Wedding highlight films

When booking Jonathan to photograph your wedding you have the option of adding a highlight film. A wedding highlight film is a highly watchable, cinematic film of the best moments of your day, accompanied by music and natural audio. No extra vendors, no extra contracts or contacts, one cohesive style and vision.

This is not a slideshow. A wedding highlight film is real video, 3-5 minutes long and beautifully shot in a similar style to your photographs. My background is in professional video and although on weddings days I am photo-first, I’m able to shoot ‘hybrid’ ie gather video clips in addition to photos, and create a short film that perfects captures your day - not just what it looked like, but how it felt.

FAQs

How can you do both at once?

The cameras I use shoot both photo and video at extremely high quality, and I simply switch between photo and video mode all day. I record video in slow motion, so a four second clip is potentially eight seconds of footage . So once I’ve got the photos I need, I grab a quick video clip.

Does it affect the quality of the photos?

The individual quality of the photos is unaffected - it’s the same, high-end photography experience and workflow and there are no compromises there. I might take slightly fewer photos at times but gallery sizes tend to be similar. If there’s say a 5% reduction in the number of photos it’s vastly outweighed by the benefits of receiving that beautiful film.

Do you miss moments?

Every wedding day is full of special moments, and there are plenty to go around. For those brief, one-off moments (eg first kiss) I have a few tricks up my sleeve to help make sure your wedding is covered in the best possible way.

Can you also film the ceremony and speeches in full?

My focus is on high quality photography and beautiful short clips - filming parts of the day in full takes time and attention away from this. So no, I don’t. If full ceremony and speeches video are something you want I’d generally recommend a dedicated videographer.

What is hybrid wedding photography?

A hybrid wedding photographer shoots video alongside photos.

with no added hassle or equipment.

I speak to a lot of couple who’d like ‘a bit of video’ but don’t think they’ll ever watch back the whole ceremony or all of the speeches.

My background is in video - in fact my entry point to the wedding industry was filming weddings with an award-winning filmmaker. These days, I am very much ‘photo-first’ but I have learned that it’s possible to create these beautiful films that compliment the photography perfectly.

Have a watch:

A highlight film from me is usually between 4-5 minutes long, and contains clips from throughout the day set to music. I will always endeavour to record audio on the day - ceremony, speeches and whatever the camera picks up and when I do I like to includes bits of this in the highlight film. This is not a full ceremony and speeches service - if you want that you need a dedicated videographer. But if what you want is a beautiful, emotion-packed short film showing the best bits of the day, with minimal impact on your day, consider the Highlight Film add-on.

Can you replace a videographer?

  • It depends.

    I don’t do full ceremony or speeches so if you want that filmed in full I can recommend some great videographers who do all that. What I do is create a 3-5 minute video of the HIGHLIGHTS of the day. It’s a montage of the key moments, people, and all the things that happen, set to music and usually featuring some audio from the day.

    Bonus points - no tripods and large cameras everywhere, one fewer supplier to deal with, and arguably a less intrusive experience for you.

  • Sound

    I’ll endeavour to record audio from speeches and the ceremony and usually will edit short snippets of this into the video to help tell the story. I make no promises that I’ll get this sound - there are too many variables and things out of my control - but usually it’s ok. If you have particular musical tastes, let me know when booking.s

  • Pricing

    I charge an additional £900 for the highlight video, and it’s only available when you book me for photography. Usually I deliver it a while after the photos, so you’ll have something else to look forward to! I use all the best bits so do not offer re-edits.