Wedding Videographer FAQ’s – Common Questions About Wedding Video Services

Raw footage is literally hundreds of clips on a hard drive. This may include raw video and raw audio files.

I provide you with something better, a ‘Documentary Edit’ of everything we cover during your time frame. You will get your full ceremony, all formalities, prep, first look, cocktail hour, dancing and more. This is much easier than clicking through hundreds of unedited files on a hard drive. 

1) A full ‘Documentary Edit’. This is a documentary-style collection broken out into easy to navigate chapters (prep, full ceremony, cocktail hour, toasts, etc).

2) A ‘Feature Film’ (like those on my website), which is perfect when you only have 10 minutes and want to relive the highlights.

3) Films are digitally delivered in a private online collection for you to share with family and friends.

The Documentary Edit is for when you want to snuggle up and relive every moment. If this is important to you, within a few days after your wedding, I can provide an edit of the full ceremony and key formalities. This allows those unable to make the trip to feel included in the celebration.

For single-day events, I recommend coverage starting 30 minutes before your first look or ceremony through the first hour of open dancing after formalities. This is typically 8 hours depending on if you have a first look. This could look like 1-9 pm or 2-10 pm, etc.

Multi-day events and weekend coverage is typically 10+ hours. I start with the ceremony rehearsal and continue through the first half-hour to hour of your welcome party. I love capturing all those hugs, reconnections and new connections before the wedding day.

I take a documentary approach, using 95% spoken word and natural audio to retell your story.

Feature Films average 7-15+ minutes, depending on your preferences.

You will see longer films on my website. Attention spans keep getting shorter as the years go on, but I love showing how timeless the older films are.

I do, selecting from licensed music libraries like Musicbed to keep everything legal. I take cues from the songs you’ve chosen for your wedding and use music to enhance the emotions in your film. Most of my music is instrumental since the films are story-driven through natural audio and vows.

Yes, I have an FAA-licensed drone pilot at every wedding. Whether we can fly depends on venue policies, airspace restrictions, and weather conditions.

I travel with backup equipment and have redundant systems for storing your footage. I always work with a second shooter, and we have backup colleagues available for absolute emergencies. In 20+ years of filming (knock on wood), I’ve never had to deploy the parachute!

I film and edit each wedding myself – I never outsource any part of the process. My contract allows up to 12 weeks, but I typically deliver within 6-8 weeks. During early or late season, you might even receive your film on your one-month anniversary!

Get your favorite movie snacks ready, your wedding film will be in your hands sooner than you think.