Videography.

GREAT NEWS! My fiance's cousin's classmate (connections through several degrees are so common here in Hawaii) contacted me via Facebook to ask if he could film our wedding for a steal. We had completely crossed videography off of the list because a filming a five hour wedding typically starts at the $2,500 range and skyrockets from there for the really good companies. In addition, I don't think I would ever pull out our wedding DVD and spend an hour watching it. Ever. (That's something my mom would do, though... she still watches the eight minute DVD of my brother skydiving like once every few months.)

Then I discovered Highlight Videos. A Highlight Video is like a short, music-video version of your wedding. It has all the best parts, set to music, and edited just like a short film. They are awesome. I can't tell you how many hours I've wasted spent crying watching these little videos. They're all so romantic and they're the perfect length to make watching one often more realistic. I wanted one, but usually these were $500 added to a standard videography package. Check out some amazing highlight videos here: http://ariastudios.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=tag&tag=aria%20studios&app_id=1&Itemid=47

So that's what I told him. I said, there's absolutely no way we can afford videography, but I really appreciate your offer. Then he asked what our budget was. I had no budget for videography, but I told him what I wanted and what I was willing to spend. I wanted someone to film our five hour wedding, I wanted a highlight video, and I didn't want to spend more than $500. Boom. He said it was a deal.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!

Of course, this does not include an edited DVD of the entire day, which is fine because I don't want to watch a DVD of the entire day. I just want a highlight video. AND my mom said she would pay for half.

Score!

Now I just need to find a semi-romantic, upbeat song that is over four minutes long.