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Simply Interactive Company Blog
5.05.2006
  Wedding Video: Susan and John - Dolce Hayes Mansion
Obviously our wedding video staff has been to a lot of locations for the events we are hired to cover. A few stand out from the rest. Palmdale Estates, Thomas Fogarty Winery, Nestldown (note the lack of an "E"). All of them are fantastic.
The Dolce Hayes Mansion stands out from all the rest though. John and Susan had us there to shoot their video and provide some "break-out" entertainment for the guests in the form of a photo-montage that played on one of our flat-panel LCD multimedia displays. First, the Dolce Hayes Mansion is absolutely stunning. An oasis set in the center of South San Jose (right behind my house). The sweeping lawns in the front offer an incredible front-piece leading to one of the more incredibly architected buildings you'll find in San Jose. Absolutely elegant and beautiful. For photographers and videographers it also offers a huge range of settings for staged shots and portraits. The Dolce Hayes Mansion is an all-inclusive location that provides several options for ceremony sites, both indoors and outdoors. It also allows for a wonderful bridal suite for getting ready in the morning. Reception options are also abundant, suitable for large and small parties. By far, the Dolce Hayes Mansion is one of the most versatile locations we've been to. But what makes us recommend them to our clients and visitors to our site is their unwavering dedication to customer service. This quality is apparent to all in how fluidly the Dolce Hayes staff works together to make the event a flawless one for their clients. As a multimedia company that offers wedding videography, it is VERY important for us to recommend service providers that do more than meet quality guidelines. A lot of locations are beautiful. We recommend the ones that are both beautiful AND offer amazing customer service. Because we refuse kickbacks from other vendors who we refer our clients and site visitors to (and do not offer kickbacks to people who refer us as well), we hope you'll take to heart our recommendations.
 

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Approved Bridal Aggregator Links

WeddingVideo.Com - Wedding Videos Nationwide
Nationwide Database of Service Providers offering Wedding Videos

The Knot
Everything you need for weddings: Wedding dresses to wedding cakes. Engagement rings, wedding favors, wedding gifts...we have it all!

The Wedding Channel
Wedding website for planning tools and advice.

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.

Villa Ragusa - Campbell
Excellent customer service. Wonderful LARGE upscale facility.

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.

Seascape Resort - Seascape (just south of Santa Cruz)
This is a great location for a ceremony on a cliff overlooking the ocean. The receptions are indoors.

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.

 

 

 

 

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