Modern human life can no longer be imagined without social networks . Almost all of us have at least one profile on social networks, we use social networks all the time to find out what's new in the lives of our friends or just to have fun. And of course we have noticed the trending videos on TikTok or Instagram Reels. By the way, wedding videos are also influenced by Instagram Reels trends. Learn how to create such a trending wedding video for social media.

What is a trendy wedding video?

Latest Instagram or TikTok wedding videos are short videos depicting a romantic, beautiful, interesting or funny moment or situation at a wedding. It can be something completely original, or an idea seen on social networks repeated in your special performance.

Everyone has seen a beautiful short video where only the hands of the bride and groom are visible in close-up, and they put the ring on each other's finger. During the wedding planning process, brides spend a lot of time looking for interesting ideas for their wedding. And when they see a beautiful video, brides often save it to replay at their wedding. But it's rare that a wedding actually ends up being filmed for Instagram Reels. How does this happen?

How to get a trendy wedding video?

1. Select one or maximum two videos that you want to repeat. Figure it out before the wedding to avoid confusion on the wedding day. There's usually not much time to shoot a lot of Instagram Reels at a wedding either, because you'll already have a full wedding day plan anyway.

2. Schedule time for filming in your daily schedule. Depending on what kind of video you have in mind and which people are involved in it, you should determine the most convenient time for filming. If only the new couple will participate in the video, it can be filmed during the photo session. If it is planned with guests, then the best time will be after the ceremony or in the first part of the evening. Of course, the time also depends on the idea of ​​Instagram Reels - if the idea is to film the reaction of the bride's girlfriends to the finished image of the bride or to film the romantic kiss of a couple in the light of a miracle candle, then the filming must also be scheduled at the relevant moment.

3. Be sure to tell the host of the evening about this idea , especially if the filming is scheduled with guests. The leader of the evening must know about all the activities, actions and surprises that will take place during the evening, because he must draw up the program of the evening in such a way as to be able to include and conduct all the activities that are particularly important to the new couple.

It often happens that there is not enough time for all the planned activities on the wedding night, because, for example, the guests wanted to talk to each other more or hang out longer. This is absolutely normal and a good evening host adapts to the mood of you and your guests. However, in order not to be left without the coveted video for publishing on social networks, you need to warn the manager about it, so that you do not remember about the video in the evening itself, when according to the plan there should be mingling and cutting the cake, and gathering all the guests together for filming is no longer so easy, and the manager's working hours are already running out. Remember, the more people involved in filming Instagram Reels, the harder it is to make it happen.

4. Prepare props. Carefully study the video you want to repeat and make a list of props to prepare before the wedding so that you don't end up forgetting the most important things for filming on the day of the wedding.

5. Designate the person responsible for filming. You'll definitely have a lot of other things to keep in mind on your wedding day, and you'll definitely forget about the shoot, so designate a responsible person (bridesmaid, girlfriend, sister) to remember. This is especially important if your Instagram Reels consist of multiple segments that need to be filmed at different times throughout the day. Sometimes it happens that the necessary material is filmed in the first part of the day, but in the evening it is already forgotten and the video is not filmed until the end.

6. Save the sample video so that you can show it to the people who will be involved in the video shoot so they can better understand the idea. By showing an example, the creation of the video will be much faster, better, and overall you will like the result more.

7. Think about lighting. If the video will be filmed in the evening, it will be useful to bring a ring lamp or other type of lighting, so that the video will be of better quality.

8. Repeat the video several times. You may not be able to shoot the video well the first time, or not everyone will immediately understand what to do. Therefore, it is better if you have the opportunity to choose the best option, because it will no longer be possible to reshoot it.

Author of the article: Oksana Shpakova / Wedding Fairy