A Wedding Film With a Nostalgic Nod to the ‘80s
For us, creating a wedding film should be extremely unique. Every single wedding is different. Every single couple is different. If there is one thing we dislike, it’s being cookie-cutter. We aren’t the type of people to produce the same photos and films over and over again — hello boring! We believe that creating a gallery or a film that is a true reflection of the couple, and the day that they created, is the most important thing we can do. Lots of photographers and videographers follow a certain format when creating their work. That’s just not us. We want everything we do to be thought out and meaningful.
When we first met with Jessie and Ross they expressed their want to plan their wedding day in a way that nodded to the ‘80s, without being a bad-themed party. They told us about how they love watching their old home movies on VHS and how they wanted that to be the focus of their film. We knew from the start that these two had a serious vision for their wedding day and the feelings that they wanted to evoke. Every single detail was thought out: from the custom Gucci Suit and thrifted matching cuff links and earrings to Jessie’s reception dress (really from the ‘80s), the balloon drop with over 400 balloons, the music they played, the giant tiered cake with a fountain underneath, and so much more.
When we started putting this film together so many things were running through our head—mainly, how do we create a film that is modern but also has a heavy nod to nostalgia? We knew that was the most important overall idea: keeping the film up-to-date, but maintaining the integrity of who Jessie and Ross are at their core, and showing off all the hard work and thoughtful touches of their day.
When we were laying out the film we had one idea, and it was something we had never done before. Making the film’s timeline chronological. Why? Because that felt the most true to form. An old wedding on VHS wouldn’t appear out of order of events. No way. It had to be chronologically done. Sounds easy — right? Well not really. Because a 7-minute wedding video in chronological order is boring. So how can we spice it up? Music! But the music can’t be only 1-2 songs because we need the songs to bring the pizazz. We searched and searched for modern music that nodded to the ‘80s time period, but just couldn’t find anything that sounded right. Honestly, everything sounded so cheesy. So what did we do? Bought the licenses to real ‘80s music. And not just ONE song but five songs.
After searching through hours and hours of VHS and digital film, countless songs, and cutting so much audio that we wanted to keep, we finally landed on our final film.
So here’s to the most well-put-together, nostalgic wedding we’ve seen yet — we hope this film does it justice 🖤
And if you want to see their amazing wedding photos click here.