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Denaye and David in Washington DC

Michael — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:04:36 +0000

Every aspect of this wedding was so AMAZING. From the preparation all the way through to the reception at the Corcoran. I met Denaye and David through my good friends Nicole and Brad from SOTA Dzine (photos below) at the Washingtonian ‘Best Of’ Summer Party. I am so glad I did, they were such a pleasure to work with.

The night before we shot the rehersal dinner on the rooftop terrace restaurant at The Kennedy Center. This was something new for Monachetti, and it was so much fun. Getting the chance to do shoot video for that event helped us feel even more a part of the actual wedding day. I honestly don’t know what I enjoyed more during the day. We spent a lot of time taking pictures with the SOTA team outside in DC and that always helps us get great candid footage (we highly recommend this brides)!

We wanted to say thanks to Denaye and David for such a great time, and wish them the best future together!

Music: All songs by Phoenix from the album Wolfgang Amadeus.

I am continually blown away at the work from SOTA Dzine. Be sure to see more pictures and the original post by clicking here.

A SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE FROM THE “DREAM WEDDING.”

Michael — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:06:47 +0000

I am super excited to bring you this post today! When we did the Dream Wedding, we had the privilege of capturing a beautiful and emotional performance from Van’s sister and cousin during the ceremony. Van and I talked recently about putting together an edit of this performance, and I got to say I was delighted to do so. I asked Van to tell us a little about the performance, so after you take a look, be sure to read what she wrote below.

“Its hard to explain the significance of the song because the peformance was all a surprise to us. It all started when Eric and I decided we wanted Eric’s sister, Andrea, to be the one who marries us. Andrea and I grew particularly close while Eric was deployed– she was always there to comfort me and understood our situation well, being an army wife herself. So while putting together our wedding ceremony, Andrea wanted to personalize the program by incooperating the letters we exchanged during Eric’s deployment and enlisted my talented sister and maid of honor, Bao for musical help. Bao recruited Linh, my cousin, to sing as she accompanied on piano. Andrea told them the general concept, and Bao and Linh put their heads together and selected “Lucky” by Jason Mraz to be a wedding appropriate song but also just the perfect song to describe our story. What they didn’t know at the time is that Eric and I listened to the Jason Mraz CD all the way out to Shenandoah the day he asked me to marry him, so the song selection was perfect.”

THE WEDDING CHANNEL & US MAGAZINE CHOSE MONACHETTI FOR THE DREAM WEDDING!

Michael — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:07:43 +0000

Couple (Van and Eric) wins a Celebrity Inspired Wedding from The Wedding Channel and US Magazine and Monachetti was there to cover it! I just got word that they made the video live this morning, so go there now to see what they’ve said about the video and the wedding. Earlier in the summer we announced that we were asked by Amy Shey Jacobs to cover the Dream Wedding. We worked with Amy when we covered the Lisa and Roey wedding (video to come), and she reached out to us as she began to plan this special event. See the prep segment below!

Meet winners Van Ngo and Eric Oberly! Photography by Robert Evans.

Monachetti had the privelage of covering the video for this special event but for more info on all the other amazing people who contributed to make it all happen, check out the links below!

Venue, Decor, Food & Lodging

Venue and Food: Ronald Regan Building & International Trade Center

Gobo Lighting: PROjection Presentation Technology, Ronald Regan Building/International Trade Center

Flowers: Janet Flowers: Janet Wedding and Event

Wedding Cake: Sylvia Weinstock Cakes

Hotel Rooms: The Madison, A Loews Hotel

Favors: Garretts Popcorn

Table Linens, Plates / Flatware: DC Rentals

Attire

Wedding Gown: Vera Wang

Bridesmaid Gowns, Flower Girl Dress, Bridesmaid Shoes: Lela Rose

Bridal Party Shoes: Unforgettable Moments by Lela Rose for Payless Shoes

Tuxedos: Men’s Warehouse

Wedding Gown Alterations: Maria’s Bridal Designs

Jewelry

Bride & Groom Wedding Bands, Bride Wedding Day Jewelry Rentals: Tacori

Bridal Party Jewelry Rentals: AdornBrides.com

Vendors

Photographer: Robert Evans

Videographer: Michael Eller of Monachetti

Wedding Invitations / Stationary, Wedding Menus, Placecards: Ceci New York

Entertainment: The Source from Elan Artists

Guest Book, Ring Pillow, Trackarita Beverage Napkins: WeddingChannel.com WedShop

Makeup, Hair: Carola Myers Makeup & Hair Artists

Transportation: Reston Limo

Sound: Capitol Media Systems

ALEXANDRA AND JIM

Michael — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:15:36 +0000

So we’ve been a bit backed up and because so are blogging has been a little behind. However, we have some exciting videos in line to push out, so stay tuned! One of the first is a wedding we were super excited to do. Alexandra contacted me and said that our great friend Justine Ungaro referred her to us. With Justine on board for doing the photography, and a ceremony and reception at the National Musuem of Women in the Arts, we were sure it was going to be a fun night. We put some of the people below who helped make it all come together.

Hair: Giselle Chreky
Makeup: Kim Giammaria
Gown: Pronovias
Coordinator: Jessica Tremblay
Caterer: Design Cuisine
Florist: Petal’s Edge
Lighting: John Farr
Photography: Justine Ungaro