Why Should I have a Wedding Video?

Your wedding day will be a blur to you and your parents. You plan the many details for months, if not years, but your wedding day goes by so fast that you will miss a large part of it.

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A wedding video is like a "time machine". It lets you relive your wedding day as often as you like, anytime you like. As one of our professional partners put it, "It let's you attend your own wedding at your leisure without the stresses and distractions of the day." It is also a significant and important "living" document for your families, your children, and grandchildren. Some couples don't realize just how important their wedding video will become until they experience the loss of a loved one that attended their wedding.
 

Wedding Video Options

There are a number of options for you to capture your wedding on video. 

Have a Friend Record your Wedding Video with a Digital Camcorder

Some couples use a friend or family member to videotape their wedding day. Be careful, though, as we have heard numerous stories of people running out of tape or batteries, not shooting important activities, and taking shaky or bad footage.

 

Using a friend or relative can cause hard feelings and ruin relationships if your video is poorly done or not done at all. Also, that person can't enjoy themselves at your wedding while they are videotaping it. Be sure to set expectations before the wedding as to what you want to have recorded,  and what kind of equipment will be used.

 

Hire a Professional Wedding Videographer
A professional wedding video should tell the story of your wedding day. Using creative camera work, a keen attention to detail, and artistic editing using music, the right blend of effects and transitions, the professional wedding videographer will produce a video you will watch often and be proud to show others.

Is a Wedding Video Important if I will have Wedding Photos?

Both your wedding photos and your wedding video are of equal importance. You can't frame your wedding video or carry it with you in your purse or wallet to show a friend.  But, you can't hear your marriage vows, see a tear as it rolls down your cheek, or relive the sights, sounds, and emotions of your dad walking you down the aisle or your first dance as husband and wife by looking at a photograph.

A wedding video is a movie of your wedding day, a lasting memory that contains 30 pictures every second and includes the timeless sites and sounds of every important event that took place on your special day.  You can also share your wedding video online or share your wedding video on a video iPod with family & friends who missed your special day.

Wedding Photography and Wedding Videography are both artistic expressions and vary from artist to artist. It is important to view the work of each and meet one-on-one with the person(s) that will be producing your photographs and your wedding video. Make sure that their style and personalities match your expectations.
 

Do I Really Need a Wedding Video?

It's up to you. Your wedding day will only happen once in your life. Don't regret not having your precious memories preserved in a wedding video that you can see and relive over and over.

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