Michelle + Mike | Greely
I waited (and hoped!) to film this couple’s wedding a very long time. These two are very special to me, and the bride’s excitement over the film I created for her truly makes my heart sing:
I AM. BLOWN. AWAY!!!! I CAN’T EVEN BREATHEEE since I’ve been CRYING tears of PURE JOY re-watching our wedding day!!! Bridget, you have EXCEEDED every expectation and created THE BEST & MOST CHERISHED MEMORY we have from our day. I have been in AWE of your films since I watched (and cried to) a stranger’s wedding film you made, and KNEW I needed to have your exquisite talent & sparkle for my own day walking down the aisle. THANK-YOU SO MUCH for capturing moments that I would have never otherwise seen from friends, family and my HUSBAND! I LOVE this film and I love you for making it. Going to go watch it 823406396 more times….!!!!
Nhi + Steve | Mississippi Mills
Floral headbands, live painting, a tea ceremony, and the couple playing guitar and serenading each other at sunset. This was Nhi + Steve’s wedding.
Natasha + Dan | Niagara-on-the-Lake
I first met Natasha and Dan virtually, as we do with many of our couples, about 18 months before their wedding. Over the last year-and-a-half it has been a joy to come to know this sweet couple and the plans for their exquisitely detailed celebration at a breathtaking winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Their excitement around their big day was contagious and Natasha’s artistic vision inspiring.
When N&D’s wedding film was ready, we packed and shipped out a package (with love!) including copies of their vintage film and of course a few goodies. Natasha was adorable as always and I love how she shared her excitement via email the moment the package arrived:
Friday, 4:20pm:
“Omg OMG…I am waiting for Dan to watch our film and its killing me … So I sit here and wait and eat THE BIGGEST BAG OF JELLY BELLYS EVER!!!!! Best day xox”
Friday, 5:34pm:
“OMFG – words cannot express the amazing ness! Xoxo from the entire being of our existence!!! The best one yet and I am not being bias at all !!!!! Ahhh… Gonna watch again lol!!”
Friday, 8:01pm:
“The girls in my wedding and I cried !!! The part where Dan opens his gift just tugs the heart-strings ya know?! Anyways I will watch this 8 billion times !!!! Your talent with everything …even the music selection to the film was spot on, and cannot be matched. xo Natasha”
Natasha & Dan’s wedding was one of our most memorable shoots this year and we are excited to soon be sharing their vintage film with you!
Kim + Jonathan | Vaudreuil-Soulanges
The wedding film I am sharing today is absolutely filled with beauty and love.
And the reaction from the bride and groom after watching their film is possibly the most moving response I have ever received:
“We are in absolute awe of your talent. How is possible that we could love our wedding day even more after seeing it through your eyes? Your artistic instinct is flawless. You were able to capture not a simple record of how everything looked, but how it felt to be there. The feelings that watching your film has stirred (time and time again with each viewing) are everything. Thank you for telling our love story so beautifully. There are no words to describe our gratitude.”
Kim & Jonathan, love you guys, and huge congratulations to you both. Thank you for your friendship and the honour of creating this film for you…
Emily + Cole | London
“With great sacrifice comes great reward.” The sacrifice? Having to spend a night away from my sweet four month old baby to film this wedding in London. The reward? Working with the loveliest of couples, and filming a perfect wedding day filled with so much beauty, emotion, and lots and lot of love.And yet another reward, and the reason we love making films, is words from the heart such as these:
“Bridget
We just had our own little screening of the movie and it was amazing. I have been brought to tears twice and Cole said it was a great way to remember the day (he’s the more stoic of the two of us hehe). You captured our joy, our expressions, our family and our friends so beautifully. I can’t thank you enough for making it all so beautiful, genuine and heartfelt. You are such a warm, caring person, it was great working with you and the product was all we had ever hoped for. Thank you thank you thank you, from the bottom of my heart, this means the world to us both!
Xoxo Emily & Cole”
Kate + Misha | Toronto
Oh my, do we have a treat to share with you! The vintage film we created for an NHL star is a wedding we’ll be thinking about for a very long time. Soon, you’ll see why.
The beautiful bride and groom were one of the loveliest I have ever had the pleasure of working with and I was honoured they chose { First Kiss Films } to film their amazing celebration. They even exclusively asked me and my team to film the bridal and groom preparations the morning of the wedding – not even their official photographer was allowed to be there!
The incredible couple loved the film we created for them and emailed this note:
“Hi Bridget!!!! Oh my goodness, the film is absolutely stunning! You have done an incredible job, you included all the beautiful details, people and more importantly moments. I watched it with my family when they were here visiting and we loved it. I’ve watched it over and over myself since then. It is so special and I am so thankful to have found you to do this for us. It was everything I hoped it would be. Thank you so much for all your hard work and love you out into this project. Lots of love!!!”
Andrea + Bryan | Jamaica
The Caribbean light, cool breeze, an intimate gathering and the sweet beachside smiles of a freshly wed couple….what a perfect recipe for vintage cinema. A few words of thanks from the newlyweds:
“LOVE IT!!! AWESOME!!!! We both loved it and your music choices were great. We are soooo happy with it. We are both looking forward to sharing it with the family! I can’t wait to go and show it off. You captured the moments perfectly!!!!
Love, Bryan & Andrea”
Janice + Joel | Almonte
16mm wedding film
We crafted two films for Janice & Joel, and these are the sweet words they sent us:
“Well, that was amazing! Thank you, thank you, thank you, the film is beautiful. You brought tears to both Joel & I. You captured the venue and all it’s charm and energy wonderfully. We’re so very very happy with your work and how you caught all of these special moments – we will cherish this film forever. Thank you so very much. Amazing work and cannot wait to get back on the couch with a glass of wine and watch our movie :)”
Kizil + Sean | Carleton Place
16mm and super 8 wedding film
Kizil & Sean were married at Stonefields this past October. What a treat is was to finally create a wedding film at this venue and for such a loving and cool couple! Knowing most newlyweds ideally want to share their wedding with family over the holidays I worked extra hard to have this film ready before Christmas. The day after Kixil & Sean received their film the bride sent me this lovely note – what a sweet gift it was to receive on Christmas Eve!
“Bridget!!!!!!!
Wow!
Sean and I have watched the video at least 10 times since yesterday. You made our wedding look so beautiful. We cannot express how much we love it. You are truly talented and we are so glad you captured our wedding on film.You were a treat to work with from start to finish. You were nothing but professional and easily reachable (especially through my innumerable and probably annoying questions). The day of the wedding, we were all so surprised how undetectable you were. I mean this in the best way possible. You were not intrusive at all, but you captured EVERYTHING! How did you do it?
Sean and I are so glad that we choose you as our filmmaker. Film as a medium has the capability to capture complete moments, sometimes, the moments need time to develop. You captured all those moments and combined them so beautifully into a complete summary of the day. Not only did you capture the excitement of our family and friends, but you were able to grab private genuine moments. Our film was exceptionally edited, there was not one bad frame. Start to finish it was flawless. Bridget, you are a very talented woman.
Finally, I want to thank you for finishing our video before Christmas. What a great gift it was to share our special day with family and friends. You went above and beyond to find a server to host it online for everyone to see. I’m pretty sure my mother has been playing it on loop since I sent her the link.
Again, Sean and I very grateful for your work. We would not hesitate to recommend you to our family and friends.”
Jennifer + Jessica | Edwards
16mm and super 8 wedding film
These beautiful brides were married at an outdoor ceremony at Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm on the most perfect summer day you could imagine.
Jen & Jess received their vintage wedding film yesterday evening. I received an email this morning from Jen saying, “We watched the film four times in a row before going to bed last night. It was beautiful. Thank you so, so much. You did an amazing job… It really captured the essence of our day.”
Chelsea + Jordan | Carp
I remember the moment the phone rang inquiring about Chelsea & Jordan’s wedding. Why? 1) It was the mother-of-the-bride who was calling, and 2) she was requesting a date that was not available. But after chatting for a while and seeing how enthusiastic they were about our services, we decided to meet and see if and how we could create the vintage wedding film they so especially wanted.
After moving a few things around we were able to create a vintage film for Chelsea & Jordan and could not have been more pleased to work with this lovely family! It is always nice when the whole family is involved in the wedding planning as we get to know them before the wedding day. And in this case, we received not one but two notes of thanks after they watched their vintage wedding film…what a treat :)
From the mother of the bride:
“We saw the film on the weekend and it is out of this world! We are so pleased with it ..cannot tell you. On such a memorable, but busy day, you don’t get the chance to appreciate every moment and you captured not only the special moments but the spirit of this wonderful day. We are so so happy. Thank you especially for capturing my mom on film…I will treasure that particular scene always.”
From the newlyweds:
“We are overjoyed with the beautiful film you created. It truly captures every special moment. Thank you so much for the hard work and creativity you dedicated to our day, it means so much to us. It is the sweet, sweet icing on the wedding cake!”
Evy + Brendan | Ottawa
Who can forget Evy & Brendan and how charming they were in the super 8mm save the date film we created for them about 18 months ago? It was a fitting way for the film-loving couple to announce their upcoming wedding and allowed us the honour to work with them again this past summer when they walked down the aisle and beautifully celebrated their love.
Brendan has been a friend since the beginning, vowing even before he proposed to Evy that he definitely wanted their big day to be captured on vintage film. And from the following lovenote, it sounds as though the film was everything he had hoped for:
“Evy and I just wanted to say a huge thank you for our absolutely beautiful wedding film! Our expectations were through the roof and you somehow (not surprisingly!) managed to exceed them! You captured the atmosphere perfectly and somehow managed to be in all the rights spots at the right times! The tone of the day really shines through in the film and we continue to receive the most incredible feedback from our friends and family. Not only are you amazing to work with Bridget, but you have a fantastic eye and have perfectly captured the magic of our day in such an artistic way, that we really can’t thank you enough. You can be sure that we’ll definitely be recommending you to others!”
Liana + Eimhin | Ottawa
What’s better than spending the day with an adorable, creative couple and creating a film for them? Having the opportunity to do it twice! We so enjoyed creating the hand-processed 16mm engagement film for Liana & Eimhin last summer, and this past May fell in love with them even more as we filmed their joyful wedding day.
And we were filled with joy when we read this sweet lovenote they sent:
“Eimhin and I just watched our wedding film and we can’t even believe how amazing it is. We are blown away!! You captured every single detail we could have hoped to have as a memory, and made it all look beautiful beyond our wildest dreams. I cried, obviously:) We can’t thank you enough for this film. We will treasure it forever. Also, working with you has been such a pleasure from day 1 and we hope to have you record other special moments in our lives.
Love,
Liana and Eimhin”
Congrats you two!!
Katie + Sungwoo | Toronto
There is no greater compliment than to have past clients recommend our services to family and friends. So we were very grateful when previous clients Yumi & Barry shared our work with Katie & Sungwoo we had the opportunity to create a vintage wedding film for another fabulous couple.
And with such perfect timing, Mr. Postman delivered a handwritten card of thanks from the newlyweds just yesterday (along with a few surprises – thank you Katie & Sungwoo!) Here’s a snippet of their sweet sentiments:
“We just saw the video and it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for the beautiful movie, it was wonderful to relive our wedding day and we loved how you captured it! You are truly talented. We loved the film and also the little packaging with popcorn! Thank you again!”
Laura + Ryan | Prince Edward County
A bride and her attendants in white,
Cowboy boots, bow ties, and handkerchiefs,
An outdoor ceremony under a huge tree,
Chandeliers, lace, and a barn reception,
And a huge rainbow filling the sky.
This was Laura & Ryan’s wedding…
After delivering their wedding film to this adorable couple, the bride, Laura, sent this lovenote: “Me and Ry are soooo in love with the video!!!! Thank you! I think I’ve already watched it 100 times :) So amazing to look back on the day. Everything went by so quickly! Thank you so much for capturing all the special moments so we can re watch them over and over and share them with everyone. Thank you!!!!!!”
Shannon + Mathieu | Ottawa
I fell for Shannon & Mathieu the very first time I met them. They were all smiles, almost giggly together, and so loving and gentle with each other. It’s not often that the groom has as much to say at our first meeting as the bride. But after Mathieu watched a few of our films on-line he was really excited about our vintage films. And after getting to know the bride and groom to be and the elegant celebration they were planning, we were excited too.
Shannon & Mathieu are one of our favourite First Kiss couples and we loved working with them to create their vintage wedding film. We can’t wait to share it but before we do, here is the touching lovenote they sent our way:
“Dear Bridget,
Given that you create such personal films, it is probably a rarity that you get to see audience reactions as you would with a public viewing. How I wish that you could have shared this very special moment with us – to see how your work touched our hearts. With the lights dimmed, Mat and I watched our film over and over…and over again.
Our film is absolutely beautiful, and more than we could ever have imagined. It captures the essence of our love – the sweet looks and tender moments, and is everything that words could never be. Adjectives to throw around: enchanting, timeless, distinctive, classic…..perfect!
We just wanted to let you know how very special we think you are. You have an extraordinary gift, and we are so grateful to have found you. Simply put…you are goodness and light, and we wish you and { First Kiss Films } continued success.
We are very much looking forward to having you document more of our special moments!!! In fact, I may already have a few ideas……:o)
Warm Regards,
Shannon and Mathieu
xo”
Adriana’s first year
Filmed on Kodak super 8 and 16mm film
The first time you meet someone, you never know how big or small of a role they will play in your life. When I met Janice and Matthew to discuss filming their wedding, little did I realize that years later they would ask me to be a part of an even bigger production: creating an epic lifestyle film that captures their daughter’s first year of life.
The new parents are artists, Janice a photographer and Matthew the owner/designer of the letterpress company Lush Press, so we connected through the love of film, art and most recently the birth of our babies. They were very active in providing so many ideas to the project such as a creative way to incorporate their wedding footage into the family film!
We decided to meet six times over 18 months, filming in beautiful locations around the city as well as capturing life at home on their amazing organic farm. Each time I would leave a session with beautiful images, a warm and fuzzy feeling in my chest, and organic gifts from the farm such as lavender from their garden, delicious corn, and farm fresh eggs.
Janice and Matthew’s baby girl, Adriana, is one of the sweetest little girls I have ever met. What an amazing pleasure it has been to watch Janice’s growing belly, meet Adriana days after she was born, and see her changing every three months, reaching milestones, and finally celebrate her first birthday – all through the lens of my camera.
I’d also like to share Janice & Matthew’s words of thanks…You captured so much we didn’t expect, so much that our little sweetheart has grown out of, and all the things that we had forgotten that she did, and so many times there were little expressions that she still does. You gave us the quality we wanted, of it being like an old home movie. So many unbelievably beautiful images… I’m speechles… you have me crying. This is a reminder of everything we have that is so absolutely precious and we thank you deeply for the over a year of your life that you gave us to give us this… absolutely priceless memories that would have been forgotten.
Thank you so much Janice & Matthew for allowing me and my lens into your beautiful life.
Sophie + Ryan | Ottawa
What happens when the bride is a romantic, meticulous cake designer and the groom a men’s styling guru? A sophisticated wedding event infused with old hollywood glamour and filled with breathtaking beauty. Last month we shared Sophie & Ryan’s engagement film…soon you can experience their movie-worthy wedding as filmed with our antique 16mm film cameras. It’s a wedding you won’t want to miss!
Mary + Ben | Woodbridge
Mary’s + Ben’s magical wedding was set in a beautiful conservation area just outside of Toronto. Filled with so many sweet handmade details and so much heart it was a real challenge to just pick a few sneak peek images!
The email I received from them reminded me of how lucky I am to create films for awesome people like Mary + Ben:
“BRIDGET!!!!!! Just finished watching our video for the third time. I don’t even have words. What you captured is so special…so absolutely the essence of what we hoped the day would be. I truly don’t even know what to say. You are such a gift, and I will be thankful for a long time to come that we found you. We’re just s…o totally blown away.
I feel like thank you isn’t nearly enough, but I’ll keep on saying it. Thank you, thank you for sharing your gift and for giving as much love to our day as we had for it. How extraordinary that you have the ability to capture such moments and piece them together in a fluent, loving visual language. Beautiful.
Thank you once again. Your forever friends,
Mary & Ben”