Enter the New Year and you see so many fashions and trends popping up, irrespective of whether they are being carried over

from the past years or are spanking new. What we mean here by trend is the direction in which fashion seems to move. And with so many events happening around the world in the social arena, celebrity weddings, fashion in the Internet, not to mention some of those glossy magazines, a young bride would certainly prefer to keep up with the trends of the season and match the current styles.

Wedding trends for 2012 seems to take to the more vibrant colors, though of course, there are brides who choose the subtler shades. One of the important colors of 2012 seems to be tangerine, but brides, believe that the season will always determine the color of your wedding dress.  Though the white wedding dress is still an all-time favorite, splashes of color on the sashes, handbags, belts and shoes are getting to be seen more and more.

With the start of 2012, wedding gowns were displayed in New York, and tulle seems to be leading the way. Practically, all dresses for the bride featured tulle with the characteristic tulle ball gowns and tulle full skirts that are being exhibited in a lot of ways. If not tulle the bride can always select organza or chiffon that is also extremely popular. Lace wedding gowns are another of the hot trends in 2012. Marchesa’s fantastic gown with lace bodice and sleeves is a runaway hit. It features a sweetheart neckline below the beautiful lace with a cummerbund at the waist.

A classic gown with beaded casing that was once in fashion is back with a bang, and a bride would look simply marvelous in a flowing gown with bead-work and embroidery. Why not make up the rest of this wedding dress by wearing matching crystal chandelier bridal jewels. This year’s wedding gowns sport a wide range of necklines that a bride would enjoy making her selection from, and match it up with a shiny, wide bracelet, made from Swarovski crystals that will become an instant hit. Gold accessories like brooches, necklaces and the like are in style this year.

The white wedding shoes that you generally see brides gliding up to the altar in, have been replaced with colored ones with crystal trimmings and dazzling butterflies. Hey, and not to forget wedding bags that are one of the accessories which  have been stealing the show in the bridal market. The bejeweled clutch purses in scintillating shades created by Judith Leiber are small but exciting all the same.

Loose,  simple and easy-going  hairstyles are the order of the year, with waves of loose locks, pinned low on to the head, either to the center or the side. Top it off with hair accessories like a gardenia or a brooch featuring feathers or even a birdcage veil that is today’s trend. Finish your dressing with the trendy red lipstick and you are ready to be wed!

Don’t just settle for Images by Anyone

If you’re looking for a Liverpool-based wedding photographer and videographer, our combined wedding photography and video special offer could be exactly what you’re looking for.

We have teamed up with Matthew Rycraft Photography, a wedding photographer in Liverpool, to provide some amazing offers to anyone who books a combined video and photography package from us.  We are pleased to be working with such a renowned and well respected wedding photographer, who shares our passion for providing a professional but friendly service, and ensure your magical day is captured in the best possible way.

Read more about our wedding videography and photography package, or contact us, to talk to us about your big day.

Professional Wedding Videography vs Amateur Hobby – Don’t take a risk with your wedding video

In the right hands, a simple camcorder could probably be stretched to it’s limit, and – with good editing software and a lot of skill from the person using it – produce something that you would be very happy with for many, many years to come. However, in the hands of most, it will provide you with a video that you will watch one or twice and then leave on the shelf to gather dust, because it doesn’t capture the emotion and beauty of your special day.

To put it into a different context – You probably have a job that you are trained and experienced to do. If I wanted to do your job, should I try to do it myself without the necessary skills, or should I hire you to do a job that you know so well?

Will I know everything I need to know in order to get a professional result, or will I make mistakes and run into problems that I wouldn’t have anticipated due to poor knowledge and inexperience?

if I picked up a tool of your trade and tried to use it, even if I followed tips and helpful information I found online, you could almost guarantee something would go wrong. Whereas you could probably pick a cheap tool and use your knowledge and experience to get reasonable results – even if you knew you’d prefer to work with a better tool.

This is EXACTLY what filming a wedding video is like for those who aren’t professional videographers, cinematographers and editors: It may look easy but in the cold light of day, when it comes to editing it all together after the event, it’s too late to fix the mistakes that lack of experience and know-how would have been able to spot and avoid.

When this translates into such a personal and one off event like filming a wedding video, those mistakes lead to disappointing results and sadly you won’t have a second chance to put it right.

Just because you CAN do something, doesn’t mean you should

The videographer WAS on your list of essentials, right? or have you only hired a photographer?

While photographs have long been the principle way to remember your big day, a wedding video has a lot to offer as a compliment to your wedding album, and offer a lot of advantages that photographs cannot.

1. While photographs captures the smiles, the posed scenes, or somebody in mid-laugh, it can’t convey the full emotion and soundtrack of your big day. What you don’t hear is the celebration after the ceremony ends, the laughter that accompanies a speech, the music that you danced your first dance to. Watching these moments and hearing them, really does bring back the emotion and feeling of your occasion.
2. Your big day is also a long day for you, full of emotions running high and lots of things that you will no doubt worry about. It’s because of this that most happy couples watch their wedding videos after the event and see things they don’t remember, or never saw, because of all the extra things that they are thinking about or doing on the day. A video captures those moments between friends and family, loved ones that helped make your day special.
3. Video captures the natural moments that aren’t posed – the small things that will bring a smile to your face when you see them again. It captures the look in your eyes as you say your vows or dance your first dance. Moments that a photograph may miss in the blink of an eye.
4. Such occasions bring together many friends and family, but it’s sadly inevitable that you may not see them very often as time passes. Digital technology now makes it possible for these videos to last for decades. As you grow old together, your video will become a priceless family memento of a wonderful occasion filled with love. Any children (and even grandchildren!) that you have in the future will find it fascinating to watch and hear their parents and family when they were younger.
5. A wedding video is not a replacement to your photograph album, but a way to enhance your memories of the biggest day of your life, and it’d be a shame to look back and realise you will never get the opportunity again. Make sure a video is on your essentials list!

If you’re looking for a UK wedding video service, look no further than Amberfilm.   Contact us today.

There will be free parking, and a chance to see examples of our work, and talk to us about your wedding, and what your perfect wedding video would be like.

We look forward to seeing you there!

How To Get There

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Prince of Wales Hotel
Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1JS
Tel: 0871 222 0039 | Fax: 0871 222 7719

Some suggested routes for this hotel:

By Rail

Take the Train to Southport Station. From the station turn left onto Chapel Street and walk to the end of this road. Turn right onto Eastbank Street, you should see the Scarisbrick Hotel straight in front of you. Turn left at the main Traffic lights, and the Prince of Wales hotel is 200 yards on the left hand side (opposite Argos).

From Motorway

From the South – M6 to J26, take the M58 to Ormskirk, then follow A570 to Southport. Head for the centre turn left at the Junction with Lord street, the Prince of Wales hotel is on the left.

From the North – M6 to J31, follow the A59 from Preston joining the A565 to Southport. Head for the centre turn left at the Junction with Lord street, the Prince of Wales hotel is on the left.

With expert advice available on hand from all exhibitors and Formby Hall wedding planners, you’ll be sure to find the visit worthwhile.

It starts at 12pm – 4pm, with free parking at the resort and there are complimentary drinks on arrival. Their bar and restaurant will be open for you to purchase drinks and light snacks.

For more information, visit http://www.formbyhallgolfresort.co.uk/occasions/wedding-fayre-2011

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With free entry and plenty of parking, it’s a chance for you to visit and talk to a number of wedding service providers and see their work, so we hope to see you there!

Hurlston Hall is situated close to Ormskirk and Southport in Lancashire. Liverpool and Manchester are also close by, and easily accessible from M58 and A59.

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How to get there:

Train

The nearest train station is Ormskirk which is a mile and a half away. Ormskirk has links with Liverpool Lime street (30 mins) which has direct routes to London and Manchester.

Car

Hurlston Hall Golf Club is situated just off the A570, approximately six miles from Southport and two miles from Ormskirk. Easily accessible from the M58 and A59, approximately 30 minutes from Liverpool.

We are extremely honoured by our place in this list, as we are sure there were many other videographers and cinematographers who could have made the final shortlist, so to be included in this list alongside other respected and professional wedding videographers is a wonderful end to the fantastic year that we’ve had. We’d like to thank all our brides and grooms who we’ve had the honour of filming, and thank them for the kind words they’ve expressed about our customer service and the videos they’ve received.

We would like to thank those who nominated us, and would like to extend our congratulations to the other nominated suppliers in their respective categories.

We now ask if you would kindly vote for us in the awards, by completing the voting form here and choosing us as your Wedding Videographer of the Year 2010.

All the best,

The Amber Film team.