If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is definitely priceless!
When it comes to choosing your videographer, there’s a lot that is unknown. To shed the light on the nuances and what to look for when hiring your wedding videographer, we met with industry expert Jagmeet Khalsa, Founder of Story Cabin Wedding Films from the U.K. who decodes the literacy of wedding films and what a planner or a couple should look for when choosing the right videographer.
Story Cabin Wedding Films is a team of luxury award-winning wedding videographers based across the U.K covering areas such as London, Birmingham, and nationwide. Specialized in destination weddings, they always try to transpire emotions in a documentary style that steers clear of overly staged moments, like a modern-day storyteller. Scroll down as Jag spills the beans on the 5 things you need to know while selecting your videographer to capture the most important day of your life!
Research The Style Of Videography You Desire
“We believe the most important thing a couple or planner could do when hiring a videographer is research,” Jag said. Research the style of videography you like, the videography companies that do that style, and the amount it will cost you. With so much visual media surrounding us, it’s very easy to become overwhelmed with different styles and packages. It’s important to ensure you know exactly what you are investing in.
Check Reviews Online
The top professionals have consistent delivery. This means that even on the days when things don’t go perfectly. As Jag says – “If you are struggling to connect to a style of videography, we recommend taking your time to watch a range of wedding videos on highly-reputable websites to scope out where you want to place your investment. If you think you’ve found a videographer you like, read real testimonials from couples who have hired them previously. This will give a true reflection of the way your chosen videographer works. We pride ourselves on our public client feedback and have over twenty 5-star reviews on both our Facebook & Google pages.”
Watch Full Wedding Films To Capture The Essence
This leads on to our next step that most couples tend to miss but can make a big difference. When you have found the videographer you love the style of, you must ask to view a full wedding edit. “More often than not, couples base their opinion on watching short trailers. Whilst this can give the couple an essence of the style, it doesn’t promise what the end product may look like. We highly recommend the couple or planner watches at least 2-3 full weddings films to get a sense of how the final full wedding video may look like. Of course, every wedding is different, but the full video editing helps in understanding and customizing styles.” Explains Jag.
Own Your Uniqueness
It is important to understand that every couple has a unique and different wedding, so although you will see a variety of wedding videos from your chosen videographer, remember that yours will be unique to you. Story Cabin prides itself on treating every wedding in an unbiased and individual way and that starts with getting to know our couples on a personal level. “We must understand the couple, who they are, and what makes them ‘them’. We have regular ‘catch-ups’ with our couples to ensure we get to know their wedding plans, expectations, and style, but also their characters as a couple too. This then helps us create a visual mood board,” shares Jag.
Ask Questions About Their Background
Lastly, Jag recommends that couples scope out the videographer’s level of experience, education, and skillset. Ask them questions about how long they have been filming weddings and how many weddings they have captured. This gives you an idea of how experienced, professional, and skilled the videographer is. It’s also important to know what contingencies they have in place in case of an emergency, such as business insurance, backup equipment, replacement videographers. “At Story Cabin, we are lucky to have a team of 3 videographers and 1 editor. This allows us to have back up videographers in place should there be a need for a replacement. Having a large team allows us to spread the workload, especially in post-production. We promise to deliver our wedding videos to our couples within 6 calendar months from the wedding day. Having an editor put together the wedding video means we have a fresh pair of eyes when editing. This is where the magic begins!” Tells Jag.
COVID-19 & Wedding Videography
In such an uncertain time, it’s hard to say when the pandemic will be over. “The Story Cabin team will be following guidance closely but will continue to wear masks, sanitize, and wash our hands regularly. Our range of equipment and lenses means that we can get up close and personal shots without having to get too close to people, so socially distancing will not be a problem. After every wedding, we wipe down our equipment so it is sanitized for the next wedding. We take great care in listening to the concerns of our couples and working with them to ensure weddings are captured safely.” Shares Jag.
Story Cabin is a highly-skilled, documentary wedding film company based in the UK and has captured many weddings across Europe. Their favorite destinations have been France, Italy & Poland and their style focuses on romantically capturing natural, un-staged moments in an unobtrusive way. They have also been recognized as one of the top wedding videographers in 2019 in 2 categories by The English Wedding Awards.
Create a timeless wedding video with the help of Story Cabin Wedding Films that meticulously captures the essence and feelings created on your special day. Book them here!
Website: www.storycabin.co.uk
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Email: hello@storycabin.co.uk
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