Wedding Videography F.A.Qs

Our wedding videography packages are flexible and customisable, allowing you to choose the filming coverage and finished wedding films that best suit your plans, preferences and budget.

We offer a range of filming options, including Ceremony Only, Ceremony & Speeches and Full-Day Wedding Coverage. Depending on your chosen coverage, our wedding film options include:

• Feature Wedding Film – available in long-form or short-form editing styles.
• 10-minute Highlights Wedding Film – a standalone film capturing the key moments and atmosphere of your day.
• 5-minute Highlights Trailer – a cinematic summary of your wedding celebrations.
• 60–90 Second Teaser Film – a shorter film that’s perfect for sharing with family and friends.

Our shorter wedding films can be booked individually, so there’s no requirement to purchase a full-length Feature Wedding Film. You can also combine different film options to create a package that suits you.

Professional filming and sound recording

We use professional 4K-resolution video cameras and dedicated professional audio recording equipment to capture your wedding day in beautiful detail, with clear, high-quality sound. This is particularly important during your ceremony and speeches, ensuring those special words and emotional moments can be enjoyed again for years to come.

Receiving and watching your wedding films

Our standard wedding film packages include a USB memory stick and access to our online film hosting service, allowing you to enjoy your finished films and stream them on compatible devices.

Our Ceremony Only and Ceremony & Speeches packages are individually quoted according to your requirements. The filming, editing and delivery options, including whether USB and online hosting are included, will be clearly agreed with you as part of your quotation.

For full details of our available options and prices, visit our wedding videography pricing page, where you can explore our packages and use our interactive calculator.

If you have something different in mind, we’re always happy to discuss a personalised arrangement. Simply get in touch and let us know what you’re looking for.

To secure your wedding date, we require an initial 20% booking deposit. The remaining balance is then divided into two further instalments, allowing you to spread the cost of your wedding films.

Our payment schedule is as follows:

• 20% booking deposit – payable when confirming your booking.
• 40% instalment – due four months before your wedding day.
• Final 40% payment – due four weeks before your wedding day.

Full payment details will be provided when you book. Please refer to our booking terms and conditions for information about deposits and cancellations.

How long we’re with you on your wedding day depends on the filming coverage you choose. We offer flexible options, from ceremony-only filming and ceremony & speeches coverage, through to full-day wedding videography.

For our full-day wedding coverage, we typically begin filming during bridal preparations and continue until approximately 10 minutes after your first dance. This allows us to capture the preparations, ceremony, celebrations, speeches and the start of your evening party.

We understand that weddings don’t always run exactly to schedule! If your ceremony starts late, the speeches overrun or other events take a little longer than expected, we’re generally happy to work around these delays without charging additional overtime fees. Our priority is to capture the moments included in your chosen coverage, rather than watching the clock.

For shorter filming options, such as Ceremony Only or Ceremony & Speeches, we’ll arrange our arrival and departure around the events you’ve booked us to film.

You can explore the different coverage options and customise your package on our wedding videography pricing page.

We offer a range of wedding films in different styles and durations, allowing you to choose how you’d most like to relive your special day.

• Feature Wedding Film: Our full-length wedding film is available in two editing styles. The long-form edit typically runs for 1–2 hours, incorporating your ceremony, speeches and other wedding-day moments into the main film. Alternatively, the short-form edit is approximately 40–60 minutes long, with your full ceremony and speeches supplied as separate videos.
• 10-minute Highlights Wedding Film: A standalone wedding film bringing together the key moments, emotions and atmosphere of your day in an approximately 10-minute production.
• 5-minute Highlights Trailer: A shorter, cinematic film showcasing memorable moments from your wedding day, typically around five minutes long.
• 60–90 Second Teaser Film: A short, engaging glimpse of your wedding day, ideal for sharing with family and friends.

Our wedding films feature carefully edited sequences capturing the atmosphere and events of your day, such as preparations, the venue, guests arriving, celebrations and the evening reception, depending on your chosen filming coverage.

Our highlights films and teasers can also be booked as standalone products, so you don’t need to purchase a Feature Wedding Film to enjoy them.

Film durations are approximate, as every wedding is different. You can explore our wedding videography packages and prices or learn more about the different wedding film sequences we create.

We generally aim to complete and deliver your finished wedding films within 10–12 weeks of your wedding day, although this can vary depending on our workload and the films you’ve chosen.

If you’ve selected our 60–90 second Teaser Film as part of your package, we aim to complete this in approximately half the usual turnaround time (around 5–6 weeks). This gives you an exciting first glimpse of your wedding footage to enjoy and share with family and friends while we continue working on your other films.

Every wedding is unique, and we take great care in crafting films that capture the atmosphere, emotions and memorable moments of your special day. Editing involves carefully reviewing the footage, selecting the best moments, working with the sound and music, and bringing everything together into a beautifully finished production.

A comprehensive wedding film package can involve approximately 100 hours of work across planning, filming and post-production. We believe that attention to detail makes all the difference, so we never want to rush the creative process.

During quieter periods, we may be able to deliver your films sooner, but we recommend allowing the usual 10–12 weeks for our longer productions. These timeframes are estimates rather than guaranteed delivery dates, and we’ll do our best to keep you informed of progress.

Yes, we recommend letting your wedding venue and ceremony officiant know that you’ve booked a professional wedding videographer as early as possible.

Some venues, registrars and religious officiants have specific rules about where videographers can position themselves, what equipment can be used and which parts of the ceremony may be filmed. These arrangements can vary depending on the venue and the person conducting your ceremony.

We kindly ask that you check whether any filming permissions or restrictions apply and let us know about them before your wedding day. This allows us to plan accordingly and helps everything run smoothly.

We’re experienced in working discreetly and respectfully alongside registrars, clergy, venue staff and other wedding suppliers, always aiming to capture your special moments without disrupting the ceremony or celebrations.

Absolutely! We regularly work alongside professional wedding photographers and believe that good communication and teamwork help everyone achieve the best possible results for our couples.

Throughout your wedding day, we’re considerate of your photographer’s work, making sure we don’t unnecessarily obstruct their shots or interrupt important moments. In return, working together often creates opportunities for us both to capture beautiful, natural footage and photographs.

During your couple portraits, for example, we can work alongside your photographer to capture lovely cinematic moments without requiring you to repeat poses or spend additional time away from your guests.

Our aim is always to work together smoothly and discreetly, allowing you to relax and enjoy your wedding day while we capture the memories.

Wedding content creators are becoming increasingly popular, particularly for couples who would like informal behind-the-scenes footage and short videos to enjoy or share on social media.

We completely understand the appeal of this. However, when several people are trying to film or photograph the same important moments, it can sometimes become difficult for everyone to work without obstructing one another. This is especially important during your ceremony, speeches and other moments that cannot be repeated.

Our priority is always to capture the best possible footage for your finished wedding films. For this reason, if you’re considering booking a separate content creator or another professional filming supplier, please discuss this with us before making arrangements. As outlined in our booking terms and conditions, additional professional filming arrangements require our prior agreement.

Would you like access to your unedited wedding footage?

If your main reason for considering a content creator is to have access to additional footage from your wedding day, we may be able to provide an unedited footage package as an optional extra.

This gives you the opportunity to revisit more of the moments captured by our professional cameras and, if you wish, create your own personal edits or short videos. Availability, the footage included, delivery arrangements and any additional costs can be discussed and agreed before booking.

Would you like to have a short highlights video produced quickly rather than wait?

We offer ’60-90 second teaser trailers’ which we can turnaround quickly for your enjoyment. You can also choose to share these on your social media channels if you’d like – see examples HERE

We’re always happy to talk through your ideas and help you find an arrangement that works for everyone, while protecting the quality of your wedding films. Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss content creation, teaser videos or unedited footage options.

Yes. Shepperson Wedding Films is professionally insured through Hiscox Insurance, including £5 million Public and Products Liability insurance.

We also hold insurance covering our professional filming equipment, helping to protect against unexpected incidents involving our equipment during wedding productions.

Many wedding venues require suppliers to provide evidence of Public Liability insurance before working on their premises. We’re happy to provide a copy of our current insurance certificate or relevant policy documentation to your venue upon request.

If your venue has any particular insurance requirements, please let us know in advance so we can confirm that our cover meets their conditions.

No, you’re not obliged to provide us with food on your wedding day. However, if you’ve booked us for full-day coverage and you’re able to arrange a supplier meal, it would be very much appreciated!

Wedding days can be long and busy, so having an opportunity to enjoy a meal helps us stay refreshed and ready to capture all those important moments.

If providing a meal isn’t possible, that’s absolutely fine. We simply ask that you let us know beforehand so we can make our own arrangements.

For shorter bookings, such as Ceremony Only or Ceremony & Speeches, a meal generally isn’t necessary.

We want receiving your finished wedding films to be a special experience, with a presentation that’s both beautiful and convenient.

Our standard wedding film packages include a USB stick containing your finished films, complete with a personalised menu featuring images from your wedding day.

You’ll also receive access to your own private online wedding film gallery, hosted through VidFlow. This makes it easy to watch your films online, download them and share those special memories with family and friends.

Our online galleries currently include 10 years of hosting, with original-quality downloads available for the first 12 months and web-quality downloads available throughout the hosting period. You can find more information in our FAQ about how long your wedding films remain available online.

For individually quoted services, including Ceremony Only and Ceremony & Speeches, the delivery format and any USB or online hosting options will be confirmed as part of your quotation.

We want you to be able to enjoy and share your wedding films for many years to come. For wedding film packages that include online hosting, we currently provide 10 years of online access through our professional video delivery platform, VidFlow.

During this period, you can conveniently watch your wedding films online and share them with family and friends.

Downloading your wedding films:

• Original-quality downloads: Your wedding films are available to download in their original uploaded quality for the first 12 months after delivery.
• Web-quality downloads: After the first 12 months, downloadable web-optimised versions remain available throughout the remainder of your online hosting period. These are suitable for convenient viewing and sharing, although they may be lower quality than the original files.

We strongly recommend downloading your original-quality wedding films within the first year and keeping your own backup copies, ideally in more than one safe location.

If you’d like to continue hosting your wedding films beyond the initial 10 years, an extension may be available for an additional charge. Please contact us before your hosting period expires to discuss the available options.

For our Ceremony Only and Ceremony & Speeches services, online hosting is available depending on the options agreed in your individual quotation.

Absolutely! If you’d like additional USB copies of your wedding films, perhaps as a special keepsake for parents, grandparents or other family members, we’re happy to arrange these for you.

Additional USB sticks are available for £35 each, plus postage.

Simply get in touch with us to let us know how many copies you’d like, and we’ll be happy to help.

Please note that USB presentation is included with our standard wedding film packages. For individually quoted services, such as Ceremony Only or Ceremony & Speeches, USB delivery options are agreed as part of your quotation.

Absolutely! Music is an important part of bringing your wedding films to life, and we want the soundtrack to reflect your personalities, musical tastes and the atmosphere of your special day.

Feature Wedding Films: You can have as much or as little input into the music selection as you’d like. Some couples leave the creative decisions entirely to us, while others have favourite songs or particular artists in mind. We’re always happy to discuss your preferences and explore suitable music choices, subject to the necessary permissions.

10-minute Highlights Wedding Films: We can tailor the music selection to your preferences and how you intend to enjoy your film. If you’d like to share your highlights film publicly online or on social media, we’ll select appropriately licensed production music. If it’s intended for private viewing, we can also discuss your favourite commercially released songs, subject to the relevant copyright permissions.

5-minute Highlights Trailers and 60–90 Second Teaser Films: We carefully select licensed production music to complement the storytelling, emotion and pace of these shorter films, with online and social media sharing in mind.

Music during your wedding ceremony: We can capture the sounds of your ceremony, including hymns, organ music and other live performances. Where required, we arrange the relevant music licensing for recording these moments.

You’re always welcome to share your favourite songs, artists or musical styles with us. We’ll discuss what’s suitable for your chosen films and their intended use, as copyright restrictions mean that particular commercial tracks cannot always be guaranteed.

Beautiful wedding films aren’t just about the pictures. Capturing the voices, laughter and emotions of your special day is equally important, particularly during your ceremony and speeches.

We use professional audio recording equipment, including discreet microphones and dedicated audio recorders, to capture important moments such as your wedding vows, readings and speeches as clearly as possible.

Where appropriate, we can place small microphones on key speakers or connect our recording equipment to a venue’s sound system, working alongside your registrar, celebrant, church or venue to ensure everything is arranged discreetly.

We also capture the natural sounds and atmosphere of your wedding day, from laughter and applause to those spontaneous moments that make your wedding uniquely yours.

During editing, we carefully balance and incorporate these recordings into your finished films, helping you relive not just how your wedding looked, but how it sounded and felt.