Issue Date: January 8, 2006
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"Wedding Crashers": A real paparazzo gives us an exclusive on working the ceremony sidelines.
The drawing to win a copy of the Wedding Crashers is now closed.
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THE PLOT: The hilarious Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn play Washington, D.C., divorce mediators who crash the nuptials of complete strangers so they can score fetching females. But when our lusty lotharios attend the social event of the year, their wild antics give way to love.
INSIDER'S CREDENTIALS: Louie D runs the entertainment photo agency LDP Images. Working with tips and sources, the celebrity shutterbug has, unbeknownst to the hosts, scooped a number of private A-list celebrations, including Cindy Crawford's and Kiefer Sutherland's weddings.
OVERVIEW: "This movie captures the essence of what we do [as paparazzi]. We've got the prep work where you go over what your identity is going to be at each wedding, and you stick to your story. Their end result is getting a girl. Ours is getting a picture."
Scene 2: It's Wedding Season -- A wild montage shows John (Wilson) and Jeremy (Vaughn) as the life of every wedding reception. At one point, the two pick up the bride on her chair and carry her around the room.
"It was funny, but we'd never do that. If you're trying to get pictures, you have to keep your distance and watch what's going on. Sometimes the camera is more wedding crasher than we are because we can use it from long distance. When Jennifer Lopez married Ojani Noa, it was in a friend's backyard. Getting into the house was impossible. We ended up in a parking lot that overlooked the whole thing. We got pictures of J. Lo and Ojani walking out the door, at the altar, everything."
Scene 3: Greatest Crash of All Time -- During one ceremony, the men assure curious guests that they are the sons of "Uncle Ned."
"I did something like this once. We knew that certain people were going to Jon Secada's wedding, so we planned to say we were friends of theirs. Nobody actually asked us. Like in the movie, the writer and I just dressed up, walked in and sat in the back. I had a pocket camera and when the couple walked out, I jumped in with everyone and took their picture. A pocket camera helps you blend in with the grandmas and grandpas."
Scene 11: Rule Number One -- Smitten with the bridesmaid (Rachel McAdams), John refuses to let Jeremy leave her family's estate. He makes Jeremy feel guilty with the first rule of weddings crashers: "Never leave a fellow crasher behind."
"Celebrity photographers have rules of their own, too. No. 1: Don't leave without getting the picture. No. 2: Make sure you've got film in the camera!"
-- Rebecca Louie
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