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`Look here, madam`, `Smile, please`.. Videos are an inescapable part of a wedding ceremony. So, what should you look for when choosing a video cameraperson?

Similar to choosing a photographer, it is best to go with recommendations from family and friends. Look through tapes for quality, styles and formats that you like. While interviewing the videographer, keep the following in mind:

• Does the video package include titles, narration, background music, close-up shots and interviews with family and guests?

• Check whether creative options are possible and if the tapes can be packaged professionally.

• Ask whether interviews can be interspersed throughout the tape.

• Obtain an itemised agreement that lists everything included in the package and the total cost.

• Find out whether a deposit is required.

• The manner in which an over time is handled.

• The period up to which reservations can be made.

• The kind of camera equipment that will be used.

• Whether there will be sufficient light while shooting the ceremony.

• Whether the photographer is familiar with the wedding site.

• Whether copy of the output will be on videotape (VHS) or on CD.