- Hey, guys.
My name is Matt Johnson,
and I don't usually record intros for my wedding films,
but this one is a bit special
because with this wedding film
I filmed a massive behind the scenes video course
that I'm gonna tell you all about
after you watch the wedding film
which is about to play.
Incidentally, if you do not want to watch the wedding film
you can skip to the time code right here
and watch just the BTS announcement.
Thanks.
(inspirational music)
- In documenting weddings for a living,
this is my 17th year in doing that,
what I've learned is that the day goes by so fast,
and it's very hard to actually savor
the moment that you're in,
and if losing my mum so unexpectedly
has taught me anything
is that those moments that you take for granted
mean the world.
And so it was my goal today
to walk out,
and to try and savor very single moment
and take it all in.
(waters flowing)
(guitar strumming)
- When I was in the military
they taught us an anagram about leadership
that is LDRSHIP,
stands for loyalty,
duty, respect,
selfless service,
honor, integrity,
and personal courage.
This man embodies them all.
And Lacy, you are the embodiment of a Disney princess.
There's no question in my mind
that when you wake up in the morning
woodland animals help you get dressed.
(people laughing)
- Well babe, here we are finally.
I've dreamed about you since I was a little child,
but what I did know
is that when I finally found you,
you'd be so much more than I could ever imagine.
I'm the luckiest guy in the world
because not only did I find the girl of my dreams,
I found my forever person.
- Ever since I was a little girl,
I've prayed for you.
I didn't know your name,
who you were,
but I prayed for God to protect
and provide for you.
I also prayed for me
that God would help me grow into the woman
you would be proud to call your wife.
I lived 33 years before you walked into my life
and my heart,
and changed both forever.
- I pledge that I will choose you every day.
Over and over,
in good times
and in bad.
I will always be yours,
and I will always see you,
even if you can't see you.
(inspirational music)
- I promise to give you all my heart
and to love you well
just as you have loved me well.
I promise to stand by your side,
and to take care of you
when you're healthy
and when you are sick.
- Today,
tomorrow, and forever,
I give you my heart,
my soul,
and my life.
- I'm so thankful I get to share
life's greatest adventures by your side.
And lastly,
I promise to choose you every single day.
(inspirational music)
- Friends and family,
Since Scott and Lacy
have consented together in holy matrimony,
and have witnessed the same before God,
and before all of us.
Since they've pledged vows to one another
and have declared the same by giving
and receiving rings,
and joining hands,
I pronounce,
that they are husband and wife
in the name of the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
What God has joined together,
let no man separate.
Scott, you may kiss the bride.
(guests cheering)
("Obvious" by We Are CHPTRS) ♪ Caught beforehand ♪
♪ Falling foreign ♪
♪ All in front of us ♪ (guests applaud)
I'm pleased to present to you
for the very first time,
Scott and Lacy Penya.
(guests cheering)
♪ You were right in front of me ♪
(guests cheering)
♪ With the answer ♪
♪ And isn't obvious ♪
♪ You were right in front of me ♪
(guests cheering)
(inspirational music)
♪ Caught beforehand ♪
♪ Falling foreign ♪
♪ All in front of us ♪
♪ Light bestowed ♪
♪ The heavens open ♪
♪ Oh, was it obvious ♪
(guests cheering)
♪ And isn't it obvious ♪
(guests cheering)
♪ You were right in front of me ♪
(guests cheering)
♪ With the answer ♪
♪ And isn't it obvious ♪
(guests cheering)
♪ You were right in front of me ♪
♪ With the answer ♪
♪ And isn't it obvious ♪
(inspirational music)
- Hey guys,
I hope you enjoyed Lacy's and Scott's wedding film.
This is not the end of their wedding though
because like I said at the start of this video
I filmed a massive behind the scene course
for this wedding with my friends
from Story and Heart's Academy of Storytellers.
I've known these guys for along time,
and we've been talking for a while
about how we could create something together
and I had the idea of them coming down to Texas
to film a behind the scenes video
of this wedding.
And I know there are some of you thinking,
"Hey Matt, you've uploaded BTS's of weddings before
to your YouTube channel for free.
Oh no, Matt's sold out.
He's not gonna make free wedding BTSs anymore."
Nothing could be further from the truth.
I still have every intention
of creating free wedding BTSs
that I will upload for you here on my YouTube channel.
This all begs the question though.
How could I have create a paid video course
featuring a behind the scenes of a wedding,
if I'm usually giving away behind the scenes for free?
How could I make that worth it?
The answer was to go more in depth
than I have in any BTS videos that I've made before.
It started with Story and Heart
flying down early before the wedding to interview us
before it even started.
Story and Heart asked us questions about the couple,
about how we film.
They went in deeper than how I normally go into BTS
where it's, here we go,
follow along,
hope you can keep up.
No.
In this BTS we went so deep.
Answering questions not just how we shoot things,
but why we shoot them that way.
What's cool too
is that on the wedding day
they were constantly asking questions as we filmed
that we were able to answer.
They were having me and Rachel talk to ourselves
giving you a constant stream of thoughts
in a play by play fashion.
And my favorite thing is for the wedding ceremony,
and the other fast parts of the wedding day
where I never really get to explain what's going on
because things are happening so quickly,
I was able to sit down,
and be interviewed the night after the wedding
when things calmed down,
and walk through those fast moments.
These are all things
that I've been wanting to do
with my behind the scenes videos,
but it took Story and Heart coming
and really diving in deep for me to be able to do it.
So if you are interested in signing up for this
mega onset wedding behind the scenes course
there's a link down in the description,
or you can sign up to be notified
whenever it goes live this summer.
Thanks so much for watching
and have a great day.
(inspirational music)