Though unfortunately everyday can’t be your wedding day, with a wedding video you can at least relive this amazing day through a beautifully edited film capturing one of the most special occasions of your lives! It's something that you can share with family and friends as well as look back on every anniversary! (or even everyday!) Knowing how important this video is we wanted to share a few things to consider when hiring a wedding videographer!
Today we will be focusing on factors to consider that specifically apply to videographers, so along with the list below we highly recommend that you also consider the cost of your videographer and how it will impact your budget as videography can be one of the larger costs of your wedding day.
Photography: Aria Studios
Videography Style
You definitely want to select a videographer that creates the videos of the style that you want! When I get my haircut I often find photos of the cut and color I want but instead of looking on Pinterest for random photos I try to find photos posted from my hair stylist so that they can see that I not only like their work but want them to give me exactly what they gave another client!
Photography: Embr Photo
So the same thing can be done with videos! If you’re noticing that on your Instagram feed you are really enjoying watching videos and reels from one specific videographer whose style is exactly want you want, when chatting with them you can share the things you liked from the videos they’ve made in the past so that they know exactly what to give you.
Now in order to do this, you have to know what you want! Do you want a video with a lot of incredibly cinematic moments set against music? OR do you want a video with a more organic feel that captures speeches, and features voice over audio rather than music? Knowing what you want will not only help you find the right videographer for you but it will ensure that you wind up happy with the end result!
Equipment/Product/Turaround Time
With knowing what kind of style you want your video to be it’s important to also know the kind of shots, product, and turn around time you want to receive your video. Not all videographers use the same equipment, produce the same type of films, and edit videos in the same amount of time, so it’s important to consider these factors when selecting your videographer.
Photography: Michele C Photo | Venue: Hawaii Vista Weddings
For instance equipment, if you know for sure that you want a drone shot overlooking your wedding ceremony (granted your venue allows drones) it’s important to look for videographers that are licensed drone pilots that have experience in capturing these shots. You don’t want to assume that just because they're a videographer they’ll have a drone because if they don’t, you’re going to end up being disappointed on your wedding day and it’d unfortunately be too late to change anything.
With the product, videographers offer many different products and services, such as a highlight video, a full length film, a same day edit, raw footage, etc. and they can be all different durations from videos that are 3 minutes to ones that are 15 minutes. Knowing what you want will again help you in selecting videographers that will be able to deliver the exact product that you want.
Finally with the turnaround time, as some videographers can edit their films and share them with you in a month, some can take 3 months or 6 months, some even longer. Knowing the turnaround time that you want in receiving your wedding video and the turnaround time that your wedding videographer promises will help you to select the videographer that will not only be able to create the video in the style that you want it, with the equipment you want, and give you the product you want, but do it all in the time that you want!
HOW TO FIND A WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHER?
Besides word of mouth from family & friends, many vendors including videographers can be found by asking your venue! Most venues, especially hotel venues, have a preferred vendor list. And as you guessed it, this list is made up of vendors that the venue trusts and often works with. Selecting a videographer who is recommended by your venue is not only great because the venue has a relationship with them, but it means that the videographer is comfortable with capturing footage at your venue. They know where they can and can’t fly their drones (and if they’re even allowed to!), as well as where there’s great scenery and lighting.
Additionally, if you hire other vendors on the preferred vendor list they most likely have worked together before which would be a great plus to ensuring that your wedding day will run smoothly! Along with your venue you can definitely ask your other vendors for recommendations, especially your wedding coordinator, as they would have an idea of your budget and your priorities and can be able to recommend someone that would be the perfect match for you! And of course, we can’t forget to mention visiting social media and review sites such as Yelp, Google, and The Knot to read recommendations from previous couples!
We hope this helps you in finding your perfect wedding videographer! :)
If you’re still in search of the following vendors as well, check out our similar blogs on a few other wedding vendors:
Things to Consider When Hiring a Wedding Coordinator
Things to Consider When Hiring a Wedding Photographer
XOXOXO
Happy Planning!
(A Perfect Day)