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We call these highlights, and while it may be quite obvious where the name comes from, I think the meaning behind the word deserves a second glance. You will often see little details shot creatively and mixed into the story. These in themselves perhaps are not a highlight of the day, but each detail often has so much back story with the weeks to months to years that went into choosing the absolutely perfect dress, shoes, or ring. When you see these details again in the film, they are meant to tie into the much larger story of a couple, the one that both precedes and follows a wedding day.

Besides the main events what are the lesser known highlights you’re looking forward to, or if you’re already married, what were some details that ended up meaning so much more than you originally anticipated?

For my wedding, I didn’t decide on the shirt and ring I would wear until the morning of the wedding. We got all the guys together and with my belt and tie in hand we did a vote across the room to see which shirt was the best match. It was a small detail, but for some reason it really meant a lot.

And with that lead in I would like to share Alan + Marianne’s highlights. The morning of the wedding they were both practicing their dances separately as they were getting ready. This might be something we wouldn’t give a second glance to, but in this practicing there can be found so much more to their story. As wedding guests we can attend and share in 8 hours of a couple’s day and it all goes by so quickly that it can be easy to forget all that goes into making everything as it is. The juxtaposition of their preparations with their dances at the end of the night was a way of tying in that much larger story that is often left out.

When you see our films nothing is ever left to chance. Each shot, each frame, each expression has a purpose or intent within the much larger film. While it sometimes may not be immediately clear what that is, half of the fun is exploring the film and looking deeper.

-P.