Nothing Was Staged: What a Cinematic Wedding Film Really Means
The film 358 directors voted the greatest ever made barely moves its camera. What "cinematic" really means in a wedding film, why…
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An Akiu Winery Wedding: Three Homes and a Place to Gather
Her father told them they now had three homes: New York, Shenzhen and Cairns. In the hills of Miyagi, they gave the…
Three Cultures, One Story: A Destination Wedding Film in Japan
Their third wedding brought Greek traditions, Japanese hospitality and people from around the world together at a ryokan in Japan. What began…
A Nara Wedding for Two, With Kyoto Before and Mountains Beyond
They gave themselves a city morning, a mountain wedding and time to enjoy both. Between Kyoto’s immense temple gate and a small…
A Jinya Wedding Film: Vows Beside the Totoro Tree
They said their vows in Jinya's garden, beside the camphor tree Hayao Miyazaki played under as a child. The garden keeps what…
A Nagano Winter Wedding: Time Enough to Be Together
A geologist, his partner and their far-flung friends gathered in the Japanese mountains, in a house whose history was bound to the…
Hanagumori at Taiseki-ji: A Buddhist Temple Wedding in Japan
Seven moments mattered enough for the couple to name them before the wedding, and every one involved another person. Around those moments…
The Village That Time Forgot
A mountain village of 700 people. A 150-year-old Japanese residence. A bride in a Sailor Moon headdress. Studio Ghibli scores playing through…