Renaissance Studios retiring- for now

What a huge blessing and honor it has been capturing memories for so many wonderful new FRIENDS! Actually it has been a dream come true!

But life has become very busy as our family has grown. Therefore we are retiring for now.

God bless you all! And thank you for letting us capture your memories!!

A Gorgeous Florida wedding!

Kimberly & Michael met on the schoo1 bus nearly a decade before they tied the knot in a beautiful Florida destination wedding. What a sweet couple and FUN wedding party! Here's their Super 8 film trailer.

Super 8 Cinematography | Renaissance Studios Films

Photography | Vue Photography (amazing!!!!) Check out their blog to see Kimberly & Michael's gorgeous wedding photos!

Wedding Planner: Carillion Weddings by Victoria

Ceremony | Carillon Beach Meeting House

Reception | Carillon Beach Village Green

Cakes | Confections on the Coast

Flowers & Decor | Nouveau Flowers and Events

Catering | Townsend Catering

Hair & Make-Up | Two Fishes Artistry

Photo Booth | Snaps Photo Booth

Invitations | Pearl Beach Paperie

Thanks Snippet & Ink...

Thanks Snippet & Ink for posting Polly Alexandre's beautiful photos and our wedding film trailer from this amazing London wedding!

If you haven't heard of Snippet & Ink's fantastic blog- you must check it out! Snippet & Ink

A new direction for 2010.. DESTINATION WEDDINGS

20% Discount on Hawaii Weddings booked through March 15, 2010!

We love our job! We were so blessed to capture some really amazing wedding this year- so thank you everyone. Some of our favorite weddings have been destination weddings- so for 2010 we are going to focus entirely on Destination weddings- with new simple packages and pricing.

We are looking for weddings that INSPIRE us! So if you are planning a really unique wedding, or if you are getting married in somewhere exotic such as Hawaii... Italy... Paris... Mexico... Vail... Florida... you name it... contact us!

Destination Packages- (pricing includes all travel charges:)

Up to 45 minute Super 8 Film - $10,000

Up to 45 minute Super 8 Film with Sync Sound/Live Audio plus Digital Video Coverage of Ceremony/Toasts- 12,500

16mm also available, please inquire

(Multiple day coverage may be extra, and some locations may require extra travel fees)

Contact us soon we are already completely booked May, June, July, and most of August of 2010.

Kimberly & Michael's gorgeous Florida destination wedding

What can we say... beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, and FUN! Kimberly and Michael thanks for letting us capture your amazing wedding day! Here are a few Super 8 stills...

Super 8 Cinematography | Renaissance Studios Films

Photography | Vue Photography (amazing!!!!) Check out their blog to see some of Kimberly & Michael's gorgeous wedding photos!

Wedding Planner: Carillion Weddings by Victoria

Ceremony | Carillon Beach Meeting House

Reception | Carillon Beach Village Green

Cakes | Confections on the Coast

Flowers & Decor | Nouveau Flowers and Events

Catering | Townsend Catering

Hair & Make-Up | Two Fishes Artistry

Photo Booth | Snaps Photo Booth

Invitations | Pearl Beach Paperie

London Super 8 Wedding Film

We had the awesome privilege of filming an absolutely amazing wedding earlier this year in London, England. It was such a joy to meet Fiona and Niels! See how super 8 film transformed their gorgeous wedding into a timeless memory preserved forever...

The ceremony was held in the historic Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, founded in 1123! You may recognize "St. Barts" from the films Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, and Amazing Grace. Fiona honored her Scottish background by having a Bagpiper greet the guests and and escort her into the church. After the ceremony, guests boarded a specially decorated double-decker bus to the reception held at the amazing Swan at the Globe Restaurant which is part of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Fiona's gorgeous dress was created especially for her by Jacqueline Bryne London and Fiona's beautiful custom headpiece and her mother's mustard yellow hat were created especially for them by William Chambers Millinery. Thank you Fiona and Niels for letting us capture your beautiful day!

Super 8 Cinematography: Renaissance Studios Films

Photography: Polly Alexandre Beautiful Weddings (Lots of love and thanks to Polly!) See some of their GORGEOUS photos on Polly's blog.

Ceremony: Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great

Dress: Jacqueline Bryne London

Headpiece and Mother of the Bride's Hat: William Chambers Millinery

Scottish Bagpiper: Alistar Adams of Highland Piping
Reception: Swan at the Globe

Had to share...

We have been racking up the frequent flyer miles this year traveling all over the world capturing amazing weddings! (Thank you to all our awesome couples!) We'll be headed to a small ultra- cool beach town in Florida next month to film Kimberly & Michael's destination wedding and we are already excited. Check these FANTASTIC photos from their recent engagement shoot by Genya Garrett at Vue Photography. (WOW!) We are looking forward to soon finally meeting this fun, flirty couple (and their hip photographers!)

Kind Words...

Dear Renaissance Studios Films,

Where do I even begin? Thank you so much for being so kind. Thank you so much for being so talented! We laughed and cried watching the video. We were so happy when our photos came back, but watching what you and Aaron captured on that that day, it's a entirely different experience.

I'll always remember our wedding day as special, but as time goes on, as life goes on, you forget. I already had forgotten, and it's only been 4 months! But your video helped us remember and remind us what an important and beautiful day that was.

As we sat and watched it with my parents, they were so amazed by how different your video is from the others. It was as if we were there again, in that time and space. My mom kept saying, "It's like watching a movie!" And it truly was!

Thank you for capturing our day. Thank you for making the day look so beautiful. Most importantly, thank you for helping us to remember forever!

Julia & Kellen

Thank you Julia & Kellen. It was an honor.

XOXO

Chrissy

Nicole & Jason's romantic Summit House wedding

Nicole and Jason are a beautiful couple, and their romantic sunset wedding took place on a gorgeous hilltop that glowed in the sunset and the sparkled under the full moon- what could be better? Here are a few Super 8 stills from their beautiful day...

Super 8 Cinematography: Renaissance Studios Films

Ceremony & Reception: The Summit House in Fullerton

Fiona & Niels' beautiful London wedding

Super 8 Film Stills...

I continue to be so in awe of the amazing transforming power of Super 8 film. There is no other medium that could have captured these beautiful moments with such emotion, such purity, and such ethereal joy.

London!

Sorry we've been missing in action lately, we've been super busy - editing, filming, and crossing the country and the Atlantic- from the amazing mountains of Montana to the timeless beauty of London! We hope to have something really cool to share soon. But in the meantime, here are some "behind the scenes" photos of me (Chrissy) =) filming a wedding in London with our gorgeous couple (and contest winners) Fiona & Niels. Stay tuned for their Super 8 footage...

Have I mentioned that I LOVE my job?!?!

Photos by Eric Westberg & Aaron Florence

Emily & Aaron

Two things we love:

San Francisco in the spring.   

And this fun-loving couple who make us smile AND cry every time we think of them... A beautiful bride and an oh so romantic groom.  Watch their Super 8 Wedding Mini Movie and you will see why we love them so much.

Colin & Yvette- Old Hollywood Glamour meets Modern Elegance

This is the wedding film of the gorgeous couple that graces the top of our blog.  Colin and Yvette are as beautiful inside as they are on the outside.  We filmed their wedding in Super 8 and a little bit of 16mm.  They wanted to capture an Old Hollywood feel and the vintage film we used really sets the tone they wanted.  We also incorporated some live audio which makes it even more beautiful.  (FYI- The wedding was beautifully officiated by Elizabeth Oakes.)  Colin & Yvette's awesome friends who owned the beautiful house they were married at gave us very high praise by saying "Your work looks like a painting."  Thank you. 

That is our goal- to transform each wedding or event into ART.  And we hope that when you see your wedding film, that you will realize that your wedding day was even MORE BEAUTIFUL than you remember it!

Debi & Scott

We love this sweet couple!  Their wedding film includes an interview filmed after they returned from their home from their honeymoon.  The interview is beautiful opportunity to tell your story.  Here is a shortened version of their film:

  

Julia & Kellen 's beautiful Historic Mission Inn wedding

Julia & Kellen are such a fun, sweet couple! We had a blast with them on their beautiful day. And what a location! The Historic Mission Inn in Riverside is AMAZING and oh so gorgeous on Super 8 film. Check out some of their film stills.

Super 8 Cinematography: Renaissance Studios Films

Location: Mission Inn