Why book a wedding videographer?
1. Wedding videography brings it all to life
A wedding videographer will deliver moving pictures. It’s a much more immersive experience than purely looking at your wedding photos. So, where a photographer will deliver a still image, a wedding videographer will bring it to life and deliver something with movement. Instantly, a video becomes more captivating because it’ll bring back memories that simply cannot be caught with photography.
2. It’s ok to be camera shy
Wedding videographers use small camera gear these days. Gone are the days where a videographer would be carrying bulky equipment around! Most wedding videographers have become minimalist with what they carry, so they’re hardly noticeable these days. The last thing a wedding videographer wants is to disrupt the flow of your wedding, so we always aim to be as discrete as possible.
I think we can all admit it: most of us are camera shy. Few are really comfortable being photographed or filmed on their wedding day. That is exactly why you need a professional wedding videographer to capture your big day candidly, and in the moment. You don’t want to have to pose, or be directed.
3. Everyone has an iPhone, right?
Whether it’s the first look, the confetti shot, or even the first dance … guests will have their phone ready. And you’ll likely receive 100+ messages on WhatsApp following your wedding, with everyone sharing their videos.
But, if you want a professional to film your wedding, and deliver an engaging video, then a wedding videographer will also have the exact same shots, and more, but recorded on high-end camera gear.
4. Videographer vs Photographer
When planning your wedding, whether it’s a UK wedding or a destination wedding, you’ll likely start by booking your photographer. That is what most couples do. Wedding videographers and photographers work well together, because they’re all there to capture the best moments. The two truly complement each other.
If you’re looking to hire both a wedding videographer and a photographer, you’ll want to consider two main things:
Do their styles match?
Have they worked together before?
5. Tell your story
The beauty of a wedding video is that it combines everything you know about cinema, and packs it all into your wedding film: Throughout beautiful footage and carefully curated sound design, and background music, a wedding videographer will tell your wedding story as if it was a mini-film. A movie always has key ingredients to structure the narrative: scene setting, characters, location, ambient sound. I apply these principles in all of my wedding films.
6. “I do”, but on camera
When you think about your wedding day, you’ll likely cast your mind back to the wedding ceremony itself: the groom nervously waiting for his bride. Guests excited to see the dress. The bride walking down the aisle. The “I do” and exchange of the rings, followed by your first kiss.
These are things you want to remember and be able to watch back. A wedding videographer will capture the ceremony in its entirety, so you can watch it back alongside your full wedding film, and relive all those precious moments.
7. Remember the speeches
One of the most underrated aspects of hiring a wedding videographer are the speeches. If you’re looking to deliver a speech, chances are you’ll be feeling nervous about speaking in front of a crowd. You have probably prepared your notes on small cards, to make sure that you can remember to thank everyone, including your brides (Trust me, it has happened!).
You’ve put a lot of efforts into it and thought about every word you want to say, so why not have a wedding videographer capture your speech on film, so you can watch it back?
8. Relive the day as if you were there
The day of your wedding can be nerve wracking. It is one of the biggest days you’ll experience as a couple. And it all goes so quick! Wedding videography is perfect to remember everything, from start to finish. With a wedding film, you’ll be taken back to the bridal prep, the hair and makeup, the laughter with your bridesmaids. The groom and his boys fooling around. All the way to your first dance, and the awkward uncle’s moves on the dancefloor.
9. Remember your venue
If you’re looking into wedding videography, you’ve also secured your wedding venue. It could be one of Cheshire’s most luxurious wedding venues, or if you’re planning a destination wedding, you might be getting married in Spain or Italy, some of Europe’s top wedding destinations. A wedding videographer will capture your venue, including from air, through drone wedding videography. You’ll be able to see your wedding venue like you’ve never seen it before, with a stunning aerial perspective.
10. Remember everyone
Do you want to remember how much love surrounds you on your special day? Wedding videographers will aim to tell your story. And so much of this is about who you are as a couple, but also the bonds and love that will surround you on your wedding day: from both friends and family. Those close ones you’ll want to remember forever.
