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Wedding Videographing Choosing your wedding videographer is an extremely important decision and an investment in part of your life that you'll share with your family for generations to come. We hope the information on this website helps make that decision easier. Please contact us if we can be of any help as you prepare for your wedding day.
Why should I get a video made?
Why Should I...?
Many times people ask, "Why should I bother having my wedding videotaped?" - "I'm going to have my picture album to look at." The answer to this is very simple: How much would it be worth to you to see a film of your parents' wedding, your grandparents', or even your great-grandparents' wedding? Ten years ago, nobody would have considered not hiring a photographer. The photographer was the only choice for capturing wedding moments. Today, however, you have more choices. Voices From a Time Long Ago...
If you could add sound and motion to your still pictures, you'd call this video. If you had a choice between seeing pictures of your grandparents' wedding, or actually seeing what your grandparents were doing during their wedding day, and hearing their voices again from a bygone time, which one would you choose?
Your Children and Grandchildren
If you want your children and grandchildren to know about your wedding day, don't you think you'd like them to be able to hear your vows, enjoy your wedding day music, cry along with you as you did when you and your father danced together, and laugh with you and your guests as you enjoy the day's festivities? A finely crafted video will not only capture the essence of the day, the sights, sounds, and emotions, but will be cherished by your family now and for years to come. Your wedding video is forever.
A Blessed Union
We consider the wedding day to be one of the highest points in a couple's life. It is the union of two different families and the creation of an entirely new dynasty. Weddings are a blessing bestowed upon the Bride and the Groom by the Almighty - just for these reasons alone a wedding should be videotaped.
The Golden Age
Since the dawn of mankind, people have attempted to record and preserve images from life that they felt most important to them. The cavemen from Lascaux used natural pigments and crude handmade brushes to preserve their memories. Our means are more elegant and sophisticated - digital broadcast cameras, small and inconspicuous yet capable of capturing breathtaking video: high quality audio from the day's sound and for the final edit, state of the art editing suites to create wedding memories that will last for generations to come. We believe that thanks to the extreme power, high quality, and ease of use of our existing digital technology, the time right now is the golden age of wedding videography.
Like a Gentle Spring Rain
Memories are fleeting things, passing through our lives like a gentle spring rain. So much will happen, that you will only remember bits and pieces of your wedding day. The wedding videographer is your portal back to your special day, the one who remembers the kaleidoscope of your wedding festivities, the one who remembers for those yet to come. Isn't it worth it for you to capture all these events of your truly most unforgettable moment? We say, "Absolutely! - You deserve it!!
How We Work - Consultation
We have an initial consultation with the client, either in person or via email, where we show examples of previously edited weddings. In many cases we can show examples from your chosen ceremony location and reception sites. Many brides find this to be a unique opportunity to view their ceremony and reception venues "all dressed up". We also take this opportunity to determine the couple's specific wishes for their wedding video.
Your Contract
Once a couple has chosen us for their wedding, a contract is drawn, stipulating what packages and options are selected. A month prior to the wedding, we send them an Information Request Form, which helps us with logistics and allows the client the opportunity to add any special event coverage not discussed in the contract or in previous meetings.
Your Rehearsal
Next comes the filming of the rehearsal (when applicable - depends on package chosen). We strongly recommend getting your rehearsal videotaped. We videotape weddings all over the East Coast so this is our chance to meet your family members and friends prior to the wedding, and to meet with the officiating clergy. Here we discuss the site's policy for video and we determine our audio needs, optimum camera locations and light requirements (we do not use artificial lighting during the ceremony). This way, at your ceremony, our job goes smoothly and in harmony with both the wedding participants and the location policies. If videotaping the rehearsal is not possible or is not a part of your wedding video package, we consult with your officiating clergy via telephone.
The Wedding Day
On the wedding day itself, we arrive on site one hour before the wedding and set up and then start filming the pre-ceremony events: Interviews, if desired, outside and inside shots of your ceremony location, your family and friends arriving, etc. Once the ceremony starts, we lock down on the tripods and videotape the wedding. During the ceremony, our camera crew will talk to each other via head sets in order to direct one another to different points of view and perspectives so that in the editing room we can put together the most dynamic and elegant video possible. The groom wears (if desired) a wireless microphone (very small, black, and low profile) which is only used for the vows. We are discreet, respectful and unobtrusive.
The Reception
At the reception we try not to use lights at all. If the reception is dimly lit, we can use diffused lighting on the camera to not distract guest, but still not miss a moment.lighting only as a last resort and rely on ambient lighting as much as possible. We record all the major events happening at the reception, and we can conduct interviews and other forms of coverage, as you desire. Totally interactive or totally discreet, we'll respond to your wishes, because it's your day!
Editing
When we edit, we review all of your footage and prepare your video according to what we captured and your wishes. No wedding video can be produced by a "cookie cutter" because no two weddings are the same. We edit your wedding with a digital non-linear system. A fully digital editing system provides you superior video and audio quality. Music is added to the rehearsal, pre-ceremony, post-ceremony/stills/cocktail hour segments, photo montage, and other short form videos.
Communication is the Key
Communication is the key to everything we do for you! The more we know about what you want and what to expect at the wedding, the better the video that we'll produce for you. If it is done right the first time, it is much easier to make you happy - after all, happy Brides are our business!
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