Best Wedding Videos

The difference between a good wedding filmmaker and a great one doesn’t come down to having the best camera or gear. The difference is you. Are you the type of person that a couple wants to have attend their wedding? These are a few ways you can make yourself a better wedding videographer.

There’s so much going on during your wedding that you don’t want to miss. The engagement, the invitations, the reception, and the vows themselves—to preserve those memories as they happened or share them with others, video is a must.



Wedding videos are all about emotions and beauty of the moment, and you’ll need plenty of B-roll shots for this. According to Rob, it’s the easiest to shadow the photographer and shot over their shoulder for most of it. They direct the scenes, and you capture them, as well as “behind the scenes” moments.

Another tip is to shoot in slow motion if it’s possible. It looks nice and mellow and adds more beauty to the moments you capture in the video. Also, add some movement to the shots. Use the slider and/or stabilization to make the best of it.

Finally, shoot into the sun as much as possible. We are learned to shoot with the sun behind our backs, and according to Rob, many new filmmakers do it. However, sun creates wonderful lens flare, golden backlight at the right time of day, and adds that “dreamy” look to the video.

With clients willing to pay as much as $10,000 for the best wedding videos, no wonder cinematographers fresh out of film school are flocking towards the lucrative industry of video production services.

However, you don’t need to pay thousands of dollars to a film school to get started on wedding video production.

There’s a thing called the Internet (and this blog!) to get videography tips on how to shoot the sweetest wedding videos for your clients.