No hanging around!

I remember when we got married this Summer, we were desperate to have the photos as soon as possible, so we could see how we looked, could email a picture to friends and family that weren't at the wedding, and could change our profile picture on Facebook! We were lucky, the photographer was a colleague and friend of ours, and we had our photos within a few weeks.

We know plenty of others that are not so lucky and have had to wait 3 months or more to see their photos, and when they did, they had a watermark of the photographers name across them so they couldn't print or use them.

I'm proud to say - we are very different.
With Wiltshire Wedding Photography there is no hanging around! We email you one of the best photos from your wedding day within 2 days, so that you can email it to friends and family, and upload it to Facebook etc. We also prioritise the editing and delivery of your photos, so that they are all edited and sent to you within 2 weeks! And we always give you all of the photos in the highest quality - there is no watermark or copyright on the images. We want you to be able to print your wedding photos as often and as big as you like, after all it's your big day, not ours!

Wedding videos before you return from honeymoon!
Exactly the same applies with the beautiful wedding videos we produce at Wiltshire Wedding Video. Our years of film production and project management experience means we guarantee professionalism, quality and delivery of your wedding video within 2 to 3 weeks. Typically the DVD copies of your wedding video will be in the letterbox when you return from honeymoon - the perfect way to relive the special day when you return from your time celebrating together. The more complex DVDs, programmed with lots of extra films from the big day take longer to edit and produce, but are typically with you in under 3 weeks.

So with Wiltshire Wedding Photography and Wiltshire Wedding Video you won't be hanging around to relive your wedding day!

Competition closes 31st October

First of all, let me welcome all our new members to the Wiltshire Wedding Video Facebook page. We won't bombard you with messages or anything like that, but we simply hope you'll enjoy watching the videos and viewing the photos on our Facebook page and you can join in discussions and post on the wall.
We rely on word of mouth and recommendations from our satisfied customers, so we hope that you'll tell your friends and family about us. Three beautiful brides - Tory, Jo and Tracey - have already been spreading the word and getting their friends to 'Like' the Facebook page, so they're chances are very good for winning the competition!

What is the competition?
Simply visit the Wiltshire Wedding Video Facebook page, click on "Suggest To Friends" (below the image of Jamie with a camera) and select all the friends you would like to invite. It only takes about 30 seconds and we would really appreciate you spreading the word.

What are the prizes?
One person will win a free photoshoot.
One person will win a free HD film shoot - recording a personal Christmas message which will be edited so you can send online to family and friends.

Who can enter?
Everyone. Just start suggesting the page to friends now. If your friends join then you're in the draw for a prize - so the more friends that join the more chance you have!

When does the competition end?
The draw will be made on October 31st 2010. So get recommending now!

Thank you all for your support and good luck in the competition!
Jamie and Jackie

Bookings, leaflets and latest news!

We've had a busy but fantastic Summer filming and photographing weddings across Wiltshire, Bath and Somerset and met some lovely people along the way!

In July, Jackie and I got married together at Old Wardour Castle, which was a beautiful and unforgettable day. Having gone through the joys and stresses of planning our own wedding, we really appreciate what couples are going through and have tried to make our services as stress free as possible, as well as making sure you get the most amazing images and DVD to treasure your special day!

We've had the pleasure of shooting wedding videos and photos at some truly magical venues around the region - Manor House in Castle Combe was stunning, especially as it was bathed in sunlight, and the picturesque church in Mells, near Frome, was a real highlight.

We initially decided to limit the amount of weddings we shoot to one per weekend, and I think this has helped us to provide a first class service - as we can really focus on producing the best possible film or photos of your day and take our time to edit them professionally and to the highest possible standard. It also means that couples usually end up receiving their DVDs or photos within 2 or 3 weeks of the wedding - the majority of our customers come back from honeymoon to find their DVDs waiting for them and can watch them straight away... without having to wait around for weeks and weeks!

And people have asked us how we can keep our prices so low, when we put so much work into it, and only shoot one wedding per weekend. Well, as we also work in the industry professionally, producing films for various organisations, or directing shoots for film projects, then we have all the equipment, skills, and regular work, so we don't need to charge extortionate amounts for your wedding video or photos. And we know how expensive weddings can be, so we keep our prices sensible and affordable.

We are already taking the first few bookings for May and June 2011, but still have plenty of availability for the rest of 2010 - so don't panic, even if you think you've left it too late, give us a call and see if we can capture your special day on film or in photos.

And this week we've finally found the time to produce a leaflet about our services, which you can view and download by clicking on the image below (it would be great if you could pass it on to friends, colleagues or relatives who are thinking of getting married):



And finally, we'd like to say a big thank you to all of our customers and everyone that has recommended us, forwarded our details, followed us on facebook and supported us. It really is appreciated, and as a special thank you we do have a couple of amazing prizes to giveaway, which are very simple to win. Just invite your friends to follow us on Facebook (especially engaged friends!) and you're in with a chance. Just visit the following link and click 'Suggest to Friends" and click all of the friends you would like to invite. Job done! GO TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE HERE

Details of the prizes can be found in the previous post. Good luck and best wishes,

Jamie and Jackie

Invite friends on Facebook and win a great prize!

After 10 years of music video, documentary and film production, this year Jamie branched out and started producing wedding videos, while Jackie has broadened her photography portfolio and now shoots beautiful wedding photos - and we both absolutely love it!

We always receive such lovely messages from the happy couple and we're delighted to have captured their special day in pictures and on film, knowing that they'll treasure it forever. We take a real pride in our work, after all this is the most important day of your lives.

It is often said that 'word of mouth' is the best possible form of advertising, and we've found that to be true. Our satisfied customers have told their friends and family about us, shown their wedding video and photos, and as a result their friends or relatives have booked us for their wedding and birthday celebrations.

Similarly, our friends have told their friends and family about our wedding photography and video services and as a result we have produced their wedding videos and photos. Thank you so much to all of our friends and customers for recommending us, for your kind comments and please keep spreading the word!

We would really appreciate it if you could tell all your friends and family about us and invite them to 'Like' us on Facebook, or direct them to our websites. Not only do we offer a friendly and professional service, but our prices are very good value and we just need more and more people to know about Wiltshire Wedding Video and Wiltshire Wedding Photography.

And as a thank you, we have a couple of special prizes up for grabs for those of you recommending us and inviting your friends to follow us on Facebook.
PRIZE ONE - one of you will win a free photoshoot.
PRIZE TWO - one of you will win the opportunity to record your own Christmas video message, all produced and edited in HD, and uploaded for you to send the link to your friends and family at Christmas time (no need to send cards this year!)

The easiest way to invite your friends is to visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Ashton-United-Kingdom/Wiltshire-Wedding-Video/127461750616023
Click on the link "Suggest to friends" and then click on all your friends to invite them. 30 seconds, job done and you could win a great prize... and just as importantly, you will be really helping us out.

Or you could simply give out our website addresses:
http://www.wiltshireweddingvideo.info/
http://www.wiltshireweddingphotography.org.uk/

Thanks again for all your support and good luck with winning one of the two special prizes.
Best wishes,
Jamie and Jackie

We need YOUR help!

Thanks to our followers on Facebook we have been able to improve the Wiltshire Wedding Video website - some viewers of the website were having problems watching the videos due to the speed of their connection... so now the videos have a full control panel (pause, stop, fast forward, rewind and adjust volume) to give you more control and stop the video from buffering and keep stop/starting on it's own.

We have also changed the order of the sample videos on the site, just in case users were giving up with a slow connection after only watching one clip, and added an extended testimonial section in the introduction (that you can also skip).

So now we need YOUR help!
Does the site make sense to navigate - can you find the information or section you are looking for? Are the links obvious and large enough to click? And is it clear what you have to click to go to the next video, and that you can go to the next video whilst watching another? Is there anything you dislike or would like to be changed/improved.

The Apple Problem - After testing other video and flash sites online, I am concerned as to whether the website works on an iPad or iPhone as well as other mobile devices like Blackberry. If you have one of these can you please check the site for me and let me know if the main content and videos work on your device... otherwise I will have to look into creating an extra new compatible site!

All comments are very gratefully received, we read all of them, and they help us to improve our websites, the work we do and the service we provide, so please respond to this post through our Facebook page.

FACEBOOK Link - http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Ashton-United-Kingdom/Wiltshire-Wedding-Video/127461750616023

Wiltshire Wedding Video website Link - http://www.wiltshireweddingvideo.info/

Thank you and best wishes,
Jamie

New pictures voted online!

The gallery and website for Wiltshire Wedding Photography has been updated with the help of our friends and fans. Comments and suggestions have been coming in since the site was redesigned last month, and the last of those changes have finally been put in to place - changes include the addition of customer testimonials to the home page, shorter passages of text and more images in specific galleries.

And this week, through our Flickr page and Facebook group, fans and friends were able to decide on which of the new images would make it into the new gallery for the website. The options were given and wedding photo "Bench" was a clear winner in colour, whilst "Looking Up" and "Window" ran very close (edging it by one or two votes out of 50). The gallery is now online and available to view at: www.wiltshireweddingphotography.org.uk
Simply open the Weddings specific gallery to view the images.

And if you don't yet follow us on Facebook, then please come 'Like' our page and you'll be able to keep track of any developments and help us in the future! FOLLOW US HERE

In other news, we had a great wedding video shoot in Castle Combe last weekend and will be in Frome filming Tory and Rich's wedding this weekend - so fingers crossed the weather is just as spectacular for the happy couple! For more information on Wiltshire Wedding Video, please visit our website BY CLICKING HERE.

Wedding DVD

Christian and Beth's wedding video has been edited together and it has been produced in 3 separate sections:
1) Highlights Film - a 3mins 30secs film of highlights from the wedding day, cut to their favourite song, Michael Bublé's "Everything".
2) Full Ceremony - from the entrance of the bride, to the exit of the bride and groom, this is the full ceremony, edited between the two camera angles and shots of guests etc.
3) The Speeches - the speeches and toasts in all their entirety.

These films have been programmed and burnt onto a Video DVD, that the couple can play on their TV and DVD Player, or Computer, or any device with a DVD Player. When they insert the DVD, a simple, yet beautiful, menu loads with their list of film options, for them to select 'play'. Below is an image of the menu playing on a TV - the DVDs are typically produced with widescreen (16:9) menu and film content.

And of course, the DVDs are presented beautifully as well, in printed DVD cases, and with a gold lightscribe (laser printed) disc. Christian and Beth's gold DVD is shown below.

And we always supply the happy couple with 3 copies of the DVD (typically they keep one for themselves and give one each to their parents or families).

We can also supply the highlights film as a high quality video file suitable for the internet - so you can add it to your YouTube, Vimeo, Myspace or FaceBook pages, or of course to a blog or website of your own. Years of film production experience and creating video for the web means that you get the best possible quality files, to then share your wedding film with family and friends around the world. Christian and Beth's wedding highlights will be online soon, so please check back.

For more information contact: jamie@ivisualise.co.uk

Welcome

Welcome to the official blog for Wiltshire Wedding Video and Wiltshire Wedding Photography. If you are getting married in Wiltshire, Bath, or Somerset, then you have come to the right place to find your photographer and videographer for the big day!
The intention of this blog is to provide you with latest news updates from both companies and to share the latest wedding videos and photos with you.

So follow our blog and you'll be kept up-tp-date when we publish new items. And thank you for your interest in Wiltshire Wedding Video and Photography.

For more detailed information and prices, please visit our websites:
www.wiltshireweddingvideo.info
www.wiltshireweddingphotography.org.uk

You can also follow us on Facebook. Simply visit the following link, click 'Like' and you will automatically follow our updates:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Ashton-United-Kingdom/Wiltshire-Wedding-Video/127461750616023

Best wishes,
Jamie and Jackie