Your love story is a masterpiece in the making, and finding the right wedding videographer is like selecting the perfect brushstroke to adorn your canvas of memories. At Lovestory Films, we understand the importance of capturing your special day in a way that’s as unique as your journey together. Here are five solid tips to guide you on your journey:
1. Discover Your Cinematic Match
Your love is one-of-a-kind, and so should be your wedding film. Try finding a wedding videographer in Melbourne whose cinematic style resonates with your vision. Some videographers create dark and moody images with more setup and directed shots, which can resonate with some couples. Here at Lovestory Films, we focus on a more light, bright more candid approach. Although we do have some set-up shots during the couple’s portraits part of the day we like to capture the day’s essence by letting things flow a little more.
2. Be Clear in What You Want
Although for most of you, it’s your first time getting married and you may not know some of the wedding videography terminology because of this reason it’s still important to get clear with your wedding videographer on what you want. Do you want vows audio playing over your cinematics highlights edit or do you find this a little cheesy? Do you more atmospheric shots like leaves from a beautiful big oak tree at the reception venue fluttering in the breeze or a still shot of the grape vines at the winery where you just got married or do you find these shots a waste of time and you would prefer to focus on people only? It’s all up to you either choice is fine depending on who you are but try to let your wedding videographer know as much as possible. We like to elicit these answers from couples during our ‘couples chat’ which is an online or coffee meeting we organise before the big day.
3. How Well They Work With Others
It’s not really mentioned much this one but it’s quite important that you choose a videographer that works well with other vendors and suppliers during the day. We all depend on each other and it’s important that we all band together as one big team to make your day as amazing as it possibly can be. I personally have experienced situations where other vendors can bring a slightly more negative and less collaborative energy to the occasion let’s say and it really doesn’t help the overall goal. You can tell fairly quickly if someone is friendly, approachable, personable, and collaborative so just remember it’s not always just about their final aesthetic delivery.
4.Connection is Key
The essence of your wedding day goes beyond aesthetics. Your chosen wedding videographer should be more than just a professional; they should be a kindred spirit who understands your emotions, anticipates your moments, and becomes a seamless part of your celebration. A strong connection with your videographer ensures that your love story is conveyed authentically. The top tip here is to make sure you schedule a meeting with at least 3 videographers and choose the one that you connect with best. We always love to have a coffee, or minimum a Zoom chat, with our couple before the big day just so we can get familiar with who they are and what they want their wedding videographer to achieve in their wedding video.
5. Provide a Run Sheet
We know you have a million things to organize before the wedding but who doesn’t love a good run sheet? You can forward the run sheet you get from your wedding organizer or venue but a good run sheet will allow your wedding videographer to draw up their own list of key times and moments throughout the day so they can be as prepared as possible to get the best shots for you. It’s not essential but it definitely does help. Here at Lovestory, we like to send the couple on our run sheet for the day just so they are clued into what we are doing yes our run sheet will be very similar to the photographers but it just gives couples that little piece of mind that yes we’ve sat down and planned and we’re on top of it!
As you embark on this creative journey to find your perfect wedding videographer, remember that Lovestory Films is here to paint your love story with the most vibrant and heartfelt strokes. Let us be your awesome video partners in capturing the chapters of your romance with candid, light, and bright frames. Your wedding film is more than a record; it’s an artistic expression that echoes the symphony of your love.
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Written by LoveStory Films Wedding Videography Melbourne