Video taking off 16x its usual first day

em's rainy NYC wedding shoot gets a rainbow finish

She and fiancé Wes model for a photography workshop, turning a mock wedding into a citywide outing in full bridal attire.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 371,704 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (23,744).

taking wedding photos on a rainy day in NYC ☔️🌧️

"Good morning, it's 4:00 AM, let's go get married," em says. Not quite: she and fiancé Wes are playing the couple at a wedding photography workshop, with rain following them across New York.

The Short has reached nearly half a million views, with an estimated first-day audience about sixteen times her usual for the format. For a channel whose most-watched Shorts feature DIY layers and curtain bangs, this time the hairstyle is just the beginning.

After biking to a makeup appointment, with a wrong-address detour, em does her own hair. At the Park Lane Hotel, she models getting ready overlooking Central Park, before the group heads to Bethesda Terrace for rainy portraits.

"We're actually engaged, so it was really cute for us to do like a mock wedding," she explains. That distinction matters: this is a workshop shoot, not footage of their actual wedding.

Between locations, the bridal outing includes a subway ride and warming soup at Woorijip. Then em puts the wedding dress back on in Dumbo for waterfront poses and mock vows. The weather supplies an unexpected backdrop: a vivid sunset and a rainbow behind the Manhattan skyline.

In the comments, viewers turn the rainbow into a running joke about a suspiciously well-timed extra. Others ask to see the finished photographs, while one points out the appeal of wedding portraits without the pressure of the actual day.

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What viewers say

the rainbow was a paid actor
@alanaswissSee it on YouTube
I hope you post some of the final edits! These look so cool already
@nonenessSee it on YouTube
Having a wedding photoshoot without the pressure of it being a real wedding photoshoot actually sounds amazing
@auro_nmsSee it on YouTube

3 more comments

Omg these look beautiful I hope you get copies! Even though they're not in your wedding dress I bet they're gonna be absolutely gorgeous especially the *rainbow* are you kidding??
@catetanenbaum2418See it on YouTube
That rainbow! OMG. You both look beautiful :)
@JeanneHaegeleSee it on YouTube
Dress was absolutely gorgeous. You guys look amazing.
@hoome260See it on YouTube

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