KRISTEN AND DAVID'S GOLD COAST WEDDING

I think Kristen’s mom said it best in the speeches when she said that “Kristen and David like each other.” I hope I do justice to this sentiment in words but there is something particularly endearing when you see how much a couple genuinely likes being around each other. Love is always present at a wedding day but there is so much charm in the “liking” of one another. The “like” is where you witness the silly moments in between formalities, the inside jokes and the foundation of the love responsible for the day. There was no shortage of love but an abundance of “like” at this wedding too. 

Getting married in the midst of a pandemic also speaks volumes about their commitment to each other. With the world not in anyone's favor they still wanted to celebrate their love with a special day and make the bond official. There is a poeticism to getting married in the world we are in and not only do I wish the best to Kristen and David but I commend them on their dedication, their positivity and their kindness. 

TECHNICAL MUMBO JUMBO

This was the first wedding season where I committed to using multiple BMPCC6K cameras and I couldn’t be more pleased. I love the color space, the tones, the feel that the camera provides with weddings. Timing almost couldn’t be better to commit to these cameras since they certainly aren't champions of the low light like Sony cameras. But nightlife really isn’t a staple of wedding during COVID so the footage during the day is what absolutely counts the most and again I couldn’t be more pleased.

I also started using the F6 by Zoom to record audio and the 32bit quality is somewhat of a lifesaver to work with. There ceremony in this wedding video is a great example. The priest while undeniably charming and beautifully introspective in his message delivered it in a way that I could only describe as a projected whisper. That projection mixed with a very echoey room did not make for good raw audio. Had I not had the range in the quality I’m pretty certain I couldn’t have mastered it to the level that I did. Again, lifesaver.

Team Involved

Planner: Amy Champagne Events

Photo: Melani Lust

Makeup: Simply Gorgeous by Erin

Gear Links

Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K

Zoom F6

Sennheiser G4

MoviPro

Cheers - Will

Will Talamelli - Cinematographer Director DP

Founder/Owner Will Talamelli Films

LINDSEY AND AMANDA'S SURPRISE MICRO WEDDING!

Lindsey,

I have so many good memories because with you, it’s about time I returned the favor. 

Our careers started around the same time and in that timeframe it would be impossible to remember every gig - but I never forget the ones with you. You make everyone work a little harder, dig a little deeper, think a little more and just be a heightened version of themself; because that is what you do. Your focus, your confidence, your commitment is something only found in the best of us. A personality like yours isn’t made for settling so despite never meeting Amanda until yesterday I knew she would be an exceptional human. Caring, hilarious, focused but not taking anything too seriously - a pleasure to be around. 

I was so happy to be a part of your day, I never thought I would be there. Rewind eight years to our first job together, I assumed I would be just another pain in the ass wedding vendor that drove your boss crazy. Not in the deepest recesses of my imagination did I think I would have a friend for life. I love you buddy, thanks for all the memories and congratulations!

Will 

BACKSTORY:

Lindsey didn’t know anything going into this wedding day. She just knew she was getting married and her amazing boss, my friend, the incomparable Amy Jones of Amy Champagne Events was planning the whole thing. Amy got Lindsey’s dream roster of wedding vendors together and gave her the best wedding possible in this time of constant uncertainty. I know Lindsey was happy we were all there but like I said in my note to Lindsey, we were all honored to be there for her.

The Pandemic Players: 

Event Design & Production: Amy Champagne Events

Photography: Carla Ten Eyk

Hair & Makeup: Blush Bridal

Floral & Event Design: Carrie Wilcox Floral Designs

Food & Beverage: On the Marc

Lighting design: Shindig Lighting

Lounge & Rentals: Gather and Lounge

Lindsey's Dress & Alterations: A little Something White

Officiant & Music Master: DJ Lion aka Simba aka Nala aka Presses with Dresses

Paper Story: Coral Pheasant

Carrie’s show stopper of a floral display was the inspiration for construction of the entire video!

I got a little quirky with my approach to this video. Carrie’s stunning rainbow gradient flower display inspired me to construct the video as such. Subtle nods to the rainbow gradient pattern are used throughout the whole video.

The stills from the first section highlight this. Subtle - but the scene goes from red, orange and yellow tones, to green, to blue and indigo, then violet tones in the shadows; and this pattern repeats itself throughout the video.

Cheers - Will

Will Talamelli - Cinematographer Director DP

Founder/Owner Will Talamelli Films

Erica and Mark Wedding Video - Woodwinds Branford, CT

If you have perused my site at all the bride in this video might look familiar. Erica is the face of the Gorilla Grip brand that I do a ton of work for. Which brings me back to what I love about this job, the connections you make. If we hadn’t worked together for years and shared a ton of laughs I can guarantee you I wouldn’t have shot her wedding. It’s also important not to take those connections for granted because I was incredibly happy to be there and humbled that she asked me. Now onto these two…they’re just so great. They’re best friends, they share everything about their life with each other and they are excited to be a part of each others interests. You can see it on their faces how much they just wanted to marry each other.

The wedding itself was a quintessential winter wedding. Christmas trees everywhere, indoor night ceremony with plenty of candle light, tree ornaments as party favors, lanterns for cigar smoking etc. Then there was her dress…what a stunner. A custom wedding dress made my Nova McLaren that was one of the most incredible dresses in the almost decade I’ve been shooting weddings. Erica even commissioned me to make a video just highlighting the dress on the day which is featured underneath their wedding film.

BMPCC at night.

Filming wise this was the first wedding I ever shot using the Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and let me tell you it was a treat. Considering it was winter and it was just gray bright skies that is usually the perfect storm for ugly blown out backgrounds everywhere. The dynamic range the camera has captured everything beautifully and the tonal capabilities with colors were just dreamy. Even at night the BMPCC was incredible. I heard mixed reviews about the low light capabilities of the camera and I ended up loving the look of the night time footage. Keeping my ISO to a max of 3200 the color space was still beautiful and hardly any noise in the footage. Even low light kings such as Sony cameras produce noise in situations like the sparkler send off where there is a heavy contrast of darks and lights but I didn’t find there to be a noticeable amount of that at all with this camera.

I can’t thank Erica and Mark enough for having me, I wish them all the best!

Cheers - Will

Will Talamelli - Cinematographer Director DP

Founder/Owner Will Talamelli Films

KYLEROSE AND JEFFERY'S NEW YEARS EVE WEDDING AT THE DARIEN COUNTRY CLUB

There is something really special about a New Year’s Eve Wedding. In my film maker brain it feels like something straight out of cinema. Everyone is dressed well, there is champagne all around, great food, lots of people, dancing etc. But for Kyle and Jeffery it was more significant than just a day to party, it was the day they met years ago and wanted to celebrate their marriage by recognizing the day that they were introduced to each other. New Year new life as husband as wife.

As someone that likes to support local businesses I really appreciated how much of a Darien affair this wedding was. The dress was from a local vendor (and friend I might add) A Little Something White and The Darien Country Club is literally across the street from where Kylerose and her sisters grew up. The wedding was such a beautiful event and so quintessentially New Years Eve. From the black tie attire, to the jazz quartet during happy hour and of course the grand finale of fireworks. Alright thats enough from me and I’ll let the video do the rest of the talking. Cheers to Kylerose and Jeffery!

Will