I was finally able to start putting Dave and Lisa's wedding video together. After organizing all 7 hours of video (2 cameras) and 4 hours of external audio (external source), I started with the wedding ceremony first.
With constantly having to stop/start recording and reposition my cameras (it was a catholic mass ceremony so there was a lot of movement) I had several gaps during some important parts, and it was a real relief to have an external source always constantly recording audio because I am able to use that audio to fill in the gaps and some other status shots during the wedding as filler. Plus it makes the entire ceremony seem like it was professionally shot continuously with 3 or 4 cameras and a large crew of camera men.
So far, the ceremony is 37 minutes up to their vows, which I was surprised to get recorded. And I still have a LONG way to go.
My wife also has a friend whom just got engaged, and are looking for a videographer on a tight budget. But they want the wedding and reception for around $600. Considering the amount of work so far that has gone into this production, I'm not going to sell myself short this time. If they only have $600, then I'm going to limit the amount of footage that I shoot. I probably need to come up with a pricing scheme, and the current wedding I am working on will be a great indication of what I should charge for each piece, I'm thinking about charging by the video shot/hour because weddings are different for each couple. I don't want to short-change myself, but I also still want to give plenty of options for budget weddings.
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