Your wedding isn't a performance, it's a beginning.
And it deserves a narrator who knows how to listen.
I'm here to give you the freedom to live your day fully while I quietly document every beautiful, chaotic, perfectly imperfect moment. You won't find a rigid shot list or overproduced reels here. Just a friend with a camera, a collaborator who overcommunicates, and a creative drawn to the unposed, the unscripted, the wildly human.
You have a story worth telling, I’m here to help you remember it.
At Willow Film, I capture the real, unscripted moments of your wedding day so you can be fully present and relive it for years to come.
storytelling
timeless storytelling
for the start of forever
Thankfully for the friends I used to make perform in wigs for the camera, I’ve learned that non-fiction makes for far better viewing. I opened Willow Film as a solo venture in 2018, turning a lifelong hobby into something I still can't believe I get to do for a living. In 2021, I brought my best friend Mel along for the ride, and we've been documenting love stories together ever since.Thankfully for the friends I used to make perform in wigs for the camera, I’ve learned that non-fiction makes for far better viewing. I opened Willow Film as a solo venture in 2018, turning a lifelong hobby into something I still can't believe I get to do for a living. In 2021, I brought my best friend Mel along for the ride, and we've been documenting love stories together ever since.
Hi, I’m Gretchen! Your new fave Wisconsin based wedding videographer and photographer.
Thankfully for the friends I used to make perform in wigs for the camera, I’ve learned that non-fiction makes for far better viewing. I opened Willow Film as a solo venture in 2018, turning a lifelong hobby into something I still can't believe I get to do for a living. In 2021, I brought my best friend Mel along for the ride, and we've been documenting love stories together ever since.
and a teenage girl's dream
started with colorful wigs
my story
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Some of you cry at everything, and some of you laugh through the tears. There's no right way to be in love, and there's no one way to tell your story.
Every couple has a different rhythm, a different energy, a different story. Some of you are quiet and intimate. Some of you are loud and joyful.
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Video, film, photography, we speak all the languages of love at Willow Film
They are so personal and really get to know you before your big day to help capture the best parts of your wedding! They are easy to communicate with during the whole wedding planning process. I would choose Willow Film and photos over and over again! We love all of our photos and videos! Highly recommend!
- Karissa
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"Gretchen and Mel were seriously the best to work with for our wedding!"
Gretchen and Mel were an absolute DREAM to work with. The amount of compliments my husband and I have received on our videos and photos is astonishing and a true credit to Willow Film. I am so happy I invested in amazing photos and videos for our wedding and I would do it over and over again.
- Lauren
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You will not regret capturing your special day with Gretchen and Mel at Willow Film.
Gretchen and Mel from Willow Film are absolutely AMAZING! Gretchen was EXTREMELY organized and professional! She sent us guides and emails that helped us prepare for our wedding day! She was very responsive and helped answer all of our questions! We received our teaser video and video footage SO quickly after our wedding! The teaser video was so impressive! We were truly blown away by their work .
- Elise
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We are so happy they were our videographers for our wedding!!
We invested in Willow Film & she was by far one of our favorite people to work with. On the day of our wedding, she was a fly on the wall in the best way possible. After watching our video we both said, "we never knew Gretchen was even there, how did she capture this." She truly captured the full day and created a video that was so perfect and more then we could ask for!
- Karlee
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Willow Film is beyond 5 stars!
I'm driven by genuine human connection and the unscripted moments people didn't even know I was capturing. Those are the true gems of my albums and films. All the in-between moments.
I value intentionality, trust, and being fully present. I built this business around how I wish I'd felt on my own wedding day: free, present, and at peace knowing my memories were safe. I'm not here to control your day. I'm here to meet your dog, pour you champagne, and run barefoot with you at golden hour. To blend in with your people, catch the quiet moments, and deliver photo and video that makes you say, "I didn't even know she got that."
I believe in preserving your story with candid, raw photos and films that feel alive long after the day is over.
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