Overheard at Saturday's Wedding

Groom to Videographer: I am so glad you are here because I have no memory of [our first] dance. (about an hour after the first dance)

Backstory: Thirty days before the event, I mentioned to my clients that they should consider getting a videographer, since they had some older family members who could not travel to the wedding. As well, as I always say, videos aren't necessarily for you, but they are definitely for posterity. My clients contracted with one of my favorite videographers just two weeks before their wedding. And immediately at the wedding, they recognized the value of their investment.

Hire a videographer!!

And check out this photo from Flutter Photo of the aforementioned first dance:

Shellie & Bryan - Blue Sky Films

One of my first few Bellwether Events weddings. I did 2 more for this family after Shellie and Bryan's event. I love these families!


Shellie and Bryan from Blue Sky Films on Vimeo.

Kaitlin and Mason - January 2011 Wedding Video

Courtesy of Thomas Bowen Films!

Kaitlin & Mason from Thomas Bowen Films on Vimeo.

Another great Wedding Ceremony Reading

Excerpt from the Goodridge v The Massachusetts Department of Public Health ruling (written by Judge Margaret Marshall) that first legalized gay marriage in Massachusetts:

Marriage is a vital social institution. The exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and mutual support; it brings stability to our society. For those who choose to marry, and for their children, marriage provides an abundance of legal, financial, and social benefits. In return it imposes weighty legal, financial, and social obligations....Without question, civil marriage enhances the "welfare of the community." It is a "social institution of the highest importance." ...

Marriage also bestows enormous private and social advantages on those who choose to marry. Civil marriage is at once a deeply personal commitment to another human being and a highly public celebration of the ideals of mutuality, companionship, intimacy, fidelity, and family.... Because it fulfils yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and the decision whether and whom to marry is among life's momentous acts of self-definition.

Decatur House - Tented Wedding Reception

As promised, I am back with more photos from Laurie Bracewell. Here is the wonderful wedding reception in the tent of the Decatur House in Washington DC. We were able to pull off this room flip with ease because the client used some pipe & drape to section off a part of the tent during the ceremony, so that the tables could be fully set before the ceremony even began.


Photos made by Laurie Bracewell, please do not use without permission.