“Introduction: The Video Is The Memory”

Know this: the video is the memory. Weddings are seminal, life-changing events for people. Their whole life has been spent dreaming, imagining, wondering what this day would be like. And now some 20–30 years later, the big day is finally here. All the plans, meetings, tastings, and arguing over details are done, and this is the big reward…and it goes in a whirlwind. In a few quick hours, all the people the couple know and love most from all over the country— maybe even all over the world—gather in their honor to celebrate. The happy couple will be carefully groomed to look their very best. The place will be decked out to their specifications, and perhaps tens of thousands of dollars may be spent on a lavish ...

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