--- title: "Wedding Short Film From Your Raw Footage | WeddingEditor" url: https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-short-film/ last_updated: 2026-10-11 --- # Wedding short film, made from the day you filmed A wedding short film tells the story of one couple's day in a few minutes, with the care of a film rather than the pace of a social clip. WeddingEditor makes that kind of piece from your raw footage as a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes. You upload every clip and audio file, describe the story and the feel in the optional preferences, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes the film. The couple's real voices stay in, since recorded sound is kept. [Start your first wedding](https://app.weddingeditor.ai/sign-up?redirect_url=/dashboard) ## What makes it a short film rather than a clip A few choices separate a short film from a montage. Here is how WeddingEditor handles each. - **A beginning, middle and end**: The Highlight Reel runs about 5 minutes, enough room for an opening, a build through the ceremony and a close at the reception. - **Voices that carry the story**: Recorded sound is kept, so vows, a letter read aloud or a parent's toast can thread through the film. - **Characters you name**: You list the people the film is really about, beyond the couple, in your preferences. - **A tone you set**: Your answer on the feel of the film steers the pacing toward quiet and emotional or bright and celebratory. - **A finish you own**: Title the film in your editor if you want it to carry your studio's signature. ## What is a wedding short film? Searches for this phrase mix two worlds. Some people want short fiction films about weddings, and those results are full of film festival entries and old movies. Videographers use the phrase for something specific: a short, story-led cut of a real wedding, usually a few minutes long, closer in spirit to a documentary short than to a highlight montage. The difference is structure. A montage strings together beautiful shots; a short film has an arc, and it usually lets the couple's own words lead. That takes judgment and a lot of watching, which is the part WeddingEditor's AI editing takes on. You set the story direction in writing, and the AI editing cuts it from your footage with music balanced by your audio preference and one consistent look. It is a division of labor that suits most studios: the hours of watching and selecting move off your desk, while the creative signature that couples hire you for stays with you. Not the same as: Not the same as a fictional short film about a wedding. WeddingEditor only edits real footage you shot. ## How to get a short film edited 1. **Create a Highlight Reel project** The short film is delivered as the Highlight Reel, about 5 minutes long. 2. **Upload all of the coverage, audio included** Add every camera and any separate audio recorder files. Speech and room sound are what give a short film its spine. 3. **Write the story brief** In the preferences, describe the feel, the people at the center of the story, the moments that must be in it and anything to avoid. Each free-text answer can run to 2,000 characters. 4. **Finish and deliver** Typically 24 to 72 hours after processing starts, download the MP4, add your score and grade, and deliver when you choose. ## What WeddingEditor contributes - **Story-friendly length**: About 5 minutes, room for an arc. - **Real voices kept**: Original sound is kept in the edit. - **A written brief**: Preference answers on feel, audio, people and moments shape the edit. - **Every camera and recorder**: Upload video and audio files from all sources into one project. - **AI-made, revisable twice**: Every full edit is made by WeddingEditor's AI editing, guided by your preference answers. - **Up to two revision rounds**: Request changes by email; the same edit is revised. ## What it does not do - **No long-form version**: The film is about 5 minutes; long documentary cuts are not offered. - **No fiction or generated scenes**: It only edits real footage you uploaded. - **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. ## Short film vs other wedding edits | Edit | Main job | How WeddingEditor fits | |---|---|---| | Social clip | A fast share | Social Teaser | | Short film | A story of the day in a few minutes | Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes, steered by your brief | | Documentary | Everything, in full | Not offered | | Montage | Beautiful shots set to music | Possible, but music is added by you | ## Pricing for a short film A short film is one wedding edit: $119 one-time for one wedding, or one credit on Solo, Pro or Studio. Studio is $599 per month for 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 ## Wedding short film questions ### Does WeddingEditor choose songs for the short film? Yes. Music supports the moments in the edit, and the audio preference sets the balance: More speeches & voices, Balanced speech & music, or Mostly music-led. Real wedding audio such as vows, speeches and laughter can carry the story, with music in support. ### Can you suggest short film ideas? The ideas come from you and the couple. Put them in the preferences: the feel, the people at the center and the moments that tell their story. ### Can the story be told through the vows? Recorded audio is kept, so the vows are available to the edit. Name them as a must-include moment and say in the feel answer that you want them to lead the story, with picture following the words. ### How long is the short film? About 5 minutes, the length of the Highlight Reel. That is long enough for an opening, a build through the ceremony and a closing passage, and short enough that couples watch it again and share it with family. ### Can I make it longer? Not through WeddingEditor. The Highlight Reel is about 5 minutes. If your package promises a longer film, build that cut yourself from your footage and use the WeddingEditor film as the short version. ### Is it a fictional or AI-generated film? No. It is edited from the real footage you uploaded. WeddingEditor does not generate scenes, people or moments, so everything in the film happened on the day. ### What if the story lands on the wrong moment? Email notes from the link in the app and the same edit is revised. Up to two revision rounds are included with every full edit, and a failed render does not use one up. ### Can I upload separate audio recorder files? Yes. The upload accepts video and audio files, including .wav files from a separate recorder. Upload them into the same project as the camera footage, with no renaming or sorting needed. ### Should I shoot differently for a short film? Short films lean on sound and on a few strong scenes. Capture clean audio of vows, letters and speeches, hold steady shots of quiet moments, and film the people the couple cares about most. The edit can only use what was recorded. ### Will the couple get it directly? No. WeddingEditor never sends anything to your couple. You download the film, add your finishing touches and decide when and how to deliver it. ## Related guides - [Wedding video guides](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video-guides/): Every head-term guide - [Wedding video storytelling](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video-storytelling/): Telling the AI editing what the story is - [Cinematic wedding video editing](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/cinematic-wedding-video-editing/): Feel through preferences - [Wedding video length](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video-length/): Why the film runs about 5 minutes - [Wedding highlight reel](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-highlight-reel/): The Highlight Reel in detail ## Tell their story in five minutes Upload the wedding, write the brief and finish the film your way. [Start your first wedding](https://app.weddingeditor.ai/sign-up?redirect_url=/dashboard)