Wedding Capture Co

Do you really need a Second Shooter at weddings? We drop some pretty exciting news that WE’RE HOSTING ANOTHER WORKSHOP!!After the success of our first one back in May, we’ve had a few requests for a repeat, so we’ll be back at Cosy Club on 19th November doing the branding & marketing workshop again. For more info on the day and how to grab your ticket, visit: https://spiceweddingfilms.com/podc...

That’s right, we’re back with another guest episode, in the form of TWIA founder & wedding photographer Damian Bailey. Alongside being a full-time wedding photographer, Damian founded The Wedding Industry Awards back in 2011 and it’s now become THE award to win amongst wedding vendors in the UK.We do a deep dive on the lengths Damian & his team go to make this the fairest and most credible...

Well…this episode ended up taking quite an unexpected turn!! When we sat down to record, we planned on making a fairly light-hearted chat about how we’re holding up in the height of busy season and the things that we’re dealing with. What actually happened is we got to the topic of ‘reading the room’ and that ended up moulding the shape of the entire episode! This topic is on the lips of a lot of...

Episode 031: Churches, Websites & Getting Locked Out! As we enter the midst of the season, a few things have happened to us both at weddings recently that sparked the topics of discussion in this episode… We’ve both literally just had church ceremonies to capture and share our opinions on the recent debate around vicars and the restrictions they can impose. Are they really as bad as the media...

In this week’s episode we rip open the can of worms that is ’having a style’ and what that even means anyway!? The word ‘style’ can encompass so many things in terms of approach/branding/ethos etc and we touch on all these points and more as we dive into this vast topic. - Do you need to have a style when you first set up?- How do you define your style and should you stick to it forever? - Can you...

This is a HUGE episode and another milestone for us here at Wedding Capture Co…Today’s episode is our 2nd time having a guest and very first videographer guest, in the form of the incredible Ron Stain (AKA Roo Films). Roo is a UK based wedding videographer, winner of TWIA’s Wedding Videographer of the Year in 2024 and co-founder of the hotly anticipated Coda conference that launches in October. In...

It’s now been just over a week since we hosted our (very first!) workshop, so we wanted to use this week’s episode as an opportunity to reflect on how that incredible day went, but also give a more general thank you to you guys; our amazing Wedding Capture Co audience at the same time ❤️We’re also over a year into doing this podcast now and realised that we’ve never really stopped to look back at...

Does anyone actually like admin?? If you’re struggling to stay on top of email enquiries, sending contracts, missing invoices and knowing whose wedding you’re supposed to be attending next, then this episode is definitely for you!! After a brief catchup, we dive into the life changing world of using a CRM and how it’s transformed the efficiency of our business. As creatives, we want to spend as mu...

I’m not sure there is really any accurate title for this week’s episode, as we dive into so many things in this one! When we sat down to record, we wanted to talk about a few recent purchases that we’ve both made, now that things are picking up with our 2024 wedding seasons. We recently shot another wedding together too, so we talk about the fun of that day and touch briefly (again) on our ideal c...

Another episode, another milestone and an exciting announcement for the WCC! We both can’t believe we’re 25 episodes (and pretty much a year) into this already. We can’t thank you enough for all the love and support you’ve shown this podcast and spurred on by some messages you’ve sent us, WE’RE HOSTING OUR VEY FIRST WORKSHOP!! On May 1st, we’ll be hosting a marketing & branding workshop to a r...

Any talk of money or pricing to British people can sometimes seem like a taboo subject, so in this episode we throw it wide open and talk all things money, pricing and package strategies. We both definitely feel that our businesses would have grown quicker if these conversations around money and what to charge were more common place, but at the same time want to make it clear that money is a hugel...

We’re both back from our trip to Disney World; full of joy, enthusiasm and inspiration, so we spend the first few minutes catching up on our adventures and what’s been going on whilst we’ve been away. We also discuss the benefits of taking a break at the start of the season and how it differs from our other trips we’ve done. Since we’ve been home, Chris has also attended his first ever workshop, w...

It’s definitely that time of year isn’t it? Booking season is upon us, we’ve just delivered the last of our 2023 edits and are now looking at using that new work to update our marketing material for the year ahead. Whilst it’s a wonderful thing to have a wealth of content to use; this episode is all about realigning your brand, recognising the values of your ‘dream client’ and using them as a filt...

This week we’re back with a cheeky bonus episode, the second half and continuation of last week’s topic…In part one last week, we spoke all about how we capture the ceremony part of the day and this time around we’re chatting all things about capturing the speeches. Again, there’s a little more to this for the videographers, so we dive into the challenges of tripod placement, mic-ing up wedding gu...

Tom & Chris are back with another practical episode for you, and this time it’s all about capturing the all important wedding ceremony & speeches… For videography in particular, these 2 events are the absolute cornerstones of a wedding day and we dive into how we approach capturing these important moments. After all, it’s the ceremony that even makes it a wedding in the first place, right!...

That's right, we're back with our first episode of 2024 and it's also our very first episode where it's not just Chris & Tom! We're joined by the incredible Kirsty Mackenzie; an awesome wedding photographer based in Hampshire and also and absolute tour de force when it comes to everything styled shoots. Kirsty has been shooting weddings for over a decade and is known f...

As this is our final episode of 2023, we have abit of a catch up over the events of the past few weeks as well as look back at the past 12 months. We talk candidly about the struggles this year has brought as well as our many successes too. We also reveal something very exciting about our first episode of 2024, so make sure to listen until the end!! Lastly we both want to thank you for all the sup...

Now that the busy summer has passed and your focus is fully set on reducing that edit pile, hopefully this episode will serve as much as a reminder as it will offer some useful tips. Did you know that nearly half of the engagements that happen every year are between November & February? That means a whole lot of couples are going to be planning their weddings and looking to book your services...

This week it’s an absolute bumper episode and we’re also in a brand new location as Tom has builders in his house and we couldn’t risk the noise! The use of AI software has been a hot topic amongst wedding photographers this year as many are adopting these new tools to help with culling, editing and admin tasks. In this episode we do a deep dive into AI for wedding creatives; the tools on the mark...

For more info on the contract head here: https://www.spiceweddingfilms.com/definitivecontractThis week’s episode is all about preparing yourself for shooting those winter weddings! With the evenings drawing darker, the temperatures dropping and the rain showing no sign of letting up; it’s pretty fair to say that weddings in the darker months can be pretty challenging, but in a whole different way...

It’s been 6 weeks and 3 holidays since we last recorded, so in this episode we basically have an epic catch up about our trips, as well as diving into a whole array of little subjects that have been on our minds since we last spoke. Topics include:- Are you really showing the content you love on Instagram, or just showing what you know will get likes? - Will content creators really change the land...

Wedding Video Contract (50% off for a limited time after this episode drops!) : https://www.spiceweddingfilms.com/definitivecontractWedding Capture Co is back with a more ‘practical’ episode this week, where Tom & Chris dive into their thoughts and processes around capturing the morning preparations of a wedding day leading up to right before the ceremony itself. In this episode we discuss:- H...

After praising it’s long service in the last episode, Tom’s beloved Sony camera died whilst at a wedding (RIP) , so he was forced to look around and choose a replacement for that body in super quick time. Because of this, it inspired us to both to look back across our entire camera journeys; from the humble beginnings of our business’ to the kit we use in the present day. In this episode we discus...

We’re definitely hitting the peak of the wedding season now; the editing list is starting to pile up, the imposter syndrome is creeping in and you’ve ended up pulling a few late nights at your desk just to feel like you’re staying on top of it all. You’re definitely not alone in these thoughts, so this episode is all about how to manage that mammoth workload and avoid the dreaded B-word in the bus...

Is Videography just a game of gear? Do you really need 3 camera angles during the speeches?  Are photographers always in the way of your shot, or is it just in their heads? This is just some of the myths and questions that Tom poses to Chris in this weeks episode. This episode is also a follow-up to 009, where Chris put Tom in the hot-seat to answer these the questions the other way around. If you...