“Disney Wedding!” was the subject of the email we first received from Mary and Paul about the possibility of filming their 2010 Disney destination wedding. Mary had been a BIG Disney fan since she was a little girl, and it was always a dream of hers to visit Disney World one day. Her dream finally came true in 2008 when Paul took her to Disney World to celebrate her 26th birthday, and it was every bit as magical as she thought it would be as a child. After getting engaged a year later, and in the midst of planning their wedding, Mary stumbled upon a photo of a Disney bride being whisked away in a carriage. The lightbulb went off and she immediately began researching Disney as a possible wedding location and shortly after called Paul with the news “I know where we can get married!!!” And the rest is history…
Since Mary and Paul live in Toronto, our only communication had been through email and phone conversations, so when Mary first contacted us with the idea of shooting a save the date video at Disney, we were siked! After speaking with Mary and Paul about their vision, we knew we wanted to do something outside the box. Mary and Paul are more fun, happy-go-lucky than romantic, lovey-dovey, so they wanted something that showcased their personalities more than just shots of them walking around, holding hands and smooching. Since more than half of their wedding guests have never been to Disney, they also wanted their film to show how fun their Disney wedding is going to be, and get their family and friends excited about spending time at the magical place that Mary had fallen in love with. In Mary’s own words, “we thought that it would be fun to maybe shoot a sort of engagement style, come to our Disney wedding because it’s going to be awesome, I mean, just look at this video!” We also wanted to tie in the story of why they chose Disney as their wedding location, which was a bit of a challenge making the streets of Orlando comparable to the streets of Toronto (i.e. no palm trees!) Haha, Paul assured us it wasn’t too far off. Although we spent most of the day filming, it was great spending time getting to know them, and they are every bit as nice and sweet in person as they had been through our phone conversations. Well Mary and Paul, we hope this film gets your guests excited for your wedding, we know we are! It’s going to be magical.
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See you soon!
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