"Friendship through Joy & Tears, for over
30 years" Juli & Cathie Dodd and Julie
Wilkerson
Tears of Joy Video was borne out
of friendship and love for family. There were 3 friends who
were blessed with gifts of creativity and other natural
artistic talents. Read about us and our personal stories of why
we decided to create Tears of Joy Video.
Juli Dodd Montage Specialist-CEO-San
Diego Office Hi I
am Juli Dodd. I love to do video montages...why? Because it
makes people happy. I remember the first one I ever did one for
a friend, we were sitting on the couch and after we were
finished watching it, there was dead silence. So I asked them
"Did you like it?" and they couldn't even answer
me, they were so overcome with emotion! Then they
said with tears streaming down their face "like it, we LOVED
it!" Of course they were "tears of joy". I look forward to
creating many more video montages and bringing more happiness
and joy to people; hopefully you are one of them.
Cathie Dodd Montage
Specialist-Marketing-Creative
Director I am the
younger one of the two Dodd sisters (by 11 months). I am a rare
breed, a native Californian; I was born and raised in southern
California. I grew up and was inspired by my mom and her
family. Most of them were involved in art and music. As a child
when people asked me what I wanted to be, I said an artist.
Well my drawing ability didn't take me far, but I have always
been drawn to anything artistic. I have used different means to
show this, crafts, video, photography and lately editing. I
find Tears of Joy Video gives me the means to express my art
through manipulating people's pictures, video, and adding music
and titles, to create their story. I consider each video to be
like my canvas and the finished product, my artwork. So I guess
I finally am fulfilling my inner child. With the Tears of Joy
Video business, I get to be an artist. I thank my customers for
helping me realize my dream by letting me create a piece of art
for you.
Julie Wilkerson Montage Specialist-CEO Orange
County Office I am
a wife, a mother, friend, poet, writer and deeply spiritual. I
was born in Boston, MA and moved to the southeast when I was in
my early teens. I rode horses and spend many hours in the
countryside learning to love and appreciate the simple things
of life, including music and performing. My family eventually
moved to Maryland and it was there that I met my husband,
Michael. We married and lived in NYC for several years, later
settled in Virginia and eventually made the life-altering move
to California in 1996. It has been a ride, this life of mine.
Each year that has passed has been for me a slide show of
pictures and pictures of the best of times and lately, the
worst of times, too. I recently suffered the loss of both of my
parents and other personal tragedies, which have given me a
keener appreciation for savoring every moment with the people
you love. It is this passion that inspires me to connect with
new families and individuals who also have stories to capture
and share. Today, my husband and daughter are also happy to be
involved with the production of these video montages. It is a
thrill to know that our Tears of Joy project has brought so
much to so many. I consider it a privilege to be entrusted with
photos that tell a personal story ... sometimes it brings out
feelings to which there are not adequate words to convey. To
quote the line from the movie "Steel Magnolias" ... "laughter
through tears is my favorite emotion."
