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Wedding Video | Two people’s story, cut into one film
Growing-up films, opening MVs, banquet coverage — what wedding videos have in common is that there is only one chance, and everyone in the room will be watching.
Wedding videos play in a very particular setting: the lights are low, the sound system is loud, and every relative and friend is watching the same screen at the same time. That makes them completely different from something scrolled past on social — the text has to be big enough, the pacing clear enough, and the feeling has to hold.
Wedding video material also tends to be a mixed bag: shot on phones, shot on DSLRs, old photographs rephotographed, yellowed prints your partner’s mother dug out of an album. Bringing all of that up to a single consistent quality is the most laborious part of this kind of film, and the part where the difference shows most.
Common types of wedding video
- Growing-up film (growing-up MV): photographs and footage of the couple from childhood onwards, the film most often played to open the banquet
- Wedding opening film: setting the mood before the entrance, usually shorter and more strongly paced
- Love story film: how the two met, through to the proposal
- Proposal footage edit: the footage from the day of the proposal cut into one complete film
- Wedding day coverage: a multi-camera edit of the collection of the bride, the ceremony and the banquet
- Thanks to parents film: a segment of thanks to both sets of parents
Common formats and lengths
- Growing-up film: 3–5 minutes is the most common. Any longer and guests lose patience
- Opening / entrance film: 60–90 seconds
- Wedding day highlights: 5–10 minutes
- Banquet hall projection is mostly 16:9, landscape 1920×1080; we recommend checking the venue’s screen ratio separately
- Always test playback at the venue beforehand, particularly the volume and the caption size
Please prepare these materials
The rules for materials are simple. Just follow whichever one of the options below matches what you have:
1. You already have footage
- Upload the original files to Google Drive, then share the folder link with us
- Please put the files in order first — name them in the order you want them to appear (01, 02, 03…). This step saves a great deal of back-and-forth and makes the quote more accurate
- Please send the original files rather than sending them through a messaging app, which compresses them and costs you quality
2. You do not have footage yet
A simple script is enough. You only need to write down three things:
- From which second to which second
- What is on screen
- What text appears
For example:
0–5 sec | Opening shot (for example an aerial of the setting, the entrance, the product itself) | Text: the brand or topic name
5–12 sec | Main content, camera pushing in slowly | Text: the one line you most want people to remember
12–20 sec | Closing shot | Text: contact details or a call to action
It does not need to be beautifully written, just clear. We will use that script to assess how feasible it is and what the scope of work would be.
3. Other things we can look at (not required)
Below are the supporting materials people often have for this kind of video. They are only a reference, not a requirement. Providing your material in either of the two ways above is enough — having these lets us assess things faster, and not having them makes no difference.
- When rephotographing old prints, shoot in even light and avoid reflections — it makes a large difference to the result
- A rough chronological order (for example: childhood → school → meeting → dating → proposal)
- The songs you want to use, or the style of music you have in mind
- Any text that should appear (nicknames, dates, things you want to say)
- The screen ratio at the venue, and whether a silent version is needed
For anything else, just ask on our official LINE.
How we might approach it
Every project has a different set of materials and a different brief. What is listed below are the approaches commonly used for this kind of video; which of them we actually use, and how far we take them, depends on your material and what you need.
- Consistent look across photographs: colour casts, yellowing and noise in old prints are corrected image by image, so the film does not swing between good and poor
- Camera moves and transitions: still photographs are given rhythm through movement, so it does not look like a slideshow
- Cutting to the music: picture cuts land on the strong beats, and this is what decides whether a wedding video has any feeling to it
- Larger, clearer captions: banquet halls are large and dimly lit, so type size and contrast need to be more conservative than for an ordinary film
- Room for emotion: important images — a photograph with the parents, say — are given time to sit, rather than being carried away by the pacing
We do not simply apply a fixed package. We need to see the full picture of the material and the brief first, and only once we have confirmed what can realistically be done do we provide a quotation and a production schedule. That way the price and the delivery date rest on something solid, and you will not get halfway through and find that extras are needed.
We suggest allowing generous lead time on wedding videos. Gathering material usually takes longer than people expect — old photographs from older relatives, albums at your partner’s family home, often take a week or two to assemble. Working days are counted from the point where materials and requirements are confirmed, not from the day you enquire.
Process
How we work together
Every project is bespoke, so the process starts with “taking a look first”, not with a price.
Send the material or a script
If you have footage, upload it to Google Drive and put it in order; if you do not, send a simple three-point script (from which second to which second / what is on screen / what text appears).
Assessment and quotation
Once we have seen the full picture of the material and the brief, we confirm what can be done and provide a quotation and production schedule.
Production and delivery
We deliver a first cut on the agreed schedule, and export the finished film once the revisions are confirmed. Working days are counted from confirmation of payment.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Roughly how many photographs should we prepare?
Estimating about 3 seconds per photograph, a 3-minute growing-up film needs around 60 and a 5-minute one around 100. Better to prepare more and let us choose than to end up right on the edge of the number.
The old photographs are blurry and yellowed. Can they be saved?
Most can be improved noticeably. We denoise, colour-correct and sharpen to a reasonable degree. If a photograph is already badly out of focus, there is a limit to how much can be improved, and we will tell you that first. For how this works, see old video restoration.
Can we use copyrighted pop songs?
For private playback at the wedding itself this is usually not a problem. But if you later upload to YouTube or post publicly on social, the platform will very likely flag it as infringing and mute or remove it, so that is a judgement for you to make.
How far in advance should we start?
We suggest starting to gather material a month before the wedding and handing it to us three weeks before. That leaves enough time for revisions and avoids a scramble in the final week.
Can you also edit footage from the wedding day itself?
Yes. With multi-camera material we align the timelines first, then edit. If the on-site sound has noise or uneven levels, that can be dealt with at the same time — see live recording repair.
Thinking about a wedding video?
Email us and we will reply with what else we need to know, then move on to assessment and a quote. LINE works too.