19th April 2019 Sophie & Cameron The Crazy Bear wedding video, Oxfordshire videographer

How did you guys meet? We met at the local pub. My dad worked at the same pub as Cameron and was his manager. I went to their staff party and that’s when is all hit off! Lots of flirting started.

Tell me a bit about the two of you, what do you guys do? How do you spend your time? Cameron is working at Prezzo in Marlborough as assistant manager. I’m currently working in a nursery with children, not what I want to do as I’m trained in beauty therapy but it’s a fill in job at the moment. We are waiting for my Father to open a Wine and Small Plates bar. When we have nights off together, we like to have a nice meal at home and watch a film or sometime we like popping to the pub for a few drinks with friends and family. We both enjoy good wine and good food.

How did the proposal go down? (all the gushy details, I love this bit!) We were in London for the weekend. Met my cousin for dinner on the Sunday night, had quite a few drinks and had a stinking hangover on the Monday. We had a nice day on Monday despite that, shopping and walking around. We went back to our hotel to chill out before going to dinner at the Ivy, we were chilling on the bed when Cameron asked me big question!! At first, I thought he was joking as he has said it before as a joke, I even said “shut up your joking” But little did I know he had the most beautiful ring, which he had chosen with one of his best mates. He did very well!!!!

How did you choose your wedding venue(s)? It’s the only venue we would off got married at in this country!! We wanted to get married abroad, but family didn’t like it and we actually realised it would have cost us a lot more! We love The Crazy Bear!!!!

What sort of experience do you want your guests to have? One to never forget!!! And talking about for a long time after!

Can you describe some of the details and stylings, does your wedding have a theme? Table names are different Gins, as that’s Cameron’s favourite drink! The Crazy Bear is very oriental so we have gone down that sort of colourings and theme!

What was the hardest decision during the planning? Nothing was really that hard! But to finally decide to have the wedding in his country was difficult and also to have to change the date!!

What advice would you give to couples planning a wedding? Make sure you save enough money for everything you want! Enjoy your time planning it, it suddenly goes very quick!

Our dream wedding team

Venue: The Crazy Bear – http://www.crazybeargroup.co.uk/

Photography: David Bostock – https://davidbostockphotography.co.uk/

Florist: Bizzie Lizzies, Thame – http://www.thameflowers.co.uk/

Catering: The Crazy Bear – http://www.crazybeargroup.co.uk/

Music: Heatwave – https://anthemmusicagency.co.uk/

Hair & Makeup: Samanther Probets – https://www.facebook.com/samantha.probets.1

Cake: Kate Cupcake – https://www.katecupcake.com/

Rentals: Suits: Peter Posh – https://www.peterposh.co.uk/wedding-suits.html

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Simon Evans

23:08 10 Jan 19

Mark produced our wedding video. He was professional and great to work with - putting everyone at ease immediately. His style is excellent, and has captured the wedding and moments perfectly. We would definitely recommend him.

Anju Bedi

19:40 24 Dec 18

If your thinking about having a cineographer for your wedding day don’t look anywhere else. Mark is simply the best! I promise you will have no regrets and will not be disappointed with the finished films. Communication prior to our wedding day email / phone call was alway very prompt. On the wedding day Mark was a complete professional. We received our wedding films a few weeks ago and we are so pleased and I am in complete love them. Thank you so much Mark!

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15:33 16 Sep 18

We got married earlier this year in May. After seeing some of Mark's work online, we decided that getting him as a videographer for our special day was a priority! Mark was incredibly professional and prompt in responding to our emails which was really important to us due to our deadline. We had 100% trust in him even before our big day.On the day, Mark was great to have around! He really put our guests and ourselves at ease, he really captured some special moments. Having the drone there collecting aerial footage was a huge hit!We were so excited to see our final video but nothing could have prepared us for how great it was....it was INCREDIBLE!!!!!!! Nothing like we had ever seen before. It is something that we will truly treasure forever and cannot thank Mark enough for all his hard work, creativity and commitment.

Nick Field

20:19 03 Sep 18

We used Mark for our Wedding in April and it was the best decision we made from the first meet all the way through to our big day he was professional and a pleasure to work with. His work on our wedding video was fantastic and me and my wife loved all he did for us from the background music to the variety of shots that he managed to get made our wedding video perfect for us and we are very grateful to him and could not recommend him enough.

Simon Kemp

09:45 13 Aug 18

Mark is a great videographer, unlike a lot of wedding film makers he is low key and discreet and produces beautiful work. If he's free on your date, book him up right away.

Young Yang

21:07 16 Apr 18

Mark was a great choice for our wedding video! Having seen some of his portfolio, I took an instant liking to his style - not a documentary of the wedding but a film of the wedding. We loved the stylised panning shots of the venue and us walking down the path and the silly run through crispy leaves that some poor soul had gathered. He was very professional and carefully balanced close up shots and blending into the background to get more natural shots. He brought lots of ideas to the table and worked with our vision of the end product. We were very happy with the final videos. 10/10 would recommend for anyone wanting a more unique take on a wedding video!

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11:00 16 Apr 18

Daisie Whitford

10:56 16 Apr 18

We can’t thank Mark enough for the most amazing film he created of our wedding day . Mark had great communication leading up to the day and was very quick to respond to enquiries. He was extremely professional and friendly on the day, we hardly knew he was there. We were over the moon with the film which I myself and family members watch regularly! We couldn’t recommend him enough Thank you Mark Daisie and Chris Whitford

Lucy Dexter

15:08 31 Mar 18

Mark was ever so helpful on the day of the wedding and our wedding film is such an amazing memento of the day. The quality of the film in HD is so professional and is the best film style I have seen for a wedding video with how it was all put together. We were so thankful to Mark for both his experience on the day and the final product (which includes various videos with a bite size easy watching one for guests!) Thanks again Mark, we couldn’t have wished for anything better. Lucy & Oz

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19:44 15 Jan 19

We can’t express how much we love our Wedding video from Mark 💗 we love it more & more every time we watch it! It was just so beautifully put together and highlighted the day perfectly! It feels so emotional and the music just puts the cherry on the cake! Mark was also great to work with, assuring confidence in his ability right from the start, and doesn’t fail to deliver! He was also Videographer at one of my Bridesmaids weddings and made a fantastic video for her! Thankyou so much Mark 😊 we will honestly cherish this forever, and we can’t wait to show our future Grandkids 😉

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21:00 24 Dec 18

Kelly Spragg

13:15 08 Nov 18

Thank you so much mark for our stunning video of our wedding day it is perfect in every way, every time we watch it we relive every moment, we can't wait to share it with our family and friends as I know they will love it as much as we do. Kind, professional and amazing at your work :)

Sarah Lee Raoufian

14:14 21 Apr 18

Mark was recommended by our photographer, and we’re so grateful. We hesitated to afford a videographer but we wholeheartedly know we made the right decision. The beautifully shot and superbly edited film truly captured the story of the day, especially for our friends and family around the world who could not be with us - many of whom have been moved to tears. The quality of the film is amazing, very cinematic with great resolution. Mark expertly overlaid the footage with the audio of our vows and opening remarks of our registrar, together with audio tracks we picked as well as recording the band live from the day. We’ve had so many of our guests surprised that we even have a video “I didn’t even notice a videographer!” Which is testament to how seamlessly Mark blended in with our guests, and subtly positioned himself and extra cameras to capture all the small details. Can't wait to relieve it on our anniversary every year!

Mary Kinsella

20:16 29 Mar 18

I cannot thank Mark enough for yet another amazing film of my daughter’s wedding. The video was stunningly filmed and edited to perfection. It told the story of the day and helped me relive every beautiful moment. Mark Shipperley is truly an artist who can capture the beauty and emotion of the day.We are from the US, but I met Mark when he created the video of my oldest daughter’s wedding in Oxford in 2015. When my other daughter wanted to get married in Colorado in 2017, I researched US videographers but found none who created the spectacular videos that Mark always crafts. He is a cinematographer in a class of his own. I noticed that he won the English Wedding Award 2017 in the videographer category, and in my opinion, he would win that award in the US as well.

Nicola Lee Jessop

09:48 29 Jan 18

Mark your work is simply amazing! Thank you for capturing our day so perfectly!

Carol Wild

17:32 12 Dec 17

Mark is the best! We had our wedding in Oxford and Mark is not only an amazing cinematographer, but he is a joy to be around. We are so happy with how our wedding video turned out. Amazing editing and amazing resolution to our videos. Our friends and family are all equally elated at how they turned out. I would recommend Mark to everyone!

Daisie Whitford

07:39 08 Dec 17

Wow!!!!! Such a fantastic capture of our wedding day, we really cannot thank Mark enough for what he has produced for us . We would have no doubt in our minds about recommending Mark. Thank you so much!

Alex Hinz

22:17 06 Nov 17

Mark is the absolute best. Our wedding was in Keystone, CO USA and Mark came all the way to shoot our wedding after shooting my sister-in-law's wedding in Oxford. We were blown away when he did hers and equally blown away at our own video. Professional, enthusiastic, with immaculate work. We could not be more pleased with Mark's film.

Stephanie Elzinga-Buck

19:33 02 Apr 17

What can I say, Mark is brilliant, our wedding video is absolutely fantastic, super happy with it..and it's not just us being biased everyone was blown away with it. So glad we booked Mark, it tells the story of our wedding just perfect.

Annabelle Jane Perks

19:56 19 Mar 17

Mark was very friendly and provided a brilliant service on our wedding day. He knew exactly what to do on the day and was great to have around. Mark captured everything and more from our special day!

Charlotte Wetherall

17:32 13 Mar 17

We would recommend Mark in a heartbeat! We could not have asked for more with the wedding video he produced. He captured the day from start to finish just as we remember it and have enjoyed showing It to friends and family, reliving the happy memories. He was so warm and friendly and put us both at ease- I often forgot we were being filmed! Thank you Mark for all you've done and giving us precious memories on film to enjoy for the rest of our life. Charlotte & Ben

Scott Donnelly

23:57 03 Mar 17

In the preparation to our wedding, my wife really wanted Mark to video our big day. I wasn't too comfortable with seeing myself on film. However... Every time I watch the film that Mark has produced, I realize that is was one of the best decisions we made as a couple, to re-live the memories we engraved that day.Not only is Mark such an easy guy to get on with, you hardly even notice he is there. He gets all of the shots he needs, then his editing skills into the final production is perfect.I watch our production and re-live the happiest day of my life, exactly as it happened. Tears of Joy from ourselves, friends and family. Thank-you so much Mark

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17:43 01 Mar 17

Joanne Tolner

16:06 01 Mar 17

We weren't sure if we wanted a videographer for our wedding but I'm sooo glad we were recommended Mark by a friend. He was fantastic on the day, totally blended in and made us feel at ease. You don't feel like you're being filmed at all so no need to worry about stage fright! Such a genuinely nice guy to have with you on the day too :)The video is fantastic and brought all my friends and family to tears! He managed to capture so many moments that we'd both missed so it really is priceless. Such a magical memory that we'll treasure forever. Couldn't rate him highly enough.

Vicky Ribchester

15:31 01 Mar 17

Friendly service, makes you feel relaxed. Especially on your big day. You forget he's there but he captures it all perfectly.

Julia Natalie Taylor

15:07 01 Mar 17

Brilliant footage and great customer service! Mark captured all the best moments of our big day so we have something great to cherish for many years to come. Would definately recommend the Drone too, some amazing views from the sky ❤

Ronnie Ziwa

12:54 01 Mar 17

Mark captured our wedding on video, it was the most amazing day in our lives so far and we couldn't have got a better videographer. The whole experience with Mark was wonderful, all the video shots were natural and we hardly noticed him doing his work which is a sign of someone who knows what they're doing. We are absolutely thrilled with our wedding video and can't stop watching it! There is no doubt I will recommend you to anyone who needs a videographer! Thank you Ronnie & Nikki

Millie Lovett

12:26 01 Mar 17

Mark filmed our wedding day having worked on both my sisters' weddings so I knew that we would love the finished film but I have to say that I was absolutely thrilled with it. It was so unique and perfectly captured us and our day! What I really love about Mark's work is that it feels so personal rather than just the same for every wedding. Mark was so relaxed and easy to work with on the day so we often forgot that he was actually there filming! It meant that he could capture our wedding in a really natural day which is exactly what we wanted. I cannot recommend Mark highly enough!

Keith Littler

12:17 01 Mar 17

Jamie Lee Stallwood-Biggs

12:04 01 Mar 17

Mark, we can't thank you enough for the beautiful wedding film you created for us. We wanted something cinematic, that we could look back on with joy and fond memories in years to come. Something to stand the test of time that we could share with a families and be instantly transported back to our magical day. Despite the rain, and how dirty my dress got from the puddles, and how messy my hair became from the constant downpour (and my fears about looking utterly dreadful forever on film!!!!); is you've put together a perfect film which really captured the love and happiness we felt that day. Everytime I watch our film it fills me with happiness and reminds me of the little moments that made our day so special. You were so great on the day, having a laugh with us and fitting into the background so our guests weren't uncomfortable or overly conscious about being captured on film! My favourite memory was our first dance, which has just been shot so beautifully. We can't thank you enough for what you have done for us! xx

Katie Grummett

10:54 01 Mar 17

Mark filmed our wedding day and did such an incredible job along with his assistant Will. They fully embraced the theme of the day and picked up on every detail with such creativity. I was in total awe and full of the same emotions watching it back. It was a wonderful gift for our family that couldn't be there with us on the day too. Not only was the final product incredible, but on the day they slipped into the background and their presence was not invasive at all. Nothing was forced or posed to be unnatural. They just kept filming and picked up some beautiful moments we had with our family and friends. I couldn't recommend Mark Shipperley Films enough to make your memories of your wedding day last a lifetime.

Tegwen Smith

10:53 01 Mar 17

Katie Reay Scott

00:23 08 Feb 17

Mark is super talented. He really listens to what you want and need and delivers brilliantly every time. Jolly good fun to have around too!

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