The ever ellusive answer to the "Should we have a videographer?" question....

Okay. I admit it. I am a bride who originally poo poo'ed the idea of having a videographer in my face the whole day of the wedding. I also don't REALLY like seeing myself of the big screen, or any screen for that matter. Yes, I should be looking radiant, but I am a lady who like any other lady has no problems finding non-existing faults in her appearance. So I asked newlyweds what they experienced through their planning to deal with this nagging question. It was a general agreement among those who did not have it filmed, that if they would have had the extra moolah, they would have splurged for it because there of the many moments they felt they had missed. (i.e. parents and bridesmaids walking in, music before the ceremony, cocktail hour, etc.) And the one thing every single bride has told me is this... "The day just flew by!" So I don't want to miss a moment of it either. My options had me boggled until I stumbled upon this beautiful youtube video of the Petaja wedding, 06.07.08, filmed in Super 8 MM. The Petaja couple has such touching music throughout the montage and the video just captured the feeling of the day, not every single hairy little detail that sometimes we wish weren't caught on film. I love, love, LOVE, it. Hmmmm... What does this mean? Answer: Try to find some wiggle room in the budget for a videographer. *sigh*