What Your Wedding Videographer Wished You Knew
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You’re getting married and now you're looking for a wedding videographer! You've read all the wedding blogs and have a list of questions ready for your videographer. Everything is set!
Well, maybe... the thing about most of those "questions to ask your videographer" posts, is that most of them aren't actually written by videographers. It's always the best idea to ask for suggestions directly from the source - who else would know what's best to ask a videographer than a videographer themself?
There are a few things that our team of professional wedding videographers wish couples knew:
Everything is subjective.
Everything from slow-motion type and length, to voiceover, how a shot is cropped, and even whether or not a videographer captures the couple or the couple and guests... is ALL a matter of preference. There's no right or wrong answer, but it's so important for couples to realize that there is no such thing as a "standard" expectation. If there is something that you want to see, tell your videographer no matter how small or commonsense it might seem. A good wedding vendor is part planner and firefighter, but we definitely are not mind readers! The more you share about what you like, what you expect, and what you want to see, the better!
The footage doesn't lie.
Exactly what you see in a film is exactly what existed on the wedding day. If you want light and airy getting-ready footage, choose to get ready in a bright light-colored room with big windows. If you want footage of you two as a couple being all cute, allow extra time in the schedule for the videographer to come to your photo session. If you want beautiful flat lay shots of your invitation suite and accessories, leave those items aside along with some decorative props like silk ribbon, floral cuttings, or other small meaningful items.
Videography has unique timeline needs.
Wedding videography is not the same as wedding photography, in any way. Videography equipment requires more set up time, more breakdown time, and more time to capture each element. A photo camera is capturing a still visual of split second in time, while a video camera is capturing the audio and visual, and an extended moment in time. That means that to capture your day well, your videographer will need separate set up and break down time before and after big events.
Camera gear is heavy.
This might sound basic, but really Our typical gear set up is 65-70 lbs, sometimes over 80! That's a lot of weight to carry around to each location, and sometimes it takes multiple trips to get it all. While you and your fiance or your bridal party might be able to just walk to a new location in a minute or two, it is going to take your videographer a bit more time to pack up, move, and re set up their gear.
When in doubt, ask your videography what they need to do their job. The best way for you to make sure your film is top-notch is to make sure your videographer has everything they need to do the job perfectly.
