| If you have volunteered or have been recruited to | | | | out of her control. So this is the point when her skin |
| shoot your friend or cousin's wedding video and you're | | | | begins to turn green, her teeth sharpen, her eyes bulge |
| becoming alarmed because you've witnessed the | | | | and her clothes transform into a shredded shirt and |
| blushing bride slowly, but surely transforming into the | | | | ripped purple pants. |
| dreaded "Bridezilla, " relax, take a deep breath and | | | | You may be wondering what this has to do with your |
| keep reading. Bridezillas are easy to tame when you | | | | volunteer wedding video services. Well, you have a |
| know what is fueling their fire breathing and how easy | | | | fantastic opportunity to tame this raging beast by |
| it is to douse the flames. | | | | showing her that she need not worry since you are a |
| A wedding is a production of monumental proportions. | | | | professional who has the wedding video under control. |
| It's similar to juggling twenty or more eggs in the air, | | | | And you become a professional by knowing that |
| knowing that if you drop just one, the entire production | | | | shooting the wedding video takes more than just |
| can become a catastrophic disaster. | | | | showing up at the wedding with your video camera. It |
| Now that example may be over-dramatizing the | | | | requires getting all your wedding video production |
| situation. Think about it. When was the last time you | | | | ducks in a row. This may sound complicated, but all it |
| could say that a wedding was actually a disaster | | | | entails is a little planning where you: |
| (that's the wedding...not the marriage)? Even when | | | | Meet and communicate with the bride and all key |
| small (or big for that matter) things go wrong, they | | | | participants |
| usually make for funny stories told to children and | | | | Gather and check all video equipment |
| grandchildren around the family Thanksgiving table. | | | | Purchase sufficient videotape stock |
| But, of course, those stories are funny because they're | | | | Attend the Rehearsal |
| told from hindsight. At the time that the bride is planning | | | | Arrive early for wedding |
| the wedding of her dreams, every tiny detail is a | | | | Stay focused |
| matter of life and death. She's been dreaming about | | | | There is also plenty of information online that you can |
| this day her whole life. She's rehearsed it in her mind, | | | | access to help guide you through the wedding video |
| over and over. And make no mistake. She's definitely | | | | production process. |
| the star of this production. Trouble is, she has been | | | | Just remember...fear, anxiety and stress come from |
| imagining a perfect, finished production, without taking | | | | not being prepared. If you prepare yourself the same |
| into account the coordination of all the details that go | | | | way professional's do, you'll show the bridezilla that |
| into making it right. | | | | you are relaxed, confident and looking forward to |
| Since the odds are that she has had no prior | | | | capturing a once-in-a-lifetime event that she will |
| experience with event planning, its easy for her to | | | | treasure forever. Then watch her transform back into |
| become overwhelmed when details within the | | | | the beautiful blushing bride she always dreamed of |
| numerous aspects seem to be going wrong and are | | | | being. |