Trends in Videography.

Wedding videos have grown in recent years to encompass a myriad of video production offerings. So what are the new trends in Wedding videography?
Robert and Natalie Neal of Glass Slipper Productions, who were named one of the top 25 videographers, certainly do know. Here are some solutions that they share with us.

Old school: Photo Montage a.k.a. Video Scrapbooks – all those pictures from your childhood and painful time in high-school gathered together for all you friends and future in-laws to see. Oh my…
Solution: Surprise your guests with Same Day Edit a.k.a. wedding day edit or wedding encore presentation - a short video produced from the footage of the wedding shot earlier in the day, usually only incorporating footage from pre-ceremony, ceremony and post ceremony that is then showed at the reception as a recap of the wedding.

Old school: Good old ‘Save-the-Date’ cards or magnets. How many times we’ve gotten them in the mail. So, here’s the big news – It is so last century!
Solution: Make your romance public! Engagement Video – a video documenting the groom asking the bride to marry (quite often filmed without the bride's knowledge) or Love Story - an interview of the bride and groom, inter-cut with romantic footage of the couple, about how they met, what they are like together and what their plans for the future are.

Old school: ‘Thank You’ notes. We’ve seen them come and we’ve seen them gone… right into the trash can. No offence.
Solution: Spice it up with your-dear-self! Bridal Elegance - a video shot in the style of a fashion shoot or music video that depicts the bride in her wedding gown. After all, that beautiful and extremely expensive wedding dress was made to wear twice. Or with Concept Video – a short film about the bride or groom or both and quite often not related to the couple's real life.

Old school: VHS! And pretty soon, let’s face it, standard DVD.
Solution: HD! Blue-Ray disks and Hi-Def television are just entering our lives it this point but… how long did it really take for DVDs to worm their way into our living-rooms?! Make sure your videographer is up-to-date with the technology and able to provide you with the top-notch product that meets nowadays standards!

Old school: Family gatherings (not that it’s bad) or sleepovers (not that it’s bad either) just to watch that precious Wedding video.
Solution: Think little! In this busy world we all have gadgets that take us through the day – blackberries, i-Pods, smart-phones – little things in our pockets we can’t live about. So put your video on it and take it with you. Ask your videographer about the possibility, if they say YES – you are in business!

You can watch fabulous videos by Glass Slipper Productions here.