Purple Thistle Films

Purple Thistle Films is a women-owned wedding film company based in Rhode Island and available for destination work. Amanda Rose Wilder, the filmmaker and owner, brings two decades of experience in wedding and documentary filmmaking. Her approach centers on capturing authentic moments and real emotions, stepping into couples' communities to create films that reflect who they are and their lived experience. She operates as a one-woman band on nearly all weddings, handling both camera and sound recording herself. Wilder's background as a birth doula informs her calm, grounded presence on wedding days—she knows how to observe without intruding. Her documentary work has earned international recognition, including festival screenings, exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, multiple awards, and coverage in The New Yorker. She offers three main film formats: digital long-form documentary wedding films, digital highlight films (one song, no day-of audio), and Super 8 highlight films. Her style is artistic and observational, drawn to intimate celebrations but open to any wedding where there's genuine desire to capture love and life authentically.