Japanese Garden // Highlight // 8.10.08

This was Jerrica and Roger’s wedding at the Japanese Gardens at CSULB. They had a lot of fun as you can see and it was just as fun for us filming them! This time it was my (Kelsey’s) turn to step up to the editing bench of same day edits. We had a little bit less time than normal, since the event venue closes down pretty much at the stroke of ten- and there was a lot going on to get it to fit within the time schedule. A good 20 minutes versus 45 may seem like a drop in the hat, but in the world of same day edits- believe me I was noticing the clock tick tock!

The Japanese Gardens is a great location for the smaller weddings, when a couple want a bit more intimacy. It can hold about 100 people- so it isn’t one of our big 200+ family weddings- which was different too! Locations really define the couple and every experience is always an amazing one. That’s why we love filming weddings- even if it turns out to be a venue we’ve been at one-hundred times, it’s always something new. From the waters of the Koi Pond to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion the life of wedding videography is always lovely! 

Jennifer and Jeremy’s Preview 8-02-08

Here is a Preview/Highlight Reel of this last Saturday’s wedding. Jennifer and Jeremy have an amazing family and group of friends. This wedding was different because all of the reception and dancing took place in the daylight under an atrium at the Sheraton Pasadena. This gave a lot of room and light for steadicam shots during the formal dances.

The church had great meaning for the families as well because Jennifer’s parents were married in the same church! The photo session with the great backgrounds took place at Caltech.

Jennifer and Wayland’s Highlight / Los Angeles, Culver City and Monterey Park

Check out Jennifer and Wayland's Highlight video. It started at their homes, moved to Pickwick Gardens, then off to ​a massive Chinese restaurant for a party, complete with firecrackers and Lion Dancers!

June 21, 2008 Same Day Edit

Anjulynn and Alex’s wedding was a great reunion for us with many of our friends. We did her sister’s wedding in 2005, so seeing all of the family members again after all these years was amazing. Anjulynn’s sister has a new baby and we are still looking for a great girl for her brother! It was one of those classic hot wedding days…high humidity, very thirsty bridal party members, people sweating!

We were lucky that photo session at Rainbow Lagoon in Long Beach even happened since the Long Beach Jazz Festival was happening just to the right.

Anjulynn and Alex are very creative people who love Hans Zimmer and Star Wars, like us! For her sister’s wedding, Anjulynn and her brother (the one with the blue finger nails) made a very unique toast that I will have to post in the next few days.
The vendors were Honored Occasions and Harvard Photography.

Jennifer and Jed // Calamigos Ranch // May 30, 2008

On Friday we took a drive up to Agoura Hills for all the pre-ceremony excitement of Jennifer and Jed’s wedding day, then finally ending up in one of our favorite locations Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. We hooked up with Michael from Getlin Media who was doing a smashing job capturing all the sights in photos for them.

Jed and Jennifer are two people who are simply perfect for each other and value their friends and family more than anything. During the reception there were so many toasts from their loved ones and even a song dedicated to them, sung by their cousin-it was amazing! As entertainment for the night, there was an authentic Chinese musical group serenading the guests through dinner. After that we showed the Love Story that we made for them (see the previous blog post) mixed in with this Same Day Edit. Enjoy!

Hotel Laguna / May 17, 2008

Yesterday we shot Michelle and Tony’s wedding at the Hotel Laguna in Laguna Beach. It was a beautiful, warm day and the beach was packed with people. It was a very unique and family oriented wedding because their families made all of the flowers, the chair covers, the runner, they baked the wedding cake, made all of the centerpieces and even made Michelle’s dress! That took a lot of work.

The photographer was Katie Robertson from Red Loft Studios. She is a fellow graduate from the Cal State Long Beach School of Film and she was great to work with. Another item of note, lobsters played a prominent role in the wedding, as you will see in the Same Day Edit. They are fans of Friends, well, you’ll see….

Downey Wedding Highlight // Greek + Rio Hondo / May 11, 2008

Here is the Same Day Edit we did yesterday for Aspasia and Petros. It is hard to find such a joyful couple with a family who are excellent dancers. I liked Petro’s bachelor pad, that place was amazing! Kelsey and I also loved the ceremony, the singing was beautiful. We got to work with George Sillas who made the day run smoothly, capturing some great pictures. Their guests also seemed to enjoy this video, we noticed a few crowds around the laptop we had playing near the gift table. It was everything but the “Fat” in My Big Fat Greek Wedding! Enjoy!

A Japanese Garden Wedding / Aaron + Jennifer

This is one of the many weddings we have done at the Japanese Gardens. It’s an awesome place to shoot at! We are their official wedding videography vendors, so we are at the gardens quite a lot- but we never get tired of it. There is always something exciting going on and as an alumni of the University from the Film program it’s always exciting to go back to where we began.

If you are having your wedding at the Japanese Gardens at Cal State Long Beach and would like to see more samples of our work done there- please contact us on the phone at 888-544-3399 or email us at love@charleslauren.com and we’d be happy to show you more of this wonderful location and the awesome weddings that have taken place there!

But for now please enjoy the following clip of Aaron and Jennifer – United in Love…

Shutter's On the Beach

​Check out this wedding with Evan and Elena - at Shutter's on the Beach! This one is epic - New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles. 

Evan and Elena are the epitome of class, friendship, love and passion. Even though they live in New York, they chose to have their wedding near their families in Santa Monica – at the very best place in Santa Monica, Shutters on the Beach! Enjoy this highlight reel – enjoy the sun, sand, clear skies and warmth – for all of our friends still feeling the Winter’s Chill!

Cheers – David and Kelsey

Tiffany and Mark

Many people have talked to us about the great poses in this video, and we can thank the much beloved photographer Jasmine Star  for making the love of this couple and the fun of their bridal party stand out!