How to Communicate With Your Photography and Videography Team

You know there is going to be no way you are going to remember or even know what is going on at all points in time during your wedding day. This is where your wedding photographer and/or videographer come into the picture! Having one or the other, and even both are there to capture all aspects of your special day. With their amazing talent, you can look at and relive your wedding day for years to come!! What they provide you allows you to tell the story of your love and share it with those you love and treasure the memory forever.

when to book

No matter who you are looking at for photographers and potential videographers, there are so many to choose from. Look for ones that are going to match the style you are looking for. Remember the aesthetic that you are going for your wedding. Look through full albums and videos that they have from past clients to get a better idea if they will fit with the look, you are going for. Once you have found photographers and videographers that you potentially want to have captured your wedding, sit down with them to have important conversations about your special day. It’s important to remember that once you have found someone you want to work with to book them right away. Since a lot of the time, photographers and videographers can book up to two years in advance. So, once you have decided on your wedding day and found the perfect fit for you, book them right away.

how to budget for photography and videography, if you want it

Before you even start looking for your wedding photographer and videographer, make sure you know exactly what you have budgeted to spend for both. They should potentially be a large portion of your budget, after your venue, if they are a priority to you. They should be high up on your priority list seeing they can give you tangle aspects from your wedding day. It is important to try and save money where you can if photography and videography are important for you to have on your wedding day. Your wedding photos and video are going to be only of the only things you have left once your wedding is over. You aren’t just going to be getting a few photos or a short video from these vendors, they are going to be telling your story. Allowing you and your significant other to relive and share it for the rest of your lives.

make sure your photographer and videographer are compatible

         Once you have found both the photographer and videographer that you want to capture your wedding day, you want to make sure that they are compatible with one another. You are going to want to make sure to do this while you are still in the planning stage of your wedding day. It is important that you make sure that both vendors have similar approaches to capturing your special day. This way your wedding day will run smoothly while they are shooting the content of your wedding AND you will get cohesive finished products after your wedding. It’s important to set up a meeting with both your photographer and videographer together to discuss both of their approaches to their jobs. Compatibility is key when it comes to your photographer and videographer and the amazing job that they do for you.

create a plan

Once you have hired both your wedding photographer and videographer if you want to have a wedding video shot, sit down with them and your wedding planner. This meeting is to ensure that each vendor knows exactly what you are looking for and that they can deliver exactly what you want. Once you have had a personal meeting all together allow your photographer and videographer have a meeting of their own. Either a face-to-face meeting or phone conversation before your wedding day. This way they can go over how to capture the day together. The main priority of your meeting with both vendors and your wedding planner is to make sure they understand the structure of your wedding day and any clashes and problems can be avoided.

communication is key!

It is also going to be important that your photographer and videographer communicate well on the day of your wedding. Have an idea of exactly what you want both to shoot. This way they have an idea of what you want and can add any other types of shots to get that you might not have thought of. This way you can ensure comprehensive and complementary coverage of all parts of your wedding day. Make sure that they know that they should be in complete contact throughout the day. This way they are aware of what the other is going and all aspects of your wedding are covered and captured for you to remember and look back on forever!

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XOXO, LJE