1:30 PM / I
Getting ready
The light is still white. Lace, boots, a mother's hands at the buttons. Nobody is performing yet, which is exactly why the film starts here.
Red Mountain
Wedding Films
Red Mountain
Wedding Films
00:00:00:00 Telluride Wedding Films
Wedding films from the San Juan Mountains. Not a trailer for your day, a record of it, told in the order it happened.
One day, six chapters
Getting ready
1:30 PM / I
The light is still white. Lace, boots, a mother's hands at the buttons. Nobody is performing yet, which is exactly why the film starts here.
3:45 PM / II
The first look, the groomsmen who can't stand still, the dog in a flower collar. The loose hour everyone forgets and everyone wants back.
5:00 PM / III
Two cameras, a mic on your officiant and one on you. Vows are the only part of the day nobody can ask you to say twice, so they get planned that way.
6:30 PM / IV
The best man, your dad, a video from the friend who couldn't make the trip. Every speaker is mic'd and mixed, so years from now you hear the words, not just the laughter.
7:50 PM / V
In a box canyon the sun slips behind the ridge early and takes its time about it. Twenty minutes, just the two of you. This is the part you'll show people.
9:30 PM / VI
The first dance becomes everyone's dance. The band finds its groove, your grandparents take the floor, and a tunnel of hands sends you off into the night. I stay for the last song.
The Films
All shot in and around Telluride. Put on headphones, the audio is half the film.
Coverage & Investment, 2027 Season
Pick your hours, then slide the window to where your day happens. Whatever falls inside it is in your film.
Your guests didn't fly into the San Juans for one evening. Film the moments around it.
Your estimate
$4,000
Additional coverage on the day is $250 an hour. Films delivered within an estimated 8 to 10 weeks.
How it comes together
A conversation about how you picture the day, the people who matter most, and the moments you'd hate to lose. Your film is built around what you care about.
I walk the timeline with your photographer and planner ahead of time, from where we'll stand for the vows to when we'll slip away for golden hour.
Everyone knows the plan, so nobody is in anyone's shot and nothing gets missed. You get to be present. We'll take care of the rest.
Behind the camera
I live and work in Telluride. Most of my days are spent filming architecture and the mountains around it, which turns out to be good training for weddings here: knowing where the light falls at 7:50 on a July evening, which ridgelines the drone can fly, and how long it takes to get from the gondola to the meadow in a dress.
I shoot quietly and I don't stage moments. You'll barely notice me until you watch the film.
Red Mountain Photos, architecture and real estateQuestions
For the 2027 season, coverage starts at $3,000 for six hours, $3,500 for seven and $4,000 for eight, each with a 3 to 5 minute cinematic film and drone aerials where permitted. Premium is $5,000 for ten hours and adds multi-camera coverage, a one minute highlight reel within two weeks, and full ceremony and toast films.
I'm based in Telluride and film all over the San Juan Mountains: Telluride, Mountain Village, Ophir, Ridgway, Ouray, Silverton and the high country between them. If your wedding is somewhere else in Colorado or beyond, ask. I'm happy to travel.
Summer and early fall Saturdays in Telluride go first. Many couples reach out 9 to 12 months ahead, but it's always worth asking about your date, even if it's soon.
Afternoon storms are part of a mountain summer. We plan a covered backup with your planner ahead of time, and some of the best footage happens in the weather. Kate and Adam said their vows under clear umbrellas.
Always. I walk the timeline with both before the wedding and plan camera positions for the vows, the first look and the toasts, so nobody ends up in anyone else's shot.
Within an estimated 8 to 10 weeks of the wedding. Premium couples get a one minute highlight reel within two weeks, so there's something to share while the full film is being cut.
You're welcome to send songs you love and ones you don't. Final music, pacing and shot selection are a creative call, and everything is properly licensed so your film can live on social without getting muted.
Usually, yes. Drone aerials are included wherever the venue and airspace allow. Some spots in and around Telluride restrict flights, and I'll check yours before the day.
The recap is your day told in three to five minutes, set to music. The full ceremony and full toasts films are the complete, unedited moments with clean audio, the ones you'll rewatch on anniversaries.
You book directly with me. A 40% retainer holds your date, and the remaining balance is due 30 days before the wedding. Weekend coverage can be added any time.
Yes. Everything shot on the day, delivered on an SSD, for $250 plus the cost of the drive.
Inquire
Now booking the 2027 season. Send a note with your date and venue and I'll write back personally within a day or two, with availability and ideas for your day. No pressure, and no sales calls unless you want one.