Pictory Productions

Pictory Productions 2.0

November 8, 2012 By Pictory Productions Leave a Comment

Welcome to the new Pictory Productions! My ideas came to life thanks to the incredibly talented red head, Natasha of paper crowns. I gave her the inspiration board above and she kicked butt! (And I’m pretty sure she also took names.)

Weddings are supposed to be a celebration and I think confetti fits perfectly into the design. It’s always a pet peeve of mine when companies hide behind their website, so I want people to be able to get to know me from the very beginning. When it comes to matrimony, you invest in both the product AND the person.

I hope you love it as much as I do, and I hope you’ll take the time to tour the new pages. If this was a real open house, I’d like to think I’d be serving champagne and fancy mini muffins.

Filed Under: Design, Inspiration, Personal, Video, Weddings Tagged With: Design, Paper Crowns, Pictory Productions

The Cream NYC: A Bridal Event for the Non-Boring

August 21, 2012 By Pictory Productions Leave a Comment

I had the pleasure of attending NYC’s debut of the Cream Event last week. It’s curated by the ladies of Bash, Please and is unlike any “bridal show” you’ve been to. By this I mean, it’s not lousy. It’s actually pretty fantastic.

This isn’t your typical bridal show at a mall food court where you pick up brochures from tables that are decorated to forget and leave with a piece of cake and brochures that you now have to find recycling for.

This was an all-out party with lovely tables filled with goodies, samples and sharply-dressed ladies. You sipped on cocktails while perusing creative table settings and vintage-inspired dresses. You watched wedding reels played on the wall while listening to everything from jazz musicians to steel drummers. The night ended with a dance-off, confetti canons and a swag bag that would rival the Golden Globes (yeah, I know a guy.)

As both a wedding cinematographer and bride-to-be, it was a refreshing breathe of fresh air and I can’t wait to see what they come up with next. Check out the links below and for more event pictures, check out photographer Samm Blake and Smilebooth.

1. Great Smilebooth backdrop
2. Lovely stationary from PostScript Brooklyn
3. Myself and the unbelievably talented McKenzie Miller unable to take a decent picture. She’s a great cinematographer based in NYC whom I’m lucky to call a mentor.
4. ban.do goodies galore. I can’t wait for their new wedding collection!
5. The Flashdance kept everyone rug cutting. Seriously, it was great and if there were rugs, we would have cut them all.
6. Creative table settings from Michelle Edgemont

Filed Under: Inspiration, Personal, Photography, Weddings

Meet Pictory’s Newest Team Member

June 27, 2012 By Pictory Productions 6 Comments

Hi Gang. I’d like to formally introduce myself as Megan’s office mate, mascot and canine companion. We joined forces a little over a month ago and since then it has been a whirlwind of shooting, editing, napping and chewing. To give you a quick bio about myself, I’m four months old and have a thing for brown work loafers. I live downtown and I love taking walks to the riverfront where I sit and wait patiently to attack innocent passersby with kisses and high-fives.

I wanted my readers to get to know me better so I put together this quick video of myself last night. Also, by ‘put together’ I mean I peed on the carpet. Enjoy.

*Several shoes were harmed in the making of this video.

Filed Under: Personal, Video

Experimenting with Film v. Digital

June 22, 2012 By Pictory Productions 1 Comment

A few weeks ago Caryn Azure asked me to model a few shots for a photography workshop she was attending in NYC. She entitled the project ‘Art and the Heart’ and got inspiration from the song ‘The Funeral’ by Band of Horses. Caryn is an incredible wedding photographer and human being in general. It’s safe to say that I’ll agree to anything she’ll ever ask of me.

She used both film and digital and I think the expirement was a huge success. Her talent is unquestionable because of how she’s able to capture light and shoot my weird frown face. Seriously though, I always end up looking like this.

Despite being uncomfortable at first, I’m glad I decided to go in front of the camera for once. Now, I’ll be able to show my grandkids that their Nana used to be quite the minx back in her day (cue cat noise.)

Thanks Caryn!

Filed Under: Inspiration, Personal, Photography, Pittsburgh

Chad + Rachel

June 8, 2012 By Pictory Productions 1 Comment

Chad and Rachel have the usual love story. Boy meets girl through a mutual friend at a bar, then boy falls in love with girl when he sees a YouTube video of her tripping and falling while running up a down escalator. Usual stuff.

I knew Chad from high school (my big brother was a groomsmen, see if you can spot him!) and I’m sure that all the girls from Bridgeport High were sad to see him accounted for, but he couldn’t have found a better match in Rachel. She’s warm, down-to-earth and made for a stunning bride.

They had a beautiful wedding in downtown Charlotte that turned awesome as soon as they brought out the sombreros, maracas and glow sticks in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Despite the glow sticks having zero significance to the 5th of May, they made for a fantastic party. Enjoy!

Photography: Jere & Ashley Dotten – Check out the photos of the day from this incredibly talented duo here!

Ceremony/Reception: Charlotte City Club

Filed Under: Video, Weddings