A Recap of the Year 2012

Posted on January 25, 2013 by mkiefer009

I’ve said many times it’s amazing how much you get to know a couple after spending the day with them. And even more, the hours sorting through footage in the editing. After each wedding is finished, packaged up and shipped off I really feel like I’ve known the couple for years. I have really been blessed this past year to meet so many gifted, amazing, inspiring couples, along with parents, grandparents, friends and family.

2012 was a busy year to say the least. It was a fun year. My little 2000 civic (with no cruse control) and I put some miles behind us. Here are some cities we visited.

Bloomington | Carmel | Chicago | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Indianapolis | Shelbyville | Zionsville

I thought it would be fun to come up with a few awards. After hours of compilating, here are a few 2012 awards I came up. And the winners are…

Most Authentic Wedding – Kim+Justin

Most Memorable Wedding – Jacyln+Dan

Most Unique Wedding – Heather+Ryan

Most Stylish Wedding – Ashely+TJ

Most Fun Wedding – Anastasia+James

Most Intellectual Wedding – Chris+John

Most Captivating Wedding – Lindsey+Chris

Most Hilarious Wedding – Christa+Will

Most Romantic Wedding – Kylene+Eric

Most Emotional Wedding – Sara+Aaron

Most Inspirational Wedding – Shannon+Nick

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Jaclyn + Dan – Cleveland, Ohio Wedding Videographer

Posted on January 24, 2013 by mkiefer009

Here is a bit of the backstory. Jaclyn and Dan were on the fence about getting a videographer for a while. She looked in her area but couldn’t find the right fit. So she expanded her search to Indianapolis and came across my website. She wasn’t sure if was going to work out, then about a month before the wedding she sent me an email that started out like this:

We absolutely would love for you to be our videographer!!!!!!!!
This day keeps getting more special and I would hate to not have it documented!

As of today, this was the furthest I drove to a wedding, but it sure was a blast. It was my first time in Cleveland, Ohio. They arranged me with a room at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center, which was the same location as the reception.

Dan and Jaclyn were great to work with and I learned so much about them during the day. It’s amazing how much you can learn just during their gift exchange. It was also really fun working with Kortnee Kate photography out of Cincinnati. Thanks again to Jaclyn and Dan for choosing to go with a wedding film, I hope this helps you remember this wonderful day for a lifetime.
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Ellie is 3!

Posted on January 9, 2013 by mkiefer009

3 years! It has really gone fast. At every birthday party we play a little video with some of the highlight moments over the past year. So Ellie has 3 videos so far, year 1, year 2 and now year 3. So when she is 18 hopefully she’ll have 18 mini videos if I can keep this up. Happy 3rd birthday Ellie!

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Monica + David – Indiana Landmarks Center

Posted on January 5, 2013 by mkiefer009

Everyone once in a while I’m at a wedding were everything seems to run smoothy. This was one of those. And I’m sure it helped having the ceremony and reception at the same venue, which was the lovely Indiana Landmark Center. It was great running into the amazing makeup artist Kathy at Faces by KLM. And for the first time I worked with the husband and wife team of Rogue Art Photography and boy they were so talented and easy to work with. View Monica and David’s wedding photos here.

It also was such a smooth day because of the couple. Monica and David were awesome and just fun to be around. Monica’s mom is right, they have such a great relationship with their family as well as friends. It was neat to see the bond between Monica and her dad, it is special. I hope they can look back at this video every anniversary and reminisce.
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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2012 by mkiefer009

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Chris + John – Indianapolis Conrad Hotel Wedding

Posted on December 19, 2012 by mkiefer009

On October 26th, I got the chance to spend the day with Chris and John. The ceremony was at the beautiful St. John’s Church downtown Indianapolis and the reception was at the Conrad Hotel downtown as well. It was a loads of fun. Both Chris and John stayed very calm and were so comfortable to work with.

Amanda and Stephanie did an amazing job with the reception at the Conrad. And it is always great working with my friend Joel from Track Seven. I think my favorite part were all the toasts. They had several and they were all very good with heart and emotion. Thanks for the memories and best of luck for many years to come.
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