Wedding Ceremony and Speeches Editing
Multi-camera synced · $200 · delivered as its own film
Wedding ceremony and speeches editing for videographers. Multi-camera footage synced against the audio source and cut as a standalone film, so the vows and the toasts exist in full rather than as clips inside something else. $200.
The ceremony and the speeches are the parts of the day with real words in them, and they are the parts most likely to be watched again in ten years.
They are also the least forgiving thing to cut. There is one continuous audio source, several cameras that were rolling at different times, and no way to hide a sync drift or a bad cut behind a music change.
What You Get
The ceremony, the speeches, or both, synced and cut as their own film, $200.
- Multi-camera sync against a single audio source. Angles line up frame-accurately for the length of the event, not just at the start.
- Cut for the words. The edit follows who is speaking and who is reacting. Angle changes happen where they help, not on a rhythm.
- Audio handled properly. Levels ridden across the whole event, and repair work where a lav went bad or a room fought the microphone.
- Rendered individually, so it stands as its own deliverable rather than living inside the full-length film.
Why Deliver It Separately
Couples ask for it. Parents and grandparents ask for it more.
There is a practical reason too: the ceremony and the speeches are the sections most likely to be watched by people who were not there, and sending someone a standalone ceremony film is a great deal easier than telling them to skip to the 34-minute mark of the full-length film.
What It Costs
$200 for the ceremony and speeches cut, synced and delivered as its own film.
What We Need From You
Footage goes on Google Drive, Dropbox, or whichever cloud storage you already use. There is no size limit.
You fill in the project intake form once per wedding. It covers the theme and direction, the moments that have to be in the film, names and pronunciations, music direction, and anything you would rather we did not use. It is the brief the film gets built to, and it is the single biggest factor in how few revision rounds a project needs.
Turnaround
Standard turnaround is 7 to 8 working days.
The more useful answer is that we work to your date. Tell us when you have to deliver to your couple and we will confirm whether we can hit it before you commit to anything. If something has to jump the queue, expedited delivery in 48 to 72 hours is available at +50% of the project price.
Revisions
Four rounds are included: one internal alignment round before the film reaches you, and three with you. Notes go on the Frame.io link that carries the files, which timestamps each comment to the exact frame automatically.
Small changes are included generously. Re-edits that rebuild the film, such as a new music concept, a different narrative order or a substantially different length, are scoped separately. The full terms are on our revision policy page.
Working Under Your Brand
No watermark, no credit, and no contact with your couple. We sign NDAs and white-label agreements on request.
If you have not worked with us before we will do a sample edit after a short call. First-time clients can split payment 50/50 rather than paying up front, and there is a money-back guarantee on a first project.
Common questions
How much does ceremony video editing cost?
$200 for the ceremony and speeches, multi-camera synced and delivered as a standalone film.
Do you sync multiple cameras for the ceremony?
Yes, that is the core of the job. Angles are synced against a single audio source so they stay aligned for the whole event rather than drifting after a few minutes.
Can you fix bad ceremony audio?
To the extent it is possible. Noise reduction, level correction and repair on a failing lav or a difficult room all help. We will tell you honestly what can and cannot be rescued once we have heard it.
Is this included in the full-length film?
The full-length film contains the ceremony and speeches in sequence. This is a separate, individually rendered film of just those sections, which is what couples usually want to send to family.
How do I send you the footage?
Google Drive, Dropbox or whichever cloud storage you already use. There is no size limit. Three to five hundred gigabytes per wedding is normal for us.
How long does it take?
Standard turnaround is 7 to 8 working days. If you have a date you have to hit, tell us before you commit and we will confirm. Expedited delivery in 48 to 72 hours is available at +50%.
What editing software do you use?
DaVinci Resolve, exclusively, across the whole team. One program means a project can move between editors without conforming, and the colour work happens in the tool built for it.
Will my couple know the edit was outsourced?
Only if you tell them. No watermark, no credit, and no contact with your clients. We sign NDAs and white-label agreements on request.
Who chooses and licenses the music?
If you have chosen a track, send it and we cut to it, and that licence stays yours. If you need us to supply licensed music we can, within the platforms we have access to. Ask early: changing the music concept after the first draft means retiming every cut.
Do I get the project file as well as the video?
If you want it. You get the Resolve project with its assets, so changes can be made on your own machine. Some plugins we use are paid, so you would need your own licences for those. For most people the rendered master is all they ever use.
Ready to clear your backlog?
Send us one wedding and see the turnaround for yourself.