Wedding film editing: building the story from a whole day of footage
Wedding film editing is the craft of turning a full day of multi-camera footage into a short film with a story: an opening that sets the place, moments that build, words that carry meaning and an ending that lands. WeddingEditor's AI editing does that editing work for you. Upload the raw files, describe the film you want in optional preference answers, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser, typically in 24 to 72 hours.
Creating an account is free; you only pay when you are ready to start an edit.
What a wedding film editor decides, and how you steer it
Story shape
Whether the film opens on the place, the couple or a line from the vows. Use the film feel question to describe the shape you want.
Whose voices carry it
Speeches, vows and letters often hold a wedding film together. Say how much speech to keep and which people matter most.
Moments that cannot be missed
List the must-include moments, from a grandparent's dance to a private reading, so they are not lost in the cut.
Pacing
A wedding film breathes differently in the ceremony than on the dance floor. If you want long, quiet holds on the vows and quick energy at the reception, say so in the film feel answer so the cut follows that rhythm.
What to leave out
Every film has things the couple would rather not see. The things-to-avoid question keeps them out.
What wedding film editing is
Wedding film editing is the work of shaping raw wedding footage into a film that feels like the day rather than a record of it. An editor watches every angle, chooses the moments with meaning, decides where speech should lead and where pictures should carry the story, and cuts the result to a length a couple will rewatch. A wedding film editor is judged on taste and restraint as much as technique: knowing what to leave out matters as much as what goes in. In WeddingEditor, that editing is done by AI editing from your upload and written brief. The result is one edit per project, a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser, which you can deliver or finish further. Real wedding audio and music work together in the finished film, and the audio preference decides whether voices or music lead.
Not the same as color grading, sound mixing or music selection. Those finishing crafts stay with you when you use WeddingEditor.
Getting a wedding film edited with WeddingEditor
- 1
Start the project
Create a wedding project and choose a Highlight Reel or a Social Teaser.
- 2
Upload everything you shot
All cameras, all parts of the day, as the files came off the cards. There is no file count or total size limit, and each file can be up to 5 GB.
- 3
Write the brief like a note to your editor
Answer the optional questions on feel, speech and sound, priorities, specific people, must-include moments and things to avoid. Free-text answers can be up to 2,000 characters each.
- 4
Start processing and review
Buy One Wedding or use a credit. Review the edit when it arrives and use up to two revision rounds before you download.
What the editing covers
AI editing
Every full edit is made by WeddingEditor's AI editing and published to your project.
Your creative direction
Preference answers about film feel, audio approach, priorities, people, must-include moments and things to avoid shape the edit.
Nothing invented for skipped questions
If you leave a question blank, nothing is assumed for it.
Original sound
The film keeps the sound recorded in your footage, so vows and speeches sound as they did.
Up to two revision rounds
Email your notes from the link in the app and the same edit is revised.
Ready for your finishing
A 1080p H.264 MP4 that imports into Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro.
What wedding film editing here does not include
One film per project
A Highlight Reel and a Social Teaser of the same wedding are two separate projects.
No long-form documentary cut
The deliverables are a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser, not a full-length documentary edit.
It works with what was captured
The edit cannot create a reaction that was never filmed or an angle that does not exist, so cover the moments that matter.
Editing the film yourself or with WeddingEditor
| You edit the film | WeddingEditor edits the film | |
|---|---|---|
| Watching every angle | You | WeddingEditor's AI editing |
| Creative direction | In your head and timeline | In your written brief |
| Changes | Unlimited, your time | Up to two revision rounds |
| Look and music | You | You, after download |
What an edited film costs
Each film is $119 one-time for one wedding, or a credit from Solo ($99 per month), Pro or Studio. One credit covers one wedding edit.
| WeddingEditor plan | Price |
|---|---|
| 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 wedding film editing
Is a wedding film editor the same as a wedding video editor?
In practice the terms overlap. Film usually signals a story-led edit rather than a chronological record, which is how a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes is built.
Can WeddingEditor edit a full documentary wedding film?
No. The deliverables are a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser. A long documentary edit is not offered.
How do I get my style into the film?
Describe it in the preference answers, then use the included revision rounds (up to two) to correct anything that misses. Many videographers still add their own titles afterwards.
Do you offer wedding film editing courses?
No. WeddingEditor edits films for videographers; it does not teach editing.
What footage should I send for a film edit?
Everything you shot that day, from every camera. Do not cut it down first; the AI editing needs the whole picture to find the best moments.
Will speeches and vows keep their sound?
Yes. The edit keeps the original sound recorded in your footage. WeddingEditor does not clean or replace audio, so good capture on the day matters.
How long does a film edit take?
Processing typically takes 24 to 72 hours after you start it, with no guaranteed turnaround.
Should the film be chronological?
Not necessarily. Many wedding films open on a strong line or image and return to the day's order later. Say in the film feel answer whether you want a straight timeline or a story that moves around, and the AI editing builds toward it.
What if the best moment was only caught on one camera?
Upload every camera anyway. The AI editing works from all of the footage you provide, and naming the moment in your must-include answer puts it in the brief.
What file is the finished film?
A 1080p H.264 MP4 in widescreen that you can watch in the app and download, then download again later.
Give WeddingEditor your footage and your story
Start a project and brief the film the way you would brief your own editor.
Start your first wedding