What to Expect
Everything you need to know about the process, what we’re like,
and what you can expect along the way.
We’ll make this easy.
You probably haven’t had a videographer follow you around with a camera for a day before, and that’s okay! It can sound a little weird at first, but trust us - we make everything as easy as we can! We want you to have an awesome time at your wedding and to feel like you just have two friends there with cameras. This all starts way before the cameras come out in what we call the “Getting to Know You” phase and continues through to the filming and editing.
Throughout the whole process, we want to create an environment that’s safe, respectful, and based on good communication and mutual respect and trust. We take a limited number of weddings per year so that we can be genuinely invested in you and your story.
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Before your wedding day, our main focus will be on getting to know you. We like to meet up at least once before your wedding (coffee? wine? board game cafe? or for the time being, any of these things over Zoom?) - it’s so important that you feel as comfortable with us as we do with you. In a lot of cases, you’ll probably see more of us on your wedding day than you will your partner! So it’s so important that we get along (and that you get used to our special blend of dad jokes before the big day). We’ll also send out a questionnaire before your wedding so that we have all the important details about your story, your family, and your day.
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On a wedding day, we take a fly-on-the-wall, documentary-style approach to capturing footage. That means we’re there with you throughout the day, but we’re trying not to be in the way. We want you to feel comfortable and natural, not posed and awkward. Ideally, you’ll forget we’re there. Our sneakiness lets us capture intimate moments in a non-creepy way. In order to stay inconspicuous on a wedding day, we have a gear set-up that is mobile, portable, and low-profile. That means we don’t use big lights or large cameras, we aren’t bringing in boom-mics or cranes, and we aren’t flying a drone over your ceremony site. To get natural, candid moments, we want people to feel comfortable and not “on-display”.
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Almost there! After your wedding, we’ll edit together your films, usually delivering the Highlight or Feature film first, then the remaining edits. We craft the films carefully, selecting a soundtrack that fits the feel of the day and supports the film, and specifically crafting your unique story through the film. We take everything we’ve captured and everything we’ve learned about you and pull it all together - that means the more work we do together before the wedding to get to know you, the better the film will be. Once the film’s ready, we send a password-protected version to you. After that, it’s up to you if you want to share the film publicly or keep it just for you.
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FAQs
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Our wedding films are intimate, family-focused, and story-driven. We prioritize genuine, unscripted moments, and use a fly-on-the-wall approach to shooting that is inspired by our work as documentary filmmakers. For more information about our style and approach, check out the information on the Our Approach page.
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We prioritize being mobile, adaptable, and inconspicuous on a wedding day. That means we use a limited kit of gear in order to make sure our couples and their guests feel comfortable, natural, and not “on-the-spot”. It’s weird to be on camera - we get it! We avoid using drones, lights, or big stabilizers at weddings. For more information about our gear and shooting style, check out the Our Approach page.
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Our ideal couple is pumped to have a wedding film, excited to tell their story, and is totally in love. They’re also looking to have a meaningful celebration and are keeping the environment in mind when making planning decisions. Other than that, one of our favourite thing about weddings is that we get to meet so many different people and see so many different types of weddings! We love getting to know people with such varied life experiences, and it keeps our job so fun and interesting. We love all our couples, no matter their race, gender, sexual orientation, age, size, or whether they're dog or cat people (FYI - we’re both). Love is love and we love it all!
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We aim to craft a soundtrack that supports each film, rather than simply setting clips to music. As part of our pre-wedding process, we get to know what kind of music you like (and what you hate!), and we take that into account as we build the soundtrack for your film. Then, we work to license a song (or songs) that will make the base for your film. It’s a tricky process - the song needs to build at the right time, fall at the right time, be emotional through the emotional bits, and drive forward at the right time. It isn’t easy, and we spend a lot of time doing it! We often end up stitching more than one song together to create the perfect soundtrack. Outside of being filmmakers, we're also both musicians, so we take this process very seriously!
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Audio is essential to our films! When you watch through our films, or any other wedding films, take note of what a difference good audio can make; it takes you from just watching a film to feeling like you’re transported back to that time and place. Because of that, good audio is a high priority! We use small lavalier microphones during ceremonies, as well as on-camera microphones to capture natural audio. During speeches, we work with your venue or DJ to connect to the sound system and record directly from there. If you aren’t sure about what you’ll be doing for an audio system on your wedding day, don’t hesitate to ask us - we can help you find the right configuration to make sure that your guests can hear what’s going on and that we can record the audio for your film.
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We’re happy to say that we’ve never missed a wedding for any reason - not once in ten years - and we don’t plan to anytime soon. That said, we know that emergencies and surprises can happen, and we’ve prepared for that just in case. We have a standing MOU with two of our favourite local companies that says they’ll do their best to help us out in case of an emergency, and vice-versa.
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On your wedding day, we see ourselves as part of a team of vendors working together to make your day the best it can be - not as separate companies doing separate jobs. We’re all here to support each other and you, and that means that if your planner needs a hand carrying something, or if your DJ needs help getting a speaker working again, or if one of your bridesmaids needs a ride, we’re going to step up to help. Part of the fun of arriving at a wedding is getting to see all of our friends in the industry - it isn’t uncommon for us to arrive at a wedding and give all our “friend-ors” big hugs (when it’s safe to do so!); we love the industry we’re in and the people we work with, and we’re happy to be part of your team!
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Of course not! We understand that not everybody wants to share their films online. As part of our process leading up to your wedding, we ask you about your sharing and privacy preferences. All films are password-protected by default; we'll only take that password off if you say so.
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Yes, thank you for asking! We’re both vaccinated (and boosted as of January ‘22) against Covid 19. If you’re curious about our health and safety protocols, check out our Covid Safety Plan or just ask us!
