Your Wedding Videography Checklist

Filming a wedding comes with huge responsibilities. From getting the right frame, stealing the right moments to putting it all together, wedding videos are meant to be perfect. After all, every couple dreams of a perfect wedding day.

The best way to avoid troubles in your wedding videos is to plan everything. What kind of video do you want to have? What are the key moments you want to capture? Do you have the right equipment?

With the help of your friends and family, create a team that will handle videography. Discuss the timeline of activities with them and your expectations from them. Work with them and develop a list of important shots. 

If you are confused about which parts to include, we are here to help. Here's a complete list of wedding videography that can make your wedding day video special and perfect.

Wedding Videography Checklist

There's only one moment in every wedding that has to be captured at the right time. Particularly, wedding videography is all about being there at the right time, right place with the right vision. You cannot redo these moments. Hence, proper planning is required to get these moments captured.

Any traditional wedding video should include the following:

  • Groom waiting at the altar;

  • Processional with the bride's entrance;

  • Vow recital;

  • First kiss as a married couple;

  • Recessional;

  • First dance;

  • Cake cutting;

  • Bouquet toss;

  • Father-daughter dance; and

  • Best man and maid of honor toasts.

Other Shots

Aside from these traditional shots, you can take some additional shots to turn your wedding video more real and unique. Let's see what else you can do

  • Preparation Shots

You can steal moments when a wedding party is being prepared. The calm yet busy preparation setting can be captured beautifully. Furthermore, you can capture the groom preparing to get the bride or groomsmen laughing with the groom before heading towards the altar. These are the moments that define sheer love and happiness.

Before the ceremony begins, you can focus on these shots:

  • Bride and bridesmaids getting ready;

  • Exterior shot of the church or venue;

  • Wide shot of the church or venue;

  • Altar;

  • Flowers;

  • Wedding program;

  • Groom and ushers hanging out; and

  • Pinning boutonniere on the groom.

  • The Ceremony 

The most important and hardest part to shoot at any wedding is the ceremony. You can not simply make it on your own. Hence, bring an assistant with you to help you with the second angle. Focus on the little moments. For instance, the look on the groom’s face when the bride ushers in or the bride’s walk with her father. The expressions on the faces of the bride and groom are to be captured with complete focus. 

Apart from this, you can also capture:

  • Guests being escorted down the aisle;

  • Guests sitting, reading programs, and talking;

  • Family members entering the venue or church;

  • Father kissing the bride and handing her off to the groom;

  • The ceremony. Record it all if you have space, and edit later; and

  • The must-have shots mentioned previously of the groom at the altar, the processional and bride's entrance, the first kiss, and the recessional.

Conclusion

Wedding videography is difficult but it can be done right with proper planning and preparation. Keep the above points in mind and you will be good to go!



Soleil Jaan