April 18, 2009: Amber & Chevy

Amber and Chevy surprised everybody when their first dance turned from Michael Buble"s "Way You Look Tonight" into ACDC's "Shook Me All Night Long". They had all the moves, great choreography, and perfectly in sync! Amber pulled Chevy by the tie and took him to the center of the dance floor and he loved every minute of it! So did the crowd!
You two make a great couple - congratulations!

Blogging Slacker!

Okay, okay, so I may have fallen off the blog wagon a little this year, but I am officially back in action! Thankfully, I have been soooooo busy with shoots and editing, that I have had absolutely no time to update this! Not to mention, my 2 wee cherubs and how much time they take up! But, I beg for your blogging forgiveness and promise that I will stay on top of it from here on.

So much has happened this year so far! I have had some really unbelievable shoots, from Atlanta to Charleston to right here almost in my back garden! The second shoot of this wedding season was back in March and what a way to start the year! Savannah and Jonathan were an amazing couple. He is a pilot and she is a flight attendant. I pulled up to their house and he had his little airplane parked in the driveway!! Now that's big pimpin'! When I say that it rained on their wedding day, I mean it was a torrential downpour!!! Not to be deterred from getting my shots, I spent most of the photo shoot getting drenched outside the Dairy Barn. Trust me, it was well worth it! It turned out a great sequence for their movie. I had an amazing time shooting with Shirley from Fort Mill Photography! She really knows this venue like no other and she got some unbelievable shots that day.

P.S Keep an eye out for them in the summer edition of Carolina Bride!

Savannah & Jonathan Wedding from Crown Alley Films on Vimeo.

“Alan added SO much to our day, and his effort showed in our amazing video! Thanks to Crown Alley Films for all your hard work and commitment in making our rainy wedding day the best day of our lives! Alan is GREAT!!!!”

Crown Alley Films wins the Bride's Choice Award!

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that Crown Alley Films has won the 2009 Bride’s Choice Awards™!

Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews. That means Crown Alley Films is one of the very best Videographers.

“We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer.

Crown Alley Films would like to thank our past clients for speaking on our behalf and helping us win the 2009 Bride’s Choice Award!

Sep 27, 2008: Katie & Chris Torres

“The movie was incredible! Thank you so much!”
- Catherine Torres

Katie and Chris were wed at St Matthew's Catholic Chapel in Ballantyne and their reception was at Queens University in Myers Park. After the toasts, Chris surprised Katie; he played the keyboard and sang Ben Folds' "The Luckiest" to her. It was a great moment - and I think he surprised everyone!
Katie picked a great song for their movie trailer: "Brighter than Sunshine" by Aqualung. It worked really well!
Congratulations Chris & Katie!

Sep 20, 2008: Shauntay & Adrian Cloud

Shauntay Ramseur and Adrian Cloud were married in Chestnut Grove Baptist Church in Statesville. They then had a huge reception in the Statesville Civic Center. Akeisha Walker of Occasions Unlimited was the planner and she was great; absolutely involved, took care of everything and was the last person to leave. Larue Livingston of LyveWyre was the DJ. I love working with Larue; he is a great host, keeps the party going and has a great sense of humor! Laura Huntley, of Greensboro, was the photographer.

Sep 13, 2008: Rose & Jeff Faulhaber

“Our wedding DVD was everything we had wished for. Thank you for taking so much time and good effort to make our wedding day a masterpiece! It is absolutely amazing. We cried through out the first showing of the film. It was so powerful that it brought us back right to that day and time. We are so excited to share this DVD with our families. Your work is brilliant! :)
Thank you again!
Rose & Jeff Faulhaber”

Rose and Jeff tied the knot at Saratoga Springs. Jay and Mimi from Indigo Photography were a lot of fun to work with and we got some great shots of the bridal party - real, natural laughs while strutting their stuff out on the lawn!

Aug 31, 2008: Heather & Ash Dalnoot

Possibly the best dancing at a wedding reception...ever!
Both Heather and Ash teach dance at their Charlotte Latin Dance school. And the wedding party, some of whom had travelled from Curacao, were amazing dancers also. The beautiful outdoor wedding was at the Manor House in Waxhaw.
The photographer was Emilie who was very easy to work with and she did a great job with the final photos.Congratulations Heather and Ash!