Bob Hoffman Video & Photography

Birds of a Feather | Sunset Cliffs Inspiration Shoot

2012-05-16T12:34:00.000-07:00

We're beyond delighted to see our favorite inspiration shoot from 2011 published on Ceremony Magazine's blog! We had such a blast with some of our favorite vendors. Here's what Jen or JenLikes had to say about it in Ceremony Magazine:

Jennifer Nesovic, the event designer behind this concept, weaves the story behind this delightful photo shoot. “Birds of a Feather …Flock Together” Four friends dreaming of their wedding come together in this adorable inspiration shoot full of whimsy. Our “Birds” arrived piled in a Mini Cooper like a clown car, each in a gorgeous dress unique in its own way. Each lovely bird was embellished with feathery handcrafted delights in their hair. A young guitarist strummed along while they entered the delightful seaside escape. A lovely table was set with gorgeous flowers, vintage china, sweets, cake and “magic” tea. On this beautiful sunny day the waves rolled in and crashed against the sea cliffs with a roar. The spray misted over the gorgeous white leather tufted furnishings while the Persian carpet and vintage bobbles glistened in the sun. Seagulls hovered overhead while our own “Bird Brides,” each with their own bouquets, merrily whispered and explored the cliffs. They brandished antique crocheted parasols as they dreamed of the day that they would marry.”

Have a look and be inspired:

{Location} Sunset Cliffs

{Video} Bob Hoffman Photography & Video

{Photography} SheWanders Photography
{Event Designer} Jen Likes
{Floral Design} Organic Elements
{Stationery | Paper Goods} Brightly Designed Invitations & Paper Goods
{Linens} Concepts Event Design
{Bridal Salon for Gowns} The White Flower Bridal Boutique
{Guitarist} Wayne Foster Entertainment
{Cake | Cupcakes} CAKE
{Sweets} Bliss Events & A Sweet Addition
{Jewelry | Accessories} Rachel Larraine Pretty Accessories
{Hair Stylist} Audra René Studio
{Models} Anna, Ashley, Jenna & Kaitlyn

Jessica Sanchez | American Idol | Chula Vista Home Town Visit

2012-05-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

Chula Vista resident, Jessica Sanchez, made it to the top 3 on American Idol this past week. Bob Hoffman Photography & Video had the honor of documenting her home town visit. We were awestruck at how many fans came to see her.

Be sure to cast your votes for Jessica this week and support another San Diegan American Idol winner!!!
Idol airs at 8pm, Wednesday & Thursday on FOX.

WeddingWire | Bride's Choice Awards

2012-05-07T09:26:00.003-07:00

What an honor to be named among the top wedding professionals for 2012. Thank you to all of our brides for submitting their reviews!!!

Kristen + Kurt | Immaculata | Scripps Forum

2012-04-30T11:43:00.000-07:00

Some weddings are just perfect, and this one has everything you could ever ask for: heart, humor, romance, family, love....and did I mention humor?

Kristen & Kurt had the perfect day. I have so much that I want to share from this wedding, because their unedited footage made me cry, and then laugh so hard that I cried again. The toasts are hilarious and heartfelt. Their highlight recap is one of my favorites. BUT, most of all I want to share the out-take reel that we made as a surprise to them! Most weddings just aren't this funny. First, their actual wedding highlight:

Kristen + Kurt | Wedding Highlights

Kristen + Kurt | Immaculata | Scripps Forum from Bob Hoffman Photography & Video on Vimeo.

...and now for the out-take reel

Kristen + Kurt | Uncensored

Kristen + Kurt | Uncensored from Bob Hoffman Photography & Video on Vimeo.

If you haven't had enough of this wedding yet (because I haven't), here's their reaction to the reception ballroom at Scripps Seaside Forum designed by Brenda Swann of Swann Soirees:

Kristen + Kurt | Ballroom Reveal

Kristen + Kurt | Ballroom Reveal from Bob Hoffman Photography & Video on Vimeo.

April Photo Shoots

2012-04-30T11:29:00.000-07:00

With the arrival of Spring (and Spring Break) April seems like the perfect time for a photo session. We had quite a few this past month and here's a sneak peak:

Senior Pics & Family Photo Session | La Jolla

Tom & Yang's Engagement Session | Sunset Cliffs

Family Vacation Photos | Park Hyatt Aviara | The Kiddos

Class of 2012! | La Jolla

Looking forward to what May has to bring. Happy Spring!

<3 Amanda

SD Wedding Party Bridal Show 2012

2012-04-30T10:35:00.001-07:00

From the important wedding dress to the color of the flowers--nothing must go wrong on your wedding day. That's why brides-to-be attend bridal shows, bazaars and conventions: to perfect their day.

A few weeks ago, we attended the SD Wedding Party Bridal Show at the Omni Hotel in San Diego and sure enough we saw beautiful booths, caught a glimpse of the fashion show, said hello to friendly exhibitors of ours, showcased BHVP and gave advice to those getting married soon!

Check out the video from the event! Cool time-lapse feature, interviews from vendors (us included), fashion show, floral ideas for your wedding and more:

San Diego Wedding Party Bridal Show from Bob Hoffman Photography & Video on Vimeo.

As always, it was a pleasure to share in all the excitement and connect with those looking for a photographer or videographer for their wedding day. Thanks for having us, SD Wedding Party Bridal Show!

Tweet us at @HoffmanEvents!

Dre + Josh | Engagement Session | Condor's Nest Ranch

2012-04-02T13:00:00.001-07:00

A Tradition of Video

2012-03-12T11:00:00.007-07:00

In 1993 we videotaped a Bar Mitzvah for a lovely family. In 2007 that Bar Mitzvah boy got married! Luckily, his bride loved our work and hired us on for their wedding. Two years ago they welcomed a son into their family as well.

This year, David’s wife, Inna, had the idea to create a Bar Mitzvah highlight for David’s birthday. So, we had the pleasure of working with them yet again!

David’s Bar Mitzvah and wedding were so filled with joy and love. It certainly wasn’t difficult to see how much they love each other and how much their family loves them. It gives us a great deal of pride to know that Inna & David’s son will be fortunate enough to enjoy seeing his parents, grandparents and great grandparents on video. They won’t be always be here and having their voices and expressions preserved on video will be truly priceless.

Thank you Inna and David for trusting us with your memories for the 19 years (and counting). Happy Birthday David!

David’s Bar Mitzvah (shot in 1993, edited in 2012):

Inna & David’s Wedding (shot and edited in 2007):

Saribe + Arnulfo | Grand Tradition

2012-02-28T12:45:00.001-08:00

All of the best photos from their wedding day:

Featured!

2012-01-19T13:09:00.000-08:00

Excited to have many of our photos, and an article by Amanda, published in the most recent San Diego Style Weddings Magazine!

Our New Sample Album Cover

2012-01-13T16:47:00.000-08:00

Super excited for our new sample album to come in! This is going to be the cover. It's a combination one of our favorite photos from Whitney & Brian's wedding and a photo of a plate that Whitney had on her sign in table the day of.

Holiday Season Photo Shoots

2012-01-11T17:21:00.000-08:00

Happy 2012! Now that the holidays have passed I wanted to post some of the holiday card photos we did this season.

Our graphic designer, Christian, and his family do a fun/themed photo session every year. This year they did 1950s Christmas, based off of an old Sears catalog. So creative!

The final product!! Designed by Christian Riggs

A Sneak Peek at Our Newest Sample Album!

2012-01-06T17:51:00.000-08:00

We're excited to premiere our new sample album at the Bridal Bazaar January 29th! Come visit us to see the full album in print!

Contact me if you need free tickets to the show. We have 4 left

- Amanda

Jen + Scott | Thursday Club Wedding Video Highlight

2011-12-09T11:49:00.000-08:00

Some weddings are such a pleasure to work. I love when it's obvious how much a couple loves each other and when a family comes together so gracefully to celebrate it.

Jen and Scott were married at the Thursday Club in Point Loma. They hired us for Photography long before the big day, but we're quite set on video. I remember emailing with Jen while I was in New York two weeks before their wedding about how to make it work for them. I was SO happy when she told me they had decided to go for it.

Her email this morning made my day: "We LOVE it! And we are sooo happy that everything worked out and we even have a video to remember our wedding day!! Thanks for helping me see we needed one! It is a blessing!"

Some things are just too special not to be documented. Congrats again Mr. & Mrs. Martin

Logan & Jillian Fall Portraits

2011-12-02T13:47:00.000-08:00

Oh man, I love these kids! Bob and Tara definitely had fun at the Pumpkin Patch for these fall photos.

Gabbie + Mike | Rockin' Pre-Wedding Photo Session

2011-11-29T14:50:00.000-08:00

Gabbie & Mike - thank you again for the great session and for trusting me to run around you with fire :) Less than three months until your wedding!!

<3 Amanda

Katie + Brandon | Balboa Park Engagement

2011-11-07T13:44:00.000-08:00

Katie and Brandon's Balboa Park engagement session last week with Bob and Tara.

Katie - your makeup looked beautiful and the two of you look great together! I'm excited to share the rest with you. Hope you both had fun!

Whitney + Brian | The Dana on Mission Bay

2011-11-04T12:13:00.000-07:00

This will be my third and final post about Whitney and Brian's wedding (Wedding & Engagement) because their video is finally here!! I am so happy for them and the family they're creating, but a little sad to officially be done working on their wedding.

Whitney gave us complete trust to do whatever we wanted when it came to her video, including a little bit of force to do it in the first place. We gave her a lot of exciting surprises along the way and we're all beyond thrilled that they loved everything we did to make her day amazing.

Her email response to this highlight totally made my day: "That is soooo awesome! I love this video, I loved that day, I love life."

Their wedding was filled with love and focus on their relationship. Almost all of their vendors were close friends and professionals in the industry, so the whole day flowed seamlessly. Eric Scott Gold made sure that everyone had an excellent time and even set up fun, surprise reception lights for when the party really got started. My favorite part was Whitney's surprise voice-over message that we made with her for the father-daughter dance.

Whitney used a lot of our wedding videos to help her plan, so I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you stole a few ideas from her too.

Thank you to the Bob Hoffman team (Bob, Tara, Tom, Jonathan, Bryan & Tristan) for working so hard to make my friends wedding great :)

Photo + Video | Bob Hoffman Video & Photography
DJ | Classy Event Group, Eric Scott Gold
Venue | The Dana on Mission Bay
Florist | Randi Tucker
Officiant | Greg Tucker
Guitarist | Aaron Tucker
And a little bit of coordination by me :)

- Amanda

Exquisite Weddings Launch

2011-10-11T12:54:00.000-07:00

We're excited to reveal the video we made for the new Exquisite Weddings Fall Issue! We had an excellent time gathering beautiful shots at the Rancho Bernardo Inn with some of the area's best wedding designers and of course the Exquisite team.

The party is tomorrow at the Dana, so for now here's a little sneak preview!

- Amanda

Mary & John's Wedding Film

2011-09-15T08:13:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago a man named John came into our office to transfer his 8mm film to DVD. He was married in 1961 in Los Angeles, CA. At that time film cameras were new and very few people had them. Well, one of his weddings guests did! They filmed his wedding with their "new" camera, tucked the footage away in a closet and completely forgot about it......for 50 years!

In cleaning their house many years later, the now 70 year old friends found the footage and mailed it to John in La Jolla. The note read "found this in the closet, thought you might want to see it." John brought it to and we transferred it to DVD and added sound so that he could watch his wedding video for the first time.

The moments of their wedding day were forever captured. It's like being in a time machine. She hugs her mother, who surely isn't alive today. There are shots of their car, their friends, their hometown, her dress, the flowers....everything. They look so in love. This video is so romantic and amazing, I can't even believe it exists. Nobody was able to enjoy it for 50 years, which almost makes it sweeter. John took it home to his wife, children and grandchildren to enjoy and told them stories of all the people in the video. He called a few days later to thank us, and of course I couldn't help from choking back tears. It was the most sincere thank you I'd ever heard.

Do you wish your grandparents had a video like this? I certainly do. Nothing makes us happier than having clients come back to us 2, 5, 10 or even 20 years later to thank us and share their stories of what their wedding video means to them. I would love to hear your thoughts on wedding videography or what your video means to you. Please comment below.

Amanda Morgan
amanda@bobhoffmanvideo.com
www.hoffmanweddings.com
www.bobboffmanvideo.blogspot.com

Jen + Scott | Thursday Club

2011-09-08T13:46:00.000-07:00

Jen + Scott - thank you for trusting us to capture the memories of your special day! And a double thank you from me for letting me be a part of your planning process. I loved helping :) You two have the cutest smiles together. Congratulations!

<3 Amanda

Alyssa + Jose | Wilson Creek

2011-08-29T17:43:00.000-07:00

And the award for most animated and excited bride goes to .....ALYSSA! Oh my gosh, going through these pictures is so much fun. These two have smiles on their faces constantly. Alyssa & Jose escaped thunder clouds and heat and had an amazingly fun and exciting wedding day.

My favorite part was most definitely their surprise dress change/hip-hop first dance, complete with a fake "mess up" by DJ Mike Farmer. Definitely unique and exciting first dance photos. So glad it was captured on video because these two have some serious moves!

Thanks so much Alyssa & Jose

<3 Amanda

Alyssa and Jose hired us for videography and photography beginning about three hours before the ceremony for a first meeting and lots of getting ready photos!

Whitney + Brian | The Dana on Mission Bay

2011-08-23T17:03:00.000-07:00

Whitney is a friend of mine and I had such a great time wedding planning with her. I'm truthfully a little bit sad that her wedding has passed, but I'm obviously SO happy for them!

Probably within three weeks of their engagement the biggest parts of wedding planning were taken care of. She picked The Dana out of a magazine and she didn't spend too much time making decisions. She told me "when I know I like something, done, NEXT...this is fun," and so only the details were left for the next several months.

For their wedding we did photography, videography and a special surprise "I love you" voice over recording to her parents that Eric (Classy Event Group, DJ) played during her father/daughter dance song.

Thank you Whitney, Brian & family for letting Bob, Tara, Tom, Bryan, Jonathan and me (and Eric of course) play such an important and special role in your wedding day. We love you ;)

Katie + Eric | Backyard Bonsall

2011-08-01T10:29:00.000-07:00

Just a few photos from their beautiful wedding day....

Amanda + Chris | Admiral Kidd Club

2011-08-01T09:55:00.000-07:00

Amanda's sister was so cute. She was pretty much over picture taking before the wedding started, so Amanda had to trick her into "helping with her dress" so we could make sure to include her. I love this moment.

I think this picture is hilarious. So many emotions at once!