Should you consider hiring a videographer for your wedding?

I came across a blog where the lead question was should I hire a professional videographer? I found some interesting comments. If you feel this way take a look at my work on my site. Just hit the video button on www.capecodwedding.com and you can find the link to my site. I think that the brides say it better than I could ever do it myself. Here is a group of responses.


I'm trying to decide if I should get a videographer or not. If you had it to do again would you hire a videographer?

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yes!!!! we went back and forth for a while on the whole videographer thing...so glad we decided to do it...the whole day was such a blur i could'nt possibly remember all the awesome/funny/touching things our videographer caught, its been so much fun to go back and relive the whole wedding, not to mention getting to see the ceremony from when it started (i.e. all my girls coming down and my mom).... i knew that i would have family taping as well, but in retrospect they barely taped b/c they were eating and dancing like everyone else, so glad i did'nt have to depend on them, b/c i wanted them to have fun too...if you can swing it i would DEF. do it!!!


Absolutely! We really debated this because of the cost. I am so, so glad that we changed our minds. We have only been married 4.5 months now and it is already a distant memory. There were some things we never saw that day, some that we just forgot and some that were so special you just wish you could see one last time. You can if you have a video. We had a wonderful photographer, but even he couldn't capture the toast my best friend gave to us, the music as my dad walked me down the aisle, or the sound of my husband's voice when he said "I do." I can't believe we ever considered going without a video.


Yes!!! Def. get one!!! It's memories for life!


Definitely! We love our video! There are so many things we would have missed if we wouldn't have had a videographer and now we have it for anniversaries and for our children and grandchildren someday.


Absolutely! It was the last thing we did actually because of the cost. However, I am sooooo glad we did it. I got to see things that I would never have been able to see through our photos - DH waiting, friends and family at the church waiting, why the musicians messed up my ceremony music, stuff that went on at the reception while we were taking pictures, stuff that I didn't see bc I was in a different room, our first dance, etc.


The video really compliments the photographs IMO.


Definately do not depend on your friends for this because trust me, they will miss out on the things you wanted to relive again most. We both have backgrounds in media (photo, video, graphics, etc) as do some of our friends. We trusted a friend who is experienced with video to do this for us. It was his gift to us.

We just got back from our honeymoon and were so excited about seeing the raw footage. I can honestly say that it makes me sick....because there was so much that was missed.

The ceremony stuff is great, I'll admit but when it came to the reception he flaked out or something. I so wanted to see me and my dad dancing; guess what he missed it.
He missed alot of things that I would have liked to see again.


If you really want to capture the day, hire a professional who knows weddings inside and out.

I could have not said this better. Hire a professional. It is worth every penny five to ten years after your ceremony. Click on my video site and you will notice my demo plus more work. You can also pause a clip and send it to your friends. IF you have any questions let me know if I can help you to capture your memories. I also have testimonials from past brides that I can send to you.


Richard Talmage
Richard Talmage Images
P. O. Box 1812
Mashpee, MA 02649
www.capecodwedding.com/videography.html
508-539-1143