Monthly Archives: July 2007

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Vendor Profile: Aaron Horton Productions

I’m a little behind on some of my blogging topics, I admit. I had planned on writing this little blurb since Aaron and I last worked together in April, but of course, with the busy season here I end up spending my days chatting with clients and working on their images, pushing all of my fun blogging topics further and further behind. So, now as I wait for an album order to upload to the printers, here I am FINALLY writing this!!

Introducing: Aaron Horton Productions, fabulous wedding videographers extraordinaire.

Who they are: Jana Horton (the voice behind the emails and phone calls) and Aaron Horton (the talent behind the camera)

First project ever: Aaron’s [really bad] ski movie for a middle school class project. I’m sure at the time, to a 13-year old, it rocked ;)
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History: after the first movie, and after highschool, Aaron found himself in Canada at the famous Vancouver Film School. Past projects include Punch Drunk Love (with Adam Sandler- love that guy!), the TV series 24, and numerous production assisting gigs.

How I know them: I first met Aaron years ago at a gorgeous Jewish wedding at Rosario Resort on Orcas Island. I remember talking with the mother of the groom later on, a few months after the wedding, and when I asked how the video turned out, I heard nothing but the most bubbly praise. It was then that I knew that I had to recommend him to my brides, and sure enough, we’ve been lucky enough to work together since then! The latest was at Jen & Kevin’s wedding this April, check out his highlight video of the day HERE!

Their approach: Aaron and Jana take a personality-driven approach to videography. Every event is a blank slate, and they like to create a memoir that is specific to their clients’ tastes. Using their client’s music, fonts, and fine details, a highly personalized video is born that can be anything from romantic to classy to edgy (while of course, avoiding the latest fads that will eventually date the video even more than that seafoam green bridesmaid dress with the huge shoulder pads ;)

The thing they’re most excited about this summer: The new direction of video is high def. I’m sure you’ve heard of it, unless of course you’ve been hiding under a rock. The format is larger than standard video, giving the viewer a much crisper, higher resolution viewing experience in a wide screen format, especially if they have one of those fancy dancy new ginormous tv’s ;)
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Check out their website and videos at www.aaronhortonproductions.com

What’s a Proofbook?

The other day, a bride asked me a great question: what does a proof book look like?

There are probably fifty different ways that you can show your clients their images between projection, online proofing, paper proofs, and proof books, not to mention that there are a ton of different companies and styles. Luckily for her, we were here in my office, so I just spun around and yanked a couple of my books off the shelf to show her. Luckily for you, my latest one, which boasts a new cover style, arrived today, so here are a couple of shots just to show you what your proof book COULD look like. I offer proof books to all of my brides and grooms so that you have a physical version in addition to your proofs online- this way you don’t have to carry your laptop everywhere you go ;)

These are just a tease for the next step when we design your final album with big images that wow…

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Engaged: Liz & Marc

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Meet Marc and Liz. Marc owns Williams Helde, a hip marketing communications firm in Queen Anne, and Liz works at Getty Images, one of the kings of stock imagery. Can you just imagine our conversations as we walked through the Marina, pointing out cool shots to each other- we’re just a bunch of art nerds at heart. For their Getting to Know You Shoot we three met up at the Marina in Magnolia, Seattle, to take some great pictures and wander the docks with their cute pup Lucy in tow. They’ll be getting married at the elegant Salish Lodge at Snoqualmie Falls this Labor Day weekend- a great place to get married and a great place to shoot!! Marc and Liz have the cutest little sailboat!! It’s perfect for weekend trips to the islands and for scooting about. When I grow up I want one too…
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Engaged: Inhee & Jisu

Have you ever woken up in the morning, and as you’re getting ready for school, think, “I’m going to meet the person I’m going to marry today.” We all wish we knew when we were going to meet that person, but we don’t- that’s just how love works- it likes to surprise us. Inhee and Jisu met at Shoreline Community College in their ESL class. He was born in Seoul. She was born in Pusan. They had to wait to meet each other after they moved all the way across the globe to the US from Korea. Here are some images from our fun outing at Seattle’s Kerry Park up on the top of Queen Anne. We thought it would be fun to go somewhere totally iconic so that their family that will be coming from Korea could see a little bit of the beautiful city that Inhee and Jisu call home!