Saturday, September 01, 2007

Videotape Your Proposal

We've seen a lot of cute ideas, but a couple months ago at a wedding we photographed Ed, the groom, pulled off something we'd never seen before. He enlisted the help of a friend to videotape his proposal to his eventual bride, Shelley. (We assume he didn't worry he'd run the risk of instead documenting the moment she turned him down.) His friend stayed out of sight and Ed never let Shelley know he'd arranged to videotape the moment.

At the wedding reception he surprised her by playing the video on a large screen. It was a really cute moment - she was very surprised, he was tickled he'd pulled it off, and it was a neat way to involve family and friends in their day. While it certainly took some planning, and required Ed to keep a secret for a number of months, Shelley's response was priceless, and it was a memory they - and their guests - will remember forever.