Service
A highlights film that keeps the words, not just the pictures
One filmmaker, up to eight hours, two cameras on the ceremony and speeches, and a 4 to 6 minute film you can send to everyone who was there and everyone who could not be.
The highlights film is the one most couples watch most often. It runs between four and six minutes and follows the shape of the day: getting ready, the ceremony, the moments in between, the speeches, the first dance. We build it around the audio first, so a line from the vows or a father’s speech carries the picture rather than a music track doing all the work.
On a one-filmmaker booking you still get two cameras for the ceremony and speeches. One is locked off on a monopod covering the wide; the other is in my hands for faces and detail. Microphones go on the groom and the celebrant or lectern, and we take a feed from the DJ for speeches wherever the venue allows.
Eight hours usually covers from an hour before the ceremony to shortly after the first dance. If your day runs longer, extra hours are £150 each and are agreed before the day, not sprung on you afterwards.
How it runs
From enquiry to the day
Check the date
Date and venue by WhatsApp or the form; we reply with a quote and films.
Book
25% booking fee holds the day.
Plan
Timeline call with you and your photographer a month before.
Deliver
Highlights online within 6 to 8 weeks.
FAQ
Questions about wedding highlights film
How long is the finished film?
Between four and six minutes. Shorter than that and the speeches disappear; longer and people stop sending it to their friends. If you want the ceremony and speeches in full as well, the next package up adds them.
Can we choose the music?
You can tell us the mood and the tempo, and send songs you love as a reference. The track itself comes from a production music library we licence, because the licence for a chart song costs more than the film. We send two or three options before we cut.
Is eight hours enough?
For most church or civil weddings with a reception at one venue, yes. If the ceremony is in the morning and the party runs late, add hours at £150 each or look at the 10 and 12 hour packages.
Will we get a teaser?
A same-week social teaser is a £200 add-on. It is a 45 to 60 second cut delivered within seven days, sized for Instagram and WhatsApp. It is included with the two-filmmaker feature package.
Have a date? Ask whether we are free.
Send the date and venue and we reply the same day, usually within the hour between 8am and 10pm.