Wedding films

James and Eleanor had organised a day to remember with a wedding in a small East Sussex church and an evening event at a beautiful hired hall on a farm many miles from civilisation. Unbeknownst to Eleanor, James and his friends had prepared a fifteen minute film of videos with an 1980s soundtrack, with much dressing up and lunacy as well as messages from people who couldn’t make the event, some recorded on Skype from Australia and Bulgaria, and these were played while the wedding party and friends enjoyed their meal at the reception. We also offered a ten minute peek at the rushes from the early morning highlights as bride and groom prepared themselves for the special day. When they returned from their honeymoon eight days later, they were presented with the first draft of their DVD, which they ended up approving. Within a fortnight, all guests and members of the family were sent copies.

Mike and Jane wanted to do it differently where their wedding was concerned, with just ten guests at the local registry office, and a race off to Brighton for the evening continuation of the day after the reception at home. We helped capture the intimacy of the event which included a local bus journey to the reception where the party took over most of the bus. We travelled with the couple and their best man (and best woman) as the four of them travelled to Brighton after the reception. In the style of the event, we created a half hour programme of the day, set out like an episode of a thirty minute television situation comedy with 70s style titling and even a laughter track. The unique madness of the day was captured in a way that an ordinary wedding video approach could never have done. We were also able to help them source their favourite music to provide the soundtrack.