Originally founded in 1985 by Paxton "Pat" Bailey, Memories Forever was created under the premise of "You name it, we'll tape it." Pat worked with his son, Steve, to videotape anything he could possibly find. Together they would tape weddings, birthday parties, and 50th anniversaries, just to name a few. When Pat passed away in 1994, the business sort of died with him. In November of 2000, Steve received a phone call from a long time friend of the family. She remembered what Steve used to do with his father and asked if he would videotape her two daughters weddings in February of 2001. Nervously, Steve agreed and hasn't looked back since.