Emotional may be the best word to describe Caitlin and Tanner’s wedding day. In fact, we can’t really think of a time that one of them wasn’t happy crying.
Misty-eyed tears started being shed while they struggled to read letters to us that they had written throughout their dating relationship. This soon accelerated into a weepy gift exchange, and culminated in heaving sobs as they saw each other for the first time. Surprisingly, they held it together pretty well for the ceremony, but when the toasts started they lost it all over again. The night ended with the two of them dancing in an empty reception hall, tears streaming down their faces.
The Letters
Neither of them made it through. That is not a complaint.
The First Look
This is the moment the whole day turns on, and it’s also the wedding I used to teach the technique. If you want to see exactly how we filmed this, here’s the behind the scenes on how to film a first look at a wedding, shot on this day with these two.
The Ceremony
But we did say this wedding was emotional, and that word means far more than only happy tears. Laughter was present as Tanner vowed to Caitlin that he would “always have fun, be silly, and not take life too seriously.” A feeling of anticipation ran through the room as Tanner’s dad officiated the ceremony.
The Reception
And joy was seen in many creative ways by Caitlin and Tanner’s moves on the dance floor.
How It Was Filmed
Here’s the camera and lenses this was filmed with, and it was graded with my LUTs.
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