Public Service Announcement –  Body Language – Wedding

• The ad begins with a young white bride wearing a beautiful white lace dress, she is rubbing her hands together in a stiff nervous manner.  A white lace curtain hangs in the background as if she  is waiting inside a house or church.
• Bridesmaids are sitting in a row each holding identical bouquets of beautiful colorful flowers waiting for the wedding to commence.
• The groom is dressed in a suit he loosens his shirt around his neck,  he looks uncomfortable or he may even be hot or nervous.  The sun is shining with beautiful foliage in the background.
• Two women took a deep breath, gasping for air as if they were overwhelmed with what they are watching.
• The camera zoomed in on an older woman with salt and pepper hair focusing on her eyes filling up with water as she smiles with joy.
• The bride is standing in front of her guest, she is wearing red lipstick and one string of pearls, her chest expands in and out as if she is taking a  deep breath.
• The priest puts his hands together locking his fingers.
• An older white woman with deep wrinkles in her face holds her hands under her chin with a big smile as if she just witnessed something beautiful.
• The bride leans in with a big smile on her face as she kisses her new husband.
• A white woman holding  a camera raises her hand for the bridal party to jump for a  picture.
• An Asian man dressed in a suit with a white rose pinned to his lapel taps the microphone with a smile waving his arms as if he is requesting silence so he can speak.
• He said something funny, a young white lady is rolling her eyes as  the camera pans over and shows another woman covering her mouth with her right hand as she shrugs her shoulders.
• A young lady with dark skin raises her hand to cover her mouth so no one can see what she is saying and whispers into what appears to be her mother’s ear.   The women are showing an expression of being surprised or even disgusted.
• A man with earphones who appears to be rallying the crowd by waiving his hands in the air, bouncing up and down as he dances to the music.  The white lights show that it is dark outside.
• An older white woman dressed in a green dress with sequins is dancing giving the thumbs up as if she liked what was going on or she just may have a nervous twitch.
• The guest and the bridal party are raising their glasses of champagne laughing, smiling and just having a great time.
• A man dressed in a suit with his back facing the camera holding a piece of strawberry short-cake, or wedding cake on a small plate drops his plate as if he lost his balance or someone bumped into him.
• A white woman with medium length blonde appears sad and the right side of her face is drooping.
• A white middle-aged man with a belly in a black shirt and light-colored pants with a goatee lifts his left arm. A side profile of a white woman says something and the words “Speech Difficulty” appear on the screen together.
• Picture of a phone appears demonstrating how to dial 911.
• Learn the body language and spot a stroke fast.

Learn sudden signs and spot a Stroke FAST

F-Face Drooping, A-Arm Weakness, S-Speech Difficulty and
T-Time to call 911

It’s counterintuitive to think that an ad with a happy bride, dancing, champagne toast, and tears of joy can send a message about having a “Stroke,” right?   Well, the creator of this ad was clever and was able to draw the viewer in and focus on a joyful occasion.  Even though the ad didn’t have much dialogue, the soft music pulled you in and allowed the viewer to focus on the actors facial expressions and body language.

Body language is an amazing instrument that all humans share and it’s clear to see that having a “stoke” or being “happy” are two completely non-verbal messages.

Published on Nov 27, 2012

URL-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssdAuj5HQKM