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The best wedding proposal ever
« on: January 03, 2017, 07:44:38 PM »
Ahhh! Love...
It just feels so sweet when you see people who love each other.
We've all seen marriage proposals. From the over the top to the I can't believe she said yes to that horribly stupid sketch.
And then, there's this one.
This what happens when a B&W photographer goes the extra mile to do things right.
Ale and Paul - Surprise Darkroom Engagement on Vimeo
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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2017, 08:18:19 PM »
That music was ****ing annoying!

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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2017, 09:09:51 PM »
Well, the guy composes electronic music for a living...
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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2017, 09:48:38 PM »
He needs to change his career path then!

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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2017, 10:33:11 PM »
maybe Mexicans like this... I don't know.
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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2017, 08:39:30 AM »
I started watching the video last night but had to turn it off after a couple of minutes - purely because of the music. It seemed okay, otherwise, so I'll give it another go tonight but with sound off.
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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2017, 03:55:54 PM »
Enjoyed the video, just muted the sound and watched it as a silent film. Doggone clever idea. I never put in that much effort in two proposals. First as a 25 year old, then 14 years later as a 39 year old widower. Both times just kinda eased into the relationship and after a while it was almost a silent understanding with the actual proposal a formality.

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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2017, 05:37:33 PM »
I noticed, at the end, he has the woman of his dreams in his arms and, what, he checks that the print is doing ok in the developing tray?  Practically speaking, this is a good move.  The print will be an important artifact of their marriage—something to treasure and bring out at their twenty-fifth anniversary.  Still, part of me wants to see them forget about the density of the print and focus only on themselves for a few minutes.  I suppose romance is only really appreciated by the experienced (aged).

As to the music, I say that it is something that he made, sincerely and, possibly, with love.  More people should make their own music.
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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2017, 09:10:04 PM »
He probably doesn't know that the print will reach maximum development at about 90 seconds and then will just stay that way.
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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2017, 10:24:19 PM »
I took everyone's advice and 'forgot' to turn on my PC's speakers when I watched this...and it made me smile a soppy smile. Nicely played, sir!

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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2017, 10:29:28 PM »
Thanks Ed!

I know when I saw this, I had this good feeling inside that I don't often get these days...
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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2017, 02:01:25 PM »
Sweet, but they look terribly young.

Or is it just me?

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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2017, 09:12:58 PM »
Well... I can't really be a judge of that. I don't know what's the average marriage age in Mexico, but since they are a very religious nation, it's probably younger than around here.
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Re: The best wedding proposal ever
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2017, 09:41:56 PM »
Yes, of course. Far be it from me to judge.

To be fair, I keep getting shocked when I see pictures of middle aged men and women on Facebook and realise it's my childhood friends, and I look just as worn out as they do.