 Won't
your wedding photos be enough? No one has ever met newlyweds who
said they regretted spending money on a good, professional wedding
videographer. Photographers do take glorious photos that can sometimes
make us look even better than we actually do, but video captures
the reality of the day.
It has often been asked, "After the wedding, reception and honeymoon
are over, what do you have left?" The invitations were all sent
except for your keepsake. The wedding gown will be cleaned and
stored away. The rented tuxedos have been returned to the store.
The flowers have perished. The cake has been eaten. The reception
food was served. The reception facility is being used for another
event. The DJ was paid and has left the building.
The photos are nice to display. But the moment can happen over
and over again on video. Too many brides put the videography at
the end of the budget, allowing for niceties such as limousines
to usurp the position of a service that will bring you joy over
and over again. The right videographer makes you laugh, cry, and
want to watch your video time and again. Many brides and grooms
have commented that they watch their video on anniversaries, after
disagreements, on days when they are feeling blue, and when friends
ask for their recommendations for other vendors. Plus, video is
a good way for far away relatives who missed the event to see it
live!
You may be asking yourself, "Yeah you make a good point. But why
should I hire a professional videographer when a friend offered
to do it for us?" Your friend may mean well, but does he or she
possess the skills and equipment to do a job you won't regret for
years to come? It's better to let your family and friends enjoy
the event while your videographer unobtrusively captures all the
sights, sounds and emotions of your wedding day in digital clarity
with creative artistry, creating a keepsake. More than just "a
video", a professional wedding video is a fun, emotion-filled story,
featuring YOU!
When you begin to think about your wedding video consider adding
a few extras: a childhood/engagement photo or honeymoon photo montage,
pre-ceremony wedding day activities, or a love story interview
together or individually before the big day. This is candid, emotional
coverage which sets up your story and provides important footage
for the editing of your short story recap or highlight. You may
wish to go as far as to select coverage of the engagement (usually
done by the groom unless the bride is proposing), dress fittings,
bridal showers, lunches, weekend activities, wedding rehearsal
and groom's dinner, wedding party preparations at a salon/spa,
post wedding day activities such as gift opening brunch, honeymoon
home video footage, or honeymoon photograph montage. The possibilities
are endless for customizing your wedding video. Plan carefully.
Once your day is over, this milestone becomes a memory.

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