Dave and Stephanie were married at Royal Lodge on the River Wye, filmed as a five-and-a-half-minute Highlights edit.
A riverside setting changes the visual grammar of a wedding film slightly: water in the background of a shot does something a plain lawn or courtyard doesn't, catching light, moving even when everything else in frame is still. Late-May timing meant good light without the harshest overhead sun of midsummer.
At just over five minutes, this is one of the tighter edits among these films. Not every wedding suits a longer treatment, and a riverside setting like this one often works best kept lean: a handful of well-chosen minutes rather than a longer account that risks diluting the setting's effect.
The job by the river is the same as it is anywhere else: notice what's actually happening rather than stage it, and trust that the water and the light will do a lot of the visual work without needing help.
This is an example of a Highlights Film: a concise edit shaped around the people, atmosphere and movement of the day.
Explore the Highlights Film packageShown here as an example of the format; packages and inclusions may have changed since this wedding. Check availability for your date.