I'm on the fence about something and wondered if you all could weigh in. A young actor/filmmaker wants to shoot our wedding for a nominal fee to build his portfolio. He's very smart, has lots of good ideas, and is allergic to the cheese that one sees in many wedding videos. Here's the thing:
Wedding. Video. The two words together seem a little...vulgar.
It just worries me a little. On one hand, it all goes so quickly that it would be nice to have a record of Fauxhawk dancing with his fly unzipped and my right boob popping out during the Electric Slide. It would be nice to have something to look at later, if we wanted to, that includes our parents and families and friends. It would be nice to support a young person with a fresh perspective who wants to gain more experience. And it could turn out to be something really, really beautiful.
I'm just slightly concerned that it's going to turn the wedding into a three-ring circus. Photographers...videos...a parade of baby elephants...who are we, Chuck and Di? Is this going to be terribly intrusive?
Does anyone have any experience with this that they'd like to share? We need advice.
Portrait of Madame Alphonse Karr.
