The Finishing Touch — Weddings, Events, Design, Paperie

Woo hoo! We are so excited to share that we have once again earned the title of The Knot’s Best of Weddings for 2012!

Thank you so much to all of our past clients for helping us earn this amazing achievement – we couldn’t have done it without you!

Check out this video as we take a look at some of the amazing weddings we had the pleasure of designing and coordinating during 2011!

Check out this great feature from our good friend and NJ Wedding Videographer Damon Dietz of Absolute Media Productions! In this post, Damon shares the top tips for selecting your wedding videographer.

1.    Talented wedding filmmakers’ schedules fill up fast, so book early
Once you have scheduled a wedding date, you should waste no time in starting your search for your videographer. The most talented ones are booked heavily in advance, so make shopping for a videographer a top priority.

2.    Ask Your Wedding Planner
Wedding planners work with videographers all of the time so usually have a list of preferred vendors. Your planner will discuss with you the different styles of video and which videographer will suit both your personality and of course your budget!

3.   Check out magazines and blogs
Don’t look for the big budget companies who advertise here! Rather; seek out the sections of the magazine or blog that are dedicated to showcasing the “real weddings.” Magazines will showcase the photographer’s pictures from the wedding and also list other vendors who worked on the wedding, such as the videographer, and blogs can showcase both the video and photographs from the event. These “real wedding” features are handpicked by the editor and feature only the best and most unique vendors.

4.    Search the internet
Once you have asked for referrals and checked out the “real weddings” featured by blogs and magazines that you love, you can always use the internet to help refine your search. You can use Google to search for reviews of the studios you are interested in learning more about, and third party sites like Wedding Wire or OneWed for third party ratings and reviews as well.    Also, be sure to check out the Better Business Bureau for any possible problems or complaints against a studio you may be interested in using to produce your wedding film.

5.    Personality, personality, personality
When you first have the opportunity to speak with the studio, the conversation should be fun, relaxed, and informative. Make sure you vibe with the studio from the first telephone call, all the way until the delivery of your film.

6.    Review portfolios
When looking at a videographer’s collection of work, focus on finding videos that capture your attention emotionally. You should immediately fall in love with the work when you see it. Once you have narrowed your list to one or two videographers, ask each of them to show you a full wedding film. This will give you a much better idea as to what you can expect than a variety of samples from different weddings.

Wow!!! Lots of celebs got engaged over the holidays this year! Check out some of our fave celebs who will be planning their weddings this year!

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Actress Jessica Biel and the multi talented Justin Timberlake were engaged in Jackson, Wyoming after four and a half years of dating. This will sure be an amazing wedding and maybe a possible N’Sync reunion??

After five years of dating, Brazilian model Camila Alves and actor Matthew McConaughey were engaged on Christmas day. Matt took to Twitter by posting this photo and stating, ‘Just asked Camila to marry me’. The couple have two children together, Levi and Vida and reside in Texas. Since starring in ‘The Wedding Planner’, hopefully he’ll realize he needs one! (Call us Matt!)

Swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen gave the ‘Greenlight’ to Grammy Winning R&B Artist John Legend when she said ‘Yes’ to his proposal!

NBA star LeBron James popped the question on New Year’s Eve to his longtime girlfriend, Savannah Brinson. The surprise proposal came at a New Year’s party which was also LeBron’s 27th birthday bash.

Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Erin Brady over Christmas. Erin was spotted sporting a huge diamond over the holiday. This will definitely be one rockin’ wedding!

Soul legend Aretha Franklin and longtime friend William Wilkerson are tying the knot! The couple hopes to wed this summer on a yacht in Palm Beach, FL. The diva singer also announced she is deciding between Vera Wang, Valentino and Donna Karan to design her gown.

There were so many fabulous celebrity weddings in 2011!

From grand tented wedding receptions to barefoot beach ceremonies- celebs were sure to make their wedding reflect their personal style.

Check out some of our favorite celebs wedding day details – sorry Kim K, you didn’t quite make the kut.

Today we say ‘so long!’ to Summer as Fall is officially here!

We are so excited for our line up of Fall weddings we have coming up – three this weekend as a matter of fact!

Check out some of our Fall wedding inspirations!

Special thanks again to all our fabulous photographers featured in this video!

Ron Holtz

Michael Leslie

Magique Studios

Jeri Houseworth

Cliff Mautner

Critsey Rowe

Happy 1st Anniversary to our amazing couple Kelly and Rick! In honor of their anniversary,  take a look back at their beautiful wedding day at Giorgio’s Baiting Hollow in this little highlight video we created. Special thanks to our good friends over at The Studio Photographers for capturing these stunning shots. Congratulations also goes out to the couple as they welcomed their first son Andrew in August! Best wishes to the happy family!

On September 18th, Kelly McCreary and Rick Caso were wed at Giorgio’s Baiting Hollow out on Long Island. With the sun shining bright, the couple had the perfect weather for their outdoor ceremony. Surrounded by their family and friends, the couple had an an amazing ceremony out on the garden patio at Giorgio’s, overlooking the golf course.  The ceremony also featured a butterfly release in honor of Kelly’s late sister, Diana. It was such a beautiful touch – and an incredibly emotional moment. It was then off to the reception, where everyone was out on the dance floor dancing the afternoon away to celebrate the marriage of this special couple. The entire day was flawless and everyone had a great time! It was a pleasure working with Kelly and Rick – we wish them all the best!

We hope all are enjoying the holiday weekend!

Words cannot describe how thankful we are for your amazing talent!  Thanks to you we had the most beautiful reception anyone has ever seen.  Our friends and family cannot stop saying how incredible the centerpieces, cocktail hour décor, signature drink signs, and table numbers were.

This viral YouTube video might just make your future hubby jealous! A Georgia man, Matt Still, decided to get creative when proposing to his true love, Ginny Joiner. Matt hired a professional videographer to make his cinematic proposal come to life. He also enlisted the help of the local movie theater which allowed him to play the first part of the proposal on the big screen.

Matt tricked Ginny into going to the movies with her brother while he was “at work”. First, two actual movie trailers come on the screen. Then- the proposal begins!

What Ginny doesn’t know is that the movie theater is actually filled with her family and friends, and a videographer is shooting her during the whole proposal.

We give this proposal a thumbs up, but you might need to grab some tissues before watching!