One of our favorite wedding venues in the greater Sacramento area is off the beaten path in Plymouth, CA.
Complete with vineyards, a lake, bridal cottage, and a wide open space for an outdoor reception, there’s nothing a bride and groom will be left wanting at Rancho Victoria Vineyards.
This particular wedding of Amber and Bobby was an absolute riot. As a wedding videographer, I’m always looking for ways to subvert the genre and create something a little unexpected or unique.
Bride’s Dress Hanging at the Bridal Cottage
Before the ceremony and throughout the reception, the DJ played chiptune covers of recognizable video game theme songs, including the original Zelda. This inspired me while editing the wedding film to use an unusual Musicbed.com track called “I Don’t Know Nothing” by Graphite Man for the intro to the video.
Bride and Groom Skipping their way to the reception
I was able to pair the song with the lively Grand Entrance into the reception. In reality, the grand entrance was a long but entertaining moment where the MC was actually the voice of the Google Home AI bot, which indeed was another hint at how I should approach this part of the video. Immediately following the grand entrance, the groom introduced his bride as the model for a specific First Dance they called “the interlude” with a number of coordinated dance moves.
Dance Party
At the end of the day, I didn’t want the entire wedding video to be as crazy as the intro - I still wanted to highlight the romance and love between the two and thought it would be a good idea to slow things down and transition back in time to the beginning of the day. There was plenty of story to tell with their vows, and speeches, and a big surprise baby announcement that they dropped on all their family and friends right before the dance party kicked off.
Now that we have moved from the Bay Area to Placer County, we’re looking forward to working at Rancho Victoria Vineyards again as wedding videographers for more couples.
This film was recorded using (3) Sony A7sIII cameras, Peak Design Tripods and Duffel Bags, Zoom H6 and Tascam Dr10L’s.
Music: I Don’t Know Nothing by Graphite Man | So Alive by Leucadia | Better Things by Krane |
Venue: Rancho Victoria Vineyard | Planner: Erica Estrada Design |
Florals: G. Rossi Florist | Photographer: Bry’s Photography |
Hair & Make-Up: Stephanie Garcia & Maycup by Yenisei | DJ: SJ’s Disc Jockey |