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Hello, hope you are having a lovely day!

I just received a request to shoot a wedding, and looked at the Ideal Budget for the videographer. "Under $500" it said. This request has led me to post this quick note. Unfortunately a wedding video requires a lot of expensive equipment, and at least 30 hours of work, plus materials (DVD). The least I, and if I may speak as the collective "we" (other videographers) can charge to cover costs, equipment, hours, training to use all the equipment for a wedding shoot is $1500-$3000. This number depends on hours of footage, and number of cameras (for complete coverage you need 2 - that's two people working) All of this is why we need to charge a lot more than "Under $500!!" Most photographers do not charge less than $700 - and their job is a tenth of what ours is! A TENTH!

Thank-you for not underestimating a videographers/filmmakers job by offering less than $1500!!!

Bless.
Katie