White Villa Photography & Films

We cannot thank Phil and Sam enough for their incredible work on our wedding day. The photos that Phil took were absolutely stunning! We are in awe of how he managed to capture so many people from so many different angles, making it look like there were multiple photographers working. Every shot tells a story, and we’re so grateful for how he made us feel so comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera. Thank you for being so patient with us, especially when we went quiet during the enquiry and booking process. We were overwhelmed, couldn’t make up our minds, and you never gave up on us. We're so happy we chose you to be part of our special day. Your professionalism and calm demeanor made all the difference. Sam, we don’t even know where to begin with the wedding video. It’s absolutely gorgeous. We’ve already watched numerous times and each time it brings us to tears because of how beautifully it captures every emotion and moment. The editing is flawless, and we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. It feels like we're watching a Netflix movie! We love how you seamlessly incorporated the wedding speeches into the scenes—it’s so perfectly blended. Both of you were so discreet throughout the day, blending in with our guests, and we never felt like there were cameras constantly in our faces. That subtle approach made the experience feel so much more natural, and we truly appreciated it. We’re so grateful for the memories you’ve captured and can’t recommend you both enough. Thank you for making our wedding day unforgettable! In Shona we say “Maita Basa” 🙏🏾

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.

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

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!

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!

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. :)

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

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.

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

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.