We feel terrible about not updating the blog with all the weddings we’ve recently shot. Every couple needs their time to shine on our blog and we promise to do a better job keeping y’all up-to-date on all of it.

So, without further adieu, here are the weddings that you’ve missed:

Brandon and Melissa – Country Club at Silver Springs Shores in Ocala, FL

High school sweethearts Brandon and Melissa, together for nine years before tying the knot, had a lovely late evening wedding followed by an amazing Fall-themed reception (think Thanksgiving food and Pumpkin-flavored cake. Mmmmm). They even had a coordinated dance that the entire wedding party took part in! Awesome!

Nick and Alexis – Haskell Building in Jacksonville, FL

Nick and Alexis were such a sweet and funny couple. Nick actually whipped out a wrestling belt after the ceremony and did the “Discount Double-Check”. The ceremony was held on the banks of the St. John’s River with a lovely view of downtown Jacksonville, FL. Alexis is the owner of Alexis Carter Photography.

Chase and Emilee – Bay Preserve in Osprey, FL

Chase and Emilee are actually friends of the amazing Todd and Aimee and they were equally as amazing. There ceremony location was absolutely stunning–it seriously reminded us of our Maui trip for some reason. Chase was such a ham and loved the camera. We also met another couple who we’ll be shooting in July. You’ll just have to wait and find out who.

Ryan and Bianca – Lake Mary Events Center in Lake Mary, FL

Last, but certainly not least, Ryan and Bianca… This was such a beautiful and emotionally-charged wedding. Bianca’s father, a preacher, married them which brought such a touching dynamic to the ceremony. Ryan is so happy to be a part of Bianca’s daughter’s life. He said “I’m so happy to be a father… no, not a father… a dad.” So sweet. And, boy, could the people at this wedding dance! Wow!

Please, please, please let us know what you think! We love to hear the honest opinions of our readers.

I knew this year had been an exceptional year, but I didn’t know just how incredible it was until we finished editing this video. All the couples who welcomed us into their hearts and trusted us to capture such an important day in their lives… all I have to say is WOW. We feel so lucky and so blessed that all our couples took a chance on us. We can’t thank you all enough for all your support. Our couples are so sweet and continue to cheer us on as we grow our business.

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I know I can’t say it enough but we are so lucky and thankful Jen and Ryan (our first couple as Gator Bride Videography!) took a chance on us and booked us. They put the fire under our butts to research, upgrade our equipment and take wedding videography seriously. Starting Gator Bride Videography is one of the funest (and most stressful) endeavors the Hubs and I have ever taken on. I love that the Hubs and I have found something that we love to do together. I tell you, it’s a blast capturing love with the one you love. :)

Here’s to 2012!

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Rob + Heather // Highlight Reel from Gator Bride Videography on Vimeo.

Their wedding was held at Crosswater Hall in Nocatee, FL. Seriously beautiful. We also got to meet the husband and wife team of Wilson Photography (loving all these husband and wife wedding teams!). They were super nice and turned out some beautiful photos of Heather and Rob’s big day.

Gorgeous, right? Another thing I love about checking out the photos of weddings we’ve done is to check and see if we made it into any of them. If we don’t… SUCCESS! We are doing our job at being out of the way, yet capturing every moment. :)

This weekend we are finishing up Brandon and Melissa’s Ocala Wedding highlight reel. Can’t wait to share it with y’all. These two are so freakin’ in love. For reals. It just flows out of their glowing faces. As soon as the hubs finishes up the color correction (didn’t know video had to be color corrected? yeah… takes FOREVER), I’ll have it posted.

This past year has been truly amazing. I absolutely LOVE filming weddings and putting together highlight reels for our clients to share. They are so much fun! I still can’t believe the hubs and I have started our own business. I love it so much! I have to pinch myself to remind myself that “Hey! We are wedding videographers!” So exciting. Thank you all for the support and love through out this past year. It’s incredible. Thank you. :)

Any-who, back to my story… We were getting super excited leading up to Amber and Josh’s wedding. We were soo stoked to be capturing such a sweet couple, who also happen to be Gator fans (win!). I even featured one of their family photo shoots at the UF stadium on the blog. Seriously fabulous shoot… you MUST check it out. I’ll give you a moment to do so…. I’ll just wait right here….

We had so much fun at their wedding. Amber and Josh were so incredibly sweet and even fed us a yummy dinner at their rehearsal. We spent 9 fun hours with this couple and have so much fabulous footage, it was so difficult to edit it down to a mere 5 minutes.

One of my favorite moments in their highlight reel is at the 2:33 mark, when Amber and her daughter, Bailee, are hanging out together. So adorable! At their wedding we also had the chance to try out some new equipment. YAY!! We got to break in our glidecam and indislidermini. They are the ingredients for some serious epic shots. Don’t take my word for it! Check out their highlight reel below.

I love this video. I really do. Is it sad that I watch our client’s highlight reels all the time? Sad.. I know. They just make me so happy!

We also had the chance to work with Matt Whystell and his team at Matt Whystell Photography. Let me tell you… they are AWESOME. Heart them. Seriously heart them and their quirky/fun/peppy/awesome-ness. He’s located in Starke, FL and the mister and I are already scheming reasons to have a shoot done by him. :)

And I’ll end this little post saying that it’s wonderful meeting so many wonderful professionals in the wedding community. Everyone we’ve met have been nothing but kind to us. Even sharing some insight for us into the wedding vendor world, as we are still sorta newbies. We are so thankful.

It’s not like Mr. Knight and I don’t have enough on our plates these days, we just had to add one more video to the mix. This week we received our new indiSLIDERmini in the mail, just in time for our upcoming double wedding weekend (so excited!). We wanted to take some time to become acquainted with our little indiSLIDER and thought filming a little pumpkin carving video would be just the ticket. So, Mr. Knight set me up with my pumpkin and filmed me from a gazillion different angles. Here’s his epic concoction. Enjoy!

I love how our little Gator pumpkin turned out!

It was certainly tough and I was kind of giving myself a hard time for choosing such a ridiculous design to carve into a pumpkin. But, Mr. Knight was fabulous emotional support. He was so funny. He had all these cameras on our back porch to film this. Our neighbors must think we’re crazy (or know that we’re videographers!).

Happy Halloween Gator Lovers!

Aimee and Todd were married at the Marco Beach Ocean Resort, in Marco Island, FL on September 24, 2011.

Their wedding was so beautiful. It was Gator Bride Videography’s first beach wedding and we couldn’t have asked for a better one. The weather was spectacular. All the weather forecasts that pointed to a rainy day were completely wrong! That was such a relief!

Their wedding was held on the beach and the ceremony took place in the Marco Beach Ocean Resort. The venue was absolutely stunning and the crowd as super fun. There was a photo booth, a cupcake wedding cake, and dueling pianos. Speaking of which, the dueling piano team, Catalyst Entertainment Company (Orlando, FL) were out of this world. I don’t think we’ve ever witnessed such a perfect combination of entertainment, professionalism, and interactivity from a wedding DJ/MC/band before. We would highly recommend them to anyone looking to add something special and awesome to their wedding.

Mrs. Gator and I didn’t really know what to expect when we got Marco Island but we were blown away by its character. The island is so beautiful and we love how all these big houses line the main road and are mixed in with the businesses and everything. It seemed like every house on the island was on waterfront property, whether it be on a canal or the ocean itself.

Aimee and Todd, you two were awesome! Y’all are such a sweet couple and we wish you the best of luck in all that life gives!

But, enough of my jibber jabber, check out their highlight reel below!

My favorite part is when Jeff says “Wow” when he sees Amy for the first time. Also, we though it was super cute that Jeff kept saying he wasn’t nervous, when you can clearly see the nervousness in his body language while he was waiting for his Bride to appear. It’s funny how everything just hits you when you’re up at that Alter. I know it did for Mr. Knight and I when we got married. :)

As for an update on Gator Bride Videography, we’ve been booking up like crazy! At the moment, we are only taking 1 Wedding a month (since we have full time jobs), and are just about booked through next Spring. We feel so lucky to have such amazing clients. We can’t wait to capture all their Weddings. Mr. Knight and I also can’t believe how our little company has taken off. We feel so incredibly lucky and blessed. And thank you all for all your support throughout the past year. It’s been wonderful to have such an amazing community of bloggers, friends, readers and family behind us, rooting us on. Heart y’all!

Our next Wedding is in Marco Island (our first destination Wedding!) and we can’t wait. :)

Also, a fun new development, Gator Bride DESIGNS now has a Facebook page! Yay! So head on over and check it out! By far, my favorite part of the new page is the images of Gator Bride DESIGN projects in action! Love it. :)

Gabriel + Marcela // Highlight Reel from Gator Bride Videography on Vimeo.

Vendors:

Sweet Serendipity Photography
The Heritage
Omi’s Elegant Catering
Dream Day Cakes
Gator Bride Videography
If I missed any vendors, please let me know, I’d be happy to add them to the list!

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Thank you Gabriel and Marcela for choosing us to capture such an important and memorable day in your lives. We were honored to be there. You both certainly know how to throw a party! Congratulations to the new Mr & Mrs!

If you’re getting married, or know someone who is getting married and don’t have a videographer, be sure to check us out. Also, like us on Facebook to keep tabs on Gator Bride Videography. I love posting images from “behind the lens” and video stills from our past weddings. Our Facebook page is also a great place to see our newest highlight reels and find out about specials/promotions. :)

As for me, I’m off to bed for a very big day tomorrow. I gotta have my beauty sleep. Goodnight  Gators!

Ryan + Jen // Highlight Reel from Gator Bride Videography on Vimeo.

Vendors:
Russell Martin Photography
Celebrations Catering
Genius Entertainment
Gator Bride Videography (hey, that’s us!)

Hey Vendors! If I’m missing any of y’all, please contact me so I can add you to the list!

We had a blast capturing Jen and Ryan’s Wedding day. It was certainly a different feeling to be on the “other side” of a Wedding as a vendor. Russell and Amber of Russell Martin Photography were totally awesome and took us under their wing, giving us advice and were just generally cool people. We left Ryan and Jen’s wedding so amped that we ended up staying up till close to 3 am going through all their footage.

Ryan and Jen, ya’ll are awesome. Thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of such a special day in y’all’s life. We were honored to be there to capture your memories. We hope you have a fabulous honeymoon!

Now, Mr. Knight and I don’t contend to be professionals. We like to say that we aren’t your $10k cinematographers, but we aren’t your Uncle Bob either. We fit nicely somewhere in between the two. If you’re interested in possibly having us capture your Wedding day, you can contact us at gatorbridedesigns[at]gmail.com

Not sure if you can afford us? We pride ourselves on providing affordable, beautiful and creative Wedding videography. No cheesiness here. :) Check out our packages for more information.

What do y’all think of our first Wedding?