I've been creating high-quality wedding highlights in St. Louis, Mo for the past three years. One of the most common comments I get from the family and friends of my clients is, “I wish I had invested in wedding videography on my big day," or "my biggest regret is not having a video made for my special day." 

I really feel for these couples who wish they could go back in time and arrange for a wedding videographer. So as your wedding planning starts, before dismissing wedding cinematography, please consider these four reasons to hire a videographer.

#1 - Video is a snapshot of the Bride and Groom and their unique love story.

Photos are absolutely stunning. They freeze moments in time that you won’t be able to get back. You can hang them on your wall and print them in heirloom albums to look back on for decades to come.

Video does not replace that.

But your wedding film tells your story in a different way. Your highlight film will take you through the entire scene, adding the extra dimension of what happens before and after those incredible moments. 

You can laugh as you watch your guests tear up the dance floor. You can cry as you listen to your groom’s vows. You can relive the entire experience of walking down the aisle, being given away, and committing to one another for a lifetime. You can even revisit those first dances and remember what it felt like to be held and spun around for all of your guests to see.

And not only can you relive all of your wedding day memories, but you can share what it is that makes you a unique couple with your friends and family. The way you look at each other, the mannerisms you use, and even how you interact with your bridal party tell a powerful story about who you are.  

#2 - Your vows and speeches will be recorded so that you can relive those moments easily forgotten.

It’s not just the way tears fill your dad’s eyes that make his reception speech so emotional. It’s the way his voice cracks and wobbles a bit that brings you to tears. 

And what was that tender, but the funny thing the best man said when he was giving his speech?

Your wedding videographer will be there, capturing each detail that will feel like a blur when your wedding day is over. You’ll remember standing at the altar, looking into your groom’s eyes, but will you remember exactly what his voice sounded like as he vowed to honor and cherish you, for better or worse? With professional video production, You can revisit your vows as husband and wife every year on your anniversary.

Video gives you the audio as well as the visual. It brings the day to life in a way that no other medium can, and you’ll never regret being able to hear, as well as see, the emotions of the day. 

#3 - Video captures candid moments of your friends and family throughout your wedding day.

One of the hardest things for a bride and groom on their wedding day is the fact that they simply cannot be everywhere at once. For many couples, the day is a bit of blur when it’s all over. 

Your videographer will document not only what you experience throughout the day, but also what your guests were up to. Getting to see your grandparents twirling each other around the dance floor, or the way your nieces looked as they dropped flower petals up down the aisle are some of the most precious moments, especially as everyone grows older. 

You simply never know how long each loved has on earth, and you will never regret having those tender looks, sweet interactions, and funny moments forever documented in your wedding video. 

One of my brides sent me this message the other day:

"My grandfather suffers from Alzheimer’s and has recently taken a turn for the worse and it’s been really hard on all of us, but especially my grandma. Seeing this ( video of grandparents dancing together) in our video brought my mother and me to tears. ...I could never thank you enough."

#4 - Video preserves the memories of your wedding day that your children and grandchildren will LOVE looking back on in the future.

Who doesn’t love watching old family videos and laughing at the hairstyles and crying with nostalgia? 

Video captures the essence of people that simply cannot be captured any other way. 

It’s the exact way people move, speak, and look at each other. It’s that watching those videos takes you straight back to that moment in time and allows you to crawl inside it and relive it again. It’s that even if you weren’t there, you are transported by video and get to imagine that you actually lived it yourself.

Your own children and grandchildren will love having the opportunity to see what you looked like in your wedding dress, to chuckle about the bygone styles, and to marvel at the long-standing traditions. 

Final Thoughts on Why You Should Hire a Wedding Videographer

Film is a powerful, uniting, and engaging medium that will outlast the flowers, the cake, and even the dress. It’s enduring and it’s emotionally gripping.  And it’s something that you really shouldn’t pass up!

I'm so excited to discuss this further! Let me know if you're ready to talk about wedding videography in Saint Louis and the surrounding area! Contact me!

There is a flurry of activity during the wedding preparation. So its good to stop and take a moment to remember why you’re getting married. A lot of the time, a bride and groom will schedule a ‘first look’ which is a private moment when they see each other for the first time that day before the ceremony.

But sometimes the bride and groom will want to have that amazing moment when they see each other for the first time down the aisle. I love these weddings! You can get an incredible reaction from the groom - from happy laughter to tears of joy.

In this case, I’ve found that a pre-ceremony gift or personalized letter really brings a unique intimate touch before getting to the church. Sam and Steve opted to do this. We collaborated prior to the ceremony to get the letter reading recorded on audio and read by the correct person. This way, Samantha read her own words in her voice and Steve did the same.

I’m so happy that Sam and Steve chose to work with me before their day to create such a unique moment in their wedding highlight.

You can also have the bride and groom read the letters aloud . I tend to avoid this option since the bride will be reading the groom’s letter and the voice over won’t be in the correct voice. You can still make this work! It really depends on the couple.

Finally, if the bride and groom may want to keep their letters private. In which case, you can just grab a moment or two of them silently reading it on film. This can also have a wonderfully personal effect on the overall video.