Whoever marries nowadays would like to capture the joyful event in picture and sound. Although wedding photos undeniably have their appeal, but only a wedding video offers the advantage that one gets moving pictures with original sound. If the decision for making a video has fallen, the question arises whether you should take a camera or leave this task to a professional filmmaker.
A videographer does not cost the world
It is a widespread mistake that service providers, with whom a professional wedding video game can be ordered, cost a fortune. In fact, the services of a videographer are cheaper than you think. If one chooses one of the smaller complete packages, the average final price is 3,300 CHF. For this, you get a 15- to 30- minute quality wedding video that will be handed over to the customer on an individual USB stick. In many cases, you will also get a 3 to 4 minute summary with the most beautiful scenes of the wedding ceremony.
Of course, CHF 3,300 is not an insignificant sum, but considering the expenditure that must be spent on the creation of a wedding video, this edition becomes more and more relativistic. In addition, there is the important point that most couples have their hands full after the ceremony, so there is no time to worry about the completion of the video. If you leave the film to a close friend or a relative, you save money – but there is the risk that the wedding video does not reach the desired quality and there could be long faces when watching the finished movie
Experience is everything, when creating a wedding video
Taking a camera and pressing the “Record” button is a task that even children can cope with. When creating a wedding video, however, a high degree of experience and a sense of the right moment is needed. The point lies in the fact that one has only one chance to make good pictures during weddings. This applies in particular to the moment when the bride and groom give the yes-word. To repeat the scene because the light conditions are not correct or the camera battery is empty, is excluded at weddings.
Professional videographers do not leave anything to chance when making a wedding video: the local conditions are scrutinized at the very beginning. In addition to the lighting situation, the size of the rooms plays an important role. On the day of the wedding, the tripods are set up in such a way that no wedding guests feel disturbed. These are points that most beginners do not worry about.
Conclusion
Ultimately, the question of whether to create a wedding video by yourself or not, is always an individual decision. Most couples choose the latter option because it is the only way to ensure that the video meets their own expectations. Anyone who needs to turn around three francs three times during the planning of his wedding can find someone who is familiar with the creation of videos. This possibility should, however, only be taken into account when he or she is absolutely sure that he can cope with this responsible task.
