Camille Stepan is a good friend of mine. Kailee is Camille's cousin. So I had some reason to take good care of Greg and Kailee. Again, a great wedding, with a nice overcast day (which makes my job so much easier).
I'm on this Patrick Watson kick right now, which explains the song choice. He has some great mellow songs, that lend themselves well to wedding teasers like this. This one is called Big Bird in a Small Cage.
Thanks for having me Greg and Kailee. Your wedding for me was sort of a reunion. It allowed me to see old friends, who also happen to be your family members.
So this was my 24-hour Idaho wedding - up and back in less than 24 hours. And it was HOT. Probably the hottest wedding I have attended this year. I'm guessing it was 95-100 degrees with absolutely no shade at the Twin Falls Temple. Ouch.
Still, Rob and Jessica were just a fun couple to hang out with. They braved the high temperatures and the beautiful Snake River was the perfect backdrop for a backyard wedding like no other.
This is a teaser of the entire day. A non-linear edit of all of the events - kind of like a video photo album of some of the best parts of the day. Enjoy.
So yeah, I'm a softy. You know, the kind of guy who gets choked up at the end of a movie, but claims to have something in his eye? Okay, so the Godfather chokes me up! Big deal.
My point is, there are some occasions when I attend weddings and I find myself getting a little lump in my throat at least once or twice. Barry's and Reshma's wedding was one of those. Perhaps it was my first Hindu wedding. Perhaps it was the colors. I'm leaning towards the sense of collaboration and community that manifests itself during these weddings. People flew from all over the world to see this couple get married. In Utah! Barry's family is from Ireland (his parents were so incredibly kind) and Reshma had family come in from India. Wow.
What happens when I feel this collaboration taking place is it allows me to get more story-driven footage. The need for the traditional cake cuttings, bouquet and garter tosses aren't needed as the sense of community that you feel at the wedding comes through in the edited piece.
Enough said. This was one of my favorite weddings to shoot. The reason for the short teaser is because the finished video clocked in at about 25 minutes - the longest wedding video I have ever done (by at least 10 minutes). Enjoy.
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