more details about this video at: ourwedding.incebu.tk Open captions to view with subtitles. In the Philippines, Catholic wedding rites include the lighting of candles as well as the putting of veil and cord to symbolize the binding of marriage. This tradition was brought by Spain in the last century.
Crane helped choose my dress, he was there when I tried it on, he helped me get ready before the wedding, and we arrived together. There was no “old, new, something blue”. We chose to not have any bridemaids, groomsmen, flowergirls, or ringbearers. We did away with the aisle, and nobody “gave me away”. I did not wear a veil. We did not exchange rings (as they were already tattooed on our fingers!). We did not throw my beautiful basket of lambs ear, and I did not wear a garter. We decided that all these traditions and superstitions were silly and unnecessary. We just went and did the ceremony, then partied afterward. Crane’s best friend, Thomas, is the officiant. We are indeed standing on top of a picnic table. And yes, we totally toppled over at the end. It was completely accidental. Nobody was hurt. I wouldn’t have it any other way. (Sorry about the sound; the roar in the background is the generator we were using to power the DJ’s equipment, since the venue did not have electricity. The generator really wasn’t that loud in person. The camera just happened to pick that particular noise up especially well.) Music: “Besaido Island” composed by Masashi Hamauzu
The Royal Wedding. St. Paul’s Cathedral, 29th July 1981. Commentary by the late Tom Fleming. Divided into eight parts, this is a recording made on a domestic video recorder from a live BBC broadcast. As this was a formal State occasion, funded by the British tax-payer and the broadcast paid for by British Television Licence holders, then there is a powerful moral argument that this recording of mine should belong in the public domain.
(Sorry about the sound; the roar in the background is the generator we were using to power the DJ’s equipment, since the venue did not have electricity. The generator really wasn’t that loud in person. The camera just happened to pick that particular noise up especially well.) Music: “Besaido Island” composed by Masashi Hamauzu