Are you doing a wedding video?

BVP- i know a video is well worth the money- but i just don't have it in my budget. and for me personally- i dont care to have a video with fancy editing- i am fine with just raw footage- and i can BUY a video camera myself and have someone tape it for us, and it would still cost less than some videographers.

i realize a video is irreplacable, and the one you did for tasha was amazing, but we just dont have it in our budget-and for me pictures are my priority. i didnt intend to offend you i was just giving my opinion to Tammy

yeah we thought about that, we are going to see how our budget ends up- we will eventaully want a video camera anyways once we have kids and stuff- so it would be a good investment. we will see, thanks for the tip!

We'll do a video for our wedding simply because neither sets of parents are able to travel and it's the only way they will see the ceremony. Plus, if we decide to do an AHR, we would play it there for the people who weren't able to attend. While I would love a pro video because of the sound editing they can do, I don't know if we will do pro-vs-guest or a combo. I'm thinking the ceremony would be pro and the reception would be our own camera. As the word is spreading in the music scene here in Dallas, we're getting quite a few calls from close friends who want to attend and I know what these people are like in our own country while they still have some sense of decorum. So I figure it will make some very interesting footage to see the crazy stuff they do when they are out of the country, and hey, if we get some good blackmail material, then we can make some money to replace our wedding funds! *grin*

We hired BVP for our wedding. FI doesn't care one way or the other and at first neither did I. I started reading reviews and read that a lot of people wished they did it - but I never read one where someone got one and regretted it. I figured better safe than sorry!!!!

I want to do video but just the raw footage...is that possible? BVP?

Erik can edit it when we get back home.

We did and I am so glad that we have it. I think it's fine to have a friend or family member do the video, but as seen by the small demo from our wedding, there is so much that professionals know to capture that you will miss if a non-professional does the job. I totally can see the hard work that professionals put into their work. I was thrilled to get our demo from Marci - I am so tempted to just go ahead and have her edit it. maybe once I am done paying off our credit cards from the wedding (if Chris doesn't edit it first...)

every time I watch it I smile.. it was great to see. It captured moments that I didn't remember and were not captured on film.