We love working with videographers as a cohesive team to capture every special moment of your incredible day!
Video has such different quality than photos, capturing all those in-between moments that can't be captured in a single frame. The speeches, the vows, the sound of the voices- it really is a special thing to remember. If you are looking for video coverage of your big day and have hired us to be your photographers, you have come to the right place to hear all about the videographers we love working with and the videographer style that meshes well with our working style!
Video has such different quality than photos, capturing all those in-between moments that can't be captured in a single frame. The speeches, the vows, the sound of the voices- it really is a special thing to remember. If you are looking for video coverage of your big day and have hired us to be your photographers, you have come to the right place to hear all about the videographers we love working with and the videographer style that meshes well with our working style!
Wedding Video Styles
In our years of experience we have seen that there are two main styles of wedding videography: documentary and cinematic. |
Documentary Style
Documentary style videographers will follow you and us around on your day without being too obstructive, and should blend into the background while getting their shots. They will allow us to lead direction and keep us on task while also capturing those moments that are conveyed better through video than photo! |
Cinematic Style
Cinematic photographers will want to take time to direct and set up shots, they will use special effects, lighting and complicated camera gear to get more complex and “movie-like” shots. Their work is often epic in scale but that comes with a price and a cost: they charge higher rates and we will need to set aside even more time into your timeline away from your guests for all of us to take turns getting the shots we need. |
Our Preference
We work best with documentary videographers and find that most couples who work with us are looking for that style! They should be self-described as narrative and low key with a "fly on the wall" working style that usually blends into the background. For most of the time they will allow us to direct and instruct, stepping in when they need a specific shot or angle. Ultimately, they should hang back and follow our lead! |
Our Recommendations
Over the years we have worked with both amazing videographers and not-so-amazing videographers and have built our preferred list based on those who we love! All these videographers create high quality work, have affordable pricing and are a pleasure to work with on wedding days. We strongly recommend hiring a videographer from our preferred vendor list (listed again below)so you can ensure excellent coverage from both of us, knowing that we will work together well as a team. |
Booking "Off-List"
If you decide to hire someone not on our list, please make sure you ask them lots of questions about their working style, their equipment use and their philosophy about weddings. If it matches our preferred documentary style, we should get along great! Sadly, there are also a few videographers that we highly recommend you do not book. Please feel free to reach out to ask about those- we want to keep you from experiencing bad business practices and the heartache and disappointment felt by our previous clients. |