Drangan Video has been producing documentary style wedding videos throughout Tipperary, Kilkenny, Waterford, Cork and all over Ireland since 2005. During my career as a wedding videographer I’ve seen many descriptions of videography styles been written and talked about but none more than documentary style wedding videos.
It’s a description that has been so misused, it now gives out a confusing message or image of a videographer running around behind trees like a sniper, picking off close up head shots through a long lens, nothing could be further from the truth, is about an unobtrusive style of wedding videography which avoids directing the layout and timetable for the day allowing the couple and guests to enjoy themselves sometimes leaving bridal party and guests wondering if there was a videographer recording the day

Documentary Wedding Videography Tipperary & Kilkenny
Documentary wedding videograpy is often referred to as reportage style wedding films or a news journalist approach to capturing your wedding day footage. What ever terms are used they all refer to a totally unobtrusive approach to shooting a wedding video. Here at Drangan Video we document every wedding with the same hands off approach allowing you to relax and enjoy what will be one of the most memorable days in your life. Finding the right wedding videographer is very important, do loads of research and look at lots of sample videos and reviews.
Documentary style wedding videography captures natural genuine moments from an entire wedding day. If the wedding documentary approach has been truly mastered the finished wedding film will look natural with bride, groom and guests totally unaware that they are been filmed. As with any documentary style of videography the film should convey the true story within the wedding day atmosphere. Documented wedding videos should be able to convey what is happening in the scene without the need for any explanation or credits.
Weddings are the the perfect gig for documentary style videographers, the variety of emotions throughout the day makes a wedding day very special , the morning preps, the pre-wedding ceremony nerves followed by post ceremony celebrations this may be followed by a tear or two during the speeches, an absent family member or close friend mentioned, then the first dance, greetings from guests on camera and the disco.

Drangan Video Documentary Style Weddings
Producing a wedding film is all about creating a beautifully captured and emotive collection of video clips that truly tell the story of your wedding day. A professional wedding videographer will produce an unobtrusive documentary film that will be looked at throughout the years and will take you back to the best day of your life, just imagine reliving that special day with your children and friends time after time.
I always feel a great sene of pride when asked to document such a special day, its not just another wedding video its an honor to be part of their celebration. Its an emotional wedding film capturing all of those little things that often go unnoticed, those emotions and memories that are unique to each individual couple.
It’s an honor to know that so many couples in Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow, Cork and Waterford choose me as their wedding videographer, placing this responsibility in my hands is a genuine honor. I’m lucky to earn my living producing very personal documentary wedding film collections.
A documentary wedding videographers work should always create an emotional and entertaining reaction. The authenticity that I try to reproduce in my video productions right across the wedding day coverage is worth so much more than a selection of fake set up shots

Recap on what documentary wedding videography is
We are storytelling wedding videographers sharing the narrative of the day through a selection of documentary style video clips each wedding video clip needs to work on its own merit and show genuine captured moments, and not just a selection of posed set up shots. Individual video takes need to present subject honestly, with authenticity and needless to mention with no direction from the videographer.
The wedding film should show the viewer what is happening in the moment or the scene, It’s not just about being an unobtrusive wedding videographer there’s so much more to it than that. The focus is on storytelling, on creating an elegant,entraining documentary account of the best day of your life. Professional documentary style wedding videographers will source and capture footage that you didn’t see on the day and include it as part of your wedding day story.
If you are in the process of wedding planning and are thinking of hiring a wedding videographer for your wedding in Tipperary,Kilkenny, Dublin, Cork or Limerick, please feel free to contact myself Eamon here at Drangan Video who will be happy to discuss our range of affordable documentary wedding video packages for 2021 & 2022