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Notes of a Retired Wedding Videographer: From proposal to reception; lessons learned from Brides and Grooms

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The title of this book is seriously misleading. I purchased this book believing it would offer hints, tips, and techniques related to Wedding videography. Instead the author rants on and on about what "tacky" colors brides shouldn't use for there weddings, what shape they should choose for their wedding cake, what colors hired help should wear, why black is so boring, and she tells how on several occasions she recorded audio of grooms and groomsmen discussing the size and shape of her breasts while filming the wedding and goes on to say that she could've used the audio to extort money from her clients but instead gave unedited copies of her duties to the soon to be unhappy couple after the honeymoon.

This book really let me down. The author comes across as a negative old maid that never got married yet felt she had so much more to offer than anyone of her clients. However, there were a few things I did pick out of the book but it was a small amount of information for the money I spent on the book.

The author's intention was to offer brides guidance and suggestions from her experience as a wedding videographer. But, even under that premise she often loses sight of the objective and wanders off and instead goes into small tirades dredging up dirt and dissention of previous clients she worked for. The lack of clear literary direction and cohesion through out the book makes for a frustrating read.

If the author would have choosen a better title and cut a lot of the worthless and negative material out, the book could have fulfilled its intended purpose as a guide for brides and grooms for their big day. After reading the book I honestly can NOT recommend it to anyone either planning a wedding or in the wedding business. I gave it two stars becasue I did get something out of it but not my money's worth.