ADVICE, ADVENTURE & LOVE STORIES.
Welcome to our blog. We are wedding videographers, but we also love producing content for our clients, past, present and future, to learn from and be inspired by. The following page is subcategorized for your browsing convenience. If you have questions on a specific topic, or would like to hear more about what we do, feel free to contact us directly. Finally, the search bar below will help you find specific content.
WEDDING FILMS
Paul and Kyla were married in an intimate wedding celebration, just south of Winnipeg at Ashgrove Acres. Their wedding was a perfect mix of family and friends who were able to come out and support these two as they celebrated their marriage.
Amanda and Ryan’s wedding celebration near Stonewall Manitoba was perfectly intimate and picturesque. Taking place on their family property, Amanda has thought through every detail possible, making it an incredible occasion for guests and vendors alike.
What a joy it was to capture Cejay and Shalom’s wedding just outside of Winnipeg. In the chaos of 2020 Cejay and Shalom called us to film their wedding, and we couldn’t have been more glad that we did.
Their wedding was intimate with no formal bridal party and an intimate gathering of friends and family. It was a beautiful day spent celebrating their love!
Taking place at La Lu Landing, just north of Lake of the Woods, Ricki and Nathan’s wedding day was was centred on love, family, friends and a good party!
The focal point of the day, Lauren and Greg, are two people who are infinitely more beautiful than any wedding venue could be. Their welcoming spirits and hospitable attitudes were on full display throughout their wedding day…
Ashlyn and Tyler were married at Bridges Golf Course in Starbuck, Manitoba. Their day was a love-filled affair with every moment drawing us deeper into their story.
Haley and Caleb were married shortly after Christmas at the Fort Garry Hotel in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their winter wedding felt regal, with every detail thought through.
Tiffany and Craig’s wedding celebration was a gorgeous event centralized in downtown Winnipeg! From the MET to the Legislative Building, everything from their wedding day celebrated the beauty that this city has to offer in the early fall.
WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHY
Now that we’ve had our initial consultation, we want to ensure that you feel confident and informed about the next steps in the process.
Our goal is to help you make an educated choice about wedding videography. Here are just a few reasons why choosing us at Prairie Film Co. will be one of the best vendor decisions you make.
The term “RAW Footage” gets tossed around wedding videography circles quite often. The question “do you sell your RAWs?” is often asked by clients in wedding videography Facebook groups and by brides who were told by their favourite wedding blog to “make sure you get your RAW footage!” So what exactly is RAW Footage and why should you care?
We’re thrilled to be able to announce a new pricing structure for elopements and intimate celebrations. If you’re looking to head off to the lake to get married or to tie the knot at City Hall, we’d love to be present capture it all on video.
For the majority of our brides, videography is an exciting prospect, but many of our grooms don’t feel the same way. Here is a post, written by Jordan, to put all our prospective grooms at ease when it comes to hiring a wedding videographer.
Over the last seven years in the wedding industry we’ve learned a few things. There is one lesson that shines through above the rest: hiring a wedding planner is a really, really, really good decision.
As you reflect on 2019 take a moment to soak in these three wedding trailers that have a high percentage chance of making you cry all the happy tears.
If you want the wedding day you’re planning to be as awesome as you see it to be in your mind’s eye, then take a moment to consider the level of care that you’re providing to your wedding vendors.
As wedding videographers, a couple's first look is one of the most exciting times of our day! It's the moment where everything comes together, where the planning, the excitement and the anticipation culminate into a moment which adds to the story telling narrative of a wedding film!
EVERYDAY LIFE
As wedding videographers who live in Winnipeg our summer weekends are often filled with other people’s weddings. We’ve always been intentional to find the time to properly celebrate our anniversary and this year that meant calling our friends Tedi and Evan to come out to the lake and capture us in our element.
The lockdowns of late 2020 and early 2021 in Manitoba have kept us from our regular winter activities. But when we saw that the Forks river trail had opened, we knew we needed to go for a skate!
We don’t need another blog post that talks about the complexities of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we do need a simple, practical guide to supporting those who are hurting economically during this season. Here are three ways you can support local entrepreneurs and businesses during this uncertain season.
We went back to Hotel Xcaret Mexico again! After the incredible time that we had in 2018 we couldn’t help but revisit the resort again for a week of downtime in the middle of our frigid Winnipeg winter.
This is the story of Prairie Film Co. We’re a young film company who grew fast, and then intentionally chose to be small again. It’s an unorthodox story, but it’s ours.
In Winnipeg, it's not uncommon for videographers to take twelve, eighteen or even twenty-four months to deliver final products to a client. We're embarking on a mission to buck the trend of wedding video backlog while still producing quality films. Our secret: focused time.
We just got back from an incredible stay at Hotel Xcaret Mexico! Our seven days away can be characterized by beautiful sunshine, good company and a perfect location!
We finally launched our new website! After five years shooting wedding films, we thought it was time for a website face lift and over the Christmas holidays we worked hard on launching our new site.
We are true Winnipeggers. The cold didn't stop us and over our Christmas holidays, we made our way to The Forks to skate the trails.
TRAVELLING ADVENTURES
This year, in the middle of our wedding season, we decided to take a quick Monday through Friday trip to Tofino, British Columbia. Tofino has a special place in our hearts…
We went back to Hotel Xcaret Mexico again! After the incredible time that we had in 2018 we couldn’t help but revisit the resort again for a week of downtime in the middle of our frigid Winnipeg winter.
We just got back from an incredible stay at Hotel Xcaret Mexico! Our seven days away can be characterized by beautiful sunshine, good company and a perfect location!
We absolutely LOVE the west coast! This past year alone, we have found ourselves out in beautiful British Columbia four times (and wishing we could have gone back many more)!
"ONE LOOOOVVVE, ONE HEARRRTTT. Let's get together and feel all right!" Over spring break, we ventured to Jamaica with 21 high school students for a humanitarian trip... crazy right?
We made it to Vancouver Island...AGAIN! This time it was during the Christmas holidays as we spent time with the Michalski Family in Victoria and Tofino!
WE GOT MAAARRIED!!!!! And it was absolutely, hands down, the BEST day of our lives! Not only did we have the wedding of our dreams, we got to spend the next two weeks traveling beautiful British Columbia together.
FOR VIDEOGRAPHERS
The term “RAW Footage” gets tossed around wedding videography circles quite often. The question “do you sell your RAWs?” is often asked by clients in wedding videography Facebook groups and by brides who were told by their favourite wedding blog to “make sure you get your RAW footage!” So what exactly is RAW Footage and why should you care?
One of my goals was to become the most well known videography company in Winnipeg. The way I intended to do this? By learning and capitalizing on the science of search engine optimization.
“You may have heard it before, but let me say it again for those in the back: having a mentor might be the difference between you starting the company you’ve always wanted to start and you thinking about starting it for the rest of your life.”
Hannah and Scott were married on their family property in East St. Paul Manitoba! Their wedding took place in September and they had their closest family and friends join them to celebrate!