Videographer chosen

I used Craigslist to list the videographer gig for our wedding. I got a few good responses, but eventually landed on a delightful person named Julie Hathaway Spilka. She posted a few vids on YouTube for me to watch. Now for the coincidences...

• One of the vids she posted for me was shot at Penn State, my alma mater. She even captured the lion shrine in the beginning, which was wonderful. That was her best friend's wedding.



• The second vid she posted was her own wedding. Julie teaches videography production at a public high school in the area and had her students film her video. She edited the montage, I think. Julie's new husband, Dan, works at TechTarget, where Paul and I used to work.

So, welcome to the madness, Julie!

Enough of this relaxing...

...it's time to get back to the wedding planning! Next job -- send out Save the Date cards, since the wedding's on a holiday weekend.

March 3rd (next Saturday), I see a man about a cake (Ed himself!) and go with Maggie to browse David's Bridal for wedding gowns and bridal party dresses.

Also, Steve Eis of Coolwater Studios is our photographer. We're looking for a videographer. We were going to skip this part, but Brides magazine made a good point -- you can't relive old Aunt Bertha's laugh with a snapshot 15 years from now when she's gone. I was thinking of handing our digital video camera to my brothers, but they probably want to just have fun at the party, so we'll hire someone.