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Let’s talk about wedding vendors. It goes without saying that your team of wedding vendors will serve a very important role in your wedding celebration. After all, just think about the various aspects of a wedding. Photographers, florists, caterers, cake bakers, invitations, the list goes on! With that being the case, it should come as no surprise as to why we discuss them regularly here on our wedding blog.

In our blog post this week, we’ll focus specifically on a key wedding vendor and that happens to be the wedding videographer. Just as can be said about the photographer, you’re going to want a talented professional on-site that can capture each of the special moments throughout your wedding day. The reason why you want someone that’s experienced at working weddings can be summed up into a few different points, but perhaps the most important is to allow you to truly enjoy your big day and not have to worry about your vendors getting their jobs done. In the blog post that you’re about to read, we’ll provide you with some advice on finding the perfect wedding videographer for your big day!

Before getting started with that though, we would like to say hello to anyone that may be stopping by our website for the first time. Welcome to Madera Estates! For an inside look at past weddings held at our venue, we encourage you to check out our “Inspiration Gallery” HERE, which highlights several weddings. Now…back to the topic at-hand and time to discuss how you can find the perfect wedding videographer for crafting a wedding film that you’ll always hold close to your heart!

Look for Referrals/Recommendations!

Especially if you live in a larger market (such as Houston), you’ll quickly notice that there are quite a few wedding vendors that you’ll be able to consider for your big day. Early on in the planning process, the important thing to remember is to avoid being overwhelmed by the sheer amount of options. On the contrary, there are certainly ways in which you can narrow down your list. How can this apply to your wedding videographer, in particular?

First and foremost, you can seek out referrals and recommendations from other vendors. By the time you’re searching for a videographer, I’m going to guess that you’ll already have your venue finalized and possibly a few other vendors too. With the venue particularly, your contact there will be an excellent resource and can help provide some ideas for local videography companies. Not to mention, chances are they’ll have worked with them too at previous weddings or events, so their recommendations will be based on prior experience.

Have any friends or family that have recently tied the knot and had a videographer for their wedding? Ask about their experience working with them. Plus, you’ll likely be able to check out their wedding film as well for an example of their work.

Think About Style

While there are a few different general vendor categories, the truth is each of the individual vendors within those categories will have their own unique styles. When it comes to a wedding videographer, you’ll want to take this into account and determine whether a particular videography company specializes in any specific style. Chances are many of them will have the ability to adapt to your vision for the film, but it wouldn’t hurt to scroll through some of their past projects and see if you notice any commonalities.

So…what are some of the popular styles that you may be considering for a wedding video?

Vintage – I’m sure you can likely picture what a vintage-themed wedding film would look like. As you browse through local videographers, you may find some use this style more often than others. Furthermore, there are a few ways in which you can achieve this style. This includes the addition of Super 8 film or even adding filters in the editing process.

Cinematic – Want your wedding film to resemble an actual movie? If so, cinematic wedding videography may be the way to go! With several components scattered throughout a complete wedding day, there will be plenty of content to make this style happen flawlessly.

Highlight – Do you prefer to have the wedding video slightly shorter in duration? If that’s the case, a wedding highlight video could be perfect! This video style will feature several of the main moments throughout your celebration.

All in all, there are a variety of videography styles worth considering for your big day. We featured a few different styles above, but there are certainly others to consider too! Take a look around different videographer’s websites and social media pages to get ideas and inspiration for your own wedding video, as this will help immensely in figuring out which style is right for you.

Clarify the Specifics

This can be said about the entire vendor selection process, including the wedding videographer, so we wanted to feature it on this blog post! Before booking your wedding videographer, make sure you’re in agreement about all of the specific details. Several of these may seem rather straightforward, but it doesn’t hurt to recap them here.

Length of Time Before Receiving Finished Video – After your wedding, you and your partner will undoubtedly be excited to check out the photos and video, right? Well, one of the first questions you’ll want to ask the videographer is how long it will take for the edited video to be ready. Likewise, it would be a good idea to inquire about receiving a teaser video before the complete video is finished!

Duration of Video – With our next point, keep in mind that the various price offerings from the videographer will likely reflect different video durations. Nonetheless, it’s an item that you’ll want to clarify, especially if you have a preference. Another variable that may factor into the price is the amount of time the videographers will be on-site. You’ll want to take into consideration the schedule for your wedding day, as well as which aspects you want featured in the video.

Potential Added Services – It’s safe to say that everyone has a unique vision for their wedding day. And with so many talented professionals in the wedding industry nowadays, we’re confident this vision can be turned into a reality. With your wedding videographer search, it’s important to inquire about additional services and whether or not a particular videographer offers those. Think of things like drone video, shortened clips capable of being shared on social media and even having additional videographers on-site. If you’re not sure what all is available, it doesn’t hurt to ask about a complete price list.

All in all, there are quite a few details that go into selecting each of your wedding vendors, so it’s never a bad idea to ask a few extra questions in the early stages!

Tie the Knot at Madera Estates!

Need wedding vendor recommendations for your special day? No matter if that’s a wedding videographer, photographer, florist, caterer, cake baker or anyone else, we’ve been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to work with so many talented wedding professionals over the years and can help point engaged couples in the right direction! Likewise, if you’re ever scrolling through our Instagram page, you’ll find that many of the vendors included in each particular celebration are tagged in the caption. Click HERE to take a look at our Instagram page.

Ready to learn more about Madera Estates? Fill out the form on the page HERE to request a copy of our Investment Guide. In addition, if you’re ready to go ahead and schedule a free tour of our venue or if you have any questions for us, feel free to give our team a call at (936) 441-9337.