Couples I meet with are often struggling with the decision of whether to hire a videographer for their wedding day.  Especially in this economic enviroment, couples are looking for ways to save on their wedding budget and need to make tradeoffs between videography and other wedding elements.

Videography is an amazing way to capture the emotions and excitement of your day.  Admittedly, it is also a major expense.  When deciding on videography, think about how you will want to remember your wedding…not just in the first few years when the memories are fresh, but on your twentieth anniversary or with your grandchildren.  Imagine that you were able to see the wedding of your great, great grandparents.  While the expense can be significant, a wedding video will be a family heirloom for lifetimes to come.

That said, videography isn’t for everyone.  Some people are uncomfortable being on camera.  Other just don’t see themselves watching the video after the wedding.  For some, it is a decision between a videographer and a wedding album.  If you don’t choose to use a videographer, my advice is to ask a friend or a relative to bring their home video camera.  Every wedding has unexpected surprises, and you don’t want to miss the opportunity to capture those.

At my wedding, that suprise was the “speech” from our best man.  Stefan’s speech is one of the funniest things I have ever experienced…I still watch that video every couple of months and it cracks me up.  I’m so glad that we were able to capture it on video, because the pictures and my memory would just not be enough to do it justice.  Take a look for yourself…