Category: Event

  • Saad + Komal – Official Wedding Trailer

    The best thing about weddings is that the most unexpected things take place. At times, a couple’s friends pull off a special performance or a family member says something embracing about them. In the case of Saad + Komal, it was something Saad did at the wedding reception. And it was something so special that we made sure it was included in the next/same day edit. So we literary had 23 minutes on the mark to get at least 30 seconds worth of shots in the final edit. What did he do? We will leave for you to figure out.

    Now going back to the couple. For us it’s so important to meet and talk to the couple before anything. We don’t take any steps until there is a casual discussion. And most of our couples are working either outside of Toronto, Canada or even in some cases outside of North America. It becomes difficult to communicate with them. But like I said, it’s so important that we will make sure it happens.

    Although Saad + Komal are both Torontonians, Komal has been in New York for a while for work and education purposes. We did meet Saad in person but ended up skyping with Komal during our meeting. And at times it can be difficult to feel a connection with the couple and especially, when they are not together. However, there is such great chemistry between these two that it was a walk in the park. We skyped/met once and after that things were set to roll.

    And what connects them in our opinion. His calmness and her simplicity brings them together. Enjoy.

  • Nupur + Arup – Next Day Edit

    In life everything happens for a reason. And there was a reason, we started to meet Nupur 2 and a half years ago. Between then and now, we have met Nupur at almost a dozen weddings and she was an integral part for some of them. If you are a follower of our work, I am sure you have seen her in countless videos of ours. But among everything the most amazing stat is that she had to be a bridesmaid 27 times before her turn can come.

    Nupur officially signed with us last year and her fiancee at the time Arup who works in New York was unable to meet us due to his busy schedule. At last when we did meet him, we realized why Nupur connected with him so well. A Cool, Calm and Composed customer.

    Like any story, everything was leading up perfectly to their wedding date until Hurricane Sandy struck on the east coast. As per Nupur herself, “the pandit declared that the wedding has to happen with or without him”, naturally causing a stir. But our groom managed to arrive just a day before the festivities began.

    Now that would have been challenging wedding to attend and edit for us too. Our heartfelt congratulations to the amazing Nupur and Arup. And much much thank you for allowing us to cover their special day which reunited us with 10 of our past couples.

  • Ekta + Abishek – Next Day Edit

    https://vimeo.com/50221199

    It’s very rare to see a Bride donating her wedding dress to an organization that help a bride in need. Ekta is one of those brides. She donated her wedding dress to BridesProject.com in order to help support the fight against cancer. Kudos.

    We met Ekta earlier this year. Unfortunately, we were unable to meet her fiancee who was out of town until the week before the wedding. Ekta is a very simple girl and had a simple wedding. And there is nothing wrong with that at all.

    Upon our initial meeting, we hit off really well with her and stressed to her the need of meeting Abishek, her fiancee. We always prefer to meet the couple as a couple way in advance as it helps us derive ideas and get to know them better. As I said, we couldn’t meet with Abishek in advance but that didn’t really matter. Because within 5 minutes of our first meeting, we got along really well and understood each other very quickly.

    Ekta and Abishek have a very strong chemistry and you will see that in our Next Day Edit.

  • Amit + Priya – Official Trailer – Reception

    We met Priya almost 3 years ago at her brother’s Shawn and his wife Sapna’s concept film back in 2009. Incidentally, that was the first time Amit met Priya as well. Small world.

    We have known Priya for 3 years now and between now and then have met her at countless weddings. She is a shy, down to earth and simple girl who expects nothing from life but is always willing to give. As for Amit, we began seeing him at various weddings as well as time progressed. He is full of life, fun and quite opposite from Priya. Not that opposite but enough for them to be 100% compatible with each other.

    Our most challenging task is to get to know the couple as a couple after they sign up with us. In this case, it was a little different. We already knew Priya very well but it was Amit who we grew to learn about in the past year. And believe it or not that’s always challenging. It’s easy to get to know two people and their tastes towards life, each other a lot faster but somehow very difficult when you already know one person and you have to get to know the other person separately. But we did and it was an experience getting to know him. He is one of those guys who is always looking to be better at what they do.

    The wedding festivities kicked off few days before the grande ceremony itself. Both families are so full of warmth that we blended as their own. From the heroic entrance of the groom to the beautiful bride, everything about this wedding was perfect. The people, the decor, the chemistry all clicked.

    You can watch their Next Day Edit here

  • Shano + Tanya – NDE / SDE / Concept – ‘Let’s Talk Wedding Day’

    The first time we met Shano was exactly 3 years ago. We were prepping for his friends Shawn + Sapna Music Video (Main Aur Mrs. Verma). As part of their bridal party, he committed himself and his time to the project. Not to mention, he was also the MC at their wedding as well. Over the years, we met Shano at countless number of weddings and yes he was the MC at their wedding as well. That’s what happens, when you speak well.

    And Tanya came into picture a little later. Of course at that time, there was no set wedding date but both Shano + Tanya made it clear to us that eventually when they get married, they will be availing our services. We won’t lie, it’s always nice to hear that

    So about a year ago, they came to us formally and went over their wedding details. One thing Shano and Tanya told us from the beginning is that they wanted to do a concept film but something simple, that reflects their personality. And as you know that’s always our goal.

    Both Shano + Tanya are very articulate individuals and we wanted to highlight that by making it a fun yet simple film. Hence we came up with a concept called ‘Let’s Talk Wedding Day’. The idea here was to get them to talk about their upcoming wedding and then integrate it with their Same Day Edit.

    Everyone does wonder how their wedding day will unfold, so we thought, wouldn’t it be great to see if the wedding day turns out the way they perceive it before hand.

  • Farrah + Saed – Next Day Edit – Featuring ‘Classic Bollywood 70s’ Music

    We film about 15-17 weddings every year and we meet couples who are obviously in love. Some express their love to each other with pride while other are more private.

    When it comes to groom to be, rarely we have met anyone who is as expressive as Saed. He is literary one of those guys won’t feel awkward expressing his love for his wife in front of his male friends. A true lover.

    And for Farah she is one of the most down to earth girls, we have ever met. She is a smart, intellectual and most of all very loving to people around her.

    As a couple, they have such strong energy that just attracts everyone around them.

    Now, we had to make sure that we produce a Next Day Edit by keeping all of the above in mind. The question was to make something that spots on tell their personalities. And to do so, we took a huge and I am hoping a successful risk.

    To my knowledge, there hasn’t been a contemporary wedding film featuring classic 70s Bollywood Music. And those who listen to 70s Bollywood music, know that it was one of the most romantic era of Bollywood songs. The music, the poetry and the singers are rarely found these days.

    And how does that connects to Farrah and Saed? Pure simple. Saed’s unconditional and expressive love for his wife is expressed via this beautiful song and lyrics.

  • Jesleen + Jihad – Same Day Edit

    Now that you have seen Jesleen + Jihad’s Concept Music Video, we move forward to their wedding day.

    The ceremony and reception were held at Graydon Hall Manor & Royal Ambassador respectively. The former was an outdoor event on one of the most hottest days of the summer. But the cool breeze from the trees, a bit of a shade and the world’s shortest Sikh ceremony (19 minutes) helped everyone make it through. It was an intimate ceremony with under 80 guests which made our job a little easier The reception however, was a bigger event with roughly 350 odd guests.

    Our day began earlier in the morning with getting ready coverage followed by ceremony and same day reception. Due to a long drive from one venue to another, we only had 4 hours to put together this Same Day Edit. Along included here few pre-wedding ceremonies that took place at the bride’s house.

    Our entire business model is based on word of mouth. And it’s always nice to hear that a couple saw our films somewhere online or someone’s house or simply at the wedding.

    Jesleen and Jihad’s case is no different. Having seen our work at another wedding 2 years back, they came to us 18 months ago to inquire about August 25th, 2012 weekend. That took us a lot of time to get to know them as a couple.

    Technical Details
    Canon 5D Canon 7D & Go Pro
    35 f1.4, 50 f1.2, 85 f1.2, 135 f2.0, 70-200 f2.8, 16-35 f2.8
    Cinevate Atlas 10
    Twixtor Pro
    Manfrotto Monopods
    Adobe CS 5

  • Saj + Jessica Next/Same Day Edit

    Do Quirky and Calm go together? If you disagree, you may want to change your mind after watching Saj + Jessica in this Next/Same Day Edit.

    If you haven’t already seen their film “Meeting at Pizza Hut”, please do so before watching this by going over here. There is certainly a connection at the end of that film and beginning of this.

    This is probably the 5th wedding we have done this year where the bride lets the groom run the show. Since grooms are not used to dealing with wedding details, they normally end up going overboard. In other words, Groomzilla Nothing wrong with that, in fact, we welcome that. We end up working with those couples who are both more or less heavily involved in their wedding instead of just one. Otherwise, there is no fun.

    Saj + Jessica were definitely a pleasure to work with. As I mentioned, Saj is a very quirky type of a guy. He has a certain way of saying things that end up being humorous. Whereas Jessica is a quiet but very particular about what she wants. Their wedding had many unique factors but one that stood out was that they got married at Toronto’s International Centre, which to our knowledge has never held a wedding before.

  • WIN a WEDDING or CONCEPT FILM – Contest Open Worldwide

    We are celebrating our 5th year in creating wedding and concept films. And we would like to thank all of our couples who have worked with us as well as the fans who have been with us from the beginning.

    To show our appreciation to your commitment towards us, we have opened a unique contest.

    You can WIN a WEDDING FILM or CONCEPT FILM. Here is how?

    Create a 2-3 minute video where you as couple share with us,

    “what defines you as a couple”
    “what makes you two unique”
    “what’s your story”.

    Upload the video and email us the link to contact@filmstyleweddings.com

    We will go through each and every submission and pick A LUCKY WINNER. This Contest is OPEN WORLDWIDE.

    The deadline for submission is November 30th, 2012

    *please note there may be travelling and accommodation cost where applicable.

  • Destination – Punta Cana – Fiona + Ricky – Official Trailer – Part 2

    Before I talk about the couple or the wedding, let me clearly explain the “Part 2″ in the title. Ricky & Fiona had another wedding a month before this one in Toronto (we will be showcasing that eventually). That will be “Part 1″. Just wanted to show the sequel before the original:)

    It is very rare that we get last minute bookings but whenever we do, most of the time, they turn out to be an amazing experience. Having seen our work at Saif + Somi’s wedding, Ricky & Fiona immediately decided to avail our services for both their local and destination weddings.

    In almost every relationship, there is always one person who is more energetic or outgoing than the other one until of course with time, they both become very similar. In this case, Ricky is the more up beat and always looking for an adventure. Fiona on the other hand is a little different but is willing to tag along with all of Ricky’s crazies ideas.

    We were in Punta Cana’s Majestic Elegance resort for almost a week and the wedding festivities occurred for almost a day. The rest of the time, the bridal party spent their time at the beach, pool and outdoor activities.

    Although, we try to differentiate as much as possible from our previous works, here, we tried to make this an extremely different film.

    We hope you enjoy it

  • Introducing: tumble on tumblr – dancing on the tunes

    For the past 5 months, we have been working on launching a new brand ‘tumble on tumblr: dancing on the tunes’. What is that, you may ask? Every year we do about 14-15 weddings and each and everyone of them have some sort of dance performance. Whether it’s from friend and family members or professional dancers, there is always something there to entertain guests.

    So what we have decided to do is entertain our guests, fans or viewers. We have a launched a new website filmstyleweddings.tumblr.com. It’s main purpose is to feature dance performances from various weddings that we cover on weekly basis. They will be from some of the most recent weddings as well as some from the past.

    Start ‘Dancing on the Tunes’ by clicking here

  • Destination Norway – Ambreen + Javed – Next/Same Day Edit

    We have always been blessed to work some of the most amazing couples around the world. Whether you call it pure luck or simply a perfect connection or whatever else, one thing is certain. It would never be possible if we didn’t have thorough consultations with them.

    Ambreen and Javed contacted us from Oslo, Norway to cover their wedding in July of this year. They emailed us and as always our first response before anything was, let’s skype. And that we did. We video conferenced for good 45 minutes and learned about their story, explained our side of things and so on.
    That then lead dozens of email discussions and few more skype meetings.

    Aside from the concept film that we produced for them (which you can see at https://vimeo.com/45580311 ), we also produced a Next Day Edit. From the beginning, the focus for the Next Day Edit was to produce something upbeat and energetic. After the first event (mendi), we were 100% sure that we would have to produce something extremely jubilant but romantic at the same time. Every wedding film, we produce, there is always an underlying theme. In this case, it was pure fun and dancing as the main element with sub plot being the couple’s wedding story.

    Each and every day was full of vibrant colour and beautiful moments. However, our favourite parts were the mode of transportation that were used on each evening. At mehndi night, Ambreen entered in on a Rickshaw where as on the wedding day, Javed made an entrance on a Horse Carriage and last but not least, the reception featured them both coming on Rolls Royce.

    Ambreen, Javed and our team literary spent 9 out of 10 days together in Norway and we had a great time. We would like to thank the couple, their families and friends for an amazing hospitality for 10 days.