Well, to close the thread (more or less)...
Went with a studio out of Cleveland that a HS classmate has been with for about 5 years now, and a couple of others have used for theirs. Our cost was a little lower than what some folks PM'd me, with the agreement that we would get a DVD of unedited shots, and they are free to do anything they like for promotions and advertising. We also plan on picking maybe 20 or so to put into an album of their design as well.
We've actually got a published photog on the guest list, and a semi-pro expected as the date of another guest, but in both cases we decided against asking them for sorta this reason... the first would spend *HOURS* trying to pose us perfectly instead of getting that two-minute 98% and doing the last 2% in PS, while the second would likely see the first's gear and want to talk shop (cue Nikon v. Canon fanboi war).