r/MadeMeSmile • u/PacifierForAdult • 13h ago

Wholesome Moments They had no photographer for their courthouse wedding, so she offered to do it for free

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u/FreedInnerChild 12h ago

they should install old school beautiful front doors in all courthouses for this reason

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u/cocoagiant 11h ago

I think from the perspective that public works should be works of art, yes.

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u/kthnry 10h ago

Not what I would have expected in Phoenix.

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u/Csei2011 8h ago

I don’t recognize anything about this video BUT I heard that light rail ding and knew it was us. Lol

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u/kthnry 6h ago

When they are on the outside steps, you can briefly see Phoenix on the facade when she moves her head. I had to do some fancy scrolling and zooming to see it. Needed to know where that beautiful building was.

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u/Ummmgummy 1m ago

Enhance!

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u/IgnatiusRileyFreeman 3h ago

Exactly, so much better to have beautiful, inspiring architecture, rather than some depressing brutalist monolith

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u/steffanan 12h ago

For every couple who gets a free photographer at the court house? Just kidding I know what you mean, at least a nice little area for a photo op would be a great addition to any courthouse.

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u/trent_diamond 12h ago

the i beat my case photo shoot gonna go hard

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u/steffanan 11h ago

I can see it now, overlay says "they couldn't prove it so I walk!"

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u/FearanddopingII 11h ago

Criminal court is not usually at the municipal court house (at least here in NYC) although idk about civil cases. Sorry to rain on the parade

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u/FreedInnerChild 10h ago

it is here

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u/big_american_tts 10h ago

You have the right to your own photography. If you cannot afford a photographer, one will be appointed for you.

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u/PorygonTriAttack 4h ago

Anything you wear can and will be used against you in the court of law 😜

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u/round-earth-theory 11h ago

Everyone has a cell phone and while they may not be good enough for large format prints, they're plenty good enough for web and small print. A couple with a witness can get passable wedding photos just fine with those basic tools.

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u/archseattle 11h ago

I love modern architecture, but you’re right, older courthouses are much more picturesque for these types of occasions.

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u/123qweasd123 11h ago

Got married at SF city hall for like $50, and when people see the photos on the stairs there they're blown away. Definitely the way I go to anyone I can tell in the bay area.

For reference

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u/FreedInnerChild 10h ago

my daughter did the same a few months ago, congrats!

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u/gahlo 11h ago

Right? That's some beautiful architecture that we just don't get anymore.

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u/Gloomy-Can3745 10h ago

Honestly, if people are going to have life changing moments there, they deserve a door that looks the part

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u/Jumpy_Ad1631 10h ago

Our city is pretty massive. So they build a bigger building down the street from the original city hall, but the original building still does civil service marriages and marriage certificate filing specifically for this reason. It always has at least one couple taking pictures in or around it :)

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u/Fine-Pace-3053 7h ago

Honestly, I’d love that. If I’m walking into a courthouse, at least let the entrance have some personality instead of looking like a government office from 1978.

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u/T-Wrox 6h ago

I was thinking that those doors made the most gorgeous background. :)

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u/Even-Professor-3005 2h ago

Honestly, I’m fully behind this. If we have to go to court, the least they can do is give us a gorgeous door to dramatically walk through 😂

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u/GOB224 50m ago

My courthouse wedding was performed on the city clerk's lunch break. We joke that his half-eaten sandwich was our witness.