LIANNA IS A COUPLE'S MAGICAL VIDEO FAIRY GODMOTHER. Mauricio and I got married in a SURPRISE wedding ceremony in Fullerton, California in January 2018. Our photographer referred us to Lianna of Elle Lily Photo/Bride as they had worked together many times before and had grown a mutual admiration for each other's work and positive vibe. Upon our first phone consult, I explained to Lianna our vision for surprising everyone we knew with our wedding surprise (our guests all thought they were headed to a birthday party) and our desire to capture their reactions all on film to relive the moment over and over for years to come. Lianna did not disappoint.
I feel like it's important to tell you about the actual wedding day. It was chaotic as Mauricio and I, our officiant, and vendors were the only ones in on the surprise. Because of this extremely small circle in the know, there was A LOT to do all the way up to the 9th hour and definitely not a lot of extra hands or time. Our vendors, unbeknownst to them, would became our unofficial bridal party - we ran ideas through them during the planning process, they frantically helped us get the family favors complete when we ran out of time, and they kept our spirits up and energized as the minutes counted down to our big reveal. Lianna was always quick to respond to emails, she was exuded positivity and enthusiasm, and was enjoyable to chit chat with! Sharing such a huge secret with Lianna and getting her enthusiastic support really enhanced the bond that we felt with her throughout the whole wedding process.
The day of the birthday/wedding, Lianna and Danny arrived on time, and immediately radiated such a cohesive vibe with our photographer, make-up artist, and venue lead - It was like we had a crew of amazing superheroes all working together in perfect harmony. We did our getting ready footage, first look, and interviews before our guests arrived. During the event, I can't say that I noticed Lianna & Danny at all...they seamlessly blended into our guests raising their glasses of specialty cocktails, shrieking when the wedding was announced, and watching in awe as the helicopter dropped us for the ceremony. But boy, were they present and engaged - their work proved it.
Less than a week after our wedding, Lianna kept us on our wedding high by sending over a one-minute Instagram preview of our wedding highlight. The music, the angles, the transitions, the moments her and Danny caught - it was pure art, they have a true gift. A month later, we received our full highlight video. I couldn't believe the elements they caught on film and how thoughtfully they put it all together. We didn't go into the wedding with any strict guidelines for Lianna other than we wanted to see a lot of people's true reactions - and that we trusted her artistic creativity and couldn't wait to see what she came up with. Our lack of directions paid off as we couldn't stop watching Lianna's finished product when we received it and wanted to share it with anyone that we came in contact with. Mauricio totally beamed with pride as he got his entire crew at the firestation to watch it on the big screen during dinner one night and they all commented about how cool it was! It was obvious from the video that Lianna was able to really capture us, our spunk, our love, the genuine thrill of the surprise, and the love and support we were surrounded by during our wedding. Comments from others after viewing Lianna's work? "It looks like a movie!", "I wish I could get married again and have a wedding video just like this!", "I can't believe how artsy and beautiful this turned out!"
Make no mistake about it, Lianna is the best videographer we could have ever wished for and we are her number one fans for life. Don't hesitate to hire her for videography for your special day. She has a way of presenting it 4,000x more special than you even realized it was while it was happening - leaving you with a priceless gift you can view over and over again! We're currently plotting other big events that we can invite Lianna to make us more videos documenting our lives (Moving into a new house? First Kid? A trip to the market?)...that's how much we love and admire her work - and we are positive you will too.
Link to our wedding highlight video by Lianna!
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