Kevin & Maya
Seven acres of garden above Santa Barbara. Press play, sound on.
The way it felt.
Belmond El Encanto sits up on the Santa Barbara Riviera, seven acres of terraced garden looking down over the city and out at the Pacific. Kevin and Maya's day stayed in those gardens, and the gardens did most of the work.
It moved at an unhurried, easy pace: brick paths winding between white bungalows, dappled light through old trees, and a view that opens up every time you turn a corner. We filmed it close and quiet, and let the property breathe.
On Belmond El Encanto.
Belmond El Encanto is a hillside hotel on the Santa Barbara Riviera, seven acres of terraced gardens and Craftsman bungalows looking down over the city and out to the Pacific. What makes it film so well is the layering: brick paths winding between white cottages, a trellised arbor, mature trees throwing dappled light, and the historic Lily Pond sitting quiet in the middle of it. The gardens face the ocean, so the late afternoon arrives soft and warm through the leaves instead of flat and hard, and there is shade to work in when the sun is still high. We plan every Belmond El Encanto wedding film around that garden light, and around the view that opens up at the top of the property.
Do you film weddings at Belmond El Encanto?
Yes. Belmond El Encanto is one of our favorite Santa Barbara venues, and we know it well, from the brick paths between the white bungalows to the trellised arbor and the Lily Pond. As a Belmond El Encanto wedding videographer we plan the day around the soft garden light in the last hour, so your wedding film feels the way the day actually felt. We are a Los Angeles based studio and film up the coast through Santa Barbara regularly.
How much does a Belmond El Encanto 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 Belmond El Encanto 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 Belmond El Encanto 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 Belmond El Encanto.
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.