--- title: "AI Wedding Editing for Slow-Motion Footage | WeddingEditor" url: https://www.weddingeditor.ai/ai-wedding-editing-slow-motion/ last_updated: 2026-10-12 --- # Slow-motion wedding footage: slowed where it means something, real time where it should You shot the entrance at 120 frames per second, the first dance at 60 and the speeches at 24 or 30. Slow motion is one of the easiest ways to make a wedding film feel cinematic, and one of the easiest ways to make it feel padded when every clip drifts. Upload all of it to one WeddingEditor project. Its AI editing uses slow motion where it has a reason, such as an entrance, a veil catching the wind or a spin on the dance floor, and keeps speeches, vows and natural conversations in real time. [Start your first wedding](https://app.weddingeditor.ai/sign-up?redirect_url=/dashboard) ## Where slow motion earns its place Slowing a clip is an editorial decision, not a default. - **Entrances and processionals**: The doors opening and the first steps down the aisle carry more weight when they are given time. - **Movement that is beautiful slowed**: A veil lifting in the wind, a dress turning, confetti in the air or a spin on the dance floor reads differently at half speed. - **Couple portraits**: Portrait sessions are often shot at high frame rates precisely so the couple's small movements can breathe. - **A reaction worth holding**: A parent's face at the moment of the kiss can be held a little longer, when slowing it adds feeling rather than distance. ## What slow-motion editing means in a wedding film Slow motion in a wedding video usually comes from footage recorded at a higher frame rate than the film plays at, such as 60 or 120 frames per second played back in a 24 or 30 frame film, so movement is stretched smoothly. Most weddings mix those clips with real-time footage from the same and other cameras. Editing it well is a matter of judgement: slow motion can work beautifully for entrances, portraits, movement, dancing and emotionally significant moments, and it can also make a film feel slow and distant if it is used everywhere simply because the footage exists. Speech and natural, real-time interaction usually benefit from staying natural, because the timing of a laugh or a pause is part of what makes it real. WeddingEditor treats high frame rate clips according to how they serve the finished film. Not the same as: Not a guide to which frame rate to shoot; for that, see the wedding video frame rate guide. ## How to hand off a wedding with slow-motion clips 1. **Upload real-time and high frame rate clips together** Every camera and every frame rate goes into the same wedding project. No sorting, renaming or proxies are needed. 2. **Pick the feel** Emotional and cinematic gives more room for build and meaningful pauses; fun and energetic leans on movement and faster pacing; natural and documentary keeps more events as they happened. 3. **Name the moments that matter** In the must-include preferences list the entrance, the first dance or the portrait at sunset, and anything you want left out. 4. **Watch, download, revise** The film typically arrives 24 to 72 hours after processing starts, as a 1080p MP4, with up to two revision rounds. ## Slow motion with a reason - **Used where it adds something**: Slow motion works for entrances, couple portraits, movement, dress or veil motion, dancing, reactions, transitions and emotionally significant moments. - **Speeches stay natural**: Important speech and natural real-time interactions usually stay in real time. - **Mixed frame rates are normal**: Real-time and high frame rate clips from different shooters and devices are treated according to how they serve the film. - **Style preference shapes pacing**: The film feel you choose, such as emotional and cinematic or fun and energetic, influences pacing and how much room moments get. - **Every camera in one project**: Upload footage from several cameras into one project, with no limit on the number of files. ## Limits to plan around - **Slow motion starts with what you recorded**: Slow motion depends on what you recorded. If a moment was only filmed in real time, plan your high frame rate shots for the moments you expect to slow down. - **No fixed amount of slow motion**: Preferences influence the edit rather than acting as rigid presets, so the wedding itself and your chosen style shape how much is slowed. - **One film per project**: A Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser of about a minute, one per project. - **1080p delivery**: The finished film is a 1080p widescreen MP4. ## Shooting slow motion the edit can use Choose your high frame rate moments before the day: the processional, the exit, portraits, the first spin of the first dance. Shooting everything at 120 gives the edit more choice but makes it harder to tell which clips you meant to slow. Keep speeches, vows and toasts at your normal frame rate with clean sound. Those moments are carried by timing and voice, and a slowed toast loses the laugh it was building to. Remember that high frame rates need more light. A dim reception at 120 frames per second can be noisier than the same scene at 24, so a usable real-time clip of the cake cutting is often worth more than a dark slowed one. ## Prices Each wedding is one project and one credit, however many cameras filmed it. One Wedding is $119 one-time for one wedding; Solo is $99 per month with 1 wedding credit, Pro is $249 per month with 3 credits, and Studio is $599 per month with 8 credits. - One Wedding: $119 one-time for one wedding - Solo: $99 per month, 1 wedding credit - Pro: $249 per month, 3 wedding credits - Studio: $599 per month, 8 wedding credits - Try Before You Buy: $10 one-time for a short sample edit from your own footage ## Questions about slow-motion wedding footage ### Will every high frame rate clip be slowed? No. Slow motion should have a reason. It is used where it helps, such as entrances, portraits, movement and dancing, not everywhere simply because the footage exists. ### Will my speeches be slowed down? Important speech and natural, real-time interactions usually stay natural. Slowing a toast would lose its timing and its words. ### Can I upload 24, 30, 60 and 120 fps clips in one wedding? Yes. Mixed frame rates are normal in wedding production, and the edit treats each clip according to how it serves the finished film. ### Can I ask for more slow motion? Choose a style such as emotional and cinematic, and name the moments you want held in the must-include preferences. After delivery you can also ask for a different emphasis in one of the up to two revision rounds. ### Can I ask for less slow motion? Yes. A fun and energetic or natural and documentary style leans toward pacing and events as they happened, and you can say so directly in the preferences. ### Is slow motion used in the Social Teaser too? The Social Teaser is faster and more trailer-like, so slowed shots tend to be brief beats that land a moment rather than long holds. ### What frame rate is the finished film? You receive a 1080p widescreen H.264 MP4. For advice on what to shoot, see the wedding video frame rate guide. ## Related guides - [All wedding video guides](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video-guides/) - [Does WeddingEditor use slow motion?](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/faq/does-weddingeditor-use-slow-motion/) - [Wedding video frame rate](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video-frame-rate/) - [AI wedding entrance editing](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/ai-wedding-entrance-editing/) - [AI first dance editing](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/ai-first-dance-editing/) - [AI editing for mixed-camera weddings](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/ai-editing-mixed-camera-weddings/) - [AI editing for low-light receptions](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/ai-editing-low-light-receptions/) ## Slow where it matters, real where it counts Upload every frame rate you shot and let WeddingEditor decide when a moment deserves more time. 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