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i am doing without Video... :( but i told FI i NEED the photographer
@jaylovessteez - I feel the same way. We had a film student do our video but I think I would be content with just the pictures.
we're actually not having a videographer. i dont watch a lot of home videos to begin with and i figured that i could have a family member film the important parts. to each her own. :)
We didn't have a videographer and I don't regret it... we hired a fabulous photographer, and we are thrilled with her work so far (our e-pics are amazing). I can't wait to see our pro wedding pics! :)
We didn't do videography. I would never ever go with out photography though.
I want both. We had agreed to only do photography because of budget reasons...but videography was in the back of my head constantly. I finally asked FI if there was away we could get one...and we worked it out. I am so glad.
I think the photographer is one of the most important things to do with our wedding... then flowers coming in 2nd. We are having a video but i could do without it if we had to.
we didn't have a videographer. we set up our video camera on a tripod and asked a guest to press play. we have a tape of our wedding, and while it's not very professional it still captures all of what we wanted it to and it was free.
we had to have both - mind you we arent doing the run of the mill wedding video though, we are doing a mini movie by a cinematographer. I could do without the crappy run of the mill shaky camera type videographer though, but what i got? yeah must have. I got cheaper accessories (shoes and veil) and made the cake smaller to pay for it.
Ditto @spaganaya - Videography means something else entirely when it's real cinematography, not just a simple video of the event. I'd sell my right arm to have both. We built our entire budget around getting the photography and videography we wanted.
While I don't care for having my picture taken, I could not imagine eliminating photography. At the end of the day, after the food is eaten and the flowers are dead, the only things you have to remember the day are your memories and your pictures. Memories fade but pictures are forever.
Videography is nice, yes, but most people skip it and don't miss it. It's an extremely new trend that is completely optional.
Only you can decide because it is your wedding. If you can't afford a professional photographer, go to a local community college or art school and ask for a student who is close to graduation (they have more experience and training than freshmen) if anyone there is willing to add your wedding to their portfolio. They get real life experience and you get a price cut. Be aware that the pictures may or may not be 100% perfect but will be 10x better quality than a family member who is a hobbyist who isn't near as good as they believe they are or disposable cameras which are nearly all crap quality at best if any actually develop which most don't.
We're skipping videography - photography is WAY too important for us to skip!
No way would I ever, EVER consider not having a pro photographer. Every other expense is for ONE day. The photos are so much more important and will be with you always. Video would be great to have as well, but to do it right, it's pretty dang expensive.
Video. If Ican I will but its not a must. But photographer, no way now how would I ever dare not leave that to a pro. I'll spend on that without blinking twice.
Some people don't find the videographer to be important, but I do. I want to be able to show people or my children the video. Therefore, I place just as much importance on the video as I do the photo. But, I'm not a huge picture person, so that may be why.
We DID give up videography.
With out budget, I'd rather have great photos and no video than mediocre both!
I had both videography and photography, but I really didn't want the videography. I'm not one to watch home videos (for lack of a better term). However, my father insisted since I used to be in the wedding videography business with him, so I just let him take over that detail. I wish I had been more insistent though; I regret it now.
Plus, with photography, if you don't want a picture, you don't have to order it, or you can just delete it if it's on a disc. With videography, if there's a part you really wish wasn't on the video, there's really nothing you can do about it short of editing it yourself or hiring somebody else to do it.
I don't think I'll have a videographer, however I will have a family member just tape the ceremony.
Granted- that could go very wrong, my mom had her brother tape and he thought the camera was broken so he just didn't do it. Come to find out it wasn't broken so they have a video of her brothers shoes during the ceremony.
We're having both (thankfully), but if I HAD to give up one, it'd be videography in a heartbeat.
We opted to up the photographer budget and skip the video.
ETA: We might get one of those Flip video cameras (which we want anyway) and let some trusted friends roam around with it for a while and see what we come up with. That could be fun and totally random and hilarious.
I refused to low ball or be cheap when it came to the photography but the video I could do without, we wouldnt watch it...thus the hundreds of DVDs we own that we barely watch now 
We're not doing videography. It just seemed like if it was in our budget, then it was cheesy. The only videographers I liked charged $5000 + which is too much IMO. So we cut videography. We will be having a family friend with a videocamera do some taping. Plus, our photographer said videographers and photograhers often compete for the same shots, so videographers could get in the way. I think that's a good point.
We didn't want videography at all (the videographers at weddings usually annoy me, and I hate how they tend to get in everyone's face). However, we decided to have a video taken of our ceremony only, so that our grandparents who are too elderly to travel will be able to see it after the fact. FI's friend will be doing the ceremony video, so it's not taking anything out of our budget in the end.
@kittyachi -- We're giving Flip videos to all of our wedding party members as gifts, plus my dad asked for one for father's day too, so hopefully we'll have some random "home videos" of the reception as well...
I could never have done without our photography, perhaps our video, but I searched long and hard and finally found a great videographer and we loved our video! But of course, pics are a must and we loved our pics!
Since I am a wedding photographer.... there is no way I could EVER go without an awesome wedding photographer... and boy, we are paying for it! He's worth every penny and I think worth more, actually.
The only videographer's I think would be worth having, are way out of our price range since photography is the most important. I would regret spending $800-1500 on a cruddy one when we can buy a camera and record the ceremony. I don't have the $8000-10000+ to spend on a worthwhile one. I think the high end one's are worth it, if you have it in your budget. I can't do without pictures though. They are the one media that have truly stood the test of time and can actually truly be passed down...
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I know a lot of brides on budgets say that they can do without photo or video. Some say they would watch their video 10 yrs later rather than look at the pictures but I just got my professional photos back and I love them. I haven't seen my video yet but I think I could live without it. If you had to give one up which would it be? Just curious.