We love having input from couples about their music choices and encourage you to have some input.  We have discovered some fantastic music through the selections made by some of our couples.

We prefer to use licensed music for our films.  We have a license through APRA to use whatever music you choose on your DVDs. Unfortunately this license does not extend to online use, so we use a number of other licensing sources for the music that we use in our highlight films that go online.  We find that the music that we select for the highlight films is more suitable than most popular & commercial music which tends to go out of date very quickly and will essentially make your wedding video feel old in a few years time.  We aim to find songs that will be a lot more timeless.

So here are some tips on selecting music for your wedding video.

* Choose music that reflects who you are as a couple.

* Please avoid clichés.  If you’re thinking Shania Twain’s ‘From This Moment’ … please keep thinking !!

* Don’t necessarily look for music that you already have an attachment to.  Our best videos come together where we are given freedom to choose the music based on the couples music preferences.  This way, we often find music that appeals to the couple that they have no previous attachment to … this then creates a NEW attachment to your wedding film and help you to treasure it all the more.

Music and audio are as much a part of the video as the visuals.  We find that our best results happen when couples trust us to put together the visuals and the audio

The wedding was planned and co-ordinated by Rebecca, who did an amazing job of bringing together a beautiful bush-themed wedding.  It was one of the hottest weddings we’ve ever filmed … figuratively and literally, as the temperatures soared to 47′ !

It was a fun-filled, intimate weekend with their family and friends who gathered to celebrate Rebecca & Luke’s marriage. I have to say that I have never seen a bride more excited than Rebecca to be putting on her wedding dress!

One of the songs used in this highlight film is ‘Into the Wild’ by Caitlin Harnett, who performed live as the couple signed their wedding certificate.

Keep an eye out for a couple of very special guests … Cerocco and Muffin, two gorgeous ponies who featured during the post-ceremony photo shoot.

I asked Rebecca to tell me a bit about the planning for the wedding and her favourite moments …

Tell us a little bit about yourselves, how did you meet and when did Luke propose?

From the moment we met Luke and I felt like we already knew each other, it was quite a surreal experience actually. Three years later he surprised me with a proposal whilst we were on a little get away for his birthday on the beautiful Hayman Island. It was perfect. 

Tell us about your decision to have the wedding at this venue?

We LOVE nature and the venue is completely submersed in it. They key areas of the bush cathedral, the valley view decking and reception area were all breathtaking. It also meant we could accommodate our guests there for a whole weekend and really savour the experience so it didn’t go too fast. The extra bonding time really made a huge difference, and there were no cars, changing locations, time limitations, designated drivers so there was no stress, just fun.

Tell us about choosing your wedding dress?Finding the right designer is the most important step. The moment I found Steven Khalil’s website no one else compared. He was the man for the job, I took my vision to him and he made it a reality. A nature themed, one time princess gown for a young bride who wanted to show off her shoes. Steven is a genius and a lovely man.
What was the ‘inspiration’ for your wedding style, wedding colours, etc. ?

I just like classy but really natural. The reception looked like a magical woodland with the hanging flowers and vines done to perfection by ‘The Sisters’ at Engadine Florist. They had such incredible ideas and managed to incorporate the beauty and softness of nature with the wild messiness that I also love. The theming company ‘Romeo’s Chair’ added the class with the chandeliers’ lanterns, fairly lights (good ambient mood lighting is SO important) along with the willow arch (decorated by the florists) and the white carpet. When it all came together is was even more magical than I’d imagined.

Did you have any special touches that you incorporated into your ceremony?

We wrote our own vows which was lovely to personalise them and put them in our own words.  The more ‘you’ they are they more likely it is you’ll remember them.

The still images above are from the video footage. But make sure you check out Rebecca & Luke’s amazing wedding photos by Magnus Agren here.

Wedding Cinema: D’nM Wedding Films
Photography: Pictures and Hearts Photography
Planner: Kim Williams – Kiss Weddings
Venue: Gunners Barracks Tea Rooms
Band: Funkified

Grant from Blumenthal photography found the most amazing space in Centennial Park for the photo shoot and we were very lucky to have such magical light!

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We travelled down to Canberra with our good friends from Evoke Photography to shoot Natalie & Peter’s wedding.   Natalie’s brother Adrian was very emotional as he walked his younger sister down the aisle of St Christopher’s Catholic church.  The reception at The Marquee in Yarralumla, featured some very colourful & lively Argentinean dancers and heartfelt speeches.

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Ling & Yongjian were married by one of our most favourite celebrants, Ann Dally – who always injects a wonderful sense of humour into the wedding ceremony.  Ling & Yongjian chose Dunbar House at Watson’s Bay for their ceremony and reception – and thankfully the weather held out for a beautiful outdoor ceremony.

One of the highlights of their afternoon reception was the Argentine tango bridal waltz – the result of months of practice!

Thanks also to our mate Geoff Schatzel from the Gold Coast who came down to help on this shoot!

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Wedding Cinema: D’nM Wedding Films
Photography: Sydney Creative Photography
Venue: Dunbar House
Celebrant: Ann Dally
Dress: Maggie Sottero & Emmanuel B Couture
Strings: Opus 4
Band: Sydney Jazz Collective
Hair / Makeup: Amy Chan

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Wedding Cinema: D’nM Wedding Films
Photography: Welsch Photography
Venue: The Deckhouse – Woolwich
MC: Salvatore Coco

Hamilton Island is a beautiful place to get married and we were fortunate enough to be invited there to capture the wedding of Katherine & Steve.

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DVDs and Blurays are coming very soon!   If you need to place your order, please visit this link - http://www.dnmweddingfilms.com.au/index.php/online-shop/

A photo disc from the Singing and Drama Performance is also available for sale (from the performance held at SDDS on 7th December).

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Zhi & Eddy chose Taronga Zoo as the setting for their big celebration.   The function room looked amazing thanks to the awesome crew at Nightingales Wedding Planners.

The night included some great entertaining speeches as well as our Same-Day-Edit, which can be viewed here.

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