Once we finish your videos, we'll provide you with a Google Drive link where you can download your videos in 4K and HD. At that point, if you have any changes you'd like to see to any of the videos, just let us know. If you're happy with the videos as-is or after those revisions are complete, we'll also upload them to a service called Mediazilla, which is an online platform that allows you to easily share your videos with friends and family or even stream them to your TV.
You can see some samples of what Mediazilla looks like below:
https://mediazilla.com/c4P3yLRq34
https://mediazilla.com/IaRlzoUr0m
https://mediazilla.com/oMYvMgXYHr
In almost all cases, Nick will be the lead videographer. He’s the owner of Work Shed Weddings who started it all back in 2010. If Nick is unavailable (so far, it's only happened once when his son was born) another very qualified lead videographer will be there instead of Nick. All of our lead videographers have years of experience shooting weddings with us, and usually have their own wedding video business as well. We make sure that if Nick can’t be there, every wedding is in very capable hands.
We always shoot with at least 2 videographers with the second shooter being selected from our team of qualified videographers. This allows us to cover multiple locations for prep, as well as set up and tear down in situations with a tighter schedule, without missing anything important. We’ve tried shooting with just 1 person in the past and we weren’t happy with the quality of the product so all of our packages include 2 videographers.
Side note- you might see a lot of emails signed from someone named Tristen. She’s Nick’s wife and is the Office Manager for Work Shed and handles almost all the emails, schedules, payments, etc. She occasionally will also second shoot with Nick.
There is no specific delivery schedule in the contract. We try to deliver the 60 second preview video (if it's included with you package) within a week of your wedding. Depending on how busy we are, that can sometimes be closer to 2 weeks.
For your short film and ceremony videos, those can be anywhere from 6-12 weeks after your wedding. We edit weddings in the order we filmed them so weddings that are earlier in wedding season (April or May) are edited quicker than ones later in the year when we have.a lot of edits we're working on.
Since we do not outsource our editing (which we find to be critical to maintaining our style), there can be some variability but we try to get everything edited as quickly as we can while maintaining a high standard of quality. We hope all of our couples will be watching their videos for the next 20, 30, or even 50 years so in our opinion, if it takes an extra week or two to make the video the best that it can be, that's a tradeoff worth making.
We’re based out of Akron, OH and include travel within 1 hour for free. Any locations further than 1 hour away are charged $75/hour each way beyond that first hour. So a wedding in Pittsburgh, PA or Columbus, OH (2 hours each way) would be charged $150 total for travel.
Most of the weddings we shoot are in Akron, Cleveland, Canton, and Youngstown which are not charged for travel.
YES! It's your wedding and your footage. A lot of times there are great shots that don't make it into the video just because they don't fit due to the flow of the story or timing. To get the raw footage, just provide us with a flash drive (either 128GB or 256GB) or when can sell you a custom flash drive engraved with your names and wedding date. Just ask to see the options we have available.
One thing to keep in mind is that we're generally "shooting for the edit". What that means is that how we're deciding on our angles or how long each clip is, is based on how we think that shot will fit in the final film which is not always how you'd want to watch that moment if you were watching it on its own. We once had a bride comment after receiving her raw footage that "I can't believe you made such a beautiful out of that!".
After you’ve signed our online contract and paid the deposit ($500), your final balance is due 2 weeks before your wedding. After booking, we’ll send you a check-in email about 2-3 months out with some reminders about what’s included in your package as you form your timeline. Then about 5-6 weeks out we’ll send you our form to fill out which is what we use to create our schedule for your wedding day.
We typically follow the photographer’s schedule but not always. Your wedding planner (if applicable), photographer, and DJ/band are the main vendors who will help you create the schedule for the day. We mostly look at your schedule after it’s complete to figure out the best use of our time. It’s possible more hours may need to be added, but we’ll always discuss it with you to see what you want.
It’s possible you may not hear from us for months between paying the deposit and the check-in email before your wedding. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions though, or just to confirm we still have you booked for peace of mind.
Of course! Please let us know if you need proof of coverage for your venue.
For the Premium and Signature Packages, we like to try and capture the bride and groom getting dressed through about 20 minutes of open dancing at minimum. Depending on your schedule or your preference, we can shoot more than that or less! Some people like more prep, some like more dancing. We really try to figure out the best use of the hours to get what we need and what you want.
For the Essentials Package, we need to arrive 1 hour before the ceremony starts to set up and get b-roll of the ceremony site and drone footage (if possible). We can shoot anything you’d like before or after the ceremony within the 3 hours at the same location. Sometimes that includes a first look or prep, and photos.
Need extra time? It’s $125/hour to add on time to any package. You can book a maximum of 12 hours for the Premium and Signature Packages and 5 hours for the Essentials Package.
