ZACH & FRANKI.

More and more recently I've been enjoying making little videos. As I'm sure I've mentioned before it is something that I like to do, mainly selfishly, so that I can look back on a day and relive all the moments I remember or may not have remembered. Something we have been doing for years as a family is watching back old home videos and reminiscing on hilarious moments that probably would have been forgotten without a camera being around. Not only do I love watching back the few short films I've made over the past few years but I really love the process of putting them together. It is by no way something that I consider myself skilled out and the clips are often far from perfect technically but I appreciate the challenge and the chance to improve with each one and as imperfect as they may be, they are still memories worth keeping.

Last month my big brother got married! It was such a fun day, I loved it a lot. Naturally, I couldn't resist capturing a little bit of it so here are about 5 minutes of Mr &Mrs Roberts wedding day. 

Z&F from indiacarolinajoy on Vimeo.

MR & MRS LEWIS.

Last weekend two of my lovely friends got married! They asked me to make a little video of the day which I was honoured (and nervous) to do. I've made a couple of little films here and there just for fun and for me to be able to look back on a few fun days or weeks I've had. This felt like a big deal seeing as it wasn't just for me but for one of the biggest days ever for these two and I knew there would be more people watching it then usual but...it was actually great! After I got over this, I enjoyed myself especially seeing as I got to play professional with my super talented best friend who was actually photographing the wedding. I loved looking back over all of the footage when editing this together and being able to see all the moments that may have been forgotten. 

Matt and Hannah, thanks for letting me be a part of this day. It really was as fun as it looked and I could have made this video a whole lot longer! Praying for the best start to your marriage and I'm so excited that you're staying so close by.

xx

Music - Avalanche City/Love, Love, Love chosen by the bride and groom.

HARRY POTTER AT KIRKSTALL ABBEY.

Here's a post for your weekend..

Almost a year ago I went to my first outdoor cinema screening, blogged about here, and last month I headed to my second! This time it was the final Harry Potter film which for some unknown reason I realised I hadn't seen since it came out. Shocking. I have unashamedly been a big fan of Harry Potter for most of my life so I knew that this would be a lot of fun, especially with my youngest siblings to accompany me.

 JUST YOUR AVERAGE PHOTO OF CALEB AND A HOUSE ELF.

 POTIONS CLASS.

SET IN THE BEAUTIFUL, AND APPROPRIATE, KIRKSTALL ABBEY.

DUELLING VOLDEMORT.

 FIRE BREATHERS!

ALL SET TO GO!

I had the best time!

Not pictured - the owl flying extremely low over the crowds which unnerved a lot, hot chocolates and blankets (it was pretty freezing) and the camping chairs we unnecessarily brought and then stored under our seats. Ooops.

Have a lovely weekend.

xx

HOLIDAY FILM.

Last week I shared some photos from my holiday in the Welsh countryside and to round it off, here is a little film I made of our week together. It is pretty long so I'll forgive you if you don't make it to the end but I feel like it really captures the fun we had and I love having videos to look back on.
Hope you have a really fun weekend! xx

Holbeck Holiday 2015. from indiacarolinajoy on Vimeo.

HOLBECK HOLIDAY...PART TWO.

As promised, another post from my holiday in Wales...

For our last evening together, we had a BBQ on the beach complete with fire pit and toasting marshmallows, sunset and silly games. We left in the dark, finding our way across the beach by the light of our phones, smelling of wood smoke. It was so beautiful and a lot of fun, a perfect ending to a great week. 

I feel so blessed to know these people and to get to live just around the corner from them. I am very grateful that God has called me to live in this community.

 POPPY!
WE HAD THE PERFECT VIEW TO WATCH THE SUN DISAPPEARING OVER THE SEA..

..GONE!

OREO SMORES, DELICIOUS

EXCELLENT FIRE PIT

LIGHTS

THE END

Finally I made a little video of our last evening together...

Holbeck Holiday from indiacarolinajoy on Vimeo.
Music - Take me Dancing, Dizraeli

This has been my 50th blog post which sounds so weird but I'm really loving sharing thoughts, photos and videos. It's been exciting to start this blog and thank you to everyone who has read it and followed along. 

xx

OXFORD.

Last weekend was spent in Oxford. A perfect mini road trip complete with a walk around the city, great food, a cheesy chick-flick and homemade hot chocolates in pjs. We planned to have a picnic, hoping the weather would be warm and sunny enough to sit out in the park and we were not disappointed! It nearly felt like summer and was an excellent first picnic of the year. I love spending time with these two, just missing my two other sisters!

This is a very quick film of our Saturday.

Saturday. from indiacarolinajoy on Vimeo.
Music - Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles.