Hyden & Alyson
Hyden and Alyson, married on roughly a hundred acres in the Santa Ynez Valley. Sound on.
Out past the hedges.
Hyden and Alyson were married at Kestrel Park, the English country estate set on roughly a hundred acres in the Santa Ynez Valley. The frame that opens this page has the two of them walking away hand in hand across a dry mown field, bare golden hills either side, her long veil still trailing behind her, the dry mountains stacked up in the far distance.
The film runs four minutes and fifty eight seconds. Out past the gardens and the trees is where the light lasts longest at Kestrel Park, and where the frame empties out to just the two of them.
Notes on the place.
Kestrel Park is a garden estate wrapped in ranch land, and the two halves need different handling. Inside the hedges you are working with enclosure: trees, walls, a great deal of green, and light that arrives filtered and leaves early. Step past the hedge line and it flips. The ground is open, the hills read bare and golden, and the sun stays on them long after the gardens have gone cool. Anything you want lit at the very end of the day belongs out there. It is also where the property gives you scale, because the hills keep going and the mountains behind them finish the job. Wear boots and give yourself the walk.
Do you film weddings at Kestrel Park?
Yes. Hyden and Alyson'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.