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How To Truly Enjoy Your Wedding
Your wedding day will be extremely brief because of the emotions or simply
because of
the preoccupation that everything comes out perfectly. Also, most
brides spend
months even years dreaming about their wedding day and visualizing
that unique and
magnificent event full of magic and wonder. Searching even
for the wedding ring can
take days. Therefore, how can you insure that you will truly
enjoy your wedding day?
That will only be possible if you capture a live footage of that once in
the lifetime event
through digital video and saving the memories to be re-seen
for the rest of your lives and
future generations. But, sadly, most brides follow one of
these mistakes:
 They
select a non professional videographer only as an option
from other providers.
Expect to preserve their memories only with photography.
Expect friends and family to tape their event.
Decide
to select a videographer only by the lowest price.
The Video: Option or Investment?
Employing a videographer is not a question of luxury or just an option. You have
invested
time and money selecting the flowers, dress, cake, food and
more, but all of that will
only be for one day. Nothing of that carefully
planned and wonderful moment will be
saved unless you have a professional videographer. Only a
video from a professional
videographer will let you:
1.
RE-LIVE
you wedding day.
2.
PRESERVE
forever all that time and money invested.
3.
PROTECT
all the emotions, feelings and happiness lived that day.
The Wedding Event Videography Association (WEVA) conducted a survey by
Breakthrough Marketing, Inc. The survey showed that brides don’t
fully appreciate the
value of video until after the wedding. Before the wedding, only a
little more than 50%
of surveyed brides considered the video a necessary service. Also,
38% of brides did not
plan to have their weddings videotaped by anyone – amateur or
professional, and
afterwards they regret it. However, after the wedding, 75%
considered video a must.
Thus, ninety-eight percent of all surveyed newlyweds recommended
other brides
to have their weddings videotaped.
What will you select:
Photography OR Videography / Photography AND
Videography?
Maybe you will say: “I already have a photographer.” Excellent, but a photo is
just a
captured scene not a copy of the whole event. Let’s compare
photo and video with
just photo quantity: A video camera takes approximately 30 photos
per second.
In a 90 minute film that will amount to 162,000 photos. Do you have
ever heard of
any photographer taking more tan 5,000 photos in a wedding? But,
that’s not all.
Video contains more elements: sound and movement. As some experts
agree, video is
the next phase of photography and that implies a better and
superior media to
preserve important event, your wedding. Only video contains the
emotions,
movement, sounds, and every other detail in time.
When you select a videographer, be sure to select a professional videographer.
Many brides have select this service just for the low price and
have paid a much higher
wage, in the best cases, bad quality and in the worst, no memories
at all. Make a
careful selection because you will only have one opportunity to
have your wedding video
for the rest of your life.
In order to select a professional, always analyze these factors:
Image Quality
– Observe full wedding videos, not demos. Then you can see what other
couples have received and what can you expect. Verify its quality and image.
Professional videographers always use professional 3 CCD cameras.
Sound Quality
– In order to have the best sound possible, professionals always use wireless
microphones. This enables them to capture all the vows and whispers from the
couple loud and clear.
Professionalism
– A professional videographer can be identified by its experience,
artistic work, personality and helping attitude. They are part of the solution
for the wedding couple in every aspect of preserving their memories. They are
not worried or intimidated that you compare their work to others. They always
use professional equipment to produce a superior quality in their video. They
are also part of one or more professional video organizations.
How to select a professional videographer?
Suggestion 1:
Like any other service, become an informed consumer. Always check at
least four or more videographers and ask to see full wedding
videos from other clients
(no demos). Only then you will verify the quality and experience
from the service that
is offered.
Suggestion 2: Search for
the videographer and photographer as soon as you have
decided the wedding date. Once you have decided, reserve them.
These services are
usually reserved a year before the wedding date.
Suggestion 3:
Select a company that delivers both services, not only you will save time
in selecting but both services will complement each other
better.
Suggestion 4:
Select a videographer and photographer that reserves the day only for
your wedding. In this way, if any unseen change in time
arises, you will be relaxed that
the videographer and photographer will not be rushing you because
they have any
other engagement.
Suggestion 5:
Always select the videographer and photographer by quality first then
and only then by price. There are too many stories of couples that
selected these
services by price and have been disappointed or lost all their
memories. Quality first,
price second.
Suggestion 6:
Check for services providers outside metropolitan areas. Remember that
service providers outside metropolitan areas charge. Even though,
you may pay a
traveling fee for their services they are more economical.
Suggestion 7:
Search for special offers that include options like photomontages, love
stories and others that you may be interested. Not only these
options will excel the
wedding video but, they will also add significant emotional,
sentimental and historic value.
How can you contribute to preserve your
memories?
Suggestion 1:
Keep well informed your videographer and photographer about any change
in the protocol or if there will be any surprise. You can asign
your wedding coordinator
to help you with this important aspect.
Suggestion 2:
Explain your guests to not interfere with the videographer and photographer.
This will help prevent excessive movement by the videographer and
photographer and a
better quality of footage.
Suggestion 3:
Provide seating near the newlyweds table so the videographer and
photographer can be in an instant if some important event suddenly
happens. It’s not a
funny thing watching the videographer and photographer jumping over
tables trying to
reach a clear shot.
Suggestion 4:
When providing food and refreshments to your guests, be sure that both
your videographer and photographer are among the first. Not only
they will be able to
focus on the job but they will also be ready when everyone finishes
and the party starts.
Conclusion
It is possible that
some family members and friends try to dissuade you of hiring a
professional as they will be glad to do it. But don’t! They
will be enjoying the party and
not concentrating on the job to preserve your memories. In any
case, you will also
want them to enjoy the party. In the end, if you carefully select
and hire a professional
videographer then, you will not only preserve that day in video,
but will be able to truly
enjoy forever your wedding day.
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