Here is one of the posts I have been so looking forward to sharing—our wedding video! Mr. C and I decided pretty late in the planning process to hire a videographer, mostly because we weren’t sure if our wedding budget would cover hiring one. We also honestly weren’t sure if we needed a videographer, as we knew Kristina would do an incredible job documenting our wedding day from behind her camera. But after talking with so many of my married friends, most of them said their biggest regret was not hiring a videographer—or at the very least having a family member or friend tape their ceremony.
Mr. C and I were first introduced to Shawn, of Shawn Fisher Productions, after a photographer friend recommend him to me a few months into our engagement. At the time, I was sure there was no way we could afford a wedding videographer, especially since we planned on having a fairly simple, inexpensive wedding day. As it got closer and closer to our wedding day, though, the idea of hiring a videographer was more and more appealing. Maybe it was all of the wedding videos of strangers, or the insight from past brides, or the wedding photographer in me, knowing that all those little moments will be oh so fleeting and will never be truly captured just in photos alone.
I decided to go ahead and email Shawn, inquiring about his wedding packages, what was included in each one, etc. I tried my hardest not to get my hopes up, but I’ll be honest and say that I stalke...