Documentary Style Weddings

Imagine you are a guest at your own wedding. What will it look like from the otherside when you say, “I do.” Or when you dance with your spouse for the first time in public. Your video is about you two, and you will have that forever with a documentary style wedding video. We won’t rely on staging or posing. We will capture the day as it happens.

Documentary-style wedding videos are the closest way to capture the experience of re-living the most important moment of your life as a new couple. They also can be budget friendly and beautiful when handled by a professional.

Videographers that use documentary style will very rarely interrupt you to stage a moment such as a photographer or cinematographer might do. Professional documentarians prepare for “givens” or things that are known to happen in a certain order.

Documentary Style 1

Documentary Style 1 includes the entire ceremony and early moments of the reception. This package is included with some of Studio 131’s All-Inclusive Wedding Packages.

Ceremony Coverage

The Ceremony is unquestionably the most important part of the day and will be captured from the nervous excitment in the beginning all the way through the celebratory first moments of the new union. This package includes is the most essential parts of the wedding for most couples including:

• The preamble to the ceremony (as much as the couple will allow, need or want) – Bridal Suite, Groom Room, Decor, Guest arrival and seating, etc.
• The complete ceremony (word for word and tightened for documentary style edit)
• The transition from ceremony to reception (could be cocktail hour, I won’t follow the bride and groom during their photo session, but instead, I’ll watch the event transform from the guests’ point of view).
• The introduction of the bridal party at the reception and the first public introduction of the newly married couple.

Reception Coverage

In addition to the ceremony, we think it’s just as important to remember the reception to capture your essential wedding traditions such as:

Documentary Style 2

In addition to all of the essential moments mentioned above, some couples like to capture every little detail of the reception including:

In the Documentary Style 2 package We’ll stay for the entire reception (up to 10 hours) to capture every moment you desire.  The organic nature of the event and its guests will become a bigger focal point in this package and allow for the most realistic, detailed version of your wedding day.