Winter weddings have a special charm, with romantic settings and a cosy atmosphere, but they come with unique challenges. For videographers, capturing the magic while navigating shorter daylight hours, unpredictable weather and chilly conditions requires lots of wet weather wedding planning and the ability to be adaptable. From filming many weddings in the coldest season, here are seven ideas to help you prepare for your winter wedding…
Plan for Shorter Daylight Hours
With daylight fading quickly in the winter, timeline management is crucial. Work with your videographer to ensure you allow ample time for filming on your wedding day. In the winter, consider a two-hour drinks reception after the wedding ceremony. This will give you extra time to capture footage and photographs, enjoy your canapés, and chat to your guests before the daylight disappears. I especially love the interior at St Audries Park which is a local wedding venue to me.
Embrace the Weather
Prepare for your winter wedding by planning to embrace the season and its unique qualities. Winter weddings offer dramatic lighting, frosty landscapes and romantic indoor scenes that can create stunning backdrops for your videography and photography. Cosy indoor moments surrounded by flickering candles and snowy outdoor scenes give your wedding video depth, helping to depict the season. Watch some of our recent videos here to see what we can capture whatever the weather!
Work with the Venue
Schedule a site visit with your videographer to assess indoor and outdoor filming possibilities. Explore warm, inviting spaces for intimate moments, like close-ups of your brand-new wedding rings. Scout out larger areas – inside and out – for group shots, guest interactions and wide-angle shots.
Wet Weather Wedding Planning
Winter weather can be fickle, so planning is key. Be prepared for inclement weather by purchasing big white brollies, a faux fur jacket and wedding wellies. On the day, trust your videographer, don your wet weather gear and head outside for fun shots in a wintry landscape. Share an umbrella as you stand under a flurry of snow or walk through puddles, showing off your white wellies as you do! If you are looking for some winter wedding dress inspiration check out this blog post here from Brides.com.
Capture the Golden Hour
Mother Nature shows off with spectacular sunsets during the winter. Embrace the cold to capture romantic filming in front of dramatic pink and purple skies for your wedding video. These shots are often favourites, so plan to step outside if the sunset provides a perfect glow for your footage. Due to the timing, sunset could take place during your wedding breakfast, so you might have to go outside for five minutes between courses.
Celebrate the Season
From frosty colour schemes to wintry details, embrace the season with a winter wedding theme. Think icy blues and silvery tones, twinkling fairy lights, snow confetti and frosted glass vases to create a winter theme. These details will help to set the scene for your wedding film, adding to the story of your special day.
Capture the Unexpected
Winter weddings often come with surprises – snowfall, misty mornings or dramatic skies. With a little wet weather wedding planning, these moments can elevate your footage and create cinematic scenes. Remain adaptable on the day, building in extra time and contingency plans, and you’ll be left with an authentic, memorable wedding film.
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