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alaynab123
Dedicated September 2018

Videographer Worth it or a Waste?

alaynab123, on August 25, 2017 at 8:58 PM

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Considering a videoagrapher for my wedding, is it worth it or a waste??? Give me some feedback!

Considering a videoagrapher for my wedding, is it worth it or a waste??? Give me some feedback!

37 Comments

  • KourtniJones
    Super April 2018
    KourtniJones ·
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    A lot of people said that was one thing they wish they would have done but didn't.

    If you have it in your budget, go for it! But like @Cecila said don't get the cheapest vendor you can find just so you can say you have a videographer.

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  • Bulbasaur
    Devoted September 2020
    Bulbasaur ·
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    I wasn't sold on having one, but my love asked a friend to do it and he's going to do it for free. So, why not? I've heard both sides of the argument, and really it's up to you. Are pictures going to be enough, or do you want to remember what what said and how it was said? Who was their and their reactions in real time? Photographers won't get everything (neither will the videographer for that matter), but you can certainly relive more moments with a video than just a photo. My 2 cents.

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  • Ashley
    VIP May 2018
    Ashley ·
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    I'm having one because I studied film in school and I just can't imagine not having one

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  • OnTheWayToMrsA
    Super August 2017
    OnTheWayToMrsA ·
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    We initially decided against it, but when I realized how many parts of my own wedding I'd never get to see (the processional before I come out, the grand entrance of our friends before we're introduced, other random parts of the night because we simply won't be able to see everything, etc.) we decided to go for it. In all honesty, a bunch of friends took their own videos and have sent them to me already... I've watched them SO many times and love each one of them, I'm so grateful to have videos and can't wait for the professional one to be ready. I think, if you have the money to spare, it's worth it. ETA: Also, the wedding goes by SO fast.. no matter how much you try to stop and take it in. I was very present in every moment, yet it was still a blur and some of those memories are very fuzzy. Just another reason I'll be grateful to relive it through video.

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  • Shayna
    Dedicated March 2018
    Shayna ·
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    My church offers it with our ceremony. Otherwise I probably wouldn't do unless I had extra money.

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  • Private_User832
    Master August 2017
    Private_User832 ·
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    The video I got from my wedding was completely worth it. I'm so glad we did it

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  • Katie M.
    Devoted June 2019
    Katie M. ·
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    It is certainly a topic of personal preference. I will definitely have a videographer at my wedding. As a few people mentioned I have heard the day goes by so quickly. I am excited for them to capture moments I would miss like the groomsmen getting ready. I feel it is also special to share with future children and grandchild as well as look back at it and hear the voices of relatives that will pass on.

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  • Ifeoma
    Devoted June 2020
    Ifeoma ·
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    We booked a photo/video team of 4 for under 4K for the entire day. But we decided we wanted this immediately and made our budget mold to our decision to do so, we don't regret it and we're planning on making photo albums and getting photos canvased from that day and making it a anniversary tradition to dust off the DVD and listen to our vows while we drink wine and remember our day. Cliche? Maybe, but we're photo people and video people. Who knows what we will end up doing down the line but we're comfortable paying the price to at least have it as an option to look back on. It's definitely not cheap, but to each is their own.

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  • Jacqui
    Super June 2018
    Jacqui ·
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    I really wanted one, both for us and to show our kids.

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  • Linds
    Master March 2017
    Linds ·
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    We had one, the videographer was part of the photography package we got - and they were all amazing. They were great to work with - and the product is great.

    We also had quite a few invites guests who couldn't travel to the wedding so they got to see the highlight video and have the whole day in under 10 minutes.

    Having our toasts captured and first dance was really special too. We'll always have those now and that feels good to know.

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  • Ariane Fisher
    Ariane Fisher ·
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    I chose not to get a video and regretted it, especially realizing that we had a choreographed first dance. Smiley sad That's why I founded WeddingMix, so every couple could afford a wedding video. There's some things that just work better in video - like your vows, toasts, and first dance.

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  • Rachael
    Devoted September 2019
    Rachael ·
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    My FH and I really want a videoagrapher. I think it would be so nice to be able to watch it. We have an engagement video and I love it!

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  • Rachel DellaPorte
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    Anyone who says it's a waste hasn't been alive long enough to know what they mean. They might be out of the budget, but they are hardly a waste. I'd skip every photobooth, favor, dessert table, DOC, wedding planner, every pinterest nonsense, and yes, even a florist, to hire a videographer.

    So, here's my feedback...I was married in 1982...yeah, that long ago. I have photos, but photos are photos. If I had video of our wedding, I'd not only hear my own voice (and his) exchanging vows, I'd see myself walking down the aisle, a very young woman, and I'd see him almost rubbing his hands together in delight. I'd see my sister (the MOH, as she lifted her left hand it to wipe that tear from her eye in real time, not in stop motion -- not at her side, then at her chest, and finally at her eye...and I'd see that smile, in real time, turn into an unbelievably raw emotional expression that tells me, every time I look at the photo, "wow, she really loves me..). Guess who I'd see...alive, partying, laughing, talking, and dancing? I'd see my grandmother, my Uncle Fred, my Uncle Dennis, dear Aunt Eleanor, my Aunt Jean, my Uncle Bill, and my beloved Uncle Pat doing what they did best at a party. What I wouldn't give to see them all alive and happy again. Sadly, they've all passed.

    That's the best sales pitch I can give you. Pics are nice, but stagnant. Videos are life...they're fluid. When it comes to cherished family members, they're alive, and I don't say that to be morose. It's just that videos give you the opportunity to see what you'll want to see decades from now.

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  • Savannah
    Devoted September 2018
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    A videographer was my splurge! I just knew I would regret not having one

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  • 033118
    Super March 2018
    033118 ·
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    If you want it it's worth it. I don't have any desire to have one, so I'm skipping it.

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    Savvy June 2018
    Angela ·
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    We are having one. He's $1,000 for 8 hours of coverage compared to the $4,200 that the photographer is costing! So in my case he's much cheaper than the couple taking our pics! I figured I should get one just in caseof those funny/special moments that I may miss in one day that goes by so quickly!

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  • LovroftheArts
    Devoted April 2018
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    Could not afford to spend an extra $1,000 on a professional videographer but our officiant offers video recordings of her wedding ceremonies on a tripod (raw, unedited footage) for an additional $100. We couldn't pass such a great deal up!

    We're really happy we will get to re-watch our ceremony/vows and pass it on to our children someday.

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