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Ruth's 60th
Event
A family garden in the Hudson Valley
May 2026
The day, by the clock
- 6:20 pmArrivals
- 7:45 pmDinner
- 8:30 pmSpeeches
- 9:20 pmDancing
- 6:20 pmArrivals
- 7:45 pmDinner
- 8:30 pmSpeeches
- 9:20 pmDancing
What they got
Delivered
Party film 4 min · Speeches in full
Coverage
4 hours, 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Crew and kit
Just me, one camera and a wireless mic for the speeches.
The story
Ruth's children planned the dinner as a surprise and asked me to arrive with the caterers, as if I were one of them.
The speeches were the heart of it. I kept them whole as a separate film, so the family could send them to the cousins who couldn't come.
“My mother has watched her party film more times than any film she owns.”
J. R.
