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Videography Question! Average Wedding Video Length?

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Lisa, on January 7, 2021 at 10:57 AM

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So initially, my fiance and I decided against booking a videographer. However, since we postponed to 2022, we decided that we now want to actually book a videographer! So I've spent the last couple months looking through options and trying to get an idea of what all would be included.

As I'm researching different videographers, I notice that so many of them only return a 10-15 minute video (or less), even though they would be capturing 8-10 hours of footage. Is this typical? It seems odd that videography costs are super high, but that I would only get a super short video (that wouldn't even cover the length of the ceremony). Is this just how it is, or should I keep looking for a videographer that includes a longer video? How long is the video in your videography package?

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Lisa · on January 13, 2021 at 7:53 PM
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That is a good point, to try to negotiate with the videographer! I haven't found one I like quite yet, but hopefully soon. Thank you for your reply!
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Lisa · on March 12, 2021 at 7:32 AM
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Thanks for your reply! I actually had considered them, but they wouldn't send me example videos of their longer documentary films, and my fiance and I didn't feel comfortable booking them without first seeing examples of their work. So we ended up going with a different videographer who also had both a long and short film, and who was willing to send us example videos of each type of film.
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Emily · on May 7, 2021 at 1:58 AM
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Super typical! I've edited wedding videos and I can tell you, it takes 10-15 hours AT LEAST to edit a video down to just 8-10 minutes. The editing time tacks on a lot of work. But you can always ask for raw footage too!
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Lisa · on May 7, 2021 at 10:42 AM
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That makes sense! I appreciate your perspective on this. I requested the raw footage to be included in the videography package. Thank you for the info!
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