Wedding Information Booklet

The Booklet and your second deposit are due in our studio at least 1 month prior to your wedding date.

Please complete this booklet as accurately and legibly as possible. Also, along with the booklet we will need the

Photos for the beginning of the video, 1 invitation, and 1 reception card.

** Please Note** - There is a 15 picture allowance on all packages, however, you may submit more at a

cost of $3.00 each. An additional 10 photos from the honeymoon can also be submitted at no extra charge.

PLEASE READ !!!!!

The photos must be submitted sequentially and numbered on the back – 1 to 15. Generally 5 (numbered 1 thru 5)

of the Bride, 5 of the Groom numbered 6 thru 10), and 5 of the Couple together (numbered 11 thru 15) .

All photos and invitations are returned.

Wedd. Date ________________________ Video Package _______________________

Signature Package only** Mosaic _______ or Collage _________ (Please check one)

Bridal preparation location (if included in package)_______________________________________________

New Phone # _________________________________

New Address # ________________________________

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Bride _______________________________________

Address______________________________________E-mail ______________________

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Phone (Home)_____________________ Cell _______________ Wrk_______________

Groom ______________________________________

Address _____________________________________ E-mail ______________________

Phone (Home)_____________________ Cell _______________ Wrk_______________

Ceremony Location _____________________________________Time _____________

(if not local to our studio – please supply directions)

Reception Location _____________________________________ Time _____________

Address ______________________________________________

(if not local to our studio – please supply directions)

DJ or Band (Name) ____________________________________________

Photographer _________________________________________________

Will the videographer(s) be fed at the reception? _________

This is not necessary, though if they are not it is good to know so that they can make other arrangements.

Honeymoon Location ___________________________(helps determine ending graphic)

Date of Return _________________________________

Do you want to supply Honeymoon pictures? ________________ (up to 10 honeymoon photos are included in all the

packages) Photos must be in our studio within 2 weeks of getting back from your honeymoon. Or there will be an

additional charge to add the photos. If the Photos are digital, please send in a CD-Rom with the files included.

Emailing large photo files can cause crashes, lock-up the server and take a long time to upload and download.

Bridal Party Information

To guarantee correct spelling of the bridal party names, you can email a word file of the names and the invitation.

No changes will be made to correct for misunderstood handwriting

Do not fill in names if providing a disk.

Maid of Honor ________________________________________

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Matron of Honor ______________________________________

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Best Man ____________________________________________

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Bridesmaids ______________________________ _____________________________

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Groomsmen ______________________________ _____________________________

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Ringbearers ______________________________ _____________________________

Flower Girls ______________________________ _____________________________

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Parents of the Groom (please circle one – Married, Divorced, Deceased)

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Parents of the Bride (please circle one – (Married, Divorced, Deceased)

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Ceremony Information

The following information is needed so that we may cater our shooting and editing style to fit your individual needs.

However, if you are not sure of a particular answer, please feel free to call our studio for help or even to make an

appointment and we can go over the particulars with you.

** All Church & Synagogue Weddings

Please check for any formal rules and regulations that apply to videographers.

If the building has a balcony, please check that we are permitted to shoot from there.

Catholic Mass

Please keep in mind that we edit the mass down to allow time for other things during the day.

Since most Masses are over 1 hour, leaving everything in leaves very little time for the rest of the day.

1. Most Catholic Masses are over 1 hour in length. Though we do video tape the entire Mass, we attempt to edit

it down to approx. 35 minutes. We normally edit out the Eucharistic and Communion parts of the Mass.

Should we edit this out _________ or leave it in ______

2. During the Mass, for the sake of continuity, we will shorten some songs, and

sometimes, some of the Homily (however, this is obviously on a one-to-one basis

Dependant on the relationship of the bride & groom to the Priest.)

Should we shorten songs and Homily ? Yes _______ No ________

3. Are there any singers or instrumentalists that are relatives or friends of bride &

Groom ? Yes ________ No _________ (this will help us determine how

Much footage to get of individual singers, violinists, etc.)

4. Will there be any special events immediately after the ceremony?

(doves, butterflies, bubbles, bells, fireworks, etc. )

We try to get several shots during the ceremony from the balcony, if there is one.

Please check with your church if our cameraman is allowed in the balcony.

Several churches have choir directors who ban anyone from the balcony.

It’s always good to check this out ahead of time. Our cameramen will, as always, stay out-of-the-way,

and will not obstruct the view of the organist or any other church personnel.

Jewish Ceremonies

1. Will there be a Ketubah signing? Yes ______ No _______

2. Has the Rabbi set any rules or regulations regarding the videographer?

Yes ______ No _______

If yes, please explain

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3. Will there be a Veiling? Yes______ No _______

4. Will there be a Crowning at the reception? Yes ______ No _______

5. Aside from the Best Man Toast, will there be any other speeches or toasts by

Other friends or relatives? Yes______ No _______

(Our Cameramen work hand-in-hand with the bandleaders or DJ’s so that they are ready for anything that may

come up, but it’s always better to be over prepared).

Christian Ceremonies

1. Are their any formal regulations regarding videography at your church? Yes ______ No______

2. Is there a balcony? Yes ______ No______

Please check that we are allowed access to the balcony.

3. Will the bride be entering the church anywhere other than the main doors of the Church?

(some churches require brides to enter a side door - our cameramen Need to know this so that your

entrance can be taped).

Yes ______ No ______

4. Are there any singers or instrumentalists that are relatives or friends of bride & Groom ?

Yes ________ No _________

(this will help us determine how Much footage to get of individual singers, violinists, etc.)

5. Will there be any special events immediately after the ceremony?

(doves, butterflies, bubbles, bells, fireworks, etc. )

Yes _____ No ______

Reception Requests

Please list anything special or different that is scheduled during the reception –
1. Harpist, strings during cocktails
2. Special singers during the reception
3. Mummers
4. Impersonators
5. Special dedications
6. Special guests

To keep our tapes in line with people’s tastes, we have established 2 editing styles from which you can choose.

Please check off which you would prefer. Once the tape is completed, changes can only be made at additional costs.

The editing will include all of the graphics and special effects to enhance the tape and make it more enjoyable.

Slow-motion/black & white, various colorful transitions are used throughout the reception, lower third titles to introduce

interviews. We can also add Hollywood OSCAR shots during the introductions or movie clips such as “animal house”

The editing will be very low-key with just dissolves between the scenes, no logos, no graphics except for the

Please circle 12 songs from the following list. The list is quite extensive, as we try to cover all tastes in music.

However, if there is a song you would like that is not listed, we will need you to supply it on CD. (all CD’s are returned).

If you skip to below the music list, you will see suggestions for what we think fit for the different sections of the video.

If you submit a cd with songs that we don’t have, please title the songs and track numbers so that we know what is on the disk.

Please keep in mind, we want to personalize the beginning and end of the video to match your personality. But some

songs, usually rock & rap won’t fit as well as another choice that could be just as sentimental to the both of you, but fits

the feel of the video better. Most of the beginning and ending is slow motion, with softer type video clips, so softer and

Below are a few suggestions that we think go great with most videos. If you would like, you can circle these instead

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All Occasion Video Productions

1250 Southampton Road, Phila. Pa. 19116