Location: U.P. campus

 

Pre-Wedding Interview: On Set

October 11 (Sunday)

Let me start by saying, we were unable to follow our schedule for today. Waldz and I did a last minute general cleaning while were cooking lunch at the same time. We were expecting our friends to arrive before lunch and was scheduled to go to the salon to get our hair done. None of these were followed. Hahaha! And oh, we had unexpected visitors (but we don't mind, the more merrier), Pando and Adrian.

We encountered a lot of challenges that day. We started late. On our way back home (after coming from the salon and got our hair done) it suddenly rain. When we were about to start shooting in our condominium's clubhouse, we were confronted by one of the security guards. He said that we should have a permit to shoot, which obviously I didn't have during that time. I was unaware that we need one and since it was a  Sunday the admin office was closed. We have no choice but to look for another location. Another challenge was the time and weather. It was almost 5pm and we haven't started shooting yet. Plus it was getting a little gloomy which will be harder to shoot. We went to UP Campus and did the shoot there.

Questions were asked together and separately. It gave us the chance to talk about each other, how it all started, and the little and big things that defines our unique love story.

It was fun and laid back, unlike so much of the wedding planning process. But I am so excited with everything. Despite all the hassle and stress I am encountering, I know that our marriage is going to be awesome!

We plan to display your pre-wedding interview video during cocktail hour for any guests who want to find out more about your love story while they munch on hors d'oeuvres and wait for our grand entrance!

Sharing with you some of our favorite pre-wedding interview moments below.

Trust me, it’s so worth it.

Pre-Wedding Interview: The Brainstorming

Pre-Wedding Interview is basically a documentary approach to your unique love story. Most importantly, it will be your love story video which will give you a chance to tell your story in your own words. It's fun, heart-warming, and pretty cool. I am obviously a big fan of pre-wedding interview videos.

This videos are a fantastic way to tell your love story to your guests, without having to take time away from your wedding day to do so.

We are very lucky to have friends with multimedia skills. Renz is a professional videographer (at a government office), who also happens to be one of Waldz' best man, agreed to do the shoot. One of our close friends, France, a professional TV reporter, also agreed to be the interviewer together with Kat (my best friend). We were supposed to do brainstorming the weekend before the scheduled shoot, but since "the girls" were busy, only Renz came to see us. We told him our initial plans and he also shared his ideas.

I am so excited to write it all down here but it will spoil the surprise.

Sharing with you the video which we used to conceptualize.

Pre-Wedding Interview: The Basics

Everyone knows a wedding film is the ideal way to share and relive the story of your wedding day. But what about your love story leading up to that big day? That’s where the Pre-Wedding Interview videos come in.

We often see this done only with celebrity weddings. But some videographers include this to their packages nowadays. Some couples opt out in doing this to cut off the expenses. But good news! You don't really have to spend a lot to make a wedding interview video. All you need are the following:

1. Video Man
This doesn't necessarily mean that you hire a professional. If you have a friend who is willing to help out (for free) and knows how to use your recorder/camera, then that will do! It also helps if he knows how to do editing. Honestly, the more raw the video the more realistic it will turn out.

2. Location
Pick a cool off-site location to do a shoot. You can do DIY decors and create the perfect set. You just need a chair where you can sit, a place where light is sufficient (I suggest you do the shoot in the morning.), and a place with no noise will be perfect.

3. Interviewer
Ask a friend or one of your bridesmaids/groomsmen to be your interviewer. He/she will be the one in charge in gathering questions and ideas to keep the conversation going. If you have any ideas you can share this to your interviewer, too.

4. Props
No need to use a lot of this. But if you really need one, then DIY. Its cheaper.

5. Food
This is the only thing you need to shell out some cash. Make sure you have enough to feed the people who will be helping you do this video.

It is ideal to the shoot a few months before the wedding, so you have enough time to do editing if needed. Good luck!

Wedding Photographer/Videographer: Booked!

After watching the Pacman fight last May 3, we went to Starbucks Dagupan to meet Mr. Jesson Oliver T. Veedor. He is the main man behind the success of Faces Portraits. They are one of the best photographers/videographers in the wedding industry. They have variety of packages to choose from. It is a little bit intimidating with just looking at the prices but they deliver quality outputs. It is going to be worth every penny you pay them.

Honestly, I was hesitant to even meet them at first because I wasn't really convinced in investing a lot of our budget in our p/v. But Renz (one of the best men) was persistent. And I finally agreed to set an appointment with them. And I Thank God for that.

Renz have known Jesson for a long time now. Renz is actually also a photographer/videographer but he's not a pro in shooting weddings. I have always been amazed with his works so I have been bugging him to do the prenup shoot for us. Besides being a fan of his works, it will be a big help in excluding the prenup costs. But he made us understand that memorable events like this should be documented appropriately. As much as he wants to help us lessen the expenses, he would rather insist in getting the best p/v he knows.

I did a few research before our meeting so I was familiar with some of his works that he showed us. We told him our ideas and he shared his ideas as well. After brainstorming, we asked him his rates. And Renz did the haggling. And wow! I was really impressed with his haggling powers. He was able to get a good deal! As a matter of fact, a very good one.

They do not do pencil booking so we had to pay them the initial deposit to reserve the date. So we did. Faces Portraits will be our p/v on our wedding day. And I am excited to work with them!

But wait, there's more, I was surprised to hear what Renz told us. He said that he already spoke with Harold, Renz (another best man), and France that they will be shouldering the rest of the expenses for the p/v. Yes, you have read it correctly. (yippee! Thanks friends!)