Pittsburgh Wedding DVD

New Photobooth Offered By Pittsburgh Imagery

2010-08-03T09:51:00.000-07:00

Our partner company Pittsburgh Imagery has just introduced their version of the classic photobooth. They have package the booth into a roman style open-aired kiosk. This adaptation is very elegant looking and creates excitement and a buzz at your wedding reception. The photobooth has touchscreen operation, high quality flash, high resolution camera and prints ready in under a minute. Add fun props or a custom background for even more exciting pictures. Brides and Grooms love the scrapbooking option, guests get a copy of the photo-strip and leave one with a note to the bride and groom for a unique keepsake. Pricing is comparable to other booth available but style and elegance far exceed the "booth" style. Contact Kevin to book the photo booth for your wedding reception, dates are filling fast.

Is your wedding videographer using the latest technologies?

2010-05-13T08:35:00.000-07:00

HD! New FCC wireless mic restrictions!

Pittsburgh Wedding DVD is always up-to-date. We've been shooting high definition for years now. We can produce standard DVD or Blu Ray, the choice is yours. Make sure your wedding video is future proof and have it filmed and edited in HD. We have worked out all the bugs and are able to produce Blu Ray DVDs that work on all players and discs that look as professional as our standard DVDs.

Has your videographer been up front and honest about his equipment? Recently the federal communications commission FCC, has striped away the 700 Mhz wireless frequencies from the broadcast and video community. The frequencies will be reallocated for emergency personnel use. What does this mean to you? If your videographer is using a 700 Mhz mic, you may get interference from local authorities using these frequencies. Imagine your wedding vows being interrupted by a call for the local fire department, Not a good thing. Pittsburgh Wedding DVD has updated our microphones. We no longer operate mics in this frequency range, ensuring no interference from the local public officials. WE'VE UPGRADED, HAVE THEY?

Information from the FCC.

Let us film your wedding day and enable you to relive all the events in HD with crystal clear sound

High Definition Wedding DVD sale

2010-04-07T13:04:00.001-07:00

Pittsburgh Wedding DVD is offering and unprecedented high definition wedding video sale. Book your 2010 wedding now and receive the high definition package for $1299. We have made our award winning wedding videos more affordable than ever. Dates are limited so inquire TODAY! 724-986-1718

Kimberly & Patrick, November 21, 2009

2009-12-02T05:29:00.001-08:00

Kim and Patrick had their ceremony at a beautiful church in New Brighton, PA! Kim had the most beautiful preserved roses for her and her bridesmaids, I have never seen anything like them!! Their reception was in Monaca and fun was had by all! Thank you so much for having us!!

Kimberly & Patrick November 21, 2009 from Pittsburgh Wedding DVD on Vimeo.

Cheryl & Scott October 24th, 2009

2009-11-06T13:51:00.000-08:00

Cheryl and Scott tied the knot at Heinz Chapel in Oakland, after taking beautiful photos at the CMU pillars and the West End Overlook, they headed to Soldiers and Sailors for a fun filled evening of dinner and dancing! Thank you so much for having us Cheryl and Scott, here is a sneak peak of their vows!

Cheryl & Scott October 24th, 2009 from Pittsburgh Wedding DVD on Vimeo.

Kiera & Justin October 17th, 2009

2009-10-26T06:27:00.000-07:00

Kiera and Justin had a beautiful wedding ceremony at St. Paul's Church in Butler! A sample of their vows is below. After the ceremony we headed off to Laube Hall in Freeport! Kiera and Justin put together a wonderful reception, every detail was gorgeous!! Their guests had a great time taking photos in the photo booth and dancing the night away to one of our favorite DJs, Andy Hutelmyer (who actually DJed my own wedding)!! Thank you so much for having us Kiera and Justin and Congratulations to you both!!

Kiera & Justin from Pittsburgh Wedding DVD on Vimeo.

Jennifer & David

2009-10-13T16:31:00.000-07:00

Here is a sample of from the wedding Jennifer and David's wedding that I am currently working on! July 25th, 2009 Jennifer and David tied the knot at St. Paul's Cathedral in Oakland! They had beautiful ceremony and a gorgeous day for a wedding. Here is a sample of their vows!

Jennifer & David from Pittsburgh Wedding DVD on Vimeo.

Katie & Ryan 10/3/09

2009-10-05T15:06:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Katie and Ryan, we had a great time at your wedding. Everything was great. The reception was beautiful and what a fun crowd. We can't wait to put the entire video together. Here is a sneak peak of the wedding, This is only one angle of the vows, so it only gets better from here. We will be in touch soon. Thanks and best wishes.

Katie and Ryan October 3rd, 2009 from kevin pieto on Vimeo.

New Samples

2009-07-27T07:34:00.000-07:00

So here it is... Our main editing suite had a issue this week and has been in the shop, so we turned to our good ole trusty tortoise. This allowed us to keep moving on videos but not to complete anything, since the main machine is calibrated for color and effects. This unfortunate set back has given us time to update our web samples. We've added some of our favorites from the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009. We've also created a less computer intensive way to view the samples. Our sample browser is built to emulate the way photos are viewed on an iPhone. However we have found this "flash" to be a bit intense for most computers. We decided to make an alternate way to view our samples, so if you've had trouble viewing before, you shouldn't now.

We also are booking up for 2010. So don't wait until the last minute to book us as your videographer. We offer a discount for booking video and photo combo packages. Enjoy the samples and we look forward to speaking with you about your wedding day.

Upcoming Weddings

2009-02-26T07:20:00.000-08:00

We have had a very productive January and February and are looking forward to a busy summer and fall. We've started our filming year earlier than usual, with weddings in Jan, Feb and upcoming March. Our next wedding, we will be working with our good friend Ed Coll from Sky's The Limit Photography. We've worked with Ed many times and have created an approach that makes both our photos and videos better. Ed has a great eye for photography and is great to get along with, his clients are very lucky he hasn't raised his prices, yet.

We will be bringing our highly qualified assistant Heidi, who adds to our productions with years of filming and editing experience. One of Heidi's latest accomplishments was the editing of Lupe Fiasco's live concert from Congress Theater in Chicago. We hope she doesn't become to big to quick and leave us for LA.

We will be at the Grove City Country Club and nearby Beloved Disciple Church on March 7th, for Nicole 's wedding, Hoping for good weather. Will post some pics or video asap.

We're getting everything ready for a great year and look forward to covering all the unique weddings. BTW, Blu Ray is on the horizon. How much would you invest for a HD version of your wedding? TTYS.

2009 State of the Wedding Union.

2009-01-26T08:13:00.000-08:00

So 2009 is upon us and we "offically" have entered a recession, we have a new president and new weddings to look forward to. January, February and March are much slower months for us and allow us to catch up on our video editing. We have finally returned to the quicker editing work flow we were used to within standard definition. Although our editing processing times have increased, we have be able to establish a work flow which allows us to edit and move on as fast as we were accustomed to in the previous years. We are now cranking out videos within 2 weeks of beginning the project!

We are on target to book and complete as many weddings as last year, as long as consumer confidence in the economy withstands. I know that couples are looking to conserve money and cut costs with their upcoming weddings and video is one of the first areas to be cut. While we feel video is just as important as photography we also want to offer this word of advice to planning couples. Video captures so many different aspects of your day and allows you to HEAR the emotions that are being seen. Your vows are the promise you make to your partner and should be able to be revisted from time to time. Photographs are beautiful and make for nice decoration around the house but the vows are the reason for the day. A high quality microphone allows for these memories and thoughts to be catured for years to come. If videography is one of the aspects cut from your budget, we urge you to have someone videotape the ceremony and maybe investigate renting a good quality wireless mic for the groom to wear. Although your video want be as refined as having it professionally filmed, you will at least have an audible copy of your promise.

We feel the economy is surely going to rebound and times will get better. Don't let your wedding memories be forgotten by trying to save a few dollars today. We are looking forward to our 09 weddings and speaking with you about your special day.

Recap and Looking Ahead

2008-11-10T05:49:00.000-08:00

So the 2008 year is beginning to wind down, now it's time to catch up and look forward to 2009. We've had a very intense year and are looking forward to catching up on some editing. The new HD work flow has introduced a much greater timeline than anticipated and now all the kinks seem to be resolved. Over the year we have tested and retested many different ways of providing the highest quality standard definition DVD to our clients while archiving an HD edit for later delivery. Our down conversion process is now set in stone and we can pick up speed, as long as the editing machines don't let us down. We are very happy about this and you can be assured you are receiving the most compatible high quality movie available. We have posted a few wide screen HD samples on our site.

We can now focus on the Blu-Ray experiment, yes it sounds like a physics experiment, but it's only HD video on disc. Many consumers do not even own a Blu Ray player but want their wedding filmed in HD to be "future proof". 95% of our 08 weddings were filmed and edited in HD for delivery in HD sometime in the near future. We will contact our clients when we are able to deliver their videos in HD.

Looking ahead in 2009....

2009 doesn't seem to have any significant desired dates as the last years have. The highly sought after 07/07/07 or 06/07/08 are now passed. The calendar did not cooperate for next year, possible unique dates are, 3/21/09 or 10/10/09; 010 has a few. Our bookings are right on target for this time of year, we are half booked. The next few month will considerably fill our calendar for 2009, so don't delay in booking. January, February and March are slow months for weddings in the Pittsburgh area, if you are planning a wedding for these months inquire about a reduced rate to film your day.

By popular request, We have begun offering photography to our clients. Many of our clients have asked if we provide photography as a package with video and until now we haven't. We have now found qualified assistants to allow us to split our skills and offer our clients more services without compromise. We felt it was a great idea to offer both services to our clients for many reasons. The greatest reason was rapport, some photographers and videographers don't get along well. We have worked with some of the best vendors in Pittsburgh and know that working TOGETHER creates a higher quality final product. We love weddings and are excited to offer both services to our clients. Inquiry about having your wedding day filmed and photographed by us. mailto:info@twenty10productions.com

September 20th, 2008

2008-09-25T09:42:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful day for an outdoor wedding!! Tracy and Zach were hitched at an absolutely beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony at Armstrong Farms in Saxonburg, PA! Tracy coordinated her entire wedding and every single detail was amazing, from the ceremony setup to the 120 etched champagne glasses, Tracy did it all!!

The ceremony was held in a gazebo over a pond and it was perfect! Tracy's dress was light gold with lots of detail and she looked gorgeous! Among the bridal party were their two very well trained great danes, Annabelle and Gunther. I was so very impressed by how calm they were and Gunther even wore a vest and tie!

After the ceremony we filmed the photo session, taken by our very own Kevin Pieto of Pittsburgh Imagery which is part of Pittsburgh Wedding DVD, and then we headed into the barn for the reception! As the sun was setting Tracy and Zach were introduced into the reception, the setting sun created such a wonderful ambiant light throughout the beautifully decorated barn!

After the toasts it was time for an amazing dinner, put together by Peter Medure of Mill Street Grill Restaurant in New Castle, PA! I can not say enough good things about the food and the staff, they did and absolutely fantastic job and we recommend them very highly!!! After the fabulous dinner, the dancing began with Tracy and Zach's first dance, with the barn doors open the glowing sky created a beautiful background, very romantic!! Then the fun dancing began, we had so much fun capturing all the fun dancing, the guests were having a great time! Tracy also did something very unique for her bouquet toss. She threw eight bouquets, yes I said EIGHT bouquets!! Although that sounds like a lot, it was sooo cute, each bouquet had a charm on it and each charm meant something different to the person who caught it, for example one charm was baby booties and it meant that a baby was in their near future. All the women had soo much fun with this and the bouquet toss included all the women at the reception, single or married!! All in all it was a wonderful day and I can not wait to put their video together!! Thank you for having us Tracy and Zach and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Hi Def & You

2008-09-10T12:51:00.000-07:00

So, it's been a great year of weddings so far. Many wedding in many different places, you would think they're all the same but they're all totally different. We've filmed 20+ 2008 weddings in 1080i High Definition are are completely immersed in their editing. HD brought us a new work flow and some uncertainties. We've investigated many different ways to complete our new HD videos and finally settled on a great work flow. It was a struggle to say the least, but since HD DVD is still in it's infancy, it was to be expected.

All of our movies are now filmed and edited in HD and down converted to standard definition for delivery on regular DVD. Blu Ray hasn't come of age to be completlely deliverable to our clients. Since Sony Blu Ray has just won the format war over HD DVD we may now begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Since we are unable to deliver Blu Ray DVD's , we could have simply chose to edit in standard definition, but we didn't. We chose the longer more intense work flow in order to be able to offer our clients HD, when available. We have also decided to archive all our weddings to HD tape for future conversion to Blu Ray.

The work flow of down converting to SD has become very computer intensive and has extended our render times considerably. We've had to upgrade and invest in the latest and fastest Mac editing suites to simultaneously work on videos. Even with the increased render times and more time consuming work flow our full time editing hasn't fallen off our expected delivery dates. We're excited to have all the kinks worked out and can't wait until we are able to deliver a full DVD in High Definition, come on Sony and Apple, we're waiting!

We will be placing HD clips online in our new media browser shortly.

See you on the other side of the lens.

Wedding DVD Montage Music Suggestions

2008-06-30T14:07:00.000-07:00

We are constantly asked for music suggestions for use on couples DVD's. Our best advice is to pick songs that have a special meaning to you, maybe something from the dating days. You can even take a look at your favorite bands, I'm confident they have a song that both of you like and would fit within your video montages. The songs aren't to be songs from your wedding day, like your 1st dance or songs the DJ played, we know those already. We use these songs as filler songs and montages, when the actual days audio has little going on. We have compiled a list of the top 100 songs used on some of our previous videos. Have a look!

Top 100 Song used on DVD.

1 Me and You - Kenny Chesney

2 Love of a Lifetime - Firehouse

3 Grow Old with You - Adam Sandler

4 A Moment Like This - Kelly Clarkson

5 Bubbly - Colbie Caillat

6 Time of Your Life - Green Day

7 Your in My Heart - Rod Stewart

8 Crash - Dave Matthews Band

9 Everything - Lifehouse

10 I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman

11 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Dianna Ross

12 Clocks - Coldplay

13 Get What You Give - New Radicals

14 Sign, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder

15 Green Eyes - Coldplay

16 I Just Love You - Five for Fighting

17 Sarah Smile - Hall & Oates

18 I Want to Be Loved by You - Eric Benete

19 No One - Alicia Keys

20 So Amazing - Luther Vandross

21 She's Got a Way - Billy Joel

22 Jimi Thing - Dave Matthews Band

23 You are My Everything - 98 Degrees

24 Crush - Dave Matthews Band

25 Never Tear Us Apart - INXS

26 Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

27 Endless Love - Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey

28 Everytime I Close My Eyes - Babyface

29 I Was Made to Love You - Gerald Levert

30 All My Life - K Ci & Jo Jo

31 My Sherri Amore - Stevie Wonder

32 Lost in This Moment - Big & Rich

33 Come What May (Moulin Rouge) Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor

34 Making Memories of Us - Keith Urban

35 Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

36 Secret Garden - Bruce Springstein

37 Places I Remember - Beatles

38 Have I Told You Lately that I Love You - Van Morrison

39 Yellow - Coldplay

40 Wonderful - Christopher Smedley

41 Breathe - Angles & Airwaves

42 How'd You Like to be in My Wedding - Scott Chester

43 I'll be Here for You - Brian Adams

44 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

45 Porcelain - Moby

46 Come Away with Me - Norah Jones

47 These are the Days - 10,000 Maniacs

48 Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

49 Sunshine of my Life - Stevie Wonder

50 The Way You Love Me - Shania Twain

51 You & Me - Lifehouse

52 Beautiful Day - U2

53 When you Love Someone - Brian Adams

54 When I Fall in Love - Celine Dion & Josh Grobin

55 You are so Beautiful - Joe Cocker

56 The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra

57 From This Moment - Shania Twain

58 I Do Cherish You - Mark Wills

59 My Best Friend - Tim McGraw

60 Better Together - Jack Johnson

61 I Melt - Rascal Flats

62 Sexual Healing - Shaggy

63 Take me Away - Lifehouse

64 You Had Me From Hello - Kenny Chesney

65 Here & Now - Luther Vandross

66 Finally Found Someone - Brian Adams & Barbera Streisand

67 When I look into Your Eyes - Bon Jovi

68 Just My Imagination - Gweneth Pawtrol & Babyface

69 Crazy Love - Van Morrison

70 I Need You - Leean Rhymes

71 By Your Side - Sade

72 When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating

73 100 Years - Five For Fighting

74 She's Everything - Brad Paisley

75 I'm Amazed - Beatles

76 At Last - Etta James

77 Dreaming of You - Selena

78 Fools Rush In - Elvis Presley

79 Pictures of You - The Cure

80 Unforgetable - Nat King Cole

81 Power of Love - Luther Vandross

82 Shower me with Your Love - Surface

83 Brighten My Northern Sky - Nick Drake

84 Your Smiling Face - James Taylor

85 When in Rome - Alan Parsons

86 Into the Mystic - Van Morrison

87 Going to the Chapel - The Crystals

88 Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers

89 Lay Down Lover - Dave Matthews Band

90 #34 - Dave Matthews Band

91 Please Forgive Me - David Grey

92 Meet Me at the Alter - Jagged Edge

93 My One and Only Love - Carly Simon

94 Here Comes the Sun - Beatles

95 Everything - Michael Buble

96 This Way - Jewel

97 Breathe In Breathe Out - Matthew Kearney

98 Let Your Soul be Your Pilot - Sting

99 Nothing Compare to You - Sinead O’Connor

100 For You I Will - Monica

A last thought; These songs make up a portion of the feel of your video, be it slow paced and romantic or more upbeat and lively. You may love a particular song but don't want your video edited to such a slow song. Also have a listen to the WORDS, sometime you may think a song is romantic and about love but it's really about a break up and pain. Good luck and we look forward to editing your video.

Have a look at some of our edited samples. http://www.twenty10productions.com/08/pages/movies2008.html

May 31, 2008 Wedding Ami and Vinay

2008-06-02T12:47:00.000-07:00

So, this past weekend took us to a Indian/Hindu marriage, which is called "Lagna Vivah" at the Embassy Suites and let me tell you it was BEAUTIFUL!!! When we first arrived before we even walked into the hotel, we already knew we were in the right spot, there was a DJ set up outside and a golden arch! As we continued into the hotel, we saw lots of families dressed in VERY colorful, beautiful attire! We were then directed toward the ballroom where the ceremony would take place, here is where we saw the AMAZING Mandap, which is an open altar with a canopy under which Ami and Vinay would have their marriage ceremony. It was white and gold and there was lots of lighting to illuminate it's beauty! Words cannot describe how absolutely wonderful it looked!

The ceremony was about an hour and 40 minutes, but with all the different things they do, it went by so fast! After the ceremony the Ami and Vinay left the ceremony for the "Vidaai" or farewell. This was very emotional as Ami said bye to her family to start her new life with Vinay. I even had tears in my eyes! Then, Ami and Vinay went and changed their attire for the reception!

As the reception began, Ami and Vinay's families were introduced as they followed with their introduction. After the introduction, there were toasts and the members of their families performed dances for the newlyweds. This was my favorite part of the evening, they were absolutely wonderful! After a wonderful vegetarian dinner, the dancing and fun began!

All in all it was a great day and we really enjoyed every part of it!!

Wedding Season!

2008-04-23T10:05:00.000-07:00

Wedding Season has begun and we are so excited to use our new HD cameras! This past saturday took us to St. Pamphilus and the Pittsburgh Airport Marriot! Melissa and Joseph were sooo much fun to work with and we really had a lot of fun filming their big day, thank you both very much!! I can't wait to post a sample of their beautiful day!

Some of you may know that we just started our blog last week (one of our many new things for the '08 season) and I am still figuring out how I want the whole blog thing to work and what I want to write about. So, as I was talking this over with Kevin, we came up the idea to make a post on "Tips on how to improve your wedding video" and I was just so excited about this idea that I just could not wait to write about it. So here it goes:

1. This biggest thing you want to do to have a beautiful wedding video is smile a lot, have fun and laugh! Don't be nervous that there is a camera in the room, just ignore us and enjoy your day!

2. Don't be afraid or be to shy to have fun with the camera, blow kisses, throw the napkin at the camera after the cake cutting, wink at the camera! These are just fun little things that add to your video!

3. Grooms, pick up your bride and spin her around, it's fun and it looks really greaton camera!

4. Kiss! It's your wedding day and capturing a couple in love is what we love to do!

5. Brides and Grooms, make sure you are the ceremony early enough to get some good pre-ceremony footage. Brides, if you plan on staying the limo until yougo down the aisle, have your videographer film some footage in the limo!

6. Be sure to have your videographer get an "exit shot", for example the two of you walking out the door of your reception or both of you blow a kiss to the camera or grooms, pick up your bride and walk out the door, just make sure the videographer is there to grab a shot!

7. Dance together! Be sure you take some time out to dance with each other, fast dance, slow dance, the camera wants to see the bride and groom enjoying their day and having fun with each other and their guests!

8. Don't be afraid to tell us what you want! If there is something you want to try for the video or a certain shot you want to get, don't be afraid to let us know and tell us to film it that is what we are there for!! It doesn't mean it HAS to be on your video.

Just remember, it's your wedding day, enjoy it, have fun and be yourself!

New things for 08

2008-04-14T08:05:00.000-07:00

Hello 2008 Pittsburgh Wedding DVD couples,

It's your year and we are anticipating a great year of different and fun weddings ahead.

Jeremy Grey: What do you like better, Christmas or Wedding Season?
[Jeremy raises his hand]
John Beckwith: Mr. Grey?
Jeremy Grey: Yes. The answer would be, um, Wedding Season?
[shimmy-shakes]
John Beckwith: Bingo! I'm gonna get my suit.

A quote from the movie Wedding Crashers, what a great movie. Anyway, If you haven't visited our web site lately, you don't know that we have a new web site, new samples and have anounced High Definition filming. We are very excited about these changes and can't wait to produce an even higher quality product for our brides and grooms. All of 08 agreements were for standard definition videos, which we will continue to honor. However since we will be shooting in HD, we will be able to offer your video in Widescreen High Definition. Our costs for all the equipment and materials to produce an HD video is considerably higher than standard DVD, so we will have to charge for this service. Even though you may not have an HD TV or be interested in HD you will still receive a benefit from our conversion. By filming in HD your standard DVD will look even clearer than our previous videos. You will also have the option of having your video edited in widescreen standard definition or the original format. The widescreen standard definition version will have the black bars at the top and bottom of a regular TV, or if viewed on a widescreen TV, it will fill the screen but not be in HD. If you have a preference now, please feel free to E-mail us with your choice now, or we can discuss the options when we begin to edit your video. We've decided to add a few additional items to our DVD "packages". You will receive with your final video a multi-media CD of files that can be used on the web. These files can be uploaded to any of your social networking sites or IPod, to share with friends and family. We will now also be including a master Mini DV tape for you to keep in a safe place. If something were to happen to your DVD, a scratch or cracked disc, we can make a new copy from your Mini DV master. We are including these items to your package with no additional charge to you, that's how important we feel your wedding is to us.

We hope everyone's plans are set and we are looking forward to covering your big day. If you have any questions please shoot us an E-mail or call.