What to tell an AI wedding editor
By WeddingEditor · Facts checked 2026-10-12
Tell an AI wedding editor what it cannot see: who matters, which moments are essential, what to leave out, and how the film should feel and sound. With WeddingEditor that means choosing a style and an audio preference, naming important people, listing must-have moments and speeches, and adding avoid notes. The AI brings editing judgment; you bring what matters to this couple.
Key takeaways
- Your notes carry the context the footage cannot: names, relationships, inside jokes, traditions.
- Pick a style: emotional and cinematic, fun and energetic, romantic and elegant, or natural and documentary.
- Pick an audio balance: more speeches and voices, balanced, or mostly music-led.
- Name important people and must-have moments in plain words.
- Use avoid notes for anything the couple does not want in the film.
Why instructions matter
An AI editor works across the whole wedding and looks for meaningful moments, but a particular parent, friend, ritual or inside joke may matter enormously even when its importance is not visually obvious. Instructions are how you pass that knowledge on. The more WeddingEditor knows about what matters, the better aligned the first edit can be.
1. Set the style and the audio balance
Choose a style preference (emotional and cinematic, fun and energetic, romantic and elegant, or natural and documentary) and an audio balance (more speeches and voices, balanced, or mostly music-led). If you have a wedding film you love, share it as direction. Our guide to telling an AI wedding editor your style covers this step in depth; the rest of this guide is about the things only you know.
2. Name the people who matter
Parents, grandparents, siblings, the best man, the maid or matron of honor, the wedding party, children and close friends. Add how to recognise them if it helps. This is the instruction that most often separates a beautiful film from the right film.
3. List must-have moments
"Make sure our vows are in the film." "Please include the speech from my father." "Include the tea ceremony." Traditions deserve a note: a ritual can carry meaning beyond how it looks, and the couple can tell you which traditions matter most in their wedding.
4. Say what to avoid
"Use less dance-floor footage." "Do not include the clip where we are testing the camera." "Leave out the rehearsal." Avoid notes are just as useful as must-include notes.
What not to bother with
You do not need to describe shot orders, timecodes or cuts. Every wedding has different material, and the edit builds its own structure. Spend the words on people, moments and feel.
Copy-ready instruction template
- Style: emotional and cinematic.
- Audio: more speeches and voices.
- Important people: both grandmothers (front row, left); the bride's brother (best man).
- Must include: our vows; the speech from my father; the tea ceremony.
- Avoid: the camera test clip; long dance-floor sections.
Where WeddingEditor fits
WeddingEditor asks for exactly these inputs: optional preference questions on style and audio, plus must-include and avoid notes for people, moments, speeches and traditions. Its AI editing uses them across the whole wedding you upload, and up to two revision rounds by email cover anything the first edit gets wrong.
Questions you skip are not guessed at; they simply do not steer the edit.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to answer the preference questions?
No, they are optional, but answers make the first edit better aligned.
What is the most useful instruction to give?
The names of the people who must appear, and the moments that must be in the film.
Can I tell WeddingEditor about cultural traditions?
Yes. Name the traditions that matter most in that wedding.
Can I tell it what to leave out?
Yes. Avoid notes such as "use less dance-floor footage" are part of the instructions.
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