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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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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. 

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Making It Magical – 10 Tips to Get Good Wedding Photos

In a person’s lifetime, there are special days that are noteworthy. Among these special days is the wedding day, memorable not only for the couple but their loved ones. It’s a union of two people in love with each other, a lifelong commitment that entails laughter, joy, sickness, challenges—for better or worse. 

Since it’s an extraordinary day, it’s essential to have the day captured through the best possible photos. These photos will let the couple reminisce about their special day in all the years to come. For this reason, it’s essential that you prepare well. 

10 Tips to Get Good Wedding Photos

What exactly should be done to get good wedding photos, however? Read on below.

#1: Hire a Professional

Of course, this is the first obvious step. If you don’t get a professional photographer, chances are you wont get good wedding photos! It’s best to scout for multiple talented photographers, and you can judge the quality of their work with their portfolio. Keep doing this until you narrow down your choices before finally choosing a photographer for your special day.

It’s also best that you meet them first before choosing them for your day. For them, it’s pretty much a job interview, and they would be bringing samples of their work to convince you that they’re the right person for the job.

Ingle wood inn wedding photo

#2: Check Their Packages

If your photographer is a professional wedding photographer with a good portfolio, they may offer packages for clients. A wedding photography package usually includes how many hours that’s included for your day, as well as any physical products such as albums or prints. Aside from that, it can also cover your photographer’s additional fees, such as any travel expenses or any special expenses they may have to do something unique.

You can also check the number of staff that will be involved in the event. If you’re getting a large studio, you can have more than one photographer. One will be taking photos of the newlyweds, and another will be taking photos of the guests, and so on. This is very handy if you want multiple aspects of your special day shot in photos. 

Digital Deluxe Album

#3: Sign a Contract

If you want everything to go smoothly as planned, contract signing must be done. This way, everything will be done by the book, also serving as your ultimate form of security should someone try to go out of bounds that may violate the contract. 

Signing a contract also allows you to have legal recourse in case something happens on the day such as the photographer not showing up, or some other disaster.

Smiles under the trees

#4: Practice Your Poses

As a photographer, I hate posing people it always feels forced and unnnatural which is obvious in the final photos I take. So when I say ‘practice your poses’ in order to get good wedding photos, what I’m actually saying is to treat your photoshoots like a date and do stuff you would usually do on a date. Walking hand to hand around pretty places, whisper sweet nothings into each others ears and simply make each other smile.

There’s nothing worse than turning people into mannequins!

bridal party walking down crozier street

#5: Consider Making a Moodboard

A mood board is a collection of photos that you can use as source material for your projects. Moodboards, despite being a collection of random images, have several things in common. Moodboards can be similar in themes present in the sourced photos or their mere colours. Pinterest is a modern way to put something together in this regard.

Since mood boards are used for projects, a wedding photo shoot is not different. If you have a mood board set for your wedding photoshoot, you can kind of direct the aethetic towards what you’re after a lot better!

Checking back to point one on this list – you’ve probably selected your professional phtographer based on their previous work, so hopefully you like what they have produced in the past in their style. Try not to dictate the style you want them to create, but rather trust in their own artistic style and allow them to produce what you liked in their work in the first place.

Night time photo at Sunnybrae wedding

#6: Choose Accessible Locations

During your wedding photoshoot, you don’t want to spend a significant amount of time travelling from one location to another. It can be challenging if you and your photographer if you’re spending time you should be shooting simply getting to places. Sometimes to get good wedding photoos you need to spend as much time as possible to get it right and you cant do that in a car.

To prevent this from happening, you will need to be smart when choosing locations for your wedding photoshoot. You can still choose to have your photoshoot at several different areas, but it would be best to be in close proximity to each other. To make things easier, you can always have your photoshoot in one location, and plenty of Adelaide wedding venues certainly allow for this!

Ekhidna wines wedding at sunset

#7: Use ‘Toss’ Items

Generally, ‘toss’ items in a wedding are only seen when a flower girl tosses flower petals along the aisle as the bride walks behind her. However, you can also choose to incorporate toss items in your wedding photoshoot. 

Toss items add flair to the photos since they can also be viewed as decorations. When thrown in the air, toss items can also result in laughs, which elicits joy. 

Other props also help here such as smoke, or water from a hose to mimic rain, even sparklers! They all come together to make some unique shots.

Bride and groom exiting Sunnybrea wedding

#8: Get Competent Makeup Artists

Looking your best is very important—it’s your wedding photoshoot after all. Since it’s a photoshoot, you must get makeup artists competent enough for you to work with. Like your photographer, they are also most likely to have a portfolio, especially online. Instagram is a common way to select a favourite makeup artist.

You should also not forget about makeup retouching. They can provide you with it, but it will also be good for you to pack backup makeup just in case.

Concentrating on makeup

#9: Create a Schedule

Since it’s your wedding photoshoot day, it’s good to have the day planned ahead of time. While there is a chance that it might not be followed, it can give you an idea of your window and how long the time should be spent in an activity during the photo shoot.

Darwin’s Pride rock

#10: Relax and Have Fun during the Shoot

Having an unpleasant mood during the day of the shoot itself can lead to bad photos. In order to get good wedding photos, you should not sweat about the little things, such as a shoot relocation, because of external factors and things you cannot control such as rain. 

Your photographer will be the one to keep you on schedule since it’s what you paid them for. It’s essential to get your best looks on your wedding photoshoot day, so keep in mind to have fun!

Bridal party walking together along Grange Beach

Your wedding photos are what you’ll look back on in the years to come. It contains all the joys of you and your partner on your special day, so you should make sure to get a photographer who’s up for the job and has a track record you can trust to get good wedding photos!

Wedding photos are important because they are a precious memory of your wedding day. If you’re looking for wedding photography in Adelaide, SvenStudios is the studio for you! Aside from the standard wedding photography service, we also offer wedding photo booths! Contact us today to learn more!

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GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding – Nadia & Joy

Nadia and Joy held their duel ceremony wedding on a Tuesday at the beginning of December – which might seem out of the ordinary but it worked out beautifully for holding a GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding!

Being a Tuesday meant that the lower Pulpshed wedding venue wasn’t being used by another wedding so we got to use both spots for as many photos as we wanted. Also being a lunch time wedding, Nadia and Joy got to make the most of everything the Glen Ewin Estate has to offer!

Baha’i Wedding Ceremony

At the beginning of the day, Nadia and Joy held a religious Baha’i wedding ceremony from the comfort of their own home while making use of my livestream service which allowed a multitude of guests from around the world to tune in all day.

As is traditional with Baha’i wedding ceremonies, the service was a simple affair, with readings from family and friends and a signing of marriage documents over the household’s dining table after which I whisked myself off to GlenEwin Estate to set up the photobooth for their lunchtime reception and video equipment to record their GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding Ceremony.

Religious symbol
nicely dressed girl
Bridal approach through hallway in house
Bride and groom sitting at table
Bahai Home ceremony
Speech during Bahai ceremony
Bahai wedding ceremony at home
Bride smiling at groom
Bride signing papers
MCs

GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding Ceremony

GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding ceremonies usually take place on a grassy area overlooking a man made pond in front of the main reception area just to the left of the entrance to the Estate. The space is surrounded on all sides by earth, greenery and makes for an intimate space for any wedding ceremony.

Nadia and Joy’s legal ceremony had already taken place during their Baha’i ceremony, so they had no need to sign any documents after this ceremony, but they still made the most of the moment by reciting heartfelt vows to one another and had a bit of fun with inserting fun little caveats to each other’s ‘i do’s’.

GlenEwin Estate gatehouse wedding arbour
Groom arriving at Glenewin estate gatehouse wedding
bride arriving at Glenewin estate gatehouse wedding
bride and bridesmaids in front of greenery
Dad and bride walking towards wedding ceremony
Holding hands in black and white
Ceremony speech givers
GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding Ceremony
Bride and groom under hexagonal arbour
Smiling groom during the ceremony
Smiling bride during the ceremony
Bahai priest
Exchanging wedding rings under arbour
Celebrating being married
Walking back down the aisle under petals

GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding Reception

Directly after their second ceremony, we took a few family group shots and made use of some of the greenery around for some glamour shots before heading in for their lunchtime GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse wedding reception.

Again, the reception was a lovely, intimate, simple affair with family and friends, while guests who could not attend recording video messages for the bride and groom which was played on the large screen. During the rest of the reception the whole day was played back using the footage I had taken via my livestream!

Wedding cake on display
bride and groom entrance at GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse wedding
bride and groom cutting the cake together
Guests enjoying the photobooth
Livestream viewers
groom chatting to guests
Speech giver
Bride and groom giving speech
Bride and groom during their first dance

Glamour Photos

As Nadia and Joy’s reception wrapped up after lunch, there was still ample time for us to run about the entirety of the Glen Ewin Estate to make use of some of the amazing spots scattered about for some more glamour photos – which was exactly what we did!

It was so liberating to have a wedding on a Tuesday as there were absolutely nobody else about dictating when and where we could go!

Closeup of bridesmaids bouquets
Bride with groom sneaking behind
Bride and groom headbutting through foliage
Smiling bride and groom through foliage
bridal party together on driveway
Together under the greenery
Bride and groom leaning against tree
Walking along the water
GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse wedding photo
bride and groom sitting on Bench at Glen Ewin Estate
Glen Ewin Estate wedding photography
Glen Ewin Estate wedding photo
Bride and groom under green trees
Bride and groom under green
Bride and groom above some water

Thanks goes out to Nadia and Joy for having me as your wedding photographer and videographer, photobooth guy and livestreamer! I was certainly busy all day, but it’s always well worth it as I love what i do and I thank you for allowing me to do what i do best!

7 Important Tips to Achieve the Best Beach Photo Shoot

Wedding beach photo shoots can always go both ways; It can be an excellent experience for everyone involved, especially since you’ll be working with the backdrop of the peaceful waves, and the calming breeze has always been therapeutic, after all. On the other hand, it can also be very stressful, especially if you have to deal with unpredictable weather and other sandy problems. It can be a dream project that can turn sour if everyone isn’t well-prepared. 

For this reason, we have listed down a couple of essential tips to consider before the crew can even begin to hit the shores.

7 Important Tips to Achieve the Best Beach Photo Shoot

When done right, these tips will ensure a great set of photos by the end of the project and minimise the amount of stress that the crew may experience and achieve the best beach photo shoot possible:

  • Conceptualise the Angles before the Photoshoot

You have the location and the wedding theme right in front of you, but what about the angles of the couple? Thinking of something on the spot is just going to make your job harder. Before you can even travel towards the location, conceptualise how you will place the cameras and your crew of photographers. 

Are you going to shoot at a higher angle, or perhaps shoot from the sides? Do you wish to aim the camera high while you’re crouching? These different angles can yield other effects, and they will all determine whether or not the photos will come outright.

A good piece of advise for any spot you’re heading to – not just for a beach photo shoot – is to scout the location befroehand – either in person or online. Google Earth is an incredible resource to scout around before heading to a spot, and it would also be helpful to check out what other photographers have done at the same location.

Penneshaw beach Wedding

  • Look Up the Weather Reports before Going to the Venue

One main adversary that a photography crew has is the weather. It may be sunny today, but no one knows whether or not it will remain that way until tomorrow. Luckily, various weather reports on TV and the internet will tell you whether or not it would be a good idea to proceed with the photo shoot today. 

This is crucial, especially if you’re planning to take pictures by the beachside. You wouldn’t want the bride and groom to be soaked wet once the waves start splashing in. If you want to have a clear day of photo shoots, choose a month with the least amount of storms and pick out a day that you’ll think will not ruin the whole project.

Best way to check on the day for any poor weather is using the radar apps freely available on any smartphone.

All this being said though, depending on how adventurous your bride and groom is, you can get some incredible shots in the rain – on the beach with a storm in the background!

Lightning

  • Pick the Appropriate Shoes for the Occasion

So, you’re planning to shoot on the sand. If that’s the case, you may advise the bride to wear her flats instead of her heels. It is hard enough to try to pose in a tight wedding dress, but it’s much harder to walk on sand if your heels are digging deep enough to plant your feet. 

Even if they’re insisting on wearing their heels, explain the whole situation to them. Let them know that they can wear their heels during the wedding day within the comforts of their wedding venue, but they have to wear their flats on the day of the beach photoshoot unless they are planning on getting stuck on the sand.

Your own shoes is probably something to think about too – I personally always wear dress shoes to a wedding which get destroyed in salty water, so if you have the chance, change to some run about sneakers – or even thongs.

Bride and groom on Maslins Beach

  • Choose the Appropriate Colors for the Photoshoot

If you want the bride and groom to stand out against the sun’s rays and complement their backdrop, you may choose the colours red, fuchsia, and yellow. These may be bright colours, but they will not camouflage the subject of your photos with the brightness of the day.

On a wedding day – naturally most of the time the bride will be wearing white, which really makes for a nice beach vibe, but can be tricky to expose correctly on a sunny day with so many bright, light colours about. Be sure to expose for the white dress first and foremost, despite everything being under exposed – shadows can be brought back with modern camera – but blown out white wedding dresses cannot!

brides on the beach together

  • Choose Activities Instead of Mere Poses

The best thing about beach photo shoots is that they give the photographers a chance to put their creativity into play. The couple may stroll along the shores, swim in shallow waters, and even build sandcastles, so long as they will not end up doing cliche poses that almost all brides and grooms do on their wedding photos. 

If your client wants something unique, suggest this concept to them and feel free to let them know its overall appeal. After all, you are not just taking pictures of people in formal dresses doing typical romantic poses; almost anyone can do that. You are capturing their moments, a segment of their life that separates them from their average days.

Semaphore Beach Sunset

  • Pick Out a Day Where People Aren’t Flocking to the Beach

It’s hard to achieve the perfect shot when the wind and the sun aren’t cooperating with you, but it’s much harder to regulate other people casually strolling in the background. Yes, some modern software will enable you to edit them out in the post-photography stage, but if there are too many of them, it may be time-consuming and useless since too many edits may ruin the whole image. 

Pick out a day when tourists and locals aren’t flocking to the beach for a swim. Don’t schedule your shoots on the weekend; instead, pick out a day in the middle of the week, where people are mostly in their offices. Your client will appreciate your choice, especially since most couples would like to keep their wedding preparations under wraps. This is important, especially if your client is a well-known personality.

Middleton Beach Walkabout

  • Wear Comfortable Clothes for the Photoshoot

The bride and groom may need to be well-dressed for the shoot, but that principle doesn’t apply to the photography crew. The latter is required to dress so that their movements will not be limited while doing their job. Photographers usually have to stand, crouch, lean, sir, and even lay flat at times just to achieve the perfect shot. 

Wearing clothes that may restrict them from doing those positions may be detrimental to their work overall. Encourage your crew to wear light clothes as well, since you are at the beach and wearing layer after layer of fabric may get them dehydrated due to the heat.

Walking along Middleton beach together

Achieving the best beach photo shoot isn’t easy. There is a lot of planning and preparations to be done for the whole project to go smoothly. As a photographer, it’s your job to ensure your clients’ safety, convenience, and privacy. 

If the bride and the groom are comfortable with what they are doing and sincerely happy throughout the whole shoot, they will be able to express more raw emotions that you can capture on the fly. Just be sure to follow the tips above, and you’re on your way to having the best photoshoot ever.

If you’re planning to have your wedding day soon, chances are you are looking for a studio that can provide the best wedding photography in Adelaide. In that case, we at the Sven Studios are at your service. We craft only the most precious memories of your wedding day in a fun and relaxing way. Contact us now so we can discuss more your wedding themes and plans!