Can you film us both getting ready?
Both of my wedding videography packages come with one videographer as standard, that’s me! I obviously can’t be in two places at once, but if you and your partner are getting ready at the same place, or around a 15 minute drive apart, this can usually be incorporated. I’m happy to go through it with you, but if it’s possible, I’m always happy to capture the groomsmen preparations as it’s a lovely balance to the bridal footage. If it’s not possible for me to capture both, I can also organise a second videographer to make sure we can cover both locations for you. If you are both getting ready at the same venue, then I can usually film you both getting ready!
How long are you there for on the day?
I don’t want my couples thinking about the time on the day or worrying about how much longer I’ll be filming for, so I don’t have a set number of hours. When you pay for a for a premium service I don’t believe that’s something you should have to worry about or manage, that’s my job and I’m there for as long as it takes me to capture everything I need for a beautiful film(s). As a rule of thumb though, I typically arrive in the morning to film around 2 hours before the ceremony and am usually with you for around 10 hours.
Do you need a meal?
It’s always lovely to have a warm meal whilst you and your guests sit down for the wedding breakfast but it’s purely optional, I am more than happy to order something from a bar menu or if that’s not possible I would leave the site for a very short period of time.
When will our film be ready?
Editing is the unseen part of the wedding video process, it’s the last step and it’s undoubtedly the one that takes the most time. It’s a creative process whereby I strive to tell your unique story, and that requires a lot of care and attention to detail. My lead times vary throughout the wedding season, but I always try to ensure your film(s) are with you in around 8-12 weeks.
How do I know the footage is safe after the wedding?
Your wedding footage is safe with me! The first thing I do when I get home from a wedding is back everything up, I always look to have 3 copies of your data until your film is delivered, I hold two copies on site at my studio and one privately secured on the cloud. I also keep all your wedding footage for at least a year from the wedding.
Do you charge for travel?
My couples regularly take me all over the country from Scotland to London and across to Wales too and it’s great, I love to visit new places. I travel anywhere up to 100 miles from my office near York for free, and any additional travel on top of this is charged at 45p per mile.
Will you need an overnight stay?
If travel takes me over 2.5 hours, then would usually require accommodation the night before the wedding, so that I’m there on time and avoid any timely traffic accidents etc. This is something I’m happy to source and a hotel on the motorway is always perfect.
Do you film elopements and destination weddings?
Yes I do, I love to film elopements and destination weddings, I would need to charge extra for travel and accommodation for anything overseas, but this is purely at cost. Take me with you!
Are there any restrictions with the music we can have for our wedding video?
Sadly there are, I have to license every piece of music I use for your film and this rules out chart music as it costs £10,000’s, and should we use the music and not license it, the record label who own the music could take action through court proceedings. I also want your film to be a timeless piece and so for that reason alone, I also don’t use chart music as it immediately dates your film.
Music plays such a large role in my films, it sets the tone, drives the pace of the edit and any tempo changes typically move the narrative forwards too. The song choices can easily make or break a film, and so it can sometimes take hours to find the perfect track. Rest assured though, from getting to know you both and taking note of the style of music that’s played on the day, I get a good feel for what you like and what would work well for the film. I use a range of professional music libraries for my weddings, my favourite being musicbed.com, for which I pay a license fee for the music, these costs are always included in your package.
If you have any questions about me, my work or even how to choose a wedding videographer or would like to get in touch about your big day, I’d love to hear from you!