Jessica + Winston | The Wedding Video She Waited For Her Whole Life

Guest blogger bride Jessica explains today how she used the Storymix storyboard to direct her video. Don’t get scared when you see the video duration of 15 minutes – it’s not a teaser video – it’s the whole thing.

At Storymix, we are frequently asked what a full length video looks like. That’s the beauty of our custom editing. You can use our storyboard to direct your wedding video by telling us which scenes to include. Then we do all the geeky editing stuff like correcting low light situations, sound editing, authoring DVDs, etc. We recommend keeping the video to 10 to 20 minutes. We’re fine if you decide to include up to 2 hours, tho. To give you an idea of our editing techniques, we’re doing something special today and highlighting a full length video.

Mom did a great job filming the ceremony!

I’ve waited my whole life to get married and on this special day I just had to have video taken. Traditional video companies were far more expensive than what I was willing to spend, as I’m more of a practical gal. That being said, it was still important for me to have video because pictures simply couldn’t capture my husband’s voice as he said his vows and how silly my dad danced.

When I first learned about Storymix media, the price is originally what got me interested but then the idea of having my family involved in the process made it more personal and even fun! My mom likes to videotape everything and I knew she’d jump at the chance to go around interviewing people, being up front in every moment and narrating the day. I told her to make sure she got the important shots like the vows, first dance and a whole list of other things and she did well.

It was also important to me that my wedding video not just be some random series of shots like a home video is, but that it was properly edited to help reflect the romantic feeling of the day. Storymix’s old movie theme with classical music fit perfectly with my vintage wedding. When choosing what videos to include, I pretty much ended up choosing all of the video shots and just cut of parts of each video that dragged on too long or the camera was tilted. It was so easy and I’m really glad I got the wedding video I wanted with a price I could realistically afford.