I filmed a wedding ceremony, and unfortunately, my focus was set on the background rather than the couple. The background is crisp and sharp, but the bride and groom are noticeably out of focus.

I'm hoping to salvage the footage by bringing the couple into focus and making them appear sharp, while softening the background to create more natural-looking depth of field.

Are there any AI tools, software, or post-production techniques that could help achieve this? I'm particularly interested in anything that can recover detail and sharpen an out-of-focus subject in moving video, rather than simply sharpening the entire frame.

Has anyone successfully rescued footage like this? I'd love recommendations for specific software, workflows, plugins, or techniques worth trying.

This is important wedding footage, so I'm willing to explore paid options if there's a realistic chance of improving it. Thank you!

So I am here to ask people to see if they have experience with capturing better audio during mass for Catholic weddings. Currently our setup just involves DJI mic 2's with lapels on the bride and groom 32bit float etc and rodes video mic pros on camera setups for our stationary tripod cams as well as roaming CAM A. But recently we got a Zoom F3, and wanted to see if anyone's ever hooked one up to a church's AV system before? or asked the priest to. Just trying to see how I can get better clearer audio. Current setup is fine, but I'd like a cleaner audio source than just recording from speakers output with different mics.

Thanks in advance.

How are wedding content creators transferring the files in 24h? Is it Google drive, airdrop at the event or something else? Which platforms are you using to transfer faster while keeping the same quality?

Let the enshitification begin! I give it another year before before it looks and costs the same.

I did a wedding rehearsal video for someone, and with all of the speeches, the full video was about 52 minutes, including a prayer that's about a minute and a half, which I guess I could cut after "let's bow our heads and pray."

The client wants a 7 minute version and a 3 minute version now too. I'm doing my best to trim this down, but i'm about halfway in to everything, and already at eight minutes. Cutting it down anymore feels like I'd hardly be getting anything worth listening to with this many people talking. A lot of what they're saying ties in together and without context, it's just going to sound so random. Maybe seeing some examples would help, but I mainly doing wedding highlight videos, so this is a challenge for me.

The thing is - it's not just generic "y'all are so amazing!" type of stuff. A lot of it are stories. So how do you cut out a random 15 second clip from a story with absolutely no context? It just seems weird.

To be honest - I understand wanting a short 3 minute highlight video for the night, but trying to fit this many speeches into it is a nightmare for me.

I am still early in my time as a wedding videographer and have a couple weddings under my belt now, but I still have much to improve. I am in no way positioning myself as a luxury filmmaker, but more as a fun, documentary-style shooter with less of an emphasis on drama. Would love any and all feedback. Thank you!!

I was wondering if anyone had advice on what to charge if a couple whose wedding you filmed contacted you for a documentary edit later on?

I originally just did a highlight film which is what they paid for.

It would essentially be the entire wedding day start to finish on a timeline synced up with all the important moments, (first look, ceremony, speeches, etc) I still have all the footage so that won’t be an issue.

Would you charge $750? $1000? More? CAD) a % of what they originally paid?

They paid around $2100 CAD for their highlight film and a full day of filming, I charged that because I had less experience at the time.

I would love to know your thoughts

Thank you!

I was given 20 year old MINI DV tapes from a wedding that was shot with 2 Sony PD-150 cameras. I dont even know really where to start. I know that it is 480p and was just going to digitize them using an old camera. But what should I do after. Since it is 20 years old and they know it is 480p and square format do I just stay with that or try to uprez it using some new fancy AI or program but I have no idea about. Thanks for any ideas or suggestions.

Hey fellow videographers,

Recently I started using LAV mics instead of small DJI Mini’s to record audio at weddings. Because I got a Tascam-DR10L and the concept of me just mic’ing the groom and let it run all day was pretty nice.

I mounted it inside of his jacket but after hearing the audio the fabric of the jacket touching the mic is unfortunately really noticeable.

Now I have 3 questions.

1. What do you use to mic the bride/groom?
   
2. Where do you put the mic on the bride/groom?
   
3. Do you monitor the audio?

For context I am a solo wedding videographer for about 2 months now. All advice is walking <3

Hello, I filmed a wedding for my friend and am finding it hard to figure out how to go about editing it because I did not get any shots of the area; I just recorded the walkouts for the groomsmen, bridesmaids, and groom, as well as the ceremony, and even then, I did not get the angle I fully wanted. The groom's reaction to the walkout was missed due to miscommunication from the planners, meaning I did not get to move spots for the walkout, so I missed the angle of the groom's reaction, capturing only the bride walking out into the standing crowd. I was able to move for the bride's vows to get a point-of-view shot over the groom's shoulder, and I used that same angle when the groom said his vows. Finally, I positioned myself at the end of the walkway pointed down the middle toward them for the sand-pouring ceremony, the ring exchange, and the kiss to seal the deal.

I need help salvaging this into an emotional edit. I plan to have a section at the start where close family and friends give a personal toast, with that audio per person playing over six to ten photos of that person with the couple smoothly cycling, before transitioning into the wedding or ceremony footage of the groomsmen and bridesmaids coming out. I was thinking of using the audio from the officiant reading a poem over the walkout video, playing the song she chose during her walkout, and I am lost as to what else I can do; I am going to have to learn DaVinci to make this since I have never used it and do not want to spend money on Premiere Pro if I do not have to. Thank you!

Hi! ISO a Colorado-based videographer for a wedding in the mountains next fall. Partial to a playful/funny videography style, rather than a dramatic one. Any recs?

This has probably been brought up a few times. I’m here paying £1000 a year to Musicbed and pretty much every wedding video I see on Instagram is using any music they want. I thought these videos would have been muted but nope. Am I wasting my money ?

How much should I budget for a photo and videographer for like max 3-4h.

Tbh I only have around £500 budget for one, is it possible?

I fucked up the audio from last week's wedding somehow, my Tascam dr10lpro failed to record anything during the private vows (I normally only clip a mic on the groom and another on the officiant, have not had a problem in 2 years). So for the private vows (that they had wanted recorded, I had the mic on the groom only since they were close together) I only have ambient audio from my 2 cameras maybe 6 feet away. You can actually hear their voices pretty well but of course they were standing in front of a river, so there's a ton of background noise. What can I do? I'm willing to pay for a program that can save this audio, normally I use premiere pro and the audio tools are horrible. Please, if anyone can suggest software that actually cleans up audio in a way that doesn't sound alien or artificial, please please give me your recs :(

Do you use a grey card during a wedding? I was advised it is essential, yet I struggle to accept using it in every new setting.

Are you shooting gimbal shots with a prime, or keeping something like 24-70 on it? Are you using it most of the day, or for selective shots? What's your approach to efficiency so that you're not having to change lenses, rebalance etc?

I shot my earlier films on a Crane 2 and had my S1/24-70 on it most of the day. For years now I've been doing everything handheld, but I miss those gliding walking shots, first dance orbits etc of a gimbal.

These days I just don't find the time to mess with gear during the event. I'd like to shoot on a lighter setup for gimbal shots, figured I could throw a Lumix S9 on the Weebill E3 as it's super light and compact. It just seems more intolerant to the shifting weight of a zoom lens, so I can balance it for 35mm but going wider or longer throws the balance off more than the Crane 2 did. Makes me wonder if I should run a prime and just deal with the limits. What's your approach?

Hi everyone! I am looking to start browsing videographers for my September 1, 2028 wedding in Connecticut. We're looking for a polished, movie-like feel that captures the beauty of the day without sacrificing the genuine emotions and little moments we might otherwise miss. Here are some things we've loved in videos we've watched:

• Some slow-motion footage and drone shots of the venue
• Soft, upbeat music with snippets of vows / ceremony / speeches audio woven throughout
• Getting-ready moments, genuine reactions, and candid interactions from our guests throughout the day
• Offers an extended feature film (10–30 minutes) in addition to a short highlight video

Here are a few videographers we've liked the style of:

• Amari Productions
• Danleigh Videography

We don't have a strict budget yet, so open to any and all recommendations that fit this style. The videographer must be insured per our venue requirements. Thank you in advance for any recommendations!!