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The last tip I talked about practicing your vows & ring exchange and today I thought I would add some more tips for the ceremony that will improve your wedding video
- Before walking down aisle, ask any people who are assisting you to please step to the side. That goes for the limo drivers or even someone who is representing the church or venue. Sometimes these helpful people make it unavoidable for videographers to include them in their shots of you.
- When you are walking down the aisle…walk slowly. Embrace the moment. It’s not a race to the altar.
- If you are lighting a unity candle or pouring sand in a vase, please do not stand in front of it which blocks everyones view of what you are doing. Stand off to the side a bit or behind if you can.
- This tip is really for the grooms. When placing the ring on the left hand, stand straight and face your wife. Try not to block the rings by placing your back to the congregation.
The biggest and most important part of your wedding day is your vows and rings exchange. I encourage you to rehearse this part with each other. It would be nice if you were able to write your own vows (always a tearjerker) but if you can’t, memorize and practice the vows you have selected to give. They are not usually long and it truly makes a difference when you can recite the vows without the officiant feeding the lines.
I have seen so many people get so confused as to which hand they are supposed to place the ring on. The moment usually ends up as an embarrassing laugh for everyone. Total killer moment. Even Ave Maria can’t bring that moment back. To avoid this, practice putting the rings on your fiance and avoid stopping this beautiful moment with laughter because you don’t know which hand is the left one.
This is the first of a series of tips and advice I will be sharing with you to help YOU have a fantastic wedding video.
The first tip is a simple one and yet is quite overlooked by many. Stop and enjoy your day. After months and possibly years of planning your day, you will see that the wedding day will fly by so quickly. That is why it is so important for you to constantly stop, relax and enjoy the moment. This day your love is joined forever and instead of getting wrapped up in the little things that can or did go wrong that day, be sure to keep your smile beaming and let the professionals take care of the rest. You hired them to their job and let them do it. And if something should go wrong, as hard as it can be, just let it slide and keep the real reason of what the wedding day is about first.
I offer this advice because too many times have seen brides have some minor detail (and in the scheme of things, it is minor) ruin their mood for the rest of the day. They allowed this “thing” to overtake the day and it can be seen on the video ten fold. The video captures your mood and we all want to see how happy you are to marry the love of your life.
So why do you need a wedding video anyway?
To me, there are many reasons why you need to have a wedding video. My feelings are based on not just my chosen profession, but as a woman who went through it all…the highs and lows of planning, the perfect day that went by so quickly and now wedded bliss with two kids.
About a year and a half ago, I took this picture of my daughter watching my wedding video on our home computer. I want to share this photo with you to show how much the
children enjoy watching their parents’ wedding video.
From the video, she has learned the names of so many relatives and friends and gets so excited seeing her cousin as a baby and everybody else being “silly” during the reception. She has watched it a thousand times. The coolest part is that she understands that we love each other and now she wants to get married like Mommy & Daddy.
I had often envisioned that the wedding video would be a wonderful heirloom or documentary of ones special day. But until I saw it with my own eyes, I never realized how special, important and wonderful it is to watch your child see how her mommy and daddy started their life as a family.
