Wedding films built with intention, not volume.
A wedding film is not something you revisit the week after the wedding. It is something you return to years later, when the details begin to fade and what remains is how it felt. The way your voice sounded during your vows. The pauses in the speeches. The small moments that happened without anyone noticing. That is what this work is built around.
How I think about the investment
I film between 8 and 10 weddings a year. Not as a marketing device, but because filming, editing, and finishing a film of this kind is a process I do alone, end to end, and that process does not scale. Every couple I take on receives the same level of attention from the same person who will eventually deliver their film twelve weeks later.
The starting investment reflects that, not the cost of equipment or hours on a timeline.
Starting at $7,000 USD
Each wedding is approached as a single narrative piece. Not a collection of clips, but a film built from what actually happened.
Most couples invest between $7,000 and $10,000 depending on the structure of the wedding, number of events, and coverage required.
What you receive at the starting investment
Coverage of the full day, not blocks of hours.
Most wedding videographers sell time in 8, 10, or 12-hour blocks. I don’t. The starting investment covers the wedding day from getting ready until the meaningful part of the celebration ends. If the night ends with everyone in the pool, I’m still filming. The film is shaped by what actually happened, not by when a contract clock ran out.
A 12 to 20-minute documentary film and a 1 to 2-minute trailer.
The full film is the work. The trailer exists for sharing.
Real audio captured and built into the narrative.
Vows, speeches, and ambient sound recorded redundantly with professional wireless systems and field recorders. Audio is treated as central to the film, not as a track laid underneath the music. This is uncommon in wedding work and changes how the finished film feels.
Film captured in cinema format.
12-bit RAW, 4K resolution, on cinema cameras. Almost no wedding videographers shoot this format because it requires significantly more storage, processing time, and post-production discipline. The reason it matters is not technical, it is durability: the file holds enough information that the film will hold up to whatever screen you watch it on in ten years.
Hand-graded color, no LUTs.
Each film is color-graded manually rather than through a preset look. The grading is neutral and intentional rather than stylized for current trends. Films that were graded to look like 2018 already look like 2018. This is a decision about how the film ages.
Slow motion used with intention, not as effect.
Most of the film moves at the speed the day actually felt. Slow motion is reserved for specific moments where stretching time serves the story. This is a choice about storytelling discipline, not technical preference.
Aerial footage where permitted.
Drone access at each venue is confirmed in advance. Policies vary by property and some locations restrict outside vendors from flying regardless of equipment. This is coordinated directly with the venue before the wedding date so it is never an issue on the day itself.
Delivery in 4K within 10 to 12 weeks.
The finished film is delivered through a private, branded client gallery, accessible from any device, streamable in 4K, and available with lifetime access. No expiring links, no shared folders. Physical delivery on a custom drive is available on request.
How a custom collection is built above the starting investment
The $7,000 USD figure covers a single-day documentary film of the wedding itself. Custom collections are built when the wedding involves more than that. The options below are designed to adapt the film to how your wedding actually unfolds.
Multi-day coverage
Secondary event (welcome dinner, rehearsal dinner, after-party)
$1,800 – $2,500 USD
Full additional day (second ceremony, multi-cultural celebrations, multi-day weddings)
$2,800 – $4,000 USD
Whether additional coverage is integrated into the main film or delivered as a separate piece is discussed during the initial conversation and reflected in the final scope.
Second filmmaker
$1,200 USD
Used when timelines overlap or when coverage benefits from multiple perspectives without interruption.
Dedicated drone operator
$800 USD
For locations where aerial coverage requires a separate operator and more controlled execution beyond standard drone footage.
Full ceremony edit
$400 – $700 USD
A complete edit of the ceremony, preserving the full sequence beyond the main film.
Full speeches edit
$300 – $600 USD
A full version of speeches, including moments not included in the main narrative.
Social coverage
$500 – $900 USD
A dedicated person focused entirely on capturing content for immediate sharing, separate from the film. Designed for couples who want an Instagram presence during or immediately after the wedding without that objective affecting how the documentary film is made. Can include real-time posting, Instagram takeovers, or next-day delivery of shareable clips. Scope and format are defined in advance.
Priority delivery
Available on request for couples who need the film delivered ahead of the standard 10 to 12-week timeline. Discussed during the initial conversation.
Photography — Visual Companion
For couples looking for a unified visual approach, photography coverage is available as a complement to the film. Both are captured with the same documentary approach, the same attention to light and composition, and delivered as a cohesive body of work.
Starting at $2,800 USD
Where this sits in the market
Documentary and cinematic wedding film coverage in the Cancún and Riviera Maya corridor ranges from approximately $4,500 to $12,000 USD for international couples.
The lower end of that range generally reflects fewer hours, crews working from templates, faster edits, and less technical investment per film. The higher end reflects multi-shooter teams, larger productions, or studios with significant overhead.
My starting investment of $7,000 USD reflects something different from either of those: single-filmmaker coverage, cinema-format capture, hand-graded color, narrative editing done by the same person who filmed the day. The investment is structured around the work itself, not the team or the volume around it.
About the work behind this investment
I hold a Master’s in Digital Photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York, and I’ve spent more than thirteen years working in commercial production for international brands. That background shapes what I bring to weddings: a process built on observation rather than direction, technical discipline that holds under pressure, and editing decisions made for the couple rather than for an algorithm.
The films are documentary in how they’re filmed, cinematic in how they’re told, and edited for emotional pacing rather than for what performs on social media. Every musical choice, every cut, every grading decision is made with the same question in mind: how will this feel to the couple in ten years.
That is what the investment is built around.
Availability
I film a limited number of weddings each year. Not as a marketing device, but because this kind of work requires full attention.
Most dates are booked 6 to 8 months in advance. December through April is peak season in the Caribbean and those dates fill earlier.
What happens after you reach out
After your message, I usually reply within 24 hours with available dates and a personal note about your wedding. The first conversation is a 30-minute call. No pitch. The goal is to understand what you’re planning, share how I work, and see whether the approach is the right fit before we talk about anything else.