Destination Wedding Videographer
Mike Savory

What is a destination wedding videographer?

A destination wedding involves either travelling overseas, or tying the knot at a destination outside of your hometown here in the UK.

Either way, couples often wish to capture this once-in-a-lifetime, magical experience for posterity. This becomes possible with destination wedding videography.

A destination wedding videographer specialises in travelling anywhere outside of the region where they are based. This often entails travelling to far-flung locations.

Destination wedding videographers are experienced travellers who are familiar with the protocols of overseas weddings. This means couples can feel confident and reassured that they will receive a professional service from their videographer.

Why hire a destination wedding videographer?

It doesn’t matter whether your destination wedding takes place in a bustling Moroccan city centre, on a deserted tropical beach in Bermuda, or on a romantic, picturesque country estate in Devon. Wherever your chosen location, investing in a destination wedding videographer will allow you to relive your special day and cherish your memories forever.

A wedding video can reveal many of the little details you may have missed, and enables you to view your special day from different perspectives. After all, it’s impossible to take everything in when you’re at the centre of the action. A videographer can be like a fly on the wall, detached just enough from the proceedings to notice and capture special moments you wouldn’t have otherwise seen or known about.

Your destination wedding video will also make the perfect gift for absent family and friends – loved ones who are unable to travel with you to your location of choice. They’ll be able to celebrate and experience all the key moments of your special day and share in your happiness, as though they had been there too.

A well-made wedding film is a memento that can become a valued part of your family history, a beautiful snapshot of the best day of your lives, to be handed down to generations to come.

How to find the right destination wedding videographer for your special day

When looking for a destination wedding videographer, it’s essential that you find the right person for you and your situation.

You need a professional who is adept at finding the perfect shot, who can work with any given environment, and who is able to blend in seamlessly.

You need someone who is inspirational and passionate about filmmaking; someone who delivers consistently stunning results, whatever the destination.

Most importantly, you’ll need an imaginative filmmaker who can understand and deliver your unique vision for style, form, and substance.

Different videographers will have different styles and approaches, so it’s best to view previous work samples and ask questions from the outset to prevent misunderstandings further down the line.

It helps to be really clear when communicating your vision – for example, do you want your finished film to be artistic, natural and timeless, or would you prefer a highly stylised, slick cinematic production?

A wedding day is a magical occasion, and even the air itself can seem highly charged with all manner of emotions. The best wedding videographers are able to crystallise and immortalise those fleeting emotional moments with simplicity, sensitivity, and honesty.

A highly skilled filmmaker can capture the essence of your event – from the unique style of the décor, the essence of your chosen theme, the beauty of the setting, the ambience of the environment, the elegance of your attire, and the joie de vivre of the wedding party.

My style and approach

True love stories require a skilled storyteller to do them justice, and your destination wedding story should be no exception.

Just as a Hollywood movie unfolds through the lens of its protagonist, a destination wedding film places the happy couple at the heart of their own extraordinary story, whilst allowing them to direct the action as much or as little as they wish.

Through the emotional pull of powerful storytelling and expertly crafted editing, I’ll capture the joy, love, warmth and magic, as well as all the key moments of your special day, through the medium of high-quality videography.

Find out more about my work and view my portfolio here.

How does destination wedding videography work?

I work flexibly, and tailor my approach according to each wedding couple’s needs. Some couples ask me to accompany them on the journey to the destination, so they can include the journey itself as part of the bigger story. Others prefer I make my own way to the destination.

If the latter, I usually aim to arrive at the location one or two days before the wedding, so that I’m able to film some footage of the surroundings, for context. On the day itself, I capture every moment of your wedding with unobtrusive cameras, whilst maintaining a discreet presence. Typically, I will travel back to the UK the day after the wedding takes place.

Whilst I’m based in Norfolk, I’m able to travel across the UK and around the world to film destination weddings.