Wedding Videography FAQs

Your Wedding Videography Questions Answered

Photography and videography is how you’ll relive your wedding day in five, 10 or even 30 years down the road. Let your future family walk down the aisle with you. Pre-wedding, ceremony, post-ceremony and reception shots will recap the biggest moments and emotions of your big day. But trust us, a top-notch videographer will also capture so much more, documenting the little details that you might miss or even those among family and friends that you didn’t get to witness.

After the wedding, your videographer should provide a beautifully edited highlight video to share with others, as well as a full-length keepsake version. These days, some videographers will even edit videos specifically for social media, including Instagram and TikTok, for you to share!

Below is an example of The Axtells’ gorgeous videography work – this is the video that graces our homepage! The video is from our photo shoot and annual vendor party that took place at Belt Line Station in 2022.

Why hire a wedding videographer?

Your wedding may be the only time all of your closest friends and family are in one place together. These special moments pass quickly on the wedding day and they’re too important to loose forever. There will surely be a thousand little moments that take place over the course of your wedding day that you’ll want to remember and relive again and again.

“Wedding videographers will capture the moments that couples forget happened. I’ve heard couples say, ‘I didn’t remember that moment,’ after watching their wedding film. It makes sense, because they were running around getting hitched! They weren’t remembering every little special moment. That’s what the videographer is for.” – Mark Maya

Book a videographer to capture and tell your wedding story in motion. Research local videographers and be sure to watch their highlight videos to find one who matches your aesthetic.

When should you hire a wedding videographer? How much does wedding videography cost?

Aim to book your videographer 8-12 months prior to your wedding date. Average videography packages can vary between $1,800 and $7,000. A couple of our recommended vendors, Mark Maya Films & Photography and The Axtells: Photography + Films also offer drone footage of your big day!

Your wedding videographer will capture things you didn’t even know took place at your wedding – like the reaction of your guests when you say your vows, or your partner getting ready. The value of capturing these moments forever is unmatched. Plus, having a wedding video that you can share with guests who weren’t able to attend your wedding is a special way for them to witness the event. Videography captures emotion and the tone of the wedding day even more than photography does.

Stephanie Axtell and Charles Axtell of The Axtells: Photography + Film have been capturing weddings together since 2016. The husband-and-wife team are pros at shooting weddings in tandem and helping couples feel comfortable in front of the camera by demonstrating poses themselves. Charles uses drones to shoot aerial footage and unique angles.

To view more of Charles and Stephanie’s videography, check out their YouTube page.

“I love how I get to stitch together each piece of a film for my couples. And knowing it will take them back to those magical moments where they get to relive their special day. It is an emotional experience for me to create films for couples because I end up being very close friends with them on the wedding day.” – Mark Maya

Here’s an example of Mark Maya’s stunning videography! Mark captured both photography and video of Jennifer and Brandon’s wedding day in the mountains of North Carolina seamlessly. (Click here to see the entire wedding day.)