The Onsite Video is perhaps the number one reason the business has propelled to new heights within the last couple of years. Traditionally, it was only the couple (and some close relatives) who watched their own wedding video. But the Onsite MTV was a chance to present to the couple and hundreds of guests. A chance to see the real value of video and show how essential it is in preserving the memories of the wedding day.

It was an oppurtunity to come out of the shadows of our more popular photographer bretheren.

Mind you, it’s not an easy thing to do. You gotta have b*lls of steel to pull it off. You gotta come prepared and ready for contingencies for anything that might screw up. And believe me they will. I’ve seen it all happen - a faster than lightning program flow, a crashed hard drive, a corrupted Premiere Project, mysteriously disappearing AVI files and surly coordinators who breathe down your neck while editing. Can you spell s-t-r-e-s-s?

But the rewards are worth it. Instant client inquiries, additional income and the gratification to say - “I pulled it off”. But the single most important thing for me is that I have pleased the couple. It is them I look at when the MTV plays, it is their reaction I use a barometer if the video was succesful or not.