Wedding Videographers – Newcastle, NSW

Why A Wedding Video Is A Must Have On Your Wedding Day?

While looking back on the gorgeous photos captured by your photographer on your special day is great, a wedding video is the ultimate way to capture all those beautiful moments like vows, speeches and the feeling of your wedding day.

For this reason, most couples are inclined towards having a wedding cinematographer to accompany the conventional wedding photographers to document the day as it happens and create a wedding highlights video.

Feeling intimidated at the thought of a camera in your face all day? Fear not! Wedding videos are honest and authentic depictions of your wedding day, with less than 15% of the shots planned. A photo isn’t going to allow you to hear those memorable toasts and relive the horror of your best friend revealing your most embarrassing moments to a crowd full of people! Only a wedding video will do that. 

The other thing is the cost. You may have doubts on ramping up costs of capturing your wedding and questioning the need to hire a wedding videographer. It is only natural. There were many couples in a similar position as you who decided to ditch the wedding video idea, who later regret their decision! Don’t be one of them! 

What Does The Average Wedding Videographer Cost?

While a picture speaks a thousand words, a video speaks a million. If it is the most special day of your life, it is a good idea to hire a wedding videographer to record it for you to look back upon in the years to come.

Many couples opt out of a package with a wedding video owing to the higher price point but more often than not, look back and regret their decision! How much higher, you ask?

It is estimated that the base price of hiring a good wedding videographer in Australia averages $2800. A few wedding videography companies offer packages for as low as $1000 while the veterans in the field charge upwards of $6000.

When picking out a wedding videographer, the first thing you must consider is how much you’re willing to shell out. To a few people, the wedding video is up there on their list of priorities with the dress! To others, they might consider it only on the advice of one of their already married friends.

Another thing you have to consider is the inclusions of a wedding videography package- it’s a good idea to create a bespoke package that best fits your needs.

While this may be a huge chunk of your wedding budget, the amount is definitely justifiable- it is a guaranteed way for you to relive your wedding memories- the excitement, the love, the laughter and your happily ever after!

What Do Wedding Videography Packages Include?

There was once a time when you’d consider if you wanted a wedding videographer, but times have changed. Now the question is who to choose! Wedding videography packages, most often, are separated into tiers based on their inclusions.

Even the most basic wedding videography packages ringing in at a ballpark figure of three and a half thousand quid, usually includes two videographers at the scene recording the entire ceremony as it happens for a period averaging 8 hours.

On wrapping up, a few days later, you may receive a highlights video along with the uncropped video on a USB stick or online.

The coverage sometimes even includes scoring some great drone footage (if your wedding is taking place in a drone flight compatible area) and a video guestbook of sorts with messages from the guests who attend your wedding for you to look back on at leisure.

At an additional cost, it is most often a possibility to choose the same company for your wedding photographer and videographer solutions, making your coordination process with vendors a lot easier. You can also add on things like extra coverage, additional video’s for parents or grandparents and pre-wedding video’s or couple video’s to play at the wedding.

Why It’s a Good Idea To Choose The Same Company For Your Wedding Photography And Videography?

Given the options, it can be a great idea to book the same company to cover your wedding photography and videography.

Do you ever remember the time when you attended a wedding and the couple in the spotlight seemed to go missing with the wedding photographers and videographers to get a few shots for their albums? If they’ve taken longer than usual to return from the shoot, there’s a high likelihood that they hired separate teams to cover their wedding photography and videography needs.

To avoid this and to get things moving along quicker so you get time to spend enjoying being surrounded by your family and friends, it is advised to hire one team which specialise in both wedding photography and videography. In this case, there is a good understanding between the two groups of professionals and they get to pre-plan their positioning to capture all the important moments. The end result of this is more often a homogenous style of wedding album and video too.

If you are a little bit of a penny pincher but still want a wedding photographer and videographer, then a package deal from the same company can also work out cheaper. You can also work out a bespoke quote with the company that best meets your needs.

Your only concern may be the proficiency levels of both the wedding photographer and videographer in such a scenario. While a company may be better known for one service, it is seen that they choose to hire a person with expertise in the other field to support them for the package. If this is the case, just ensure that the company has professionals in each of the areas rather.