Director's Statement

From pain comes comedy...someone once said that, I think. I doubt I just did. But it is apropos for "I Do & I Don't" - a comedy about marriage spawned from my divorce.

Years after that failed first marriage, when the bitterness finally faded, I set out to write a film that tackled all of my issues with the institution of marriage. Through all that happened to me back then, I found that the best time on which to focus was the pre-marital counseling required by the church in which we were to marry.

The title "I Do & I Don't" comes from the wedding scenes at the altar which bookend the film. On the spot, Bob & Cheryl make up their own vows in a last-ditch effort to get married on their own terms - not those of her church or family - and reveal their reservations about spending the rest of their lives together.

The film is about people realizing that marriage is not perfect - that it does come with caveats, but ultimately if two people really want to be together, they'll make it happen.

It is not a mockery of marriage, but rather a funny and honest look at what many people are thinking, but very few say.