Posts Tagged ‘Basilica of the Sacred Heart’

A Wedding Trailer for Kate & Brian

March 8, 2009

Our first wedding video production of the the year, was a fantastic affair! Event with my background as a disc jockey I love bands, there is no energy like a live band and The Dennis Keith Experience rocked the Palais Royale like few can.

About this wedding trailer. You will notice if you have watched any of our previous wedding trailers that I will use prerecorded songs. I am always looking for something unique and not just the standard sappy wedding song when creating these wedding trailers. I also like finding an audio hook from the day to incorporate into the wedding trailer so that the viewer is transported to the day with more than just visuals. For my all time favorite (so far) wedding trailer it was the phenomenal homily that the priest delivered about love, that became the day’s audio hook. For the wedding trailer for Kate & Brian the day’s audio hook and the song converged into one. Half way through the first dance song grandma joined in the rendition of That’s Why They Call It The Blues.

The song presented one problem, their grandma joined in half way through and during the time period when she worked her way up to the stage, there isn’t much happening, the band is playing but the lead singer is coaching grandma to the stage. So I had to join the earlier vocals with the later and excise the talking.

Enjoy!

Brian

Ceremony: Notre Dame Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Reception:  Palais Royale
Coordinator: Celebrated Events
Decorations: Michaelangelos
Photographer: Peter Therin
Cake: Rascia’s Creative Cakes
Band: Dennis Keith Experience

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Basilica Day Is Coming Soon!

February 13, 2009
University of Notre Dame Basilica

University of Notre Dame Basilica

If you are a Notre Dame University graduate or a member of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart Church on the campus the day when the books are opened for 2010 weddings is around the corner.  March 2nd is the day when you can schedule your 2010 wedding. Our friend Cynthia Basker of Celebrated Events has written a blog for brides and grooms how to assure that you are able to schedule your wedding at the Basilica. It’s full of very useful information and I suggest if you are planning to have your wedding at Notre Dame check it out!

Basilica Day at Notre Dame blog.

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Katie & Brian, A Wedding Day Encore

August 16, 2008


Katie & Brian were married on a beautiful summer day on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart with the reception following under the tent at the Morris Inn. For us this wedding was a special one, since we showed at the reception our first Same Day Edit or as I prefer to call it a Wedding Day Encore in three years and only the second one we’ve ever done! At 8PM that night, the newlyweds and their guest laughed and cried to memories just hours before.

Wedding Coordinator:  Celebrated Events.
Decoration: Michaelangelos
Photographer: Davis Image Designs
Cake: Rascia’s Creative Cakes

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Katie & Hamish, a Wedding Trailer.

July 21, 2008

Katie and Hamish had a beautiful wedding at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of Notre Dame University. Their reception followed at the Palais Royale. This is one of my favorite wedding trailers so far. Enjoy!

Entertainment: The Music Machine
Ceremony: Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Reception: Palais Royale
Cake: Rascia’s Creative Cakes
Decorations: Michaelangelos

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Wedding Trailer

June 19, 2008

Katie and Matt were married at the Notre Dame Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The reception followed at the Palais Royale.

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Mark and Maria A Wedding Trailer

May 13, 2008

Mark and Maria were married at the Notre Dame Basilica of the Sacred Heart and the reception followed at the Century Center White Water Ballroom. You couldn’t ask for a more fun couple to document the day of. As you can see by the end of the trailer they were dancing on the altar, almost. And at the reception it was a non stop party with the happy newlyweds constantly on the dance floor. In fact the difficulty with this wedding film will be the abundance of great dance footage.

New feature: This is a wedding trailer video and as it’s name indicates it is designed to preview the upcoming edited video. I played with a few of these years ago, in fact I think I’ll go dig out my original one, and then promptly forgot about them. This year I am brining them back. The fun thing about them is this is where I can really experiment and play with new ways of editing videos. You will notice at the beginning of this video after the intros (and can you have a more fun intro) you can hear a voice track over the video and song of the bride and grooms vows. Yes it was intentional to have them talk over each other with the grooms vows coming up just after the bride starts speaking hers. Just an experiment but I think it’s fun and if you’d like let me know what you think of it.

Also take note the images of the dome and the basilica were shot of super 8mm film! I love the look of film.

So enjoy the wedding of Mark and Maria.

Music is Stolen by Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional - Dusk and Summer - Stolen

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Notre Dame Basilica of the Sacred Heart

March 30, 2008

I had my camera sensor cleaned this weak. Digital to me is the best thing to happen to photography in the last hundred years, but if dust gets on your sensor it’s a nightmare. So it came back and I decided to test it out wandering around the lakes on the campus of Notre Dame. I was walking by the Basilica of the Sacred Heart when a little inspiration struck me. I love shooting dutch angles and I have done several upward shots on video and film from the front of the Basilica, when a little inspiration hit me. Why not include the sign!

So here are my three favorite shots of the Basilica from today’s wandering. Which do you like the best?



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Weddings at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Notre Dame campus

March 3, 2008

I just noticed, tomorrow is Basilica Day at the University of Notre Dame when the books are open for those wanting to have their wedding at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in 2009! For all those brides and grooms who will be rushing the phones in the morning and dialing until they get through, Allure Films wishes you the best in getting the dates and times that you desire!

And once you have your date and time, please consider Allure Films for your wedding photography and videography needs! We love working in the Basilica and are at ease working within the restrictions of the Basilica wedding day rules.

Bellow is some of my favorite pictures from the Notre Dame Grotto. Enjoy!



The next three images are the same image. We have been getting questions as to what special effects we can do to your wedding photos. Well we can do anything you like, but below is three of my favorites. Enjoy.


The traditional Black and White


Modern Antique finish. This is one of my favorite effects. It has the look of a Black and White photo but the original color still seeps through just a little bit. I actually like this better than B&W!


Black and white with a red tone.

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