When my fiancé and I told family and friends that our wedding was going to be taped for a TLC reality show, they were more than a little surprised. The most common question was, “why would you want to add that stress on yourselves?” In fact, it was one of the best decisions we made. Why? It’s not why you think.
Two weeks before the wedding, Stephen and I spent two hours with the crew shooting an interview and footage of us “being cute” together. We walked down a street near the beach hand in hand, trailed by a camera, giggling. We sat in the sun, on a beautiful patio, reading to each other. We talked to the producer, and each other about how we fell in love. It was a two hour shelter from the crazy wedding planning storm: we got to reconnect, and remember that under the tulle and the tablecloths, was our unique love story.
I treasure those two hours, every moment. The lights, the cameras, and the questions that reminded me why I had said “yes.”
Note – Credit where credit is due: I got, hands down, the most amazing hair and make-up team in Southern California. Dana and her team from Design Visage in Orange County made me feel like a movie star. Thanks ladies!
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