Vivian & Damien's Franklin Park Conservatory Wedding in Columbus, Ohio

Vivian and Damien got married on October 13, 2025, in the John F. Wolfe Palm House at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus, Ohio. The Conservatory sits on East Broad Street, about two miles from downtown, and it gave us something most Columbus venues can't: tropical plants, palms and blooming beds around every corner of the day. For a filmmaker, that means color and depth in almost every frame before we even set up a light. If you are planning a city wedding and want photo and video from one crew, here is how our Columbus photographer and videographer team covers a day like this.

The details

Vivian's invitations set the tone early: white cards with a gold V, cut out tropical leaves and a green ribbon. Her dress hung on a personalized hanger with a strand of pearls. I opened the film on those details because they already looked like the Conservatory, months before anyone walked in.

A first look in the garden

Damien waited with his back turned, in a tan suit and black tie, with red and pink tropical leaves all around him. Vivian walked up behind him through the garden path, and when he turned around his first words were simply how gorgeous she was. A moment later they were holding hands under the trees, just the two of them. If you are on the fence about seeing each other before the ceremony, here is why we love a first look.

From the edit: the first look plays on Damien's own words from his mic, not music. Hearing him say it does more than any song could.

Vows under a rose arch

The ceremony took place inside the Palm House, under an arch covered in blush and white roses, with palms leaning in from both sides and the glass ceiling high above. Vivian and Damien wrote their own vows, and they carry the whole highlight film. Vivian's are about accepting each other as they are; Damien's look back on six years together, from their first date to a proposal in Japan, and forward to a home with a yard where their dogs can run.

Both were wearing discreet lav mics, so every word came through clean even with a full room of guests around them. That is a big reason the film works, and we explain the setup in how we record vows and toasts.

Portraits among the flowers

After the ceremony, we walked the gardens for portraits. Purple and pink blooms in the foreground, tall trees behind them, and soft light filtering through. At the Conservatory, you barely need to move ten steps to get a completely different background, which keeps portrait time short and lets the couple get back to their guests.

From the edit: I shot a lot of these through the flowers on purpose, so the color sits in front of the couple as well as behind them.

Cocktail hour and reception details

The bar menu sat on a gold easel framed by white roses and baby's breath. The cake was two tiers of white buttercream with baby's breath cascading down one side and two little dog figurines on top, and Damien mentions their dogs in his vows too. Small details like that are what I look for when I cut the reception section, because they tell you who the couple is without a word.

Grand entrance and first dance

Vivian and Damien made their entrance at night past the cake table, with paper lanterns and warm lights glowing behind them. Their first dance happened outside under strings of lights, with lit greenery around the dance floor and the glass buildings glowing in the background. It is one of my favorite shots in the film.

From the edit: I framed the first dance wide enough to keep the string lights glowing behind them, then cut in close for their faces.



Open dancing

Once the dance floor opened, out came the light up foam sticks. Damien danced with one in his hand and a huge smile, and the blue uplighting turned the whole space into a party. The film ends right there, on the fun.