I just shot some engagement pictures on this same property. Click here to see them!

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Elizabeth and Roy got married in the amazing church of St. Joseph’s Cathedral in San Jose, CA. This is a great church to shoot wedding videography. I recommend AT LEAST two videographers, one for the front and one for the back and/or balcony. Three videographers is even better if you want unreal coverage and more editing choices. I  normally love to put a videographer up in the balcony, this gives the wedding photographer more room with which to work in the back [i.e., not having to share the back aisle with the videographer]. As for the balcony, I actually feel it’s too close and too steep to be a good shot so we usually do not shoot there. As a wedding photographer, I usually take one or two from the balcony. You can see wedding photos from St Joseph Cathedral here.
Their wedding reception was held at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose, CA. This awesome hotel in the heart of downtown San Jose is a great place to have your wedding. This video clip includes a heart-warming segment in which the Mother of the Groom gives a heart-warming toast to the newly wedded couple. In the video you will see DJ Earl come and save the day as the Mother of the Groom accidentally turns the wireless microphone OFF. Speaking of DJ Earl, he is a great wedding disc jockey...if you find yourself in need of a great wedding DJ please give DJ Earl Joseph a call.

So anyway, this wedding was absolutely wonderful as it combined the very best of American Wedding Traditions with Eastern wedding traditions as the bride is from India. I have a ton of experience doing these types of multi-ethnic weddings. In fact, I published an article about this subject a few years back.

Hats off to the other great wedding vendors that helped make this wedding possible.

Wedding Florist Citti’s Florist

Here is a little tidbit of information for you from Wente’s Web site:

Nestled in the rolling hills of the Livermore Valley Wine Country, Wente Vineyards provides a setting and experience unmatched by any other in the Bay Area. From weddings, intimate gatherings to large celebrations, family to corporate events, Wente Vineyards infuses Livermore Valley wine country style into every occasion. Wente Vineyards provides a full range of personalized catering options, including bringing the wine country experience to your off-site location.

Every event shares The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards philosophy to use the very best sustainable and organically grown local ingredients to create sublime wine country fare. We provide experienced support and assistance throughout every step of the planning process to assure your important events are as enjoyable for you as they are for your guests.

Version 1 of this video was first produced at the end of 2007 so the footage was quite old and I was 30 lbs heavier then as well. You can tell the new footage because I wear a BLACK GLOVE on my grip hand. I call it my POWER GLOVE and it does nothing else but give me a better grip on the camera and the padding on the glove reduces hand fatigue so I can shoot longer and more controlled. I still have some old clips in the video that I will one day replace. You can tell the old clips because I am heavier and I am not wearing a glove. I also do not have the big white dome thingy on my flash in the old clips.

At any rate, I hope you enjoy this new version. Please leave comments and let me know what you think!