Hey Seb, sorry I didn't reply sooner I completely forgot.

I actually got married back in September last year but we just did the civil ceremony with the family. this year we're doing the church wedding and huge party in France with like 150 people..........can't wait for october when it's all over and done :)

So anyway I've been actively researching these past weeks and it's really hard because there's so much choice!!
And a lot of different things to consider.

Right now I'm verging on 2 models the Canon HV30 (Mini-DV) or the Sony HDR-SR11 (HDD)
The canon seems to have a slight better quality, non-proprietary horse shoe and easy editing thank to HDV format but when I hold it in my hand it feels a bit light 'cheap'
the Sony is very well made (Sony style) feels great in hand, has HDD so easy storage, a very nice veiwfinder for sunny outdoors, but has proprietary shoe and memory sticks and uses the AVCHD codec which seems to be a pain in the ass to edit (i'm still researching the new 2008 lines of editing software to be sure)
It feels to me that if you mostly film using a tripod the canon is better but if you're going to film by hand the Sony might feel better.....

Overall if editing didn't seem like such a pain I think I'd get the Sony but I'm still hesitant.
The Vegas Pro 8 seems to work, Pinnacle Studio 12 also but it seems iffy.
I've read good stuff about PowerDirector 8 but I can't really find many reviews........

all in all as you can see it's tough choice.

Lance and John both recommended the Canon.
Derek said he's planning on buying the Sony......

check this website it's got loads of information........one might say 'too much info'.