The wedding that started it all / 2019

Jo
& Andy.

Colchester Town Hall. A journey down the river. A celebration at Le Talbooth.

Watch their wedding films

12 SEPTEMBER 2019 · TWO VIDEOGRAPHERS

STILLS & FOOTAGE FROM THE WEDDING FILM

01 / Where it all began

Two weeks’ notice.
A day we still talk about.

Jo and Andy’s wedding on 12 September 2019 was the first wedding we filmed as The Camera Guys. Jo got in touch with just two weeks to go, having only recently started planning. She and Andy were preparing to move to the UAE and, as she explained to us at the time, needed to be married before they could live there together.

What followed was an extraordinary bit of organising: a ceremony at Colchester Town Hall, a boat journey from Dedham and a celebration beside the river at Le Talbooth. A short lead time certainly didn’t make this a small occasion.

We supplied wedding videography with two videographers, covering both bridal and groom preparations before coming together for the ceremony and the rest of the day.

Cufflinks, a pocket watch and a buttonhole ready for the wedding — The small things, before the big moment.

Jo having her makeup finished, filmed through the window — Two videographers, two sides of the morning.

Jo and Andy’s wedding rings reflected on a dark surface — Stills taken from the finished wedding film.

02 / Colchester Town Hall

First, the
“we do”.

There is a particular joy in the moment after the vows: the shoulders relax, the smiles get bigger and the celebration can properly begin. Jo and Andy raising their joined hands at Colchester Town Hall says more about that feeling than we ever could.

Our cameras were Sony A7 III and A6500 bodies back then. The reason for having two people behind them was simple: give both halves of the day’s story room, from the separate preparations to the people reacting around the couple.

Jo and Andy raising their joined hands after their Colchester Town Hall ceremony — Just married at Colchester Town Hall.

The finished films

Press play.
Go back to 2019.

From a glimpse of the day to its nine-minute story. These are the films shared from Jo and Andy’s wedding.

The wedding highlights

9 minutes · Colchester & Dedham

The wedding trailer

1 minute 35 seconds · A shorter look at the day

The complete commission

Two videographersBridal and groom preparations
60-second teaserA short film to share
Full ceremony & speechesThe words, kept in full
9 & 27-minute highlightsCinematic and extended edits

Video only. The images throughout this page are freeze frames from the films.

Le Talbooth and its riverside gardens seen beneath the bridge

03 / A different kind of arrival

To the reception.
By river.

After the ceremony, Jo and Andy travelled by boat from Dedham to Le Talbooth. A little time on the water, then an arrival to remember as they greeted their guests.

Jo and Andy boarding a River Stour Trust boat after their ceremony — Boarding the River Stour Trust boat.

Jo and Andy sharing a kiss aboard the boat on the River Stour — A quiet moment together on the journey.

04 / The words worth keeping

Speeches with
something to say.

Dinner, speeches and the evening party followed at Le Talbooth. The speeches were incredible: personal, funny and full of the kind of feeling you cannot manufacture. Take us back to the days before anyone could ask ChatGPT to write one!

Recording the complete speeches meant those words lived beyond the highlights. The shorter film could find its rhythm; the full versions could keep the pauses, stories and reactions that made being there special.

Our companion article explores what to prioritise when booking wedding videography at short notice, using the practical lessons from this day.