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Coverage + production priorities

Build a story, not an internet shot list.

Use the breakdown to understand what each medium contributes. Then choose the people, relationships, traditions, sounds, and heirlooms that deserve special attention.

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Choose by memory

What do you want to remember?

The best coverage plan starts with the kind of memory you want to keep, then chooses the tool that can preserve it.

Digital photography

The reliable backbone: dual-slot capture, broad lighting flexibility, fast review, and the fullest still-photo record.

35mm + medium format

Intentional, limited frames with physical texture. Processing and scanning are part of the analog workflow.

Digital film

Movement, voices, pacing, reactions, and the full emotional soundscape of the celebration.

Super 8

Real motion-picture film with texture and unpredictability. It does not record synchronous sound unless audio is separately captured and integrated.

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A plan that leaves room for you.

Tell us where you are starting, what feels complicated, and which memories matter most. We will help you connect the right coverage to a day you can actually enjoy.

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More to think through

Build a story, not a replica

Meaning before reference images

Explain what matters about each inspiration image: the connection, light, movement, composition, or atmosphere. A meaningful reference gives the team room to respond to your actual day.

Sound + music

Tell us whose voices matter and where the emotional beats may happen. Describe your film’s energy and music preferences; final music must fit the edit and its permitted use. Playlist requests are inspiration, not guaranteed song placements.

Analog expectations

35mm and 120 preserve still frames; Super 8 captures moving images. Specific film stocks and rolls depend on light, availability, and the agreed creative plan. Grain, variation, and imperfect moments are part of the medium.

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Tell us what would be impossible to replace.

A grandparent’s voice, your friends together, an heirloom, or a quiet moment alone. Your priorities give us a useful direction without turning the day into a list of poses.

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A closer look

Plan the moments happening at the same time.

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A second team member is particularly useful when preparations happen in different places, when reactions matter as much as the main action, or when you want room details while guests arrive. Ask for a coverage plan that explains where each person will be.

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