Biographies
Patricia Braine, Executive Producer
Silver Images Executive Producer Patricia Jo Braine studied fashion photography as a young woman in New York City, where she was involved with the Plaza-Five Modeling Agency, Shuller-Talent and Barbizon studios. Exposed to the differences between portraiture, photojournalism and fashion photography, Braine learned to combine elements of all in her work. Beginning in the mid-1970s, Braine found this combination fit perfectly with wedding photography long before a journalistic approach became the preferred style of brides. In the late 1980s, Braine's interest in film production took hold. She attended Hollywood Film Institute. Braine has studied and worked in the film industry since 1990. Her work experience ranges from production for Vermont Public Television to national television campaigns and feature films. After returning to her native Vermont, Braine formed Silver Images Wedding Videography, combining her still photography approach with her passion for film.
Heather Beliveau, Director
Silver Images Director Heather Beliveau is also a Vermonter who has worked in television and filmmaking for about six years. She began studying media and video editing and production in high school. She is now on-track to complete a cinema studies program in college. As a freelancer, Beliveau has worked on numerous television commercials and feature-length films. She brings not only strong camera and audio skills, but a fluent and fresh editing approach to post-production.
Riki Bowen, Production Designer, Day-of-Wedding Director
Ulrike Bowen, known as Riki was born in Austria and comes from a traditional European background. After beginning her career in Great Britain and Germany, she came to America in 1965, living in New York City. In Philadelphia, Bowen created a bed and breakfast business. In 1977, after moving to Vermont, Bowen began working as an event planner and exhibit manager. Meeting planning morphed into wedding planning, which suited Bowen's background, experience, and lifestyle even better. Her extensive hospitality and traveling experience helped her learn the traditions of high entertainment and the history of today's wedding etiquette. Bowen became Vermont's first wedding planner in 1985, forming The Wedding Wizard.
Bowen's eye for color and artistic placement, floral arrangements, knowledge of dining and event etiquette and her connections throughout Vermont's wedding industry, make her the perfect Production Designer and Day-of-Wedding Director.
