It іѕ going tο cost 1500 dollars tο һаνе a video οf ουr wedding аחԁ wе ԁο חοt want tο spend tһаt much аחԁ wе don’t rесkοח tһаt іѕ reasonable tο qυеѕtіοח tһаt much money fοr one dvd аחԁ 8 hours οf someone’s time. Dο уου rесkοח wе wіƖƖ unhappiness јυѕt having mу Aunt mаkе a video wіtһ һеr video camera οr іѕ tһіѕ horrible expense necessary? 1500 іѕ fοr tһе whole day аחԁ 1050 іѕ tһе price fοr јυѕt tһе 20 small ceremony. Seriously 1050 dollars јυѕt tο video fοr 20 minutes!! Arе tһеу insane????
Mу Aunt Volunteered tο Video аѕ ουr gift. Sһе ԁοеѕ all tһе family events аחԁ weddings ѕο I doubt іt wіƖƖ bе аח inconvenience. AƖѕο, tһіѕ іѕ tһе cheapest tһеrе іѕ except уου ɡο wіtһ someone random wіtһ חο credentials аחԁ іח wһісһ case mу Aunt wουƖԁ bе better.
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I thought the same exact thing.
We got married nearly 2 years ago and just chose to question my uncle to videotape (sounds like your aunt has slightly more experience than my uncle did, too!).
I would just have her do a do run, say at the rehearsal, to make sure that her camera will pick up all of the sounds, because it was really vital to me to be able to hear the vows and such.
But anyway, saving the money on that is NOT a touch I unhappiness. We’ve only watched our video once, and that was the day after our wedding, and we haven’t seen it since. I don’t reckon I would have watched it any more if it had been professionally done….
Save your money, but make sure she can pick up sound and whatever else you want to be sure is included on there.
I have a lot of mom’s come in our marriage shop with their bride-to-be daughters and have heard this topic at least a dozen times and I have only heard one mom really say she and her husband have watched their video - the rest all blush and say, "We have never even sat down to watch ours and that was 20 years ago!"
It was really expensive when I looked around also. I questioned someone to video my wedding that had a video camera. It wouldn’t hurt to question a friend or cousin. It won’t be perfect. But, at least you have it on tape. It would just be nice to have to look back on later in life. I did it because my cousins husband got in a wreck 5 months after they got married and didn’t make it. But, she has more then just pictures. She always has that to remind her. Not saying a touch like this is gonna happen. But, you will always be able to look back on it no matter what.
Then it wouldn’t hurt your aunt to do it. I would just give her a gift card to her favorite restaurant or a touch for doing it. Just as a Thank You!
That seems ridiculously expensive.
I didn’t have a videographer for my wedding, and I don’t unhappiness it at all. My cousin recorded the ceremony on my parent’s videorecorder and he did a very excellent job, and that was excellent enough for me.
No one watches a wedding video. So don’t worry about it.
you’re never gonna watch it anyway! can you imagine being that bored 10 or 20 years from now where you’re like ‘we don’t have any excellent movies to watch, let’s place in our wedding, which we lived owing to and haven’t watched since after our honeymoon.’ place the $1500 in a college fund for your kids, they’ll thank you in about 18 years.
So many of my married friends have told me to not waste the money on the photographer, so we’re not hiring one. We place the money toward an incredible photographer so that we have lots of brilliant photos from the day because we plot to make our own album and albums for our parents as Christmas gifts the year of the wedding. Not to mention pictures will be showed at our apartment building, parents’ and friend’s houses, etc. Videos can’t be showed.
Photography is 10 times more vital than a videographer. That’s where the money should go.
Its not necessary to spend that much, even if your Aunt might have better things to do on your wedding day than to confirmation your wedding for you. Reckon of it this way, anyone you question (friend or family) to video your wedding is not going to be able to delight in it from a guest’s perspective. Make some calls and find a cheaper videographer, if its vital to you! What wasn’t vital to me was a cinegraphic, blockbuster event. I didn’t need fancy editing or anything like that. I just wanted to watch the video afterwards to see the things I didnt get to see myself on my wedding day. I was glad I did. Here are some things I would have missed if I hadn’t had it done:
1) my wedding party processional (counting my daughter as my flower girl), and my ring-bearer tearing the dove from the pillow and shaking it in his teeth like a dog. LOL. everyone was talking about it, and i was so glad i got to see it afterwards!!! it was hilarious.
2) The guest interviews
3) my string quartet (on my wedding day, this was all a blur)
4) my groom getting ready with his groomsmen
5) our first dance and some cute memorable dancing moments with guests and family members
I paid $750 for the video and 2 extra DVDs. To me, it was well worth it.
Honestly, it wasn’t vital to me at all. My pictures were way more vital to me. So we skipped the videographer and went with a better photographer.
My sister-in-law had a wedding video made and she only looked at it once. It wasn’t worth it to me because I knew I’d never watch it.
If your aunt is going to have her video camera and is willing to make you a copy, I say go for that instead. It’s nice of her to do that and it will save you money.
I didn’t want a videographer at our wedding 3 years ago, but my husband insisted. He finished up finding a guy who was willing to videotape it for $400. The wedding and reception went from 4pm-11pm. The video turned out so completely incredible - we were completely riveted. To this day it was the best money spent and I highly urge it!
And PS We’ve watched our wedding video every year since - it’s awesome!
I am skipping this expense. I am having a excellent photographer and will have tons of still photos and that is all I feel that I really need.
I wasn’t sold on the thought of a videographer… but finished up hiring one of my bridesmaid’s husbands for $300. And looking back, I’m really glad we did!
I got to see parts of the ceremony and preparation time that I missed. I got to see my husband and his groomsmen getting ready, the marriage party walking down the aisle, and everyone having a fantastic time at the reception. I also got to see what happened at the cocktail hour, while the wedding party was getting photos taken! The whole day went by so quick, it was fantastic to watch it back and delight in it.
So, while I reckon that 1500 is a CRAZY amount to spend on a videographer, I would certainly accept your aunt’s offer. Sounds like she has some experience, and best of all, it’s free!
Pleased wedding!
A LOT of work goes into a wedding movie. I assume it would be given to you on DVD, not video, aptly? My father and uncles are pro videographers and turn out some gorgeous work. It is INDEED worth the cost IF you are getting top-notch work. If they’re just standing there filming for 20 minutes and doing no editing, that that would be ridiculous.
That being said, having a videographer is not nearly as vital as having a photographer. You HAVE to have a photographer, and don’t scrimp there because you will get what you pay for!
My fiance and I are buying our own video recorder from walmart, then we’re going to question maybe an grown-up responsible nephew/cousin to video confirmation everything(If a parent wants to, I don’t care, I just figure they’d want to mingle more and remembe the night their child got married).
So we get to keep it, and we get our video. Then when we have kids (WAY) down the road, we can use it to confirmation that special day ^_^
We’re also putting one disposable camera on each table at the reception, and having a drop box for them so we get our pictures too ^_^ we’re doubtless going with the smallest packet for proffessional pictures, for the key things like the kiss, first dance, or just pictures together…
It’s vital to have a video - it’s WAY different than having photos.
Even if, just go with your aunt - that’s excellent enough. No need to get a professional.
For ours, we had one cousin and one family friend do the video, then combined them.