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- Best for getting everyone involved:<\/strong> the marryoke, which pulls in the whole room.<\/li>\n
- Easiest to organise:<\/strong> the video booth, left running through the evening.<\/li>\n
- Most moving:<\/strong> the documentary about the couple\u2019s story.<\/li>\n
- Funniest:<\/strong> the paper ball, made up of messages from everyone closest to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Family of the couple, friend, best man or maid of honour?<\/p>\n
Been asked to be a bridesmaid?<\/p>\n
Then you\u2019re not just any guest, and you have an important part to play on the day.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve almost certainly been turning over ideas for the reception, and for how to surprise the couple on the day of their wedding.<\/p>\n
A small surprise could move them deeply and mean a great deal.<\/p>\n
Our wedding planners have put together a selection of the best wedding video ideas to make the reception unforgettable.<\/p>\n
Why choose a wedding video?<\/h2>\n
Timeless, and hardly a new idea.<\/p>\n
Weddings have always been an occasion couples want to preserve by every means available, from the most conventional to the distinctly unusual.<\/p>\n
Video is an excellent way of capturing the voices, the emotions and the faces<\/strong> of the reception exactly as they were.<\/p>\n
These days, the format has gone well beyond simply recording the atmosphere of the ceremony.<\/p>\n
Very much of the moment, the wedding video message<\/strong> can announce the occasion, surprise the couple and create personalised memories: an atmosphere that\u2019s genuinely yours.<\/p>\n
Keen to join in but not sure how to go about it?<\/p>\n
Below you\u2019ll find everything our wedding planners recommend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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<\/figure>\nWedding video ideas worth stealing<\/h2>\n
Want to get your wedding video message right?<\/p>\n
You\u2019re in the right place.<\/p>\n
You won\u2019t be short of inspiration: here are plenty of original ideas for making the film or the edit of your dreams.<\/p>\n
The marryoke: an original idea, and very funny<\/h3>\n
Hugely popular in English-speaking countries<\/strong>, this format takes its name from a blend of \u00ab\u00a0marriage\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0karaoke\u00a0\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n
It started in Ireland and has since spread far beyond, winning over more and more couples who want to mark the big day properly.<\/p>\n
The concept is simply a music video in which you lip-sync to your favourite track<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
The whole thing pulls in friends and family alike.<\/p>\n
Combined with a few silly, offbeat scenes, a video involving all your guests will leave you with something genuinely fun to watch again and again.<\/p>\n
Bring in a wedding videographer to capture it properly.<\/p>\n
That way you keep hold of the moment, and you can share the video with everyone you care about.<\/p>\n
The making-of: an edit for the traditionalists<\/h3>\n
Prefer something more conventional, and less likely to misfire?<\/p>\n
We\u2019d strongly recommend the making-of film of the day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s one of the most requested formats. Couples generally want the strongest moments of the day recorded.<\/p>\n
The film runs through the different stages of the day.<\/p>\n
Often the edit opens by cutting between the bride getting ready and the groom doing the same<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
From there you can follow the register office or the church<\/strong>, right through to arriving at the reception venue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Simple but moving, this kind of video captures the atmosphere of the dinner and the first steps onto the dance floor.<\/p>\n
Our advisers recommend it for couples with an eye for detail, who want everything caught precisely: emotions, glances, expressions.<\/p>\n
The video booth: a guest book on film<\/h3>\n
This is the video version of the guest book.<\/p>\n
Traditionally, guests use a notebook and pen to leave the couple a message and thank them for the invitation.<\/p>\n
Today, videographers offer a rather more original take on the idea.<\/p>\n
Guests take it in turns to record a message for the couple in a booth set up for exactly that.<\/p>\n
All those recordings are then edited together.<\/p>\n
The result is a single film gathering all the words and feelings your guests wanted to express.<\/p>\n
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<\/figure>\nThe dance routine: taking over the dance floor<\/h3>\n
A friend or family member wanting to knock the couple sideways at the reception?<\/p>\n
We\u2019d suggest a choreographed routine<\/strong> as a strong idea for the wedding video. The couple have already opened the festivities with their first dance?<\/p>\n
Now it\u2019s your turn, and everyone else\u2019s, to surprise them with a real moment: the whole group dancing to the same song.<\/p>\n
For inspiration, \u00ab\u00a0Happy\u00a0\u00bb tends to be among guests\u2019 favourite tracks.<\/p>\n
Alternatively, pick a song that carries memories of your time with the couple.<\/p>\n
Feeling more ambitious? We\u2019d recommend organising a flash mob<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a routine started by three or four people, which gradually draws in the other guests.<\/p>\n
Something like that will have the couple in tears of joy.<\/p>\n
Guaranteed to land.<\/p>\n
A documentary: a life story, and a love story<\/h3>\n
Want something longer?<\/p>\n
Go for a documentary film telling the couple\u2019s love story<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
This kind of video can run anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
In it you can tell their story from childhood all the way to the day they met.<\/p>\n
We\u2019d suggest gathering photos and videos from their earliest years right up to the present day.<\/p>\n
You can add personal messages in whatever tone you like.<\/p>\n
Prefer humour?<\/p>\n
Bring up the funny stories you\u2019ve been keeping to yourself, or gently take the mickey out of the pair of them.<\/p>\n
More of a softie?<\/p>\n
Tell the moving stories that brought the couple together, and the best moments you\u2019ve shared with them.<\/p>\n
The paper ball: an original idea that stands out<\/h3>\n
Acting as a witness at the wedding?<\/p>\n
You could take the initiative and give the couple a gift unlike anyone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ll only discover it on the evening of the wedding day itself.<\/p>\n
The idea is simple.<\/p>\n
Each guest films themselves receiving a ball of paper.<\/p>\n
They unfold it to reveal a message for the couple.<\/p>\n
Then they scrunch it back up and throw it towards the camera.<\/p>\n
Edited together, all those clips create the impression that every guest is throwing the same piece of paper to the next one.<\/p>\n
You now have a wide choice of games, message formats and clever ideas for surprising the newlyweds. Which means you can be confident of making two people very happy indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Easiest to organise:<\/strong> the video booth, left running through the evening.<\/li>\n