Now that your significant other has finally popped the question and you’re ready to begin your wedding planning, the save-the-date notice is among the first major projects you’ll have to complete. In today’s interconnected world of social media, word travels fast and video content seems to spread faster than any other. What could be a better way of announcing your engagement than with this fun, shareable message to your friends and family?
While it’s advisable that you send out traditional save-the-date notices to your less digital savvy relatives, a video save-the-date is your first chance to show off your creative abilities. Here are a few ways to get started and pull it off.
- Include all necessary information
First things first, before you start storyboarding or planning out an elaborate announcement, make sure that you include all the information your loved ones will need to attend the wedding. Keep it simple: the date of the ceremony, location, and the listing of your wedding website/wedding registry are the most important pieces of information you should include.
- Keep it snappy
Your video save-the-date should be about as abbreviated as a traditional note sent in the mail. Make sure to keep it short and sweet, about 90 seconds. This will convey all the necessary information you need to get across while ensuring that your loved ones don’t have to sit through a long-winded production!
- Share the story of your relationship
Now that you’ve covered the basics, it’s time to put together something truly unique that will tell the story of your relationship and build excitement for your special day. There’s a nearly unlimited amount of possible themes you can choose for your video, but a few of our favorite ideas include photo slideshows that showcase the many events of your relationship, a skit that highlights the important aspects of your relationship, recreate a movie scene and much more!
- Ask for help!
If you’re not a professional videographer or editor, it can be difficult to start from scratch with a save-the-date video. To ensure that your video comes out great, you’ll need a camera and editing software and the know-how to use them, so consider enlisting the help of friends or family members who have expertise in this area, or use a portion of your wedding budget to hire a professional studio to produce it. If you’re going to take the time to create a save-the-date video, you’ll want to do it right, so don’t hesitate to ask for help from the experts!
- Post far and wide
Last but not least, when your video is completed and ready to be sent out, don’t reserve it for just one social media platform. Make sure it has the potential to be seen by as many of your guests as possible by putting it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and any other platform you frequent.
