How Much Does a Wedding Videographer Cost?

How Much Does a Wedding Videographer Cost?

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Videos are a great way to capture and relive your wedding celebration. While most wedding videographers will present different package options, some may offer a la carte services. The price range will vary depending on the length of coverage, the number of cameras used, and the style of the edited video.

  • The basic package costs between $400-$900. This is the best option for couples who just want to be able to re-play and watch the wedding ceremony in the future.
  • An upgraded "enhanced" package costs between $900 to $1,200. This package will include coverage for both ceremony and reception.
  • A deluxe package costs between $1,200 and $1,900. This package is best for couples who want to see different angles of both their ceremony and reception, with the addition of on-screen titles and music.
  • A premium package costs between $2,200 and $3,200. This package is the best option for couples who want a wedding video that is filmed like a professional movie, with interviews and special effects.
  • Luxury packages costs around $3,500 to $6,000 or more. This package is best for couples who want to have every aspect of the wedding captured on camera, from the rehearsal to the final song at the reception, edited like a documentary or movie.

  • Basic package: typically includes coverage of only the wedding ceremony, with roughly 60 to 90 minutes of footage from a single-camera. This includes appropriate lighting and a minimum of one edited video with or without music.
  • Enhanced package: includes the above, with the addition of one to three hours of coverage for the wedding reception.
  • Deluxe package: Include two cameras at the ceremony, one or two cameras at the reception, up to five hours of coverage, lighting, and at least three copies of the edited DVD with custom music, titles, or on-screen menus.
  • Premium package: includes two or three cameras at the ceremony and reception, with up to eight hours of coverage. The coverage could begin with the preparation of the ceremony and reception sites, the bridal party getting dressed, and end with coverage of the wedding reception. Packages will also include custom music, titles, on-screen menus, photo montage, and interviews with the couple. This package will usually include planning sessions with the couple and other vendors, such as photographer or planner.
  • Luxury package: includes everything in the premium package but with unlimited time coverage. This will likely include additional coverage of the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, possibly the post-wedding brunch, as well as additional interviews with close relatives and the wedding party. Sometimes, this package may include a video "simulcast," which replays edited footage from the ceremony onto a screen at the reception.

  • Some videographers may present the option of having an additional camera for the ceremony, usually in a locked-down location. For an average flat fee of $100, this is a cost-effective alternative to a second videographer. A second videographer could cost between $75-$125 per hour, for a minimum of two hours.
  • Rush editing costs between $50 to $195 on average, which may be completed any time from the same day to less than 5 weeks.
  • For an extra VHS tape or DVD copy, it will cost between $10 to $45.
  • For a photo montage which requires transferring pictures to video, you may be charged a flat rate between $145-$225 or an average of $2-$3 per picture.
  • If interviews with close family members, friends, and the bridal party are not included in the package, this could cost $100-$500, depending on how many are requested.

  • View the works of both the least expensive and most expensive videographer in your local area, in order to get a better idea of the quality of work that is being delivered at those specific price ranges.
  • Meet in-person with each videographer before making a final decision.
  • Ask how the videographer typically interacts with the emcee, caterer, and photographer. You want a videographer who stays in close contact with the emcee, so they know when to be ready to capture important moments, such as cake cutting, bouquet toss, first dance, and so forth.
  • If you do not have a wedding planner, be sure that the videographer and emcee touch base ahead of time before the reception begins.
Featured Cover Image: Lauren Kinsey Fine Art Weddings

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