Video Mapping for Weddings

  The time is now 2014, its time to get with the latest and greatest.  Video Mapping is the next generation that brides and grooms will be asking for.  Ever since the infamous Disney Youtube video of the Cinderella Carriage on the Wedding Cake.  Its been gaining popularity and interest, but video mapping isn't new.  Its been in use for years, there are festival of lights events in Europe that feature Video mapping of entire buildings.   The custom animation of the Disney video can get costly pretty quick but there are a few options that are more cost effective and will still wow your guests.

  The Association of Bridal Consultants in San Diego hosts a monthly meeting and each month covers a different aspect of the wedding industry.  Whether it be tips and trends or technology, their goal is to educate and help their members excel to being the best.  I spoke briefly about video mapping to the group and here are the highlights.  Thank you to Laura Christin Photography for the Photos and thank you to Nick Covino for being my video mapping tech for the session.

Start with a normal ballroom and wedding.   

Dim the lights and add some color

 You can bring in each of these colors individually or all at once.

 If you're like me, you're thinking "yeah, great. Colored squares on furniture" why would a bride want that at her wedding"?    

Exactly! let's put something on those surfaces 

that a bride and her entire guest list would want to see.

Let's put the Bride's picture montage on the faux cake table and

Let's put the grooms montage on the 6ft banquet table stage right.

 Then on the big drape behind the stage let's put their engagement video footage playing behind the other images.

 You can leave the color images as we've done in this picture or you can turn them off.  You can use pictures, color swatches, logos, and videos.  The possibilities are endless.

This is however is not a DIY task just yet, there are some variables to be considered, type of surfaces to project to, projector specs and placement AND it just takes the proper software, a good amount of technical knowledge and a technical professional to get the job done right.

But It's a really cool to see upclose!