Do you know someone who’s planning a wedding? Read this article from The Knot. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.
WEDDING TIP: If you are planning a long reception, consider a treat for your guests near the end of the night. A candy station, donuts + milk, or an ice cream station is a refreshing treat when you’ve been dancing for a few hours since the cake was cut.
Here’s wishing you a Safe and Fun Happy New Year from McKnight Video. And in case you need some “light reading”, here is David’s latest review and tutorial written about Sony Vegas Pro 12 for Streaming Media Producer.
David here, and it’s Public Service Announcement time… Christie and I are VERY excited to announce that we are facilitating Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University starting January 20th. The class meets once a week for nine weeks and is open to anyone in the Texas City-Galveston-Clear Lake area. We will meet at St John’s UMC near College of the Mainland in Texas City. (I hear they have a pretty good praise band…)
Married/engaged couples or singles, whether you are 20 years old or 65 years old, there is something in this class for you. More details to come!
“Free” is a dangerous game when it comes to your wedding. There are just some things you should never try to get for a big, fat $0 in your wedding budget spreadsheet. Because the adage is true: you really do get what you pay for. And it gets worse: some freebies with $0 attached lead to huge expenses when you have to undo the disaster, if not utter heartbreak when your day is ruined.
Click here for eight wedding freebies to avoid, and don’t say we didn’t warn you. . .
…we’ve ever worked on: A VHS transfer of the first hour ever broadcast on MTV. And a few days ago, a cassette tape transfer of radio communication from Apollo 9. In 1969 the astronauts sang Happy Birthday to our client and she came in to have this treasure digitized for future generations. How very, very cool!
David here and let me say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you this time of year.
It has occurred to Christie and I that this blog is really out of date. We’ve been working on a new website (the one you are reading now, actually) for way too long. But, we’ve also been active on Facebook, which you can see by liking our page here. Unfortunately we haven’t given this blog area much love these past few months, so in the next few days we will rectify that by migrating some of the Facebook posts over to this site. Stay Tuned, and we hope you like it!
Training will be provided to you by David McKnight, technical editor of Vegas Pro 8 Editing Workshop, Vegas Pro 9 Editing Workshop and the latest Vegas Pro 11 Editing Workshop.
David is a contributor/editor to two additional books on video production and he writes a column on Sony Vegas Pro for Streaming Media Producer.
This deal is good for reservations made prior to December 31, 2012.
Below is a “Coming Soon” Trailer for Caroline and Joe’s Wedding Film. This wedding was BEAUTIFUL, with lots of unique elements including a trumpeter and a full bell choir. A very magical evening.
Let’s talk about budget. And I don’t mean how much you should spend for your wedding film, I’m talking about the whole shebang.
According to Dave Ramsey, the average wedding in America is somewhere around $25,000. The average household income is around $50,000. It appears the average wedding is about half of the average income.
So if YOU are paying for the wedding (I’m talking to you Mom and Dad) divide your income in half and use that number as the maximum amount you are willing to pay. A marriage is about love, not dollar signs. (another Ramsey-ism)
By the way, if you’re wondering how much to spend on your wedding video? A good rule of thumb is to budget the same amount to video that you do to photo if you want similar quality.
Future brides, here’s a good article on how to have no regrets from your wedding day. Newlyweds share their wedding-day mistakes.
Coming Soon to Blu-ray and DVD!
Check out the full details on our Facebook page.
While shooting footage for Rick Springfield Friday at the Arena Theater, management asked us to shoot a quick promo for an upcoming gig in Lansing, MI. All footage and audio from the Arena show. Check it out:
The Royal Wedding went off without a hitch earlier this morning in England.
Did you watch it on TV – or did you look at photographs? (Trick question. Of course you watched it on TV, just like you’ll watch your wedding video on TV)
Notice how you could actually hear the vows? This is one of the many, many reasons why you hire a professional. Don’t expect to have anything watchable if your Uncle Charlie sets up a video camera for your wedding.
Hire a pro.
Order your DVD of the 165th Galveston Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting today. The leading businesses of Galveston work hard, but they also play hard as you know if you were there that night. If you were there, order this DVD to remember the fun; if you weren’t there, order the DVD to see what you missed!
You can view a sample of the DVD here. Click the Buy Now button to order by debit / credit card for only $30.
*Not the Jackson Five, but an incredible simulation…
This DVD includes:
- Excerpts of Award Presentations
- The complete performance by “The Jackson Five”*
- The complete Spirit of Galveston video honoring Betty Massey
- Excerpts of divas & dudes dancing the night away
Approximate running time is 60 minutes. The DVDs will be available to pick up at the chamber no later than March 7th.
Choose your delivery and click Buy Now to order the Galveston Chamber of Commerce 165th Annual Meeting DVD
Click on the video above to see a preview. If you have any questions, contact Christie McKnight at info@mcknightvideo.com.