A definite star amongst all of the  Scottsdale – Phoenix wedding vendors is Bright Bokeh. These guys are just top notch. They take wedding cinematography to a whole new level. I just love how they call their wedding work ++human crafted films++, doesn’t that just sound beautiful? {Please do yourself a favor and check out a few of their human crafted films on their website, you will fall in love.}

Jonathan Roberts of Bright Bokeh was kind enough to beautifully answer a few questions for us.

What is your favorite part about the wedding day? For the majority of a wedding day we (Jonathan and Jeffery) are focused on bringing the couple’s film to life – and this keeps us quite busy! But there are a some moments that always make us smile. First, I’m becoming more and more convinced that no groom is ever ready to see his bride. She’s always so much more beautiful than he ever imagined and you can see it on his face when he sees her in her dress during their first look or when she’s walking down the isle. We’ve see many a stoic groom get overwhelmed with emotion at the sight of his beautiful bride. And he knows that he’s the luckiest guy in the world to have this wonderful woman at his side for the rest of his life. And secondly, there’s always that moment during a reception when the bride and groom start to feel just how blessed they are by their family and friends. Whether it’s hearing a moving toast by the father of the bride or a bride dancing with her beautiful bridesmaids to their favorite song. How many times in your life do your have loving family and closest friends all in the same place?  Everyone is beautiful and happy and celebrating the fact that these two wonderful people want to spend the rest of their lives together. And how lucky we are to help them to remember it!
There is a lot of competition in your field, if I was a bride, why should I hire Bright Bokeh?  We’re not hobbyists. Our background in commercial work has given us keen eye for delivering the highest quality films. We are able to turn a live-event like a wedding into rich and meaningful films while keeping a very small footprint on the event. As a small team, we thoroughly enjoy getting to know every one of our couples. We’ve never been about creating cookie-cutter videos. Rather, we love embracing the originality of our couples and letting their story and their personalities unfold naturally through our work.
What is your favorite part about your job?  We don’t always get to see our couples’ reactions when they watch their films but it’s an incredibly moving experience when we do. Sometimes we’ll bring an iPad so that they have to hold it together. They laugh, cry, and smile – all the while moving a little closer together. Maybe he puts his arm around her or she snuggles on his shoulder. And they always walk away holding hands. That to me is the most beautiful part of what we do: bringing a couple closer together.
What do you want everyone to know about Bright Bokeh? We really care. We are very passionate about creating the best films possible for our couples. Our motto has always been “human crafted films.” To us, this means that every couple is original, and that their story deserves a great telling. Our goal is that their films would be of such a distinct quality that they would become an heirloom. And, most importantly, that the films bring the whole family together. After all, the best moments in life are the ones we share.
What inspires you? Travel has always been a huge inspiration for me (Jonathan). Meeting people and getting to know their stories is very meaningful to me (especially when you’re forced out of your comfort zone!). It’s so easy to get stuck in an insulated life and forget about the beautiful wide world out there. Think about it: at any given moment some place in the world is getting graced by a beautiful sunrise! I firmly believe that it’s the connections we make with others that matter most in life. So I try to get out of the country at least once a year both to challenge myself and to meet new people. And I always bring a camera with me.

So well said. Thank you Jonathan for taking time away from this very busy wedding season.

Looking forward to working with them this Friday at a lovely, intimate wedding at The Four Seasons.

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Serendipity Videography is the most sought after wedding videographer in the Valley. Over the years, we have had the great pleasure of working professionally with Serendipity at weddings. Photographer and videographer, two necessary elements of almost every wedding.

In passing, Jeff happened to mention that a video might be a nice touch for our website. We could not agree more. In fact, a video (a well made video) was long overdue! When Jeff and Taryn agreed to help us we knew that we would end up with something really special – and special is an understatement. This video really captures who Keith is, what he does, and most importantly – why he is a photographer. {Oh, and our kids are ADORABLE!}

Keith Pitts Photography from Serendipity Videography on Vimeo.

It is really special to be on this side of things! Not only have we worked with Serendipity and know how professional and fabulous they are – we can now say first hand how pleased we are with OUR video!

Thank you Serendipity Videography for such a heartfelt, sincere piece of art!

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Hi All,

Here is a nice easy Sunday post that happens to be informative. I had nothing to do with it of course (other than to find it and think it a good idea), but it is worth posting none the less. Time interviews have been known to be good at times so why think otherwise now. The subject is the legendary Annie Leibovitz. Sit back, relax and get to know Ms. Leibovitz a bit better.

Sincerely,

Keith

P.S. I love her work

Hi All,

Here is an old Kodak commercial that explains rather well, why I do what I do. It gives me goosebumps and makes me tear up. Let me know what it does to you.

Sincerely,

Keith

Wow..I was so looking forward to my latest purchase getting delivered on Thursday. I was pleasantly surprised when the UPS driver rang the bell and left my little package sitting by the door this afternoon – could it be the Flip Video had arrived two days early? Yes…there it was! It is so adorable – just like the picture! I am amazed…even I can handle using this straight out of the box! It is so straightforward and sooo attractive – we decided to order orange so that it matches our overall look – I’m not sure if that matters or not but if it is sitting out in our office, it will match our aesthetic!

This is why we bought this, I hate to admit that certain generalizations and stereotypes are still proven true in our home on a regular basis, including the fact that I am technically challenged and my husband loves every new gadget that comes along – but that is why the Flip is perfect for us! It looks like the Time Magazine reviewer had me in mind…

“Flip: Point-and-Shoot VideoFinally, a video camera so easy, a technophobic wife can use it. That’s precisely the point of Flip – Time Magazine July, 2008