It’s been said that ‘photos capture moments in time and film brings those moments to life’.
I’ve been a professional photographer for the last 20 years and whilst I love photography and taking still images, there is definitely something special that comes from capturing video footage.
Both wedding films and wedding photos are important ways to capture special moments on your wedding day, but they also both offer different experiences and each have unique advantages. With that in mind, I want to run through some of the benefits that a wedding film can provide and why I believe it is the perfect accompaniment to your wedding photography.
Emotion and Storytelling:
I’ve spent years developing my style as a documentary photographer, capturing powerful moments on wedding days that connect with the people in the images. These can include a first look or first kiss between a couple, candid smiles and moments of emotion.
Photography is great at capturing these details as still images, documenting individual points in time. Wedding films however, bring these moments to life.
A wedding film is a dynamic, moving story of the day. It captures the movement, sounds, and emotions in real-time, allowing you to relive the day as it happened.
A wedding film tells a narrative of the day. It includes your wedding vows, your speeches, music and candid moments to tell a story.
A film engages both sight as well as sound. You can hear the emotion in your voices as you say your vows, laughter during the speeches, music used to make the viewing experience more immersive. All of which allows you to relive the atmosphere and magic of your wedding day.
Advantages of Wedding Films:
Captures sound and movement
Relive the atmosphere of your wedding
Tells a story of your day
Shares the experience
Why Combine Photo & Video?
Your photography is timeless, a single photo can tell a story in just one glance, providing a quick and emotional snapshot of an important moment.
Images captured throughout your day can be viewed, printed and framed. You can create albums and wall art to enjoy looking at key points from your day.
When you pair documentary wedding photography with a bespoke, crafted cinematic wedding film, you can look back at your wedding day in a whole other way. You can relive the feelings of nerves during the preparations, the emotion of your wedding vows, the laughter during the speeches, the atmosphere of the evening celebrations.
This is why the vast majority of my clients choose to invest in both photo and film. Each format offers its own benefits but when combined, they compliment each other to provide you with the ultimate wedding experience.