Editing Life Videography

Here's a short description of what all of our packages come with (it's a lot)!

After 20 years of filming more than 1500 weddings, our large family team believes professional videography should be fair and affordable, and your videographers should be discreet and non-obtrusive. You should also get all of your main events in their entirety, not just bits and pieces in a highlight video. We do all of that, and more.

All of our packages come with FIVE videos. (1) First, you'll get a one minute long Preview Reel shortly after your wedding, perfect for social media. At the same time, you'll get (2) a Short Film of your day, which is a 10-15 minute cut, similar to what other videographers offer as a final product, but with us it's just a Sneak Peek. Those would be followed by (3) a Highlight Video, set to a song that you choose (ANY music), along with (4) a Full Length Film, which presents your day like a cinematic-documentary that averages two hours long. All of your main events would be included in full, with other parts of the day elegantly edited to the music of your choice.

For good measure, we throw in all of your raw footage and any extra footage as part of (5) an Outakes video. Did we mention drone footage is included too?! The best part, again, is you’ll hardly even know we’re there filming (it’s true, check out our reviews).

Read below for detailed descriptions of what we offer, links to samples of our work and below that, find all of our different packages and pricing… all bottom line (taxes already built in).

All Packages Include

1 Minute Preview Reel – Most social media sites require videos to be under 90 seconds, so not long after your wedding, you'll get what we call a Preview Reel for just that purpose. Around a minute or so long, these quick videos are perfect for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and more! We'll use copyright safe music for this featurette, and let you choose the mood of the song (epic, chill, country, dreamlike, rockin' or upbeat). Check out an epic style Preview Reel here!

Short Film Sneak Peek Video – You'll get a Short Film Sneak Peek video of your day usually within a week or two of the wedding. Usually between 10-14 minutes long highlighting every part of your day, including your full vows and ring exchange, you'll have something to enjoy from your day right away! We'll utilize professionally licensed music we have the rights to use to edit the video to, allowing it to be posted on Youtube without fear of copyright strikes or takedown notices. Check some out here.

Full Length Feature Film Final Video – Your end product, usually around 2 hours long, will feature all of your major events in full, in real time, as they happened. Your ceremony, first dance, toasts, cake cutting... all of it... every second. Those major events will be sandwiched by various video montages of all things pre and post ceremony like getting ready footage, formal photos, your cocktail hour, lots of details of the venue and grounds, all set to the music you choose (any music... Taylor Swift? Ed Sheeran? No problem). If we're there long enough, we'll capture a lot of your open dancing, too. At the end of this video we'll include a short highlight video (more on that below).

A Highlight Video – Our Full Length Film concludes with a 4-6 minute long Highlight Video set to the music you choose. The Highlight Video wraps up your entire day into a short presentation... perfect to show folks what your day was like without having to sit through your entire Full Length Film.

Complete Coverage – All important events, such as the Ceremony and key Reception moments, will be presented in the completed video in real time with their own chapter markers. See and hear the vows, toasts, special dances and more all as it happened! We always use two cameras during the ceremony and important reception events as well for total coverage.

Online Highlights – Once completed, your Highlight Video will be posted to our website on our Spotlight Page.

Drone Coverage – Weather, venue, pilot and FAA permitting, we'll fly a drone on your wedding day to gather aerial footage of the grounds of your venue for inclusion in your video at no extra charge! If the weather is bad, we may be able to use some stock drone footage that we captured on a different day.

Wireless Sound – We use wireless WAV recorder/microphones during the ceremony for optimal sound of your vows. WAV microphones have no actual wireless signal and won't affect any house wireless UHF system. We will also send you the audio file from the ceremony just a few days after the big day for fun.

Raw Footage – We'll include anything that didn't make the Full Length Film, as well as real time footage of pre and post ceremony activities, as part of your package either in it's own chapter marker in the main video, or as a separate digital video file if such footage is extensive.

You Choose the Music – You select all of the music you'd like to use for the various parts of your Full Length Feature Film, as well as go over day-of specifics for your wedding via forms for our various packages on our Preparation Page, which also will tell you what to expect from us on the day of your wedding:) If you'd like to keep your video 'Youtube safe', we can use unique music licensed specifically for your video and safe to use on Youtube.

Add Photos – All packages come with a complimentary mini-photo montage! Up to 40 photos, you can send us 'diapers to dating' images, engagement photos or even honeymoon photos! This is completely optional.

Hands On Customization – Matt personally edits every wedding and every client has the option to sit in on the final editing process at Matt's home studio per request to critique, tweak and finalize things with their own personal touch.

Digital Delivery – Once completed, we'll send your fully edited video to you via online download as Quicktime MP4's suitable for iTunes, Quicktime, Apple TV, Windows Media Player, other video playback software and all the different cloud services. You can even upload it to your Youtube channel if you'd like! You can easily make your own USB thumb drives using this file. DVD, thumb drive and SSD drive options available a-la-cart if you'd rather us do it for you!

Experience – All packages can be tailored to any type of wedding across all faiths. Christian, Jewish, Hindu/Indian, Greek... you name it, we've gained the experience in over more than 20 years in business with over 1500 weddings filmed to date by a mostly family crew!

Additional Information

- Please see our popular add-ons toward the bottom of this page; Rehearsal Coverage, Photo-to- Video Montages, Video Message Station (for non-obtrusive guest well wishes during your reception) and more!

-Military, Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Medical (nurses) and Public School Teachers can take $50 off our regular rates on the Basic Package or up. Can not be combined with any other offer. Thanks for what you do!!

- Weddings between Mon-Thurs or November 23rd and March 31st get up to 30% back. See our Discounts just below our regular pricing for full details and other applicable savings.

All pricing based on consecutive hours of coverage on your wedding day. Package cost is bottom-line, less any potential travel fees.

Packages & Pricing

Packages based on consecutive hours of filming.

Everything listed at the top of this page is included with these packages. For winter or weekday rates (M-Th), see our special pricing just below our regular rates on this page!

Married Couple at the United States Naval Academy

2 Hour Elopement Package

$800

Two hours coverage from the time you specify. Perfect for small, intimate weddings that's usually good for Ceremony only coverage, but may allow for a bit of reception coverage as well.

-2 Video Cameras, 1 Videographer

-Est video time: 30-60 minutes.

-Add a 2nd Videographer for $150.

-A third hour can be added to this package for $400.

*Limited availability during peak season between April and November, especially Saturdays.

4 Hour Basic Package

$1500

Four hours coverage from the time you specify. This package is great for coverage of the Ceremony and first couple hours of the Reception to caputre all of those special events like your introductions, first dance, toasts, etc., with perhaps some time for pre-ceremony.

-2 Video Cameras, 1 Videographer

-Est video time: 60-120 minutes.

-Add a 2nd Videographer for $200.

-Extra Hours $150 for 1 Videographer, or $200 for 2 Videographers.

6 Hour Bronze Package

$1800

Six hours coverage from the time you specify. This package is great for pretty much full coverage of Ceremony and Reception activities and even a little pre-ceremony footage.

-2 Video Cameras, 1 Videographer

-Est video time: 90-130 minutes.

-Add a 2nd Videographer for $300.

-Extra Hours $150 for 1 Videographer, or $200 for 2 Videographers.

8 Hour Silver Package

$2100

This package will provide coverage of virtually an entire day of wedding events, from pre-ceremony activities to the ceremony and reception.

-2 Video Cameras, 1 Videographer

-Est video time: 120-150 minutes.

-Add a 2nd Videographer for $400.

-Extra Hours $150 for 1 Videographer, or $200 for 2 Videographers.

Gold 8 Hour Package (our most popular option!)

$2500

Comes with 8 hours coverage, 2 videographers, an extensive Outakes video with raw footage and other goodies and an optional Video Message Station for guests to leave well wishes during the reception at their leisure.

-Other hourly options:

4 hr: $1800

6 hr: $2100

10 hr: $2900

12 hr: $3300

-2 Video Cameras, 2 Videographers.

-Est video time: 3-5 hrs between 2 digital videos.

-Voluntary/Optional Video Message Station included for non-obtrusive guest well-wishes.

-Extra Hours $200.

Married couple at the United States Naval Academy Chapel

"The Works" 12 Hour Package

$3500

Everything in our Gold Package, with up to 12 hours of coverage on the wedding day. Package also includes all of your raw wedding footage directly from our cameras and fully edited videos on an SSD hard drive, as well as three copies of your fully edited videos on DVD -or- USB sticks (your choice)!

-2 Video Cameras, 2 Videographers.

-Voluntary/Optional Video Message Station included for non-obtrusive guest well-wishes..

-Est video time: 4-8 hrs on 2-3 digital videos/DVD's.

-Extra Hours $200.

2-3 Day Package

$5500

Great for 2-3 day events, especially Hindu/Indian weddings! You get everything in "The Works" package, but with up to 18 hours of coverage over 2-3 days. Everything would be delivered on an SSD drive, as well as the fully edited videos on three DVD's or USB's (your choice).

-2 Video Cameras, 2 Videographers.

-Voluntary/Optional Video Message Station included for non-obtrusive guest well-wishes.

*May require additional lodging fees depending on location.

-Extra Hours $200.

-50% of package fee due at contract to hold calendar date, second 50% due by the wedding day.

Offseason/Winter & Non-Weekend Rates

Nov. 23rd to March 31st/Monday-Thursday year round.

-Monday through Thursday weddings are considered non-weekend. -Special pricing does not apply to major holidays (including New Years Eve and New Years Day). -Military, Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Medical (nurses) and Public School Teachers can take an extra $50 off sale or off-season rates for any of our wedding packages. Thanks for what you do!!

Elopement 2 Hour Package $700

Normally $800

Basic 4 Hour Package $1200

Normally $1500

Bronze 6 Hour Package $1500

Normally $1800

Silver 8 Hour Package $1800

Normally $2100

Gold 8 Hour Package $2100

Normally $2500

-Other Gold Package hourly options:

4hr: $1300

6hr: $1700

10h- $2500

12h- $2900

The Works 12 hr Package $3000

Normally $3500

2-3 Day pkg. $4800

Normally $5500

-50% of package fee due at contract to hold calendar date, second 50% due on the wedding day. Pricing can change at any time.

A La Carte & Extras

Add to any package!

(some options already included in our various wedding packages)

DVD Add-on

$40/$80

$40 single copy / $80 for three copies. Includes priority shipping. Inquire for bulk pricing.

USB-C/3.0 Dual Thumb Drive Add-on

$55/$110

$55 single USB / $110 for three USB. Includes priority shipping. Inquire for bulk pricing. Includes independent mp4's of your Full Length Film, Highlight Video, Short Film Sneak Peek & Outakes video (if part of your package).

SSD Drive Delivery (includes all raw footage source files)

$170

Get all of your video files delivered on an external portable SSD hard drive. Includes independent mp4's of your Full Length Film, Highlight Video, Short Film Sneak Peek & Outakes video (if part of your package). Also includes all raw source files directly from our cameras, master audio files, and DVD image files with cover artwork (if part of your package).

Additional Videographer/ Video Message Station

$150-$400

An additional videographer is great when we have to be in two places at one time. They also allow for more dynamic coverage of all the day's events and also allow for the ability to do Video Messages at your reception (if you'd like to do that of course)! We'd set that camera up near the bar or lobby, and would have a sign on it inviting guests over to leave well wishes at their leisure. Specific pricing for an extra videographer is denoted with each package above.

Rehearsal Coverage (up to 3 hours)

$1000

We'll come film your rehearsal and/or rehearsal dinner and deliver it fully edited with your package on a separate disk, which would also include any raw footage and outakes from the day-of, turning your package into a double-disk set! See detailed description toward the bottom of this page. Usually requires hotel fees as well if the wedding is the next day.

50-70 Picture 'Photo to Video' Montage

$100

Different than our 'Mini Photo Montage' we'll put together a longer 7-9 minute photo montage of the couple through the years set to the music of your choice (two songs). At your reception it could then be shown on house TV's, projection screens or our own iMac computer for an extra fee! See detailed description toward the bottom of this page. For projection from one of our computer monitors on your gift table at your wedding, add $100.

80-100 Picture 'Photo to Video' Montage

$150

Different than our 'Mini Photo Montage' we'll put together a longer 10-12 minute photo montage of the couple through the years set to the music of your choice (three songs). At your reception it could then be shown on house TV's, projection screens or our own iMac computer! See detailed description toward the bottom of this page. Have more than 100 pics? Inquire about special pricing! For projection from one of our computer monitors on your gift table at your wedding, add $100.

Save the Date/Love Story/Engagement Video

$500

This is like a video engagement shoot where the couple tells their story about how they came together. It would be used as a lead-in to your main wedding video, and could also be used to invite guests to your wedding... aka a 'Save the Date' video!

Re-Downloading your Wedding Video

$35 per instance

We make your wedding video files available for download for a few months after the wedding on Dropbox. After that time, if you need to download your wedding video again, we charge a one-time fee of $30 as it takes a couple hours of work to go into our archives and upload the files to Dropbox again. We highly recommend all of our couples to not only save their video on their computers, but in their cloud storage as well (your own Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, etc.) for safe keeping:)

Digitizing your Wedding Video

$55 per instance

If we filmed your wedding before the digital age kicked into full gear (anytime before 2012), we may be able to digitize your wedding DVD's! We keep extensive archives and have every wedding we've filmed saved on external hard drives. We can take your DVD's files and digitize them, turning them into MP4 files then sharing the a Dropbox link for you to download your wedding video.

Travel Fees

Only if necessary to get our videographer there! The fees below apply to most weddings in the area, but we do have some travel restrictions and different pricing for certain areas (downtown areas of major cities, or other areas with extended drive times). Please see our detailed Travel Fee & Restrictions page for more details for those areas, linked below this general travel pricing.

Local Fuel/Tolls Surcharge

$50

For events more than 30 minutes from Bel Air, MD.

Extended Fuel/Tolls Surcharge

$150

For any event 2 or more hours away from Bel Air, MD. Also covers extra drive time.

Hotel Fee (if necessary)

$150

Sometimes a hotel stay the night before is wise, and assessed on a case-by-case basis.

MD/DE In-Season Beach Resort Travel Fee

$350

From Ocean City to Rehoboth Beach, between May 15th and September 15th each year. Add $100 for beach resorts in NJ or VA. Covers hotel stay and fuel/tolls.

MD/DE Off-season Beach Resort Travel Fee

$225

From Ocean City to Rehoboth Beach, between September 16th and May 14th each year. Covers hotel stay and fuel/tolls.

More than 3-4 hours from Bel Air, MD?

Negotiable :)

Could include multiple night stay, airfare, etc. We'll go anywhere in the world!

Wedding Videography Packages & Pricing

Here's a short description of what all of our packages come with (it's a lot)!

All Packages Include

Additional Information

Packages & Pricing

Packages based on consecutive hours of filming.

2 Hour Elopement Package

4 Hour Basic Package

6 Hour Bronze Package

8 Hour Silver Package

Gold 8 Hour Package (our most popular option!)

"The Works" 12 Hour Package

2-3 Day Package

Offseason/Winter & Non-Weekend Rates

Nov. 23rd to March 31st/Monday-Thursday year round.

Elopement 2 Hour Package $700

Basic 4 Hour Package $1200

Bronze 6 Hour Package $1500

Silver 8 Hour Package $1800

Gold 8 Hour Package $2100

The Works 12 hr Package $3000

2-3 Day pkg. $4800

A La Carte & Extras

Add to any package!

DVD Add-on

USB-C/3.0 Dual Thumb Drive Add-on

SSD Drive Delivery (includes all raw footage source files)

Additional Videographer/ Video Message Station

Rehearsal Coverage (up to 3 hours)

50-70 Picture 'Photo to Video' Montage

80-100 Picture 'Photo to Video' Montage

Save the Date/Love Story/Engagement Video

Re-Downloading your Wedding Video

Digitizing your Wedding Video

Travel Fees

Local Fuel/Tolls Surcharge

Extended Fuel/Tolls Surcharge

Hotel Fee (if necessary)

MD/DE In-Season Beach Resort Travel Fee

MD/DE Off-season Beach Resort Travel Fee

More than 3-4 hours from Bel Air, MD?

Detailed Travel Fees for Downtown Areas and Safety Policy

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