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Your wedding day is filled with countless precious moments that deserve to be captured and cherished.
There is no greater feeling than seeing the moments you may have missed at your wedding, but we didn't.
This could be your Dad’s teary eyes as you were saying your vows, or your Grandma lighting up the dancefloor. Having these memories captured and recorded while you have one of the best days of your life is priceless.
Experience a level of service beyond compare. We pride ourselves on offering a unique experience that goes beyond photography and videography, starting with our complimentary consultation and bespoke wedding guide, unlimited assistance at any stage, local recommendations and coordination with other vendors on your special day through a very tailor-made and meticulous timeline structured to suit perfectly the best wedding day.
We are dedicated to crafting an unparalleled experience just for you. We value our connection with our couples and only take a limited amount of weddings a year to ensure we provide the care and attention you deserve. From your first email to the submission of your gallery we are here to provide the utmost experience for you.
photo Only / photo&video / Video only
As a photo and video team, we give our best when we work together, but you always have the option also to book our services separately, photography and videography only.
Photos: we deliver approximately 80 photos per hour of coverage and hand edit every single one of them with all the love and attention.
Video: our highlight cinematic wedding video will recreate your wedding day as it was, let the emotions speak for themselves.
Coverage options from 4 hours up to full day
Photo & Film
For weddings, elopements, engagements.. and much more
As a photo and video team, we give our best when we work together, and we create photo and videos with the same style but you always have the option also to book our services separately, as photography only and videography only. We love to tailor our services to you.
Photos: we deliver approximately 80 photos per hour of coverage in high resolution and hand edit every single one of them with all the love and attention.
Video: our highlight cinematic wedding video will recreate your wedding day as it was, and will let the emotions of the day speak for themselves.
We always love to fly the drone to take does amazing aerial photos and video and recreate the full atmosphere of your wedding day in our work.
Coverage options from 4 hours up to full day.
Extras and customisable: from Insta-prints, to sneak peeks, to wedding albums, we love to customise every single request.
Destination Wedding
Photo & Film
3 days coverage to get the full Destination Wedding experience
Meet us the day before the wedding for your sunset engagement session or your Rehearsal dinner or welcome party, have us by your side for the full length of your dream wedding day and finally enjoy a Honey Moon session or documenting your pool party the day after your wedding. Photos and video that will represent you Italian destination wedding to the fullest.
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Content creation
In a world where social media and content creation have become more and more dynamic, we offer a professional variation to it, as a team of experienced wedding photographers and videographers, equipped with advanced digital knowledge and top- tier content creation tools for delivering top-quality results. We work seamlessly alongside the main photographer and we ensure every moment is expertly captured.
The beauty of content creation lies in its candid nature, offering you instant access to your wedding moments. Ready-to-be-shared into your social media through reels, short videos, stories, TikTok, and more, right from your wedding day. No waiting times, no missing out on behind-the-scenes and genuine moments; it's all delivered to you right away.
Delivery of all files by the end of the wedding day. Service is only available together with our photography and videography services or on request.
Additionals
We do above and beyond weddings:
from couple portraits, to proposals, to engagement parties or engagement sessions.. we love to capture every sort of event and love to be surprised by whatever your idea is.
We love to start our storytelling from the beginning... Your Engagement Shooting
Authentically capturing just the two of you being yourselves. Imagine being in a small Italian town or up the hill of Tuscany with its unique panoramic views, surrounded by architectural and artistic wonders, just the two of you... What a memory would that be? An engagement shoot is a perfect chance to capture some stunning, candid photos of you in a relaxed environment. Plus, if you're a little camera-shy, it's the perfect opportunity for you to practice being comfortable in front of the lens, in the lead-up to your wedding day. It also will give us the opportunity to get to know each other and have some fun on the way.
Our Approach
In one word: Pure
We love to follow up on the natural course of feelings and capture those small candid moments with an artful touch. Our priority is to create a safe space to make you feel comfortable and at ease, allowing you to fully open up and be truly present with each other. Our style blends timeless elegance with a modern sensibility, capturing the beauty, emotions, and intricate details of each personality ensuring every frame tells a story that will stand the test of time. We are for the here and now. We want you to enjoy your day to the fullest, as well as have an indelible and beautifully presented memory.
We are anti-pose, anti-cheese, anti-conventional: we believe that magic happens when there is trust and a sense of freedom and loss of sense of time. Instead of posing you, we rather invite you to connect to yourselves, open up and enjoy the journey. We will take care of everything else and capture you two at your realest & purest.
BOOKING PROCESS
We understand how planning a wedding can be overwhelming and especially finding the right people you will want by your side on such a special day, in the end we will spend the whole day together that is why we always like to catch up in person (or via Zoom) before each booking just to get to know each other and to truly understand how your dream wedding will be, as well as to see how we vibe together and answer your questions and doubts.
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Check with us if your date is available
In order to provide the utmost attention to each wedding, we limit our bookings to a select number of events per year. Send us an email, dm or use our contact form and we will get back to you in 24 hours
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Book your free consultation call
This is completely optional, but surely it will allow us to get to know eachother & to deeply understand your dream day!
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Finalise the booking process
Our booking process is fast and easy, all we need is a deposit and signed agreement to lock in your date. Once that's done, your date is officially booked, and we'll secure our travel plan & start planning your dream day!
LET'S START YOUR
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WEDDING JOURNEy
Love Words
We have collected only 5-stars reviews over the years, check all the kind words our couples said about us Click Here
"Don’t know where to start this review, so many wonderful things to say.. From the first point of contact, offering creative ideas & working around our Inspo we sent in until my partner & I finally decided on our location. On the shoot day, Matt made us feel so comfortable and worked around our camera shyness & with both of us being clueless how to pose and what to do half the time, he guided us through and made everything feel natural not forced. We actually had some great laughs and in that moment he worked his magic and knew to catch some raw real shots. Very patient and a great guy to work with. He had great ideas & went over and beyond for us. Definitely recommend!!! Once we saw the pics we were speechless, simply stunning!! Thank you a million Esme Photography 🤍"
Elle & Danny
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
CHECK FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BELOW
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Are you familiar with our wedding venue or destination?We have had the pleasure of working at various venues and destinations around the world and in Italy of course, including some iconic venues like Villa del Balbianello at Lake Como and Palazzo Avino on the Amalfi Coast as well as many other venues, cities in Italy and outside (we have worked in Australia also for many years) so we are very familiar with different venues and styles. If your wedding is at a new location for us, we will thoroughly research and visit the venue beforehand to familiarize ourselves with the setting and best capture its unique elements.
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What is your availability for our wedding date?Please send us an email (hello@esmefilmandphotography.com) or fill up the 'contact us' form and we will check availability for your date and get right back to you
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Can you accommodate special requests or unique cultural traditions?Absolutely! We celebrate the diversity of weddings and embrace the opportunity to capture special requests and unique cultural traditions. Please let us know in advance about any specific requirements, so we can ensure proper arrangements are made.
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How would you describe your photography/videography style and why are you different? First of all, we feel our photography and videography works like a piece of art. If you go to our portfolio, you will see what we mean. For us, the event or wedding we are working on is the only that matters as we truly live and feel the present. We believe in documenting genuine emotions and candid moments throughout your special day. Our approach allows us to capture authentic expressions, interactions, and spontaneous moments, resulting in heartfelt and memorable photographs and videos. As we put our whole heart into our work, our priority is to build a trustworthy relationship, where you can feel free to ask us questions and talk to us at any time and hopefully overtime we become natural companions of your wedding journey and it will feel more normal to have us around on your wedding day. We will do our very best to connect with you so that we will deeply understand you and to be then able to capture your essence... plus some art. We truly manage every single wedding as it would be the only one we will ever shoot. Be aware, that we can get emotional by hearing your love story :)
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How do you handle post-production and editing?Our post-production process involves careful selection and editing of each image/video to bring out its best qualities. Our photos are hand-edited one by one, and we deliver unlimited final photos in a personalised web gallery where you will be able to download high-res photos and videos and also share the link with anyone you would like to. We apply our signature editing style to enhance colors, tones, and overall aesthetics, ensuring a consistent and cohesive final result.
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Is the full ceremony or full speeches included in the final wedding video?It depends on you chosen package, some packages have these options already included and in the case it is not included you always have the option to add them (even on a later point) and make a completely tailor made package for you. These are usually videos that will be delivered separately to the final wedding film, with original audio, with no/or minimal cuts and recorded on multiple cameras and different angles. However, usually in our final cinematic highlight wedding video you will have some highlights of both the ceremony and the speeches, while in our documentary wedding film you will have longer parts (or fully integral parts) of these included inside the video.
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What is the average response time for inquiries?We try every time our best to answer you within 24h. Of course, especially during the wedding season could take it a bit longer. If you didn't hear anything after 72h please please please write to us again! And also please check your spam folder
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Do you charge travel fees?We are based near Florence, Tuscany, and are happy to travel free of charge anywhere within 200km from this area. Anything outside Tuscany will require an accommodation for us, our quotes will always have the travel costs Included in the final price so no other expenses will come out. For events that are longer than 10 hours please consider that we might need to be there the day before to be safe that no last minute delays or traffic will surprise us, and will leave the next morning just to have time to properly rest and travel in safety.
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Cinematic wedding highlight filmOur highlight wedding film is a beautifully crafted cinematic masterpiece that recreates the essence of our couple's wedding day into an emotional video. We curate the video from recording to final editing with the most out care and handle the whole process as an art production. You will look back at it months and years later and be able to feel again all those emotions, all those little details, the smiles, the tears, of all the people witnessing with you the most beautiful day of your lives. A piece of memory that will stand the test of time and you will be able to show for the generations to come. Typically lasting between 5 to 10 minutes, or sometimes much longer (depending on the coverage) this film artistically weaves together carefully selected moments, emotions, and key events to tell your story. Your timeless keepsake that will allow you and your loved ones to relive the magic of the celebration for years to come.
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How do we book and secure our wedding day?The first step is to get in touch so send us an email or fill out our contact form above. We then will reply and most of the time ask more questions to be able to send you the quote. Once it is all confirmed we then require a deposit payment which is necessary to lock in the date. We always send through a questionnaire and an agreement. We will be available for consultations before and after the wedding at any time:)
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Can we meet you before our wedding?Of course! We love to get to know each other before we book a wedding/elopement/shooting/event, so we would like to meet you or, what we do mostly cause of the distance, we arrange a zoom meeting. This is completely complimentary. And please, we love your questions so never be afraid to ask us.
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What is the booking and payment process? do you offer packages or customizable options?We offer both carefully crafted packages and customizable options to ensure we meet the individual needs and preferences of each couple. For international payments preferred payment method is Wise or PayPal, different payment methods are on a request basis which we always attempt to accommodate. A tailored quote will be sent to you depending on availability, location as well as requests.
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Full scenesBe transported back also to your ceremony, your vows, your family and friends' speeches, your first dance and so many more magical moments of the day in their purest way with minimal cuts and editing, as they happened. Moments that will last forever and will show all the details and beauty of your wedding journey. These full scenes can be ordered to be recorded and delivered as separate videos or can be included in our new documentary wedding film. Please note that full scenes are not present in our wedding highlight video, which focuses on capturing the most emotional and meaningful highlights of your day.
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Can we include our favorite music in the wedding video?We use licensed music to ensure that your wedding video can be legally shared and enjoyed without any restrictions. We have a subscription to a professional music platform that offers a wide range of licensed tracks. To align the music with your personal taste, we include a section in our questionnaire where you can provide insights into your musical preferences. We then select songs from our licensed music catalog that best match your tastes and vibe of the video. Most of commercial songs are copyright protected, the process of obtaining the necessary licenses can be lengthy and costly. Therefore, we focus on using high-quality, licensed tracks from our music platform to ensure a smooth and legally compliant experience. If you have a specific song you want to include, you would need to purchase the license directly, which may be a complex and expensive process.
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What is the Social Media trailerOur wedding film social media trailer is a perfectly condensed preview that encapsulates the essence, emotion, and highlights of our couple's special day. This short video, typically ranging from 30 seconds to a few minutes, is meticulously crafted to showcase the most significant and visually stunning moments of the wedding. Through a skilful blend of carefully selected scenes, music, and storytelling, the trailer aims to evoke the emotions experienced during the event. It serves as a teaser, offering a glimpse into the love, joy, and unique details that define the couple's celebration, ultimately leaving viewers eager to experience the full-length wedding film. And of course, it is ready to be shared with your loved ones or on your social media.
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DroneWe love to show the beauty of the venue you have carefully chosen and be able to use every perspective and recreate the pure atmosphere of your big day. Transporting you back not only in time but also in space. Our drone is always included in all our video packages, of course, weather and location permitting. We will use it as many times as we can and implement the best scenes into your wedding video for that real wow effect.
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Documentary Wedding FilmCOMING SOON.... Your wedding day from start to finish, our documentary-style approach captures your day organically, as it unfolds. With minimal editing and following the natural course of the day, it will leave you with original audio and full scenes as they happened. Check our Instagram for a release update!
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Cinematic Wedding Highlight FilmOur highlight wedding film is a beautifully crafted cinematic masterpiece that recreates the essence of our couple's wedding day into an emotional video. We curate the video from recording to final editing with the most out care and handle the whole process as an art production. You will look back at it months and years later and be able to feel again all those emotions, all those little details, the smiles, the tears, of all the people witnessing with you the most beautiful day of your lives. A piece of memory that will stand the test of time and you will be able to show for the generations to come. Typically lasting between 5 to 10 minutes, or sometimes much longer (depending on the coverage) this film artistically weaves together carefully selected moments, emotions, and key events to tell your story. Your timeless keepsake that will allow you and your loved ones to relive the magic of the celebration for years to come.