by Nancy Todisco

Created on: May 21, 2009

When my husband and I began our blissful journey down wedding lane, a video photographer joined us for the ride. When we gave birth to our first bouncing baby boy, our budget was slightly less extravagant; and my father-in-law followed behind our car, to record his first Grandson's initial journey into his humble, but loving home. The significance of these videos in all our lives is priceless.

My husband and I used to say jokingly, that when the children misbehaved, instead of punishing them, we would force them to watch the Wedding Video, again! The roles seem to have reversed, now that most of our children have reached maturity. They beg us, on Saturday nights, to watch the wedding video. They long to see Mom with her flowing, blond hair, or Dad in his youth. My teen are amazed to find that their parents once embraced their own youth, and rivaled the likeness of their beauty. Maybe those reasons alone are sufficient reasons to record your Wedding Day.

The mind, as vibrant as it is, has a funny way of excluding some of our memories as time lingers on. Those memories can be as simple as a loving glance from a love-sick wife, or a husband- to- be refusing to see a flaw in his beautiful bride. Watching a wedding video reminds our hearts, as well as our minds, why we really fell in love and the innocence lost in our youth. Memory Lane grips our busy human spirits, and reminds us what is real; it grounds us.

The gifts a video offers are priceless. Its a way to reenact something that once was frozen in time; thaw out the actors, and allow other to become a part of something they never had the privilege to experience. Specifically, my children have embraced being honored guests at their parent's wedding, even if they are slouching on the couch and munching on popcorn. Moreover, we have had the greatest gift of all, by preserving the beloved people who have passed away. Forever these people will be engraved in our hearts; but how precious a gift, to have them still in our vision. To hear their sweet voices say "I love you" and to see their gentle gestures; these are the numerous gifts that video recordings offer. Just knowing that I will never loose that day, a time when my family was so beautiful; a time when youth and innocence were captured, is truly a precious gift.

I advise anyone to record their wedding, it is something to pass on to those who love you and those who will come in future generations. Our past is what makes up our future; how sad to deny anyone access to the people who paved their pathway to happiness. So record freely, show those pearly whites, and be confident that your love will be captured for those who you have yet to encounter.

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