White Villa Photography & Films

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Luxury Wedding Films and Photography, based in Somerset and Gloucestershire and specialising in wedding photography and videography. We capture every moment and every emotion and tell your story.
White Villa Photography & Films Pricing & Costs

Pricing for suppliers

Prices Start at
£1,450
Maximum price
£5,200
Videography packages for simple highlight films to exceptional cinematic masterpieces. Photography packages from basic coverage through to 2 photographers and extended coverage. Available to book for just photo or just video or even better - both - for one great award-winning and friendly team.
White Villa Photography & Films Details

Products and Services

Complete Footage on DVD or USB
Bridal Prep Shots
Back-Up Equipment
Wedding Highlights Film
Dollies and Gliders
Second Shooter Available
Flexible Hours on the Day
Musical Overlay
Digital Editing
Engagement Shoots
Last-Minute Orders
Stay Through Speeches
Stay Through Dancing
Short Edit (>15 Minutes)
Drone Footage
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Audio Retouching
Long Edit (>1 Hour)
White Villa Photography & Films Full Description
With over 20 years of capturing weddings in the UK and abroad we have huge experience in dealing with every type of wedding day from all cultures and traditions. We thrive on the individuality of our clients and their wedding plans! Our wedding photography sets out to capture your wedding the way you want. While we have a style which we would descibe as vibrant, colourful and bold – we are also very flexible and listen to what our bride and grooms really want rather than force our style upon them. We are well aware that every couple is different and when some want significant focus on them and their portraits, others want a laid back and reportage approach. It’s quite easy and natural for us to adapt to your requirements so that you always feel comfortable. Our wedding films set out to capture a record of your day in a romantic, timeless and detailed fashion all in exceptional clarity and definition. Using classic film-making techniques and attention to detail we craft wedding films that will stand the test of time and live on for generations to come. ‘Wedding Videography’ or ‘Wedding Cinematography’ has developed into a fine art in itself and far from the service that it used to be not so many years ago. **Wedding industry awards regional finalist 2024**

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Samuel Norman
Hi there, i'm Sam, owner and founder of White Villa Photography & Films and I would love to answer your questions, hear more about your day and how we can capture it exactly how you want it to be - so fire away! I set this company up in 2003 with the intention of bringing reliable, professional and friendly service to couples and giving their wedding day the attention to detail it deserves and hopefully you will see that in our work you see here.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2003
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
5
Reviews
(18)
Charlie & Emily
Happy couple married in July
October 2023
The BEST wedding photography & film!!!

Absolutely flawless!! Phil and Sam, thank you both so much for capturing our day so perfectly. I cannot put into words how impressed my husband and I were with both the film and the photos you produced. Not only that, but you were so good to work with on the day, and we felt like we had been well prepared in the build up to our wedding! Truly a great team with impeccable style, creativity, and service. You will not regret using White Villa Weddings.

Yazmine & Ryan
Happy couple married in June
October 2023
Highly Recommended To All!!

Where to begin… when looking for wedding suppliers, we knew we would be truly gutted if we missed out on White Villa Weddings capturing our day & Sam definitely lived up to and beyond our high expectations! He was faultless throughout the process, quickly arranged a zoom call, where we laughed, felt at ease & he understood our vision. Even though it was 30°C he dressed smart & never complained. We feel he was truly invested in our day and you can see this in the high quality of film! Phenomenal, videographer. We can’t thank you enough! Highly recommended to all!! Thank you so much Yaz & Ryan x

Lauren & Jamie
Happy couple married in July
February 2023
Amazing wedding film!

We booked Sam to film our wedding and he was just brilliant from start to finish, from answering all of our questions to blending in on the day (it was as if he wasn’t even there as he was so discreet!) He captured the day perfectly and we absolutely love our film! Having worked in the wedding industry and seen plenty of wedding films over the years, we can absolutely say with confidence that Sams are the best. His films are so well edited and you can tell he puts his all into each and every wedding he films. Sam is a professional and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone getting married - we promise you won’t be disappointed! Our film gives us goosebumps each and every time we watch it and we’re so grateful to have such special memories!

Rosie
Happy couple married in April
May 2022
April Wedding

We cannot recommend White Villa highly enough! They captured our wedding day at Syrencot beautifully. Sam was professional and easy to get along with. He worked seamlessly with our other suppliers and he went out of his way to ensure that everything ran smoothly for us on the day. We received the video quickly after our wedding and we couldn’t be happier with the end result! The video is excellent quality and it captures all of the details from our day. It was worth every penny!

Samantha & Alexander
Happy couple married in November
November 2017
Our wedding video was flawless

Absolutely fantastic from start to finish! Our wedding video was flawless and have not stopped watching it, everyone has been so impressed with it! A massive THANK YOU to Sam and his team for making a wonderful video that I will treasure for the rest of my life. :)

Tasha & Matt
Happy couple married in September
September 2016
The attention to detail was phenomenal

Sam recently filmed our wedding and we've just received the film! I cannot find the words to describe how pleased we are with it! The attention to detail was phenomenal, he even filmed a birds eye view of the venue which was a lovely surprise when we watched it, we didn't realise Sam could fly! With having both a photographer and videographer I was worried it would seem a little intrusive, but we barely noticed Sam was even there and were then shocked with the amount he'd managed to capture! Initially we didn't budget for a videographer, but I am sooo pleased we changed our minds! After watching the film I realised Sam had managed to capture many unforgettable, once in a life time moments that we will never experience again, it's lovely to be able to sit back and watch all the highlights in our own time and take it all in as the day went so fast and now seems like a blur. Not only do we get to relive those special moments but there were quite a few parts of the wedding I had managed to miss by being caught up in the day itself, for example my Dad's face when he saw me, my parents reactions to the ceremony and our friends and family dancing, laughing and enjoying the day/evening. Even though I didn't tell Sam who people were, he managed to figure it out himself and even caught my brother's reaction to a remark made about him in my Dad's speech! I was very impressed with this and it shows how invested he was in the day, ensuring he filmed all the things that would mean the most to us and our families. I love the fact that forever more we can watch the moment we became husband and wife. I know weddings are expensive and a videographer can seem like an added expense but my advice to anyone getting married would be to have it filmed, and especially by Sam at White Villa as you will get a professional service with an exceptional end result. Thank you so much for the amazing video you created for us! Love Mr and Mrs Tinling x

Elaheh & Jon
Happy couple married in July
July 2016
an amazing wedding film

Sam & the rest of White Villa team made an amazing wedding film for us and we love every single minute of it. It could not have been any better. 100% recommended.

Wendy & James
Happy couple married in September
June 2016
absolute pleasure to speak and deal with

From our very first meeting with Sam, we both felt we were in assured and competent hands. Sam is an absolute pleasure to speak and deal with; he has been professional, friendly & efficient throughout. The communication has been open, honest and extremely helpful and above all polite. We are truly amazed at how Sam & his colleague managed to be seemingly ‘everywhere’, yet also remained totally discreet and ‘in the background’, throughout the whole wedding. Sam is quiet, confident, patient and non intrusive – who helped a very camera shy bride feel totally at ease. We cannot praise White Villa Videos highly enough. They have captured our wedding day beautifully and imaginatively. You will be booking a company that cares about the clients wishes and listens. NB: Don’t be put off by the low key presence of this company… White Villa Films/ Sam had been mentioned to us by a couple we met coincidentally after a church service held on The Orchardleigh Estate; how grateful we are. We were unsure initially; we had very little info to go on and from complete strangers! However they were just so complimentary; we now know they were not exaggerating re just how good they actually are. We both wish we had booked them to take the photographs as well – but sadly had already committed to another photographer. We cannot praise them highly enough; this is written with our utmost gratitude for providing us with a truly magical video. Thank you both so very much. Kindest regards Wendy & James

Katie & Peter
Happy couple married in June
June 2016
A huge thank you

A huge thank you for all of your hard work on the day. We had sucha great time and cannot wait to see all of the shots/show everyone in New Zealand the video. Please send our thanks to your team.

Lisa & Alex
Happy couple married in June
June 2016
You should send a health warning with your films

You should send a health warning with your films: contains footage that will make you cry! We are so incredibly happy with the film. It brings all the emotional back from the day. It’s so beautiful. Huge thank you to Sam, Katy and the team for capturing our wedding day. Just perfect. From the initial contact to picking up the final footage Sam was professional, approachable, and first class. We love showing our friends and family the wedding video and are still holding back the tears now!! Thank you again. Would highly recommend to anyone!!

White Villa Photography & Films Location & Contact Details
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16, Taylors Fields, Banwell, Somerset, BS29 6AJ, England, United Kingdom
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FAQs
Find out a bit more from our FAQs

What is your most memorable wedding?

Every wedding is memorable and we have had some incredible moments with helicopters, galleon ships, wild animals, Britney Spears and Elton John tribute artists and more and they are all so unique but i will always remember was at Elmore Court and there was nothing remarkable about anything that happend with the exception that the Groom announced to everyone during the speeches that they were expecting a second child, it was more just the atmosphere of the day, the pale colours and pale suits, incredibly warm weather, during the world cup when England were playing Sweden everyone was watching on their phones during the afternoon heat outside all just made a really nice day where people were enjoying themselves, the wedding and the day.

Describe your style in 5 adjectives.

cinematic, timeless, emotional, stunning, incredible

What about your business are you most proud of?

Our unwavering quality and desire to constantly improve and deliver more.

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

when it comes to the day - relax and hand it all over to someone else, its your time now, dont let planning and logistics ruin your day!

What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?

This is a recent wedding actually - the bride and groom left a letter on every guest's placemat with a detailed message for each person about why they love them and are so greatful for having them in their lives.

Describe your typical process with a couple.

a meeting face to face or video call to say hi and get a feel for one another first! Then we discuss the day, find out what you want from the product and the experience and make sure we can give you that. Closer to the wedding day we have a face to face/video call pre wedding consultation to go over the timings of the day and the details so we dont miss a thing and can make sure we can do everything we need to. Then its the big day!

What is the most exciting thing you have caught on camera?

An owl flying the wedding rings across a pond to the couple for the wedding marriage! Eeek!

What is the one film you wish you had directed and why?

Heat by Michael Mann, because of its epic storytelling reach that weaves multiple storylines and characters together each with own paths of interest. All told with exceptional cinematography from Dante Spinotti that renders a gorgeous view of the diverse LA landscape and architecture of the mid 90s.

What is your favourite soundtrack to put to a wedding video?

Currently this is Kevin Graham, ANBR and Kyle Preston

Describe how you got into videography.

Studied Film & Video Production degree and specialised in Cinematography which led to work in film and television and live event filming
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