Top 5 considerations when choosing your wedding date!

Choosing your wedding date is one of the hardest things to do. 

What to take into consideration when booking the wedding date?

Brought to you by www.videostory.net.au Wedding Video Specialists in Geelong

Picture by Kari Teegan Photography

1) The Seasons

Which season suits you best? Which season suits your bridal party and guests best?
Victoria can have rather variable weather and summer days can be very hot. Of course you're never going to know what weather you are going to get until a few days before the wedding, but if you would like to feel comfortable on the wedding day and not too hot or too cold then March and November are probably your best considerations.

2) Holidays / Long Weekends
If you're not booking your wedding 1 to 2 years in advance I would suggest staying away from long weekends. It may be very difficult to find a venue and many people have made plans to go away so some of the very important people you may like to invite may not be available at short notice. Melbourne Cup, Easter and the Christmas period especially, roads are busy, people are away and it may be difficult for your guests to find accommodation if they require it.

3) Booking Suppliers

I guess one of the biggest challenges about booking good suppliers is that during the busy periods there are only a few to go around. Many suppliers will often say 'I could have been booked for that day 15 times over'. It looks like the 15th of November is going to be that day in 2014.  The biggest months for weddings are March and November.  So, if you find a good supplier available, book them quickly because you can be sure you're not the only one with a wedding in these months and of course if you need a Videographer in the Geelong region, drop by our website.

Link to Video Story Geelong Wedding Video Gallery

4) Considering Other Dates
I guess it depends what value you place on your date versus the suppliers who will work at your wedding but if you want to have a choice then consider other dates.  The end of October, beginning of December, end of February and April are usually always a good bet for weather, suppliers and venues.

5) Sporting Events
Something often forgotten when planning a wedding, but try to avoid clashing with big sporting finals. Guests and Groomsmen are notorious for going missing in search of a TV to watch the 2nd half or the last 10 minutes of the football or to see who wins the next set in the tennis. Everyone knows the Bride and Groom are the most important part of the wedding day but the attraction of a sports final is a unknown quantity. Here is a guide to the big events Sports Calendar.

I hope you have found this useful, add a line to the comments if you think of anything else or let us know how you chose your wedding date.

Written by Killian Mulcahy from Video Story | Geelong 

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Our Wedding - Allyson & Greg

Describe your wedding to us...

The mission for our wedding was to create a really fun day for everyone. To achieve this we had a mixture of traditional components incorporated with some unconventional elements! By getting our wedding photos done before the ceremony, we were able to get amazing photos from a variety of locations. A highlight for the day was certainly the boys turning up to the ceremony on Segways, along with our whacky wedding dance montage! The feedback from our guests was that it was the most fun wedding they had been to - mission accomplished! :)

What was your favourite part of the day?

Getting our photos/video taken at various locations was awesome fun! We thoroughly enjoyed being directed by our Videographer, Killian from Video Story and Ric from Riccardo Photography.  Together they set up the perfect shots. Killian and Ric were super fun but still very professional! We arranged all the details with them and were chauffeured by limo to the chosen locations. Since they were so thorough and professional, it meant that we got to enjoy the time with each other and with our bridal party, whilst getting our 'glamour shots' done. Zero stress with maximum fun!

Any funny quotes from the day?
During Greg's speech:
"So, on to my wife. I'm completely overwhelmed at how amazing she looks today, and I can't believe just how privileged I am that she's chosen me to be her wife." Oops!

How did you select Video Story to record your wedding?

I used to work with Killian and knew that he was not only a fun-loving person with a terrific sense of humour, he was also a true professional with a great work ethic - especially working as a Videographer as a SECOND job - absolute dedication! I knew he would add a great element to our day with his extensive experience in wedding videography.

Can you tell us something your guests don't know about the day?

A power outage was scheduled in the Yarra Valley area on the morning of our wedding. Our accommodation was terrific and arranged a generator so that the girls could still get their hair done, despite the loss of power - talk about going above and beyond. We were very fortunate to be so well looked after so that our day wasn't delayed or ruined.

Also, we were practicing our wedding dance in our room late the night before the big day and were trying to keep the volume down so nobody heard the music...or us jumping around like idiots!

So about the first dance...

Ok, so our first dance was a little different to most and was performed straight after we entered the reception. What started off as a relaxed slow dance, soon turned into a montage of short dance scenes - everything from Gangnam Style and Men in Black to Thriller and the Duck Dance! It set the 'tone' for the reception as being relaxed and fun which we feel made everyone "let down their hair" and enjoy the night...

We chose many songs that were easy to dance to (eg Grease Lightening) and a few that required a lot of practice (eg the German slap-dance scene from National Lampoons European Vacation). We had such fun practicing the routine at home weeks before the big day, and were so pleased that we pulled it off on the day. The best part is that it was all captured by Killian of Video Story so we can laugh at it for many years to come - thanks heaps!

How did you select Riccardo as your photographer?

Killian recommended a few photographers with different styles.  Since we trusted Killian's judgement, we checked out Ric's website to have a look at his work - OMG Incredible! So we decided to meet with Ric and had an instant connection - we could tell that Ric was our guy. He also had a great sense of humour, strong work ethic and incredible talent.

 

Why was it important to you to select a professional Photographer and Videographer for your wedding?

We not only wanted our wedding day to be fun and memorable, but we wanted the quality of the photos and video of our special day to be something that we could pass down to our children and be happy to share with people. And since Killian and Ric were so experienced with capturing the perfect shots, they were able to direct us, which allowed us to relax and know that we were in great hands.

What advice have you got for Brides and Grooms to be?

Brides - plan ahead and get things ready/booked sooner than later, as the time leading up to the big day flies by so quickly Allocate tasks to your family & bridal party to do on the wedding day, so there is not pressure on you to have to worry about anything - except having an awesome day! Select a great Photographer and Videographer as they are the ones who will capture the most special day of your life - money well spent! You won't regret it :)

Grooms - support your Bride and remember to turn up on the day - that's your job!

Any recommendations?

Our guests were very appreciative that we hired a mini bus to pick them up and drop them off from DeBortoli Yarra Valley Estate. They also thoroughly enjoyed the open photo booth (and the open bar, of course!) that we hired - we sent each guest one of their funny photo booth pics with our thank you cards :)

DeBortolis was amazing - very competitive pricing and fantastic people to deal with. Their gardens are phenomenal and was the perfect setting for our ceremony - highly recommended!

We strongly recommend Video Story and Riccardo Photography to capture the most special day of your life. Killian does an amazing job with the video, breaking every section into chapters and providing an awesome 'highlights' video which is great for showing people who don't want to sit through a few hours of footage - it's great! And Ric's albums speak for themselves - AMAZING! :) We had a blast getting our pics done by Ric before the wedding as it made the day extremely fun and settled any nerves about the "I dos" - it was great to just feel happy and excited about it instead of nervous. So if you are willing to overlook the superstition, we would thoroughly recommend it.

Killian Mulcahy - Geelong Videographer - Video Story 
Website: www.videostory.net.au

Ric -  Geelong Photographer  - Riccardo Photography
Website: www.riccardo.com.au