RJ Visuals

RJ Visuals

Hey Danielle,

I'll start by saying that noone is used to having a camera pointed at them all day! One of the most important parts of a good videographers job is to make you and your guests feel relaxed and carefree. A good videographer should have AWESOME personal skills and should leave your wedding as a new friend of yours. This is how we get the best natural looking shots. This is why it's super important to meet or talk to your videographer and photographer in person before booking.

As far as whether it's worth hiring a professional to capture your moments and speeches that's about what is important to you. A videographer will have the skills and equipment to capture visually what is happening in high resolution. They will have lighting that will enable the speeches and dancing to look amazing and most importantly they will have professional audio equipment to capture your vows, the celebrant and everyone giving speeches. In order to capture these things yourself you would need to spend thousands just on equipment and have someone who can use it for you. Just like photography, Videography is an investment. Years down the track you won't remember how good the meals were or what the centrepieces were but you will want to look back and hear your parents speaking, watch your grandparents smiling and laughing or be able to hear your vows to each other. As time passes these moments become even more important as we lose those who are closest to us. 

For the resons above I think it's important to hire a professional to capture these moments for you. You will never regret having paid to have those moments captured for you so you can show your children and grandchildren one day.