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A Destination Wedding

Jamie+Michael // A Destination Wedding from Michael J. Scott Productions on Vimeo.

I still remember the day we left for Jamaica. We had been going through a nasty cold spell of consistent -40°C weather as any Winnipegger would be able to attest to with the coldest winter on record last year. Of course with all the excitement of being able to let loose for a week, I think there was the added sense of relief to just escape the cold. The small wedding gift Jamie and Michael a.k.a. “Team Kapoush” handed out to everyone probably sums up the expectations for the trip: a mug labelled with the words “I survived the Kapoush Wedding”. Some serious party-time was about to ensue…

Surrounded by family and friends, Jamie and Michael (Klassen/Buck Choi) were married oceanside on the beach. A big storm rolled through that morning and everybody was getting a bit antsy. But like the saying goes in Jamaica, “No problems man!”. The storm soon passed and everything went ahead as planned. The only time they got wet was when they decided to float in the ocean and roll around in the sand Blink 182 style for the “Trash the Dress” session!

There’s always challenges associated with Destination weddings. Videographers often have a lot of gear to haul around. I needed to be able to travel light and managed to get all the essentials I needed into one case. These limitations however also invited experimentation, which Jamie and Michael were all game for and we ended up shooting footage with everything from the standard HD DSLRs to go pros to even iPhone video (which held up surprisingly well quality wise).

Overall, it was a week filled with everything one could only hope for; lots of love, celebration, good company, and of course seemingly endless partying on an island where time slows down and you have no choice but to put your worries aside.

Michael.

MJS Productions sets the bar for wedding cinematography, period. As someone who fondly holds on to good memories and reflects back on old videotapes, it was very important for me to find a videographer who was able to capture the beautiful big and little moments on the most important day of my life.
Kayanat & Azhar, New York City

I loved working with Michael and his team for my cinematic pre wedding shoot in Munich. He and his team flew out to Munich for us. Every shoot was perfect, every day was stressless and very relaxed. My husband and I really enjoyed our time with the team. There is NO ONE better than MJS Production.
Sanny & Love, Germany

Having MJS truely was the best decision I made for our wedding. Hands down the best at what they do. I cannot thank you guys enough! We will forever be grateful to you for capturing the most important days of our lives in such a timeless manner.
Candace & Reginald, New York City

In the months leading up to our wedding, we did extensive research on videographers. Once we came across MJS Productions and saw the quality of their work, we knew we had found the right videographer to capture our wedding. We could not have found a better wedding videographer and will always recommend them to others! Thank you so much for working so hard on our wedding videography, we could not be happier...you are truly the best!
Arpen & Neil, Calgary

After having my first phone conversation with Michael, I knew I wanted to work with him. He was easy to talk to and really walked us through the entire process. I was impressed with how much he knew about Sikh weddings! Our next day edit was more than what we would have ever imagined. Michael captured every special moment in the clip and we could not have asked for a better videographer to capture our wedding.
Suman & Jag, Cancun

Michael and his team gave us a gift beyond what we thought was possible. We will treasure it for the rest of our lives and will be forever thankful to MJS. We had a mixed Sikh+Lutheran wedding with a wide variety of guests from small town families to people from India who didn’t speak English. The team made EVERYONE feel comfortable and relaxed despite the uneasiness of many guests trying new experiences for the first time and the emotions that tend to run high during weddings.
Mandy + Lexton, Calgary