I’ll never forget the moment I watched my wedding highlight video for the first time. My wife and I were back from our honeymoon [61. Honeymoons – Necessary or Optional?], still slightly jet-lagged, sitting on the couch in our flat with a bag of chips between us.
Then the first scene came on: my wife walking slowly toward me during our first look, her veil caught in the breeze, her smile nervous but glowing. The music [17. What Kind of Music Should We Play at Our Wedding?] swelled, our laughter echoed, and suddenly I was back in that moment — not just remembering it, but feeling it again.
That’s when I realised: this wasn’t just a nice-to-have. It was necessary.
But let’s break it down — because I get it. In Singapore, weddings are expensive. Between banquet costs, gowns [47. Different Wedding dresses for different body types], suits, photography, décor and (let’s be real) ang baos, many couples find themselves asking:
Do we really need a videographer? Or is it just… extra?
Photos are timeless, yes. But video captures movement, voices, emotion in motion. Your dad’s speech. Your partner choking up during the vows. The sound of laughter when the emcee [15.Do I Need an Emcee for My Wedding?] cracks that joke about how the groom can’t cook Maggie mee. These are moments you’ll want to relive, not just scroll through.
And let’s not forget — our parents’ generation? They rarely had this luxury. No sound, no vows, no slow-motion confetti shot. This is your chance to preserve what they couldn’t.
The wedding day is a blur. You’ll be pulled in every direction — changing outfits, smiling till your jaw cramps, trying to remember who that one cousin’s new boyfriend is. A videographer lets you revisit everything you missed — the guests arriving, the behind-the-scenes chaos, the tears you didn’t see from across the ballroom.
Five, ten, twenty years down the road, you’ll want to see yourselves young, hopeful and very much in love — captured just as it was.
And if kids come along? Trust me — there’s something deeply moving about showing them what Mum and Dad looked like before diapers and preschool drop-offs.
Some couples assume videography is redundant if they already hired a top-notch photographer. But they serve very different purposes. A photographer captures beautiful stills. A videographer tells a story — with sound, music, emotion and movement.
The best ones in Singapore even produce cinematic-style highlight reels that feel like a mini film of your love story. (Shoutout to all the creatives grinding out magic with gimbals and drones even in 34-degree heat.)
Now, let’s be real. Not everyone needs a full videography team with drone coverage and a 7-minute SDE (same-day edit).
Here’s when you might consider holding off:Just be sure it’s a conscious decision, not something you cross off last minute because you’re overwhelmed by choices.
If a wedding is a celebration of love, then a videographer is the storyteller. They don’t just record the day — they immortalise it.
And in a city like Singapore where we move fast, work long hours and often forget to slow down… having a way to pause, remember and relive that once-in-a-lifetime day?
That, to me, isn’t extra. That’s essential.
So if your budget allows, say yes to the videographer. Your future self will thank you.