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Lynnie
WeddingWire Admin October 2016 North Carolina

Videographer or a second photographer?

Lynnie, on May 27, 2019 at 09:05 Posted in Plan a wedding 0 36

If you had some extra room in your budget, would you rather hire a videographer? 🎥 Or upgrade your photography package to add a second shooter? 📸 Which would you rather?


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36 Comments

Latest activity by BunnyBride, on July 30, 2019 at 17:41
  • BunnyBride
    Super August 2334 Nova Scotia
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    Second photographer. May not be the popular opinion, but my FH and I talked about it and neither of us actually believe we would re-watch a video. We know we would talk the photos out and look at them though

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  • Mikaela
    Frequent user August 2019 New Brunswick
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    I think I might be the unpopular opinion, but I think I would go with neither. As long as I have a couple good photos that I will display or look at often, that's all the money I would want to spend and our photographer we have is affordable and amazing! I would rather put the money towards upgrading my wedding menu to surf and turf since it's on the east coast and I can never have too much lobster!! Realistically with the price of videographers it would probably come out to being the same price, haha!
    Instead, we will do surf and turf for our rehearsal dinner and we are happy with that!
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  • Melissa
    Devoted May 2019 Alberta
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    We had 2 photographers and it was amazing. It's cool to be able to see the posed pictures, as well as the candid view from a second photographer.

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  • Allison
    Frequent user June 2019 Ontario
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    My parents got married in '99 and my Papa (my moms dad) filmed the whole thing on a held video camera - I find it so sweet to be able to look back with my parents at their special day and so we caved and hired a friend in the business of videography.

    I do think Pinterest and Instagram has created an unrealistic expectation because many of those photos are staged - or cost a fortune. However if you do a little digging you might just find someone with an amazing talent that also fits your budget. I trust our photographers to capture our day beautifully I am only worried about my opinion and criticism of myself in those photographs.

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  • Erin
    Super May 2022 Ontario
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    I would upgrade my photography package. I don't have time to watch tv right now let alone a video of my wedding.

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  • Nelly
    Curious October 2019 Ontario
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    Videographer I’m so happy we got one
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  • Jenna
    Frequent user February 2021 Nova Scotia
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    Definitely a videographer. I was pretty bummed we couldn’t afford one.
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  • Becky
    VIP September 2019 Ontario
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    Videographer by far!

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  • Seleena
    Super September 2019 British Columbia
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    I absolutely LOVE the little clips from videographers, so I'd have to go with that. They are just so sweet and all the music and stuff that goes with it. They are just wayyyy out of my budget range. Again, bring on more money!

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  • Alexandra
    VIP November 2019 British Columbia
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    Videographer. I’m pretty confident in our photgraper
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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
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    We had a second photographer. So I would stick with that choice!
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  • Mandy
    Devoted July 2019 Alberta
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    Second photographer. My mom is gifting us a videographer for the wedding.
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  • Candace
    VIP May 2019 Ontario
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    We had two photographers and two videographers. I can’t imagine it any other way
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  • Bianca
    Master August 2019 Ontario
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    Ditto to what Holly just said!

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  • Holly
    VIP June 2019 Ontario
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    Videographer because we already have a second photographer!
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  • A
    Super September 2020 Ontario
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    Second photographer was a must for us. We need all the angles.

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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
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    I would want a second videographer due to getting better footage from another angle.

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  • Loi-Marie
    Curious September 2021 Ontario
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    Videographer, seeing as we’ll already have a photographer! It would be nice to have both photos and video clips of our special day!
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  • Stephanie
    Frequent user July 2021 Ontario
    Stephanie ·
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    I actually would like both cause I don't want to miss anything.
    Right now we have both on hold till we get a better idea on the budget
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  • Rachael
    Super October 2019 Ontario
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    A second photographer! We're skipping a videographer as neither of us find it mandatory to have a wedding video.

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  • Janaya
    Expert August 2019 Saskatchewan
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    Videographer!! im so sad we couldn't afford a professional, but my FH dad takes videos and makes short films so he said he would put something together for us

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  • Kelsie
    Master July 2021 Ontario
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    I have all of these ..but if I didn’t I would add a videographer.
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  • Robyn
    Super June 2019 Ontario
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    We have 2 photographers and 1 videographer, but if I could I would add another videographer.

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  • S
    Frequent user March 2021 Ontario
    Stiffra ·
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    We’re fortunate enough to have both plus even a second videographer! Photography and videography are quite important to the both of us so we didn’t want to skimp on this!
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  • Sharlene
    Expert August 2019 Alberta
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    We are doing both. A second photographer for part of the day and a videographer. It increased the budget, but I am told the memories will be worth it.

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  • Monique
    Devoted August 2020 Saskatchewan
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    This is hard because we're asking someone we know to do both so I'm not sure, I guess I won't rather have an actual photographer
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  • K
    Expert June 2019 Ontario
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    I think probably 2nd photographer
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  • Chelsea
    Super June 2020 Alberta
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    We already have two photographers, so i would add a videographer!
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  • Allison
    Master October 2019 Ontario
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    I went with a second shooter over a videographer.

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  • Valérie
    VIP September 2019 Quebec
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    I would probably add a videographer.

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  • Caitlyn
    Super January 2020 Ontario
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    I would add a videographer since we already have two shooters with our photography package. But if our package did not include the second shooter and I had to choose I'd pick having the second shooter.

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  • Veronica
    Super October 2021 Alberta
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    Videographer! Would love to have one but not in the budget.

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