The closest Mr. Eel and I could probably get to being on TV would be as extras on Hawaii Five-O. Our wedding video will be our first time on a big (television) screen. Since we’re not experienced with being in front of a camera, we knew we needed a videography team that could transform nothing into something. Mr. Eel and I do not kid ourselves into thinking we are professionals at anything other than being the silly couple we are.

Personal Photo // Just another day in the life of the Eels
At first I actually thought videography was an expense we could cut. How often would we watch our wedding video anyway" I talked to a lot of our married friends, and of those who’d hired a videographer, absolutely none of them regretted the additional expense. Of those that hadn’t hire a videographer, however, a lot of them regretted not having one. The kelp that broke the Eels’ backs was Mr. Eel telling me having a videographer was important to him. That’s settled, then—a videographer we will have! But who do we hire"
Image via Aria Studios
Enter: Aria Studios. I had seen their work at a friend’s wedding and immediately fell in love with their style. Their videos tell a story of the wedding day rather than a compilation of clips from the day edited together. Seeing Aria’s work convinced me that we absolutely needed videography on our wedding day. I didn’t want to limit myself and made sure to do my due diligence in r...