Over the past four years we've been involved within the wedding business, couples often ask us that very question once they encounter us at wedding fairs. This question puzzles us- We feel the solution is so obvious it shouldn’t need continuous explanation, on the other hand that's why we created Confetti & Silk wedding videographers afterall. to deal with the question there are several areas which combine to offer what we believe answer why you ought to have a marriage video regardless of your budget.
 
What does video offer you photo doesnt?
 
Movement. does one like better to watch a movie or a slideshow of individual images?
 
With video we will create tons of the content from natural observation of the day with our cameras, while poses for photographs are often heavily utilized in video also , it isn’t the idea for creating your wedding video from. this is often also why we recommend filming with two camera operators in the least times and having quite one camera.
 
See the day because it unfolded, watch how all of your planning came together, see what was happening once you were looking the opposite way because it happened.
 
Audio forms a strong side to wedding videos too.
 
Not all wedding video companies use external microphones, and if they are doing they aren’t always discreet. At Confetti & Silk we use them and that they are. Spoken words create a number of the foremost powerful moments during a marriage , a groom may get a tear when he sees his bride at the isle, but the words they speak to at least one another can create something altogether more powerful and emotive.
 
Want to recollect how you spoke your vows you spent months beforehand preparing, that moment your partner welled up and was overcome with emotion speaking their love for you during the speech? Audio captures that emotional side, a photographer, regardless of how good, cannot touch this area. Surely that’s worth remembering?
 
When you will really appreciate your video:
 
In short: 5 years, 10 years and hopefully 50 years from your day .
 
A video captures everything of the time it had been shot. A discreet cameraman will capture the groups of friends interacting, the cheeky smiles, the small wink between the couple that really shows their love and understanding during a way a photograph simply cannot. That funny unique, special way you check out your partner will still be relevant within the future, we bet you continue to check out one another an equivalent way decades from now.

 
1. Wedding Video is Overpriced
To get over this myth you would like to actually breakdown what it's that you simply are paying for here. you're never simply paying for one person to show abreast of at some point then them to spend half an hour to supply your finished video. That’s what an uncle does once they say they will film your wedding video.You are paying for a mess of things not many of us realise at the time of creating a search , let’s quickly start from the top:
 
The time the videographer spends consulting with you thru the booking process. Any reputable videography company should be having chats with their couples beforehand to actually understand what they need and what features of their day are particularly special to them.
How did you discover your videography? Through word of mouth perhaps but their marketing/website was what sold you they were legitimate, how did they buy the web site to be built? There are all the standard administrative and legal expenses related to being a legal company that quality videographers need to factor into price points.
Are they filming on their smartphone? The camera alone probably cost £2,000 with the lense on the front quite possibly £2,000 more, then no videographer only shoots just using the one lense all day. Then there are the hardware considerations- expensive high end computers and storage so your wedding video won’t stray should there be a technical failure. All of this must be kept current and replaced or upgraded around every 2 years.
How did they get to your venue? Probably by driving, a vehicle cost may be a must for a marriage videographer to succeed in remote wedding locations taking a mean cost per wedding under consideration and not posing for mileage expenses ontop, the Confetti & Silk model.
It probably takes 7-10 full working days to seem through footage of your day , if your day lasted 10 hours and therefore the videographer had 2x cameras that doubles the review time. they need to seek out the simplest bits, believe where they ought to fit into the film timeline for the best emotional impact, source the right music to suit the tone of your day(more on music selection later).Circa £1,000 gross for 10 days of highly skilled work.
How do they know what to do? It takes years to create up skills to film weddings properly, you buy that knowledge even as you are doing at an accountants or lawyers. Surely circa £1000-£1,200 for a timeless video of memories is great value for a few when of these factors are considered?
2. Video may be a luxury add on
Most see it this manner as they're conditioned to try to to so. Consider this -would you rather have a video to seem back on in years to return or wish you spent another £100 on upgraded chair covers or put £500 behind the bar that nobody will remember after the event itself. Memories of your day, your guests, hearing them speak, watching their emotions during the vows, dance along side you at the top is worth quite an additional arrangement at the rear of the reception area.
 
3. Video is long and boring
It can be, but not ours. Another historic and now entirely false stereotype is that the film is shot from static positions, features a slow pace and can never be shown outside the marital television receiver . Confetti and Silk are highlight video specialists. These highlights run usually between 5-7 minutes and have the small print , best bits and key people usually keeping a comparatively speedy pace. They arguably evoke more emotion than longer pieces and lots of brides have remarked they're in tears watching their highlight films back. once they share them on social media their friends enjoy watching them instead of feel they need been made to take a seat through a family slideshow of holiday photos. Shorter videos also require more skill, knowledge and technique for an editor to supply , cuts between angles are sharp and dynamic, the story still has got to be told, but during a much shorter, more enjoyable way.
 
4. Video isn't discreet
The cameras we use now shoot in 4k Ultra HD but are literally smaller than most photographers, the sole difference is that we usually have a tripod to stay our footage steady, at confetti & Silk we frequently go handheld entirely during which case guests often mistake us for being the photographer. Nothing worse than asking for a still photo and realising it’s being filmed in any case , we’ve all done it and chuckled afterwards.
 
5. The longer your video the more value for money you get
Again, another completely false misconception people have is that if they only get a shorter video a the top of the method they need somehow been short changed. As mentioned above, it takes much more skill to make a video piece that's shorter long yet reflects the entire day, the various sorts of emotions at the various parts of it and brings these together during a video that you simply would want to observe without skipping over sections of it.
 
6. Photography is more important
 
That depends, the reality is it's probably equally as important. Video can capture parts photos just can’t. Movement, the mouth twitches of the groom as he watches his bride walk down the isle, audio, if you would like to listen to your dads speech back how else will you be able to? It’s hardly likely you’re getting to read through his handwritten scribbled notes and remember the precise part he broke down at as easily as watching back a speech professionally filmed from multiple angles to catch your reaction also as his, all with crystal clear audio.
 
7. you'll use your favourite music in your wedding video
You can, but if you would like to share your video online Youtube, Vimeo and lots of other hosting sites will pull it down for infringement of copyright . Confetti & Silk use only liscenced music for our highlights films so you'll share and download your video freely on these hosting channels. This also has the advantages of allowing us to make a singular piece for you instead of recycling the marriage track of 2015 ontop of your video. We also choose a track that mirrors the emotions and pace of your specific day, a day is different then should be every song used on a marriage video. We create a timeless video for you as you'll forever likely only associate that track together with your video instead of a television program theme tune or advert if it gets picked up by a serious label.
 
If you've got another stereotype, worry or query please get in-tuned and that we are going to be quite happy to offer our viewpoint on it- derek@reelirishwedding.com