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Wedding Day Drone Footage
Drones are awesome. Everyone likes drones (apart from those who hate them vehemently) and you may be pretty stoked to hear that at Sam Baly Films we use drones at as many weddings as we can. Drone footage adds a wow factor to a wedding video, elevating it (ahem) to a...
Emma & Harry – St Mary’s Thornbury & The Barn at White Horse, Hambrook
One of my absolute favourite weddings, Emma & Harry at St Mary's Church Thornbury, and reception at the beautiful Barn at the White Horse, Hambrook. This wedding had it all - emotional moments, classic car, beautiful weather, stunning venues, and of course the...
Nicola & Jack – St Tewdrics House, Chepstow
A stunning sunny Spring wedding at the elegant St Tewdrics House in Chepstow for Nicola & Jack and their young family. My favourite weddings are the ones where the couples are crazy about each other and it shows in all their interactions. I love how confident...
6 tips for better wedding videos and photos
When you film a lot of weddings, you become experienced in noticing the things that go well and those that don't go quite as well. These are often little things that could be corrected very easily, but just require being told beforehand! This is why I'll often try to...
The best ways to arrange speeches for your wedding video
In most cases, wedding videographers will just get on with their job, working with whatever you have decided to do for the various events in your wedding day. However, there are some things to consider that will make for much better results when capturing the...
Fatima & Mohamed – Tortworth Court, Gloucestershire
My first time filming a muslim wedding, and it was such a beautiful event. Filmed at DeVere Tortworth Court Hotel in Gloucestershire, the dresses, jewellery, and details were all stunning, not to mention the bride Fatima, who was just an outrageously gorgeous vision...
Danielle & Alex – Brympton House, Somerset
When gearing up for a November wedding you're never too hopeful about the weather, but the light that greeted us as we arrived at the beautiful Brympton House in Somerset was nothing short of incredible. When the sun comes out in Autumn and Winter, it's one of my...
Sophie & Chris – Deer Park House, Devon
There's something very atmospheric about a rainy wedding day. I don't think that it's a thing to be concerned about particularly, providing you've chosen a venue big enough to contain everyone comfortably, as was the case for Sophie and Chris's wedding in St Peter's...
Filming your keepsakes, jewellery and details
Whilst it may be true that a wedding videographer will largely find great stuff to shoot all by themselves on your wedding day, there’s certainly no harm in giving them a helping hand on occasion. This is particularly true when it comes to details. By details I mean...
Are Wedding Photos from Video a good option?
Savvy couples are always looking at ways to keep their wedding costs down. In recent years with the improvement in video tech and resolution, 'photos from video' has sprung up as a service. The idea being that you just hire a videographer to film your wedding, and...
Becky & Dan – Wick Farm Bath
A scorching August day. A tiny village church in Winterborne, North Bristol. A vintage camper van, a beautiful young couple and the stunning reception venue of Wick Farm, near Bath. Dan is a fellow photographer I have had the pleasure of working with on several...
How to make time for photo and video on your wedding day
Different couples will have different approaches when it comes to how they want photography and videography to fit into their day. Some may want every moment captured with poses and set pieces, whereas others may want their photography and video to be captured as...
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