Paris, TX videographer, filmmaker, photographer and graphic designer.
04/27/2025
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT:
Happy Sunday, everyone! On this day of rest, I have decided that after much prayer and deliberation, I am going to be stepping away from the wedding business after honoring all prior commitments. YOU GUYS are the reason, but it's not the reason that you might think, so hear me out. "It's not you, it's me!" lol This time that's true.
I have had so many incredible experiences basically becoming a part of each of your families, joining you on one of the most important days of your life. You allowed me to be there. You allowed me to be something that, from YOUR point of view, you will remember seeing me running around like crazy catching all the shots. And then, eventually, when you get your wedding film, like magic-- I'm not there. Now it's just a cinematic experience that you get to relive over and over. That memory in your mind will fade over time, as did mine from my wedding, but your film will be passed down for generations. I love telling your stories, because they are real and unscripted.
Now for the reasons: First, but not the only reason, some of you have been waiting entirely too long for your hard drives and completed videos. As you can imagine, being a one-man show with no other employees, it only takes one little sidequest to derail schedules and long-awaited project deliveries. I won't get into all of that, but I just want you to know that I WILL DELIVER EVERYBODY'S PRODUCT! I sincerely apologize for the wait, but just know that I am making you a priority by closing my books until I am completely caught up. I hope this is an acceptable solution (ALL of my clients have been so understanding and NOBODY has contacted me giving me a problem.) I am super impressed with you all, and I thank you for your patience. I truly feel like you all value the work and love that I put into your films.
The other reason is work-life balance. There are literally not enough hours in the day for me to edit on previously shot wedding films, shoot new weddings each weekend, and then also do other work during the week for any kind of supplemental income for my family, not to mention actually spending time with them. My daughter is a senior in high school and my other kids are getting into activities and growing. I want to be present for my own family.
Personally, I'm going to explore other stories. I don't want to burn out. I want to still be able to work on passion projects and do some documentary work on issues that are important to me, while also giving myself the buffer to get all of your weddings to you.
I thank you all for the experience of getting to capture your stories, and I still love doing it-- this is just a strategic decision based around what's going on in my life and trying to make sure that I serve my current clients the best that I can, before adding more.
I love you all! Stay tuned as the wedding films continue to be released! I'm still working on them 🙂 Happy Sunday, and I hope you all have a blessed week!
