Archive for June, 2011

This past week was the best week ever! I got an text on Monday that my little sister, Kristina was about to give birth to Nathan her first child. I woke up the next morning seeing photos on Facebook and I was so happy to see the pictures of baby Nate but, I quickly realized why the hell I’m here is Florida!
I quickly bought tickets to fly out to Chicago, packed some clothes and a few lens and my 60D (this was all last min.) I think booked the longest flight pattern to Chicago w/ stops in Baltimore and Long Island I felt like I was never gonna get here.
After about 8 hours of travel time I landed at Midway. My mother + father picked me up and where off to the hospital. Keep in mind my sister had no idea I was coming to see her. When I was walked in the hospital room she did not even recognize me! It was nice to see her and her new baby boy, Nathan.
After the initial hellos it was time to get to work and start filming all the events at where happening all around me. Here is some photos + the video I made during mine 7 day trip. I can’t wait to return to Chicago to visit my sister + Bryan and Nathan.

Fun in the sun that’s what SunFest is all about! SunFest is where the music meets the waterfront. To say that it’s just a music festival is an understatement. SunFest just wrapped up it’s 29th year and had up to 200,000 attendees.
This amazing event is a 5 day long party that takes place on the streets of downtown West Palm Beach. SunFest celebrities not just music but the arts and community as well.
We where so happy to hear that the SunFest asked us to produce a promo video that focused on the crowd and feel of SunFest. This was no easy task. SunFest spends the length of Flagler Drive along the waterfront (i made sure i was wearing my walking shoes) The event features 3 main stages with over 50 bands performing! This year SunFest lineup including Jason Mraz, Earth, Wind & Fire, Styx, MGMT, Sublime with Rome, Cee Lo Green, Jeff Beck, Taking Back Sunday Gregg Allman, Neon Trees and many many more.
Here is the video. Please enjoy.

Last week The Hamlet Country Club held an Hospitality Networking Event for south Florida’s top wedding + event vendors. LaFrance Films was proud to be one of the sponsors for this amazing event. The Hamlet is located in heart of Delray Beach, Florida. The country club recently renovated the entire club house. This place screams class! As soon as you walk through the doors you can see the modern asian inferences. It sets the perfect mood for any event! You can dine in tranquil ambiance of The Hamlet for lunch, dinner or Sunday Brunch. 
At the open house Executive Chef Jason Zeller wowed us with his fabulous culinary dishes! This is truly Delray Beach’s best kept secret! Come see for yourself! 
Vendor Sponsors -
Touch of Paradise
Ken-Rose Catering
Atlas Party Rental
Bill Porter Music
Dalsimer-Atlas
LaFrance Films

A few weeks back I had a chance to film the 2011 Little Smiles/Chili’s Golf Tournament. This was NOT your typical Golf Tournament! Bear Lakes Country Club played host to this one of kind event. This was Little Smile 11th annual Golf Tournament. Little Smile is is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides toys, games, DVD’s, computers, VIP outings, celebrity meet and greets, concert, sporting event tickets, theme park tickets, fun food runs, nerf gun wars and much, much more…for children in local hospitals, hospices and shelters. We pride ourselves on being local, immediate, and hands on; and our Board of Directors is comprised of all volunteers. As you can see by the video this day on the green was filled with games, drinks and food. The meals where provided by Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurant. To find out how you can help out with Little Smiles please visit their webpage at www.littlesmiles.org

enjoy the video and check out our other videos where did for the Little Smiles organization HERE