Stephen Gray
Cinematographer, Designer, Editor, Colorist
Calgary Love Birds; Enchanted Wedding
Deb and Dail are both very genuine and warm people. The two days we spent with them out in Calgary is something I’ll remember for a lifetime. Everything they had planned was special and as Deborah envisioned; magical. Candle light lamps hanging in the trees during a midnight ceremony, surrounded by close friends and family. The location out in Calgary was breath-taking, with the bow river in their backyard and mountains in the horizon. It was hard not to notice these two always gazing at each other and easy to get immersed in the moment. It’s times like these that I find myself holding back the tears (of joy).
When I started editing this film, I spent some time thinking about the wedding and what made the events so unique. This story brings together a lot of meaningful details and at the same time, I feel it parallels who they are as people and the feeling I got from their wedding. Warm, magical, mystical, romantic, unique. I’ve actually still never heard of a wedding film based on a ceremony that’s happened at midnight – so this one’s extra special for me, both from a technical challenge and a first.
Simone, of Social Events BC did a fabulous job working so hard, along with Deb to get all of these little (and big) details together – she is so fun to work with and just made everyone comfortable with her extremely positive personality. Seeing Gabe’s (of Perspectiveye) photos of the event was inspiring to say the least – this guy is raw talent mixed with a great personality. Soleiha also did a fantastic job, leading the ceremony sharing beautiful words. We’re thrilled to finally share this film with everyone.