Alexis & Carly - 10/14

Originally (Currently?) from Virginia

Couple & Party
Bride1: Alexis Glenn
BrideA: Carly Spehar
(Both wearing pants & vest)
Party Details: (Each side size, family details, etc.)

"Family is fully of surprises" – "Be on your toes"

"Everybody we love is going to be there" – Everyone there is important!

Alexis does not have a biological family in attendance, but her friends are her "framily" – they are important

Think David's "Allibi style" videography. film everyone's faces please! They want good video of the family!! Looking forward to good candid shots.

1st Surprise - The 4th toast/speech giver has planned a choreographed dance with the bridesmaids. The brides don't know about this.
2nd Surprise - The brides have picked out "walk up" music for the last 3 toast/speech givers. - The bridesmaids don't know about this.
3rd Surprise - Carly has arranged for a special dance for Alexis and her friends. Alexis doesn't know about this.

Letters/VO
Writing own vows
Exchanging weddingday gifts. Will probably be card or note.
Get audio of the notes they wrote.

Editing, Style & Composition Notes
Additional Audio from DJ
The very kind DJ sent us a recording of the audio from the speeches that he got straight from the board. Not sure if we'll need it but it is in the footage folder if needed

Editing & Composition
Good candids of guests and family are important, so let's make room for cocktail hour and/or open dance stuff maybe?
Ceremony is "very important"
Speeches are a highlight for sure, make sure we get some good stuff in the Feature from that.
"Anything that is happening so fast I might not remember it" they want featured.
Entrance into reception. First Dance.

Letters/VO
Writing own vows
Exchanging wedding day gifts. Will probably be card or note.
Wants to use audio of the notes they wrote.

Music Notes
Music
"Ecclectic" – but they like country. First dance is Dan & Shay ("You"). Likes country that tells stories.
Mentioned violins/strings a couple times.
Instrumental, Guitar, Strings.
Mood – "All of the above". Likes soft/sweet/fun/love/family, but after a certain time they're calling it "ratchet hour" / party time. Lively. So maybe start softer and sweeter and get exciting toward the end of the second song.

11am - UNF Arrival
**Record Letter Voiceovers ASAP on arrival! **
Take brides individually to separate room and ask them to read the letter they wrote.
11:30 - Lunch
12:15 - Alexis Start Packing up (Finish getting ready at farm)
12:45 - Alexis' wedding party fully packed
1pm - Alexis & 1 Videographer Uber to Venue
Wants to do gift exchange and reading letters in here somewhere
1:15 - Alexis' Wedding party arrives to Jacob's Farm
1:25 - Carly's Wedding Party fully packed
1:45 - Carly's Wedding Party Ubers to Venue
2pm - Carly's Wedding Party Arrives to Jacob's Farm
2pm - Photographer Arrival

**2:10 - First Look **

2:15 - Group Photos
Done party & couple shots in here ideally - Told couple to plan on 10 minutes dedicated to just drone stuff.

3:00 - Videographers setting up for ceremony
Guests Arrive, Final Touch-ups

3:30 - Ceremony
~30 minutes
3 Cousins will be doing a surprise reading of movie quotes, they will attempt to sit near the front. plan to be mobile and jump in front for this.

**Drone Shot at end of ceremony **
Get the drone up as the ceremony is ending
As the couple is walking out, they will kiss in the aisle. Officiant will give guests instruction to cheer and jump and fist pump when they kiss. Let's have the drone start pulling out as they kiss and the guests get excited

4 - Group Photos (Family Formals)

4:30 - Cocktail Hour/Couple Photos
Couple wants to participate in cocktail hour

5:40 - Guests Seated

5:45 - Grand Entrance
Likely straight into first dance, so be set up for that.

5:50 - First Dance

5:55 - Speeches
- 1st toast - Carly's Mother with Carly's Aunt
- 2nd toast - Alexis' Matron of Honor (there will be walk up music per the brides)   
- 3rd toast - Carly's Matron of Honor (there will be walk up music per the brides)
- 4th toast - Bridesmaid Anna (there will be walk up music per the brides)

**Anna's Surprise! **Have a few tripods ready to go because we're not sure where that will be.

From another vendor:

One thing to note for Carly and Alexis' wedding (shhhhh, it's a surprise)....Anna, the last person to give a speech will be talking over a track she sent me and there will be a choreographed dance with friends. According to her email, this is how things will go.....
 
"-I will cue you for the music. 
-I will talk up the post (:29), please keep it lower. 
-During that :29 intro, lex’s teammates will be walking to the dance floor. 
-The Pitches will dance for about :30, over the vocals. 
-After their dance, there is instrumental out, I will jump in and talk that out. 
 
1.5 minutes of our life. I should be the last toast. "

6:15 - Dinner

6:40 - Sunset and Drone Stuff
_10 minutes just for drone _
Sunset: 7:01pm

7:45 - Cake Cutting

7:50 - Mother/Daughter Dance
Carly & Mother
Alexis No Bio Fam

8pm - Surprise Dances
- Surprise dance - Alexis and her friends
- Anniversary Dance
 -Open dancing

10:30 - End of Live Music
10:45 - Send Off