TL;DR: Four things actually matter when you’re picking a Toronto wedding photographer — whether they shoot your real day or direct a photo shoot, whether the edit will still look good in a decade, whether they can hand you a whole consistent gallery instead of twelve highlight shots, and whether they’re someone you’d actually want […]
TL;DR: Four things actually matter when you’re picking a Toronto wedding videographer — the editing style, the visual look, the sound quality, and whether the person behind the camera feels like someone you’d want in the room. Pretty much everything else is noise or frills. The real test isn’t the package tier or the gear […]
Priya and Mark were leaning into the consult call the way I like. They’d done their homework. Priya had a Pinterest board deep enough to qualify as peer-reviewed research. Mark had a list of questions with actual bullet points. We were 40 minutes in, cruising through logistics, when Priya paused mid-sentence, tilted her head, and […]
Sadly, for South Asian weddings in the Greater Toronto Area in general, next-day edit videos are pretty generic. Remneek wanted something different.
Should you get an engagement shoot? It can definitely enhance your wedding planning experience but I have some thoughts.
More isn’t always better. Don’t let quantity necessarily be a determining factor in choosing your photo and video vendors. Let me explain.
Now that you’ve gone through the videos and you know you like the style and you’re like, “I think we’re ready”, I think it’s also important to learn more about the studio, the individual or the team that you want to work with.
I don’t know what anyone else is telling you, but the absolute best way to do “storytelling” is through SOUND.
And because of that, as you browse through choices for videographers, you need to be intentional. Evaluate how they treat, not just speaking throughout the day and music choice, but also the combination of those things.
ABOUT the Author
I'm Ryan, founder and lead creative at Aperture Lane. Born in Jamaica, raised in Canada, and over a decade deep shooting weddings across 40-plus cultures right here in Toronto. No film degree, no fancy origin story. Just the School of Hard Knocks, YouTube University, and a knack for catching what everyone else misses.
Real tips, behind-the-scenes stories, and the answers couples usually find out too late. Consider this your head start.
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