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A Wedding in a Warehouse?

Posted on June 12, 2015
by Kurt Maechner

Looking for a unique location for a wedding?  Our partners at Imagine It Photography shot Liza and Josh’s big day at the Ariel International Center.

According to the official website, “The Ariel International Center, is a historic 68,000
square foot building, located on 3 acres, overseeing the Lake and the Cleveland
skyline.”

Stephanie Uptmor at Imagine It said, “it is full of vintage details and has a rustic feel while still having killer views of downtown Cleveland!”

It’s hard to believe that something as beautiful as this is inside of this old building (below) that all of us have seen while driving I-90!

Dan and Lauren’s Wedding Film

Posted on June 3, 2015
by Kurt Maechner


Dan and Lauren’s Wedding from For Real Wedding Films on Vimeo.

We just got to have the premiere showing of Dan and Lauren’s Wedding video tonight with Lauren and her mom (Dan, you’ll get to see it soon!).  So, here it is!  Their wedding was such an uplifting and touching day.  Such beauty, grace, and…fun!

Enjoy!

I want to mention the awesome vendors for this wedding as
well…

Photography-Imagine It Photography imagineitphotography.com (Partners
with For Real Wedding Films)

Florist-Blooms and Plantscaping plantscaping.com/

Invitations-Olivia
Marie Designs oliviamariedesigns.wordpress.com/

Venue-Marriott
at Key Center marriott.com/hotels/travel/clesc-cleveland-marriott-downtown-at-key-center/

Cake-Wild
Flour Bakery wildflourbakery.com/

DJ-Mike
Alexander from Jerry Bruno Productions (Cleveland Music Group) clevelandmusicgroup.com/

You’ve got to see this wedding…

Posted on June 3, 2015
by Kurt Maechner

A few weeks ago we mentioned a couple that was going to get married at, of all places, a camp!  Well, let me tell you, when we drove into that camp to film the wedding, not knowing what to expect, Beth and I were simply stunned by the beauty of the setting.

Here are just a few photos from our partners at Imagine It Photography.

For more photos click here.
Tomorrow we’ll post a few short clips we filmed on this simply dazzling day.

Come to camp and get married!

Posted on May 21, 2015
by Kurt Maechner

This Saturday we are filming the wedding of Will and Morgan at Camp Luther. 

As a kid I stayed at Luther Memorial Camp twice.  It is a sister camp to Luther.  I went once as a field trip and a friend and I liked it so much we went back that summer.  I will forever remember survival games, snipe hunting, talks about Jesus, and jumping off the high dive there! 

The groom, Will, spent most of his childhood at Camp Luther and his family are the caretakers.  In fact, his parents married in the chapel on the grounds. 

We are looking forward to a beautiful day on the lake celebrating their union!

Will said anyone who has spent time at Camp Luther raves about the sunsets.  Here’s a photo of one at the camp.

Lauren and Dan’s portraits

Posted on May 20, 2015
by Kurt Maechner

Our partners at Imagine It Photography just put out a sneak peek of Dan and Lauren’s wedding that we filmed recently.  Take at look a just a few of the gorgeous photos and this gorgeous couple! 

We are working on the fine-tune details now of their wedding film and hope to get a sneak peek of it up soon.  It’s beautiful…if we do say so ourselves!

This shows the Hava Negila dance, a tradition where the bride and groom are hoisted up (precariously!) on chairs and pumped up and down.  It was crazy-and fun!  The Hebrew song was composed in the 1920s when Hebrew was being revived as a common language.  Deep tradition and deep laughter make for a delightful experience!

Check out the rest of their photos here.

Photographers, Couple, Servants

Posted on May 13, 2015
by Kurt Maechner

So, the other day we mentioned in the blog about the 5 Love Languages.  So, this past Saturday evening, at Dan & Lauren’s
wedding, I saw this in a very humble and honoring way.

I’ve seen it before, but again it reminded me of their
kindness.
John & Stephanie Uptmor.
Two amazing photographers.
A darling couple.
Two people with hearts the size of Texas. 
Throughout the night, while the two of them
are doing what they do, taking pictures, hustling, arranging people, sweating
in the heat,  they are always serving others.  
I saw this
as we had taken a little dinner break, and all of us vendors were sitting there
eating.  A couple of the guys were talking about frustrations with their daytime jobs.  John, having worked in the same field, proceeded to tell them about some good job openings and how to get an in with the company.  I mean, he didn’t have to do that,
didn’t have to care….but he does.  This is just, it seems to me,
John’s normal.  It’s really honorable and honoring.
I was also the receipent of such kindness as I asked
Stephanie if she had an aspirin for my raging headache that night.  John became
my hero as he quickly got up and bought me some.  
I mean…really?!
He didn’t have to, but he just did.  He probably
would have rather rested his feet for a bit, but he didn’t.  He
served.
On top of it all, Stephanie and John are also always building up others with
their words.  It’s genuine.  That’s just who they
are.  
Truly thankful for these two and the kindness that exudes
from them!  
Get to know them more and see their work at Imagine It Photography!

The Key to Marital Bliss: The Ohio State Buckeyes?!

Posted on May 11, 2015
by Kurt Maechner

If there is one key to marital bliss, what would it be?

We’re not sure, but a key to wedding day bliss for Ohio State graduates has got to be to have The Ohio State Alumni Band play at your reception!

We had the privilege of filming Lauren and Dan’s wedding this past Saturday.  We enjoyed being a part of many firsts for us that day, like seeing our first ketubah ceremony, our first wedding under a chuppah,  but certainly the most exuberant part of that lovely day was seeing the crowd quite literally go nuts dancing and singing along with The Ohio State Alumni band.

Lauren and Dan met at Ohio State and brought their love for the Buckeyes to full form to celebrate their union.  Here’s a small clip of the fun!
Goodman clip 1 from For Real Wedding Films on Vimeo.

Getting married in a mansion in Cleveland

Posted on May 7, 2015
by Kurt Maechner

Did you ever dream of getting married at a castle, a palace, or a mansion?

Well, the Western Reserve Historical Society is pretty darn close.

When I heard we would be filming a wedding there, my first thought was: Isn’t that the place with the car museum?

Indeed it is, but I had no idea that they also had this amazing courtyard perfect for a pristine, intimate, yet royal wedding.

The Western Reserve Historical Society is actually housed in an Italian-renaissance style mansion built in 1911.

For Alex and Sloane’s wedding, the bride and her bridesmaids get themselves ready in the old library, adorned with books, and thick wood-paneled doors.  They exited into the former main hallway, past sweeping stairways and a stone fireplace, and then out the double doors, graced with wrought iron gates to reveal the former gardens.  There the wedding guests awaited on white wooden chairs while a harpist played.

You don’t need to go to Europe for any of this.  It’s right here, near University Circle in Cleveland.

Take a look below to see a short segment of Alex and Sloane’s wedding and the beautiful Western Reserve Historical Society mansion.


Cammock clip from For Real Wedding Films on Vimeo.