The Wedding Video I Didn't Know Existed
A couple of weeks ago, I had a completely unexpected surprise.
I was working on a client's VHS digitization project and had all of my equipment set up and running. Since everything was already out, I decided to grab a tape from a box of family memories that had been sitting in my husband's collection for years. I figured I might as well digitize one more tape while I had the chance.
Imagine my surprise when I pressed play.
It was my wedding video.
Now, we've been married for several decades—many decades—and I honestly do not remember having a videographer at our wedding. I don't remember anyone recording the reception. As far as I knew, our wedding memories existed only in photographs.
But there it was.
As the tape played, I found myself transported back more than 30 years. There were my grandparents, who have long since passed away. There were my husband's grandparents. There were aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends—so young, so full of life. And there we were, too, looking impossibly young and having the time of our lives.
It was such a gift.
Bringing My Memories to Life with the Projector App
After spending so much time and love digitizing my family's old home movies—VHS tapes, camcorder footage, even DVDs—I wanted a way to truly enjoy them. Not just store them safely on a hard drive or in the cloud (though I absolutely did that too—hello, 3-2-1 backup rule!), but actually watch them. Relive them. Share them.
That’s when I discovered the Projector app, and it has quickly become my favorite way to watch and share my home movies.
Projector allows me to upload my digitized videos to a secure platform where I can watch them anytime, from anywhere. But the real magic? My mom can watch them too, from her house. No need for USB drives, DVDs, or trying to send huge files over email. I upload the videos, and she has her own login to watch. It feels like sitting together in the living room, even when we’re miles apart.
There’s something so comforting about seeing my grandparents in a snowball fight or watching my boys open their Christmas presents when we lived in Germany. These aren’t just old tapes—they’re moments I never want to forget. And with Projector, they’re not lost in a dusty tote or trapped in a format we can't play anymore.
For anyone who’s gone through the work of digitizing their family memories—or is just starting that journey—Projector is the perfect way to experience those moments all over again. It’s simple, accessible, and honestly, it makes watching home videos fun again.
If you’ve been looking for the best way to enjoy your family videos after digitizing them, I can’t recommend Projector enough.
Here is a link for Projector. It really is the best!