Film is a series of still images captured in sequence to create the illusion of “motion”. Sometimes though, it can be just as powerful to reflect on one frame as it is to reflect on the series in its entirety.
Michelle and Dan is one of our most recent couples and you’ll see their trailer a little later, but this particular frame caught our attention and spoke to us. We feel it is one of the few times where you can actually “see” love.
It is hard to describe the way two people feel about one another minutes after they promise to be together forever. In those first few minutes after a ceremony, once the couple has a chance to be alone, it’s those first few minutes where love can actually be “seen”. Sure, we do things for each other to “show” how much we love one another. The term “acts of love” is used all the time. We can “feel” loved and “be” loved, but how often do we actually “see” love?
This image was captured as a screen shot minutes after Michelle and Dan’s ceremony ended. The look of pure joy in the bride’s smile as she looks up to her husband and he returns a gaze back as if to say “I love you, too”. Not staged, not timed, just captured at random. One of the few moments in life when you can actually “see” love.
