r/weddingvideography

Ours is in editing and we've been asked to pick between a five minute version and a full length one at around forty minutes. My instinct is that nobody sits through forty minutes. My mother's instinct is that the forty minutes is the entire point. One of us is wrong and I suspect it's me. I know this is not the right sub but AITA?

Three couples this season have asked for same night vertical clips. None of them asked two years ago.

I'm not set up for it and subcontracting eats most of the margin. Building it in or holding it as its own line?

I’m looking for a wedding photographer/videographer in Mumbai for a 4 day event between 21st to 25th November. Functions include Engagement, Haldi, Wedding and Reception.

Looking for someone who covers both photography and videography, including candid and traditional photos, a good cinematic wedding video, coverage of both families and reels/highlights, if possible.

I'm on a pretty tight budget so I would ideally be looking for someone who can cover everything within a max budget of around Rs 1.30 lakh for the entire package.

I would really prefer recommendations from people who have personally worked with the photographer or have seen their work, rather than just random Instagram recommendations. If you’ve had a good experience with someone, please share their name or Instagram/website and approximate package cost.

I have a Sony a7 IV and a second-generation Sigma 24-70mm lens. I use the a7 IV with a cage. I recently tried mounting it on a DJI RS4, but the camera setup was too heavy for it. Because of this, could you recommend a gimbal that can handle my setup? Zhiyun Crane, DJI RS Ronin series—anything works. I really need your comments and recommendations. Thanks in advance

I’ve been a videographer for 10 years now and I just turned 30. Let’s just say my body is not what it was when I started 😭

I’ve been switching between wearing my doc martens and my new balance runners this year but my feet are in SO much pain. After weddings, I can barely get out of my car and walk into my house after the drive home.

Every morning I wake up with pain in my feet for the first 2-3 minutes of the day. I’m pretty sure it’s plantar fasciitis.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I don’t care how they look or how much they are… as long as my feet aren’t screaming at me anymore.

Please help!!

Mine is within a week, but I find couples rarely pester you about it. After all, they just had their wedding, and all the stress and excitement that entails; they're not necessarily in a hurry to sit down and re-watch it. Might be different with photography.

Hey everyone!

I filmed my first short wedding recently (I’m primarily a photographer) and the day went OK but there were several things I know I could have done much better. There were also a few challenges as well.

First thing was, I used my gimbal Weebill 3S. I used my Sony Fx30 with a sigma 16mm f1.4 lens. I noticed that I had to balance it several times and occasionally it lost balance and the camera fell forward while I was filming. I had to turn it off then back on and it rebalanced fine.

This was especially an issue when I needed to change the iso due to the sun or adjust the f stop.

How do you guys change settings while the camera is on a gimbal without balancing issues? The venue had these massive windows so I had to constantly adjust even while indoors.

Using a free well ND system even adjusting that seemed to affect balance while filming too. Very annoying.

I initially went into the day thinking I would use the gimbal for some stuff and a rig I built out for handheld but I ended up using the gimbal the whole day and two static cameras.

Secondly, when it came to lighting I used these NEEWER MS60B and NEEWER MS150B lights. The venue had issues with some of their lights so they only had on string lights with extremely high ceilings.

When shining the light on the couple at the reception, it just felt like I was BLASTING them with light.

Is this just how it is?

I’d like to keep giving it a shot where I can in low risk weddings (like filming for free or a low price until I’m super confident. But any advice would be helpful. Or if you could give me a high level view how how you manage the day.

Hello everyone,

I'm curious how others here handle it when native NLE sync completely chokes on multicam footage - whether it's weddings, live events, or multi-mic setups. Do you manually align waveforms, or rely on dedicated external tools?

Built-in timeline sync regularly fails on me due to heavy room echo, weak camera scratch audio, or clipped mic feeds.

Curious what workarounds or tools you all use when native sync gives up.

I have 2 professional years in video and editing. I've worked multiple events.

I understand what is needed in a wedding and I know what people primarily want in a wedding. I just can't seem to find the opportunity to get hired for one. Is anyone hiring in Sacramento or CA area?

I can share some of my work if you're interested. Not looking to start as lead, but just need some help getting into the industry. I can do video, photo and edit.

Thank you in advance!

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Heyy guys simple question. I am a novice wedding videographer and Im looking for some advice on camera placement from more experienced collagues. The venue is on the picture above. Im rocking one camera on a gimbal and the other is a static one on a tripod. Both lenses are 28-75s and yes I know its not ideal but its my current situation. How would you place the static camera (and myself with the gimbal) throughout the ceremony? How can I work with the photographer here? Also keep in mind i am doing both long and short form. Thanks!

Wedding files are getting bigger every year. RAW photos, 4K videos, multiple cameras, backups… and now storage costs are also going up.

I’m curious to know what other photographers are doing.
Are you using hard drives, a NAS, Google Drive, Dropbox, or some other cloud storage?

For those who have a lot of old weddings, like 10TB, 20TB, 50TB or more, how are you storing everything without spending a crazy amount every year?

I’m mainly looking for something that is safe, affordable and easy to access when a client asks for an old wedding.

Would love to know what setup you’re using and roughly how much you spend on storage every year.

Hi! I'm getting married October 3, 2026 in Phillipsburg, NJ and looking for a newer/independent wedding filmmaker or cinematographer.

I'm specifically looking for a modern documentary/editorial style rather than a traditional heavily produced/cinematic wedding video. Think candid moments, natural audio, movement, interesting compositions, and something that feels authentic to the day.

Budget is around $1,200, but I'm flexible on coverage hours/deliverables if needed. I'd be totally open to someone newer to wedding filmmaking who is looking to build their portfolio.

If you're a filmmaker/cinematographer or know someone whose work might be a good fit, please drop your portfolio/Instagram and pricing below! I'd love to take a look.

When you make your main edit (I'm talking to folks who make something like a 6-11 minute feature for clients) and make a 1 minute highlight reel, teaser, etc. how are you utilizing them together?

Is the 1-minute edit often directly included in your final product? Do you use segments or chunks from it in the final video? Do you often use the same music or audio tracks in your final? Or on the other hand, is your feature a completely different video altogether?

Curious about how much different people are blending them. If you do use them together, would love to see a post of one of your edits and final films to see how you're using them.

Hi
I currently have an R6 Mark II that I use for both photo and video. I mainly shoot weddings and I’m looking to get a second camera that would be used mainly for video.
I was originally thinking about getting the R6V because it would pair nicely with my R6 II, but now I’m also looking at the C50 and R5C and I’m honestly not sure which one makes the most sense.
Since I only shoot weddings, I don’t really need a camera for cinema productions or anything like that. I mainly want something reliable for a full wedding day, good in low light, good autofocus and good image quality.
For people who shoot weddings, which one would you go for?
Would you just get the R6V since I already have the R6 II, or would you go for the C50/R5C and get something more video-focused?
I’d really appreciate some opinions from people who actually use these cameras for weddings.

I’m getting so many couples at the moment who enquire, I reply straight away that I’m available and can we arrange a call? and they ignore me. Crickets. Ghosted again.

(My prices are transparently on my website)

It’s infuriating.