Ryan & Mandi
Seven acres on the Riviera, and a bungalow path at the end of the day. Sound on.
Between the bungalows.
Ryan and Mandi were married at Belmond El Encanto, high on the Santa Barbara Riviera, and their portraits were made along the paths that thread between the white bungalows.
Theirs is a short film, close to four minutes, and it keeps to the property. El Encanto is one of the few hotels where the grounds are interesting enough that you never need to leave them.
Notes on the place.
El Encanto is arranged as a village rather than a building: individual white bungalows scattered through seven acres of terraced garden, connected by narrow planted paths. That layout is a gift for a film, because it means portraits can happen in a dozen genuinely different settings within a two minute walk of each other. The height is the other thing to use. The property looks down over the whole of Santa Barbara to the water, and that view holds long after the garden itself has gone into shade.
Do you film weddings at Belmond El Encanto?
Yes. Ryan and Mandi'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.