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If Shell Soper didn\u2019t know the lyrics to Queen\u2019s blockbuster hit song Don\u2019t Stop Me Now<\/i> before, she certainly knows them now.<\/p>\n

As one half of You Film It\u00a0<\/a> – which hires out cameras for DIY wedding videography and then turns the footage into videos – Shell spends her working life engrossed in moments that are equal parts hilarious and sentimental. Sometimes, that includes ones with the word \u2018viral\u2019 written all over them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just edited a video for one of our couples who did something they called marryoke, and it\u2019s pretty much what it sounds,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone was given a piece of Don\u2019t Tell Me Now<\/i> to learn in advance and then, when the wedding party was getting ready, they were all filmed doing their parts. The guests were also included, so at random parts of the day you had people singing these lyrics into the camera.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe then cut it all together to create a seamless three or four-minute version of the song and it\u2019s absolutely amazing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love how creative couples are these days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shell, who owns up to being an \u201cabsolute sook\u201d about weddings, confesses to keeping a box of tissues at the ready when watching footage on the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a precious thing,\u201d she says. \u201cAlong with having children, a wedding is one of the most important points of your life, and I am<\/i> an absolute sook about them. So when I watch back all the footage I\u2019m either wetting myself in laughter or just crying.\u201d<\/p>\n

The experience makes her a natural to suggest the captured moments and moods that really make a wedding video shine.<\/p>\n

She suggests ensuring you – or your videographer – captures at least one or two of the following moments during your big day to ensure a truly memorable wedding video:<\/p>\n

Messages of love<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cMost couples have a little card or message for each other to read the morning of the wedding, so it\u2019s lovely to capture that moment \u2013 it\u2019s very moving and usually comes right before the wedding itself. Then there\u2019s the first time Dad sees his daughter in her dress,\u201d Shell says.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s also more relaxed moments, like the girls having champagne, getting their make-up done and having some bonding time. With the boys, it\u2019s a bit less formal, stuff like sharing a couple of beers or putting buttonholes on each other. They\u2019re more about laughs while the girls are a bit more about the romance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The groom\u2019s face<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI always think it\u2019s really lovely to have two cameras for the ceremony \u2013 one covering the bride as she walks in and then the other on the groom to capture his reaction when he sees her for the first time. His face is always gorgeous,\u201d Shell says. \u201cI reckon with about 50% of them you see a few tears.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roaming coverage<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWe always encourage couples to mount one camera on a tripod, to capture more formal moments such as the speeches, and then have a friend or relative – or your official videographer, if you have one – wander around the reception with another one,\u201d Shell says.<\/p>\n

\u201cGuests are relaxed by then, so they don\u2019t mind the camera being there. And it works wonderfully, because the person filming is already part of the celebration. So they can do little interviews, ask people to share advice, get great shots of clapping and cheering and also capture the fun stuff, like people having a laugh or the couple\u2019s mothers on the dance floor after they\u2019ve had a few champagnes. The dance moves can be quite amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speeches<\/b><\/p>\n

Some people regard the speeches as dry and dusty, but if you keep recording, they\u2019re a terrific opportunity to capture heartfelt moments among people who mightn\u2019t normally be given to public displays of emotion. \u201cWe had one gorgeous couple called Bec and Michael, and when her father got up to do his speech he just choked up straight away. He talked about when she was born and having a little girl and how daunting that was. I cried every time I watched it,\u201d Shell says.<\/p>\n

Vows and first dance<\/b><\/p>\n

The vows are a crucial moment to capture, especially if they are unique or hilarious. \u201cWe had one groom, Ryan, who vowed he would never get frustrated with his bride\u2019s love of Ben and Jerry\u2019s,\u201d Shell says. But equally important to capture is the entire first dance, especially if it\u2019s been choreographed. \u201cThe reason we encourage people to film this is because years later, as an anniversary celebration, you can watch the video, re-learn the steps and then re-do the dance,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s very romantic and the dance becomes a kind of heirloom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Family affair<\/b><\/p>\n

Another fantastic idea is to make the DVD a real family affair. \u201cQuite often, couples will have a family meal the night before the wedding. Or they won\u2019t go on honeymoon straight away and will have breakfast with everyone the next day. These are great opportunities for filming all the people who mean the most to you and, even if you have hired a professional videographer for the ceremony and reception, they’re not likely there the next day,\u201d Shell says. Plus, since You Film It\u00a0<\/a>customers have the cameras for three or four days, they can go back and film the venues to pick up any extra shots they missed.<\/p>\n

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Cheekiness<\/b><\/p>\n

It wouldn\u2019t be a wedding without some cheekiness. And this often comes courtesy of the lads. \u201cIt always tends to be the boys getting ready,\u201d Shell says with a laugh. \u201cWe\u2019ve had the groom in the shower and the groomsmen filming him and he doesn\u2019t realise. We\u2019ve had to censor that on a few occasions. We\u2019ve also had a couple of sneaky groomsmen or bridesmaids going around to check if the bride and groom have \u2018become part of the club\u2019 as they call it. And sometimes, when couples take the cameras on a destination wedding, they\u2019ll include a bit of their hen and stag nights and also the holiday afterwards.\u201d It all helps to create great memories for years down the track.<\/p>\n

Video guest book<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something we absolutely encourage all of our couples to do, and it\u2019s normally where the magic happens,\u201d Shell says. \u201cBasically, it\u2019s like little vox pops, where you set the camera up and encourage as many guests as you can to come by. So they\u2019ll tell the story of how they\u2019ve known the bride or groom for 20 years and share a story about something they did when they were eight. It\u2019s always really nice stuff. And they\u2019re quite willing to give good advice on what makes a long-lasting marriage. Then you get really funny stuff. We\u2019ve even had people mooning at the camera.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, that\u2019s right – mooning. It\u2019s certainly a unique perspective.<\/p>\n

The same could be said of You Film Up, which Shell and husband Jake set up after their own wedding a few years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got married in Thailand, and didn\u2019t have a videographer, so we asked our friends to film the celebration. Afterwards Jake, who has been doing video production for years, took the footage and turned it into our wedding DVD. And we absolutely loved it,\u201d Shell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause we had people we knew behind the camera, we really relaxed, and they knew us well enough to do quite personal interviews with us about each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, when we started telling people what we\u2019d done they suggested other couples might like the same treatment.\u201d And so the business was born.<\/p>\n

You Film It’s\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0process is straightforward.\u00a0Couples hire one or two cameras, which are fully insured and are couriered out (and back) with full equipment such as nightlights, tripods and back-up batteries, plus comprehensive training materials and planning templates.<\/p>\n

They are then given to friends and family to wield at will, with capacity for up to 12 hours of footage.<\/p>\n

The cameras then go back to Jake and Shell who, after watching the footage again and again, turn it into a wedding DVD package. Included are a chapter of highlights (a cut-down version of the day that runs about 20 minutes) and three separate chapters covering the full ceremony, the reception with full speeches, and a bonus chapter with such drawcards as a blooper reel.<\/p>\n

All are done with an eye to detail.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe make sure we watch every last ounce of the footage as there\u2019s always some little gem you mightn\u2019t expect,\u201d Shell says. \u201cSometimes, if you\u2019re watching the speeches, you might think you know the drill, but there\u2019ll be a one liner or something someone says that\u2019s absolutely hilarious, and if you didn\u2019t watch every single moment you could miss it. And that\u2019s the stuff that makes wonderful memories 15 years later.\u201d<\/p>\n

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