Aussie couple's viral wedding video shot like Hollywood film
You're supposed to feel like the main character on your wedding day, but one Aussie couple would have felt like A-list movie stars as they watched back precious highlights from the occasion that had been shot in the style of a Hollywood film.
But not just any film — a Wes Anderson-inspired short that had aptly captured the filmmaker's unique sense of hilarity, symmetry, and penchant for embracing the ridiculous.
Newlyweds Stephanie Nguyen and Jia Truong got hitched in October 2024, and recruited Adelaide wedding photographers and videographers Lifesketch Weddings to capture the affair.
Sharing results from the shoot publicly earlier this year, it was the couple's reaction video to seeing the film for the first time that has caught fire online.
The short movie has now racked up more than 10 million views on social media.
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Unlike typical wedding films where joy is the overarching theme, in true Wes Anderson style, this one sought to capture even the most inconsequential moments as the overlay of piano weaved each scene together.
Beginning with a close-up of the pair, the camera proceeded to follow a couple of 'extras' — a city-dwelling pigeon, and an Adelaide Metro bus.
Focus quickly returned to the newlyweds enjoying a pot of tea while staring down the lens, and continued to shadow the pair's movements around the South Australian city as they shared awkward moments in the company of friends.
The film concluded with the couple approaching the camera, and pausing to lick an ice cream cone at what appeared to be their wedding venue.
Ms Nguyen told The Advertiser, 'I really like the (Wes Anderson) aesthetic, the style, the colours and the symmetry is just really pleasing'.
She said she had come across a similar video shot in Budapest by the team behind Lifesketch Weddings, and as a fan of Wes Anderson herself, felt the idea to re-create it was 'meant to be'.
The Adelaide-based operation was founded by married couple Marie and Christopher Pittman, who have won several Australian wedding-related awards in relation to their work.
Their website reads, 'Whether you're planning an adventurous elopement, an intimate ceremony with your nearest and dearest, or a ridiculously epic party with your cray cray famiglia and friends, we will bring all the vibes to capture every single moment for you to relive over and over again'.
Their latest edgy concept has drawn overwhelming admiration from viewers for its originality and creativity.
'That is the best wedding film I have seen,' one person commented.
'Wes Anderson would hate this so I love it more 🌹,' another added.
Wes Anderson is an American filmmaker behind a host of cult movies, including The Grand Budapest Hotel, and new release The Phoenician Scheme. Benicio Del Toro stars as Zsa-Zsa Korda in director Wes Anderson's THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME. Credit: Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focu / Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focu
He is known for the use of confronting camera angles, pastel colours, and largely alternative storytelling techniques.
Others fans of the couple's clip felt they had missed an opportunity to take an alternative approach in capturing the special moments from their respective weddings.
'I'm gonna have to marry my husband again now so we can have you as a photographer,' one viewer teased.
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