💖 ROMANCE RETROSPECTIVES 💖
One-of-a-kind love stories
We’re Abby and Ryan (^up there on our wedding dance floor^), married filmmakers who looove telling stories about love. We’ve created a new, fresh, and unexpected way to share a couple’s love story with their friends and family.
A Romance Retrospective is a narrated short film that tells the story of a couple’s journey through the milestones that have led them to say, “I do.” Perfect for wedding days, engagement announcements, memorable invitations or anniversaries, a Romance Retrospective is assembled from the couple’s own photos and videos, remixed with cultural references and a voice over narration.
See for yourself with this video we made for Melanie & Conor:
Melanie & Conor featured this video on their wedding website so that guests could get to know their love story before the big day.
““Our Romance Retrospective video completely blew us away - it’s so funny, touching, well crafted, and completely singular. It made the perfect centerpiece for our wedding website, and acted as sort of a ‘trailer’ for our wedding. Compliments and reactions keep flooding in from friends and family about how much they love the video. A screening of it is now a staple of every family gathering. Abby and Ryan absolutely captured the essence of our love. We couldn’t be happier!!!””
Take a look at a few more fantastic Romance Retrospectives:
We created this film for Phoebe & James and presented it at their stunning Brooklyn wedding, which was featured in the NY Times.
Left and right photographs by Hannah Jan
“The film was the highlight of our wedding! Family and friends approached us all night to say how beautiful, funny, and intimate it was. It truly gave people a sense of who we are as a couple and what we are all about! Our Romance Retrospective has become a beloved tradition to rewatch it on our anniversary. Abby and Ryan captured our love in such a fun and unique way that now we get to remember forever!”
Not only a treat for the couple, a Romance Retrospective allows friends and family to better know and love the couple. Many guests have told us that they felt so much closer to the couple after seeing the film. And seeing the crowd’s reaction for ourselves — we know it’s true.
Watch this video we made for Joella & Jason:
Joella and Jason’s Romance Retrospective. They screened it at their gorgeous summer wedding in Denver, Colorado.
Photograph by Laurken Kendall
“It’s just incredible. The video is such a special and unique thing that I’ve never seen anywhere else - not even close. ”
Announcing your epic love story and upcoming nuptials? Greeting your guests with a WOW on the homepage of your wedding website? Making a surprise screening before everyone breaks out onto the dance floor? Consider a Romance Retrospective video to make your wedding intimate and memorable.
Abby & Ryan introducing the Romance Retrospective at Phoebe & James' wedding in Brooklyn. Photograph by Hannah Jan.
Our process is fun and flexible, the results are surprising and hilarious. Tears of joy and laughter will be shed by all!
How does it work?
We’ll learn about your love story in a Romantic Research Session.
You’ll send us photos, videos, and music: from your relationship, life milestones, and favorite ones from childhood.
We write the narration, add movie magic, and voilá!
The Romance Retrospective will be tailored to fit the occasion and audience, and be 1000% you.
We can’t wait to hear from you and learn more about your romance! Get in touch below: