What the? It's a bit of a phenomena sweeping the wedding industry but what exactly is a marryoke? The simple answer is that a marryoke is just like a music video except the happy couple (and if willing, their guests) are the stars!
The slightly more complicated answer is that marryoke (just like karaoke, clever, isnt it?!) is a big production number filmed on the wedding day and features the happy couple singing along to a song of their choice. We shoot lots (seriously, lots!) of footage on the day and then edit everything together so that the end product is a seamless and fun music video.
Sounds fun? They really are! Filming a marryoke from a videography stand point is quite challenging. We don't normally direct our couples - we film in a very natural and documentary style - so this is the first big difference, there is a lot of direction. The second challenge is that filming the marryoke is not a quick process, it can sometimes take 5 or 6 takes to get the perfect shot (but trust us, it's worth it in the end!).
Marryoke's aren't for the faint-hearted or the introverted, it requires quite a lot of gusto (as our recent bride and groom found out when walking though Sydney Park in Bath singing merrily along to ABBA). The end result is a brilliant alternative to accompany your main videography wedding dvd. We will soon be posting the marryoke we recently shot so you can see exactly what we are talking about!
If you have any questions then please do get in touch. We would love to hear from you! We are a Bristol based wedding and civil partnership videography business but we cover all of the UK - so no matter where you are, we can film there! You can e-mail us directly at info@adamhuckle.com with any questions or comments that you may have!
- Adam.
