I recently had my wedding, and I would like to just put it out there that brides-to-be do not dismiss getting a videographer. I thought I would never watch my wedding video, it was a stupid waste of money, that pictures would capture the day, ect ect. I was SO wrong.
The second after our wedding ended I regretted not having a videographer, and if I had a time machine I would go back and get one. Yes, I have gorgeous pictures, but I will never be able to listen to my dad's or brother's speech, I won't be able to watch our ceremony and hear our vows...or when I had to correct the priest because he skipped a section and kept forgetting my name lol. I won't be able to see our first dance or my dance with my father. Everything is in memory and memories fade...and pictures only tell so much, but they don't capture words.
So, if you are having a wedding and doing the whole shebang, get a videographer. If you are having a minimalist wedding or keeping things small then maybe this advice isn't for you. But for me, with all the money that was spent I should have just bucked up to pay a videographer. Such a beautiful wedding but I stupidly decided to cheap out on just one aspect I wrongly assumed I would never want. Even my husband, who doesn't usually care about such details and issues, wishes we got a videographer. So ladies, if you are on the fence, hire a videographer, if you decided against it, re-evaluate because you can't get a do-over.