Photography &/or videography.
Do you want both?
Where do you allocate most of your budget if you do decide to have both?
Where do you start?
Firstly, we want to clarify that photography & videography are two different mediums. Both equally important mediums. Two halves of one whole. There are many aspects to a wedding day: colour, tone, style & feel, to name a few. Some aspects of weddings are best captured through photography and some moments are best captured through videography. Having both photography and videography allows you to have your day captured from two different perspectives. As such, this discussion will primarily focus on each medium in and of itself (as opposed to comparing them to each other).
Pros for photography:
Tells your story
Captures your emotions
Captures your memories
Unique ability to print (ability to tangibly hold a print can be powerful & meaningful)
Captures moments from the day
Cons for photography:
Costs money/is an investment
Pros for videography:
Tells your story
Captures your emotions
Captures your memories
Unique experience in terms of sound & movement (stronger & more powerful sense of storytelling in this respect)
Creates impressions from the day
Cons for videography:
Costs money/is an investment
Currently, we offer photography only. The main reason is this: we want to specialise and not put ourselves in a jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none position. High-end videography is an art in its own right and we respect the hours of experience that goes into building that as a business. We can provide a list of specialists in videography if you want some recommendations.
As for how much you should allocate/how you should split your budget if you choose both, only you can decide what your priorities are. Do you get more excited about books? Or movies? Think about something really important to you that you have documented (hopefully available in both photography and videography) from approximately 10 years ago. Which format is most valuable to you today? Use this information to project approximately 10 years into the future and try to envision what you think you will find more valuable then. 20 years. 30 years. It is tough but hopefully you already have a reference point and can try to ground yourself with that. Otherwise, feel free to bring this topic up with us and we will try to help you gain some clarity.
If there is any doubt in your mind that you might regret not having both, we would recommend finding a way to accommodate both. <3
Take care!