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A Little About Us

 

Emily O'Barr (owner & director) and Ariel Rogers (owner & director) have been doing documentary work for over 10 years. Since 2004, they’ve co-owned a video production company and have been producing films together. They began filming weddings in 2005 when Emily was planning her own wedding and was unable to find the quality and artistry she was looking for from the wedding videographers she interviewed. After realizing that they could put their own creative efforts toward wedding film-making, Ariel and Emily started Reel Life Productions, bringing together a group of documentary filmmakers and artists who bring their expertise behind the camera and in the editing room to create a wedding video for you that is as beautiful and unique as your wedding day.

 

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Ariel Rogers has a BA in Film and Media from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Emily O’Barr has a BA in Studio Art from Oberlin College and a Masters Degree with a focus on Documentary Studies from Duke University. 

 

For more detailed information about us and some of our team, click here to visit our parent site.

 

There is probably no better way to find out more about us than to ask our clients, so we are happy to offer testimonials and references (please request) from our previous brides and grooms. Our weddings have been featured in some great publications.

 

 

Testimonials

 

“Of all the gifts we received for our wedding, none has brought us more long-lasting pleasure than our video!  It is a beautiful, moving tribute to our wedding.  Our videographer was terrific and the editing was superb. Watching the highlight video, I still get chills....it captured all these scenes that we would have missed (guests arriving at the ceremony, people talking together waiting for me to come down the aisle, family helping with the flowers, etc.) had we just gotten still pictures.  We got copies for all our family members as presents and they told us they loved receiving this memento.”

~ Phil and Robin Hammond (Bride & Groom)

 

“I just wanted to let you guys know that we got the video yesterday, and we love it! We are so happy with the outcome. The promo is awesome and so well done as well as the rest of the ceremony and reception. You guys really do a wonderful job, and did a really good job with capturing the moment. I love the documentary style...it was very personal and professional all at the same time. We will praise and recommend you guys to many people.  We will be ordering a lot of copies, so you will be hearing from us again soon! Thank you so much, and we are both so glad we decided to have a videographer. Please forward this on to anyone else there that helped with the making of the video :)”

~ Yasmiin Tarlton (Bride)

 

“Your final product is wonderful -- Vineeta and I, and our families, are exceptionally happy and really impressed with your work… Thanks to you, Emily and Blaire for all your hard work. By the way, our wedding is going to be featured in "Weddings Unveiled" magazine.”

~ Raj and Vineeta Gajwani (Bride & Groom), featured in www.weddingsunveiledmagazine.com

 

“We have thoroughly enjoyed our wedding videos.  The thing I like best about the videos is the summary highlight segment because it is much easier to get an audience for 20 minutes rather than a couple hours.  Matt and I of course watched the extended version but most others are happy with the highlights. Another thing I really like about our videos is the mix of still shots in the highlight video.  It adds a very interesting element.  I also think the attention to detail in the videography made it more special.  By that I mean, the shots of the chapel, tables, flowers, dresses, etc.  All of those memories captured in detail really bring the story to life.”

~ Gretchen Dunnaway Mitchell (Bride), featured in Southern Bride & Groom Magazine, www.southernbrideandgroom.com

 

“A BIG thank you to you and Blaire for such a wonderful job at the Barnett-Longley wedding on Saturday.  I barely had time to interact with Blaire, but when I did she was friendly, totally accommodating, and right on task!  She was everywhere all the time, without being intrusive in any way and based on her presence and demeanor, I’d hire Reel Life Productions again in a second.  I will look forward to hopefully working with you again sometime in the future!”

~ Grace Leisure Peck Beason, Grace Leisure Events, www.graceleisureevents.com (Wedding Planner)

 

I have been meaning to write you since we received the video of the wedding.  Your videographers did a superb job of capturing so many special moments of the wedding.  I actually got to see so many moments that I never realized happened. I can only give you rave reviews.”

~ Barbara Winfield Poleski (Mother of the Bride)

 

“We got the wedding video yesterday...we LOVED it!!  The highlight reel was perfect...I loved the music and thought the pictures added such a nice touch.  You all did a really great job on this. Thank you!”

~ Joanna Odere (Bride)

 

“OMG the videos are FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   WOWOWOWOWOW, we are MORE than pleased!! First class and first rate! THANK YOU!!”

~ Deborah Austin (Mother of the Bride)




Reel Life Productions is a division of LifeSong Studios, www.lifesongstudios.com.
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