Because I Cry… Wouldn’t You?

People ask me all the time “Why would you ever want to edit someone else’s wedding video? And shot on a Flip? Come on!” My answer? “Because I Cry”.

I cry every time I edit a wedding video. I know. I’m such a girl. I can’t help it. I thought it would be just the first one a few years ago. Then it happened again on the next one. And the next.

I really love watching you all get married. All of you. I love seeing you hold hands as you exchange vows. I love hearing your husbands pledge to love you forever. I love seeing your friends give you blessings. And making you laugh. I love seeing little kids running around the reception with straws stuck up their noses. Oh wait, that was my wedding. And it made me laugh. I love seeing your first dances. And those dances at the end of the night when you really let loose. It’s all memorable… the sentimental vows and the drunken escapades. It’s all part of your wedding.

And it brings back memories of my own wedding. It was a DIY extravaganza. And we loved every minute of creating our own memories. We had a choreographed first dance, similar to our So You Think You Can Dance couple, Mark and Amy.

And so I cry. I cry from joy… and a touch of sadness. You see, I don’t have a video of my own first dance. I really don’t want anyone else to ever say that.