In many ways the process of creating destination wedding films is a completely secondary entity to the experience of joining you on your wedding. Creating films is second nature to me. It’s what I do with ease. I don’t think too much about the process. My eyes do the work. I seek out creative shots discreetly and then I move on without fuss to my next shot. The experience of destination wedding films goes way beyond this usual routine.

It’s about becoming part of the day. Shooting the day from the inside not as a nervous onlooker peeking in. It’s about seamlessly joining you and those closest to you. Capturing your film, your story. Celebrating with you, partying with you, relaxing with you, helping you out with a spare set of hands when needed. Disappearing when needed. Giving you advice, reassurance and guidance when needed. Using the experience gained from over 100 destination weddings in over 30 different countries. Accompanying you on the journey.

It’s beyond clichéd to talk about journeys but, please bare with me here. Trust me I’ve started this opening paragraph many times over with numerous variations of the phrase – Let’s start your journey, your journey begins here, take me on a journey etc etc. It doesn’t get any less vomit inducing, sorry.

The problem is, when I look back at over a decades experience of creating destination wedding films – it’s the one word that stands tall above all others. I’ve captured destination wedding films for over one hundred couples in over twenty five different countries. I really have been on one hell of a journey.

It takes a lot to trust someone enough to capture the biggest day of your life. Destination wedding films involve putting trust in someone to not only create a beautiful video but to travel across the world without issue or fuss. To arrive fresh and on time as if the event was on their own doorstep. To merge seamlessly into proceedings for often three or four days at a time. Destination wedding films involve spending enormous amounts of downtime with your friends and family. You have to connect with people on a personal level as well as the professional role that you are being paid to undertake. I’m happy to be the seasoned pro but also understand that enjoying a beer with the guests can sometimes be worth it’s weight in gold. It’s about breaking down barriers. Always being more than just the camera guy.

Over the years that I’ve forged a crazy career from attending other peoples parties, I’ve gained life long friendships in every corner of the world. I can generally travel anywhere with my destination wedding films and always have a reunion over food or drinks. I truly love witnessing first hand the paths that my couples take. Meeting up with these guys years later, seeing their children running around and hearing how they’ve worked at married life is inspiring to me. We’re all on a journey. I spend my life becoming part of other peoples stories and to me that truly is an honor and a privilege.

Actually the film itself is no more expensive. I ask my couples to cover travel costs but I don't charge extra for traveling time like many other videographers.

Every wedding is different depending on location but the travel costs will usually include a room for the nights either side of the wedding day, flights to the nearest airport and transfer costs to the hotel / venue i.e. Taxi or Uber.

I'm happy to work either way. In the past many of my couples have chosen to arrange my travel plans for me. Likewise, I'm more than happy to obtain travel quotes, run the costs by my couple and then book everything myself.

It's always great to allow some safety time just in case flights are delayed. I'd never cover a destination wedding and arrive on the same day. If it's a one day event or wedding, I'd usually arrive the day before.

Yes, certainly. It's actually common for me to cover both pre and post wedding events. It's always great to attend rehearsal dinners and chilled out evening barbecues. It helps to meet everyone and like I said above, break down barriers before the main event. Likewise, post wedding brunches or beach parties also make for some great footage.

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