My First Wedding Video

[Disneyphile]

Great feedback so far (also have some coming in from outside LoT as well).

It seems that the black and white is really 50/50 - some love it, and some don't.

Where that's leading me - is to let the couple control the style a bit. I think I'll do a client survey at the time of signing, to where they can select from various choices like, "All black and white", "mostly B&W", "mostly color", or "all color", among other style choices. I know some brides are camera shy and might not want too many close-ups, so maybe I should add those options as well - "many close-ups", "little close-ups", "no close-ups".

This feedback is helping me tremendously.

This "promo" is also what I plan to do for all packages - call it a highlights reel. These short music montages will show key moments, in a moving setting. It will be added onto the DVD, alongside the more in-depth story reel, which will average 40-50 minutes, with indexed chapters. That way, the client has an option of what to watch. They can enjoy more details, or "chapter through" to just a certain event, like the cake cutting. Or, they can just kick back for a few minutes and enjoy all the highlights of their day.

How do you all like that option?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Where that's leading me - is to let the couple control the style a bit. I think I'll do a client survey at the time of signing, to where they can select from various choices like, "All black and white", "mostly B&W", "mostly color", or "all color", among other style choices. I know some brides are camera shy and might not want too many close-ups, so maybe I should add those options as well - "many close-ups", "little close-ups", "no close-ups".

Morrigoon has a point about too many specific options. Just a general conversation of what they expect should reveal what you need to know about shyness issues. You can also ask them to describe general styles they like, and give them examples like "sophisticated drama" or "playful quirkiness" or "fast paced modern" and you can make decisions on angles, close ups, etc from there. I do like the idea of asking them how much b/w they want.

I know you guys did a lot of your own stuff for the wedding so I figured I'd share how we dealt with outside people. All the wedding people we used dealt the same way with us, from the band to the cake artist to the photographer to the rabbi. For each of these people we sat down and had full-on interviews where we bared our feelings on each aspect. They all asked the same basic questions:

• What do you want to get out of my services?
• Here's what I usually do/I recommend/is commonly requested - what do you think?
• (if we seemed indecisive or unsure) Here's are other ways I've done it for special requests - what do you think?
• Are there any special considerations I need to know of?

An interview gets across what they want and you can demonstrate that you understand. Offering options to couples isn't an exception - it's the rule.

Everthing else you say sounds great, and the video looks fantastic!