Ah, the wedding. It is one of the most joyous, and torturous,
events you will ever face. It absolutely amazes me what we
humans put ourselves through just to create that perfect
celebration of “love”. The planning of a typical wedding is very
difficult. I should know because I am planning my own right now!
There is so much that needs to be done and there never seems
to be enough time. I have talked with literally hundreds of
people who have gone through the planning of a wedding and I
have found that it’s the little things that cause all the
stress. It’s easy to plan for the obvious, but the minute
details can drive you insane!
One of the most overlooked
details of a wedding is what I think one of the most important
details. It is making your wedding special for your guests. You
see, it’s easy to forget that the wedding is not just for you
and your future spouse. It’s also for everyone who attends your
wedding. It’s very important you don’t forget about all the
people who are special to you and who will be traveling from all
over to be with you on your special day.
Picture
this….the lights dim. A hush falls over the crowd. A slideshow
video starts playing on the screen at the front of the room and
it tells a story. What is this story, you ask? It’s a love
story! It is the story of you. It is the story of your future
partner. It is the story of both of you. It is pictures of you
both from birth to present, arranged with text, your special
music, and just about anything you want to use to entertain your
guests. It will leave your guests with a smile on their faces
and tears in their eyes!
Most engaged couples I have
spoken with love the idea of having a slideshow video in their
wedding. The problem is that they think it’s either very
difficult or incredibly expensive. Neither of those assumptions
is correct. It’s actually very easy to have one made. As matter
of fact there are several companies online that will make a
video for you. Obviously I’m biased because I think our company
is the best but I will give you some things to look for when
shopping for a slideshow video production company.
Price. You have to be very careful here. Many companies
advertise great prices, but they don’t tell you about all the
hidden costs. For example, Company “X” may say that they only
charge $99.00 for a video. But if you read the fine print they
charge an additional $2.00 per photo for scanning and another
$1.00 for each picture enhancement. Once the video is complete,
they will charge you another $50.00 just to preview it. So this
$99.00 video just turned into a $500.00 video.
Previewing. Most places will not let you preview the video or,
if they do allow it, they will charge extra to preview it. It’s
absolutely critical that you preview any slideshow video before
you buy it. Previewing the slideshow video allows you to make
sure you like all the titling, screen transitions and photo
arrangement. You want the video to be exactly the way you want
it.
Montage. Montage videos are what I refer to as “a
tech heads video dream.” They involve constant panning back and
forth and zooming in and out. They also feature fancy looking
screen transitions where the pictures will do flips and spins
and all sorts of other “cool” things. Now, these montages may
look “high tech” but they are completely inappropriate for a
wedding. A wedding slideshow video needs to be classy and
tasteful. It doesn’t need spins and twist, flips and twirls. It
needs to have clean, smooth transitions. They need to flow from
one picture to the next with elegance and grace.
Remember, you want your wedding to be special. You want your
guests to remember your wedding with fondness. You want it to be
an unforgettable experience. What better way than with a
slideshow video that features your life up to that point! I hope
your wedding is the best that has ever occurred. (Besides mine,
that is!) I hope you decide to engage your guests by showing a
beautiful, romantic slideshow video at the beginning of your
ceremony. May you have the best of weddings and don’t forget to
have fun!
About the Author:
Paul Merryman is the owner of
http://www.Slideshow-Videos.com.
His extensive experience in making wedding videos has brought
pleasure to many wedding couples. He is also Vice-President of
Higher Motivation, Inc. Their free
http://www.front-porch-attitude.com
newsletter has helped many people learn to live life as life was
meant to be lived!