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Choosing your Sacramento Wedding Videographer

by Mike Jensen - Jensen Wedding Films
Perhaps we should begin with the question, "Should I even have Professional Wedding Videography?" Professional Wedding Video may not be at the top of your list of wedding priorities. However, consider the following three statistics in a national survey of brides:

Before the wedding, 54% of brides rank video as one of the Top 10 most important bridal services. That number goes up to 79% AFTER the wedding.

BRIDAL REMORSE:49% of brides that asked a friend or family member to tape their wedding wished they had hired a professional wedding videographer.

Brides that had their weddings videotaped by professionals felt that video more fully captured the emotion of the wedding day than did photography (54% video vs. 27% photography), and recorded the history of the wedding day better (60% video vs. 25% photography).

Professional Wedding Video has made remarkable progress in the last few years. The new digital cameras can capture your day in razor sharp detail and lifelike color. Many of today's professional video cameras are extremely light sensitive - rendering stunning quality even at your dimly lit wedding or reception. And new shooting and editing techniques not only make wedding videographers less obtrusive, but more creative.

Your finished DVD's have an average shelf life of up to 200 years, and if properly stored may outlast your photographs. Interactive chapters in these DVD's allow you to instantly view any part of your wedding video, your vows, cake cutting, baby pictures, etc.

Ultimately, a professionally produced wedding video captures the powerful emotions of the wedding day like no other medium. The quality and longevity of today's wedding video is also an heirloom for tomorrow- for generations to come. Many former brides feel that their video was their best wedding investment.

Finding your Sacramento Wedding Videographer

The best way is through referral. Ask your photographer, your caterer, or your florist. Ask recently married friends who have been happy with their videographer. Attend a Bridal Show where several videographers' are showing their work. Remember that you are not buying a wedding demo but a full-length video. And don't forget the videographer's listed on this website! Book appointments to see full-length video at your wedding location.

Don't wait to book your wedding videographer last. The best wedding videographers are booked well into the following year. Don't be caught having to settle for "second best."

The quality of Professional Wedding Video may vary dramatically from company to company. In the Sacramento Market, expect to pay between $1500-$4000. The average price for quality wedding videography is about $2,500. You will usually pay for what you get. Professional Wedding Videography is a lifetime investment. Poorly produced wedding video will have much less value in the future than will a polished, well shot and edited record of your day.

Several large, multi-crew wedding video companies have recently entered the Sacramento market. Beware of companies that aggressively attempt to sell you on polished work from their best wedding videographer or editor, but book you with a different, less experienced crew. Insist on viewing ONLY work from the videographer you are considering hiring to capture your wedding day. And know who will be editing the final product.

What ultimately matters is great camera work, timely editing, and creative artistry. That comes with years of experience and continuing education. Many of Sacramento's best wedding videographers belong to the Sacramento Professional Videographer's Association (SPVA) and WEVA International (Wedding and Event Videographer's Association). These professional organizations offer the latest techniques to hone the skills of the nations best videographers. Is your wedding videographer an active member?

Future trends: Several Sacramento wedding video companies are now offering couples a new shooting format - HD (High Definition). This offers sharper images than traditional video plus a widescreen image format more suitable for viewing on modern HDTVs. However, note that getting the full benefits of HD requires purchasing a new high-definition DVD player (or PS3) for at least $250. If you’re considering getting your wedding video, ask for samples of recent work and make sure both the technical and creative quality are first rate. HD will soon become the standard for all professional video production, but don’t book a videographer solely on the basis of their use of this technology (see #5).

Many of the top Sacramento Professional wedding videographers and photographers are now posting updated information and work on their web blogs. You can see our new wedding video blog HERE.

Professional Wedding Videographers from Sacramento and from around the country recently set a new World Record for the number of video cameras to professionally video tape a wedding at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria!- view here

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