Wedding Weekend Videography in Italy: Should You Film the Welcome Dinner?

The Journal / Wedding Film Planning Wedding Weekend Videography in Italy: Should You Film the Welcome Dinner? If you are planning a destination wedding in Italy, filming the welcome dinner can be worthwhile, especially when it brings together people you rarely see, includes meaningful speeches or marks the beginning of a celebration that unfolds over […]

Questions to Ask Your Wedding Videographer Before Booking in Italy

Wedding guest cooling down with a fan in the historic courtyard

The Journal  ·  Choosing your filmmaker Questions to Ask Your Wedding Videographer Before Booking in Italy The right questions reveal much more than a price or a portfolio. They help you understand how your wedding will be filmed, who will be there and what you will be able to remember years from now. Words and […]

What Changes the Price and How to Compare Quotes

Adam and Polly laughing together in the historic Domus Laeta library

The Journal · Film & planning Wedding Videographer Cost:What Changes the Price and How to Compare Quotes Words & films by Luigi Rainone · Updated 7 November 2026 A wedding videographer’s cost depends on the coverage, the people filming, the sound recording and the films you receive. To compare quotes, put those details beside the […]

Gaia & Sheh — A Three-Day Wedding on the Portofino Coast

Portrait of Gaia in her lace wedding gown with a Vogue logo overlay.

Three days on the Italian Riviera: Gaia and Sheh’s celebration moved from a welcome dinner at Le Due Querce to a picnic in Nervi and a wedding at Castello Canevaro in Zoagli, near Portofino. Discover their films, personal moments and wedding team.

What Makes a Wedding Film Feel Personal?

A guide to wedding storytelling What Makes a Wedding Film Feel Personal? The people you choose. The way you move together. The things you say without thinking. A guide to making room for all of it in your wedding film. By Luigi Rainone · Wedding filmmaker in Italy Monica & Jack The short answer A […]

A relaxed wedding weekend in Umbria

Borgo Castello Panicaglia

Borgo Castello Panicaglia · Italy A relaxed wedding weekend in Umbria More time with your people. Less rushing between moments. A practical planning guide, inspired by Gerben and Lonneke’s wedding in the Umbrian hills. By Luigi Rainone · Wedding filmmaker Start with what matters How do you plan an Umbria wedding weekend? Start with guest […]

A Joyful Domus Laeta Wedding in Cilento

Adam and Polly kissing at sunset on the Domus Laeta terrace

A wedding does not have to be romantic every second. Adam and Polly’s celebration at Domus Laeta in Cilento was intimate, vibrant and full of genuine fun, captured through candid reportage and cinematic storytelling.