The telephone rang in my studio. When I answered, a female voice asked if we were booked for a wedding on a date three months away. She said that we had come highly recommended to her and she hoped we were available. I checked the calendar and found that we not booked on that date. I told the caller that I would be happy to discuss with her or the bride our packages.
The caller explained that she was helping a friend who was to be the bride on that future date. She said that the bride, who was a childhood friend had not originally wanted to spend the money on a video. Although the money for a video was available to her, she thought it would be better spent on other things. Such as an additional side for the buffet, some more greenery for the reception and perhaps an ice sculptor.
The lady on the phone said that when she got married several years ago, that she felt much like her friend regarding a wedding video. Why spend money on a video when she had several friends with video cameras who had said "shoot some video" at her wedding and reception and she wouldn't have to pay anyone to do it for her. And she did not want some stranger poking a video camera in her face and asking a bunch of rude questions of her.
She said that had she only known what she does now, there would not have been any question about a video on her wedding day. Her dad, who walked her down the aisle, passed away the next year. And two other family members have also passed since her wedding and they were all at the wedding celebrating with her. She did get some shots of those relatives, shaky, dark and out of focus, from one of the volunteers with the video cameras at her wedding.
With two children now, and one of them a daughter, she says she would love to be able to show them a complete wedding video of the day she and their dad were married.
Anyway she said she has convinced her friend that it was well worth the expense to have her special day documented by a professional videographer. That to be able to later view her dvd and see and hear all the sounds and sights at the event which she did not see or remember happening at all.
I assured her that we cover the wedding in a respectful and non obtrusive way. We document the event and do nothing to cause events to occur, but prefer to only tape what occurs naturally at the celebration. With over a thousand weddings behind us, we know what to look for and how to best cover all special events at the wedding in the best way. We do not bother the guests by asking them questions with a camera stuck in their face. Of course, if any guests would like to comment on camera to the bride and groom we would tape them and include it on the finished and edited dvd.
At that time the caller advised that she would get in touch with the bride and was sure that she would be calling for an appointment to come in and view some samples of our work and engage us to cover her wedding.
The caller, then asked if we could take her old footage and maybe enhance it and maybe edit it together in a sensible fashion. I told her I would do my best to help her with that.
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