Film Your Own Wedding Video

There are many reasons why people believe they don’t want a wedding video, some people don’t like the thought of a massive camera or strange wedding videographer.

 

So if you decide you don’t want to pay someone else to film your wedding there is another option. Some companies are now offering to hire you a camcorder, for one of your friends or family to use then the company will edit your footage together onto a dvd. Not only does this work out cheaper, it may offer advantages over a tradtional video.

Advantages of filming your own wedding

You a likely to react in a more natural way to a camera when held by someone you know well. Why not share the duties around, let your bridesmaids film your preparations in the morning, your uncle film the service and the best man get some reaction from guests in the evening.

The video company then take your footage and try to turn it into a watchable dvd! There are some issues, with the main one being that is likely there will be very little experience of filming a wedding amongst your guests. Your family or friends might be responsible for missing big moments! Also things like sound, positioning and lighting have to be right and this often takes experience. Not all professionals are that good at filming weddings, they are a live event with many issues and variables- they are not east to film professionally!

Tips on shooting Your own Wedding

First, you need to have a list of all locations that will be used on the wedding day; this includes the places where both bride as well as groom will get ready. Make sure that you have all the phone numbers for the locations in had so you can easily call and ask for directions should you find yourself getting lost.

You should prepare all of the equipment you will use for the wedding video the night before. All the batteries of the cameras you will use needs to be fully charged and that you have plenty of blank tapes on hand. Check if the on cameras light as well as the lenses are clean and pack everything the evening before the event. Arrive early on each location and always make sure that you have plenty of footage of the happy couple getting married. Capture the speeches as well as the important parts of the ceremony such as cake cutting, doves, bouquet throwing, etc.

Too scary? You could compromise

Why not have a professional and a camera for your friends and family to use. This footage could then be mixed in the edit or used as an extras section on the dvd.

 

 

 

Three Reasons You Must Have a Wedding Video

Why you must book a wedding videographer to record your wedding day

Unfortunately many wedding couples fear the very thought of being filmed! Even worse the thought of it being all day long when they are supposed to be enjoying the happiest day of their lives!

Many people will tell them, yet they will never believe that there is so much going on during the wedding, that you will not even know a cameraman is there, let alone be worrying about it! Amongst the most common regrets from brides is not having a recorded record of their day in the form of a wedding video, yet you never hear even the most nervous of brides or groom say they wish they didn’t have their day filmed when they had booked a videographer.

The wedding video actually tops the wedding photographs in the best bridal investment surveys by many top bridal magazines and authoritative websites.

Get over the nerves – 3 reasons you will want a wedding video

1) Wedding photographs are a great record, yet a still can’t reproduce the feel and atmosphere of your special day, the mix of recorded audio and moving images can. A professional wedding videographer will know how to tell the story of your day so that each and every moment is captured and told in the best possible way.

2) There will no doubt be people who can’t make you wedding day, or may not be on this earth that much longer after the big day. For those people who are just too ill to attend or live abroad and too far away, a wedding film is a the only way of letting them share in the joy of your wedding day , speeches, main service and all the other magic moments. A  wedding video  is also a great way of remembering everybody who attended your wedding, enjoying you special day, happy and dressed to impress (for once!).

3) To help show off the other investments you made on your wedding. The wedding video will record all the moments you are way too busy to appreciate. How well did your band perform, what tricks did your magician do?, how did those overpriced flowers look and how well did the hotel do with dressing your tables? You make many big investments on your big day, yet won’t have much time to appreciate them all. Make the most of your well earned money and relive your wedding day again and again, with a well filmed wedding video!