I don’t provide wedding video services of any kind, so this is not a plug for anything I’m directly involved in.
When I meet with couples to talk about their wedding plans, I almost always ask if they’re are considering using a professional videographer. if they’re undecided, I share the following story.
I got married in October, 2000. Wedding video wasn’t high on my list of priorities, but thankfully my wife Lisa knew better. All of the things I thought would bother me (feel like I was on camera, acting, nervous about the lens etc) just didn’t eventuate. Most of the time I was completely unaware the camera was nearby - I as just too distracted by much more important things.
Nine years later, our wedding video has been converted to DVD. I’ve sent copies around the world, shared it with DJ friends in the USA at a DJ convention who wanted to know what a Kiwi wedding was like. I don’t know where my wedding photos are though.
My oldest child is now 6 years old, and a few months ago she ended up watching our wedding video. The look on her face as she tried to figure out why she wasn’t add the wedding was priceless. She saw people that are no longer with us, heard them speaking and everything. And even though I was there, I can still see the DVD and see things that photos don’t really show. My parents together, my late grandmother (who passed shortly before my sister’s wedding), people I’d forgotten were even AT the wedding - I could go on.
About a year ago I was having lunch with friends - a couple of professional videographers. During our time together, one of their clients stopped by to pick up another copy of his wedding DVD. His wedding was about 3 months earlier, so I asked him how many times he’d watched the DVD and shown friends. He’d “lost count”. I asked him how many times he’d looked at the wedding photos - and the answer did not compare to the video.
If you’re unsure, please look at what video professionals can offer.
Talk to WHITE Wedding Video or Lavender Weddings for information. Not only are they professional operators, they both run by very nice people.
DJ Hire for your wedding - contact Nick Logan, MC and DJ.
