Annie's Video Memories

Cinematic, Documentary, Traditional

Ceremony, Edited Video, High Definition Video, Invitation DVD, Montage - Childhood / Dating, Montage - Music Dubbed Over, Montage - Wedding Highlights, Multiple Cameras, Multiple Videographers, Online Highlight Films, Pre-Ceremony, Reception, Rehearsal Dinner

Blu-Ray, DVD

No

We will use an on camera light if your reception area is too dim.

We love to meet our brides and grooms before the wedding day!

Yes - the person you speak to on the phone and over email will be the person who film at your wedding.

We only book one a day but may book more than one on a weekend.

Yes.

Everything we need - cameras, tripods, wireless microphones, on-camera lights, backup equipment.

Always.

If your wedding day festivities go over the allotted time, you can always add more hours.

10-12 weeks

Why do I need a professional videographer? You need a professional videographer to capture all the special moments of your big day in clear focus and crisp sound. You need someone that has a professional grade digital video camera and knows how to use it to its fullest! You need someone who has wireless microphones and other devices to capture sounds from the groom, the officiant, the musicians, and the readers. You need someone who has backup equipment, just in case something goes wrong. You need someone who understands how to interact with your other wedding vendors in a way that will not compromise the integrity of their work, or yours. You need someone who will stylistically edit your footage and create a dvd wedding movie that you want to watch again and again. You need someone who isn’t going to call the day of your wedding and say they’ve made other plans (and we get many calls from brides on Friday nights for this very reason). I’ve baked cakes and arranged flowers, but that doesn’t qualify me to handle those important aspects on your wedding day. How do I reserve my wedding date? Please call or email Annie’s Video Memories to see if your date is still available. If the date is open, a non-refundable deposit of $500.00 must be made to reserve that specific day. Since we only book one event per day, dates fill up quickly. Can I view a whole wedding video? We would be happy to set up an appointment for you to view a full wedding video. Most likely we have a video of both your ceremony and reception locations! However, we do not send full wedding videos out to prospective clients. Our client’s privacy is important to us and we hope that you value that in a wedding vendor. I live out of town. Do we need to meet before the wedding? If you happen to be in Athens during your wedding planning, we would love to meet with you and hear about your wedding plans. If not, we can talk on the phone and exchange emails to get to know each other better. We have a wedding questionnaire that we ask you to fill out a few weeks before the wedding so we prepare will all aspects of your special day in mind. We meet many of our brides and grooms on their wedding day. Regardless of when we meet in person, your wedding video will capture the moments most important to you! What time will you arrive on my wedding day? Each package comes with a different amount of pre-ceremony coverage. If you are interested in capturing the moment the bride steps into the dress and begins to get ready, you will need a package with more coverage. If you plan on taking most of your photographs before the wedding or have special events planned before the ceremony, you will need more pre-ceremony coverage. You can always add extra hours onto any package you choose! How far will you travel? We will travel as far as you would like to take us! Our ceremony/reception will be dark. Will that be a problem? Both film and video need light to record an image. The darker your event is, the harder it will be for the camera to document the action. Though we do not use additional lighting during ceremony, we do have small, on-camera lights that we use to assist us in filming the reception. These lights will not illuminate the whole room by any means, but will provide just enough light to record the people or objects near the camera. We cannot be responsible for the lighting conditions of your location. Will you move around during the ceremony? We record the ceremony from predefined locations. There is little or no movement by the camera operators as not to draw attention away from the ceremony. We may move once during the ceremony to capture the bride walking down the aisle. To be as unobtrusive as possible, we do not to use any additional lighting for the ceremony. Everyone is nervous enough without a bright light pointing toward them. The entire ceremony is recorded, beginning with the seating of the family and ending with the family leaving. How will you know what I want? From day one we start planning your wedding video. In our first conversation, we like to get a feel what he type of video you want. We listen to what events are important to you! In the mail you will receive a packet of information to help guide you through this process. You can tell us what you like, as well as what you don’t like, about wedding videos or even videos in general. A second, more lengthy, discussion takes place shortly before your wedding day. We finalize all plans and make sure we have all the information for your special day, including locations, directions, and phone numbers for all important people. We go over any last minute ideas/changes you might have for your video. Anytime between meetings feel free to contact us through email or on the phone; we will get back to you within 24 to 48 hours. How far in advance do I need to hire my videographer? We suggest you begin searching for a videographer at the same time you are looking for your photographer, dj, and florist. We get many calls from brides and mothers last minute, and most of the time we are booked (though it doesn’t hurt to ask). The longer you wait to book your videographer, the more your choices will be limited. Make sure you give yourself enough time to request and view different samples as not all videographers produce similar videos.



Two videographers made all the difference – there was so much going on with both of us. I feel that nothing was overlooked. LauraLee – May 2006 This video is so special. We laughed and cried watching it. You captured the essence of the day and some of their personality on the video. Both of you managed to shoot video the whole time and remain “invisible”. You both are artistic and creative and this video was probably the best money we spent on their wedding. Thanks for being there! Mrs. Roberts – Mother of the Bride – October 2005 I also loved the fact that you guys filmed so much without people feeling uncomfortable about being on camera. You captured true moments! We hardly knew you were there. Henry – October 2005 Doing a video was a last minute decision for us. I would have had much regret if we had decided not to do a video. You guys were wonderful. Jamie – April 2005 The quality and variety of moments and people was amazing. The final product is something I know we will enjoy watching over and over for years to come! Stacey – December 2004 At first, we were not planning on having our wedding videotaped. We thought the photographer would be enough to capture the memories of our day. But, we are certainly glad that we decided to include a videographer. The day went by so fast and there are so many things on the video that we did not even remember! It is fun to watch it over and over again... it feels like we are reliving our special day! Angel – October 2004 Your presence on our special day was helpful, thorough, soothing, and completely unobtrusive. Without your amazing work I would have very little memory of this important day. This was one of the best decisions we made in 10 months of planning! Cristie – April 2004