How to Get The Best Wedding Video Ever
Wedding videos aren’t cheap and the styles vary a lot. Use these tips to help you find the perfect pro to get a video that’s so good you’ll watch it on repeat well past your first anniversary.
1. Hire the Person Whose Style Most Closely Matches Yours
Just like photographers, videographers take different approaches to their craft. Documentary-style videos present the events chronologically, without many special effects, while a cinematic film is generally more dramatic, using interesting angles for a Hollywood-movie feel (these are just two options of many). “You don’t want to select a cinematographer with one style and send them clips from another videographer with a totally different style.
2. Take Finding a Videographer As Seriously As You Do Your Photographer
Unfortunately, hiring a videographer seems to get pushed back somewhere between welcome bags and favors — and it’s just too important for that C-list slot on your long list of to dos. By that time, there will only be a handful of studios left to choose from, and most likely, you won’t be able to hire your first choice.
3. Subscribe to Vimeo
There are plenty of places to find wedding videographers, but Vimeo is the preferred spot for most videographers to post their recent work. It’s a huge videography community to find clips for wedding ideas.
4. Embrace the Professional Referral from other Vendors
Your other vendors, like your photographer and wedding planner have worked with videographers in the past and will be able to suggest filmmakers they’ve liked or that they’ve heard good things about through previous clients.
5. Ask their past Clients
Even if you feel like you’ve found the perfect fit after leaving the studio, you should still do your due diligence and call references (ideally their past clients). Ask questions like: Did they capture the most important parts of your wedding? Was he a positive presence throughout the day? Overall, were you happy with the final film?
6. Meet Them in Person Before You Decide
You need to feel at ease with your videographer. Remember, they’ll be following you around on your wedding day. It’s best to meet them in person beforehand. During the meeting, ask to see their portfolio (a full video or two) and see if the rapport jives between you and them.
7. Select your Packages wisely
Wedding videography is a huge and mature industry so know what packages and add ons you want for your wedding. The details of the package you select should include the coverage time (as in, how long your videographer will be at your venue), how many videographers you’ll have, an itemized list of the finished product (highlight reels, aerial shots, save the date videos, same day edit videos), nitty-gritty logistical details (time and location), cancellation policies and, of course, the price. These details are important to know what you’re paying for.
8. Don’t Micromanage
You’re hiring someone for their experience and talent (not just their equipment). So, trust your decision. On the day of, you shouldn’t feel like you need to direct them or keep your eye on them. If you’ve truly done your research well and fully vetted your videographer, you should have complete confidence in them and enjoy the moment.
In the end, it’s about capturing the moments that matter and having the right videographer will make or break that. So, We hope the above eight steps guide you in selecting the right videographer.
This is a republished article by Rachel Torgerson and to find your dream wedding videographer please check out Trippix. For questions or recommendations on future articles, please email us at info@trippix.net or visit us at our social channels Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
