Amber ReelWedding films

Essex

A wedding filmmaker for Southend-on-Sea

Highlights, full ceremony and speeches, or a two-filmmaker feature, filmed quietly at venues across Southend-on-Sea and edited by hand.

If your wedding is in Southend-on-Sea, the first thing we do after you book is look at the venue in detail. Seafront and pier venues with strong summer demand. We work out the two camera positions for the ceremony, ask about the acoustics of the room for the speeches, and check whether the airspace above allows a drone at all.

We have filmed at or scouted venues like Roslin Beach Hotel, Cliffs Pavilion, Park Inn Palace in Southend-on-Sea. Older buildings tend to have beautiful light and difficult acoustics; modern ones the reverse. Either way the microphones go on the people speaking, not on the camera.

We work alongside your photographer rather than competing for the same spot: we take the sides and the back during the ceremony, they take the aisle, and we agree the plan for the confetti and the first dance before either happens. Everything shot in Southend-on-Sea is backed up three ways within hours.

Because Southend-on-Sea is outside the M25, the quote includes mileage at 45p a mile and nothing else extra. Many of the estate venues in Essex allow drone flights from their grounds, and we confirm this with the venue when you book rather than on the morning.

Prices

Packages, the same price in Southend-on-Sea

Highlights

£1,195

one filmmaker, up to 8 hours

  • 4 to 6 minute highlights film
  • Two cameras on the ceremony and speeches
  • Lapel, lectern and DJ-desk audio
  • Licensed music, colour grading, sound mix
  • Online delivery within 6 to 8 weeks
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Two filmmakers + feature film

£2,395

two filmmakers, up to 12 hours

  • Both preparations covered
  • 15 to 25 minute feature film
  • Highlights, full ceremony and speeches
  • Social teaser within 7 days
  • Four cameras and full audio kit
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All packages

FAQ

What couples in Southend-on-Sea ask us

When will we get the film?

Highlights within 6 to 8 weeks of the wedding, feature and documentary edits within 10 to 12 weeks, a teaser within 7 days if booked. The dates are in your confirmation.

What if the ceremony room in Southend-on-Sea is dark?

We shoot on full-frame cameras with fast lenses and do not add lights during a ceremony. Churches and older halls in Southend-on-Sea are often dim, and the films still look like the room did, only cleaner.

Do you work with our photographer?

Yes, and we would rather speak to them before the day than meet them in the aisle. We agree positions for the ceremony, confetti and first dance so neither of us is in the other’s shot.

Can you fly a drone at our Southend-on-Sea venue?

It depends on the venue’s position in the airspace and the landowner’s permission. We check both the week before and refund the drone add-on if a flight is not possible.

Send us your Southend-on-Sea wedding date

Date, venue and rough timings. We reply the same day with availability, a quote and links to recent films.

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