Tankardstown House Wedding Film/Video

Tankardstown House is undoubtedly one of our favourite wedding venues in Ireland! This fabulous country manor house provides the perfect setting for an elegant, luxurious and fun-filled wedding day.

The grounds and venue provide the perfect backdrop for fabulous wedding photography and videography. We have had the privilege of filming weddings in Tankardstown House on many occasions over the past few years, and certainly one of the most memorable was Aisling and Liam’s fabulous summer wedding in 2023. The weather was perfect for the outdoor ceremony in the beautiful gardens and for lovely drone footage of the couple, while the Tankardstown House Orangery was the perfect set-up for dinner and dancing! It was an unforgettable wedding experience and we were so delighted to be there to capture Aisling and Liam’s special day.

Check out the Highlights from this Tankardstown House Wedding below.

Tankardstown House Wedding Film / Video

Best Wedding Videographer Meath, Dublin, and Wicklow.

Tankardstown House Wedding Photographer

Cinematic Wedding Filmmakers

Meath Weddings

Powerscourt Hotel Wedding Video/Film

Powerscourt Hotel is undoubtedly one of Ireland’s most breath-taking wedding venues. Located on idyllic Powerscourt Estate, there are numerous opportunities nearby for outstanding wedding photography and videography which Sunset Films knows very well - including Powerscourt Estate and Gardens, the grounds of Powerscourt Hotel, and the Powerscourt Avenue, where the incredible Sugarloaf mountain, and Wicklow hills and forests provide a fabulous backdrop for incredible wedding photos and film.

As Wicklow-based filmmakers, Sunset Films is privileged to have this fantastic venue right on our doorstep! We absolutely love working here. We recently had the opportunity to capture Aine and Declan’s magical wedding in summer of 2023. We got some fabulous footage of the couple in the grounds of this 5 star hotel. The day was filled with fun and joy, Aine and Declan were such a wonderful couple to work with and we were delighted to be able to capture such fabulous cinematic footage and use the space offered by the venue to create some really artistic shots! Check out the Highlights Film below.

Best Wedding Videographer Dublin and Wicklow.

Powerscourt Hotel Wedding Film / Video.

Powerscourt Hotel Wedding Photographer

Sunset Films Wedding Highlights Film

Wicklow Weddings

Cabra Castle Wedding VIDEO/Film

Cabra Castle is another one of our favourite wedding venues! Cabra Castle is a beautiful luxury hotel in County Cavan, and is also one of the best-known castle wedding venues in Ireland. Everything about this location speaks eloquence combined with warmth! The grounds are beautiful, and the 100 acres of parklands and gardens provide endless opportunities for wonderful video sequences of the bride and groom, and fabulous wedding photo shoots. It’s also fantastic for aerial shots - the views of the surrounding landscape, grounds and castle itself using drone shots look amazing in the wedding film. We love the fairytale décor inside and the layout provides the perfect atmosphere for reception and parties! We really love capturing the party on film at Cabra Castle, the colour and lighting are perfect to recreate that atmosphere with everyone having such a fab time! The staff are amazing also. So friendly, with such attention to detail, and so accommodating. Our couples love them, and we love working with them!

We had the privilege of working at Cabra Castle many times recently, including at Ciara and Kyle’s Christmas wedding in 2022, and Shaunna and Joe’s winter wedding in early 2023. We really love crafting wedding videos at Cabra Castle, and look forward to be back at this venue again soon!

Cabra Castle Wedding Film / Video

Cabra Castle Wedding Photographer

Cabra Castle Wedding Videographer

Cabra Castle Wedding Film

Wedding Teaser

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Cabra Castle Wedding Videographer

Cabra Castle Wedding Film / Video

Wicklow Wedding Films

Explore wedding films from Co. Wicklow, from award-winning wedding filmmaker Sunset Films- Wedding Cinematography

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As wedding videographers from County Wicklow, we absolutely love working in this beautiful county – it is well and truly the Garden of Ireland, and boasts some of the most beautiful wedding destinations in Ireland! Some of our favourite wedding venues to work in include Powerscourt Hotel, Druids Glen Hotel, Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort, Rathsallagh Country House, and Poulaphouca House and Falls to name but a few. The scenery is majestic. The staff at all the venues are so considerate, friendly, and helpful. The venues themselves are really fabulous locations, perfect for hosting stylish and elegant weddings while at the same time with a warm and relaxed vibe ensuring that everyone has a wonderful day and a fantastic fun party that night! Sunset Films is also a recommended supplier for many of these Wicklow wedding venues.

The Wicklow Mountains area is such a beautiful landscape for aerial cinematography especially the fabulous Sugar Loaf mountain which provides the perfect backdrop setting for any wedding film and photography session. Being based locally, we know the county like the back of our hands, including all the best spots and hidden gems to get fantastic footage! We love working in wedding venues in Co. Wicklow, and love making Wicklow Wedding Films! Below you can explore a small selection of some of recent wedding films from Rathsallagh Country House, Poulaphouca House & Falls, Tulfarris Hotel, Druids Glen Hotel, and Powerscourt Hotel.

Aine & Declan’s Wedding Teaser Film at Powerscourt Hotel, May 2023

Sunset Films @ Powerscourt Hotel

Orla and Sean’s Wedding Highlights Film at Druids Glen.

Sunset Films @ Druids Glen Resort

Laura and Anthony’s Wedding Teaser at Tulfarris Hotel, March 2023

Sunset Films @ Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort

Ruth and Brian’s Highlights Wedding Film, Poulaphouca 2022

Sunset Films @ Poulaphouca House & Falls

Rebekah & James’s Wedding Teaser Film, Poulaphouca April 2023

Sunset Films @ Poulaphouca House & Falls

Mark and Laura’s Wedding Highlights Film, Rathsallagh House

Sunset Films @ Rathsallagh House

Virginia Park Lodge Wedding Film

Virginia Park Lodge, in the scenic Co. Cavan, is definitely one our favourite wedding venues in Ireland. We absolutely love working at this fabulous venue. The location is ideal to capture really beautiful and cinematic footage both indoors in the stylish house, and outside in the fabulous grounds.

We are delighted to have had the opportunity to work at many weddings in Virginia Park Lodge over the past few years, so we know it very well, and we always love returning for more! Two sample Virginia Park Lodge wedding films we’d like to share are from Sarah and Jonathan’s fabulous late-summer wedding in 2022, and Brian and Jane’s autumn wedding in 2021. Both were exquisite weddings, filled with elegance, style, and fun.

Virginia Park Lodge Wedding Film / Video

Sunset Films @ Virginia Park Lodge

Virginia Park Lodge Wedding Film

Sunset Films @ Virginia Park Lodge

Castle Leslie – Cinematic Wedding film

We were absolutely delighted to be back at Castle Leslie last August to celebrate Thomasina and Alan’s fabulous wedding celebration. We really love working at this venue. The grounds are spectacular, the castle is absolutely stunning, the staff are fantastic, and every wedding we have worked here has been such an enjoyable experience from start to finish.

Thomasina and Alan’s wedding was no exception, and we were so delighted to capture all the wonderful moments of this day on film. Their first look moment outside by the lake was absolutely beautiful, and it was so lovely to capture these genuine emotions. We got fabulous aerial cinematography of the grounds and stunning footage of the couple enjoying a romantic moment amid the beautiful landscape later in the day. There was lovely music playing throughout the day, we loved how the room was decorated, and were so pleased to get such natural and candid footage of Alan and Thomasina with all their guests just enjoying their wonderful wedding day, and dancing the night away!

Castle Leslie Wedding Film / Video

Sunset Films @ Castle Leslie

Castle Leslie Wedding Photographer

The K Club - Cinematic Wedding Film

Sunset Films was absolutely thrilled to be part of Molly & Brandon’s big day for their The K Club wedding this summer. The wedding was fantastic and we captured really stunning footage of the couple and their guests, many of whom had travelled from abroad, including the USA for this destination wedding in Kildare! The K Club is fabulous for wedding videography and photography and it is one of our favourite wedding venues in Ireland. We really love working here. We were delighted to have the opportunity to be part of this wedding, and craft Molly and Brandon’s cinematic wedding films.

The K Club Wedding Film/Video

The K Club Wedding Photographer

Sunset Films

Dublin and Wicklow-based Wedding Videographer

Wedding Videography @ The K Club, 2022

How much does a wedding videographer cost in Ireland?

The price of a wedding videographer will depend on a number of factors: the specific package and service being offered; the level of work and effort that will go into producing your treasured wedding films, the videographer’s experience and critically, their skillsets; the quality of the equipment; and any particular expenses associated with providing your wedding videography.

Most professional wedding videographers in Ireland will charge somewhere between 2000 and 4000 EUR for a full day’s coverage and producing your wedding films, according to a survey by One Fab Day

Of course you can also find cheaper options, but the price is nearly always aligned with the quality of the wedding films you will receive and the level of professional experience and skill of your wedding videographer.

There are many costs associated with wedding videography – the cameras, lenses, tripods, microphones, drones and other audio-visual equipment used on the day can be very expensive – and of course the higher the quality the equipment (meaning the better your wedding films), the more they cost… Editing is also an intricate and delicate process, and it takes time to craft a wedding film into a visually beautiful film that showcases the best of the day and creates those wonderful emotions! It’s much more than just combining clips… Most videographers will have a range of editing software programmes they use to edit the films which are costly – not only for cutting and combining clips, but also colour grading, improving the quality of the image, removing anything unsightly, and adding all the magic touches. Music, online video storage platforms, external hard drives, websites and advertising, all come with additional costs!

Where you have a limited budget, and you’re unsure of whether to have a wedding videographer, or you have found someone you love, but your budget won’t stretch, we have a two pieces of advice.

The first thing we will say, and we cannot stress this enough: having a videographer is one of the best wedding-related decisions that you will make!! A wedding is a very rare opportunity to bring together your loved ones, your closest friends, from near and far. For many couples it can be one of the only occasions where extended family from different places will get together. For parents and grandparents it’s a cherished day to see their daughter, son, grandchild get married, and for the all the friends, well it’s just a fab opportunity to get together and have a wonderful night. As you get older, the memories of the day will fade, and having a video to look back – not only for you, but also for your future family, children, grandchildren, is a timeless treasure. We have heard so many times over years when speaking with couples ‘we are SO happy we decided to have the wedding videography’ – but NEVER the opposite. Unfortunately, we have also heard from various people ‘our biggest regret was not having a videographer’.

Secondly, if you really like a videographer, but they are slightly out of your budget, we’d recommend trying to stretch to accommodate the price, maybe by shifting other costs around somewhere else in your wedding budget. Your wedding film is one of the most important and lasting elements of your wedding day. Having an experienced videographer that you know you can rely on to craft a beautiful and highly professional wedding film, that showcases your day AND recreates those emotions every time you re-watch it in years to come, will be a decision that you don’t regret!

Sunset Films win Award for “Best Wedding Videographer Republic of Ireland, 2021-2022”

We are absolutely thrilled and honoured to have recently been voted Republic of Ireland Best Wedding Videographer, 2021-2022, in the Prestige Awards, run by Corporate LiveWire and LTG business platforms. The Corporate LiveWire Awards represent the pinnacle of business achievement, championing the best in our respective fields. The Awards have been running for the last 16 years, and in 2018, regional awards were introduced to recognise smaller, independent businesses that are extremely successful and hard working on a local level. Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts, and selection is based on a combination of the business’s products, services, website, customer testimonials, social media platforms and more.

Sunset Films has been awarded the Best Wedding Videographer 2021-2022 in the Republic of Ireland regional awards – for our top quality and cinematic wedding videos, 5-star customer service, and thanks to our satisfied couples!

The awards will be formally announced in the New Year, 2022

We are absolutely thrilled to have been selected and feel that it is a real testament to all our hard work over the past number of years. We really strive to ensure we not only produce beautiful, elegant, and heart-warming wedding videos that our couples and their loved ones will treasure forever, but also to ensure that our couples are always satisfied with our service, communications, and flexibility, and know they can rely on us on their Big Day!  

So, if you are planning to get married in Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Kildare, Meath, Kilkenny, or anywhere in the Republic and North of Ireland, and you want the best wedding videographer in Ireland, please contact us to check on our availability!

With love, Lesley Ann & Jose

How to choose a Wedding Videographer?

Choosing a wedding videographer can sometimes be a daunting task. It’s one of the most special and important days of your life, and there are many suppliers on the market.

Our first piece of advice is to take time to do some research. Do a search online of several different wedding videographers - their websites and social media pages and focus initially on their portfolio. Instagram is usually a good place to start as this is where the most recent work will be. Try to identify what kind of style you are going for. Most wedding videographers nowadays will take a more cinematic approach, rather than documentary style  – but even within that, each videographer will have their own different style and technique. Some use black and white for example. Some prefer to focus almost exclusively on the couple without much footage of the guests, while others like to show off the couple and guests as well as footage of both the key moments and the parts the wedding couple may not have seen! Some like to really show the context with lots of images of the surroundings and nature. Some use funky upbeat music – others barely use music at all.

Watch a few different videos from each of the wedding videographer’s portfolio and try to get a feel for their style, as this is essentially what your wedding video will also look like.

Once you have an idea of the type of style you want, you can then narrow things down. One of the key things that will influence your decision is of course budget. Most videographers will prefer to discuss the price directly with you, rather than publishing on their website. This gives you both the opportunity to discuss tailored packages. In any discussion make sure you check for no ‘hidden extras’.

Other factors that can be helpful in your decision are reviews. There is no better advertising for any business than satisfied customers! Check for real reviews on Google, Facebook or other wedding supplier platforms, and also on their website.

Finally, it’s also nice to chat with potential videographers by phone – you can find out more about their approach and explain what you are looking for.

What makes a great Wedding Film?

First of all, let’s explain, in the most simple way possible, what a video is! A video is a set of images – 25, 30, 60, etc. images per second. When shown together, these images give off the impression of movement. So essentially, the very simple definition of video is “moving images”.

So what does the idea of moving images have to do with a great wedding video? Here it’s important to understand, that a wedding video is more than just a recording… it’s a recording of thousands and thousands of images or ‘photos’ and as such, the photography or ‘cinematography’ of the images is one of the most important elements of a great wedding video.

The word ‘cinematography’ comes from Greek language, meaning ‘writing with motion’. It is the process of taking ideas, actions, words, emotions and other non-verbal communication, and rendering them in visual terms. Cinematography refers to how shots are framed, the colour, the texture, the camera angle, the lenses and focus, the composition.

One of the best ways that you can appreciate the cinematography of a wedding video, is by watching it while muting the volume. In this way, you can really notice how the video is filmed and made. You will be able to appreciate how the shots are framed, the composition, the light and colour, different camera angles and focus, and if they are charged with emotions, happiness, smiles, nostalgia. In this way, you will realise if you like the work of the wedding videographer.

Another thing that make a great wedding video is of course the footage itself.

• Did the videographer capture all those key moments on the day – walking down the aisle, the first kiss, the celebrations of the family and guests before and after the ceremony?

• Are the shots high quality?

• Does the video showcase the couple, the family, the guests and the venue in the best way possible?

Audio is another really important factor in addition to the visual footage. Good audio is what will really bring out the emotions of the day. Whether it is a voice over of the groom or celebrant, a recording of the songs from the church or band, or backing music, audio used in a way that ignites emotions can really set a good wedding videographer apart from the rest.

Finally, how the wedding video is edited is extremely important. In a cinematic wedding film, the editing will be seamless, often non-chronological especially in the short highlights film – mixing up shots and audio from throughout the day in a way that’s creative and artistic, and in well-edited video you won’t notice abrupt cuts.

Wedding Videography Styles

There are two principal styles used by wedding videographers: the traditional ‘documentary’ style, and ‘cinematic’.

Traditional, documentary style is normally a recording of the wedding exactly how it happens, in chronological order, using continuous shooting, and then usually edited into a long video with few cuts. They often show the entire mass and speeches, and the editing style is generally quite simple. There is less creativity involved in the filming and editing. The role of the ‘traditional’ wedding videographer is more to document the day. The videographer will usually be unobtrusive, working in the background.

Cinematic style on the other hand, is more sophisticated, creative, and artistic, than traditional wedding videography. A cinematic wedding videographer will place emphasis on telling the story of the wedding couple and their day by generating emotions, using different techniques with natural or available light, rhythm, camera focus, different angles, framing and composition, music and often non-chronological editing especially in the short highlights film. A cinematic wedding videographer will usually have a technical eye for cinematography. Shots are normally short – some even less than five seconds – which are then edited together in a way that really brings out emotions of nostalgia, happiness, love. The editing process is complex but it allows the wedding filmmaker to really showcase the day in a creative manner. Cinematic videographers will often be unobtrusive also, with the aim of capturing cinematic shots in the most natural manner.

One style is not necessarily better than the other – it’s totally up to each couple what they prefer and what they want to have recorded and be able to watch again in the future.

At Sunset Films, we prefer a cinematic approach because for us it’s all about storytelling through natural emotions. It’s all about the love and creating and rekindling memories which will last forever, through emotion and creativity. For us wedding videography is an art – what we like to refer to as ‘wedding cinematography’.