WeddingStory Beginning: Sharon + Dan

Once again, I am trying something a little different...

Instead of showing you what happened chronologically throughout the wedding day, this is a storytelling approach to your wedding day, helping you to remember not only what happened, but even-more-so, the feelings you felt.

Here is an excerpt from the beginning of Sharon & Dan's WeddingStory... it's not finished yet but I wanted to share this sneak peek!

Every time I watch this edit, I get goosebumps. There is a feeling of intimacy and precious moments throughout the day that you don't ever want to forget...

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Enjoy!
Peter

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Kansas City Wedding Videography & Wedding Video Productions by Peter Chung.
© 2007 Kairos Moment Wedding Films. All Rights Reserved.

Quality Living

I was just emailed this story and it opened up my eyes to the meaning of becoming rich vs the quality of one's life.

A very successful business man was in Greece for an important business meeting. During the trip he had a couple of days free and he decided to go to one of the islands for some fun.

As he was enjoying a walk on the beach, he notices a Greek fisherman unloading a boatload of huge fish. He decides to approach the fisherman and starts up a conversation. He asks the fisherman what he does with the fish. The fisherman replies that he takes them to the market and sells them. The fisherman explains how he gets up every morning around six and goes fishing 'till noon or so and comes back and sells them.

So the business man asks him what he does with the rest of his day. The fisherman replies that after he sells the fish, he goes home and spends quality time with his kids and then takes a mid-afternoon nap and then at night he goes down to the square and hangs out with his friends.

So the successful business man decides to give the poor old fisherman some "business advice." He explains to the fisherman that if extends his fishing to 5 or 6 at night he could catch more fish.

"Then what?" asks the fisherman. The business man explains that after a year or so of hard work, he could buy more boats, hire more fishermen, and catch even more fish.

"Then what?" asks the fisherman. Feeling a little annoyed, the business man explains that he could then move his whole operation to Athens and corner the whole Greek fishing market.

"Then what?" asks the fisherman. Feeling even more annoyed the business man again explains to the poor old fisherman that after moving to Athens, he can think globally, where he opens offices all over the world, where eventually he would take his company public making millions off the shares he sells and retiring rich.

"Then what?" asks the fisherman. One last time the business man explains to the fisherman that he would be rich and that he could then move back to the island, spend quality time with his kids and take those mid-afternoon naps and at night he could go hang out with his friends.

So the fisherman is sitting there trying to comprehend everything and then he says, "Why would I go through all that trouble? It sounds to me like I'm already rich."

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Wedding Video Productions for your Kansas City Wedding by Peter Chung.
©2007 Kairos Moment Wedding Films. All Rights Reserved.

Trash the Dress

Kairos Moment Wedding Films was recently featured at the site Trash the Dress and is currently the only videographer highlighted on the site. This is great news for us to be recognized among some of the world's best photographers!

If you want to preserve your dress while showing your wholehearted commitment to your husband, check out Trash the Dress for some inspiration!

Photo courtesy of Jessica Claire

Quoted from their site:

"Go ahead, you know you want to. Trash it. Get it dirty. Get it wet. Roll around in the mud. Drench it in the ocean. Totally trash it.

Why? … Why not? You’ve made a commitment to your husband. He’s your one and only true love, right? Then you’ll never need the dress again. And no, your daughter won’t wear it in 20-30 years. So you have two choices:

1) Suffocate it in plastic and throw it in a closet
2) Show your husband how committed you are by trashing the dress, and get some great fun pictures while you do it!"

Photo courtesy of Sol Tamargo

Trash the Dress is featuring our Bridal Elegance Glamour Video as an appealing alternative way of preserving your dress.

Check us out at Trash the Dress and look around for some awe-inspiring photos!

Photo Courtesy of Tim Co. Photography

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Wedding Video Productions for your Kansas City Wedding by Peter Chung.
© 2007 Kairos Moment Wedding Films. All Rights Reserved.

Wedding Highlights Video: Dan & Sharon

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Sharon and Dan were married at the Valley Lo Country Club in Glenview, IL. They had originally planned for an outdoor wedding but due to the forecast for rain, the wedding was moved indoors.

Nevertheless, Sharon and Dan kept their spirits up and had a beautiful day! It didn't rain until later in the evening so we were blessed with some awesome photo opportunities outside!

You can view their wedding film trailer if you missed it. Here is their wedding photo slideshow as well from Oscar and Kartika at S1 Photography.

Sharon is also a very avid blogger with lots of interesting posts about her newly married life :)

Enjoy!
Peter Chung

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Wedding Video Productions for your Kansas City Wedding by Peter Chung.
© 2007 Kairos Moment Wedding Films. All Rights Reserved.

Bridal Elegance Glamour Video

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Didn't get enough photos of you in your wedding dress?

Do you love how you feel when you put your dress on? The way it moves? The way it swishes side to side? The way it seems to take you to another place?

Let's face it. Photos just don't do your dress enough justice...

Remember how your dress felt and moved. Show off every detail of your wedding dress in your very own bridal glamour music video!

Contact Kairos Moment Wedding Films and spend a few hours with us to create an exquisite video like you've never seen before! You can pick locations that have special meaning to you or we can take you to some of our favorite spots around Kansas City. You just do your thing and have fun!... and we will capture you looking your best!

Tiffany and Claude - Wedding Day Highlights

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Tiffany knew from a young age of 7 years old where she was going to get married when she got older... in the garden of her backyard. She had the place picked out and has now found the person to share that dream with: Claude, her "Newton."

The day was perfect! The weather was perfect (the weatherman forecasted rain but as the day drew near, there wasn't the slightest rain)! All of the hard work and planning by Cassie (Tiffany's mom) were followed through without a hitch! And everyone knew Tiffany and Claude could not wait to get married!

This one was a blast to edit! Tiffany is so spunky and there was a lot of great audio to really capture her personality!

Thanks for inviting Kairos Moment Wedding Films into your lives and allowing us the privilege of filming your wedding! We really had a great time!

Peter

 

Free Hugs Campaign. Inspiring True Story!

I just watched this clip on YouTube and was inspired by the difference that one person can make to brighten someone else's life.

Watch the clip and then share it... then go out and hug a stranger!

We are featured in the Bride's Guide!

A little while ago, Kairos Moment Wedding Films was approached by Tim Schulte, an editor of Content That Works, a newspaper syndicate based in Chicago. He was putting together an article for their Bride's Guide publication on the use of iPods at weddings and was interested in our service offering.

With the latest iPods capable of playing video, we can port your wedding film to your video iPod or we can order one for both you and your spouse with custom engravings so that you can tote your wedding film anywhere and show all your friends without having to invite them all over to your place! How convenient, eh?

Anyways, Tim ended up giving us a call for an interview to learn more about our services and also used one of our photos in his article to show off our iPod! How cool is that?

According to their website, Content That Works has licensing agreements with more than 200 newspapers in the United States and Canada. Combined, these newspapers reach more than 12 million households so that should get us some exposure ;)

If you'd like to read Tim's article, just click on the image below.

Sharon and Dan Yim's Wedding Film Trailer

Sharon and Dan had a beautiful wedding in Glenview, IL. Despite the forecast for rain, the weather was absolutely gorgeous and made for some awesome photo opportunities outside!

Of course, Kairos Moment Wedding Films was there to capture all of the action!

Sharon's father was very sad to give his daughter away but was very comforted to know that he was not losing a daughter but was gaining a son.

Tribute Video

Mary and I recently filmed the wedding of Teresa and Greg Stoffel.

Less than two months after their wedding, Teresa's family was notified by doctors that her father, James, was terminally ill and that it would be a long, drawn out process. They had Hospice come in but he suddenly passed away the next day.

Teresa let me know what was going on and was eager to receive her wedding film because it was the last time her father was photographed and filmed.

So we put together a tribute video in honor of Teresa's father with the footage we took on her wedding.

"Thanks Peter. My father's name was James Ira Moore. His birthday was December 2, 1935 and his date of passing was June 21, 2006. He dealt with diabetes for 40 years. He traveled a lot when I was a kid to make a better life for my sister and I. In later life, he and I became best friends and he was always my sounding board. He helped me make some important decisions in my life and I will be eternally grateful. I loved him very much. Thanks for taking time to do a great job." -Teresa

Here is the email Teresa sent me after she and Greg watched the video:

"Thank you doesn't seem like enough. Greg and I just watched the video and really appreciate your sensitivity and care in producing this.
We were very touched. That was beautiful... Thanks again!"
- Teresa and Greg