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There's a growing trend for content creators at weddings. A content creator is someone shooting vertical video clips of your wedding (on a phone usually), to give you video to share on your socials almost immediately after the wedding. If you're trying to work out...

Photography has been around at weddings for over a hundred years, and this has quite understandably, led to many photographers feeling like their role at the wedding is enshrined with divine glory. Video is a newcomer, and again, quite understandably, it's viewed as...

We all dream of a wedding with beautiful blue skies, warm sun, and guests who can have fun playing croquet on stripy lawns, but let's be real for a second - this is Britain we're talking about. It rains probably 50% of the time. If you're not planning contingencies...

You've been dreaming about your wedding day since you were a little girl, and in all the myriad of ways you've imagined it over your lifetime, I bet it's always been just perfect. Then comes the planning, and yes, it's sometimes stressful, but a lot of the time it's...

When you film a lot of weddings, you become experienced in noticing the things that go well and those that don't go quite as well. These are often little things that could be corrected very easily, but just require being told beforehand! This is why I'll often try to...

In most cases, wedding videographers will just get on with their job, working with whatever you have decided to do for the various events in your wedding day. However, there are some things to consider that will make for much better results when capturing the...

Whilst it may be true that a wedding videographer will largely find great stuff to shoot all by themselves on your wedding day, there’s certainly no harm in giving them a helping hand on occasion. This is particularly true when it comes to details. By details I mean...

Different couples will have different approaches when it comes to how they want photography and videography to fit into their day. Some may want every moment captured with poses and set pieces, whereas others may want their photography and video to be captured as...

We understand - you're not professional models. You may well feel awkward and uncomfortable in front of the camera, particularly when there's smooching to be done! It's ok. We've seen it all before and we know how it feels. Some people are naturals in front of the...

It's a bit of a bloke thing. Public displays of emotion make us feel incredibly vulnerable and ashamed. As men, we're told to control our emotions; that boys don't cry etc. This is all absolute nonsense, of course. And I think that most of us know this deep down, but...

A pre-wedding or engagement video shoot is a portrait session that takes place at any time before the wedding. The videographer might arrange with you to go to a special location when the forecast and light is going to be just right, and then work with you to create...

So you've hired a photographer. You secretly already think that's pretty darn expensive, and then you have it in mind to also have your wedding filmed. And Good for You! It's a brilliant idea and something that many couples say they regret not doing. Those that did...

Tech today is amazing, but even the best tech can have problems or fail, so backups and contingency are an absolute must for videographers. Here are all the ways we build in contingency to our shooting and editing.  Cameras Well, as you've probably guessed, one just...

If you watch a load of different highlights videos from various wedding videographers, you should pay attention to which films you find move you emotionally and which don't. My guess is that the ones that contain speech are more emotional for you as the viewer. Audio...

Filming weddings is a difficult job. The first one I filmed by myself made me realise just how tricky they can be! A ceremony is a complex affair - you need multiple camera angles to capture everything and to ensure that the video isn't boring to watch. You also need...

Documentary or reportage style photography has been around in the wedding industry for a long time now. Lots of couples like the more natural un-posed photographs that can be achieved through having someone snap wedding moments through a longer lens or by using a more...

Once you've come to the conclusion that hiring a videographer for your wedding is a great idea (which it is! Biggest couples' regret? Not hiring video!), you then need to go about finding the right one. But where to start? Are all videographers basically the same?...

There's so much to research and educate yourself about when it comes to planning a wedding. Video is one more thing that you need to get to grips with before you book someone. Lots of couples start off with a longer video in mind; something that almost resembles their...

Here are my top 10 tips for planning your wedding film with your videographer. 1. Build in plenty of time You may have heard that weddings very rarely run to time. This is very true. Things often run over due to an array of factors. After all we're talking about an...