One of the most important parts of our process when we’re getting ready to film a wedding involves drinking. Ok, stick with me here…

We love to take our clients out for drinks before the wedding. One reason is because we’re going to be following them around with cameras for 8-10 hours on the biggest day of their life. Getting to know each other makes that process a helluva lot easier. Beyond that, it gives us the opportunity to hear our clients’ story: how they fell in love, how they got engaged, what they like to do together. And it’s an opportunity to talk about the wedding plans and dig deep to find out what moments we can capture to make a wedding film that is 100% them.

When we met with Faina and Eddie, we learned that Eddie is a cosmopolitan guy who appreciates the finer things in life– excellent whiskey, great cigars and an old-fashioned wet shave. We found out that Eddie was going to a barber in the South End with his groomsmen for shaves on the morning of the wedding. Tom and I didn’t have to say a word to each other– we knew we had to film it. It was such a cool and classic things for the guys to do on the morning of the wedding. And so completely Eddie.

Then as we got to chatting some more, Faina and Edward told us that they’d had a crazy idea for their engagement photos– they wanted to pretend to trash a hotel room. They had decided against it at the last minute– but it was still on their minds.  Again, I didn’t even have to look at Tom to know that we were making this happen, no matter what it took. Taking a little time out from the wedding for a “trash the hotel room” shoot – yes, purh-lease!

So in the weeks running up to the wedding, Faina and I emailed about buying feathers and glitter, and I told Faina we’d bring along one of Tom’s old guitars for that authentic rock star feel. This will be our first wedding trailer to feature the bride and groom getting all Rolling Stones in their hotel room– and it might be the last (Sorry Ames Hotel! It was all pretend trashing, we swear!) . We love that this moment was totally Faina and Eddie- fun, cool and a little bit crazy.

Beyond all the exciting moments at this wedding (and there were a lot), we have to mention the moving ceremony presided over by Rabbi Lev Baesh. You hear some of his heartfelt and eloquent words at the beginning of the trailer. I love his comparison of marriage to a work of art. Beautiful and true, even if sometimes it feels more like a Jackson Pollock than a Monet.

So with that, we want to offer a huge congratulations to Faina and Edward. You two are crazy and we love you for it!

Huge thanks to Bior and the wonderful team at The State Room, one of our favorite venues in Boston.  Thanks to State Street Barbers for letting us film. Also, thanks to photographer Liz Linder for being a great collaborator. Music is “Rise” by Tony Anderson and “Make it Right” by my personal faves Riley and the Roxies, both licensed from The Music Bed.