This is US.
ABOUT me
Hello! My name is Colton Byford. I currently live in Boise, Idaho and have been married to my wife Peyton Byford for 9 years. We have two beautiful children together and we love everything photography and videography! My wife is a very talented wedding photographer who has been a photographer for even longer than I have been shooting video! I currently own my own videography business (Byford Films) where I combine high quality video but with a vintage twist. Which is what led me to wanting to create this opportunity for couples on their wedding day! Having a family owned business is something we take a lot pride in. I have had a deep passion for capturing memories that started with capturing moments from my wife and I’s travels when we first started dating. I can truly say I love what I do! I also have such a big heart for helping couples preserve their most precious memories through a curated video that they get to enjoy for the rest of time! The memories will fade, but with video- they don’t have to! I also really love meeting my couples so if you feel like this would be a great option for your wedding day or big event then I would love to chat more with you and make sure your experience while using Films by Us is everything you could have ever dreamed of! I look forward to hearing from you all!!
OUR WHY
I started shooting these vintage style videos as a way to document my own families every day life. In our home currently, I have a Hi8 Sony Handicam camcorder sitting on a shelf in our kitchen at all times. I pull it out frequently to document all of the wonderful in between moments that I never want to forget daily. I have chosen to use these types of cameras to document our every day lives because there is something about the way these vintage video clips feel when watching the footage back. When watching the clips back it just feels like the good ole days! I am a 90’s baby myself, so all of the footage I remember watching growing up as a child was shot on these Hi8 (VHS tape) style video camcorders. The nostalgic and tangible feeling about the way these cameras capture moments is truly unique. If it were easy enough for my parents to figure out then you and your loved ones will pick it up in a flash! I want you to take a moment and think about yourselves 20 years from now, looking back at these old video clips one day. I want you to think about sitting down and not only watching them by yourselves but watching them with your kids (or family members).
Now I want you to think about how different it might feel looking back viewing footage from your iPhone or footage from a vintage style camera. Think about how different it might feel to be playing your wedding video back on a vintage camera vs those stale images from a phone. Think about how authentic and how special it will feel to relive those memories again one day knowing that your special moments were captured by those people who you love the most. The memories are priceless and our services allow you to capture these memories at a fraction of what it might cost to hire a professional videographer. I have a passion for capturing these types of videos because I have lived it. I have witnessed watching this types of videos back of my own children. I have witnessed watching these videos back of my own self as a child. I can honestly sit here and tell you that watching those precious memories back with such nostalgia baked into every moment just hits different than any standard camera out there. I urge you to not miss out on this opportunity to curate the most important day of your life in your wedding day with these truly unique images that a camcorder provides. Your memories deserved to be preserved forever and rewatched in a way that brings back all of the feelings you felt on your wedding day again!
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