Let the day happen
You don’t need to perform for the camera. I follow the day as it unfolds, keeping the filming relaxed and the direction light. We’ll work through the practical details beforehand so you can spend the day with your people.
The main film brings together movement, music and recorded voices: the words you say to each other, the laughter around a speech, the feeling when everyone reaches the dance floor. The aim is a film that feels like your day.
Why one full-day package?
An eight-minute film draws on moments from the whole day. A quiet morning, the anticipation before the ceremony and the energy on the dance floor all help tell the story.
Planning, camera setup, sound recording and editing are part of every wedding film. One full-day booking gives me time to follow what happens and choose the moments that belong together. We’ll agree the start, finish and locations before you book.
The base package covers dedicated filming and your main story film. The longer edits let you spend more time with particular parts of the day.
When you want every word
The main film uses selected moments from the ceremony and speeches to tell the story in 8–10 minutes. If you want to return to those parts in full, add their separate edits.
The full ceremony edit is NZ$699 including GST. It brings together the ceremony’s camera angles and recorded audio as one complete edit.
The full speeches edit is NZ$699 including GST. It keeps the speeches in full, so you can revisit the stories, pauses and punchlines in their own time.
A film to settle into
The home-video edit is a 45–60 minute chronological film, available for NZ$699 including GST. It moves through the day in order, with longer moments and more of the everyday in-between footage than the main film.
This is a curated edit of usable footage, with clips selected and trimmed into a watchable record of the day. It does not include every raw clip. For the ceremony or speeches in full, choose their separate complete edits.
From hello to delivery
- Send your date, wedding locations and a rough outline of the day. Photography is my main focus, so I check film availability case by case.
- We’ll talk through the moments and people that matter, the coverage, your music taste and any extra edits. Your written quote confirms the total, timing and delivery date.
- Before the wedding, we’ll review the run sheet and coordinate camera positions and audio with your celebrant, venue and other suppliers.
- After the wedding, I’ll edit the film and share it privately for you to view. One consolidated round of minor changes is included; any larger re-edit is discussed and quoted before work begins.
Allow a target of 10–12 weeks for delivery. Your confirmed delivery date will be in the quote, so we can account for your wedding date and chosen edits before you book.
You’ll receive private online viewing and downloads of the finished films. Delivery covers the final video files; raw footage and editing project files are not included.
Music that feels like you
Tell me what you love listening to and the feeling you want from the film. I’ll put together a shortlist of licensed music that suits your taste and the footage, and you can choose from that list.
You’re welcome to request a favourite commercial song. I’ll confirm whether it can be licensed for your film and whether there is an additional fee before we commit to it.
Travel and drone footage
Travel within New Zealand is included in the NZ$5,999 base package. Send the exact getting-ready, ceremony and reception locations so the route and arrangements can be confirmed in your quote.
Drone footage may be included when conditions, permissions and the schedule allow. It cannot be guaranteed for every wedding or location.
Photography as well?
One person cannot give both full photography and full videography their attention at the same time. If you’d like me involved in both, we’ll discuss a team with separate photography and filming roles and provide a quote for that team.
The NZ$5,999 film package does not include wedding photography or a combined photo-and-video team. The behind-the-scenes reel in the photography collections is also a different deliverable from this full-day film service.
You can see the photography collections, work through how many hours of photography you need, or use the wedding timeline guide to plan how everything fits. To start a film conversation, send your date and wedding plans.