LINDSEY AND BLAKE SMITH FARM GARDENS WEDDING

What a way to break the ice and get back into the swing of working weddings again! One of the many silver linings amongst this pandemic is the last minute couples that hired me to be at their wedding. Lindsey and Blake were one of those, they lost their video team due to massive rescheduling issues and I was available… and I couldn’t be more grateful. A dream team of vendors and old friends like the crew at Amy Champagne Events, great weather and a stunning venue made for an incredible day to document. I want to thank Lindsey and Blake for trusting me with their wedding video on such little notice and giving me the privilege of being there for such a special event. Cheers you two!

So I approached editing this wedding with a little bit of a different technique. Not only did I map out the whole process but I made a color palette that I felt fit the day and kept it on my desk when color grading

Mastery of instructions for myself with specifics like “romantic shot.” Look - I knew what I meant

Cheers - Will

Will Talamelli - Cinematographer Director DP

Founder/Owner Will Talamelli Films

ALEXA AND DOUG'S WATERVIEW WEDDING

I just want to start off by saying these two define what commitment means. On our first consultation which was a 14 hour time difference while they were in Guam where Doug was stationed ( and that I did in my pajamas because I'm not great in the morning lol) I saw not only how much they are in love but how they genuinely enjoy each others company. Alexa told me a story where she flew to Guam for only three days to watch Doug during his pinning ceremony. Is that registering folks? Thats 40 hours of flight time to be somewhere for less than 72 hours. 

This was actually my first inquiry and contracted wedding I've ever received from being discovered on Instagram. Which means I follow them and see a lot into their life together. So on the flip side Doug is an amazing partner to Alexa. I always see them getting ramen, watching movies, going on little adventures etc. You can feel how much they appreciate each others company just through 15 second moments in time. Their love is beautiful, the timeless type of love that finds itself in movies and songs. It was such a pleasure to get to know them and an honor to be a part of their big day. Cheers to Alexa and Doug!

-Will 

MEG AND CLAUDY'S WEDDING AT THE DELAMAR HOTEL IN SOUTHPORT CT

First off shout out to Meg's brother who had never officiated a wedding before but got up there and did an incredible job! Keep that in mind when watching this, that was his first attempt at officiating a wedding ceremony. Now onto the couple... In a world of dating apps and forced connections its was refreshing to see a fortuitous connection blossom into love. Meg works for an organization "Hope for Haiti" and as you can imagine, she has to frequent Haiti. Claudy is from Haiti and the rest is history.  One thing I noticed that seemed to be a testament to their wonderful relationship is how their families respected and adored each others partner. Claudy's family clearly loved Meg and everyone in Meg's family the same for Claudy. 

The wedding itself was at the beautiful Delamar Hotel in Southport, CT. So quintessentially southern Connecticut with it's decor and the surrounding areas were perfectly picturesque for the first look and formals. I had never shot at the hotel before but I had plenty of familiar faces around me especially working next to the wonderful Brooke Sforza of Brooke Alison Photo and her team which made for a great work day full of laughs and shop talk. Anyway hit play enjoy and cheers to Meg and Claudy!

-Will 

LISA AND SHAWN SOUTH FARMS WEDDING

There are two things you can never control on a wedding day; time and weather. Weather is the tricky one, when the cards are laid out for you it’s easy to plan accordingly. For example, if it is raining, I can mentally prepare for what type of shots I can capture indoors. Or if it is blazing heat I can bring reflectors and diffusors to fend off some of that direct sunlight. Where it gets tricky is that in between, the “is it going to rain.” Nothing is more terrifying than having your cameras set up for an outdoor ceremony and hearing an impending storm in the distance; mentally preparing for what you would do if it started raining.  Needless to say, it didn’t rain but it wasn’t far away. What did happen was some particularly beautiful moody atmosphere for a gorgeous backdrop for an amazing wedding at South Farms in Morris, Connecticut designed by the incomparable Amy Jones of Amy Champagne events.

I had never worked a wedding at South Farms before and I was surely spoiled with this as my first experience. For starters I was working with all my friends, Brooke Allison was the photographer, Amy Jones was the planner, On the Marc was the caterer, Jenn Kinford did the makeup, Carrie Wilcox did the flowers and my favorite New Yorker Kristen Kiraly came through as my second shooter. Big shout out to her for traveling almost three hours to help me out. As mentioned before I think Amy is talented but she outdid herself with this wedding. Everything was so expertly designed it just seemed to flow as an extension of the farm and it’s space.

So the weather held out and was on our side, I had nothing but friends working with me and to top it off I had an adorable story since Lisa and Shawn have two adorable children that they were able to feature in their wedding. Which leads me to my favorite part of this wedding; they did this for themselves on their own terms. They didn’t abide to any traditions of time or order, they did it the way they wanted to when they wanted to. I love that.

So hit play and enjoy the highlight reel of Lisa and Shawn’s South Farm wedding!

Cheers,

Will

Also shout out to The Plumed Serpent for providing her stunning wedding dress by Bliss Monique Lhuillier