A Wedding Film Proposal
Elaine & Michael
Saturday 26 February 2028
Rose Bay Greek Church Alpha · Sydney CBD Film by CineMotive
What You Told Me
Before anything else, the feeling
You didn't lead with a shot list or a checklist. You told me how the day should feel — and that's the brief I'm building everything around.
What drew you in
The cinematic storytelling — the day told as a story, not a montage.
How it should feel
Timeless. Raw, real emotion — and most importantly, like the two of you.
The day
A Greek celebration at Rose Bay, carried through to the night at Alpha.
Where you are
Ready to secure your coverage — so this proposal is built to make that simple.
The Flow of Your Day
Twelve hours, mapped
Here's the day as you've planned it. Getting this shape right first is exactly how the coverage below gets built — nothing rushed through the middle.
Michael's preparations
Maroubra
Elaine's preparations
Maroubra — five minutes away, running at the same time
The ceremony
Rose Bay Greek Church
Your photoshoot
Location to be chosen together
The reception
Alpha, Sydney CBD
Two preparations, five minutes apart, both starting at 11. That single detail shapes the whole morning — and it's the reason the coverage begins with two videographers.
Why Two Videographers
Two beginnings, captured at once
You and Michael both get ready in Maroubra, five minutes apart, both from 11am. One camera can only be in one home. So the day starts with two.
The morning
Both preps · 11amTwo videographers, one in each home. Elaine's preparation and Michael's are filmed in full and in parallel — no staged or re-created moments, no choosing one over the other. Both then move together to the church.
The ceremony
Rose Bay · 1:30pmTwo angles inside the church. A Greek Orthodox ceremony has its own rhythm — the crowning, the procession, the music. Two cameras mean the wide moment and the close reaction are both there, cut together later.
Photoshoot & reception
From 3:30pmHow far the second videographer stays is your choice. This is the single difference between the collections below — through the church, through the photoshoot, or right into the reception formalities — while a lead videographer always films through to 11pm.
In other words: the coverage is the same rich start for everyone. The reach of the second videographer is what you're choosing between.
Ways To Relive Your Day
The films, and what each one is for
Every collection is built from these. Watch an example of each — they play right here, one at a time.
Teaser Filmthe first taste
A short 40–60 second clip, delivered within two weeks of the wedding — the first thing you'll share, while the day is still fresh.
Highlight Filmthe story, distilled
The heart of the day in a few cinematic minutes — the moments, the emotion and the music woven into one piece you'll return to again and again.
Episode-Length Filmtold like you
A longer, dialogue-driven story led by your own voices and the people around you — the closest thing to reliving the day rather than watching it. This is the "most importantly, like us" piece.
Documentary Filmthe day, at real length
The full ceremony, the speeches, the dancing — kept at real length so nothing is lost to a cut. Available across Basic, Standard and Extended depths.
Your Collections
Three ways to keep the day
Same rich start across all three — two videographers through the morning and church. What changes is how far the second videographer stays, and the depth of the films you take home.
The Essentials
The story, beautifully told
$5,800$5,220
10% Early Bird rate
- Up to 12 hours of coverage
- Two videographers across both preparations & the ceremony
- Lead videographer through to 11pm
- Teaser Film — delivered within two weeks
- Highlight Film — 4–6 minutes
- Documentary Edit — up to 2 hours
- Private online delivery
The Full Story
Preparations to the last dance
$7,000$6,300
10% Early Bird rate
- Up to 12 hours of coverage
- Two videographers across preparations, ceremony & photoshoot
- Lead videographer through to 11pm
- Teaser Film — delivered within two weeks
- Highlight Film — 6–8 minutes
- Documentary Edit — up to 3 hours
- All of your RAW footage
- Private online delivery
The Complete
Every part of the day, in full
$9,800$8,820
10% Early Bird rate
- Up to 12 hours of coverage
- Two videographers through preparations, ceremony, photoshoot & into reception formalities (to 9pm)
- Lead videographer through to 11pm
- Teaser Film — delivered within two weeks
- Highlight Film — 8–10 minutes
- Episode-Length Film — up to 40 minutes
- Documentary Edit — up to 3 hours
- Drone coverage at the church
- All of your RAW footage
- Private online delivery
Not sure which sits right? That's what the planning session is for — we map the day together and shape the collection around it.
To Add If You'd Like
A few ways to go further
Optional — each can be added to The Essentials or The Full Story (they're already part of The Complete).
Episode-Length Film
The longer, dialogue-driven film told in your own voices — up to 40 minutes. The "most importantly, like us" piece.
+ $2,500
Drone at the Church
Aerial coverage of Rose Bay and your arrival — a cinematic wide to open the film.
+ $250
Prewedding Film
A relaxed shoot before the wedding — a gentle way to get comfortable on camera together.
+ $850
Nothing here needs deciding now — most can be added at any time, even after the wedding.
Why This Matters
You'll live this day three times
Before
In the planning — the anticipation of it, and the calm of knowing the day is mapped and someone is holding the timing for you.
The Day
As it happens — present in it, not managing it. Free to feel the morning, the church and the night rather than watch the clock.
For Life
Every time you return to the film afterwards — the voices, the faces, the feeling. This is the version that lasts the longest.
Some moments reveal their value only with time.
The day will pass in hours. The film is how you keep it — and it becomes more valuable, not less, the further you get from the day itself.
The Next Step
Let's hold the 26th for you
Your date is currently open. The best next step is a Wedding Planning Session — we map the day together and settle on the collection that fits. No pressure to decide on the spot.
Elaine & Michael — we at CineMotive would be honoured to film your day.
John Poulakis · Director, CineMotive
0418 236 143
