- Your videographer should have state-of-the-art equipment, but should also have gracious manners. Hire only a professional who answers your questions courteously and will be able to convey a non-intrusive approach with your wedding guests.
- Incorporate video into your reception. Entertain your guests with a brief, after-dinner creative flick that’s more than just snapshots of you and your honey in diapers. Arrange to have your videographer do tongue-in-cheek interviews with close friends and family.
- Entertain your guests with a brief, after-dinner creative flick that’s more than just snapshots of you and your honey in diapers. Arrange to have your videographer do tongue-in-cheek interviews with close friends and family.
- Ask your videographer to add some humor by incorporating a “Blooper” section at the end of the video.
- Ask the videographer to make ready an unedited copy of the wedding/reception CD/DVD by the time they leave the reception. You can relive the day right away and patiently wait for the edited version.
- Equipment failure is always a possibility – have an extra camcorder and battery on hand, and enlist a willing and knowledgeable close friend to help out if needed.
- Capture your wedding day from different perspectives. Hire a professional videographer, but arrange to have four or five different people shoot brief scenes throughout the day with other non-professional video equipment. You’ll be able to see everything you might have missed!
- Do you want a documentary and play-by-play video of your big day, or do you envision a romantic or charmed? Ask to see videographer’s demo tapes and think about a combination of the two.
- By digitally enhancing your wedding photos, your videographer can create enchanting movies. Think about incorporating other unique scenes and make your wedding video a work of art.
- The best videographers are booked solid; so as soon as you have your wedding date, arrange for meetings, portfolio reviews, samples, and get the contract in writing at least six month’s prior.
- Videography can make your big day last forever. Don’t ask Uncle Joe to take home videos, but instead, ask for expert recommendations from local photography shops and studios.
- Capture your day on video. If your budget is tight, consider hiring a good videographer to get quality ‘raw footage’ of your day. You can always go back later to create an edited summary set to music, but you can’t ever go back to your wedding day!
Who to have for your wedding videographer? Premier Bride of Mississippi has a list of some of the best in the industry. Visit www.premierbridems.com and click on videographers. You’ll find other top wedding professionals there, too!