For anyone who wants to make their wedding day into a thrilling masterpiece of a movie: meet the Ladds!
Here's the deal, future newly-weds: Only three things last after the day is over: the rings (and corresponding vows, of course), the memories, and the photos. If you find the right videographer, it's like having moving, stunning pictures catching your love in action; the nuances of how you look at each other, the details of the day you'd forgotten because it went by in a flash, and the beauty you saw in your head and hoped others would see as well... Saying your vows, being declared as husband and wife (or what have you), hugging your family and friends, dancing your first dance, crying at your best man's or maid of honor's speeches... these are things a photo can't catch.
We found Jake & Lizzy Ladd at a friend's wedding. We chatted with them a little, told them we were on the lookout, and a few weeks later we received two emails. One was from the couple who had gotten married that day- a link to their videos. The music, the sentiment, the ambiance... I was quickly brought to tears by the beauty. I also had an email from the Ladds.
Without derailing from the couple's special day, they had caught a few moments of my fiancé and I (talking with the newlyweds, dancing, etc.) and sent it over. It was thoughtful and wonderfully presented and I knew instantly we should hire them.
The Ladds don't just hold a camera near you. They listen carefully, they figure out what makes the two of you special as a couple, they catch on quickly to what you want to see and hear (and what to leave on the cutting room floor), and they craft such beautiful vignettes that you will spend hours upon hours re-watching it with your spouse.
The rings may tarnish someday, and the memories will fade, but what you can see in print and watch on screen- that is the only thing beyond your love for each other that will last forever. read more
