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Moving Pictures | 04.14.2011

Campeche, Mexico

04.14.2011

Moving Pictures

1 Pictures / 39 Comments

Moving Pictures | 04.14.2011

1 Pictures / 39 Comments

When we began planning our wedding, we had a short list of things that were a must. It had to be in Mexico. We wanted a meaningful ceremony lit only by candles. We wanted a completely uninhibited reception so all our photographer friends could let loose and have a great time without having to worry about taking photos for once. And without a doubt, we knew that our good friend Vladimir Chaloupka would have to be there.

Vlad and Ben have been friends for nearly half of Ben’s life, and it was Vlad who taught Ben how to take pictures. Now Vlad spends much of his time making wedding films that transcend every standard associated with event videography. They are full of what our officiant Sam calls “the mystery.” Vlad’s films show us what being alive is all about, and we’re so lucky to have him as a friend. Our wedding, and more importantly our lives, would not be the same without him.

You can see the 12-minute highlight film on Vlad’s Vimeo page here: Vlad Films

(then click on the little arrows in the lower right, and turn scaling “off”)

Since this will be the final part of our wedding that we show publicly, we want to make sure that we thank everyone who traveled so far, battled so many insects and reptiles, and danced so hard for seven straight hours (courtesy of the best DJ ever, Risk One). Thank you to the entire staff of the incredibly beautiful Hacienda Uayamon and also our coordinators Ana Laura and Monica. One of our best decisions was to let them decide almost everything. The entire reception décor came from their imagination. We asked them to surprise us, and they blew us away. And that neon dance floor? Wasn’t our idea. That was Ana Laura’s last minute addition just hours before the ceremony. If anything looked overly planned at our wedding, it wasn’t. It was all due, quite simply, to the magic of Mexico.

Comments

MP Singh

Absolutely, Stunningly Creative. Inspirational. So how does it feel being such a creative couple yourself, and being infront of camera ?

(04.14.2011)

Maggie Stolzberg

WOW. What a wedding! That movie just leaves me speechless .... Vlad did an extraordinary job. You two deserve all the most out of life. Cheers.

(04.14.2011)

Collins

Excellent work by Vlad--but you know this already. Since you mentioned it, that LED dance floor was the ****. How about *that* for setting the mood?

(04.14.2011)

Sabina Cotuna

Your wedding was beautiful. And you were so blessed to have such great photographers and videographers as friends to document it. Your pictures and video are amazing. Enjoy married life! :)

(04.14.2011)

Thanos Asfis

WOW ... Speechless...

(04.14.2011)

Sandra

Beautiful. The tears came within seconds:)

(04.14.2011)

Jessica Moores

Your love is inspiring. Congrats guys! Enjoy spending the rest of your life with your favorite person!

(04.14.2011)

John Shim

Wow... wow... wow... wow... and... wow...

(04.14.2011)

Jenny J

so much love for & in you two! xx

(04.14.2011)

Aaron Morris

Incredible work Vlad! As always!

(04.14.2011)

Micah

What an incredible day and what incredible people! Well done Vlad!! A reminder why we love love so very much.

(04.14.2011)

Natalie

Oh wow, what an amazing video! btw, you guys make looking cool, well, cool :) Thanks for sharing such a special day.

(04.14.2011)

Mark Seymour

Ben what a great memory of your truly beauitiful day

(04.14.2011)

Jasser Abu-Giemi

I've watched this like 7 or 8 times. Love it more and more each time.

(04.14.2011)

Petra Cross

Both the video and the photos turned great even though the ceremony was lit only by candles. I ventured to Vladimir's Vimeo page and what do I see! Another ceremony of Ben & Erin (http://vimeo.com/18547651). It is great to see how much love you have for each other. Wishing you the most amazing life together.

(04.14.2011)

Marius Barbulescu

Great in every way... the first 5 minutes were so emotional... the best thing I've seen in a long time! Congratulations to all of you! Vlad, you did a magnificent job!

(04.14.2011)

Jeff

Wow, that had to be pretty hard to cut since there was so much going on. The story line was handled magnificently Vlad. You really kept it tight and well timed for so much going on. I pretty much never watch a wedding video past 5 min and this was just so much fun to watch. Ben & Erin, all I can say is you deserve each other! Live life to its fullest! Congrats.

(04.14.2011)

Kurtis Bowersock

You two are amazing. Thank you for sharing.

(04.15.2011)

Jacek

Congratulations Ben and Erin

(04.15.2011)

Sarah

Amazing amazing amazing. Beautiful and fun.

(04.15.2011)

Rafa Ibañez

Congrats Vald, awesome video as always. Love the way you end it.

(04.15.2011)

Jenna Michele

Simply the best videography work I have EVER seen. I don't normally like the movies put out by wedding videographers. Amazing and a true artist here.. when I get married it'll be this video crew or none. <3

(04.17.2011)

Amy Little

We've never met, but I cried at your wedding, I danced at your reception and I laughed at all the fun times you shared through Vlad's video. Thank you for sharing, it must have been magical!

(04.18.2011)

Fotografo de Bodas

Congratulations, great wedding pics for a great wedding photographer! You have to be very proud!

(04.19.2011)

Cath Gersback

Having silently followed your blog for years I would just like to say that this could not have been more perfect and deservedly so. Words fail me, but my racing heart and teary eyes speak on my behalf x

(04.20.2011)

Johannes Fenn Hochzeitsfotograf

It would be my dream as a wedding photographer in Germany to photograph once such a wedding.

(04.20.2011)

Kevin Castrop

Erin you brought tears to my eyes when you said your vows. Congratulations to both of you! As a recently married wedding photog. myself, I really appreciate what you said Ben. It does change the way you view all weddings in the future. Best wishes!

(04.20.2011)

julian moniz

phenomenal!!!

(04.21.2011)

lauren

beyond words!!! i am so happy for you.

(04.21.2011)

Robin Parrott

Wow!!!!!! Sooo Beautiful. Ben, having met you during your many life transitions a few years ago, it is just so magical to see you and Erin together. This video really summed up the feeling of finding the perfect love. Kudos Vlad! Erin, you are soooooo freakin' beautiful! I am jealous I was not there taking pictures. Blessings, -Robin

(04.22.2011)

Fotograf ślubny kraków Szymon Nykiel

I have no words to comment.... :O :O

(04.23.2011)

Garrett Burdick

Wow, Wow, Wow. That was beautiful! What an amazing wedding filled with very cool people. Congrats to you Ben and Erin.

(04.23.2011)

M Todd Thiele

Excellent!! Have some fun next time, will ya?

(04.23.2011)

MANEL TAMAYO

Leading class work !!! I love your work. Congratulations from Barcelona, Spain.

(04.28.2011)

Felipe Barros

happy party... congratulations Chrisman & Mrs Chrisman!!!

(05.03.2011)

luke simon

freakin' amazing....un-freakin believable......what a film, what a wedding, what a joy to see.

(06.04.2011)

Georg

OMG. What a beautiful wedding you had. All the best to you. This one really blew me off. Congrats to the most inspiring photographers in the world.

(07.22.2011)

fotografo de boda

Buen trabajo. Es uno de los mejores videos que he visto, me alegra. Saludos.

(03.06.2012)

Chris

Wow! Amazing! One of the best Wedding videos I have seen yet!

(04.17.2012)

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Ben and Erin II | 03.01.2011

Campeche, Mexico

03.01.2011

Ben and Erin II

33 Pictures / 41 Comments

Ben and Erin II | 03.01.2011

33 Pictures / 41 Comments

Being fairly private people, it’s strange for us to be putting our own wedding photos on our own blog. Again. But at the same time it makes us really happy to share with you what was the absolute best day of our lives so far. We were lucky enough to have had three incredibly talented photographers there capturing it all for us. We showed you Kitty and Craig’s photos a few weeks ago, and we just received Aaron Morris’ a few days ago. Aaron is one of our associate photographers, but more importantly, he’s one of our best friends and one of the most talented photographers we know. Aaron worked constantly the entire week we were in Mexico, and shot the entire 7 1/2 hour dance party that was our reception. We wanted our wedding day, and especially the reception, to be an opportunity for all our 40 wedding photographer friends to finally let loose at a wedding and not have to worry about taking a picture. And in addition to the photographers, we also had 18 of our former brides and grooms there with us on our electric dance floor. It was a pretty incredible sight, and one that we’ll never be able to replicate again. But thanks to Aaron, Kitty and Craig, we’ll never forget it. And we haven’t even seen Vlad’s full length video yet.

You can see Aaron’s slideshow here: Ben and Erin’s Slideshow by Aaron Morris

And thank you to Billy Simons, who not only played our ceremony and performed our first dance song (Rihanna’s “Umbrella”), but also recorded a beautiful version of it for the slideshow. You can find his version of “Umbrella” here. And also a big thanks to the best DJ we’ve ever heard, San Francisco’s Risk One, who never let the music stop all week.