Last Saturday Rohanna Dance Productions of Annapolis held their 2010 dance recitals (one at noon and the other at 6 pm) at the Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College. The theme was “Tonight’s Gonna Be A Good Night”.  The dancing ranged from ballet and tap, to jazz and hip-hop. Here are a few shots off the video from both performances:

At the end of each of the shows, there was a tribute to the studio’s five seniors.

The tribute was beautiful. A photo montage for each of the dancers was shown on a large screen in the auditorium. Each had an opportunity to dance in front of the screen while her montage was being projected. It was a lovely moment.

Jamie Rohanna should be very proud of her dancers. It was indeed a “good night”.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Last Saturday, Jenny and Seth were blessed with a picture-perfect wedding day. They were married by family friend Father Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J. at St. Michaels Mission Church in St. Michaels, Maryland.

Jenny and Seth made a lovely couple, and their happiness was obvious to all who saw them. During the vows,  Seth paused and kissed Jenny’s hand. What a sweet and lovely moment to be captured on video and photographs!                   

The wedding reception was held at The Oaks in Royal Oak, Maryland.  Nicole van Winden and her staff did their usual fabulous job. The gorgeous flowers were supplied by Shirley Windsor of Seasonal Flowers.  Amy Raab   and her associate David provided the professional photography.  Anthony from MyDeejay provided the music and did a great job.

 Congratulations to Jenny and Seth! Thanks so much for having us as your wedding videographers. I can’t wait to start working on your production.

(All stills shown in this post are taken from our video footage.)

Congratulations to Emily on her Bat Mitzvah this past Saturday at Temple Bat Yam in Berlin, Maryland. Here are some actual video stills from both the ceremony and the party at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club.

Emily lead the guests in worship. Part of becoming a Bat Mitzvah (daughter of the commandments) is that you are called to read publicly from the Torah for the first time.

At the party, Barry Hart’s PartyTyme Entertainment provided not only music, but lots of fun games.

We provided a “growing-up” photo montage for the party, which we played on two large flat-screen televisions for the guests to enjoy. We also provided a “dancing photo montage” which played while a good friend of the family sang “I Hope You Dance”.

Andrew and Kim Nock were the official photographers for the day. As usual, we had a good time working with them. I am sure their photos will be beautiful.

Mazel tov to Emily and her family! Thank you for choosing us to be your Bat Mitzvah videographers.

This past weekend we had the pleasure of videotaping two dance recitals-both of which were presented by Jessica Hindman’s Eastern Shore Dance Academy in Cambridge, Maryland. The shows were just terrific. Here are a few video stills from the performances:

All of these stills were taken directly from the video we recorded. We are extremely blessed to have a dance director like Jessica Hindman on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. (To see more stills from the shows, contact us at phyllis@marshvideo.com or telephone us at 410-822-9010.)

Here is a great link for those brides and grooms considering a destination wedding:

http://www.dailycandy.com/all-cities/gallery/83401/Destination-Wedding-Inspiration?refcd=email:447450:12

Daily Candy is a free website with daily e-mails. They have a great wedding section, too.

We are not just  “Eastern Shore”  and Delaware videographers. We will travel to wherever you decide to have your wedding.

Recently I stumbled upon some cute wedding, reception, and honeymoon ideas from Daily Candy. Here is a link:

http://www.dailycandy.com/weddings/subscribe/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=text_link&utm_campaign=weddingguides_041210&refcd=email:436903:43

Also, check this out if you haven’t planned your honeymoon yet:

https://www.marriottregistry.com/

Maybe we should start a registry for wedding video (hmmm)…

 Enjoy!!!

Back in November, we had the pleasure of taping the Talbot Figure Skating Team’s skating exhibition at the Talbot County Community Center in Easton, Maryland. What a talented group of skaters! We had never taped figure skating before, and it was quite a challenge.  Last week we taped their 2010 Figure Skating Exhibition, and it included not only the Talbot County skaters, but some skaters from the  Bay Country Figure Skating Club from Harrington, Delaware and the Metroliners out of Bowie, Maryland.

Bay Country Figure Skating Club has asked us to tape their exhibition in April. Case and I are looking forward to this show. Although my first love will always be wedding videography, figure skating could become a close second. (Both photos are stills from the video.)

After much nagging, Case has finally put one of our demo reels on our website. It is a short selection of some of our recent weddings, as well as some of our favorites from 2008. We showed this video at a recent bridal show. There are clips from weddings at Baywood Greens (Katey and Kevin), Pintail Point, Cambridge Yacht Club (Mike and Kelly), the United States Naval Academy(Sam and Timothy) and Deerfield in Newark, Delaware (Mona and Michael). We would be happy to share the full videos. Just give us a call.

Click here to see the video. Hope you enjoy! To see another video of ours, go to: http://www.phyllismarshvideo.com/blog/index.php/phyllism/videophoto-marathon-shoot-at-kirkland-manor/

Congratulatons to Andrew and Kim Nock for their award-winning photography! Last night, Andy won “Best in Show” at the Delaware Professional Photographers’ Association”, plus other awards. See his winning photos on their blog. The best in show photo is particularly special to us since we were the videographers for that wedding. (Check out our blog entry for Kristina and Garrett .)

Anyway, kudos to the Nocks for a job well done.

Just a reminder that we will be at the Eastern Shore Bridal Extravaganza , sponsored by the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce this Sunday, January 31. The show starts at noon and will be at the Krystal Q in Easton, Maryland. There will be photographers, florists, caterers, venues, disc jockeys, limousines, travel agents, and of course videographers! There will also be bridal fashions and wedding cakes to sample. See you there!

It was great to work at the US Naval Academy Chapel again. It has to be the most beautiful chapel/church we as videographers have ever worked in. However, it is always a challenge, because of the restrictions; e.g., where you can shoot, limited setup time, no wireless mics, etc.  This is where experience really counts! Special thanks to the Naval Academy coordinator Claire MacCallum for all of her help.

Samantha and Tim (she is the Naval Academy graduate) had a beautiful day (a little chilly, but sunny). The ceremony was lovely (I always get a little teary-eyed when they play the Navy Hymn). The arch of swords as the bride and groom exit the chapel is a fun moment–this time, Tim was welcomed to the Navy after getting a swat on the rear by one of the midshipmen.

The reception was at the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel. The venue looked terrific and the staff did their usual great job. The bride and groom had taken ballroom dance lessons for the past six months, and it showed! Their first dance was a hit with their guests.

Sam and Tim cut their cake with her sword. They changed into football jerseys (Sam’s a Ravens fan and Tim is a Packers fan–sorry about the playoffs, Tim). One of their last dances was the “Evolution of Dance”. Sam and Tim danced their way through the 1950’s to the present. This was a huge crowd-pleaser.

Jim Larson of Larson Photography was the photographer. (Always a pleasure to work with him.) Don and Sue Fowler from Dance Masters provided the music, and they were just great. What a wonderful reception!

Samantha and Tim, thanks for choosing us to be your wedding videographers. We had a blast!

 (All stills are from the digital video.)

We just got back from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. It was quite a shock coming from 80 degree weather to snow, but we had to come back for a wedding tomorrow at the Naval Academy (work before pleasure).

Punta Cana is a great place for a destination wedding. Anyone interested in hiring us to be their videographers, feel free to call!

We will be participating in the  2010 Eastern Shore Bridal Extravaganza in Easton on January 31. Please stop by to see us.

Kristina and Garrett were married yesterday at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Cambridge, Maryland.  Everything went extremely well. Even the weather cooperated (no rain, and not that cold for December–although Kristina had hoped for snow).

Seasonal Flowers created the beautiful bouquets and arrangements. Andy and Kim Nock of Andrew Nock Photography were the photographers. 

The reception was held at the Elks Lodge in Easton, Maryland. The hall was decorated as a winter wonderland and was the prettiest we have seen it in a very long time. Steve Moody was the disc jockey. The wedding cake was baked by Garrett’s grandmother and was beautiful as well as delicious.

All of our best wishes to Kristina and Garrett. Thanks for the honor and pleasure of being your videographers! (All pictures here are taken directly from the digital video.)

We are so pleased to announce that we are now a professional dealer for the Snaptotes company. Whether we use our own video stills from our weddings, or a client’s personal photos, these purses, makeup bags, gym bags, etc. make wonderful gifts and are great keepsakes.(Wedding photos are especially nice, with the permission of the professional photographer, of course!) Just call us (410-822-9010) or e-mail us (phyllis@marshvideo.com) for more information.

Last Saturday we had the opportunity to film the Scott Wallace Jr. Comedy Show.  He and the other comics played to a full house at the Avalon Theatre in Easton, Maryland.  It was quite a show, and we were very pleased to be asked to be the videographers.