When Faith Meets The Wedding Industry
Navigating Conviction, Creativity, And Calling As A Christian Wedding Team
As a husband and wife team behind Photo + Cinema + Livestream @UnityREEL, we have spent years capturing some of life’s most sacred moments. Weddings are emotional, beautiful, chaotic, holy spaces where families unite, promises are spoken, and legacies begin.
We do not take that lightly.
At UnityREEL, our heart has always been simple:
To tell love stories with excellence…
To serve couples with integrity…
And to honor God in the way we run our business.
You can learn more about what we do at www.UnityREEL.info, but today we want to share something deeper than services and deliverables.
We want to share the tension.
The Wedding Industry Is Beautiful… And Complex
The wedding world is filled with joy, artistry, and celebration. As creatives, we step into sacred spaces. We capture tears between a bride and her father. We record vows that will echo through generations. We livestream moments so grandparents across the world can witness covenant in real time.
But as believers, we also live in a culture that is constantly redefining things.
Redefining love.
Redefining marriage.
Redefining morality.
And that creates tension.
Not business tension.
Spiritual tension.
Our Foundation Is Not Cultural… It Is Biblical
We believe marriage was instituted by God.
From the beginning, Scripture describes marriage as a covenant between a man and a woman. Jesus affirmed that design. That is our theological conviction.
Our morality is not fluid.
It is not shaped by trends.
It is anchored in God’s Word.
That does not make us harsh.
It does not make us fearful.
It simply means our compass is not cultural approval.
It is Scripture.
So What Happens When Conviction Meets Calling?
This is where it gets real.
As creatives in the wedding industry, we do not control who reaches out to us. Over the years, we have wrestled deeply with the question:
If couples from all backgrounds come to us, how do we remain faithful to God while also loving people well?
We have sat with pastors.
We have prayed.
We have disagreed.
We have revisited the conversation multiple times over the years.
This has never been casual for us.
We understand that some believers draw very firm lines in the wedding industry. Others approach it missionally, seeing opportunities to be light in spaces that may never otherwise encounter believers who live their faith with authenticity and gentleness.
For us, the question has never been:
“What is easiest?”
It has always been:
“What honors God?”
Serving Without Compromising
At UnityREEL, we do not hide our faith.
It is on our website.
It is in our marriage.
It is in how we speak.
It is in how we treat our couples.
Many of the couples we serve become like extended family. We stay connected. We pray for them. Sometimes they reach out with personal questions about marriage, faith, and life long after the wedding day.
That is not accidental.
We believe excellence opens doors.
And character keeps them open.
We do not preach from a stage at weddings. That is not our role. But we also do not pretend we are something we are not. When people ask about our values, we answer honestly and graciously.
Light does not have to be loud.
But it must be real.
The Difference Between Celebration And Presence
One of the biggest internal questions we have wrestled with is this:
Is being present at a wedding the same as affirming every theological aspect of it?
There is a difference between officiating a covenant before God and documenting a moment through photography and film. There is a difference between declaring theology and providing a professional service.
Those distinctions matter.
At the same time, conscience matters too.
Scripture reminds us that whatever does not proceed from faith is sin. That means if we ever felt we were acting outside of faith or violating our conscience, we would step back.
Our loyalty is first to Christ.
Always.
Why We Continue To Reflect And Revisit
We have not done a same sex wedding in years. Not because of strategy. Not because of policy shifts. Simply because that is not what has come through our doors recently.
But when conversations arise, like the one we recently had with brothers in Christ, we do not dismiss them.
Iron sharpens iron.
We welcome hard conversations. We revisit convictions. We pray again. We ask the Lord to search our hearts.
We would rather wrestle than drift.
What This Means For Our Couples
When you hire UnityREEL, here is what you can expect:
• Excellence in storytelling
• Intentional, emotional documentation
• A husband and wife team who values covenant deeply
• A team that prays over their business
• Professionals who treat every couple with dignity and respect
We are not here to argue theology on your wedding day. We are here to serve, document, and preserve one of the most important days of your life with care and intentionality.
And we do it as people who love Jesus and love people.
Both.
The Bigger Picture
At the end of the day, we will answer to Christ for how we ran our business.
Not the industry.
Not social media.
Not critics on either side.
Him.
Our prayer is simple:
Lord, make us faithful.
Make us loving.
Make us bold when needed.
Make us gentle always.
Use our creativity for Your glory.
If you want to learn more about our work in Photo, Cinema, and Professional Livestream services, visit:
We would be honored to serve you.
With excellence.
With integrity.
With conviction.
With love.
– Jay & Misty
UnityREEL
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