So you’re getting married! How exciting is that? There are many decisions to make and providers to hire. One of the most important vendors you should hire is a wedding filmmaker. Not having a wedding video is one of the biggest regrets couples have after their wedding is over. Don’t be the partner who “wishes” they had.
Still not convinced? Here are 5 reasons why you need to hire a wedding filmmaker to capture your day.
Reason #1 – Video Captures What Photos Can’t
Photography is definitely a must have for your wedding. That said, photos can only convey so much. Done right, a wedding video has the ability to transport you back in time every time you watch it. Everything comes to life and allows you to relive every moment. In fact, you can hear your voices and feel the emotion that you experienced on that perfect day.
Reason #2 – You can tell your story
Being able to share a story of how you met, how you got engaged, or what made you fall in love with each other can only be captured on video. Moments like these combined with images from your day create a time capsule that can be shared with friends and family who may not know your story or may not have been able to attend your wedding day.
Reason #3 – Seeing and hearing from loved ones who have passed away
Let’s face it, nobody lives forever. Having a video of your wedding day can capture that moment forever. Your mother, father, grandparents and even siblings can be seen and heard on video. Sure, having photos is nice, however, if they have already passed away, being able to hear their voices again and see the happiness they had for you is priceless.
Reason #4 – It’s something you can show your kids one day
The natural progression for most couples after their wedding day is to start a family. You can show your kids photos from your wedding, but imagine being able to let them see what you were like back then. How Dad actually cried as he said his vows, how Mom somehow kept her composure. You can watch her wedding movie together and remember how much she loved her wedding dress, how her tuxedo didn’t quite fit, how the weather was perfect or uncooperative. They are details that you can forget just by looking at photos. Video brings everything to life, and being able to show your kids how they became the couple they are is something you can’t do with photos alone.
Reason #5 – It’s an irreplaceable time capsule of memories
Imagine for a moment that you and your spouse are sitting on your couch 25, maybe 50 years from now. They have had so many adventures in their lives, bought and sold houses, raised children, changed jobs, etc. Time has a way of numbering us and blurring the experiences of years past. To be able to turn on your wedding movie and be transported back in time to hear their voices and feel the emotions of that magical day, with tears running down your face is something that cannot be easily expressed in words.
After your wedding is over, those are the moments you can’t get back, the ones that are forever written in your history. But with a wedding movie, you can always relive that day and rekindle the love you’ve always shared, remembering how this crazy journey began all those years ago. This is why you NEED a wedding movie!
