Wedding Videographer - Is it worth it?

Ah pity. If you look up venues supplier lists of who they recommend you might spot someone good whose local

I was on the fence about getting one before our wedding but my husband wanted one so I went with it and delighted I did. There were bits included that I wasn't there for during the day like people arriving to the church, my niece and nephew walking up the aisle and my husband waiting for me which I loved and they captured little looks between us during the ceremony and little things I'd forgotten. The best man speech was hilarious as well and it's great to have that. We got three copied of the dvd so our parents have copies as well.

bjork wrote: »

It actually comes from talking to my guests


You have a vested interest in promoting wedding videos.

I know and I'm not hiding the fact that I do this for a living. But I am passionate about my job and I stand by what I said.


There are some individuals out there who give the field a bad name and perhaps you have experienced this which is fair enough.

I'm just saying echoing others that a good videographer doesn't make people feel uncomfortable.

We had a videographer, €700 up to 1st dance, 3 copies and 3-4 minute highlight clip online.
He asked what we wanted and stayed very much in the background, most guests didn't even notice him, which made for more natural shots. He also kindly incorporated a recording of a 'flash dance' some of my wifes friends did for her at drunk o'clock at the reception that we forwarded on afterwards.

I'll be honest that we've probaly only watched it fully 2-3 times in almost 3 years, but we wanted it for further down the line. Even since then 3 close family members have died so it's great to be able to find a minute of them, especially to hear their voice again, when you are missing them.
That was probably the biggest reason we had it.

Most of my friends that didn't have one now regret it so if you can, have one. Even if a family member has a basic camera, get the ceremony, speeches, dances and some shots of the guests arriving at the church and venue. It doesn't have to be a big production to capture the main parts of the day.

Fionn wrote: »

Photography catches moments at a wedding that are beautiful and memorable. However, there are moments in between that a photographer won't physically capture; such as, a gesture, the spoken word, music, all which can convey a lot of emotion etc.

Thats the nice thing about video, it captures sound and movement.

Lots of people cherish a video because of perhaps loved one no longer with us and were captured on video, animated in a way a photograph won't portray; this could be a father doing a speech, a mother dancing with her son, a best friend laughing on the dance floor....all of these life events recorded for you, your children, and grandchildren to enjoy and remember.

There is always some level of intrusiveness whether it's photography or videography, the operator has to be able to get into positions to get the shots, that's what you pay them for!
the equipment used these days has reduced considerably in size, so videography is not as intrusive as it once was.

I've seen people 'pose' for what they thought was a stills camera but was actually a video cam, most times any uncomfortable looking footage will be edited out, I would imagine that people get uncomfortable no matter what the camera is.

If you do go the DIY route try get a camera setup that includes a tripod and reasonable audio capture.

At the end of the day it's a personal choice.

Oh! and one more thing anyone that has DVD's etc. make sure you have them backed up to a few locations, this stuff does fail and once it's gone it's invariably gone forever!

I was shooting an event recently for the local college and loads of the students kept coming up and sticking their faces into the camera.

I didn't bother to tell them I was a videographer and not a photographer and just filmed them looking like eejits for 20 seconds giving peace signs and pulling stupid faces.

We didnt book ours until about 2 months before the wedding - it was always an "extra" we werent sure if we could afford or not till closer to the date. I am so glad we have a DVD, it's a lovely reminder of a really happy day. The photos are brilliant too, but it's nice to have ceremony footage and speeches. Our guy didnt interview anyone - it never came up in conversation whether he would or wouldnt either, not sure is it something that used to be done? I've never been interviewed at any wedding I've attended...

We got a morning highlights vid a few days after the wedding which was great, then the real DVD and more recently a full day's highlights which has a few funny bits that didnt make it to the dvd and was lovely to have. Our ceremony was in a really narrow room and I was thinking it might be tough for both photographer and videographer to move in general, let alone be in each other's way but they were grand and not a bit intrusive of ceremony. The morning prep at my folks' house was also not a bit intrusive, and we had a housefull of people, between hair and makeup, BMs, transport and neighbours calling in. I actually dont know how we all fit at times, and the house isn't small! I'd recommend our guys to anyone (Dublin but will travel).

I've watched the video with my bridesmaid and friends who asked to see it. Mam watches her copy a lot... my aunt wasnt able to be at our whole day so she was delighted to view bits she missed, and mam and my SIL had a night of viewing it recently - SIL was dying to see herself in it. If I have to watch it again, I'll skip through ceremony and speeches to be honest - hate the sound of my own voice!!!