Dear friend of Taylor and Travis,

I’m writing to you today, compelled by a deep respect for Taylor’s creativity, romanticism, and passion for storytelling, in hopes that you will help me get in touch. Although having this letter land on her proverbial desk may seem like a far-fetched goal driven by blind delusion, I’m overwhelmed by a gut feeling that I need to try.

My name is Deanna, and I’ve spent my entire career finding my greatest inspiration in documenting and preserving love stories. In other words: making wedding films. I can honestly say that growing up alongside Taylor’s music instilled a love of love and storytelling in me. I went to college for film, and during my freshman year, my best friend, Grant, was asked to film a wedding. It was then that I discovered the way I still see weddings today—as the perfect setting to preserve the most important stories we have in life—love stories.

Over the past decade, I’ve gotten to build a life pursuing this passion alongside my now husband, Grant, who is more talented, skilled, and dedicated than I can find words to describe at the moment. It’s because I am too hyper-focused on getting back to my motive for writing this: I’m convinced that we are the ones who are meant to create Taylor and Travis’ wedding film.

Because I’m fully convinced no one is better for this job than me and Grant, I’d like to share some of the logistics about how we work. Like I mentioned, we are a husband-wife team. The wedding films you’ll see in our portfolio have been fully documented and edited exclusively by the two of us. We don’t outsource any bit of our process, ensuring total privacy. We also have a light footprint at a wedding. Whether Taylor and Travis are planning an intimate celebration or a big blow out, we have honed our approach to be able to document comprehensive coverage without impacting the genuine experience.

For us, the art is in the editing process. It’s where the story reveals itself. My role is to pour over every moment and every word to find the story. Every editing decision I make is meant to honor the people, the themes, and the authentic experience. I create the score using licensed music and bring the film to the point of a rough cut. From there, it’s a collaborative process between me and Grant to hone it to a picture lock. He then meticulously does all of the sound editing, color grading, mixing, and mastering. This is probably more than you care to know, but I share it because I think it shows our passion for every bit of the filmmaking process. It might also be a pipe dream, but we are very open to creative collaboration, especially as it relates to the musical score. Whether it’s creating new music with those in Taylor’s inner circle, using live recordings from the event, or a combination of both, we’re all about it.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, we have the deepest respect for the sanctity and privacy of Taylor and Travis’ wedding. I can only attempt to wrap my mind around the extent many will go to protect it from the public and have profound respect for the way in which Taylor’s protected her private life. Grant and I don’t have any interest in attention or credit for filming this wedding. We will sign that NDA faster than anyone. I can promise I’ve wanted this job since I edited my first wedding film in 2012. I want this because of who Taylor is as a person, not what she is to the world. If we have the honor to tell their story and be welcomed into the fold of this wedding, we are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure total privacy of the footage and final deliverables.