Videography:

If you are having both a videographer and a photographer tell each of them this. They can then both be prepared to work in closely together and make your day run smoothly.

Like photographers you should be looking to book your videographer as early as you've set the dates and your reception is booked. Make sure you look at past work and unlike still photography the true skill in videography is to link the different scenes into a seemless pleasant flow that tells the total story of your day.

There may be a selection of packages to choose from and you can get a balance between your budget and the amount of time the videographer is at your wedding. Some brides want the lead up to the wedding and the service, others want just the reception, many want both. One thing is certain and that is past experience plays a major role in the end result, beware of making your decision on price alone.

Here is an outline of some questions for you to ask

What parts of the day will they cover?

Will they use multiple cameras ( certainly makes a difference)

Place background music onto the end result, and if so can you select it?

Conducting Interviews with family, wedding party, guests ( lots of fun)

Create titles, sectionalising the video into parts of the day

How many tapes will come with the package? What is the cost for extra tapes?

Providing narration for the day

Close-up shots of the details eg: the cake, flowers, candles etc

How long will they stay at the reception? many hours does the price include?

Will they have/ provide sufficient light at the location of the ceremony / reception?

So there's a start, the most important thing is you get along with the videographer and you feel confident to let them do what they knonw is best. What you think they are filming on the day may not be what they are doing, they may simply be doing a balance on the camera. Best to just ignore them and let them get on with it.