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Harmonizing Emotions: The Crucial Role of Music in Your Wedding Video

Harmonizing Emotions: The Crucial Role of Music in Your Wedding Video

by info@smartsolutionsit.com | Jan 9, 2026 | ALL POSTS, WEDDING

Wedding Video Music: How to Choose Songs That Make Your Film Feel Real Wedding video music shapes how your wedding film feels. It sets the tone fast. It also brings back emotion instantly. At Patken Photographer, we edit with story in mind. Therefore, we choose music...

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Mike really needs to get a life , he is focused on Mike really needs to get a life , he is focused on Doug working super hard , lol .
Patken Video Mike always focusing on the what coun Patken Video Mike always focusing on the what counts . This angle does make Doug look skinny and yes at 53 he can still get on the floor . He is slower getting up although he claims he is 25 ,lol
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We are very commonly asked, what is the hottest pa We are very commonly asked, what is the hottest part of your job. Is it dealing with lighting, is it dealing with cranky subjects or uncooperative subjects, is it dealing with lateness. The answer will surprise you our biggest challenge is closing our backgrounds at the end of a school shoot. You need a degree in mathematics and rocket science to close these things. They were 12 very qualified people here , most with higher education, including multiple masters degrees. But as you can tell, we couldn’t get the job done. we are very thankful that you could not hear Doug speaking down at the end because there may have been a curse word or two, lol . We will not confirm nor deny under oath
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A beautiful day, a beautiful couple, and the perfe A beautiful day, a beautiful couple, and the perfect setting for an engagement session at Old Westbury Gardens. ✨
Twenty-five years later, we remember. We remember Twenty-five years later, we remember. We remember the lives lost, the families forever changed, the courage of the first responders, and the countless acts of humanity that followed one of the darkest days in our nation’s history. For those of us who call New York home, September 11th will forever remain deeply personal. Today, we honor. We reflect. We remember. **Never forgotten. 🇺🇸** #September11 #NeverForget #WeRemember #September11th2001 #25Years
A little Disney magic… and a whole lot of love. ✨🏰 A little Disney magic… and a whole lot of love. ✨🏰 There are some places that already feel like a fairytale — and then you add two people completely in love. From Cinderella Castle at golden hour to quiet moments tucked away from the crowds, this engagement session was everything we love about creating photographs: romance, emotion, beautiful light and images that feel larger than life. Your engagement photos shouldn’t just document this chapter. They should make you feel it all over again. Congratulations to this beautiful couple. ❤️ Captured by Patken Photographer #PatkenPhotographer #DisneyEngagement #DisneyCouple #EngagementPhotography #OrlandoPhotographer FloridaEngagementPhotographer DisneyLove Engaged
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A little London magic for a beautiful love story. A little London magic for a beautiful love story. 🇬🇧✨ From Tower Bridge to the streets of London, this engagement session was filled with romance, laughter, and unforgettable moments. We can’t wait to continue their story back home at Westbury Manor. Patken Photographer — capturing love stories wherever they take us. #PatkenPhotographer #LondonEngagement #EngagementSession #WestburyManor #NYWeddingPhotographer DestinationEngagement LoveStory WeddingInspiration
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@jerichoterrace engagement session in the @waltdis @jerichoterrace engagement session in the @waltdisneyworld Magic Kingdom @megannn1226 @majr1992 @thebridesoflongisland
I’ve photographed thousands of love stories. This I’ve photographed thousands of love stories. This one was my son’s. ❤️ And truthfully… I could barely photograph it. On July 11th in Italy, our son Kenneth asked the love of his life, Ashley, to marry him. And she said YES. 💍🇮🇹 For more than 40 years, I’ve stood behind a camera for some of the most emotional moments in people’s lives. I’ve photographed proposals, first looks, fathers seeing their daughters as brides, vows, tears, laughter and thousands of “I do’s.” I always thought I knew how to stay composed behind the camera. Not this time. As I watched my son get down on one knee, I was crying so much that I could barely see through the viewfinder. My hands were shaking, my throat was closing up, and at times I honestly struggled just to keep the camera focused. Because in that moment, I wasn’t a photographer. I was just Dad. Kenneth and Ashley are not only an incredible couple, they’re also such an important part of the Patken Photographer family — working alongside us as photographer and videographer, spending their lives capturing other couples’ love stories. And now, finally, we get to tell theirs. Please watch this one with the sound on. You’ll hear Kenneth’s actual words as he proposes to Ashley, with the instrumental of Unchained Melody underneath it. Listening to his voice while watching these moments back absolutely gets me every time. Kenneth and Ashley, Mom and I could not possibly be happier for the two of you. We love you both more than words could ever say, and watching you begin this next chapter together is something we will treasure forever. Just moments before we boarded @royalcarribean The Legend of the Seas, After a lifetime of capturing everyone else’s happily ever after… Now it’s your turn. ❤️ Congratulations Kenneth & Ashley. Here’s to a lifetime of love, laughter, adventure, family… and your own beautiful forever. 🥂💍🇮🇹 Love, Mom and Dad #KennethAndAshley #SheSaidYes #EngagedInItaly #ItalyProposal #LoveStory #PatkenPhotographer #Family #Engagement #HappilyEverAfter @ashleyhkissoon @kenr99 @thebridesoflongisland
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It was hot, but it didn’t stop this lovely couple It was hot, but it didn’t stop this lovely couple from partying all night at their perfect wedding. We had such a blast with this crew. Much love and blessings for a beautiful future.
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