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Wedding planning is tedious business! It requires attention to details that a person my not have even thought of. One of those miniscule yet very important issues is light. Having a well lit venue is quite a crucial matter in scoring beautiful wedding video and wedding pictures. Just take a closer look at your family’s and friends’ wedding video or picture and notice how each one of them differs.

When visiting a wedding venue of your choosing pay attention to the amount of light in that place. Notice the size and number of windows it has. If your wedding venue happens to be a ballroom with no windows look up and see if they have sufficient light fixtures. Turn them on while you are there! If your wedding venue has spotlights or something to that effect. Consider yourself lucky for they can be pointed to your general direction to light you and your groom during your first dance.

Although you may argue and opt to have a dimed romantic look as you dance with the love of your life, be forewarned that in scenes like these cameras tent to struggle and end up creating noise in your footage or pictures. Our human eyes see better than any camera that can be found on the market today. Remember your wedding day is not the prom! Therefore check with your venue if they provide additional lighting.

Keep these few tips in mind:

Visit the venue at the very hour that you are planning to hold your service and/or reception and determine the amount of light in that facility. In the case of Churches request to have all lights turned on during your service. Keep in mind that a lot of Churches do not allow videographers to bring in their own lights, therefore; choose a church that has large windows and plenty of additional ceiling lights.

For outdoor weddings, avoid scheduling your wedding between noon and three o’clock. The sun during that time is the brightest causing bright items like your dress to overexpose and areas that fall into shadows to be quite dark. In other words the contrast between items is quite high. You are not shooting a Quentin Tarantino film. The best times to have your wedding are morning and early evening hours.

Bright overcast days are the best days to hold your wedding. Simply because the clouds lend themselves as a diffuser to the sun behind it. Your footage then will be well lit and free of harsh shadows and overexposed dresses.

Wedding videographers and photographers may/should bring extra light with them to your special day, however; a video light can only throw light so far. Forcing them to get closer to you. Then you end up having a team of videographers and photographers fighting to light and unintentionally crowed you, as you are try to hold on to your partner and have a peaceful and romantic first dance. Why ruin the moment?

One of the tools you can use as you plan your wedding day is Sunrises and Sets World Clock. Whether you are having an indoor wedding or an outdoor wedding, leverage light and effortlessly boost up the quality of your wedding video and pictures. Wedding planning can be overwhelming but try to keep a positive attitude – as always your Austin Wedding Videographer