videography help needed please

[Nicci]

Im having a custom wedding wedding next yr for about 20 ppl at WDW, then a reception in the Uk for about 200 pl. We would really like to hire someone to video our wedding for everyone to enjoy.

Can anyone please recommend a videographer as disney has so many to chose from?

As were having a 1wk honeymoon at WDW and then aweek in the Bahamas, does anyone know how long it will take for the video to arrive?

Also does anyone know if i will have to change the format for the UK?

Thanks for all your help a Very Happy EXcited STressed Nervous Bride TO BE! LOL

[Keith]

Hi there Nicci!

Welcome to the forum )

Quick point on the question, pink on light blue looks so nice but I can hardly read it on my monitor so.. maybe choose some more readable colours

On the video front, these folks http://www.stvsweddings.com/ are the ones I've seen most from and they're very good. They book up fast so best to talk to them as soon as possible and UK format won't be a problem as long as you tell them that's what you need. You can ask them how long post-production and editing will take etc and get an idea of when they'll deliver it. ps. I have no ties to that company, so please please don't take my word, check them out to make sure you like their work.

Again welcome to the forum and most of all CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

[Nicci]

Thanks Keith for all your help!!

Ive just checked out their website and it looks really good .

Im due to go and visit WDW soon to sort out a few details, as trying to contact them via the telephone from the UK is a nightmare , but on the plus side I will have my 1st ever trip to WDW!!! I can hardly wait!!!!!!

[Keith]

Oh you're so right... I was married at WDW christmas 2002 and arghhhh phoning from the UK was an absolute nightmare. We could hardly ever get through to our planner

You'll have a great time!

[candyman]

lol funny you say thatr keith
i e mailed our co ordinator thursday and on friday she e mailed back and asked me if it was ok for her to phone me on monday
we were quite impressed as we only expected to do contact through e mail but she said it was usually easier if she rang us

congrats nicci
i am getting married in WDW this december and i have booked disney video to do it for us
have you concidered that the cost is about £450 i think
did you have your videoed keith
disney said uk format tape would be no problem

steve

ps

just noticed 100 days till i go

[Nicci]

Thanks Steve

Congratulations!!! Not long now until your big event!

Your so lucky to able to talk to your co ordinator, mines always soo busy.

Does anyone know if it is possible to change your co ordinator and if so who so i ask for!!!

Thanks Guys you've been a really big help!!!

[Keith]

Yeah Steve got the rather wonderful Lynn McKittrick (spelling may be off) who is very highly regarded... I got michelle cook I think? followed by someone else who was equally useless and I have the worst time during planning.

I complained and got them swapped as you can tell but it was a struggle. I phoned and I'd say "look I'm planning it all from the UK, I really need someone available to talk to me and show me some options and I'm being ignored" they'd "handle" me and say "oh no I'm so sorry you FEEL like you're being ignored we HAVE to fix that for you" then the next day, back to leaving voice mails and so on.

Anyway, you need to speak to the disney weddings manager. I think his name is Jeff something (I can try and look up his email address if it would help).

The best advice I can give you is, it's America, so you need to be VERY clear about your complaint and how you want it resolved. So you should say something like, "I'm paying a lot of money for this wedding and I'm extremely upset that I can never get in touch with my co-ordinator when I want to. It has gone beyond the point of just tryingt to get her to talk to me more often, therefore, I want an immediate change of co-ordinator, nothing less will do."

Honestly I think some of them are absolutely dreadful. Mine turned up to the wedding in some kind of kagool type red awful looking coat. I said to her "Thanks for getting all dressed up specially for us" (uk humour, right over her head), and she spent the wedding flirting with the Disney photographer.

Anyway it's all worth it in the end and I wouldn't change a thing (except the dreadful disny co-ordinators)

[Nicci]

Hi Keith

Thank you, your last post really made me smile. I'm sorry you had such an awful co coordinator too, but at least now i know I'm not the only one. The last thing i wanted was for anyone to think i was grumbling unnecessary.

I think I would like to try and change my co coordinator as we are having a custom wedding (only for 20ppl , the children are just old enough to count towards the maxium numbers) and there is still so many things to organize. My partner and i have even joked we need to hire a wedding co coordinator in the UK to speak to the ones in the US for us lol.

If you could find Jeff's email it would be a big help, if not not to worry as in a couple of months we will be visiting WDW.

As always Keith you have been a great help thank you

Nicci

[Bec]

Hi Nicci
Firstly, congratulations on your WDW wedding. As far as your wedding coordinator goes we have been really lucky to get Lynn McKitrick, she is absolutely fantastic. We are communicating through email at the moment and she is so quick at responding. If you could request her you'll be far better off. It's worth asking! Remember, it's your special day and you deserve the VERY BEST! You shouldn't expect any less. Good luck

Bec x

[candyman]

got to agree with bec
keith was good enough to warn me to ask for lynn
i did get told off by her cause i sort of bul****ed my way through to her
i just asked to talk to her , sort of as if she was already our co ordinator when i got her i said she had been rocomended and i would like her to do my wedding
i just phoned disney weddings and asked for her by name perhaps i may be worth you trying it and if you get through asking her if you could change to her

steve