If they say a picture is worth a thousand words imagine how many a video is worth?! 

I’m guessing you haven’t even considered investing in wedding videography yet, which is ok most people don’t. The idea of having a wedding video conjures up ghastly images of a three hour long shaky home video of your aunts wedding or daggy looking old school camera men with giant video cameras that could pass as small meteorites. Luckily, gone are those days! 

Wedding videographers have had a complete facelift over the last few years thanks to amazing advances in camera technology. It has allowed us to create cinema quality films everyday of the week on a reasonably low budget. This is good news for you! This also means that where there really only used to be one style of ‘traditional’ wedding videos now there are a plethora. Every wedding videography studio has the ability to practice, experiment and develop their own unique style. And a great cinematographer is always doing this, always pushing their craft as far as they can.

While of course you should get a photographer, I would argue that hiring a videographer for your one big day is equally important. A great videographer can capture more than just how your day looked, but how it felt. We work in movement and sound. Your children will be able to watch your late grandmother as she bursts into tears of joy as you walk down the aisle, see how clumsy and left footed the two of you were when dancing and hear those hilarious stories your fiancés best man has been saving for all these years. This is what we capture. It’s more than just images.

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I received the most beautiful (handwritten!) letter from the bride’s father following the wedding, which meant so much to me because how often do our fathers really express their feelings so honestly?

He wrote, “As the father of the bride, I feel compelled to put pen to paper to express our gratitude. James, my wife and I are at a loss for words to express our feelings for the videography you have produced, except to say you have captured in the most beautiful manner, the happy couple, the ceremony, the bridal party, our grandchildren, the scenery and their love for each other. My wife and I are very touched and so I proudly say; thank you for helping create that fairytale wedding wish.”

This is why I love what I do. I am blessed with the opportunity to, even if only briefly, come into a person’s life, share one of their most memorable days with them and leave them with a gift that they will truly treasure for the rest of their lives.

Film by Zephyr Productions

Ms Gingham says: It’s definitely worth the thought. So many videos that I see bring tears to my eyes!

About Zephyr Productions: We live and breath wedding videography here at Zephyr Productions. Being asked to capture and be a part of the most important day of your lives is a huge honour for us.