Featured...

Today, we got news that we were going to be featured on one of our favourite blogs, Bridal Musings!  We love the talented Elizabeth, and are so grateful to have her believe in our work so much.

So please Click Here to see the full post featuring the uber cool Daniel and Adriana.

Thanks again to Elizabeth for the feature!

xx
Maria

I Love Rock N Roll...

Hello everyone!  Hope you all had a fabulous holiday weekend - which for us, is still technically going on!  For you American readers, you may or may not know that this past weekend was The Queen of England's Diamond Jubilee.  This means that she gets all of her diamonds and rolls around in them like Scrooge McDuck did on Duck Tails...

Just kidding - it means that she has been on the throne for 60 years!  Good Lord, that is a long time, and she still looks good - still perfectly coiffed hair, still doing the wave, and still not showing one ounce of emotion.  She is amazing.

Although there were lots of Jubilee Festivities, we were busy with another celebration - shooting Becky and Dan's gorgeous wedding! Can't wait to show you those images!

In the meantime, this morning we were featured on Rock N Roll Bride! It is our first feature there, and we are super excited - so go check it out! Leave us some comment love about how incredible we are and how you want to marry us and have like 10,000 of our babies...

Thanks again to Kat for the feature!

Also, this doesn't happen often, but we will be doing a second blog post today - be sure to check back later on!

xx
Maria

Back once again for the Accordion master....

So as promised in our last post, we bring you then man behind the music in Daniel and Adriana's wedding film.  A fantastic recording artist, composer, accordion 'Yoda' and all round great guy....Dave Thomas.  Dave is a remarkable English musician and composer who has gained rapid momentum thanks to the marriage of Youtube and his remarkable talents with instruments.  Performing beautifully on the piano and accordion, Dave often marries the two together, the organic and metallic sounds melting into a precious lullaby.  He started out by shooting videos simply in his bedroom which have to date accrued over 15 million views on his Youtube channel.  Check out one of his new videos, 'Waking Dream'.

He was personally selected and flown out from London by the bride and groom, to soundtrack the actual wedding day in Buzios, Brazil.  His wonderful playing added an incredible atmosphere to the whole wedding day, particularly surrounding the service and the first dance.  The sumptuous soundscapes of dreamy accordion tones are featured throughout much of our film to great effect.  We managed to grab a short interview with him (over a few cerveja's of course!) in Brazil, to ask him what it was like to travel to the beautiful city of Buzios and play a gig like this!

So Dave, How did you find out you were coming to Brazil to soundtrack this incredible wedding?

"This opportunity came as a wonderful surprise.  I actually lived in Brazil a few years ago for half a year, which was one of the most incredible eye-opening experiences.  I took a lot of inspiration from the rich musical heritage and learnt enough Portuguese to integrate into the amazing Brazilian culture.  I always knew I´d be going back.
I remember when Daniel first contacted me saying that both he and and Adrianna had enjoyed my online videos and wanted to invite me to play at their wedding, not only giving me the opportunity to return to a country which I love, but offering me some shows of my own during my stay.  I was so happy for this news as you can imagine, and plus I have a lot of followers in South America who seemed as excited as I was to be able to perform here."

It must have been a very different experience for you!  I imagine it to be quite surreal to be playing in a situation like this. How was it as an artist?

"Well as an artist, I can’t speak for the profession in general.  But I can say that this was really something else - I was travelling through beautiful places, eating amazing food and socialising with all bride and grooms family and friends as if I was one of their own.  I felt so welcomed with these people, that come the big day it was a pleasure for me to provide the soundtrack for the special event.  It almost didn't feel like a wedding at all, the atmosphere was like nothing I have experienced before and just incredible to be a part of."

Obviously much of your own wonderful work is a combination of accordion and piano, but the music you played at the wedding was all on accordion.  What tracks did you play on the day?

"At the wedding itself, I performed a mixture of Yann Tiersen covers from the soundtrack to 2001’s “Amelie”, a few of my original music and some songs specifically chosen by Daniel and Adri for the event.  On of those I played for them was the theme music to Fellinis “Amarcord”, which I played for their first dance."

Can you wrap up the whole experience in ten words or less?!

"Honestly, I have so many happy memories of the whole adventure, it would be too hard to condense the experience into just a few words.  I think what made it special is that in this case when it comes to the happy couple Daniel and Adriana, they simply make beautiful things happen and people are drawn to them.  The fusion of the guests, family, and the location were simply perfect.  I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to meet them, soundtrack their day and now I count them as good friends!"

Thanks Dave for your time, and even more for your superb music!

Some of Dave's music is featured in Daniel and Adriana's wedding film.  If you enjoy Dave’s work, you can find more performance videos on his YouTube channel

His current releases are available now at the Itunes store here

Check out his fan page here

Thanks again Dave!

Nick xx

Vamos a la Playa!

Sometimes you shoot a wedding that is so amazing, that it is only when you look back on your images and film that you can actually even remember what happened.  The whole thing is so effortless, yet it moves like a beautiful old steam locomotive, thundering past you and carrying you away into some distant land.  When you wake up from the journey, all that is left is the intense feeling that you were just part of something magnificent, like you attended a once in a life time event.

Daniel and Adriana's wedding was spectacular, yet it was never over the top or dressy.  It somehow managed to harness two cultures perfectly, and ride them along the Brazilian sun coast to a carnival by the beach.

The wedding was in a tiny white and blue church, packed to the rafters, people hanging in the doors and windows, just trying to get a glimpse.  The live soundtrack to the day was provided by a great composer and accordion player Dave Thomas, whose music is featured in our film. (Watch this space for a special feature on him soon!)

As if that wasn't enough, at some point in the night, an incredible Brazilian live band started to play and Samba dancers appeared in a swirl of luminous colors and shining beads, encouraging even the tamest of spectators to do a little limbo.

To top it all off, best man, Michael, introduced his "piece de resistance", a video message from a guest who unfortunately could not be at the wedding.  It was none other, than the 'Doggfather' himself, Mr. Snoop D.O double G, personally telling the happy couple:

"From big Snoop Dogg, congratulations on your wedding.  Stay down, stay with each other.  Two lovers together forever.  Believe dat".

Believe that indeed!  Adriana looked simply stunning in her hand made Brazilian lace dress, while Daniel looked dapper in his Bespoke suit.  As the wedding progressed and dusk settled, the melting pot of cultures partied by the beach like they had know each other for years while a whole host of dj's including Marina Gasolina kept everybody moving into the wee hours.  This was seriously one of the most memorable weddings I have ever seen in one of the most beautiful settings on earth.

So with out further hesitation..... Lets go to the Beach!

And of course, we can not forget the beautiful film that Nick made... if the photos didn't give you an idea of how amazing the wedding was, the film absolutely will!



Thank you to Adriana and Daniel for letting us be a part of their wedding. We had such an incredible trip, and I think we have both decided that we want to retire in Buzios...

xx
Maria