How much does a wedding videographer cost in the UK?

What UK wedding videographers typically charge

These are rounded ranges based on what UK videographers publish and quote. They vary with region, experience and what's actually delivered, so use them to sense-check a quote rather than as fixed rates.

• Ceremony only, or 2–4 hours: roughly £600–1,000, usually a short film plus the ceremony.
• Half day, 4–6 hours: roughly £1,000–1,500, typically the ceremony, drinks reception and couple portraits.
• Full day, 8–10 hours: roughly £1,500–2,500, from getting ready to the first dance.
• Premium or two-person teams: £3,000 and up, often with a longer documentary edit, drone footage and faster delivery.

Why London and the South East cost more

Venues, travel and living costs are higher in and around London, and demand is strong, so full-day packages there tend to start near the top of the national range. Experienced videographers in the North, Wales or Scotland often charge noticeably less for the same coverage.

Distance matters too. A videographer based two hours from your venue may add mileage or an overnight stay, especially if the first dance is late and the drive home runs past midnight. Ask for travel as a separate line on the quote so you can see exactly what it adds.

What changes the price?

Two quotes can be £1,000 apart and cover completely different things. Line these up side by side before you compare totals.

• Hours of coverage. The biggest single factor: every extra hour is more filming and more footage to edit.
• A second shooter. Often roughly £300–600 extra. Useful for large guest lists, or when you both get ready in different places at the same time.
• Film length. A three-minute highlight and a 20-minute film are very different amounts of editing.
• The ceremony and speeches in full. Some packages include them uncut, others only use clips inside the highlight film. Ask, because this is the footage most couples go back to.
• Drone. An add-on that needs a pilot flying within the Civil Aviation Authority's rules, and a venue that allows it.
• Travel. Mileage, parking, a hotel, or flights if your videographer comes from abroad.
• Speed and extras. Faster delivery, a same-day edit for the evening, or a copy of the raw footage usually cost more.

What's usually in a package, and what's extra

A typical UK full-day package covers getting ready, the ceremony, the drinks reception, couple portraits, the speeches at the wedding breakfast and the first dance, edited into a film of a few minutes. Many add a short teaser for social media and deliver everything by download link.

Common extras are a second shooter, a drone, a longer documentary edit, the raw footage, a USB in a presentation box and filming the evening party beyond the first dance. It's fair to charge for these. The problem is finding out after booking that something you assumed was included isn't, so ask for every deliverable to be listed with its length in minutes. These questions to ask a wedding videographer cover the rest.

How to save without losing the important parts

Cut hours, not quality. The moments you can't restage are the vows and the speeches, so protect those and trim around them.

• Skip the morning preparations. Starting 30 minutes before the ceremony can save two or three hours.
• Finish after the first dance rather than filming the party late into the night.
• Choose one videographer with several cameras over a two-person team, unless your guest list is very large.
• Leave out the drone if your venue isn't a big part of your story.
• Ask about Friday, Sunday or winter rates, which some videographers price lower.
• Never save on audio. A lovely film where you can't hear the vows is the one mistake nobody can fix afterwards.

Booking a European videographer who travels to the UK

Rates on the continent can be lower, so some UK couples look further afield. It can work well, but compare the total cost, not the headline package.

• Flights and accommodation. Usually one night, two if the ceremony is early or the venue is remote.
• Currency. A euro price moves with the exchange rate, so agree when you pay and in which currency.
• Kit and paperwork. The UK is outside the EU, so ask how they handle bringing equipment and working in the UK. That's theirs to sort out, not yours, but you want a clear answer.
• How British weddings run. A long drinks reception, speeches before or after the meal, an evening reception with extra guests: make sure they've planned for it.
• Delays. Ask what happens if a flight is cancelled. Arriving the day before should be the default.

A reference point in euros

My full-day wedding package is €1,100: up to 10 hours, a 4–6 minute film, the ceremony and speeches in full, and a 60-second teaser. Depending on the exchange rate, that's a little under £1,000 before travel. I work solo with a multi-camera setup, so the ceremony and speeches are covered from more than one angle, and I send a fixed quote within 24 hours with travel listed, so you can compare it like for like with your UK quotes.

Everything that's included is on my wedding videography page. If you're not sure you need the whole day, read how many hours of coverage you actually need before you ask for quotes.