Nima & Donya
Deep in the redwood grove, where the light comes down in pieces. Sound on.
In the grove.
Nima and Donya were married at Calamigos Ranch, in the redwood grove, where the trees are tall enough that the sun only reaches the ground in patches.
Their film runs four minutes. It is one of the tighter cuts in the archive and it holds to the grove for most of its length.
Notes on the place.
The redwood sites at Calamigos are the darkest ground on the property and the most forgiving for skin, because the canopy diffuses everything before it lands. The problem is dynamic range: the sky between the trunks is several stops brighter than the faces underneath. We expose for the couple and let the gaps blow, rather than protecting the highlights and leaving everyone muddy, which is the mistake that makes grove footage look flat.
Do you film weddings at Calamigos Ranch?
Yes. Nima and Donya'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.