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All the frills for your wedding

Kilkenny Wedding Videographers
                      Kilkenny Wedding Videographers

Over the years of filming wedding videos in Kilkenny/Carlow, and of course my own county of Tipperary, I guess you could say I have seen it all! The poor old Celtic tiger weddings were great for all the frills, helicopters, BIG chocolate fountains (and I mean big ones!), 300+ at the weddings, fifty-Euro notes being thrown in over the counter at a bemused bartender, with the owner of the 50 shouting ‘Take it all out of that!’ The honeymoon had to last 4-5 weeks – and they were gone further than Tramore! Wedding cars traveling to weddings the length and breadth of Ireland. The same with wedding bands; how many times have I asked the band members where they were from – Dublin was the answer most of the time. The task of getting these suppliers from all over the country was not an issue, nor was the cost….

Kilkenny Wedding Videographers
                   Tipperary Wedding Videographers

Well, someone ate that tiger as you know. But as the last few years leveled out, people getting married learned how to budget all over again. Well maybe no harm was done there. I wont say things were gone mad; people were gone mad. So, with things improving some – so we are told by our leaders – but not a lot, people can now see where they stand. And I don’t mean at the alter, but what they can afford.

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       Carlow  Wedding Videographers

Of course, you have to enjoy your wedding day after all the planning. But, in recent years I have come across lots of little details that the bride & groom had made, such as a simple tree branch to hold the names of the guests with their table number on it. I saw a great one lately in the New Park Hotel Kilkenny – an old suit case with all the guests names in it, but mixed up, and it was handed around to pick out their names they had great fun in the bar doing this.

But it’s great to see the old chocolate fountain back. It’s a great treat for all, as was the one last week in the Lakeside Hotel in Killaloe. The chocolate fountain was in full swing; the usual chocolate covered  kids, and there’s always a few guys licking their fingers and trying to get the mess off their ties. We cant forget the sweet cart: Where would the adults – I mean the kids – be without a wedding sweet cart? Another great little treat, and even on more tighter budget times, the sweet cart made its way to 80% of weddings I have filmed.

 

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Tipperary Wedding DVDs

The honeymoon: Well as I said Tramore is out of the question this time of year! But the Cayman Islands, I hear, is the top spot to be seen in at the moment. So after all the years of planning your wedding, it’s the place to be spoiled, and I believe the weather can be good there 🙂  The second choice among the couples is a jaunt to Florida, a Caribbean Cruise & New York City – ladies, don’t forget Macy’s. Nice one!

So here’s to more stable times, well planned weddings, keep to the budget, and have a fab day!

Its all weddings in Kilkenny

Wedding Video Bookings for 2016 and 2017  are pouring in the last few days. Even January coming  is heavily booked it’s something I have never encountered before but is great to see. I do think my number one ranking on Google is good, but word of mouth is better and that’s how my businesses works the best.  Even  2017  is well booked. Throughout the year, I have had to recommend some well heeled colleagues of mine to brides for whom I was booked for their date. If I am booked, I don’t just send them a name of the first  videographer that springs to mind. I have a few professional guys that I hold in the highest regard and we always recommend each other, should one of us be booked. With this way of working, no couple will get the run around with different prices. I would never recommend someone I would not use my self.

Wedding Videographer New Park Hotel Kilkenny
Wedding Videographer New Park Hotel Kilkenny

The last few weeks has been hectic  filming weddings in and around Tipperary along with Kilkenny and Carlow,  This is why I had to defer a brand new editing software until next month which is the most professional in Europe. I have made the big decision to change over to a top of the range  MAC. After a lot of research, I have  learned that, together, MAC and the new editing software will both provide even more fantastic results to my editing work. It will also make my turn around time even better. Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 software is the best video editing software available my two new top of the range Sony cameras are well in training by now after the few months of hard work  and works nearly by themselves

Brides Choice Awards finialistSo, with a fantastic looking year ahead and with 80% of my work in and around Tipperary and Kilkenny, I guess I can’t complain. However, with every wedding that I film I try and create a new and unique way of crafting wedding videos and editing. Anyone  can give you a wedding video, but I try and make it that bit special. It’s this that has kept me ahead of other other “video guys “, while still offering a Professional Affordable and Unobtrusive service.   So, if you are planning your wedding for  this year, you’d better be quick and contact me now, or even for 2016/ 2017 as I am  being booked very fast. To see my new and unique way of how your wedding video could look, give me a call. I will try to match your service area, along with the hotel  that you might be using, with a full wedding DVD to view at home. This way, you get a feel of my true work

Vedding Video Kilkenny ABBEY VIDEO
Vedding Video Kilkenny

Dundrum House Hotel in Tipperary along with Clonmel Park Hotel   Hotel Minella ClonmelHotel Kilkenny , New park hotel  Kilkenny was the most visited by me while filming weddings. I also visited Cork, Waterford and Limerick. And I would like to thank all the hotels for their help on the day, and look forward to working in all the local hotels around Tipperary, Kilkenny and Carlow and the others over the months ahead So wherever you might be getting married, give me a call and I will give you the most competitive price you will find anywhere in Munster.

Brides in Munster
Brides in Munster

Weddings are huge business in every country, and your wedding needs planing  a lot of planing I know I hear it all first hand so to help you along with your big day have a look at BRIDES IN MUNSTER  again a local wedding suppler site but covering  Kilkenny and Carlow for the local brides in 2016/ 17 its packed with 100% top notch wedding professionals covering wedding video , wedding photography, wedding cakes , wedding flowers, wedding rings, wedding dresses, wedding sweet carts any thing wedding its there! as I said before if you don’t see a Wedding a suppler on this great local wedding supplier site are they worth the call?

Kilkenny Cinematic Weddings

Kilkenny Cinematic Weddings

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Wedding Videographer Kilkenny and Tipperary Carlow

We at Wedding video Kilkenny  can create beautiful cinematic wedding memories of your day, and have been lucky to have reached the finals of the Mrs2Be Brides’ Choice Awards this year, as a popular videographer in all areas of Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow and of course Waterford and all neighbouring counties. So check out  our cinematic style wedding films, and as always, captured by myself with an unobtrusive and creative approach.

With wedding videography here  in Kilkenny your free to relive the moment you walk down the aisle and feel the wedding jitters again, hear your voices as you exchange vows and rings with my powerful audio radio mics so you can hear clearly  and see the toasts, the music, your first dance at the reception and the chance to preserve the complete story of your wedding day.

Wedding Videos and DVDs
Wedding Videos and DVDs

You have only one chance to be certain your wedding day is professionally captured; just one chance to be sure all of the emotions, the love and laughter are captured for you to share over and over. I am discreet and unobtrusive in all my approaches and capture the moment, not the attention of you or your guests.

Your wedding DVD preserves memories that will last for generations.

Wedding Video  Tipperary Kilkenny and Carlow and Waterford Kerry, Cork, Clare, Limerick for Corporate events in Ireland

Wedding Video Kilkenny | Abbey Video Productions
Wedding Video Kilkenny | Abbey Video Productions

I have been involved in shooting videos for weddings and many other family and corporate events in Waterford. We have been chosen to film weddings and ceremonies in the below venues over the past few years, all of which we can be     wholly recommend to our readers.  Just a small section of the locations we have filmed include…

7 oaks Carlow
• Langton House Hotel Kilkenny
• Marlfield Church Clonmel
• New park hotel
• Newpark hotel
• Rathsallagh House Golf & Country Club
• River court hotel
• The New Park Hotel Kilkenny
• The woodlands Hotel Waterford
• Ballindud Mill and Cottage
• The Tower Hotel
• Kilmacthomas
• The Sacred Heart Church Faha
• Stradbally
• The Nire Valley
• Abbey Court Hotel
• Abbey Court Nenagh
• Anner Hotel Thurles
• Clonmel park hotel
• Faithlegg House Hotel
• Hotel Minella Clonmel Co Tipperary
• Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel
• The Woodlands Hotel
• Waterford Castle
• Faithlegg Church
• Lismore Castle
• Crook Church
• The Church of the Sacred Heart
• Kilshane house
• Langton House Hotel Kilkenny
• Marlfield Church Clonmel
• New park hotel
• Newpark hotel
• Rathsallagh House Golf & Country Club
• River court hotel
• The New Park Hotel Kilkenny
• The woodlands Hotel Waterford
• Ballindud Mill and Cottage
• The Tower Hotel
• Kilmacthomas
• The Sacred Heart Church Faha
• Stradbally
• The Nire Valley

Civil ceremonies In Kilkenny – Kilshane House

Civil ceremonies In Kilkenny and all over Ireland have become very popular in recent times. As a popular wedding videographer here in Tipperary and Kilkenny  I am well acquainted with filming civil ceremonies and  civil partnerships, so a visit to  Kilshane House for a civil ceremony  near Tipperary Town lately was just another day at the office for me but a very special day for Cora and Ivan. They were a lovely couple and fantastic to work with from start to finish.  Here is a clip from their day in Kilshane house.

 

 

Cora and Ivan celebrated their wedding day with a large number of family and friends at Kilshane.  I am sure that all Tipperary videographers would agree that for a  civil ceremony, Kilshane is Tipperary’s Number One venue.

Kilshane House Weddings - wedding Video Kilkenny & Tipperary
Kilshane House Weddings – wedding Video Kilkenny & Tipperary

This fantastic hotel will give you all you need and more.  It is an elegant and spacious Regency house built in 1822 situated at the end of a half-mile long driveway. It is the centre-piece of 320 acres of private parkland which includes a trout river, a remarkable Victorian landscaped garden with a man-made lake, huge noble trees, grassy expanses and the unique Tipperary sky. A large and handsome conservatory circa 1860 is ideal for a glass or two of champagne, or a champagne reception under glass. Enjoy an intimate dinner in a private room off the Conservatory… or an elegant dinner in the formal dining room…or fine dining on a grand scale in the Orangerie.

This Wedding story began with Cora getting ready at the hotel the morning of their wedding, on one of  our few sunny days this year. The Hotel makes you feel relaxed the moment you come through their doors.  After the ceremony the photo session took place in the grounds of this great house, which  has a beautiful lake situated half way up the drive.  It is  ideal for wedding footage and photos alike.  It was a pleasure to have been asked to be part of their wedding day, and as I have filmed lots of weddings in the hotel I know all the nice areas to capture a couple’s day in style

 

Kilshane House Weddings - wedding Video Kilkenny & Tipperary
Kilshane House Weddings – wedding Video Kilkenny & Tipperary

With this lovely couple we went to the lake for their wedding shoot.  It was an abundance of colour with  wild flowers and trees, and the old boat house in the background made for some great footage as you will see in the clip. They were a lovely relaxed couple and really enjoyed their photographs being taken, which makes it easier for  us all!  As with all wedding videos it’s at this time that we get the time to be creative and make the couple’s DVD something to stand out from the rest.  I really enjoy trying new angles and exposure to bring out the best in the location as again you will see in the clip

Editing was so much fun on this wedding as I had loads of fantastic footage to work with, from start to finish.  Again, this is very inportant when filming a wedding as it really gives me so much more to chose from – one thing I don’t like is to scrimp on footage, after all it’s YOUR day.

 

 

Kilkenny wedding 2015

Wedding Videography Service in Kilkenny / Carlo
Wedding Videography Service in Kilkenny

My idea of creating a website  just for wedding videography services  in Kilkenny  following feed back for brides and grooms around Kilkenny & Carlow areas has been a huge success for me. Bookings have been pouring in from the areas I have targeted, and of course its a huge thank you to all the couples that have me booked for this year – 2016 – 2017 and I got my first 2 booking for 2018 ! this morning in Kilkenny so happy days there so that’s my little bit of feedback on the site, as one bride said  to me today pity  some other Wedding videographers  did not think of it earlier… well they are to late now !

 

Now talking about Kilkenny, I filmed a lovely wedding there 2 weeks ago for Kelly O Shea & Brandon Walsh, both Kilkenny people, Kelly admitted  she priced and looked at samples of other “video” guys but she loved the way my footage flowed  and of course my prices, which was very important  to her and everyone these days along with my invisible way of filming their wedding day.

 

Wedding Videography Service in Kilkenny / Carlow
Wedding Videography Service in Kilkenny / Carlow

A quick call to Kelly’s home the morning of the wedding which is just across the street from  St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kilkenny city was a must, its where the fun begins for me  on a wedding day, as everyone is so excited with the make-up people there , the friends and family calling its a real buzz, Kelly kept no one waiting and the day ran like clock work. John Delaney their photographer was all ready there when i arrived, John is a fantastic photographer and also owns  Johns photo boot  we meet  quite a lot at weddings in and around Kilkenny, and of course we both recommend each other to couples which is a great way to network. Brides in Munster, Tipperary and Kilkenny’s  wedding supplier  website was also a part 

 

Wedding Videography Service in Kilkenny / Carlo
Wedding Videography Service in Kilkenny

After the lovely ceremony by Fr Willie Purcell    who is great fun and makes every couple relaxed with his approach, o yes and he also commented on how unobtrusive  I was …. just thought I get that little bit in  there 🙂  we went to Kilkenny castle for the photo shoot and what a day for the Castle grounds , which is rare these days with our Irish weather, we got some lovely walking shots of Kelly and Brandon and where would you be without the famous  water feature  in the grounds of the castle, As John was taking the last few photographs I made my way to no other than Langtons  house hotel in the center of Kilkenny city, where my good friend Sean was on hand with the champagne, Sean is a great guy makes sure all is going smoothly on the day, myself and Sean go back a long way and he always recommends me to couples who is booking their wedding at Langtons if you look at their wedding sheets Wedding video Kilkenny is number one on it for wedding video.

 

Wedding Video Kilkenny | Abbey Video Productions
Wedding Video Kilkenny | Abbey Video Productions

Well that’s all for now i’m afraid, as we have a load of editing to get done and my main editor Breda is dowloading a fresh wedding video to the timeline, with 3 more weddings this week – end,  New park Hotel Kilkenny  Thursday |  Hotel Minella Clonmel Friday|  Dundrum House Saturday, but its great  ALL local, 1 from Kilkenny and 2 from my home area of Cashel so happy days. and a thank you to Kelly and Brandon for choosing weddingvideokilkenny.com  to film their wedding day in Kilkenny, but I’m sure I will meet this very popular Kilkenny couple at many more wedding in Kilkenny and Tipperary along the way  ~ Joe  o yes below is  a little feed back Kelly left on my face book ……

 “Just watched our wedding dvd for the 100th time!!! What can I say joe thanks so much you, captured our day perfectly amazing start to finish and your such a gentleman thanks so much absolutely fab job I’d highly recommend you and that’s from th bottom of my heart 💜💜💜💜” 

 

It’s Summer-time!

Kilkenny weddings Summer-time
Kilkenny weddings and its Summer-time

It’s finally feeling like Summer-time, and I must confess as a wedding videographer here in Kilkenny, this is one of my favourite times of the year. In terms of filming, I am given much greater scope for filming the outdoors. Filming is made easier by the fact that the bridal party can spill out into the grounds of their wedding venue, at ease and relaxed in the summer heat. I pride myself on filming my wedding parties in a discreet manner, a skill I have been working on for years. When the wedding guests come out into the sunshine, they relax and my job is made that little bit easier and even more pleasurable. When the sun shines, everyone unwinds, their shoulders drop, and they smile and enjoy the day that little bit more. The extra hours of sunlight also mean I have a bigger window to obtain great footage.

Get ready for 2016

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Kilkenny weddings

Naturally, summer-time is my busiest time of year. If you’ve recently become engaged, now is a great time to start making preparations if you intend to marry in summer 2016. My diary for next year is filling up quickly, so I think it’s best to prepare as much in advance as possible, which will also minimise stress during preparations. Competition for venues and churches is greatest at this time of year, so you will need to start putting plans and ideas together, and make bookings soon. It may seem obvious to most but here are a few great reasons for booking a summer wedding for 2016.
                                                             Let’s Go Outside!

New Park Hotel Kilkenny
New Park Hotel Kilkenny

In recent years I’ve watched many young couples make the most of the summer weather by moving their celebrations outdoors. This is a great way to keep expenses down and can create a wonderfully relaxed and casual feel to the day. Despite it being summer-time, our weather in Ireland is not always dependable. However, having a wedding in summer-time can give you greater freedom in terms of choosing a wedding venue. Outdoor weddings are still not licensed in Ireland, but if you are having a civil ceremony at a hotel or registered venue, you may consider venturing into the grounds of the venue for the entire reception or once the meal and speeches have ended. Summer-time can give you greater creative freedom in terms of choosing a venue. Most hotels will have maintained their gardens well and at this time of year they will be in full bloom and looking their best.

                                                            A garden wedding

Wedding video Kilkenny
Wedding video Kilkenny

I’ve filmed wonderful family weddings held in the grounds belonging to the bride’s parents. Marquees are becoming increasingly popular and can be borrowed or rented and erected in the back garden. This works particularly well for smaller weddings and is a great way to help keep your wedding under budget. The only possible downside is that the party can go on until the small hours of the morning! And with all that space, you’ll easily be able to accommodate your evening guests as well. When planning your garden, don’t forget you’ll need a generator and lights for the evening-time!

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Summer weddings

                                                                                                                                                    More Guests
Summer-time weddings tend to have a greater turn-out. More of your guests will be free to book time off work and they will be booking time off work anyway. The kids will off school, so families won’t be tied to the school calendar either. Family members who are living abroad are more likely to travel for a summer wedding and will make the trip their summer vacation. So you will have greater freedom to choose a week-day for your wedding and be less restricted to choosing a Saturday.

Get Creative!

Wedding Video | Butler House
Wedding Video | Butler House

Having your reception outdoors can put your creativity to the test. Recently I filmed a wedding reception in a marquee and the bride had decorated the inside with bunches of flowers called baby’s breath, Bristol fairy, or its proper name – Gypsphila. This delicate flower has been popular for as long as I can remember, but now more than ever it has become extremely popular – now it is used for bouquets and centre-pieces simply on its own. The result was fabulous and an inexpensive option. Summer weddings have a much larger colour palette and so give great freedom of expression in terms of colour – summer wedding really pop with colour, usually the brighter and bolder the better. I’ve also noticed brides and grooms becoming more creative over the summer months by wearing outfits slightly less conventional, for example – brightly coloured evening shoes and jewellery for the bride and coloured braces for the groom.

Great video and photos

The summer weather means, we can travel together to great locations for filming after the ceremony and with our incredible landscapes here in Tipperary, we really our spoiled so we should make the most of them. I’ve filmed some beautiful scenes of the married couple walking through a meadow or down a path beside a stream. These are only a few of ideas for filming during summer! If you want to discuss your wedding ideas for filming your wedding, please get in touch and we can have a chat. If you would like to know more about choosing a wedding videographer you can read more about what I do here.
Best of luck with your wedding plans! ~ Joe

Kilkenny Videographers Irish toasts and blessings for your wedding day.

Irish toasts and blessings for your wedding day from Kilkenny Videographers Abbey Video

Churches in Kilkeny
Churches in Kilkenny

Throughout my career as a wedding videographer in Kilkenny, I have had the pleasure of filming and witnessing many poignant and emotional wedding ceremonies. Certain details from the day may remain with me and stand out in my memory, such as a sincerely spoken prayer or blessing. When I see the guests are silent, contemplative, with heads bowed down in the many Kilkenny Churches as they listen intently, I sense how the prayer has struck a chord, helping to bring everyone together in thought for that moment.

Traditional Irish prayers and blessings can help bring this quality of intimacy to yourwedding ceremony. And as they are traditional they are also loaded with nostalgia. Perhaps the guests will remember their grandparents saying them long ago, and hearing them again will evoke old memories.

 

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Churches in Kilkenny

Your choice of prayers and blessings is your opportunity to personalise and bring greater meaning to your ceremony. Choosing a favourite blessing from a grandparent or loved one who may not be present creates a thoughtful and heart-felt expression of remembrance for your ceremony. (The very last blessing is the most famous and also a personal favourite of mine). And of course I can capture all of these wonderful moments as I film your wedding. With my small, compact camera and zoom lens, I can capture these moments close up for you to cherish and remember your wedding day for many years to come.

 

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Kilkenny Bride & Groom


I am heavily booked for the summer season,in Both Tipperary and of course  Kilkenny  but a few slots remain available in November, so please enquire soon if you are interested and in order to avoid disappointment. Now is also a great time to think about hiring your wedding videographer if you are getting married in 2016/17. Should you like to discuss any aspect of wedding videography, please get in touch with me and I’ll be happy to help and discuss your ideas. If you are still not sure, have a look at my newestAvailable Packages and some of the fantastic wedding videos which I have filmed recently.

 

‘May God be with you and bless you.

May you see your children’s children.

May you be poor in misfortunes

and rich in blessings.

May you know nothing but happiness

from this day forward’.
‘May there be a generation of children on the children of your children’‘Sliocht sleachta ar shliocht bhur sleachta.’

‘Health and long life to you, land without rent to you, a child every year to you, and death in Old Ireland’.

 

‘May the roof above you never fall in,

And those gathered beneath it never fall out’.

 

 

Here’s to health, peace and prosperity. May the flower of love never be nipped by the frost of disappointment, nor shadow of grief fall among your family and friends’.

‘May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings, slow to make enemies and quick to make friends. And may you know nothing but happiness from this day forward’.

‘May your home always be too small to hold all your friends’.

‘May I see you grey and combing your grandchildren’s hair’.

A wife of your choice to you,

Land without rent to you,

A child every year to you,

And the light of heaven after this world for you’.

 

‘May the roof over your heads be as well thatched as those inside are well matched.

May your mornings bring joy and your evenings bring peace.

May your troubles grow few as your blessings increase.

May the saddest day of your future

Be no worse than the happiest day of your past.

May your hands be forever clasped in friendship

And your hearts joined forever in love.

Your lives are very special,

God has touched you in many ways.

May his blessings rest upon you

And fill all your coming days.

 

‘May the long-time sun shine on you

All love surround you

And the pure light within you

Guide you on your way

Akal, Akal, infinity….

Akal, Akal, no end’

 

‘May the blessing of light,

Be with you always,

Light without and light within.

And may the sun shine

Upon you and warm your heart

Until it glows

Like a great fire

So that other may feel

The Warmth of your love

For one another’.

 

‘May the road rise to meet you

May the wind be always at your back

May the sun shine warm upon your face

and the rain fall soft upon your fields

And until we meet again my friend

May God hold you in the hollow (palm) of his hand’.

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Church Wedding

 

Weddings in Kilkenny & Tipperary

Its all about the Best Wedding Videos Kilkenny & Tipperary

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Best wedding video Kilkenny !

Wedding Video Bookings for 2016 and 2017  are pouring in the last few days. Even January this year  was as busy as last July and that’s booked out fully again this year!  It’s something I have never encountered before but is great to see. Even  2017  is well booked. Throughout the year, I have had to recommend some well heeled colleagues of mine to brides for whom I was booked for their date. If I am booked, I don’t just send them a name of the first  videographer that springs to mind. I have a few professional guys that I hold in the highest regard and we always recommend each other, should one of us be booked. With this way of working, no couple will get the run around with different prices. I would never recommend someone I would not use my self.

 

Another Kilkenny wedding video abbey video
Another Kilkenny wedding video

The last few weeks has been hectic  filming weddings and school shows in and around Tipperary along with Kilkenny and Carlow,  This is why I had to defer a brand new editing software until next month which is the most professional in Europe. I have made the big decision to change over to a top of the range  MAC. After a lot of research, I have  learned that, together, MAC and the new editing software will both provide even more fantastic results to my editing work. It will also make my turn around time even better. Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 software is the best video editing software available my two new top of the range Sony cameras are well in training by now after the few months of hard work  and works nearly by themselves

Brides choice awards 2015!
Finalist Brides choice awards 2015!

So, with a fantastic looking year ahead and with 80% of my work in and around Tipperary and Kilkenny, I guess I can’t complain. However, with every wedding that I film I try and create a new and unique way of crafting wedding videos and editing. Anyone  can give you a wedding video, but I try and make it that bit special. It’s this that has kept me ahead of other other “video guys “, while still offering a Professional Affordable and Unobtrusive service.   So, if you are planning your wedding for  this year, you’d better be quick and contact me now, or even for 2016/ 2017 as I am  being booked very fast. To see my new and unique way of how your wedding video could look, give me a call. I will try to match your service area, along with the hotel  that you might be using, with a full wedding DVD to view at home. This way, you get a feel of my true work

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Lancton’s Kilkenny

Dundrum House Hotel in Tipperary along with Clonmel Park Hotel   Hotel Minella ClonmelHotel Kilkenny , New park hotel  Kilkenny was the most visited by me while filming weddings. I also visited Cork, Waterford and Limerick. And I would like to thank all the hotels for their help on the day, and look forward to working in all the local hotels around Tipperary, Kilkenny and Carlow and the others over the months ahead So wherever you might be getting married, give me a call and I will give you the most competitive price you will find anywhere in Munster.

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Tipperary Kilkenny  leading | wedding suppler directory

Weddings are huge business in every country, and your wedding needs planing  a lot of planing I know I hear it all first hand so to help you along with your big day have a look at BRIDES IN MUNSTER  again a local wedding suppler site but covering  Kilkenny and Carlow for the local brides in 2016/ 17 its packed with 100% top notch wedding professionals covering wedding video , wedding photography, wedding cakes , wedding flowers, wedding rings, wedding dresses, wedding sweet carts any thing wedding its there! as I said before if you don’t see a Wedding a suppler on this great local wedding supplier site are they worth the call?

kilkenny wedding venues- Mrs2Be Brides’ Choice Awards 2015

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brides_choice_awards_finalist

I got some fantastic news early this morning when I was informed I had reached the finals of the Mrs2Be Brides’ Choice Awards 2015 ( Recognising the best of the Irish wedding industry)! But as I said in an earlier blog it it’s not the winning for me … it would be nice, don’t get me wrong, but every wedding video I film whether it be in Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow or any of the multitude of other locations I attend, I always give it 110%.  Every bride and groom has different ideas for their wedding video, it may be the music they choose or the way they want it filmed – each couple is unique.  So when i am booked for a wedding I put a lot of planning into it well before the day, this way from the bride’s house to the first dance I know what’s expected of me – after all, it’s their day.

 

 

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Abbey Video weddings

The guests arriving is a very important part of filming as this is something the bride only gets to see on DVD later.  The music in the church, the service, the vows, the walk down the aisle as husband & wife – these are all key points. With regards to the music in the Church, I like to leave a wireless microphone or a professional voice recorder near the musicians  to capture the audio 100%.  Sound is just as important as picture, this is why I always use a wireless mic or voice recorder discreetly placed in the groom’s pocket to pick up the vows and this is removed right away outside the door after the ceremony.  The greeting line is a great way to formally meet your guests after the wedding.The bride’s house is a great place to start filming, with all the make-up and the hair being done it can be great fun.  It’s a part of the day the groom doesn’t get to see so it’s nice for him to be able to view this later on their finished wedding DVD.  The groom’s house sometimes gets filmed but this all depends on timing on the day, as i like to be at the ceremony location one hour before it starts – this time is needed to film the location, the flowers and all the little details in the Church or room where the ceremony is taking place.

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The photograph session is a fantastic opportunity for me to capture some great video footage.  I don’t just film what the photographer is doing but more of a candid covering of the bridal party and their families if they are there as well. If not I will capture them at the hotel. I enjoy filming the guests discreetly in the hotel enjoying the drinks reception, this way i get a great chance to catch up with some late-comers!  From there on I film the speeches, which lately tend to take place before the meal – it’s nice to relax and enjoy your meal once they are over and done with!  The dancing is filmed discreetly with no light if possible or just a small light on the camera if I need it.  Your wedding will end with a highlights chapter looking back over your day.
We have often been complimented on our turn-around time – we try to have the finished product ready when the couple return from honeymoon. I have read and heard of other couples not receiving their wedding DVDs for months, this can happen where only one person is working on a project and gets snowed under.It doesn’t end there… now the hard work starts!  The editing can take two days to to complete, but my wife Breda is a pro at this: various effects, titles, adding music, authoring and chaptering the final product, testing design sleeves for the covers of the boxes and the art work on the discs – it’s easy to see where two days goes here!

 

On a final note, getting back to the Mrs2Be Brides’ Choice Awards 2015, I would like to wish all the Finalists the very best of luck. kilkenny wedding venues 

 

Wedding video shoot locations in Kilkenny

Wedding video shoot locations in Kilkenny 

Wedding Video | Butler House
Wedding Video | Butler House

As a very frequent visitor to Kilkenny & Carlow  to video weddings one is spoiled for choice in and around Kilkenny city for  photograph and video shoot locations, one that I love is filming a wedding  video in Butler House Kilkenny . The superb location of Butler House in the center of historic Kilkenny City . Through the front door you will be surprised to find the internationally renowned Butler House Walled Garden. This charming Georgian garden was restored to its former glory in 1999 and boosts its own private entrance to the Castle yard and Kilkenny Castle. This is another unique feature of this wonderful house, and again what a locan for your wedding photographs and wedding video.

Wedding Video |Kilkenny Castle
Wedding Video |Kilkenny Castle

Next has to be Kilkenny Castle, I was the first wedding videographer to film a wedding in the round tower in this great castle some years ago, the grounds are spectacular both in summer and winter, so well worth a visit for your wedding day. read a little about it …one of the most instantly recognised buildings in Ireland, Kilkenny Castle has been an important site since Strongbow constructed the first castle, probably a wooden structure, in the 12th century.William the Earl Marshall built the first stone castle on the site, which was completed in 1213. This was a square-shaped castle with towers at each corner; three of these original four towers survive to this day The Butler family bought the Castle in 1391 and lived there until 1935. They were Earls, Marquesses and Dukes of Ormonde and lived in the castle for over five hundred years. They were a remarkable family, resilient, politically astute and faithful to the crown and to Ireland as dictated by the politics of the times. These loyalties determined their fortunes and career, and so too the fortunes of their seat.

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Wedding Video | Lyrath Estate Hotel

But even if you don’t want to go to these locations for your photos , all of the hotels in and around Kilkenny and Tipperary have now fantastic gardens and rooms available with the likes of Lyrath Estate Hotel.  Lady Charlotte’s historic gardens and the rolling hills, tranquil lakes and unspoiled views of the estate. Allow your photographer and  Videographer to explore every vantage point to capture those unforgettable moments. Lyrath Estate is the perfect venue for a uniquely memorable wedding day. More to come soon ……….

 

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