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A wedding is the start of the sacred union of two people in marriage. There are a plethora of events in the life of two married people, and the wedding is one of them. Being that it is the most important event in life, we want to preserve everything related to it and make it more memorable. Such as the veil, cords, candles, wedding gowns and suits, and the videos.
Wedding videos are important as they can relive the memories on your big day. Unlike photographs, videos also present the enchanting noises on that memorable day. And it can be kept for a lifetime.
During the old days, we used videotapes to record and save the different types of events. But today, keeping videos has been made easier using cloud storage software that you can use for free such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and the likes. Plus, it is now easier to be shared using social media and video-sharing platforms. Just make sure to use a video compressor to compress your wedding video files into a smaller file size without losing the video quality.
Capturing your wedding’s best moments.
Every second on the wedding day counts. From the preparation of the venues to the celebration in the reception hall. Each setting and person involved in the event plays different important roles. That’s why it is important that these must have a memorable capture in the wedding video.
The bridal wedding gown is one of the most awaited features of the wedding. The videographer should not forget to capture the beautiful wedding gown that the bride wore on her big day. It is a woman’s dream to wear a wedding gown and completely look beautiful in white. Keep on reading and find out the other 9 moments that must be captured in a wedding video.
9 Moments to capture in your wedding video
Both the photographers and videographers play a vital role in a wedding. Those photographs can also be compiled and transposed to form a video. But it is the videographer who has the ability to capture both the moment and feelings, relive it over and over again. Continue reading and learn the 9 wedding moments that you’ll definitely want to capture on your wedding video.
1. Getting ready – bride with her maidens and groom with his men
Photo: Nevels Media/Unsplash Before you even say goodbye to being a bachelor and bachelorette, make some special moments with the chosen important people for the bride and groom. During the bride’s preparations, she must spend time with her maid of honor and her bridesmaids. It is important for the groom to capture the moments with his best man and groom’s men. Make sure to capture the toasts, tease, and tears.
2. Bride and groom walking down the aisle
Photo: Victoria Priessnitz/Unsplash Most women dream of walking down the aisle with their loving parents with whom they have spent most of their time. And as they send the bride to your groom, they are making an agreement of surrendering her as his wife. That moment deserves a perfect video capture to make the memory last a lifetime.
3. The entourage
Walking down the aisle of the special guests at the wedding is another one of the important events that a videographer must not miss when filming a wedding. Start from the sponsors down to the ring bearer. They play the second important role in the ceremony next to the couple to be married.
4. The “I do” part
Photo: James Bold/Unsplash The most awaited moment in every wedding event is the exchange of I dos of the bride and the groom. It is when the lifetime marriage starts for the couple. The videographer must not miss the moment.
5. After-ceremony events in the church
The ceremony doesn’t end in the exchange of vows. There is a lot more to await after that such as the enjoyment and fun while taking photographs of the newlywed with the entourage and the moments behind it.
6. The celebration at the reception site
Photo: Andre Hunter/Unsplash After the solemn ceremony for the newlywed couple, there are a lot of events that will be held at the reception site as well. One of these is the arrival of the newlyweds where they will be welcomed with the confetti and others following their tradition.
7. Giving messages to the groom and bride
These are the moments that photographs can’t keep. The moment when loved ones can deliver their thoughtful and loving messages to the groom and his wife. A lot of funny and tearful moments can be found here. This also includes the groom’s message to his wife and the wife to her groom.
8. Cake cutting
Photo: Wedding Photography/Unsplash The wedding cake is always present at every wedding as it is traditionally served on such occasions. One of the interesting features at the event is when the bride and groom share the first cut of the cake that will be distributed to every guest.
9. The toss of the bouquet and garter
Photo: Cleyder Duque/Pexels Traditionally, the bride tosses her bouquet, and the groom tosses the garter as well. Believing that whoever, among the bachelorettes, catches the bouquet will be the next bride. And whoever, among the bachelors, catches the garter will be the next groom. It makes the ceremony ends with lots of excitement thinking about who will be the next bride and groom.
These are the top nine moments that you must ensure to have captured in your wedding video. There are also a lot more happenings in a wedding, from the ceremony to the reception. But it only happens once in a lifetime. Make sure to capture everything and relive it on a wedding video that you can keep for a lifetime together.
