The idea of a wedding videographer may recall an old-fashioned clunky video camera mounted on a tripod, aimed unflinchingly at the front of a chapel for the duration of a ceremony. The modern version is very different from this! Wedding videographers now are making beautiful, edited videos that you may see shared to social media, combining various parts of a couple’s special wedding day with plenty of effects and background music. If getting one of these videos about your own wedding is a priority, here are some good questions to ask as you work to select and communicate with a wedding videographer.
1. How Much of the Wedding Day Is Part of the Contract"

Videographers may be available for an entire day or any other amount of time. Some videographers may be filming a different event for some part of your wedding day, and they may have a hard cap on when they can begin or when they’ll need to end. Knowing this information upfront helps you decide whether this videographer is the right person for you at all, or whether the price is right given the availability. It may be wise to discuss whether discounts are offered for shorter wedding videography time, or if you can pay a small surcharge to get an extra hour or two. 2. Does Your Videographer Work with a Photographer or a Second Videographer"
Many videographers team up with wedding photographers to offer a complete package, or they work as a videography team so that they don’t miss any special mom...