On the Job Photos
There’s something to be said about working closely with photographers. Our friends at Artisan Photography are always taking great shots of us in our element. Here are a few of our favorites.
Beautiful landscape photo with Andrew hard at work using his Steadicam Pilot.
Andrew risking life and limb for a shot strapped to the back of a moving golf cart.
Andrew and the lovely and talented Kim Mendenhall.
To view more of Artisan’s work check out the Artisan Photography Website! They’re really great!
“Weddings 2010″ Bridal Show
For the Kern County Bridal Association “Weddings 2010″ Bridal Show we really stepped up our game. We’ve collaborated with 4 other business; Freestyle Entertainment, Artisan Photography, Grandeur Productions & Flourishing Art. In doing so we made a bold decision to break down the dividers and combine our booths to form one magnificent booth!
Andrew at our booth at the “Weddings 2010″ Bridal Show at the Kern County Fair Grounds.
The show was very well attended and we had a really great time meeting and talking with the numerous Brides and Grooms To-Be! I’m more excited than ever now about this year!
We filmed a 3 day time lapse of the entire event complete from start to finish so stay tuned for it.
Cinematic Wedding Films
Here is a short “getting to know us” video that gives a little insight into us, our work, motivation and general love for what we do. Watch & enjoy!
Bridal Association | TV Commercial
This week we finished a COMMERCIAL for the Bridal Association. It was my first commercial I have ever made and to my surprise, they asked me to do the voice over for it! It was a good learning experience and a fun time working with Andrew to make this commercial the best it could be.
Attention new brides: There is a bridal show Sunday January 31st, noon, at the fairgrounds. You can get more information by emailing TheBestWeddings.com
Hope to see you there!
-Kim
Kim’s Engaged!
My Christmas was definitely a merry one as my boyfriend totally surprised me by proposing! I had no idea it was coming. He made sure my family was in town and made a really special night. After reading off 100 reasons why he will love me forever, he got down on one knee and asked the question I could only answer with one thing, “Of course, yes!”
I’ll keep you updated on when the wedding will be and let you know the details each step of the way. I hope your Christmas was as blessed as mine was!
-Kim
2009 KCBA Christmas Party
The HDM team recently attended the annual Kern County Bridal Association (KCBA) Christmas party held at the Moorea Banquet Center in Bakersfield, CA on December 13th, 2009. We enjoyed a delicious dinner provided by Champs BBQ and enjoyed the company of our fellow bridal vendors. The raffle was great with some really nice traditional gifts mixed with a hilarious money grab prize. Jared and Mark from Freestyle entertainment provided the lighting and entertainment and the entire event was documented with photos by Jennifer Williams Photography. Before leaving we couldn’t resist but get an HDM team photo taken in the photo booth provided by Sit N’ Grin. We had such a great time and can’t wait for the next Bridal Association mixer!
Kathleen + Daniel | Wedding Film
What a blast this wedding was! Kathleen & Daniel where such a joy to work with and we are so glad we got the chance to shoot their wedding! It was a beautiful day at Seven Oaks Country Club. Kathleen was beaming all morning, she had to be one of the most excited brides we have ever worked with! We had good fun with the groomsmen who even managed to get some golf in before the ceremony. The ceremony at St. Josephs was beautiful, they had already put up their GIANT Christmas trees and had the place decorated beautifully!
The wedding was a huge success, a lot of which was attributed to such great vendors! Brenna from Seven Oaks, as always, did a wonderful job of keeping things on schedule. Artisan was WONDERFUL to work with, as always, and took some AMAZING photos, which of course made our job a lot easier. Freestyle Entertainment had the dance floor PACKED the entire night… no really, there was SO MUCH energy on the dance floor and it NEVER died down the entire night… even after the bride and groom left! All these things and more made for a wonderful wedding!
Congrats to Kathleen and Daniel! Thank you for letting us be a part of your special day!
Watch more highlights videos in our Wedding Gallery.
Dominique + Alexander | Basque Wedding Film
What can I say about these two? Just looking at them you can tell they’re a match made in heaven. Their wedding day was absolutely amazing! Starting from beginning to end everything turned out great. The bride had a smile that could beat out any Miss Americas’. Jeana at Jeana J’s provided Nikki with a GORGEOUS gown! The bridesmaids and the groomsmen made an extremely great looking bridal party, one of the largest I’ve ever seen! The ceremony took place at Saint Josephs, a beautiful catholic church located in downtown Bakersfield. When the doors opened the isles filled quickly and quietly as so many friends and family came out to show their support and witness such a blessed event. The ceremony turned out amazing! It was very traditional which was a real pleasure to take part in and even ended with a traditional basque dance to honor the newlyweds.
Afterwords it seemed only fitting to CELEBRATE! The bridal party all headed back over in the “party bus” just in time for some pictures outside the lovely Stockdale Country Club. The photographers, Jessica Frey and Jennifer Williams, did an amazing job! They worked really well with us and were very professional and friendly.
Inside, the party was just getting started and the festivities kicked off starting with some really great toasts. One in particular from the grooms father (and best man) was particularly touching. The entire day the bride and groom looked amazing! Everything went off without a hitch and everything happened right on schedule as it should be thanks to Tracey from Attention to Detail.
I wanted to once again thank the bride and groom for letting Higher Definition Media be a part of their special day. I can’t wait to see what Andy has in store for their footage!
Watch more highlights videos in our Wedding Gallery.
Jeana + AJ | Wedding Film
We had the honor and privilege of capturing on film the wedding of a close friend and one of Bakersfield’s best dress shop owners. Jeana J looked amazing in her dress and her new husband looked pretty dang handsome himself. They were so much fun to shoot and needed NO direction at all. Seriously these two could be models! They had an outside ceremony which turned out beautiful and the weather was absolutely perfect. We had the pleasure of working with Artisan once again! They are always a lot of fun to work with!
There is nothing like being strapped to the back of a moving golf cart with the bride and groom following along in a cart of their own. He also got a chance to experiment with some slow motion shots that turned out really cool. Rio Bravo Country Club made for one amazing backdrop to an amazing couple. The fun continued with an entertaining bridal party introduction and a fun and surprising twist to the traditional daddy/ daughter dance which kicked off some fun dancing with music provided by Freestyle Entertainment and a very delicious dinner. We took some fun video of the bride and groom getting their pictures taken together in a photo booth which turned out to be really fun. The whole day went on without a hitch and everything turned out great.
I am SO happy we got the opportunity to film their special day and I can’t wait to show them the final result.
Congratulations again to the new Mr. and Mrs. Gallemore!
Watch more highlights videos in our Wedding Gallery.
Jennie and Chris | Wedding Film
Jennie and Chris’ wedding day highlights at Seven Oaks Country Club in Bakersfield, CA. This wedding was A LOT of fun to shoot. The wedding party had a great time which made for a great shoot. Perfect weather, perfect location, all contributed to a GREAT wedding!