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Wedding Photography & Video Advice and Planning
The need-to-know guidance for planning your wedding photography and video. Explore practical advice, planning resources and trusted suppliers we enjoy working with, shaped by more than 600 weddings since 2003.
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Photography Advice
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Choose Coverage That Fits Your Day
Your ceremony time, preparation locations and reception plans all affect how much photography and video coverage you need. Our collection finder helps you see the options before you enquire.
What to Know Before Booking Wedding Photography
Start with the story you want to remember: preparations, the ceremony, family and couple photographs, speeches and the celebration afterwards. The right coverage depends on your actual timeline, the distance between locations and whether important moments will happen at the same time. A second photographer can help when preparations are separate or your guest list and schedule make one camera too limiting.
Look beyond a highlight gallery. Ask to see complete weddings photographed in conditions similar to yours, and make sure you understand the number of photographers, coverage hours, delivery and any album options. Our wedding photography FAQs explain these choices in more detail.
Plan Wedding Video Around the Moments You Want to Hear Again
Wedding video brings back movement, voices and atmosphere: the vows, speeches, laughter and energy of the day. Before choosing a package, consider whether you want a highlight video, longer ceremony or speeches coverage, and how many videographers are needed for your schedule. Ask how sound is captured as well as how the finished video is edited and delivered.
If you are booking both photography and video, one shared timeline helps the teams cover the same moments without competing for space or keeping you from your guests. See our wedding videos and compare the photography and video collections as you plan.
Planning Advice, Resources and People We Trust
Good planning leaves room for the unexpected. Build travel time into the schedule, allow unhurried time for family photographs and ask your venue about a weather alternative. We share practical tools and real examples here so you can make informed choices without turning the day into a checklist.
We also introduce wedding planners and other service providers whose work we have seen first-hand. Our recommended supplier features explain what they do and show how their teams contribute to a wedding day. Use these as a starting point, then choose the people whose style and service suit your celebration.
People we enjoy working with
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Need-to-know answers
Wedding Photography & Video Planning FAQs
How many hours of wedding photography do we need?
Around eight hours is a useful starting point for many weddings, but your timeline matters more than a standard number. Separate preparation locations, travel, speeches and a later first dance may call for longer coverage.
Should we book photography and video together?
You can. A team that plans both around one schedule can coordinate coverage of the ceremony, portraits and reception more easily. The best choice still depends on whether you like both the photographs and the finished videos.
What should we ask a wedding photographer or videographer?
Ask to see complete work, who will be there on the day, what the coverage includes, how audio is captured for video, when the final work will be delivered and what happens if the timeline changes.
Can you recommend wedding suppliers?
Yes. Our recommended supplier features introduce teams we have worked alongside. Tell us about your venue, priorities and style so we can suggest people who may be a good fit.
Let Us Help You Plan the Coverage
Tell us your date, venue and what you would love to remember. We can help you work out the right photography and video coverage for your day.