Did you regret not having a videographer?

I hope I don't sound like a broken record I could take it or leave it and I don't like hearing myself speaking, but my FH is a professional video editor, so for him it was really important. It's probably more important than photography to him. So it's up to you personally, if you don't have the budget and are not thrilled about it, don't do it. If you have a small budget, maybe get somebody to record it and get an edited video at a later time. There's only one time to record, but a lifetime to edit

I am having one, but I'm a professional video editor so I am just getting a raw footage package. That was the only way to fit it into my budget and I would rather edit it myself. I wouldn't recommend just getting a raw video package though unless you or someone else knows how to edit. Originally I was just going to have my cousin videotape it on my camera, but ultimately decided against it as I was afraid FH or I would have to worry about getting her the gear and showing her how to use it. Here's a few examples as to why a video is important to me. I recently edited my brothers wedding video of just the reception and what was great was that our grandmother who has since passed is in it. We have her on the video dancing and congratulating them. My two best friends (MOH and BM) got married in the pat year. As each of their wedding presents, FH videotaped the important parts (ceremony, dances, etc) and I edited it. They both wanted to hire a videographer for just the major things, but it wasn't in their budget. Had we not offered, they wouldn't have had video. I recently gave my MOH her video and she told me that she loved watching it because the day went by so fast that she had missed a lot of things. I would say if you can find a way to squeeze it into your budget, then go for it.

I regret not having someone videotape the ceremony, just a little bit. Our officiant was one of our best friends, and the ceremony was so perfect for us. She emailed me a copy of it, but it's not the same without her amazing delivery. (Lots of 90210 and Friday Night Lights references and just generally US and hilarious.)

I know this was mainly for those not wanting videography,

but I just wanted to say that there are some moments in there that I am so glad that we had a videographer to catch. DH crying when he saw me (he's not a crier at all), the vows he said that he included my daughter in, the unexpected words from FIL and the tears he shed. I couldn't imagine not having those moments. We were lucky to get a very good videographer for a great price. So if you want to and can afford it go ahead! If you want to and cant afford it, maybe a family member can capture those moments for you. And if you don't want to, that's fine too. Do what makes you happy

My sister and her husband watch their wedding video every year on their anniversary. My sister had a really cool wedding that she still enjoys watching (4 years married.) Different strokes for different folks.

Nope, we splurged on our photographer instead I'm much more of a photo person.

Oops a bit late to the discussion but I wanted to leave this here in case anyone wants to get video but doesn't have the budget to do it. I helped a friend video their wedding because I'm an amateur photographer and have two cameras (one is my current, one is my retried old one) that can take video. They just wanted their ceremony videoed so I had one camera fixed at the back and the other one I would move around at certain points (when they moved off to sign the registry for example). And they are super happy with the result. I also videoed during the reception - they saw that I had good equipment and on the day decided to get their reception recorded too. One camera on the bridal table including the person making the speech (they were right beside the bridal table) and another ready to capture the audience in case someone makes a toast etc. So if you have a friend who knows how to operate cameras and 2 cameras, it would pretty much look not too different from a professional. Just make sure they put a lapel mic on each person who has a speaking role. For my friend's wedding, I put one on the celebrant and one on the groom during the ceremony. And at the reception I just taped a voice recorder on the microphone.

I saved money in different areas so I could have a Videographer. Everything will be a blur and I won’t remember anything about the day. I hired one for an hour and a half at $200, including editing. The one thing he pointed out is some music requires a license to be purchased to play the song. Otherwise he could be sued.

It’s worth the money to me to watch the next day

Have guests video and then combine their videos into one

I agree with Noelani. We had a few guests just videoing on their phones (we had a professional videographer too but wanted guests to be creative). As a result we got a lot of videos of guests on the day just being themselves... and they got some of us when we were being natural and didn't know we were being filmed. The quality of those videos aren't great but it doesn't matter. I feel like it was actually the most authentic and my most treasured videos from the day. In the professional videos, everything just felt staged and we were smiling awkwardly in a lot of them and they weren't candid. Plus, the videographer was following us around and barely got any guest videos. Most guests won't like a stranger filming them but when a friend or family member pulls a phone out for a selfie video or to video themselves giving saying some well-wishes, they are actually having a good time. So when I watch back, it's actually the guest videos that make me smile the most.

Yeah some of them were very sweet! One of the kids took their parents' phone and ran off with it, and did a tour of the venue while narrating, and at the end congratulated us and wished us happiness. It was a kid from our extended family and it will be so much fun showing it back to him one day!