from first call to final film
How a Savannah wedding film comes together, from the inquiry to the private reveal, and how to plan the day itself around the light and the sound.
before and after the day
This is how every film on this site was made, start to finish.
Send your date and venue, even if you are unsure what you want. Vitor replies personally by text, normally within minutes or hours.
A private video call about your priorities, style, schedule and traditions. If you do not have a plan yet, you build one together.
A personal timeline around natural light, event flow and family photos, plus a custom shot list for the film.
The team arrives briefed and dressed for it, films with multiple audio backups and sends a same day sneak peek.
Your film is edited to your pacing, tone and music, then shared at a private video reveal.
Months Before
Book the film when you book the venue.
Vitor accepts a limited number of weddings each year. The best time to write is when you have a date and a venue, even if nothing else is settled.
The video call comes next. It is where you talk through the weekend, which events you want filmed, the traditions that matter and what makes you nervous. For a multi day wedding, from a welcome party to a send off, this is where coverage gets matched to each event.
The quiet start. Letters read out loud, a dad seeing his daughter for the first time that day, the sound of the room before anyone is nervous. Window light does most of the work.
Give the room a little extra time so the film is not rushed.
This is why multiple audio backups exist. Every word of the vows, the pause, the laugh from the second row. The team sets sound before guests sit down.
Tell Vitor about readings, music and traditions ahead of time.
Portraits are planned around the sunset on your date, not around a clock. In Savannah that can be anywhere from about twenty past five in December to about half past eight in June.
Twenty quiet minutes in good light is enough.
Check Your DateClean sound on every toast, then the first dance, the parent dances and the moment the floor fills up. Then the send off.
Do toasts early, while everyone is still listening.
plan around the light
Golden hour is the last hour before sunset. These times are worked out for downtown Savannah on the 15th of each month, in local clock time, and rounded. Check the exact time for your date before the timeline is final.
Twenty quiet minutes in the right light, with the sound of the oaks and nobody else around. That is the scene couples watch most.
Every day is different, so treat this as a shape, not a schedule. Getting ready in the morning or early afternoon, with time for letters and details. A first look, if you want one, an hour or more before the ceremony. The ceremony, timed so the end of it lands before golden hour. Family photos right after, while everyone is still there. Twenty minutes for the two of you in the last good light. Then toasts early in the reception, the first dance and the floor.
If the day moves between two places, like Kristen and Chaz's day between the Railroad Museum and the Perry Lane Hotel, allow time between them. Downtown traffic and parking can take longer than a map suggests.
Tell Vitor who is reading, who is giving toasts and when the music starts. Toasts given early, into a microphone, make the best film. Unplugged ceremonies help too, because nobody stands up with a phone during the vows.
Ask your venue for its rain plan before the day. A covered porch, a tent or a ballroom all film well. The film is planned for both versions, so a wet Saturday is a change of scene, not a lost one.
A same day sneak peek arrives on the night, and family can see it right away. The final film is edited to your preferences and shared at a private video reveal. Invite your family to watch it with you.
timeline questions
As soon as you have a date and a venue. Vitor accepts a limited number of weddings each year, and the plan for the day is built later on a video call.
On the 15th of each month it runs from about twenty past five in December to about half past eight in June and July. Check the exact time for your date when you build the timeline.
You get a same day sneak peek on the night. The final film is edited to your preferences and shared at a private video reveal. Ask about the delivery time for your collection when you get your proposal.
It is up to you. A first look gives you portraits before the ceremony and more time with guests later. Without one, plan portraits around golden hour.
Shorter toasts make better films. Do them early in the reception, while the room is listening.
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