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5 Essential Questions to Ask Your Wedding Videographer

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8th Jun 2021




The wedding video is just as important as the photography. Therefore, the choice of a videographer should be treated with the same care!

Things like costs and service packages should be discussed with any wedding professional by email or phone in order not to waste time meeting with professionals whose working conditions are not suitable for you. Let's take a look at the questions that should be discussed in person before signing the contract:

1. Describe your videography style 

Of course, before the meeting, you have already looked at the portfolio of the videographer and selected it among many others, and yet you should not neglect the discussion of the style of his work. Not being a professional, when watching a video, it is difficult to separate the work of a videographer from the work of other professionals at a wedding: decorator, presenter, organizer, lighting designer.

In addition, the video is a living dynamic of the wedding, and therefore a lot in it depends on the atmosphere of the holiday, on the newlyweds themselves and their guests. So let the videographer describe your approach to shooting and consider if his vision resonates with yours. Some of the pros are shooting a reportage, while others are shooting a short movie with a plot; someone uses additional effects and filters, while someone prefers a natural picture, etc.

2. Is the videography style suitable for our wedding style?

Make sure that the style of work of the chosen wedding videographer is not only beautiful in itself, but is right for you. For example, if a videographer shoots mostly classic or glamorous videos about weddings in luxury restaurants, it is unlikely that for your youth wedding in a loft he will drastically change his style and make a bright, incendiary, funny video. If you dream of a small, cozy wedding and an atmospheric, unhurried film about it, with an emphasis on details, a videographer-reporter is not for you.

3. Can I choose the music for the wedding video?

For many brides, this is a matter of principle, and it should be discussed in advance because the video is edited to music. The picture and sound must be in harmony, so simply replacing one audio track with another will not work.

Music and video sequences must match in length and mood, which means that you are unlikely to yourself, without seeing the footage, will be able to choose the perfect soundtrack for it. Therefore, it is so important to say such questions out loud, and not expect the videographer to read your thoughts: perhaps the best solution would be to make a list of suitable songs or favorite artists and pass it on to the pros.

4. What can we do to help make the wedding video great?

The result of a videographer's work depends not only on his professionalism but also on yourself: no filters, music or unusual framing can replace your sincere emotions!

Unlike photography, a video cannot just be a beautiful setting, when a pro tells you how to get up and where to look, dynamics, gestures, touch are important. The more you enjoy your holiday, hug your groom and laugh with friends than the more relaxed and natural you will behave in front of the camera, the more atmospheric and beautiful your wedding video will be.

5. When will we get the finished video?

To avoid unnecessary anxiety and once again not to distract the videographer, check with him in advance the deadlines for the release of the finished material, and make sure that they are also indicated in your contract. Making a wedding video is a creative job, so if quality and uniqueness are important to you, don't go for a low price or fast deadlines, especially during the high season. The video from the wedding will delight you for many, many years, and this joy is definitely worth waiting for a couple of months.