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A Complete Guide to Hiring a Wedding Videographer

Some people say that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a million. Wedding videography has allowed today’s brides and grooms to relive all the smiles and tears that happened on their special day.

In the age of social media, wedding videography has become a priority as it helps to retain the memory of the wedding celebration, and it can be shared with as many people as possible. But not in the way it once was! Back in the day, wedding videography would produce quite a boring video of everything that happened – today’s couples are looking for something a little more entertaining.

If you are close to tying the knot, here are some things you need to know about hiring a wedding videographer.

A Complete Guide to Hiring a Wedding Videographer

Your wedding is fast approaching, and you can’t wait to meet the person who will immortalise this special day. However, you may not know where to begin.

  • Ask Your Friends and Colleagues

Your married friends are your best resource when it comes to finding a professional wedding videographer. They have been through this process, so you get a bit of assurance that they had a good experience with whoever they will refer to you.

Aside from your friends, your work colleagues might also help you. failing all of this, be sure to browse reputable review sites such as that available at ABIA or Google reviews.

  • Go Beyond “Near Me” Options

It is ideal to employ local florists and caterers for your wedding, for practicality’s sake. When it comes to your wedding videographer, though, don’t be limited by geography and don’t be afraid to employ someone from another city or state. Videographers can easily carry their equipment on a plane or in a car and may even jump at the opportunity. My own personal favourite experience was covering a wedding in Santorini, Greece!

Every filmmaker has different travel policies and fees, but if you discover someone you admire who isn’t from your region, you should still reach out to them and talk about your options.

Thera, Santorini Wedding

  • Look for Options Online

The internet is where most couples find their wedding videographers. A quick search on Google or social media will show you many options. The best thing about searching for a videographer online is that their portfolios are often readily available, and you can immediately reach out to them. Send them an email or call the phone number on their website, and you can easily set an appointment with them to discuss the details of your wedding.

  • Ask Your Wedding Venue

The wedding business is a tight-knit network of industry experts. As a result, coordinators for your wedding venue will probably have a preferred videographer with whom they exclusively collaborate. Depending on the package, some venues may have in-house videographers who may work at a reduced fee.

They’re a great option to start your search, especially if you’re looking for a very specific service like wedding videography but don’t feel as though you have to use who they recommend, when hiring a wedding videographer it really depends on who you like, rather than anyone else’s opinion!

Top Things to Consider When Hiring a Wedding Videographer

There are seemingly endless wedding videography options to be found online or through personal or industry recommendations. Just a quick scroll on social media will present you with hundreds of possible videographers. Because of so many choices, it can be a bit overwhelming to pick the best one. 

To help you break it down, here are a few key things that you have to consider when looking for the perfect videographer.

  • Price

It’s no surprise that weddings can be expensive. People spend thousands of dollars for this one-day event. Because of this, the price of a videographer’s services should be considered. However, since your wedding video will live on forever, when hiring a wedding videographer try not to settle for the cheapest option. Go for someone whose pricing justifiably reflects the quality of their work and their experience.

  • Style

Wedding videography entails telling a love story, and every videographer has a different way of executing it. To see if your option’s style fits your preference, you can watch some of their previous works online. While viewing them, ask yourself if that is how you would like your wedding day to be remembered. Can you imagine yourself in that frame? At that moment? Did their work have an emotional connection with you? Did you like how they highlighted the main features of the event? Through these questions and more, you can decide which videographer will deliver a great product!

  • Personality

This is one of the most important things to consider when choosing a videographer, but some people take it for granted. The level of trust you and your partner have with your videographer will determine the quality of your film. 

For one, not everyone is comfortable being in front of the camera. But if your videographer is someone you are comfortable with, they can easily make the experience fun and not awkward at all. Also, your wedding videographer will be around all day, maybe even for several days. So make sure that you get along, someone who can keep up with all your family and friends’ celebratory mood throughout the event.

  • Equipment

Of course, the quality of the final video(s) depends on the skill of your videographer, but it will also be significantly affected by the cameras and other equipment your videographers will use.

When hiring a wedding videographer, you can ask them what type of video camera they prefer. If you are familiar with video equipment, this information might be helpful. However, it’s probably unnecessary since it will all boil down to the videographer’s style and skills. You can also ask how many cameras they use since this can affect the pricing and how thoroughly your event will be captured.

Remember, once the wedding celebration is over, the wedding flowers will begin to wither, the decorations will get taken down, and your wedding guests will consume the food you have served. However, the only ones you can keep forever are the memories that your wedding photographs and videos captured on your behalf.

This is why wedding videography is essential. It will live on for years and constantly remind you of that one special day in your life. Because of this, do not rush when choosing a wedding videographer. You do not have to settle for the cheapest, nearest, or most convenient option.

The best way to find a reliable videographer who works in the style you want is to ask around and do your research. It will take a lot of work, but you will realise that all the effort is worth it when you look back on your wedding video years from now!

If you are searching for wedding photography and videography in Adelaide, SvenStudios crafts precious memories in a fun and relaxed way that you’ll be proud to look at forever! We specialise in wedding photography and videography, destination wedding documentations, and photo booth hire, among others. Talk to our team today!

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Coriole Wines Wedding – Marielle & Brendan

Marielle and Brendan held their lunchtime Coriole Wines wedding on a sweltering hot day in mid December.

It was a fun, laid back day with both Marielle and Brendan keen to go with the flow with whatever happened on their day, and it turned out to be such a wonderful time!

After preparing at separate locations nearby, Marielle and Brendan opted for a first look where they met each other before the ceremony, all held on the delightful grassy area surrounding the Coriole Wines wedding venue.

Preparation

Brendan was being prepared at a nearby rustic bed and breakfast cottage, set amongst some Australiana bushland. Unfortunate it seemed as though his two groomsmen had recieved a wrong timeline by which they should have also been on site – which meant that photos were mostly done solo for most of the morning before they showed up for the last few minutes.

Wedding ring box and ties
Wedding rings on wooden table
Grooms brown shoes
grooms suit jacket on fireplace
Moody shot of groom looking out window
Groom leaning on doorframe
Groom putting on jacket
groomsmen helping out with tie
Groomsmen together on roadway

Marielle and her bridal party were being prepared at a house in Port Noarlunga, alongside parents, little ones and furry friends. The atmosphere was a little rushed, trying to get everything done in time before having to head out for their Coriole Wines wedding ceremony.

That being said though, I feel as though everythiung was still very organised – particularly as we had to wait for the boys to show up at the wedding venue due to again not having the correct times.

Engagement ring in pink flower
Bridal affects on wooden top
Bridesmaids in morning wear
Bride being Prepared
Bride being Prepared black and white
Bride looking out window as bridesmaids watch
Bride standing in window
bridesmaids looking at bride
Fathers first look at bride

First Look Photo shoot

Marielle and Brendan’s forst look photoshoot took place overlooking the famed Mclaren Vale wine region, and it’s one of the top reasons why anyone would want to hold their wedding at Coriole wines, the view is just spectacular!

Brendan and his boys were set up right at the edge of the grass, looking out at the view while Marielle and her bridal party were to sneak up and tap him on the shoulder.

After the first look we made use of what little time we still had before the ceremony was supposed to commence by heading down the driveway a little bit to take some glamour shots of the whole bridal aprty together and of course romantic shots of just Marielle and Branden.

Car arriving at Coriole wines wedding
bridesmaids preparing bride for first look
bride apporaching groom
Groom seeing bride for first time
Groom seeing bride for first time closer
Bride and groom talking
Smiling bride during first look
Bridal party together on driveway
Bridal party together at coriole wines wedding
Bride and groom walking down Coriole wines driveway
Bride and groom in Coriole vineyard
Bride and groom in Coriole vineyard dip
Bridal party with cars at Coriole wines wedding
Coriole wines wedding photography
Coriole wines wedding photo
Bride and groom together under the greenery

Coriole Wines Wedding Ceremony

Marielle and Brendan’s Coriole Wines wedding ceremony was set up to take place under an arbour looking back down in the direction of the Coriole Wines’ driveway, however due to the extreme heat, their celebrant took the executive desicion at the beginning of their ceremony to move slightly to the right, and make use of the shade from the historic tree that then made the backdrop for their ceremony.

Their ceremony itself was a nice, simple affair with heartfelt vows read to one another and some guest speakers before being announced and walking back down the aise under a shower of rose petals.

Arbour at Coriole Wines wedding ceremony
Bride and Father walking toward ceremony
groom watching his bride walk to the altar
Smiling bride during the ceremony
Coriole wines wedding ceremony under the tree
Coriole wines wedding ceremony
Groom spoeaking his vows
Placing wedding ring on hand
Speech giver
First kiss at Coriole WInes wedding
Smiling newly wed bride
bridal party under the arbour
Bridal exit under flower petals
Groom looking at camera under flower petals
Coriole Wines wedding photo from air
Kisses for the bride from friends
Sponge Cake

After the ceremony, everyone was waiting about for the lunch time reception to take place out the rear of the Coriole building which was when we managed to take a few family photos and generally take it easy as the weather by this time was quite overbearing.

Thanks so much to Marielle and Branden for having me as your wedding photographer! I had a great time and I hope you enjoy your photos! 😀

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Lake Breeze Wines Wedding – Cate & Renato

Cate and Renato’s Lake Breeze wines wedding took place on a stunning mid-December day surrounded by family and friends who were all delightful to be around!

cate and renato made use of my ever popular live stream service in order to include guests who could not attend due to COVID travel restrictions and also had my second photographer in tow in order to capture more angles!

cate and renato’s day could not have gone more smoothly – despite a rather unfortunate run in with swarms of mosquitoes while trying to have some photos taken, but we still got some great shots!

Preparation

My day started with Renato and his groomsmen getting prepared at a bed and breakfast in Brighton. It was only Renato and his two groomsmen in the whole house do getting prepared was quite a simple affair, and got ready rather quickly.

A quick group shot on the road out the front and I was off to the girls!

Groomsmen shoes
Grooms affects together
Groomsman adjusting belt
groom playing with tie
groom playing with tie looking out window
Groom and groomsmen together on road
Groom walking down hallway

Cate and her bridesmaids were being prepared at another bed and breakfast in Seacliff with a delightful view of the nearby beach from it’s sprawling back patio! Cate’s Mum was also there to help out with the preparations which all occured amidst a lot of fun.

Engagement ring in red rose
Wedding dress hanging with beach behind
Bridal affects together
Bridesmaids kisses
Wedding dress in mirror
Bridesmaids reaction to dress
Bride reveal to bridesmaids
bridesmaids helping with wedding gown
Closeup of brides hands
Bride having help getting ready
Bouquet pictures
bride in sunlight
Smiling bride looking at camera
Bridesmaids reacting to engagement ring

Lake Breeze Wines Wedding Ceremony

Cate and Renato’s Lake Breeze wines wedding ceremony took place on a large piece of grass, surrounded by a scattering of gum trees and backdropped by the vineyards that surrounded the cellar door and function rooms where the reception took place a little later in the day.

It was a little unfortunate that due to the sunny weather that Renato was looking into the sun throughout the ceremony but he was looking at his beatiful bride all throughout to notice much.

Their ceremony was a simple affair with a heartfelt speech or two from family before sealing the deal with a kiss and flower petal showered exit!

Lake Breeze wines wedding ceremony setup
Bridal confetti
groom waiting for his bride to arrive
bride ariving on a sunny day
Bride being escorted down aisle
Celebrant talking to bride as she arrives
Bride out the front of wedding ceremony
Lake Breeze Wines wedding ceremony
Bride smiling during wedding ceremony
Groom smiling during wedding ceremony
bride holding her grooms hand
About to exchange wedding rings
Wedding speech giver
Lake Breeze wines wedding first kiss
Lake Breeze wines wedding exit

Glamour Photos

After group photos were done, we head off around the grounds to make use of the diverse surrounds that having a Lake Breeze wines wedding affords you and your photographer to make use of! Unfortunately as I mentioned earlier, the further away we ventured down the driveway, the more mosquitoes started attacking Cate and Renato which meant we couldnt stay too long amongst the otherwise delightful gum trees I was looking forward to using in their wedding photos!

After reatreating back towards the ceremony location, we used the vineyards a bit for some shots, and also head out at sunset for more.

Wedding party from drone
Handpicked bridal party
Bridal party in front of vineyards
bridal party walking off into the sunset
bride and groom together under gum trees
bride and groom together between gum trees
Landscape shot with bugs
bride and groom waking through vineyard
lake breeze wines wedding photo
lake breeze wines wedding photography
lake breeze wines wedding photography with drone
Drone photo of bride and groom in vineyards
Sunset in the vineyards

Lake Breeze Wines Wedding Reception

The reception area at Lake Breeze Wines is a large, modern space that has obviously had a lot of work doen to it by the owners! The dance floor is lined with wine barrels and the sound system installed in the ceiling is quite impressive – even according to their DJ!

Was a very fun night with plenty of dancing and having fun.

Lake Breeze Wines Cellar door
Wedding cake at lake Breeze wines wedding
Bride and groom entrance to lake breeze wines wedding
Bride and groom cutting wedding cake in front of doorway
Lake Breeze weins wedding reception
First dance photo at lake breeze wines wedding
First dance at lake breeze wines wedding
Night photo at Lake Breeze Wines wedding
Bouquet toss at Lake Breeze wines wedding

I’d like to thank Cate and Renato for having me as their wedding photographer! It’s always fun to visit new wedding venues like Lake Breeze wines and I look forward to heading back there in the future!

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4 PhotoBooth Setup Mistakes to Avoid on Your Wedding Day

Wedding days are one of the most highly anticipated moments of one’s life. It’s an extraordinary occasion for lovers to seal their devotion to each other through the time honoured tradition and share it with their families and friends. Every individual has his or her image of what a perfect wedding day for them, even if they are not yet engaged. However, the actual planning and preparation start with the big “Yes!”

Wedding preparation can often be a tiring, confusing, and stressful process. Through this period, the couple would want everything to be the best. From the date of the wedding, the venue, the officiant, the wedding dresses, the music, the food, and the guest list, it must all be according to plan. And one of the necessities on the wedding day is the choice of photographers for the couple and who will prepare the photo booth for the guests so that you can always revisit your wonderful day.

Photobooths provide your guests with souvenirs for them to keep and allow for those who may be a little camera shy still get in your wedding photos. If you want to maximise your investment for the photobooth, then communicate with the photographers early on to avoid these four common photobooth setup mistakes when considering a photobooth for your wedding.

4 PhotoBooth Setup Mistakes to Avoid on Your Wedding Day

  1. The Theme Not Matching the Party

This must be the first aspect to consider hiring a photo booth. Inspect the layout of the printed photos to ensure that it matches well with your wedding motif. It’s best to request that their physical booth will also back the theme and ambience of the venue. Otherwise, it may be out of place and can ruin your perfect day.

Most photobooth suppliers offer a selection of templates for the printouts provided – if they don’t mention it simply ask and they will be more than keen on showing you some selections.

Photobooth fun
  1. The Location Not Being Ideal

The photobooth must be located somewhere in the venue that everyone can easily see and conveniently attend. This can be achieved by finding the optimum space where people can unavoidably pass by it and be encouraged to have their pictures taken.

Although photo booths have a high appeal to most people, some do not have that much inclination to voluntarily walk up to the booth’s location. This is why it is still good to consider the ideal positioning of the photo booth!

  1. An Attendant Not Being Present

A photobooth with an attendant present makes it more managed and organised. And beside or nearby the photobooth, a presentable guest book can also be available so that guests can fill it up with their best wishes for the lovely couple while waiting for their turn at the photobooth – or sticking in their printed copy of the photos they just took.

The SvenStudios photobooth somes with quite an array of props and the area can be messy without someone nearby tasked with cleaning it up – an attendant would also be tasked with making sure the booth is running correctly and is well stocked with paper and ink.

Guests enjoying the photobooth
  1. The Time Slot Not Fitting the Party Activities

Because photobooths are only hired for a limited period, it is best to put them in a time slot wherein guests will be wandering about the venue waiting for the bride and the groom. Some photobooths are mistakenly scheduled when the party has a highly engaging activity. In the end, the photographers get sidelined and gain the most minor attraction to the audience. If the photobooth is not maximised during its hired time, then the moments of your guests will be significantly reduced to the ones taken by the hired photographers.

The SvenStudios photobooth tends to be hired out for the whole reception – we dont like putting an hourly limit on our bridal couples!

Photobooth prints

Although your party will not be that affected by one or two of the basic mistakes we’ve mentioned above, it would be relaxing to know that your guests can find another things to do and enjoy while celebrating with you on your very special day. If you want to have the most memorable day of your life, be sure to consider the information on photobooth setup mistakes outlined above so that you can reduce one stress point on your big day!

These photobooth setup mistakes are things you need not worry about with Sven Studios and our professional photobooth hire in Adelaide. We offer award winning photobooth services that will help you craft the precious memories of your wedding day.