Elopement Film
2027 Rates
$2,000
- — Up to 4 hours of coverage
- — Single camera
- — 2–3 minute film
- — Travel: San Diego County included
San Diego wedding photographer and videographer
Cinematic wedding films + editorial photography. San Diego based. Available for travel.
About this work
Couples book film, photo, or both. For elopements, intimate days and smaller weddings, I can shoot photo and film myself. For a full-size wedding, Hybrid Day + 2nd Shooter or a Full Team covers both, with everyone working from one plan — one style, one point of contact. The edit favors story over symmetry. You get the candid laughs and the quiet seconds, not just the posed lineups.
I've documented 200+ events for a 10,000-member church. The same eye that watches a quiet hand-hold during a vow goes into your day. Photography is how I pay attention.
Photo and film, one creative vision
Couples book film, photo, or both. For elopements, intimate days and smaller weddings, I can shoot photo and film myself. For a full-size wedding, Hybrid Day + 2nd Shooter or a Full Team covers both, with everyone working from one plan — one style, one point of contact.
Two shooters, one plan: the photographer holds the portrait while the film catches the reaction across the room. Here is Kris + Pearl’s first look at Awaken Church, as a photograph and as film.
Film-led or photo-led? Wedding films · Wedding photography
In stills
Investment
2027 Rates. Custom quotes and packages available. Quoted prices are honored for 30 days.
WEDDING FILMS
from $2,000
Four film tiers, from the Elopement Film to The Legacy.
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
from $1,495
Four photography tiers, from Elopement Photos to The Legacy.
HYBRID — I SHOOT PHOTO AND FILM
from $2,495
For elopements, intimate days and smaller weddings. Add a dedicated second shooter for a fuller day.
FULL TEAM — PHOTO TEAM + FILM TEAM
from $6,495
For full-size weddings: a film team and a photo team working from one plan.
Every quote is custom. Call or text 619-393-9977 for current availability, deals, and package offers. Text Paul · Or send an inquiry
Packages
2027 Rates
$2,000
2027 Rates
$3,495
2027 Rates
$4,995
2027 Rates
$7,995
Photography, hybrid (I shoot photo and film) and Full Team packages have their own tiers. See all 2027 Rates side by side →
Travel
Elopement and Vow tiers include San Diego County. Covenant tiers include Southern California. Legacy tiers include all of California. Hybrid tiers include San Diego County. Anything beyond is quoted.
Every quote is custom. Call or text 619-393-9977 for current availability, deals, and package offers. Text Paul · Or send an inquiry
À la carte
Add-ons for any wedding collection. Add them when you book or any time before the day.
Every quote is custom. Call or text 619-393-9977 for current availability, deals, and package offers. Text Paul · Or send an inquiry
What's included
Film and photography each come with their own deliverables. Hybrid and Full Team bookings include both lists. Tier-by-tier details are on the pricing page.
Discovery call to align on creative direction, timeline and key moments, then a timeline built with you.
A 2–3 minute film on the Elopement Film; a highlight film plus the full edited ceremony from The Vow up. Toasts and reception edits scale up by tier.
Lavaliers plus a board feed and a backup recorder, so every word is usable.
Typical delivery: wedding photos in 2–4 weeks and the wedding film within 6 weeks, often sooner, confirmed in your quote.
We build the photo timeline together so portraits never cut into the day.
Every image hand-edited. No auto-presets. The edit favors story over symmetry.
Private password-protected gallery for sharing and downloading full-resolution files, with a print release.
Two photographers on The Covenant; a lead and second photographer on The Legacy.
Typical delivery: wedding photos in 2–4 weeks and the wedding film within 6 weeks, often sooner, confirmed in your quote.
Process
From first email to final gallery, here's what to expect.
Tell me about your project: date, location, vision. I read every inquiry personally and respond within 24 hours.
I'll send pricing, packages, and a deeper look at how I work. No pressure, no auto-replies.
Quick discovery call to align on creative direction, timeline, and what success looks like for you.
Sign the contract and send the retainer. A 30% retainer reserves your date. The retainer is non-refundable and applied to your total.
I arrive prepared. We work through the timeline together. You stay present, I handle the rest.
Events in about 1 week, wedding photos in 2–4 weeks, wedding films within 6 weeks, often sooner. Typical delivery, confirmed in your quote.
The questions I get asked most. If yours isn't here, send it through the contact form. Happy to walk through anything.
Typical delivery: wedding photos in 2–4 weeks and the wedding film within 6 weeks, often sooner, confirmed in your quote. Sneak peek photos (10–15 edited) within 72 hours are included in The Covenant photo package and a $150 add-on otherwise. A video teaser within 72 hours is included in The Covenant and The Legacy films and in Hybrid Day + 2nd Shooter, and a $300 add-on otherwise. Rush delivery is $250: the gallery in 72 hours (same-day for engagement sessions) and the film in 2 weeks.
No. The edit is half the work. Raw files don't represent the final image and they don't represent how the work is meant to be seen. You'll receive high-resolution edited JPEGs with a print release. Raw film footage is available as an add-on for $200.
Yes. I send a detailed timeline questionnaire sixty days out and we build the photo and video timeline together. I've documented 200+ events. I know how the day flows.
All bookings: a 30% retainer reserves your date; the balance is due 2 weeks before the wedding or event. Full Team bookings (Covenant Team, Legacy Team): 3 payments — 30% to reserve, 30% at 90 days before, 40% due 2 weeks before. The retainer is non-refundable and applied to your total. Card or bank transfer.
Yes. San Diego is home base. Elopement and Vow tiers include San Diego County. Covenant tiers include Southern California. Legacy tiers include all of California. Hybrid tiers include San Diego County. Anything beyond is quoted. Every quote is custom. Call or text 619-393-9977 for current availability, deals, and package offers.
Yes. Photo-only and video-only each have four tiers. Couples book film, photo, or both. For elopements, intimate days and smaller weddings, I can shoot photo and film myself. For a full-size wedding, Hybrid Day + 2nd Shooter or a Full Team covers both, with everyone working from one plan — one style, one point of contact.
One to three, depending on the tier: the Elopement Film runs a single camera, The Vow two, The Covenant three with a second camera operator, and The Legacy adds a second videographer.
Lavalier on the officiant, lavalier on the groom, a feed from the DJ board, and a backup recorder. Most wedding films you've watched online have unusable audio in the second half. Ours don't, because we engineered it that way going in.
From The Vow up, every film includes a full edited ceremony plus a cinematic highlight film; toasts and reception edits scale up by tier. The Elopement Film is a 2–3 minute film.
Drone is included in The Covenant and The Legacy, where airspace and the venue allow. Ask about adding it to The Vow.
Yes. Every quote is tailored to your scope, budget, and timeline. Call or text 619-393-9977 to talk it through.
Joshua T. · Google review
“Paul is amazing! He was attentive to detail and helped us take videos and pictures of our engagement they all literally look like they belong in a magazine! He even edited them and sent them the same day.”
Engagement photos and video
I read every inquiry personally. Reply within 24 hours.
200+ events documented