A Fausch family wedding... Coming Soon: Laura + David

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{the backstory}

So this post is a little different. It's very personal because it's for my cousin Laura. We're not a big family, but we're close, so when my aunt and uncle let us know that their oldest daughter was going to be marrying the love of her life, David, we didn't hesitate to offer to film the wedding. I always get soppy at weddings. Father/daughter and mother/son dances inevitably make me cry. I get caught up in the joy of our couples, their family and friends. I'll even sniffle my way through the editing if there's something particularly heartfelt.  What I wasn't prepared for while putting together this sneak peek is just how hard it would be to cut anything I thought sounded great or looked like a brilliant shot (and in my world a brilliant shot is filled with emotion, not just beautiful composition)! This trailer is nearly four minutes long, which in terms of a sneak peek is looooooong, but that's as short as I could make it without making myself crazy.

Laura + David's first dance was to the "The Book of Love" by the Magnetic Fields. I very nearly used it for their trailer because at several points during the speeches and interviews, family and friends talked about how Laura loves that David reads aloud to her. They also met while they both worked for a publishing company, so even though the song didn't make the cut for the trailer, it's going to feature heavily in their final film!

Our family has reels and reels of old film which we've converted to DVD. One of our favorite family pastimes was to watch old home movies on an ancient Bell and Howell projector my Grandmother would set up in the living room. On Laura + David's wedding day, I juggled a Canon 7D, several lenses and couple of Super 8mm cameras so that Laura could continue that family tradition of having her big day recorded on film.

{the supporting characters}

Cinematography: Diva Productions
Photography: Gallant Fox Photography
Event Designer/Coordinator: Erin McLean Events
Ceremony Venue: St. Andrew's Presbyterian 
Officiant: Larry Duncan
Reception Venue: 1705 Prime
DJ: Jim Unger for Joe Bunn DJ Company
Cake: Ambrosia Cake Creations
Florals: Tre Bella Flowers
Make-up Artist/Hair Stylist: Nicole Ball

My Uncle Jay thought my obsession with Laura's shoes was amusing, but seriously, can you blame me???