Dani & Shane
Tide rocks, flat water, and a walk out to the edge of it. Sound on.
Out on the shelf.
Dani and Shane were married in San Diego in August, and their portraits were made out on the flat tide rocks where the beach gives way to shelf and the water goes still behind it.
Walking a couple out onto wet rock is worth the time it costs. It puts them somewhere no one else at the wedding has been that day, and it gives the film a frame with nothing in it but the two of them and open water.
Notes on the light.
Filming the San Diego coastline means working to the tide rather than only to the sun. The rock shelves that make the best frames here are underwater at high tide and slick for a while after it drops, so the window that works is narrow and it moves by about an hour a day. We check the tide table alongside the sunset time when we plan a coastal San Diego wedding, and we keep the walk out short and deliberate rather than making it a long session.
Do you film weddings at San Diego?
Yes. Dani and Shane's wedding film was made there, and you can watch it on this site. Having filmed a place once means we already know how it behaves through the day rather than working it out on the morning.
How much does a wedding videographer cost?
Our collections run from $6,000 for The Moment to $10,000 for The Legacy, our most complete collection. Each one is a full cinematic wedding film of your day plus a custom wedding website. Everything is set out on our Collections page.
When do we get our wedding film?
About 8 to 12 weeks for the full film. The Portrait and The Legacy also include a shorter teaser, delivered sooner, so you have something to share while the main edit is still running.
Will we notice you during the day?
Barely. We film the day as it happens rather than staging it, staying close but out of the way. Most couples tell us afterwards that they forgot anyone was filming.