And now for something completely different…

In July 2009, Jill Petersen and Kevin Heinz posted a video of their wedding on YouTube so that their families could see it – within 48 hours 3.5 million people had watched it.  By August 2011 68 million people had watched it.

Fun?

Definitely.  But then they did something really constructive.  They used the attention to raise money for charity.  To quote Jill and Kevin –

We hope to direct this positivity to a good cause. Due to the circumstances surrounding the song in our wedding video, we have chosen the Sheila Wellstone Institute.

Sheila Wellstone was an advocate, organizer, and national champion in the effort to end domestic violence in our communities.

We are so grateful for all the love, kind words, and joy that have been shared with us from around the world. It has moved us deeply and filled our hearts.

By October 2010, they had raised almost $35,000 for the Sheila Wellstone Institute.

I wasn’t one of the 68 million people who saw this video until recently – I first saw it thanks to sufilight at Love is the Answer – http://dancewithtruth.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/a-wedding-entrance-that-will-guarantee-a-smile/

If you’ve seen it before you might like to watch it again.

If you haven’t seen it, watch and enjoy!

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18 Comments

  1. I love the way you presented this video – with the message of how they are helping others. Thanks for doing this. I am off to watching the video again, it’s joyful! 🙂

  2. What an original and super-fun way to raise money for a worthy cause! Also unselfish of them to share one of the most important days of their lives so openly, many would say.(Or maybe I am getting old? ha!)

  3. That was truly impressive… and a bit of a fluke too. I loved it and it goes to show what happens when we put our heart into something. 🙂

  4. That was truly impressive… and a bit of a fluke too. I loved it and it goes to show what happens when we put our heart into something. 🙂

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