I still can’t believe it as I type it. But it’s true! On February 24th, 2010 Life Stage Films was named one of the hottest, most influential event filmmaking studios, in the world! This honor was given to us by the biggest trade magazine in our industry, EventDV Magazine. The biggest honor is that our peers, others professionals in wedding video from all over the world are the only ones allowed to vote, so to make this list out of the 50,000+ videographers out there means so much to me, and to our team. This isn’t a “contest” you enter. The list comes out every year, and it’s something I always look forward to for inspiration and encouragement in making my craft better. There are many talented wedding filmmakers in the world, and we look to so many other filmmakers on this list for guidance and inspiration, which means even more to be named up there with them. We started our business in 2006, and vowed to go against the grain of of mediocre, and poor quality wedding videos.

We feel our couples, and our families that invest and trust us to film the best day of their lives, deserve SO much more! There is a new revolution brewing of quality wedding films that are creative, entertaining, purposeful and really really fun to watch! And we are just so glad that we are constantly moving in that direction, and evolving our product to be something that families desire. I am honored to not only represent Wilmington, Charlotte, Raleigh and other wedding markets in North Carolina, but to represent the amazing couples and families that are now part of our family, that have invited us to film their wedding day.

At our studio, we NEVER want to be comfortable with our work, and hope to constantly be looking for new inspiration and stay relevant to our clients. Winning this award was incredible, but we promise to make 2010 even better, and work that much harder to be a positive example, be a catalyst for change in the wedding industry, and to be a breath of fresh air to our clients. Thanks for sharing in our excitement! We are looking forward to an amazing 2010!

You can watch the announcement video below! I am the second one announced, right behind my “brother” Adam Forgione of Long Island.