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I have to say when we started planning, videography didn’t even make it on to the list of things we were concerned about or wanted to spend money on. A large majority of the wedding videos I had seen up to that point had been pretty boring—think single camera fixed on the bride and groom set to Enya’s greatest hits. Something like that was not something I would cherish or want to watch repeatedly. To give those videos a bit of credit, I’m pretty sure they were all from the ’80s and early ’90s, but I still just wasn’t interested.

Mr. Cloud had other ideas, however. Not only had he studied video production in school for a while, but for a time before we were engaged had been helping a few friends out with their own wedding video business. So he really wanted our wedding on tape to look back on. And he didn’t want it shot by just a friend with a personal camcorder hiding in the corner of the church; he wanted the full-blown real deal. And as Mama Cloud reminded me, Mr. C hadn’t insisted on much about the wedding at that point so the least I could do was look into it.

So I kept an eye out, not really seeing any sample videos by people in the Richmond area that amazed me, or that I thought were worth the money they were charging. Then I saw a small mention on a blog somewhere for humanstory films. I watched a few video clips and was crying; they were so beautifully shot and edited.

Not only were they amazing, but they were right here in Richmond! Mr. Cloud and I decided then and there we would have them shoot our wedding, or have no one at all. We set up an appointment with William Gaff, and after blabbing our life stories to him for a few hours we were even more eager! Who wouldn’t want something like this to remember their day by?

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(Yes, I cry EVERY time I watch this!)

If you recognize William’s name it’s because he is a one of the pros on Weddingbee PRO! He is praised as being one of the best in the business, and I have to go ahead and brag, he was even nominated for an Emmy this year!! So, a HUGE congrats to him! I still drool over his work regularly and I am now a videography convert. I cannot wait to see what he does with our story!

Did you fall in love at first sight with any vendors? Or, did you end up hiring someone for a service you didn’t think you cared about?

(Check out William’s blog for even more awesome stories, but go get your tissues first. Trust me, you will need them!)