Why hire a videographer for your special day!? Enjoy!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Why Hire a Videographer!?
Based on the video above... here are my thoughts on the subject!
Well, recently, with the effects of the economy there are more and more articles out there telling you how to save money or "cut costs" when it comes to planning a wedding. We love the ideas of "going green" as in not doing favors and making a donation in lieu of those, or doing reusable centerpieces, so to not have waste and save money. Trim your guest list, change the date to Friday or Sunday or have in the "off-season" months (November - March in PA), create DIY projects, consider dinner alternatives (buffet vs. sit-down)... all GREAT ways to save money in the ever-increasing wedding-budget world. BUT... and here is the BIG BUT...
Skimping on photo and video is NOT the right way about saving money in your wedding planning. I just read an article on the Knot.com that mentioned in a section called "Photo and Video" ... to not skimp on photos because you will have those forever... AGREED! But then it goes on to say that, although video is important too, maybe just taping the ceremony is a great idea to save on money!? REALLY... cause all that money we mentioned before is spent at your reception, for the most part... but that isn't important!? We even have different articles out there that mention having a friend or as we call it "Uncle Bob" film it instead... While that may work out just fine... does Uncle Bob have wireless microphones to capture the vows in the event that the PA system in the church doesn't work properly. Does Uncle Bob have back up equipment in case his camera crashes, as we all know happens with technology. Is it going to be a steady smooth video or a shaky/jumpy mess of movement because not everyone owns the proper equipment to stabalize a camera? What happens when Uncle Bob is busy talking to other friends and family and some thing important happens... memories lost!
The point here is not to rip on anyone out there with an Uncle named Bob, but instead to help you realize why video is just as important to your day as everything else. Without video, you lose the emotion that comes with motion and sound... and without that, your photos are just memories. WITH video, however, you can relive the sights, sounds and emotions of your special day for a lifetime to come and share all of that with the future generations years from now.
I am done rambling on the subject... but I just wanted to bring to light these articles out there and why you shouldn't necessarily consider these articles the Gospel... make your own decisions on what may or may not be important to you! :)
Well, recently, with the effects of the economy there are more and more articles out there telling you how to save money or "cut costs" when it comes to planning a wedding. We love the ideas of "going green" as in not doing favors and making a donation in lieu of those, or doing reusable centerpieces, so to not have waste and save money. Trim your guest list, change the date to Friday or Sunday or have in the "off-season" months (November - March in PA), create DIY projects, consider dinner alternatives (buffet vs. sit-down)... all GREAT ways to save money in the ever-increasing wedding-budget world. BUT... and here is the BIG BUT...
Skimping on photo and video is NOT the right way about saving money in your wedding planning. I just read an article on the Knot.com that mentioned in a section called "Photo and Video" ... to not skimp on photos because you will have those forever... AGREED! But then it goes on to say that, although video is important too, maybe just taping the ceremony is a great idea to save on money!? REALLY... cause all that money we mentioned before is spent at your reception, for the most part... but that isn't important!? We even have different articles out there that mention having a friend or as we call it "Uncle Bob" film it instead... While that may work out just fine... does Uncle Bob have wireless microphones to capture the vows in the event that the PA system in the church doesn't work properly. Does Uncle Bob have back up equipment in case his camera crashes, as we all know happens with technology. Is it going to be a steady smooth video or a shaky/jumpy mess of movement because not everyone owns the proper equipment to stabalize a camera? What happens when Uncle Bob is busy talking to other friends and family and some thing important happens... memories lost!
The point here is not to rip on anyone out there with an Uncle named Bob, but instead to help you realize why video is just as important to your day as everything else. Without video, you lose the emotion that comes with motion and sound... and without that, your photos are just memories. WITH video, however, you can relive the sights, sounds and emotions of your special day for a lifetime to come and share all of that with the future generations years from now.
I am done rambling on the subject... but I just wanted to bring to light these articles out there and why you shouldn't necessarily consider these articles the Gospel... make your own decisions on what may or may not be important to you! :)
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