Wedding Videographer Surrey

£450

As a wedding photographer with over twenty years experience, I’m delighted to now offer professional video for couples looking for a cost-effective yet valuable keepsake of their day. I think I’ve spotted a gap in the market for a beautifully filmed wedding video with professional sound quality and editing, for couples that don’t want their day turned into a big Hollywood production. Instead, you want the two most precious parts of the day, the ceremony and speeches, to be recorded for posterity, at a reasonable price, that you’ll want to watch over and over again, but which won’t blow the wedding budget!

Introduction – Affordable Wedding Video

You could leave your wedding video in the hands of a friend with a mobile phone, but why take the risk of shaky hand held footage, and barely audible sound, recorded from the back of the room? My simple wedding videography offering, although basic in principal, uses a professional two camera set up and professional sound recording equipment, to record all the emotion your ceremony and speeches, in an affordable package.

From your vows, to the heartfelt speeches, you’ll be able to relive the events of your special day over and over again, without the memory of the day fading away over time. In my role as a wedding photographer, I’ve often been asked by my couples “should we hire a videographer?” or “can you recommend a wedding videographer?” Moments like the one above make great photographs, but a wedding video of the moment will serve a slightly different purpose, and will mean that you can re-live the experience and what was said and the music and sounds of the moment, but many couples don’t feel the need to film the whole day.

At a Glance

My ceremony & speeches video, begins with a few scene setting establishing shots of the wedding venue, before diving into the ceremony, before transitioning seamlessly to the speeches, later in the day. The video also includes entrance and exits from the ceremony, and hymns, music or readings during your ceremony, plus optional extras to add to your video (see below).

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About Me

I’ve been a wedding photographer for many years, before branching out into video. I trained at the art college in Farnham, Surrey, before dabbling in fashion photography, and I shot my first weddings in 2004. When I’m not photographing or filming weddings, I enjoy mountain biking in the Surrey Hills. I’m based in Guildford, and so I’m available for weddings big and small all over Surrey and the South East.

Ceremony & Speeches Video Under £500

Affordable Wedding Video in Surrey

At just £450 my wedding ceremony and speeches video package, is I think unique within the wedding industry, and represents a simple and cost effective way to get a professional quality recording of the visual and audio from the two most important parts of the wedding day that you will want enjoy now, and long into the future.

What’s Included

After confirming my availability and call to get to know one another, the process is made as simple and as stress-free as possible. There’ll be a little form to fill in before the day, letting me know all the key times and locations, and then you can enjoy your day. Your ceremony and speeches (regardless of how many speeches there are) are filmed from start to finish, with professional level audio equipment, and one static camera, and another roaming camera to capture, movement, different angles and guest reactions. Delivery or your video is online and backed up for one year.

Professional Sound & Audio Recording

Just as important as capturing the wedding on video, is getting good quality audio that does justice to the meaningful words that will be spoken at your wedding. It’s what separates a professionally produced film from handheld phone footage captured by a friend at the back of the room. I use some of the very best mics to capture vows and speeches, and add to the atmosphere of the video by introducing ambient sound for the room, such as singing, clapping and laughter to produce the overall effect of being back in the room whenever you watch your video in future.

Optional Extras

Pimp your ceremony and speeches video with any of the optional extras below.

Drone Footage

If your wedding venue allows it, add to you ceremony and speeches video with cinematic drone footage introducing your ceremony location and reception venue as you’ve never seen them before.

Content Creation / Wedding Highlights Video

For those that would like to re-live more of the day, but don’t want a full-on wedding film, you may want to add to your ceremony and speeches video with my highlights video, delivered fully edited from my phone to your on the evening of your wedding! Filmed entirely on my iPhone, this is NOT a feature length film, but a 2-3 minute highlight video set to music, perfect for capturing the vibe and posting to social media the day after the wedding. (Only available when also booking my standard ceremony and speeches video package)

Extended Coverage

Take your wedding highlights video one step further by extending my time to include coverage of a golden hour portrait session in the evening, cake cutting, and first dance.

How to Book Your Videographer

Contact David

I’d love to hear from you, and check to see if I’m available for your wedding day. Whether yours is a full wedding day with all the bells and whistles, or a low key wedding with your closest family and friends, my ceremony and speeches video package may be just what you’re looking for. Fill in the form below and I’ll get back to you right away.

Check My Availability

Arrange a Call

You can either request a call back by using the form above, or after checking my availability, we can arrange a convenient time for a call or set up a Zoom meeting. It’s normal to have a few questions before booking, and it would be great to find out more about you and your plans for the wedding day.

Payment Plan & Contract

Due to the nature of my inexpensive video package, full payment is required to confirm the booking, however many booking are last minute, so it’s never too late to get in touch, have a chat and ensure that your beautiful wedding ceremony and emotional speeches are recorded for posterity. When it comes to your wedding, you should have no regrets, so let’s see if I’m available to document your wedding. There’s a simple contract, that can be signed online and a few details about your day to tell me about, so that I don’t miss a moment of your ceremony of speeches.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. When will we receive our wedding video?

I don’t believe in making you wait ages for your wedding video. Turnaround time is within a month, but if you’re keen to put something on your socials immediately then get in touch and ask about my same day highlights video, which is an add-on to your full length ceremony and speeches video.

Q. Will you work well alongside my photographer?

As an established wedding photographer myself, with decades of experience, I am very sympathetic to the needs of the photographer. My low-key approach to the video means that the photography takes priority, and I won’t be asking you to perform for the camera, and distract you from quality time with your photographer.

Q. Can you live stream our wedding ceremony?

Ever since the pandemic this has become an increasingly popular service, that some videographers, and photographers have begun to offer. Quite apart from having one of your wedding guest set up a Zoom call on their phone, live streaming done properly is a skilled operation and really needs someone dedicated to the camera set up and overseeing the live stream throughout the ceremony and other parts of the wedding day. Currently I don’t offer live streaming, but get in touch, and I can make recommendations.

Q. Do you travel beyond Surrey?

Surrey has some of the most beautiful wedding venues such as Great Fosters, Northbrook Park and Gate Street Barn, which are all exceptional venues for creative wedding videography. Outdoor ceremonies look great on video too. Living in Guildford as I do, many of the weddings I film are in Surrey, however I am always willing to travel for the right wedding, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Q. Will your wedding videography equipment intrude on my wedding?

This is a really great question. On the whole my wedding video set-up is very discreet. Gone are the days when big cameras are needed to achieve professional wedding videos. Having a team of two videographers working together, plus your photographer may mean that equipment is more obvious, and result in occasions when the day feels rather like a film set. My minimalist approach to camera gear means that I am less intrusive and apart from attaching a small microphone to record sound during the ceremony and speeches, you shouldn’t notice me at all.

Q. When should we book our Surrey wedding videographer?

It used to be the case that couples would book a videographer at the last minute, if perhaps someone important was unable to attend the wedding, however, as videography has become more popular, and the opportunities to show off your video on social media has become more popular, so the best wedding videographers in Surrey begin to get booked up earlier and earlier. You should look to make enquiries with shortlisted videographers at least a year before your wedding. Due to the my inexpensive ceremony and speeches video offer, I do still get last minute enquiries, and I’m always very happy to receive these enquiries, so please do get in touch!

Q. Can I hire you to do my photography and wedding video?

This is certainly an option, so please do get in touch for more detail. Photography and videography are very different disciplines, and require a different mindset. If you do hire me to deliver both photo and video I will put together a bespoke package including a 2nd photographer, to help relieve some of the pressure at certain moments of the wedding day. 

Q. Which are the best wedding venues in Surrey for videography?

Surrey has many wonderful venues, such as Northbrook Park, Botley’s Mansion and Ramster Hall. More importantly though, and vital to my videos and the audio, is not where your wedding is taking place but the people and the words that are spoken to each other. It is that that you will want to listen to over and over again.

Q. What does a full length wedding film cost?

I don’t offer full length wedding films. My ceremony and speeches video is designed for couples who want something more discrete. A full wedding film will often cost the same as your photography, so you should expect to pay between £2000-£3000.

Q. Do you offer discounts for weekday and winter wedding?

Unfortunately due to the extremely competitive price of my ceremony and speeches video offer, I don’t do discounts. However, if you’ve received a better quote for the same service, I’d like to match it if I can, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch.