The First Look

A couple of days ago I was on my way home from my weekday job. On my iPod I was listening to an interview with Robert Allen, a well known New Jersey videographer. As he described the importance of wedding video and why no one who has had one, has regretted it, my cell phone rang. On the other end was a bride who’s wedding we had done the previous month. I had just put her ceremony up on our website. This is something that we do with most of our clients so they can see their wedding ceremony weeks before the DVDs are delivered.

She told me how excited she was and how much she loved the ceremony video. I have had this reaction many times when a couple first sees their wedding. For me it is what this business is all about. Hearing a bride or groom’s compliment is worth more than the money that they paid me. Knowing that something that we did for them means so much to them. I have have clients tell me how they watch their video over and over. Not just the bride and groom, but their parents too. Some have said that their wedding video was something that they always watch when they are feeling down, or when their spouse is away. It really means a lot to them, and that means a lot to me.