“The wedding was amazing. But while I had an amazing photographer, I didn’t hire a professional videographer. So many wonderful moments were captured frozen in time, but there are no moving images.” —Sheila

I just came across this article in the HuffPost explaining that the number one regret brides and grooms have after their wedding day is not having hired a videographer, and that those who did wished they had spent more.

 

The article was extremely brief so I thought I would go into a bit more detail as to why most couples regret not having hired this trending vendor.

 

Videography is a relatively new service in the wedding world. Sure, people have been recording weddings home-movie style for a while now, but wedding videography has come along way from your Great-Uncle Bob filming your Grandma on his new Super 8mm film camera (unless you’re into the retro look – because people are doing that today, and charging quite a bit for it). The best wedding videographers around today are producing films with Hollywood-level cinematography and story telling. So, it’s no surprise that these vendors are trending.

 

People want the story of their wedding and of their love for one another told and what better way to do that than by hiring a wedding videographer to tell it.

 

I think the quote above by Sheila – an actual bride – encapsulates why it is that so many people regret not having hired a wedding videographer. Photographs don’t tell the whole story, only a single part of it, frozen in time.

 

After all, a photograph can’t tell the whole story.

 

There are other important moments photographs can’t capture in full: the first look, the vows, the speeches, the first dance. These moments can only be captured well on film. I like to say that photographs don’t come with a transcript. They leave everything up to your memory and we’ve all heard about how quickly the day goes by. Really, what would you prefer: a photograph of your father holding a microphone or a beautiful film of him delivering a heartfelt speech to you and your partner?

 

Perhaps wedding photography is only still considered more important because photographs are thought of as traditional (wedding photographs have been around since the 1860’s!), while wedding video is the new kid on the block.

 

Given that video captures so much more of the important moments of a wedding it’s highly likely that in the years to come we will see more couples paying more for their videographers than for their photographers.

 

After all, a photograph can’t tell the whole story.

 

So, now you know how important it is to capture all of the fleeting moments from your wedding day. I’ve written an article explaining What To Ask a Wedding Videographer that will help you avoid commissioning work from the wrong person.

 

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