Reflections of 2009... Studio 67, a Year in Review!

The last day of 2009 is here, it marks the last day of an exciting decade and the birth of a whole bunch of new things at Studio 67. We have had an amazing year and have many people to thank. In no particular order we'd like to give a big Happy New Year hug to: Patrick, Michael, Amina, Konrad, Jessica and Justin at Still Motion - both Brian and I attended amazing and inspiring cinema and photo workshops with these wonderful people this year - without their generous gifts of knowledge, advice and friendship we would have never come as far as we have in 2009.
To Steve Zugelter of Studio+Z Films, John and Jen Moon of Northernlight Filmworks, Ryan Koral of Epic Motion, James Pizarro of Red Bicycle Media and to many other colleagues (the entire list just too long to post here) who have answered our questions and given us criticism and comments on our work either through Vimeo, WedFACT or email, THANK YOU! Also to Matthew Craggs, a fellow cinematographer, who emailed us this year (ironically it was on Brian's birthday) just to tell us he dug what we did and was happy to see a fresh new company raising the bar in the industry. His email led to a visit over coffee and then to a friendship and business relationship that has helped us grow even more. Matthew has shot several weddings with us now and his talents of both shooting and editing have added different flavours to our work and enhanced further the products that we offer our couples - we love that!
To all the wedding professionals we have worked with this year, various photographers, wedding planners, florists, djs, bands, etc. we have loved meeting and networking with you. The value of networking is something we've really discovered in 2009.
To all of the couples who entrusted us with the true privilege of capturing the greatest day of their lives (so far) and to those who have booked with us for their 2010/11 weddings, we feel so lucky to be doing what we love.
To our family and friends (especially my niece Chantelle) who offer to help with everything from babysitting to picking up equipment and supplies - we love you and absolutely couldn't be doing this without you!
Lastly, to our 3 girls who have sacrificed many hours of precious family time with us in 2009 as we have worked most days around the clock to build the foundation of a company that will hopefully build our family a successful future... words can not describe how much we love you. When we took a leap of faith just 18 months ago and began this journey of capturing weddings we had no idea how much we'd fall in love with it. We knew from our very first wedding that this was what we were meant to do. We've been fortunate to have formed friendships with so many amazing couples who are now starting to call and tell us they are expecting - they are celebrating anniversaries - they are telling their friends about us - they are keeping in touch and following this blog, added us as friends on FaceBook - all of that means so much to us. We love that even after the wedding is over and the feature film and photos are delivered we are still in contact with these new friends. We love capturing the next stage of their lives and giving back more amazing memories for them to cherish through our Keepsake Moments fusion and portrait sessions. Life is full of so many moments that we want to stop, if only for a minute.
Our big news... yes, we are in the midst of creating an exciting new identity for Studio 67, a select few have already previewed some of the details and have given us much needed feedback - in fact it's a project that's been in motion for a few months already and it will all officially launch in just a few weeks! We are completely ecstatic!!! The changes will mean many great things not only for us, but for our wedding couples and for the families who we get to work with. We are excited about upcoming corporate shoots, destination weddings and more educational experiences and workshops all lined up for 2010. We hope you'll continue along this journey with us into the new decade. We know the ride will be amazing and we would love for you to join us!
Happy, happy New Year!!! May good health, happiness and joy be yours!
Brian and Wanda
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