The Simply Interactive Family
My wife and I are enjoying thanksgiving in a new way this year. With the addition of our third child, Kylene Rose. Hope yours is half as good as ours is right now.
Wedding Video: Burke and Gwen
First, we have just celebrated Simply Interactive's 200th wedding video within the last 3.5 years. We have been offering this service as a supplement to our already diverse multimedia offerings since 2001 and it has rapidly become an award-winning and personally gratifying slice of what we do here at Simply Interactive llc.
Gwen and Burke were a referred client from a couple whose wedding we shot and edited in January of this year. Gwen and Burke were married at the Divine Savior Catholic Church in Orangevale CA. The church is actually an amazingly refreshing Catholic church with a great pastor. The refreshing aspect is completely within the design of the interior. Beautiful white and off-white designs, natural light glass windows and huge ceilings with brightly painted designs. As soon as you enter the front doors you are staring at a 30 foot tall stained glass window designed to be seen from within the sanctuary as you have to walk around it to the main area. Once seated, this design is behind you catching the light from the front doors.
Really an amazing design.
The reception was held at the Granite Bay Golf Club.
Not only was the staff here simply wonderful to work with (we did another one of our famous same day wedding video edits) but the food and the location was fantastic.
We worked with Sonny of Exquisite Entertainment as the DJ and he was REALLY a class act all the way through. I could not more highly recommend a DJ. Seriously. I was very impressed.
After 200 weddings, you'd think we'd know what we were talking about by now too ;-)
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11.08.2005
Adopt-A-FamilyAdopt-A-Family in Santa Cruz this year. By far it will be one of the most rewarding things you do. There are tons of people in need right here in the Bay Area and a little bit of kindness can go a long way. Make this season about giving to those in need.
Simply Interactive llc. is one of the larger multimedia and video production companies in the Bay Area and was built on the premise that assisting those around us is equally important to building a company in the Bay Area as Marketing is.
We will be supporting one family this year for the holiday season through the Adopt-A-Family Program. We hope you will consider doing it too. We have done this every year for the last 3 years and the rewards are plentiful.
Please consider restoring a small amount of faith in humanity for a struggling family this holiday season.
If you know of another way Simply Interactive llc. can support our community, please let us know.
¶ 1:58 PM
11.07.2005
Family-Memorial Video
Simply Interactive llc. is looking at expanding its offerings and we need your help!
If your family has an interesting story to tell about one of its members, we want to talk to you. Our goal is to create a compelling 20 to 30 minute video highlighting the life of one individual. You must have access to photos, video of the individual.
We will need access to family members and locations of significance so Bay Area "lifers" are preferred.
If this fits you or someone in your family, please let us know.
¶ 12:44 PM
Wedding and Corporate Video Blog for clients and potential clients of the award-winning Simply Interactive llc. Your stop for visual media, capture and design.
Wedding
and Event DJ Dot Com This is one of Simply
Interactive's favorite resources. This
site will help you find anything you
would need for your wedding video and
helps weed out the fly-by-night operations.
Wedding
Links Galore! This is a great resource
as well. Tons of links for different
wedding vendor types and broken down
by geographic theatre.
Party Pop
This is a
huge database
of tons
of wedding
service
providers
By Recommendation
Only
This is a
website that
lists vendors
ONLY if they
have been
referred
by
one of their
clients.
REFERR
US!
Approved
Photographer Links
Mark
Stagi -
Fine Art
Wedding
Photography
Mark and I have worked together several times and one
thing that stands out aside from his actual photography
skill (which speaks for itself on his website) is his
awesome, confident, calm and unobtrusive personality
and shooting style. Every time we work together I am
reminded of how cool and confident he is. Check out
his website - he's a great guy!
Anna
Myers Photography I
have worked
with Anna
Myers twice
and have
recommended
her for corporate
jobs as well.
Both times
I worked
with her
I was stunned
at her creativity,
her ability
to get stunning
shots and
work with
ct he bride
and groom
in a comfortable,
non-stress
inducing
way. When
I work with
Anna our
video work
and our synergy
together
to create
great shots
allows both
of us to
walk away
with some
extremely
glamorous
images.
Geoff White Photography While
I have yet
to work with
Geoff, I
have seen
his work
countless
times at
bridal shows
(our booths
are constantly
near each
other). Tremendous
quality every
time I see
his new array.
You can tell
how creative
this man
is by looking
at the effort
put into
his show
booth alone...
but once
you get sucked
into his
photo albums,
you'll likely
do everything
possible
to get him
as your photographer.
Jill
Johnson @ Insza Photography This girl was absolutely
wonderful to work with. She works very
well with everyone and even amidst the
mayhem of a wedding where an entire
TV crew was trying to muscle through
the hired service providers, she still
made sure she got everything the couple
wanted.
Darren
Wong Darren
and Simply
Interactive
have worked
together
on a couple
weddings
and has one
of the highest
skill levels
we have seen.
His compositions
and quality
are impeccable
-- matched
only by
his top-notch
equipment.
Approved
DJ Links
San Jose DJs DJ Earl is an excessively helpful
individual. His dedication to his clients means he
is willing to go above the call of duty to make things
flow smoothly.
Fog City Entertainment Russ Catanach is just plain
awesome! Every time I do a wedding with him he
is always prepared. He is smooth, suave, and professional
without being humdrum or frustratingly boring. He
reads crowds well, and guides the party along. I
could not recommend them more.
Carl
Mindling Music
This gentleman is a fantastic DJ - smooth, professional,
entertaining. Aside from his technical quality, this
was one of the most easy going and in-control DJs I've
ever met. I can only imagine how he would react under
pressure - with the same eloquence.
Approved
Venue Links
Nestledown
Estates
There are
no words
that can
describe
the beauty
and serenity
of this place.
We are proud
to have been
able to shoot
there.
Capital Athletics Club - San Jose Despite
the name,
this is
a beautifully
designed
building,
inside
and out.
Great Service
and wonderful
bar/pool
table/fireplace.
Great ambiance
with vaulted
ceilings
in a victorian
interior
decor.
Palmdale
Estates - Fremont Palmdale
Estates is
a beautifully
landscaped
spacious
venue location
that uses
beautifully
designed
two-story
halls for
the reception.
Ceremonies
are outdoors
on lawns.
Byington
Winery
- Los Gatos Definitely one of
my favorite spots. The ceremony area
is at the top of a set of brick steps
and surrounded by grape vines and gorgeous,
Los Gatos hills covered in hundred year
old forest trees. The reception area
is inside of a magnificent building
covered in ivy. Indoors are huge tanks
and an immense cellar houses hundreds
of oak barrels for aging wine. Great
stuff for video and photo.
Approved
Limo Links
White Hat Limo
I can tell
you this
about White
Hat Limo,
when it
came time
to hire
a limo
service
for my
6th anniversary,
White Hat
Limo was
the first
place I
called.
Reliability,
quality
and price.
White Hat
Limo is
exceptional
in all
areas.
