A bride’s father came up with an ingenious way of forever cherishing the memory of walking her down the aisle – by wearing a pair of Meta AI Glasses to capture his point of view on video.
Madison Menz, 22, from St. Louis, Missouri, and dad Greg Hand, 58, share a love of religion, music and reality TV, so ahead of her wedding, Greg admitted the idea of ‘giving her away’ was bittersweet.
Leading up to the big day, Greg told Madison he’d like to wear a pair of Meta AI Glasses so he could capture what it was like to walk her down the aisle.
Madison didn’t see the vision at first, but with her mom also thinking Greg’s POV idea was “cool,” she agreed to let her father wear the discreet glasses at her wedding in Pevely, Missouri.
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Days after the event, Madison, who had been on such a wedding high she’d forgotten her father had even been wearing the glasses, was then treated to watching the footage back.
What she saw was a beautiful, intimate series of events: hearing her father lovingly talking to her at the top of the aisle; friends and family turning around in their chairs, with all eyes on the pair; and Greg offering his best wishes to Madison’s now-husband, Alex, 26, on the altar.
Madison said watching the video back made her extremely emotional, and Greg also restarted the glasses numerous times throughout the day, capturing other beautiful snippets to remember.
Greg said: “I knew I was going to be giving away my greatest treasure, my daughter Madison, and I wanted to find a way to capture the moment forever.
“I knew this moment was going to be something I would want to be able to remember the rest of my life and be able to relive it.
“The bonus was capturing the people we love the most response to this moment.”
Madison added: “What I find kind of funny is that in the moment I completely forgot about the glasses.
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“I was so focused on enjoying every detail of the day, and I really think that helped make my wedding day so special – I completely forgot about the glasses until I was sent the footage a couple days later.
“Seeing the footage afterwards made me emotional.
“Walking down the aisle, in the moment, my eyes were locked on my husband’s.
“Getting to watch it back, I really got to look at all the people who were there to support my husband and I and it made me realize just how blessed and loved I am.”
