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Episode 17 From Side Hustle To Story-Driven Wedding Films: Wayfinder Films
A wedding film shouldn’t try to outshine your wedding day. It should take you back there. James sits down with filmmaker Ben Mon of Wayfinder Films to unpack how a slow, intentional path—from nine favors in 2020 to full-time in 2025—shaped a people-first, story-driven approach that actually holds up decades later. We dig into why you can’t hear your photos, how vows and voices carry emotion in a way stills can’t, and what it takes to capture the in-between moments that make couples say, that’s so us.
Ben shares the mentors who sharpened his technical chops, the shift from editorial polish to…
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