Wedding Photographer or Videographer?

Question

I'm wondering if it's necessary to have both a photographer and videographer at my wedding? Do I really need a photographer if I have a professional filming the entire day? If you had to choose between a photographer or videographer what would you go with and why?

Answer 1

We had both - and I wouldnt trade it in for anything! Our pictures were awesome but the video caught emotions that you would lose on "paper".
Look for a local photograher that maybe has a package that would include both video and photography... Also - see if your photographer can give you your proofs digitially - then you can go to a Costco or Wal-Mart or Shutterfly (or any other of the thousands of websites) and make albums for your parents. That could save you hundreds (maybe even thousands) of dollars.

Answer 2

In this day and age Videography is the way to go. I know there are people on both sides of the issue but let me tell you why it's far better than photography. Videography captures the emotion and romance of your wedding day. It captures everything as it happened. You don't need to fill in the blanks with your memory. Your memory will fade with time. Every time you see the video, you may even find things happening that you didn't see on your wedding day. Reason number two is that with digital video you can take still shots out of your video and create your own album. You can have the videographer do that, or do it yourself with your PC, for practically nothing. Photo paper and a good quality printer are very cheap. Finally, videographers are a heck of a lot cheaper than photographers. I would go with video for those reasons, but you must make your own choice. If you would like to see a demo and get a feel for style and pricing check out http://advancedvideo.50webs.com They have an on-line demo and pricing, and photo montage too.

Answer 3

I'm choosing a photographer. I couldnt afford both. I'd sooner look at pictures than sit down and watch a whole video. And when you want to show off pictures, you can carry an album or a small package, not a whole dvd player or vcr and tv. Most people will not be interested in looking at your video. It's more for you and you will probably not get as much use out of it. You'll surely want to display pictures around your home and share them with family, but you would have to pay the videographer $$$ to make copies of your video for everyone.

Answer 4

I recommend going with both. If you are on a tight budget you should have a photographer cover the entire day but have a videographer catch the ceremony, and maybe the first hour or 2 of the reception.

Answer 5

We were on a limited budget and decided to use all of it on photography. We wanted the best photographer we could possibly afford. I have seen very few videos that I liked. You could always have a friend shoot some video. I also didn't want to have every little flub of the day documented on video. I wanted to remember only the good.
Anyway, fortunately for us, we chose a photographer who also put together a video slideshow of our proofs set to music. So we do actually have a video of sorts.
We are happy with our decision and feel we got very high quality photographs.

Answer 6

I would have both actually. A video lets you see exactly what happened at the wedding, while a photograph captures a moment of what happened. Photos can be put into a book and looked at by your children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. And a video captures the sound and festivities of the day. If you take both you'll probably be happy later in life.

Answer 7

i ended up hiring the photographer of my dreams. this totally cut into my videographer budget but it was very worth it. we had a friend who knew how to use a video camera film a bunch of the wedding and reception. then my husband (who is handy w/ editing) cut and edit the raw film into something lovely.
it really worked out.
good luck

Answer 8

If your gonna splurge on anything in a wedding it should be the photos and video, those are the memories that will last after the years. If you cant have both then go with high quality photos. But really try to get both you wont be sorry.

Answer 9

I would always go with a photographer. Pictures last forever where as videos of any sort can become obsoulete. You cant hang a video tape on the wall or put a video in a scrapbook.

Answer 10

Pictures are priceless. You can hang your wedding pictures and frame them but you can't frame a video. At my wedding we had both but if I had to choose just one I would definitely pick the photographer. I look at my wedding album all the time.