Early Light Films
Couple during an outdoor wedding ceremony in San Diego

San Diego Elopement Videographer

Your elopement. Without turning it into a production.

One filmmaker, thoughtful direction, professional audio, a 3–5 minute highlight film, and your full ceremony. Founding rates for three San Diego couples this fall.

2 hours $750 4 hours $1,600 8 hours $2,200

3 founding films left · September–December 2026 · No travel fee in San Diego County

See the work first

One finished wedding film. That’s the honest starting point.

My finished elopement-film library is still small. That is exactly why the founding rate exists. This is the work I can show you today, before I ask you to book anything.

Wedding highlight · 45 seconds

Adam Thayer, filmmaker behind Early Light Films

Why the rate is lower

Because I’m early, and I’d rather say that plainly.

I’ve spent years shooting people, landscapes, and weddings as a photographer. I’m intentionally building this specific body of elopement films now.

So I’m not pricing like someone with fifty finished films online. The first few couples get a real founding rate, and I get permission to show the finished work plus an honest testimonial afterward.

No second shooter. No assistant. No account manager. You plan the day with me, and I’m the person holding the camera.

  • I can use the finished film and stills as portfolio work.
  • You give me an honest testimonial once you have seen it — good or bad.

What you get

Everything needed to tell the day well. Nothing padded in.

3–5 minute highlight film

Built around your vows, the place, and the actual shape of the day.

Full ceremony recording

Your vows and ceremony delivered separately, in full.

Professional audio

Lavalier microphones so the words matter as much as the images.

Planning with the filmmaker

Timeline, light, location, crowds, and how much coverage you actually need.

8–12 week delivery

Full-resolution digital delivery.

Two rounds of revisions

Included, so you are not stuck with an edit that misses the mark.

The founding offer

Most San Diego elopements fit in four hours.

Enough time for getting ready, the ceremony, and a golden-hour section without turning the day into an eight-hour production.

4-hour half day

$1,600 $2,400

Founding rate · 50% holds your date

Need less? Two hours is $750.

Want the full day? Eight hours is $2,200.

Not sure? That is what the call is for. I’ll tell you if I think you’re buying more coverage than you need.

3 founding films left for September–December 2026

How it goes

A plan where it helps. Space where it doesn’t.

01

Before

We build the timeline together around your location, the light, and what you actually want to do.

02

The day

I direct when you need direction. When a moment is already working, I get out of the way.

03

After

Your highlight film and full ceremony arrive digitally in 8–12 weeks, with two rounds of revisions.

A few direct answers

Before you book a call.

Why are the rates reduced?

Because this finished elopement-film portfolio is still small. The rate reflects that. In exchange, I need permission to show the finished work and an honest testimonial afterward.

What if my date is outside the current booking window?

The founding rate applies to September–December 2026. I can still film later dates at the standard rate.

Do I need eight hours?

Usually not. Most San Diego elopements fit comfortably in four hours. I would rather recommend less coverage than sell you time you do not need.

What happens on the call?

You tell me what you are planning. I tell you whether I think I am a fit, how much coverage makes sense, and what I would change about the timing or location. No pitch deck.

Check your date

Tell me when and where.

Four fields. About a minute. I reply personally within 24 hours and tell you whether I’m available — and whether I think the coverage you’re considering actually makes sense.

No newsletter. No sales sequence. Just a reply from me.

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