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Mrs. French Toast, Pleasanton, CA Age and Occupation: 29, Marketing & PR Fiance's Age and Occupation: IT geek by day, self-proclaimed handyman by night Engagement Date: October 2009 Wedding Date: March 2011 Venue: Palm Event Center About Me: I’m a city girl at heart who moved to the suburbs a year ago. Now I’m adjusting to life with a front lawn, nosy neighbors, cooking attempts, and making sure the garbage pail is pulled out on time every week! When I’m not traveling, Mr. FT and I enjoy marathon sessions of Law & Order: SVU, snowboarding, photography, spoiling our 3-year old yorkie-poodle Mokka and disagreeing over what music to listen to in the car. We’re planning a small winery wedding while incorporating some cultural elements into the day as a nod to our Chinese backgrounds.
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Who Says Only Brides DIY?

January 13th, 2011 @ 9:17 am by Mrs. French Toast

Mr. French Toast is not a softie.

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In the seven years that we’ve been together, I’ve seen him drop a tear…twice. Once was when he was watching a Chinese film about an estranged father and son, and the other time was when he discovered the company StillMotion and their same day edits.

sokie + anhtuan // my goal is to make him cry . sde from stillmotion on Vimeo.

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Mr. French Toast is completely fascinated by StillMotion’s techniques, choice of music, story board and pretty much everything they do. He was so inspired to learn about videography that he spent many late nights at work compiling material and consulting with his engineering colleagues, until one night, he came home with his prized possession. May I present to you, Mr. French Toast’s first wedding-related DIY!

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He built this rig to mount the camera on so that it can glide and pan smoothly when shooting video.

And the fruits of his labor are showcased below during an afternoon of baking with my friend G.

SDE_Baking_10_2_2010_MOV from John on Vimeo.

Please excuse my no makeup face, pink slippers and short nails. It was a spontaneous shoot!

For the wedding, we’re still figuring out the video situation because obviously Mr. FT won’t be able to film on the day of. It’s an important piece to the puzzle that we don’t want to miss out on, so whether it means recruiting a friend or hiring a videographer, The French Toasts will have video!

Has your SO surprised you in any way with his/her hidden talents that was helpful during the wedding planning process?

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24 Responses to “Who Says Only Brides DIY?”

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Miss Giraffe
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Miss Giraffe (message)  4,216 posts, Honey bee

Shuuuuut up! Mr. French T is soo hard core!! I love that and it is seriously awesome! Bravo to you guys!

and I’m sure finding someone to do the taping won’t be too hard :).

 
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sparks
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sparks (message)  649 posts, Busy bee

That’s awesome! (the video and the cupcakes) It sounds like I need to show FI the same day edit video to sway him towards the pro-videography camp.

 
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7mom
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7mom (message)  565 posts, Busy bee

That is so creative and wonderful. Know that he can only get better.

 
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Miss Jam (message)  309 posts, Helper bee

AMAZED by Mr. FT’s video skills! Who knew a few gals baking in the kitchen could be so adorable! And could those cupcakes look any more delish? No, I don’t think so.

 
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bunnylovesbear
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bunnylovesbear (message)  1,726 posts, Bumble bee

loooove this!!

 
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Miss Elephant
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Miss Elephant (message)  6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

The panning with the rig looks so professional!

 
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peaches1038
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peaches1038 (message)  793 posts, Busy bee

so cute! looks right up my FI’s alley. May I ask where you got those adorable cake stands?!

 
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teacherandageek
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teacherandageek (message)  270 posts, Helper bee

So awesome! Does anyone know what the song thats playing is? I seem to hear it everywhere, and I love it!

 
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Mrs. Locket
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Mrs. Locket (message)  2,837 posts, Sugar bee

Wow! This is sooooo awesome!! I can’t believe the quality! Incredible! He should seriously considering manufacturing the slider for sale!

 
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Mrs. Sand Dollar
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Mrs. Sand Dollar (message)  1,305 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, I’m completely stunned! That’s effin’ awesome. How much fun is that gonna be? I see all kinds of videos in your future, just make sure he doesn’t try to get too fancy in the bedroom ;) hee hee!

 
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caszos
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caszos (message)  3,884 posts, Honey bee

I agree, who knew baking cupcakes could be SOO adorable!

I don’t think getting someone to shoot the video during the wedding will be that tough. Just make sure you outline very carefully what shots and how to use the equipment. I would even have the person shooting watch some of these videos to make sure they “get” the vision!

Awesome job!

 
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pamplemousse
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pamplemousse (message)  378 posts, Helper bee

that seriously looks like professional video!

 
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Kirsten

We actually ended up hiring someone on StillMotion’s recommendation. I fell in love and knew they were out of our budget so they told us about Serendipity Studios (http://www.beyondordinaryblog.net/) They are doing our wedding in Livermore in June!!!

 
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luckyduckluk
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luckyduckluk (message)  127 posts, Blushing bee

O
M
G!

That was amazing! Props to Mr. Toasty! He should consider doing videography part time ;)

 
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Lace_Ruffles (message)  40 posts, Newbee

Your cupcakes look amazing. I adore StillMotion; I spend half my day going through all their videos.

 
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Miss Tartlet
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Miss Tartlet (message)  3,207 posts, Sugar bee

Mr. Tartlet sends Mr. FT a virtual fist bump. Ingenious!

 
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Mrs. Glasses (message)  2,741 posts, Sugar bee

Wow, Mr. FT is crazy talented! Go FT! Go FT! We definitely could’ve used that do-hicky for our DIY videography. I agree with Locket, sell it on Etsy or somethin’!

 
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Silveramos
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Silveramos (message)  93 posts, Worker bee

I made sure that the Karen O and the Kids song “All is Love” played before our wedding while our guests were arriving to our ceremony. Great song pick.

Also, our first dance was to “Hysteric” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

 
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aunt pol
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aunt pol (message)  1,473 posts, Bumble bee

That’s really cool! Mr Pol spent most of november making his own dolly for panning shots, and he’s delighted with himself too! Is that curtain track I spy?

 
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Mrs. French Toast, Pleasanton, CA Age and Occupation: 29, Marketing & PR Fiance's Age and Occupation: IT geek by day, self-proclaimed handyman by night Engagement Date: October 2009 Wedding Date: March 2011 Venue: Palm Event Center About Me: I’m a city girl at heart who moved to the suburbs a year ago. Now I’m adjusting to life with a front lawn, nosy neighbors, cooking attempts, and making sure the garbage pail is pulled out on time every week! When I’m not traveling, Mr. FT and I enjoy marathon sessions of Law & Order: SVU, snowboarding, photography, spoiling our 3-year old yorkie-poodle Mokka and disagreeing over what music to listen to in the car. We’re planning a small winery wedding while incorporating some cultural elements into the day as a nod to our Chinese backgrounds.

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