Monday, June 28, 2010

Wed Recap: Make 'em laugh!!!

Preface:  The end of the video in this post contains a few brief moments of the very beginning of our ceremony...be sure to watch it through to the end.  It is one of my favorite moments of our ceremony because it just shows our personality and how we interact with our pastor so perfectly.

As you saw in the posts last week, moments before I was to walk down the aisle, I had a little somethin' somethin' for entertaining our guests at the ceremony.  They had just arrived, maybe they walked around the zoo or picked up a drink at the bar.  They said some hellos to friends and family.  And now they had been seated.  They watched the wedding party make their entrances and arrive at the altar.  So all that was left, what normally comes next, is the bride's big entrance, right?  Nope...not at the Beever wedding.  I wanted to start off our night purely entertaining the guests and letting them know what this whole event was really all about....laughing and having FUN!  And so I had the video.  You can click that link to refresh your memory and view it again...it was my piece de resistance of the night.  It was my baby that I had worked on for over six months leading up to the wedding.  And it was the big ta-da right before I entered to meet my almost husband.

So how did it go?  Well, here's some pics and video of the guests watching our E! True Hollywood spoof detailing the events of our life and our journey to each other as man and wife.

Disclaimer: This video was created using raw footage courtesy of Video Keepsakes of Beverly Hills.
It was created by me strictly for recap purposes and therefore will not necessarily be great quality.
There will be things you probably shouldn't hear and shaky footage in certain places.
Thank you for your understanding.



We had two 50" flat screen Panasonic high def tv's in our ceremony area.  One was off to the left off the guests (that's the one these guests are turning to watch) and the other was up to the right of the altar (so the bridal party and people up front could watch easily, too). 



Look at what a great time they're all having.  Their laughter helped keep me sort of calmer as you saw in last week's recap video :)


These are my future in-laws watching it.  My sister-in-law Jackie (on the right) got a sneak peek of the video a few weeks before the wedding when it was almost finished.


Friends from both me and Mr Fix It's lives are sitting together watching.


Here you can see the tv that was off to the left behind the guests.


Some old friends in the back have a great view of both tv sets.



And as you saw at the end of the video today, I wanted our ceremony to be anything but formal and stuffy.  I loved how our pastor made great jokes and comments about us personally and how we (I) just reacted to them instead of feeling like I had to sit there until it was my turn to talk.  :)

TODAY'S WEDDING TIP:  If you are going to have a montage or video played at any point in your wedding event, be sure to do a test of the actual equipment before the event.  I mailed the DVD to the video equipment rental company a few weeks before our wedding to have him play it in his DVD and test it...I don't know if you know, but homemade DVD's are not compatible with every type of DVD player.

*  All photos by Robert Mullins Photography

14 comments:

Hannah said...

So I finally watched the video today and boy I LOVE it - I love that you added a lot of you, Mr. Beev, your daughter and the dog... it really highlighted what that day (and every day after) is all about!
Congrats on such an awesome job!

Chocolate Lover said...

It look like you had everyone tearing up from laughter! So great to see all your guests enjoying themselves so much! And I love that you took a moment to turn around and look at all your guests! Great job Stacey!

Shannon said...

Looks like everyone loved the video which I'm sure made you feel great after all the hard work you put into it. Great job!

Kim said...

The video and idea to play it before your entrance are both amazing. And my favorite part of this clip is the look of sheer love and joy on Mr. Fix-it's face. You can tell that he's really proud of you and your relationship with one another.

GM said...

I'm glad it went well and your guests really enjoyed the video! It was a huge success!

Laura said...

So fun! I love that you have everyone's reactions to it! I can't wait to see the facial expressions (and hopefully tears!) that our photog captured of our guests while they watched our slideshow.

honey my heart said...

hooray for great reactions and a wonderful video :)

Gaynor {Our Day by Design} said...

Fab video, love that everyone was laughing and enjoying it; totally what the day was all about.

kjpugs said...

Wonderful! I'm so so so impressed!!!

Morgan said...

I'm so happy your video was a big hit! Everyone seemed to really enjoy it and be touched by it too. Great job!

Gracie said...

That was great! I do love that you whole wedding was infused with your personality and it looks like that your guests enjoyed it!

We had a few fun moment too with our pastor so it's always good to see a good rapport and no nerves :)

Miss C said...

Looks like it was a lot of fun!

So good that your pastor so relaxed.

Mrs T said...

Your video was always going to be a hit! Love that you have the footage to see everyone's reactions.

redwhitebride said...

that's great to have all your guests laugh.
my hub had a surprise toast from my moh who couldn't come, but the room was still too bright we cannot see the video, just the sound :(

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