Affordable Wedding Videos

We always love to meet our couples before the wedding day. It is a great time to have a coffee and a chat about the wedding, your hopes and dreams for the day and go through the timings of the day.

​We, as wedding cinematographers, need to be a few steps ahead of you both on the day, so chatting through timings is key to us doing the best job we can for your. It is also a great time to get to know you both and for your to get to know us. We are more than happy to come and meet you at your house, or we can meet at a coffee shop somewhere near you.

Well, the special day has arrived!! As wedding cinematographers, we hear from our couples that they or their guests have heard bad stories of videographers who have filmed their weddings. Either the video guy was in the couples face all the time or they didn't dress for a wedding.

We, at Affordable Wedding Videos, have a company policy to only wear a suit and tie to the wedding. This is so we can blend in to the background during the day, as well as honour you both on the day. We film on DSLRs that film stunning footage in beautiful High Definition, with a number of lenses. This equipment enables us to get the shots we need but stand further back and not be too close to you. There are times where we have to be close, but we will inform you of those places at the initial meeting. We do everything we can to be inconspicuous but get all the shots we need to produce a Gorgeous Wedding Video.

If your package includes Bridal Preparations filming, We normally spend a few hours in the morning with you and your Bridesmaids. The idea here is to film your hair and make-up being done, get the close-up shots of the dress, bouquet and jewellery. It is also a great time to get shots of Bridesmaids banter, champagne popping and present giving.

​The Bridal Preparation Filming is a lovely start to the wedding film and its the part of the wedding day the Groom will not be apart of. We can get to the Groom to film his preparations, but this does depend on the distance between your preparation locations. If you would like this, we will see if its possible and works with the schedule. We do everything we can to get the bride in her dress during this time, depending on the time.​

We like to be able to get the ceremony venue an hour before the start of the ceremony. This allows us to set up our cameras in the ceremony room or church. We will capture lots of the guests arriving, hopefully the Groom and Groomsmen arriving too, but this is dependant on the time. Our wedding cinematographer will be outside the ceremony venue or church to get the Bridesmaids & Bride arriving in the car. For church weddings, we will purchase a Limited Manufacture License for the ceremony (copyright license for church hymns/organ music) We do our very best to get a place at the front of the ceremony, to get a lovely shot of the Bride coming down the aisle and a good shot of the vows. The other camera will be positioned at the back of the room/church, but it is dependent on the space in the venue. Our cinematographer will man the camera at the front of the room/church. We know that sound and audio are key to a gorgeous wedding film, so during the ceremony we use external microphones to get the best audio. We will mic up the groom with a lapel mic just beneath the Grooms buttonhole. We have other external mics on hands should we need to record anything else in the ceremony. Legally we cannot film the signing of the register, we will however film the photos after the signing of the register.

At the reception, our role is to capture lots of the guests enjoying themselves during the drinks reception. We take time during the day to get shots of the venue inside and out, as well as spending time in the wedding breakfast room. We do our best to capture natural shots without making your guests uncomfortable. Most of the time they won't know they are being filmed. We will film the couples arrival to reception venue, guests drinks and family photos, couple photos, receiving line (if you are having one), guests being seated and the couples entrance into the wedding. We don't filming during the dinner, so we ask our couples if it is a possibility for them to provide us with some food provided.
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The speeches are filmed on 2 cameras, one camera is normally on the person speaking, the other will be filming reaction shots on the head table. We place microphones on the head table in front of the speakers, to capture the best audio possible. The camera tripods are always positioned so the cameraman/equipment isn't blocking the view of your guests. During the evening, our cinematographer will film your evening guests arriving, the cake cutting and the first dance. For the Orchid Package, we will stay for 2 hours after the first dance to capture your guests enjoying the evenings entertainment.

To fully enjoy and appreciate the best quality of your wedding film, All of our wedding packages are delivered online in HD via MediaZilla. This high-end platform includes an online menu with scene selection, which also allows for you to easily view, share and download your videos. Our editing process will take between 4 - 6 weeks in busy periods (summer months), but you may get to see it sooner. You will received updates from us by email to let you know how the editing is going.


We made the decision as a business to not provide a DVD service for our wedding couple. There are three reasons for our decision


1) The image and sound quality is better – delivering digital video files online means you can enjoy your film in full HD as it was originally intended (as opposed to standard definition on DVD).

2) Your memories are future-proofed – eventually DVD players will go the way of old VHS players. Having the digital files means you can watch your wedding video online, or on your SMART TV and your computer via a USB, enabling your wedding video to keep up with changes in technology..
3) You can make backup copies – You can download and can backup up the digital video files to your computer and external hard drive etc. In fact, we encourage it to make sure your memories are kept safe and don’t get lost/deleted!

​Our wedding videos are edited to music, except for the full ceremony, speeches and first dance. We choose your music from websites like MusicBed. to edit to your wedding film Once we have edited your film and highlight film, we will upload your films to a password protected Vimeo account. We will send you a link and password for each for you both to sit down and watch at the leisure.