The video package chosen by almost all of my wedding clients includes the following elements:
- An introduction in the form of a montage of photographs of the couple as they grow up and become adults.
- Scenes from the preparation at the bride’s house: funny, nervous, beautiful moments that are long forgotten after the excitement of the wedding.
- Scenes at the wedding venue before the bride arrives – the families gathering; the groom waiting for that moment when his bride arrives
- The ceremony
- Scenes following the ceremony while the photographer is organising the formal pictures (the video will concentrate on the informal scenes – elderly relatives chatting, children frolicking, people being happy…)
- The reception formalities
- The first dance and then more, general dancing
- Recorded during the day and edited into the video, personal messages from relatives and close friends – this is an opportunity for them to tell you what they may not have found the time or opportunity to tell you on the day.
- Summary ‘picture gallery’ from the whole day in still pictures set to music
Throughout the video, music will be used sensitively as appropriate to complete the production. Your finished DVD will be professionally packaged in a library case that features many Images from your video.
Of course, when we discuss your particular wedding you can choose to include whichever elements you like.
Again, the actual content is your choice, and prior to your celebration event we would take some time to discuss exactly what you are planning on the day, and how much of it you’d like recorded on video. Typically this might include:
- Montage of still shots (or video) of key preparations such as a marquee being erected etc.
- The guests arriving, and those ‘I’m so pleased you could come’ hugs as each group joins the guests.
- General mingling, chatting, laughing scenes.
- Any speeches that are made etc.
- Dancing.
- As with the weddings, it is really worth including personal messages recorded by your most important guests which I’ll edit into the video.
- And similarly, a summary ‘picture gallery’ to round it off.
Whatever do I mean by ‘Hindsight’? Let me explain…
Your wedding/party/celebration is over, and everyone has said what a great occasion it was. Many people took photographs, some shot some video, but you didn’t have an official videographer there to record the event.
I can take the various video tapes and photographs from you and your guests, and craft them into a cohesive story of your event on DVD, set to appropriate music and presented in a library case.
This will almost certainly become the most treasured souvenir of that special day.