Weddingbee Blog

Let me first start off by saying that Mr. A and I had no intention of hiring a videographer, that is, until October of 2009 rolled around.

Back in early fall, I fell in love with this video, which I found via Style Me Pretty. (I’ll wait, as I encourage you to watch the entire thing. It’s totes worth it.)

Aspen, Colorado – Super 8 Film from Kevin Von Qualen on Vimeo.

I fell in love with this video. Hard. So much so, in fact, that I shared it with everyone. I went on a mission to find a Super 8 videographer close to town (with no luck).

So, when I took a visit out to Colorado to visit to see one of my best friends (and bridesmaid) back in mid-October, I showed her the video.

She, too, fell in love.

Not even a week after I gpt back into town, I got an email from her. She happens to know the guy who shot the particular video above AND she contacted him about having him film our wedding (bonus points for her). I seriously was beyond excited and shared the news with the Mr. We did not make any commitments, only asked Kevin a few questions, as we needed to really think about this one. Nonetheless we were ecstatic at the possibility of booking him.

After Kevin sent us some information, we took a few weeks to mull it over and talk about it with the Mr.’s parents. We finally (and officially) booked him in mid-December. I know Super 8 isn’t what’s mainstream right now (well, I think it is), which is what I love about it. I mean, I literally sat at my desk with tears streaming down my face when I first watched the above video. It was just so moving, and it was then that I knew I had to make this happen.

Was there anything you ixnayed early in your planning, only to realize it was something you really wanted in the end?