My husband and I met with a representative from Epic early in our search. We knew we wanted to have both photography and videography from the same vendor, and it was the #2 most important line item in our budget. We also wanted to ensure we had... an uncut video of our wedding ceremony so that we could watch it in the future. Our final goal was to be able to use the same group for both our engagement pictures and wedding pictures.
The first conversation with the Epic representative went very smoothly - explaining all the options and being upfront and candid about pricing. Epic has teams in different cities, which I was initially a little worried about but ended up not being a detriment at all and in fact, proved advantageous. They also described different editing styles, and at the time, this didn’t register much with me but became a big win later. In meeting with Epic, once we knew they could provide all of our goals, we then needed to determine how many team members to contract for - one or two photographers and one or two videographers. We ended up contracting for two photographers and two videographers, plus our engagement session. It was our biggest expense by far, and it turned out to be worth every penny, but not for the reasons I initially considered. Having a team of qualified photographers, a multitude of editing styles to choose from, and a fast delivery of the final results were all components included in that price and ended up being just as important as the photos and videos themselves.
A few weeks before our wedding, Epic provided surveys to us to document all the shots we wanted - family members, special details, and any sensitivities. The shot list helped us get organized and be thoughtful about what we wanted, knowing the day itself would fly by. We also chose the songs to be used with our highlight video, selecting from a library of songs that Epic provided. Their guide that we reviewed demonstrated all the different editing styles they provide with samples of the original picture and then a second copy with the impact of each editing style. They had told us this during our introductory conversation, but actually seeing the possibilities helped us identify and confirm what we liked. The decision for a team of four, and the fact that we had already determined we wanted to do a first look before the ceremony guided our timeline. We had one photographer and one videographer with my husband and his crew, and then one photographer and one videographer with me and my ladies for the first hour. Then as we did the first look and the following pictures, we had all four of them either focusing on us or capturing shots around our venue. They captured everything in pictures and on video during the ceremony that I hoped for and I never felt that they were intrusive or distracting.
That team of four spent nine hours with us and were just so encouraging and fun! They stated that their delivery timeline is two weeks after the ceremony, and they provided our pictures and videos right on that timeframe, which we were thrilled about. Our wedding party pictures with the supermodel pose, a tribute to the Beatles, the couples kiss with all our bridal party cheering, our flower girl in all her cuteness - we have so many creative and unique pictures that we adore and are so happy with. The highlight video makes me cry every time I watch it, and the songs we chose are now a forever favorite in my playlist.