The Journal

Notes from
the field.

Venues we know well, decisions we make behind the camera, and the occasional opinion about how a wedding day is best filmed.

Stories11 min read

A New Chapter

After almost two decades of filming weddings, the work had changed. Eventually, the name needed to change with it. The story behind Monocle & Co.

Venues7 min read

The Grace, Westport

By the end of 2026 I’ll have filmed six weddings at The Grace, giving me an unusual opportunity to get to know Westport’s newest wedding venue in sunshine, rain and just about everything in between.

Advice8 min read

Better Together

Photography and filmmaking overlap throughout a wedding day. After nearly two decades working alongside wedding photographers, I've learned that the best results come when nobody is competing for the shot.

Craft10 min read

Why Wedding Films Are Starting to Look Like the 1970s

After years of chasing sharper images, cleaner footage and technical perfection, wedding filmmaking is beginning to embrace something rather different — grain, softness, handheld cameras, crash zooms and some of the beautiful imperfections we spent years trying to remove.