Category Archives: Entire Wedding Day

This category contains articles related to wedding video in general.

Slide Show: To Shoot or Not Too Shoot?

Slide show nowadays is a staples of any wedding reception. Someone from the bridal party or from the family puts together a show based on the snapshots of the bride and the groom in their childhoods, and then some more … Continue reading

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Being Prepared to Film at Mixed Ceremonies

If you are asked to capture the wedding ceremony, there is big chance you belong to the same culture as a groom or a bride, or both. Yet when the groom and the bride have different cultural/religious backgrounds, you may … Continue reading

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Shooting at Jehova’s Witnesses Ceremony

Shooting Jehova’s Witnesses wedding is not much different from any other western type wedding. Entire day is very similar to other weddings and I suggest you to check through existing posts to get details on other parts of the day … Continue reading

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Shoot-It-Yourself Wedding Video Book is Now Available

Whether you are a video enthusiast planning to shoot friend’s or family wedding, or seasoned video professional going for success in the wedding business, this book Shoot-It-Yourself Wedding Video Guide is written for you. It will walk you through entire … Continue reading

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Recording Greetings at the Reception

Collecting the greetings from the guests is a tricky part. We have talked earlier about recording messages from the bridal party. This post is about getting messages from the guests en large during reception. I would not recommend doing this … Continue reading

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Father Meeting the Bride 2

In addition to Father Meeting the Bride: sometimes it’s hard to plan other people’s moves. You would assume the characters to follow the scenario while they start behaving their own way. Recently I was shooting the bride walking downstairs, where … Continue reading

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Divorced Parents

You may sooner or later encounter a delicate problem of how to videotape divorced parents both present at the wedding. It is not as trivial as one may think. There are few staged shots you may want to call, like … Continue reading

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Grandparents of the Bride and the Groom

Never underestimate the significance of unassuming people quietly watching from the chair as the wedding day is going through. Find out who are the grandparents at each location and follow them throughout the day. Get a glimpse at the bride’s … Continue reading

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Make Friends with the DJ

DJ is your working colleague, normally only during reception. Your good working relationship with the entertainment person (or a team, lets call it DJ to make it simple) are important for a number of reasons. Schedule Unless the evening schedule … Continue reading

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Christian Orthodox wedding ceremony

Christian Orthodox wedding ceremony is quite different from the Catholic one. First of all, it may be Greek, Russian, Ukrainian or Lebanese. They all have very much in common with some differences as well. Prior to filming in the church … Continue reading

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