Twelve Questions to Ask Your Wedding Videographer, With My Honest Answers

You are trusting one person to capture a day that cannot be reshot. That deserves better questions than “are you available”. These are the twelve I would ask in your position, with the answers I give couples who ask me.

On the day itself

How many cameras do you bring? I film with two to three cameras as standard, and three to four when a second videographer joins. The ceremony and speeches are always covered from more than one angle, so nothing rests on a single card or a single battery.

Will you direct us all day? No, and you should be suspicious of anyone who says yes. Most of the day I work documentary style. The only properly directed time is the couple portraits, usually twenty to thirty minutes around golden hour.

Do you fly a drone? Yes, and it is included rather than an add-on. I check the airspace around every venue in advance and only fly when conditions and permissions allow, timed so it never interrupts a key moment.

On what you receive

What do we actually get? A teaser within 24 to 48 hours, a trailer of several minutes for sharing, and a full feature film that runs from an hour to two and a half hours depending on the package, with full ceremony and speeches inside it.

How long does delivery take? The teaser arrives within two days. Trailers land in about four weeks, and the full feature in eight to twelve weeks. You will never be left wondering where things are.

Is the footage in 4K? Yes, filmed and delivered in 4K, on USB and as an online download.

On working with others

Do you work alongside photographers? Constantly, and happily. Better still, I offer combined photo and video packages where both halves are one team, which removes the awkward jostling for the same shot entirely.

Have you filmed at our venue? Possibly. I have filmed across London, Surrey, Sussex, Essex, Kent and well beyond, including destination weddings in France. If I have not, I scout it in advance, in the same light I will be shooting in.

On the boring but important bits

How do we book? A deposit secures your date exclusively, with the balance due closer to the day. You receive a proper contract and invoice, not a handshake.

What if something goes wrong with the gear? Redundancy is the answer: multiple cameras, multiple cards, multiple batteries. No single point of failure gets to decide what your film looks like.

The last two questions are for you, not me. Watch a full feature film, not just trailers, and ask whether you can imagine this person beside you all day. Both answers matter more than any price list.