Dave & Alex
The estate, and the wild country around it. Press play, sound on.
The way it felt.
This is our third film at Hummingbird Nest Ranch, and Dave and Alex used the part of it we love most: not the manicured lawns but the wild edges, where the prickly pear runs up against the boulders and the hills go gold behind everything.
It had an easy, unhurried warmth to it, and the estate gave the day room to breathe. We filmed it patiently, chasing the light up the ridgeline, and let the country around the villa do the talking.
On Hummingbird Nest Ranch.
Hummingbird Nest Ranch is a 124-acre estate in the Santa Susana Mountains, about forty minutes north of Los Angeles, with a 1920s Spanish Colonial villa at the top of it. Most of what makes it film well is the land: olive groves, bougainvillea against white stucco, and beyond the manicured parts, real chaparral country with prickly pear, sandstone boulders and hills that turn gold in the last hour. Because the estate hosts one wedding at a time, the day never feels crowded. We have now made three films here, so we know exactly where the light lands at each hour.
Do you film weddings at Hummingbird Nest Ranch?
Yes. Hummingbird Nest Ranch is one of our favorite Los Angeles area venues, and we know it well, from the olive groves and the hilltop villa to the wild chaparral and boulders past the lawns. As a Hummingbird Nest Ranch wedding videographer we plan the day around the last hour of light on the ridgeline, so your wedding film feels the way the day actually felt. Santa Susana sits right in our home range as a Los Angeles based studio.
How much does a Hummingbird Nest Ranch wedding videographer cost?
Our wedding films range from $6,000 for The Moment to $10,000 for The Legacy, our most complete collection. Every collection is a full cinematic wedding video of your Hummingbird Nest Ranch day plus a custom wedding website. You can see everything on our Collections page.
How soon do we get our wedding film?
Your full cinematic wedding film is delivered in about 8 to 12 weeks. Our two larger collections, The Portrait and The Legacy, also include a shorter teaser of your wedding video, delivered sooner so you have something to share while the full film is edited.
Is there a difference between a wedding film and a wedding video?
Not much. The terms get used interchangeably. Whether you are searching for a Hummingbird Nest Ranch wedding videographer or a wedding film, we make the same thing: one cinematic piece, scored and edited like a short film, from your day at Hummingbird Nest Ranch.
Will we notice you during the day?
Barely, and that is the point. We film the day as it actually unfolds rather than staging it, staying close but out of the way, so you are present for your wedding instead of performing for a camera. Most couples tell us they forgot we were filming until they watched their wedding film.