Melissa + Michael

I love Spring Lake. It is one of my favorite spots on the Jersey Shore; just a great combination of elegance and fun. You could say that about Melissa and Micheal's wedding as well. The ceremony was held at the beautiful St. Catherine's and the reception right down the street at the Spring Lake Country club.

I recently saw the opening credits to Juno again and was inspired to create something in that nature. I didn't have the 1,000 hours it took to create that but wanted it to be fun and whimsical and I think that was accomplished. Down the line that will be something I revisit again.

I used the Bright Eyes song - "The First Day of My Life". I thought I used it before but looking through the library it appears that I haven't. Its a short song so I ended up using Vampire Weekends cover of the Fleetwood Mac song "Everywhere".

Enjoy.

Melissa + Michael from J. Christopher Rodgers on Vimeo.

Meagan + Colin

My first wedding was filmed in DC but since then I haven't been down there to visit or film. So now that the Downbeach headquarters has moved south the Washington area is more assessable I'm looking forward to lots more shoots there. Although, I can't imagine too many couples being more welcoming than Meagan and Colin. When Meagan emailed me to let me know that her song she wanted for the highlight video was from the Icelandic band - Sigur Ros I knew it was going to be a good time. I love Sigur Ros and you will too.

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Alisa + Brian Part I

As I was editing Alisa and Brian's highlight film it was soon clear I had to break it up each half really stood out on their own.

Filmed on a glorious day at the end of August, the location was perfect; Laurita Winery in New Egypt, NJ. One of those spots in you can't believe you're in NJ. I have another film like that coming up and now that I'm not living the in the Garden State full time I appreciate it more.

Here is Part One....as romantic as it gets.

Alisa + Brian Highlight Film Part 1 from J. Christopher Rodgers on Vimeo.

Nicole & Ryan

I had a fun time shooting Nicole & Ryan's wedding. Darah and Siobhan from Dollface where the photographers and we love it when we get to "work" together. Rain put a damper on some of the planned photography but I still got some great footage. Ad-libbing is the name of the game in this business and then editing a final product that is better than you can hope always helps.

Nicole + Ryan from J. Christopher Rodgers on Vimeo.

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Joanna & Aaron

Here are a few untouched video captures from Joanna & Aaron's wedding last week. It was an awesome spot and no rain despite a 99% chance for it. I hope to have some video up in the next week.

Lori + Jeff

Here is my last highlight video from the 2008 Season. Valley Green has always been one of my favorite places in Philadelphia, but as a wedding site it's amazing, especially in the fall. An outdoor wedding in November can be risky but the rain stopped and it became a perfect mild day. I've been testing out a few things in After Effects and adding them to the videos.


Lori + Jeff from J. Christopher Rodgers on Vimeo.

Rachael & Max - Full Ceremony

One of the perks of using Vimeo to post video is large uploads. I have dozens of short highlight films on Vimeo but nothing really beyond that, until today. Rachael and Max's wedding at Bonnet Island was beautiful affair. The weather was perfect and the ceremony was extraordinary. There was great natural light. Natural light is the best friend of any videographer.

I hope to in the coming months post more examples including Preceremony and Reception footage. So stay tuned.

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Rachael & Massimo Full Ceremony from J. Christopher Rodgers on Vimeo.

Lori & Harry

Here's one from July, (I can't believe it was that long ago) filmed in South Philly and Cescaphe Ballroom. You can click here to see it in HD.


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