John Chan | Perfect Shutter
Just this past weekend, the Perfect Shutter cinematography team filmed our last wedding video for the 2010 season. Looking back on this first year in business, all I can say is wow. It’s been an amazing journey, starting Perfect Shutter from scratch and growing it into the business it is today. Establishing this company, and developing our videography style has been such an awesome learning process. Meeting and working alongside other industry professionals has been a fun and invaluable experience. But most of all, getting to know our awesome brides and grooms, and working hard to tell their beautiful stories through video, has been such an honour and pleasure.
At this time back in 2009, I was filming just my second wedding… by myself… with a camera borrowed from a friend. It’s amazing to think that we’ve now filmed 16 weddings in our first year in business. And now, going on our second year, we’re receiving inquiries from brides & grooms in Montreal, Toronto, Chicago and New York, asking us to film their weddings. It’s been an adventure!
We didn’t do this all by ourselves though. We’ve had so much support from our families, from our friends in the industry, and even our Facebook fans. I’d like to take some time to give a sincere and massive thank you to some of the people who have helped us along the way. Especially to our amazing photographer friends who we’ve worked alongside. It’s humbling to know that we have so many talented photographic artists out there, who love what we do and actively recommend us to their own couples. Thank you for entrusting us with your clients and supporting Perfect Shutter. It means so much to us!
In no particular order, a big thank you goes out to…
Arica Ingratta Klassen – Manifesto Photography – www.manifestophotography.com
Stacey Paquette – Stacey Paquette Photographic Art – www.staceypaquettephotography.com
Michele Bowman – Michele Bowman Wedding photography – www.michelebowmanweddings.com
Eryn Shea – Eryn Shea Photography – www.erynsheaphoto.com
Brandon Scott Springer – Brandon Scott Photography – www.brandonscottphotography.com
Jayme Morrison – Jayme Morrison Photography – www.jaymemorrison.com
Ahmad A. Taam – Signature Design and Photography – www.signaturedesignphotography.com
Lindsey Peters – Fate Photography – www.whatsyourfate.com
Jayme Morrison and Andrew Adam – Everything Wedding – www.everythingwedding.ca
Richelle Redmond and Cristina Rodrigues – A Perfect Day Wedding And Event Planning – www.aperfectdayplanners.com
Lisa Best – Beautiful Weddings by Me – www.beautifulweddingsbyme.com
Sincere apologies if I forgot anyone! Send me a message and I’ll include you. You deserve it!
Also, I need to give credit to some of the talented people who have filmed with us, and helped us tell these love stories. Thanks to Hash Triki, Jana Kendrick and Nadya Ekler. You’re all super-talented, and I hope that we can work together again in the future.
Now… I’d also like to send a personal message to my video teammates here at Perfect Shutter. Herman, Samson and Brian. I couldn’t have asked for a better team to work with. We each brought different backgrounds, ideas and skills to this team. But through hard work, we’ve built a cool business (and had so much fun doing it!). I’m constantly impressed by everyone’s knowledge, abilities and dedication. Cheers to a great first year!
To our brides and grooms. Thank you for choosing Perfect Shutter as your videographer. Thank you for trusting us to capture the most important day of your lives. On your wedding day, we spend the day beside you, we laugh with your families, and we share dinner with your friends. By the end of it all, we end up learning so much about our couples and the love they share. We feel a unique connection with each of our brides and grooms. Thank you for letting us tell your story.
To our future brides and grooms, for 2011 and beyond. We’re so excited to film your wedding and tell your story! We’ve already met some really interesting and enthusiastic couples. Best of luck with the rest of your planning! Thanks for choosing Perfect Shutter for your videography, and we’ll see you on your big day!
There’s still so much more to say, but I’ll save it for another blog. Also, I haven’t even touched on the photobooth side of Perfect Shutter; I’ll let Samson or Herman take care of that. Thanks for reading! For now… I’d better get back to editing!
-John
