Reception Shots

2x cams / 24 fps / Record external audio.

Keep your B CAM wide.

Use a light for speeches & dances if necessary.

Don’t stop recording during the speeches, dances (including hora), entrances,

cake cutting, unless batteries need to be changed.

Group of people laughing and socializing outdoors with drinks; sunny event setting with trees in the background.

Cocktail hour:

Wides, over the shoulders, & close ups of guests laughing, cheersing, hugging, celebrating...etc

Spacious event venue with a live band setup, chandeliers, and exposed brick walls.

Entrances:

After the BCAM is in place and sound is running, get a closer angle with the ACAM.

Elegant white wedding cake with floral decorations under a tent with string lights.

Cake:

Get a shot before it’s cut. Get a closeup shot of them cutting it then pan up to get the cake eating/kiss.

A wedding reception with a bride and groom seated at a decorated table listening to a woman giving a speech. The venue has large windows and is adorned with flowers and greenery.

Wedding Toasts:

Straight on wide angle with the BCAM. Off to the side close-up angle with ACAM.

Bride and groom dancing at a wedding reception in a dimly lit venue with chandeliers, surrounded by seated guests.

Special Dances:

Straight on wide angle with the BCAM. Off to the side close-up angle with ACAM.

Musician playing an electric guitar in a live band performance, with a drummer in the background.

Bands:

Brides ALWAYS ask for more band footage. Be sure to grab close-ups as well as at least one full song with the Bcam.

People dancing at a formal event with blue lighting.

Open dance floor:

In addition to getting candid mediums, if you see a funny dance move, go gesture to the dancer to do it again.