Every highlight film we cut is built around your voices, so we treat audio like a second camera: our own mics, our own recorders, and three backups running whether the venue's system works or not.
How we record it
- A lavalier on the officiant and one on whoever speaks facing away from us
- A recorder patched into the venue's soundboard when there is one
- A shotgun mic on the camera as the always-on safety net
Three sources, synced in the edit. In twelve years we have never lost a set of vows.
The lav goes on lastFive minutes before the processional
Whispered vows, a cracking voice, your grandfather's reading: that's the film. The pictures come second.
Patched into the boardLevels checked twice
What you can do
Write your vows on paper, not a phone; paper doesn't autolock mid-sentence and it looks right on camera. If you're having an outdoor ceremony, tell us about wind and water features early. And if you want private vows off-mic, say so. We'll record them only for you two, or not at all.
Outdoor ceremonies need wind planningSacred oaks, dusk