Shark Pig is the coolest, and not just because of the captivating name. What started as a boutique wedding video business seems to have exploded into a lot more (by the look of the recent client list). I’ve kept tabs on the work of Brian Morrow (the man behind Shark Pig) through Bri Emery of Design Love Fest, who showcases his videos of BlogShop (someone want to loan/gift me the dinero to take one of these?) and Rue Magazine. They’re adorable and the music is always spot on! Here’s one of Shark Pig’s wedding goodies:
Shark Pig is also part of the The FlashDance Collective, which is like the who’s-who of trendy-awesome wedding vendors. Max Wanger is one of their photographers and I’m not joking when I say I’d sell my left boob to have him photograph my wedding/life/tooth-removal. Here are two photos by Max (and watch his wedding day video by Shark Pig here!):
Can we talk about how cool weddings are these days? The DIY, money-saving, personalizing trend looks like it is here to stay and has birthed a million (at least) wedding blogs, businesses, stress-induced bride aneurysms. I’m enthralled by the documentation from the blog-world and don’t think I’ll ever tire of being inundated by pretty pictures. Gone are the days of generic banquet halls and strict adherence to tradition (good riddance on some fronts, but there is something to be said for the grand-Polish-shindig weddings of my childhood. The Poles can party.) And all this praise is coming from a girl who’s sheepishly leery of the convention of marriage! Imagine the cliché Rom-Com devotees! The amount of creativity in the world astounds, inspires, and humbles me on a daily basis.
Capturing special moments on video is so compelling to me. I’ve long been obsessive about capturing life through photos but about two years ago I got on a videotaping kick right before a whirlwind trip around Western Europe. I started noticing how movies always show people viewing old family videos and how this tradition has fallen by the wayside. I don’t understand why, since gone are the days of hours of endless boring footage. We all have easy access to video-editing programs now and most cameras (hell, even most cell phones) have video capabilities. I love going back through my videos and being instantly transported back to specific moments in a way photos only give you a peripheral grasp on. It’s a challenge, though… people hate being on video one hundred times more than in a photo. You’ve gotta be sneaky. But I’m telling you, it’s worth it and they’ll thank me later! Wouldn’t you pay good money to see videos of your parents/family back when they were our age?! Or when we’re like 95, be able to watch a video of ourselves in our 20s? I think a perfect gift would be to hire someone to video a birthday party like a friend did for Bri. (Shot by Son of a Shark Pig… yes, he bred!)
Here is one last video from another set of wedding cinematographers, Paperback Weddings. Speeches are hands-down my favorite part of weddings and when we do finally decide to get hitched I want those suckers taped so I can watch them over-and-over-and-over-and-over (and over…) again. This wedding is beautiful:
*DIY: But let’s not kid ourselves on it always being easy or penny-pinching. In my experience, DIY usually means “saving money”, as in eating-up-every-free-moment-of-your-life-and-patience and probably paying yourself something like -$500 an hour. Weigh your skills and what your time is worth, for reals.
Mixed Elixir 