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we ruled out the videographer, b/c it was just too expensive and FI also thought it can get annoying to have bright lights in everyone''s faces all the time.

but of course i do want to have memories of the day. was thinking of having a relative or 2 do some informal filming--has anyone done this? Do you have any tips for what to remember or ask of them? I want them to enjoy their day too as guests of course but also want to capture a couple moments..
 
We aren''t doing one either. In NYC, we were quoted $3,000 minimum and considering my best friend got married almost 5 years ago and has only watched hers twice, we decided to not bother. My dad will bring his video camera and have my sister''s husband tape the ceremony and any other significant momemtns (without taking away from his night). Our photographer films about 10-15 5 min. video clips of important moments so, we feel like we have everything covered. We are super picky about our album and will be focusing our attention on that.
 
My SIL got married a few weeks ago and they didn''t hire a vidoeographer. They were quoted really high prices and they didn''t want to do that. So, they asked my hubby to do it instead. Hubby positioned their camera in the choir loft of the church and our camera on the main floor and then used a bit of both for the major events at the reception. He can edit them together and make it into one film for them. It wasn''t a big deal, but at the same time it was sort of a pain to have to worry about where the cameras were ($$$) and when he should be filming.

For my wedding we just had a basic video done. The camera was placed in the choir loft (same church as my SIL) and they did the major things at the reception. Our ceremony was more than an hour long but I''m glad we have it on video even if we don''t watch it that often. Our photographers included it in the package.

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we''re not having one either--I did want one, but it''s too expensive and I can''t justify it at all.
 
We''re not. My grandfather was a professional photographer/videographer and I don''t think we could get him to NOT take video at the wedding
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We''re not doing one. I thought of having an informal one but decided against it. Like you, I didn''t want to put that task on anyone and I''m not quite sure I would feel comf. being video taped all day. It''s just not really me. I definitely want pics but just don''t see myself wanting or watching the video.
 
I had originally cut the videographer from my budget, but the more I thought about it, the more I got the feeling I will regret it. The prices a professional offered were too far out of the budget. Thought about having a family member do it, but didnt want to ruin their time at the reception. So I started watching the local Craigslist. I found a guy that has a lot of video and editing experience, professional equiment, but not a whole bunch of wedding experience. He was looking to build a portfoliio and a name for himself in our local wedding industry...I managed to bargain him down to $350 for a full day with editing.I also had me send me a sample DVD of his work, which is far from sub-par...totally works for me.
 
We''re not having one, we aren''t really home movies types. i''m 100% sure we would never watch it. And I definitely wouldn''t want it becoming intrusive. I think I would feel like we were making a movie...acting...if there were bright lights and stuff. I would feel like I was performing.

But that''s just us!
 
well i''m not so worried about a play by play video of the day. but i''ve heard many people say they treasure the video for capturing family members...especially years down the line when some are no longer around. so i hope to be able to capture some of that, even if it''s an amateur version.
 
Date: 7/27/2007 12:15:17 PM
Author: Independent Gal
We''re not having one, we aren''t really home movies types. i''m 100% sure we would never watch it. And I definitely wouldn''t want it becoming intrusive. I think I would feel like we were making a movie...acting...if there were bright lights and stuff. I would feel like I was performing.
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I am like IG; I just wouldn''t feel natural with a camera filming the whole thing, plus the cost was way more than I cared to pay. I figure that if I make sure the photographers know who we most want photographed (formally and informally) then the resulting photos would be enough for me to look through and remember everyone. But YMMV!
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I''m just not comfortable being taped like that...
 
We're not having someone professional. Knowing my father he will probably bust one out at some point, but we're not really home video people, so we didn't think it was worth it for us. We'd rather focus on great pictures instead.
 
We are planning on not having one either. Both of my sister''s had videographers and they don''t ever watch them. Although, one sister says she likes to know she has it. We put the money into a set of photographers that we ADORE and then will probably put the rest into an amazing wedding album instead. We prefer pictures than watching a video.

That said, however, I will probably ask one of my BIL''s to do a home film of the ceremony and maybe a couple other random moments. But nothing really intrusive or a burden for them.
 
Well, i guess i should consider myself very lucky! Our wedding will be in Turkey this October. The cost of photographer and videographer (HD cameras) will be $1000 total.
 
where in turkey ladyoflovers? we''re spending part of our honeymoon in turkey in oct..
 
Well I''m not "officially" engaged yet (waiting on the ring) but we are planning the wedding already cause it''s only 4 months away. We are having a really great (and expensive) photographer so decided against a professional videographer. I will set my digital camera up on a tripod near the JP and have someone hit start before the ceremony starts. I only want a video of the ceremony for our future children mainly, but it would be nice to have to watch if we want. I also might add a short clip of the ceremony into the slideshow i''ll make to send out to family and friends that weren''t part of the day.

Oh, I also plan to take a quick hello message as I''m getting ready, and I hope FF will do the same. I just like the idea of recording our thoughts, feelings, and excitement for eachother since we won''t see eachother until the ceremony.
 
Hi Janine, it will be in Izmir, on October 20th. Where will you be inTurkey? If you were to go there earlier in September, I would strongly suggest you to try blue voyages: private yachts along the coastline, islands... less than $500 per person per week.
 
I didn''t hire a videographer, but I did have my brother and his friend videotape the ceremony. Definitely have someone who has some experience with the camera...who can at least hold it steady and understands the basics of how to fill the frame, etc.

I work for a video editing company, so I did the editing. There is so much choice for video editing software for under $100 (with rebates, sometimes they are nothing) that I really believe women should do this. All I did so far was put together a 3 minute video that I emailed friends and family and they LOVED it. You cannot capture some things in photos, believe me.

I tried to post a link to the video here after I got married, but it was deleted, and Leonid may have been to busy to post it in the thread. I still watch it from time time (because it''s short and always makes me smile).

You don''t even have to BUY software, btw. Almost all vendors will allow a 30 day full running trial. Just install it when you ready to edit and you can create something and save it. It''s totally and completely worth it. If Andrey is willing to put the video up, I''m still happy to share it. It''s not professional, and I am still waiting to do a cleaner, cooler version, but it was superfast to do and took me all of 15 minutes to have something to share.
 
My plans to have family video tape for me fell through in a hard way, so I didn't have time to really bargain hunt (I got good suggestions to look into local colleges for film students and even highschool tv/video departments but school is out now so that would have been hard and my wedding is in two weeks). I did find a professional one that did all day taping with experience to be unobtrusive and have raw footage that didn't require copious amounts of editing (they call it in-camera. They are more careful) and no frills for $630. Totally an expense that wasn't planned but I would regret not having video. My MIL, the sweetheart she is, offered to pay for it.
 
My BIL took video on our wedding day, I have the tape but have done nothing with it (it needs to be transferred to VHS). I think about wanting to watch it on occasion, but it''s just not been a priority. It will be interesting to see it someday! ha ha ha
 
We are not having one either, mainly because the chapel is so tiny we are more concerned about leaving room for us and the photographers!
However, we are doing the informal thing.
We have 2 digital video cams, and since we''re not spending Friday night together, he will take one with him, and I''ll keep one. My sisters and I will do the "getting ready" thing and just have fun with it. We are each going to say something to each other beforehand, or while we''re getting ready, which I think will be nice to have on video and watch years down the road.

My nephew (21) makes skateboard videos, so I figure taping the ceremony will be a no-brainer for him, as well as the editing,etc. At the reception the main thing(s) I want to capture are our guests saying something to us. This has been the fave part of any wedding video I''ve seen and as you mentioned, it would be nice to have for the future.
 
I was adamant that I didn''t want a video of the wedding, but in the end, Paul''s parents paid for it anyway (his cousin owns a professional business and they gave a nice discount). Since I was less than thrilled with the pictures (that''s a whole different topic!!), I''m so, so, so *SO* glad we did the video.

I''ve actually been able to freeze frame parts of the video to get the most precious pictures, ever!

So, although I wouldn''t have paid the price to get a great video, because I''m too flipping cheap to do that, I say if you go cheap on the pictures (which I *SO* suggest NO ONE do!!!), you need a video to capture the sweetness the photographer migiht miss.

Plus, it''s fun to watch the video on monthly anniversaries.
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We''re not having one, we can''t justify spending yet another thousand dollars on this.
 
no videographer here either...
i just really, really hate seeing myself on film!!!
 
I originally thought that I wouldn''t want one either, but my FSIL got me thinking on it more, and I''ve started shopping around. I don''t want a huge big fancy package, just a nice live capture of the ceremony and reception. Most of the places that I''ve looked have been reasonable, as reasonable as videographers get.
 
We didn''t have one. I tend to act funny around video cameras. Like I try to look at everything else but directly to the camera and I end up looking like a robot.
 
We didn''t have one, we just couldn''t justify spending what we thought was a crazy $ amount on something we would probably rarely watch anyway. My second cousin''s two daughters were our flower girls, and my cousin taped the ceremony and sent us a copy of the DVD, it''s great, captured all the important moments, plus many of the little girls being adorable. We didn''t even ask him to do it, but I''m sure we could have and he''d have complied, he''s a very nice guy. If you were to ask a friend or relative I would offer them some sort of payment for their service.
 
No videographer for us... and no regrets either!!! We spent a lot on the photography instead... and the pix were exactly what we wanted to remember our wedding day.
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I was at a wedding last night with a videographer that was SOOOO annoying. Those lights!!!
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Janine, your FI is absolutely right... every time we all gathered on the dance floor for a particular song (Dancing Queen, etc
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), it was basically the equivilant of having a strange man standing there shining a flashlight directly into your eyes from 3 feet away... completely blinding, surprisingly inhibiting, and constantly in the way.

Just my 2 cents!
 
We''re not. We''re splurging on a good photojournalist photographer and he offers slideshows where it unfolds practically like a video anyway so we figured we don''t need one.
 
None for us either. We''re doing the expensive photojournalistic photographer. FI was adamant that there would be no video because he HATES being filmed. He also hates having his picture taken, but he''s getting better about that. Sometimes I think it would be nice, but I''m glad we''re not bothering with it.
 
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