Achieving a Perfect Wedding Video on your Wedding Day: Tips from a Videographer
I know it can seem like you have a million things to worry about on your wedding day, but that's not true. By the actual day of your wedding, everything should be ready to go. You'll need to remember a few small things; show up to the wedding, smile, and breathe are the biggest. Beyond that vows and taking pretty pictures are pretty much the things to be concerned about.
What about the video?
Everyone is concerned with getting great wedding photography that they can hang on their walls forever. And they should be. But why stop there?
Video can capture the moments and actions that you weren't even aware of. They can encapsulate every word with all the emotion that is expressed. You can see the exact moments that you go from two individuals to one unit. Those moments are precious and will only happen but once. Once memory starts to fade, you can relive those moments as you watch yourselves.
There are few moments in life that are as life changing as your wedding. And fewer moments still that you can plan for so readily.
So what can you do to ensure your wedding video shows a true representation of your wedding day and what it means?
You'll want someone good. There is no getting around it. It takes a bit of skill to create a good wedding video. You hired a professional photographer, right? That is because there is a difference between a friend taking photos with their camera phone and a skilled photographer with the proper lenses and lighting set-ups. The same thing goes with the video. A friend's little brother or aunt with a camcorder is not always the best choice.
Once you decide on hiring a professional, you will want to see some of their work and talk to them. Is this someone that you can express your ideas with? Are they willing to listen to what you want or are they just looking at you like another sale?
Communication is key because you will need to work together on a few points. You don't want to wait until the day of the wedding to start discussing what you are or are not comfortable with. You may not want the videographer to be in the front row or center isle during the ceremony. You may or may not want them talking directly to the guests. Are you going to take photos before the reception? Are they going with you?
Mostly you are going to want to work with someone that you can get along with easily and will give you what you want. If you can manage that, everything else will work itself out.
What about the video?
Everyone is concerned with getting great wedding photography that they can hang on their walls forever. And they should be. But why stop there?
Video can capture the moments and actions that you weren't even aware of. They can encapsulate every word with all the emotion that is expressed. You can see the exact moments that you go from two individuals to one unit. Those moments are precious and will only happen but once. Once memory starts to fade, you can relive those moments as you watch yourselves.
There are few moments in life that are as life changing as your wedding. And fewer moments still that you can plan for so readily.
So what can you do to ensure your wedding video shows a true representation of your wedding day and what it means?
You'll want someone good. There is no getting around it. It takes a bit of skill to create a good wedding video. You hired a professional photographer, right? That is because there is a difference between a friend taking photos with their camera phone and a skilled photographer with the proper lenses and lighting set-ups. The same thing goes with the video. A friend's little brother or aunt with a camcorder is not always the best choice.
Once you decide on hiring a professional, you will want to see some of their work and talk to them. Is this someone that you can express your ideas with? Are they willing to listen to what you want or are they just looking at you like another sale?
Communication is key because you will need to work together on a few points. You don't want to wait until the day of the wedding to start discussing what you are or are not comfortable with. You may not want the videographer to be in the front row or center isle during the ceremony. You may or may not want them talking directly to the guests. Are you going to take photos before the reception? Are they going with you?
Mostly you are going to want to work with someone that you can get along with easily and will give you what you want. If you can manage that, everything else will work itself out.
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