e gotbHi Everybody, I'm Ellyn, a Nottingham wedding film maker. I'm so thrilled to tell you all about Hannah an Kyle's big day! A bit about their wedding Hannah and Kyle's Nottingham Wedding Film took place at The Pumping House. It's an amazing venue that I cannot be a bigger fan of because everything took place on site. Having prep, ceremony and reception in the same space makes the day a lot less stressful. Additionally, the staff were great. Everything ran like a well oiled machine. Firstly we got some prep shots, then explored the grounds to decide where our portraits…

Everybody has got to start somewhere. Some people are really talented or they have worked in a similar field but I can say confidently that is they have not filmed a wedding before it will be a massive challenge and the end result will be less than professional. But if you know someone who is looking for their big break or aren't too fussed about the style of the video then hiring someone new to wedding videography might be a good move for you. Here are a few things they will likely mess up: Time management. budgeting for travel time,…

Olivia and James met at a nightclub when they were 18. Over the past 12 years they’ve build a beautiful life together, which includes their 5 year old daughter and an english bulldog who didn’t care for the heat on their wedding day. After needing to postpone their wedding due to Covid, they were thrilled to be able to celebrate in the way they originally had planned in July of 2021. Thanks to the beautiful weather, their wedding took place outdoors under a white bandstand. After being ushered in by her bridesmaids, Olivia walked hand-in-hand with her daughter down the…

  Six weeks before his wedding Jack reached out to me to see if I could film his wedding. I was available to film it but it was his laid back attitude and beautiful venue choice that made me want to film it. His lovely bride-to-be told me they just want the day covered, not many posed shots and nothing should feel over engineered, so they fit exactly with how I like to film. Their venue was a bit on the far side for me, so I found a cheap and cheerful hotel, prepped everything for the next day, had…

Londoners Racheal and Charlie got married at Burton-Upon-Trent’s stunning Hoar Cross Hall Hotel and Spa in July of 2019. Working in the theatre, and having many-a-talented friend to call upon this wedding had musical theatre touches all through out the day. They had: Beautiful singers performing during the ceremony and for the first dance. A seemingly normal looking wedding cake that when spun around revealed a intricate Hamilton design. An intermission costume change (by that I mean she had 2 fabulous dresses) There was a video tribute from Racheal’s students and castmates And at some point there were sombreros. I’m…

I have a problem the time. I get really anxious if I’m not super early. I don’t sleep well the night before if I know I have something important the next day. It’s a problem for my everyday life but for wedding videography it works in my favour. Some videographers will specify a number of hours that they will shoot. Some more builder packages around starting at the ceremony. But my philosophy is I can go when the story’s been told and it’s better to have too much than not enough. I’m going to outline my schedule for a typical…

There is no such thing as a perfect wedding. Something will go wrong. Hopefully that something is small and you don’t care all that much, but let’s discuss some very simple requests you can make that will help mitigate the risk of a mistake appearing on camera. “Would you all be upstanding” This is often said during the couple’s first entrance into the reception room and during the speeches before a toast. However, when everyone stands they block the cameras. So if you are looking for a video of the speeches and this line is said, inevitably there will be…

The short answer: Yes. The long answer: With every wedding video I shoot I am looking our for ways to include the couple’s personality. It’s easy to capture this visually because there are often little nods to couple’s style or interest scattered through out the wedding but what is said can sometimes be a bit samey. If the ceremony includes only the legal stuff and the speeches are nothing but thank yous and congratulations I wont have a lot to work with in the edit. This is the worst case scenario. Chances are the speeches will have some great soundbites…

Weddings are pricey and it seems like as soon as you say “it’s for a wedding” the price magically doubles. If you aren’t careful you can dig yourself into a bit of hole. To be fair it’ll be a magical, beautiful hole but a hole nonetheless. If a wedding video is on your list of must-haves but you love a bargain then I’ve got a few tips for you so you can use the savings to buy a couple rounds of drinks while on your honeymoon instead. I should also say that these tips are more likely to work on…

I have always hated having my picture taken and I couldn’t even imagine ‘acting’ for a wedding video. I totally empathise with couples who don’t want these shots in their wedding video. Also I have filmed weddings where it was a part of the original schedule but things ran long or the couple would rather forgo portrait shots so they can spend more time mingling. This is a totally fair choice and you will still get a lovely summary of your wedding day. When a couple says they don’t want portrait shots I try to sway them because these shots…