It was completely unexpected when we got Sharon’s email telling us that she’s getting married to her Indian fiance Viresh in South Africa. Yes our first ever Indian wedding, and it’s in South Africa! I got so excited that I packed my best summer clothes because I thought that it’s hot there, but to my surprise it was winter. Perfect! :p
Best part of my African trip other than the safari experience, learning about Indian culture in South Africa and meeting new friends, was definitely “The Plunge”! I brought with me our underwater case for 5d and asked Sharon and Viresh to jump on the pool. The water was freezing!!! It was like melted ice. Three minutes after I got in the pool, i couldn’t continue talking. I was never been that cold in my life. But I say that they did an awesome job by staying calm and smooth in front of the camera and also staying there for another 15 min with Jasmine Wang to do some photos despite of the freezing temperature.
Jet setter - the right word to describe this lovely couple like sleeping in Paris and waking up in Amsterdam. They don’t even know what jet lag is anymore. Sharon is such an inspiration when we get to talk about her travels, how she looks at life and her adventures with Viresh. It was awesome to know how these two different cultures were join together with one thing in common: LOVE. Sharon and Viresh are a perfect match. They’re very sweet with each other and most of the times I see them just gazing and smiling at one another all throughout the trip. It was like watching a real life movie. But hey, I managed to make them their own movie.
All that I can say that love is not just about cultures but its about how it is cultured.
It has been like a dream come true experience!
Special thanks to Irfad and Nishall for helping out.
Most of us dream to find someone to have in our life. Someone that will make you feel warm inside just by hearing his voice. And that same person could make you sit there for hours just by staring at his smile because it makes your heart melt like an ice cream on a summer’s day. And once in while we get lucky if they love us back too, hoping that it would lead to marriage and the rest would be a complete bliss. When you are marrying your best friend,your confidant,your inspiration and your hero..you are confident that what you will have in the future would be pure happiness. Two people made perfect for each other got married at Pleasanton, CA and everything looked so amazing. Different culture and different places but standing on the same common ground, and that is love. Ladies and gentlemen, another heartwarming highlights from us to you.. ” Sultana and Ace..a Persian and Afghan Love”
“Underneath the moon, underneath the stars
Here’s a little heart for you
Up above the world
Up above and it all
Here’s a hand to hold on to” - Lenka
Life is full of surprises! And with just a little luck, you get to marry the love of your life. Witness a marriage brimming with emotions. Serving hot and fresh, here’s Carmela and Michael’s Highlights Video. Good day everyone!
Hotel: St. Regis
Church: Holy Rosary
Venue: Kim Son Jefferson
Hair & Makeup: Adorne Artistry
Flowers & Decor: Secret Floral Garden
Photography: Billy Bui
Here’s a really touching letter that was given to us by one of our recent US couple Vy and Thomas.
Hi Fiel,
Here is our reaction/option of the whole process:
Movie stars lead a hard life! The preparation for the video and wedding were much more enduring and taxing than we expected. We wish there were more hours in the day so that we could spend with all our family and friend to capture all the details and memories. But in the end, when we saw our video, it was all worth it. We felt like our it was our big screen moment and would not change a minute of it. We love the Mayad team and would welcome them to “Party Like Rockstars” with us anytime!
Vy
With everything that has been said, we are proud and grateful to present to you their trailer and highlights video. Enjoy!
Hi Guys! I was the one assigned to Allyn and Roland’s wedding in Seattle and me and my friend Alpha shot this around the end of November last year. Ok, i’m not that good at writing and stuff so I kinda asked Allyn to write about her experience with us and so here it goes… ^_^
When I got engaged to roland almost 2 years ago, my head started spinning visions of how and what my wedding would be like. Just like every girl who ever dreamed of walking down the aisle, i wanted my day to be captured as it is– magical and special. One of my heartaches though was that my dad couldnt make it to the wedding. If before i thought that getting a videographer was of trivial importance, it all changed when i learned that my dad would not be healthy enough to travel from manila to seattle. I wanted every special moment of that day to be captured in video for my dad to see, hear and feel! This is where Mayad came in the picture. I found their videos to be creative & original– with a certain spunk to it and it’s what I SO badly wanted in mine. While i have utmost respect for wedding videographers here in the US, i have to say that seeing Mayad’s work left me in awe, and really impressed.
So i embarked on what i thought was impossible–have them cover my wedding in seattle! I told myself, “what the heck, ill just call and ask, it wont kill me”. So imagine my joy to know that yes, they do weddings abroad, and yes (!!!) they could also make it 3 months before my wedding to shoot the love story video! ( i may have done something really good in my past life to deserve this good fortune, but that was probably the happiest part of my engagement and planning period! LOL)
Fast forward to the wedding. When the Love Story video was shown during the reception, we were overwhelmed by probably the entire spectrum of emotions possible! I know im being partial towards it since, well, it is OUR video to begin with but to be as objective as possible: it was funny, heartwarming, and touching. you’ll laugh and cry at the same time, if that’s ever possible. Their choice of music was superb, and the editing was flawless (they edited my dad’s interview into it and it was really my favorite part–thanks sheena and fiel)!
Mayad made sure that it would be a joy to watch, and it was nice to see the guests enjoy it as much as we did! Fiel directed the video in a way that it still stuck to roland’s personality and mine, but he also gave us the much needed push without being imposing. The best part was that we just gave him our 100% trust in creating the concept. And he and his team just nailed it!
Fiel was such a joy to work with. we’ve had the pleasure of knowing him longer than maybe most couples would have, and i am amazed at his skill, creativity and professionalism! He was hopping from one country to another before my wedding, but he still showed the same amount of enthusiasm and dedication (and kindness) that i know he gave every couple he worked with. And his friend Alpha is such a pure soul….i love them both to pieces. I would like to see this friendship of ours grow in the years to come!
And this wedding video, well, i just LOVE it. Fiel was very hands on, and went out of his way to check everything before the wedding–the reception lighting, the location–you could tell his creative mind was spinning like crazy as well with his ideas! I can fill this whole page with an ocean of adjectives and praises, but all i can say is thank you Mayad for creating the magic!
So to the engaged couples out there, if youre still dilly-dallying on getting a videographer, go give yourselves a big conk in the head. Wedding moments are something you would want to recapture with your husband/wife even when youre all wrinkled and grayed down to the roots. So what better way to do it but with a video that sums it all up.
P.S. the Mayad team are the kindest in this planet ( i got to meet Alvin and Sheena too, when i was in Manila for the holidays, and they’re such happy, positive people. Good luck to Mayad!)
Wan Sim and Chris’ wedding was one of the out of the country weddings we shot last November. Chris is (British) and Wan Sim is Malaysian and their wedding was a union of two cultures. But we (fiel and me) weren’t the only ones enjoying the auspicious event as Chris and Wan Sim, as seen on the highlight video, were having such a blast that they decided to get married twice! first was in chris’ hometown in London and the second on wan sim’s hometown Malaysia. Both weddings showing their culture and traditions.
We were fortunate enough to have these two as our couple and for giving us the opportunity and trusting us to shoot their second wedding in Malaysia. It was our first time in Malaysia and like little lost kids, we strayed off from the beaches of (Langkawi) to the streets of (Kuala Lumpur). We wasted no time in searching for places to shoot. It was a real pleasure working with these guys. They were a lot of fun and were game altroughout the shoots. So thanks again Wan Sim and Chris.
On a side note. It’s true that there is no such thing as a perfect wedding or maybe there is, but not on our part as we had technical problems preparing a video presentation for the couple. Some of our cables died down on us and we to had to literally scour (langkawi’s) computer shops for the right cables we need. Thankfully we had an encounter with a rather unique cab driver. Ever watched movies where cab drivers rip off not only your purses but every appendage of your body? maybe not, but xept for the last part then probably. well our cab driver Mr. Talib (hope i spelled it right) not only drove us across the streets of langkawi on our quest for the right cables, he also toured us around showing us the night ambience and beauty of langkawi. He even showed us the places where to find the best cuisines in town. Since we havent had dinner that time, we invited him to pick his favorite spot and dine with us. Surely, we were treated to the best curry in town! and to top it all off, while heading back to the hotel, he even gave us a little history lesson on Langkawi and Malaysia and how cab drivers should act as little ambassadors of the country. You cant beat that! so hats off to Mr Talib.
Many thanks to Andy Lim and to his charming wife Jun for the company and guiding us throughout the malaysian wedding rituals and props goes to MintySlippers for covering Chris and Wan Sim’s wedding in London.
So with no further delay; they are in love, they dance like no ones watching and the world is their stage. here is Chris and Wan sim’s wedding highlight video.
“I may not yet fully understand the love that I have for you and I hope that I never do.
Because mine is a feeling that I wish to be lost in forever, a feeling that surprises and amazes me each day we spend together…
We have traveled many roads together but there has been no greater adventure than the love that we share. As we navigate through this journey, I find comfort with you by my side. Since the beginning you’ve been my best friend and most important, my inspiration…”
Weddings are always full of emotions. The couple must possess such great passion and love for each other in order to express what one’s heart truly desires. Dennis and Paula never had a problem with that area, for their love is pure and it shows in their vows. With such moving vows, I used it as the backbone for the whole Highlight video for me to share with you guys what footage could not be expressed with mere visuals alone.
See, hear and feel the love as I try to relive the moments fresh from Monterey, CA.
to watch it in HD, click here. Just make sure the HD button to the right of the video is turned on.
P.S. I wouldn’t have achieved this video without the help of Stan Szeto of Blue Reel Productions. Thanks Stan for traveling all the way from work to Monterey to help me out!
And to Paula and Dennis, thank you so much! Will be sure to give you guys a ring if I pass by San Diego! ^_^
