I want to ask someone to take the wedding video so we have the video without the thousands of dollars a professional charges. We have a photographer, but she doesn't do video. It's a sticky situation, speechwise. I'm asking the friend to do this for free. I need to be honest, but also explain without seeming to toady up to him, that it would be a favor. I'm very nervous, and I'm very afraid of offending him.
He's so nice that I fear he'd do it and then maybe resent my asking. I know, that's minding his mindstream, but I can't help it. I have trouble asking for favors and this is a big one. I think I'd better begin the conversation with what I'm wanting him to do, then praise his photographic abilities, which I genuinely admire, then make sure he has an easy out if it doesn't appeal to him. I also need an injection so I can ask without running screaming from the room. Okay, so I have a little problem. But lately, I've been getting the balance wrong when asking friends for a favor, and there are a lot of favors around this wedding.
This wedding is a test of my nerve, and coupled (no pun intended) with going for the hearing in Texas and all the hiring and organizing and planning out there, I'm on overload. All my courage has drained out like a leaky oil can. And I probably can't expect the Medal of Honor or Purple Heart. This is secret bravery that no one but me knows. I guess the good thing is when I flub up, no one will be a witness, except for the people I've asked who are perhaps never quite as friendly again. Oh, dear, I'm talking myself out of it again, aren't I?
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