Below are all the details of the coverage that was used for Amanda and Dustin's wedding, along with other information on the day.

Coverage:

• Attend rehearsal for planning purposes (No Filming)
• Pre-Ceremony Coverage:
  • 2 manned camera coverage
  • Selective Coverage
  • Edited into highlight video with a combination of recorded audio and music.
• Ceremony Coverage:
  • 2 camera coverage (2 manned)
  • Groom & officiant wear wireless microphones.
  • Shotgun microphones and digital audio recorders used as necessary.
  • Edited into a long form documentary that shows the entire ceremony.
• Post-Ceremony/Reception Coverage:
  • 2 camera coverage (both manned)
  • Audio coverage as needed (Speeches/toasts, introductions, first dance music, etc).
  • Edited into a documentary style highlight video that features all the main areas of the reception along with some general footage.  Recorded audio and music will be used.
• Highlight Video - The entire day edited into a highlight video that runs no longer than 10 minutes and is set to music. 
• Photo Montage - The pictures from the photographer were used and we put together a montage set to music using approx. 70 pictures.
• Wedding Trailer
• Total Attendance: 8 hours
• 3 Copies of the DVD in deluxe cases.
  • up to 3 standard DVDs to play in your DVD player per copy.
  • 1 data DVD that includes the content of the above DVDs in .mp4 format to play on your iPod or similar device.

Details:

For the Pre-Ceremony coverage, my assistant filmed the bride and bridesmaids party while I filmed the groom and groomsmen.  The pre-ceremony activities took place at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando, FL.  I then headed over to the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando and set the main camera and prepared all the microphones while my assistant followed the bride to the church.

For the Ceremony, it came down to just before the beginning of the ceremony before we confirmed that my assistant was going to be allowed in the church (normally FPCO only allows a single camera and it can only be manned if the ceremony is in the chapel, which this ceremony was).  The officiant said he was but he was not allowed to have a tripod and had to hand hold the camera throughout the ceremony, from the back of the church.  The primary camera was positioned on the right side of the church, about a third of the way back, which is where we were instructed to place the camera. The Officiant and groom both wore wireless lapel microphones and the use of a shotgun microphone was used to pick up the ambient sounds in the room.  A professional quality digital recorder was used to capture the readings, at the side podium.  Following the ceremony, my assistant stayed at the church and captured some of the photo session and other footage, as well as followed the wedding party to the other locations where the pictures were being taken.  I packed up the primary camera, microphones, etc and drove to the reception location, to start filming there.

For the Reception, which was back at the Grand Bohemian, we both captured all the major moments of the reception and each of us split up to get the general footage.  The reception lighting was very dark, which was challenging for the toasts and other events that didn't take place on the dance floor, but our cameras are the best in their class in low light performance so we were still able to capture the moments.