Outsource your wedding video editing (without losing your style)
Outsourcing wedding video editing means sending your footage to a dedicated post-production team that edits it to your style and returns finished films under your name. This page covers when it makes sense, what it costs, the risks and how to manage them, and exactly how it works with us.
What does outsourced wedding video editing include?
With us, it covers everything after you hand over the cards: multicam sync, story structure, the cut, color grading, audio cleanup, licensed music, titles and export. You review a draft in Frame.io, request revisions, then download the final film and an organized project timeline in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro.
You stay the creative director. You decide the style, the moments that must appear, and what your couple sees. We do the hours in between.
What stays with you: – The relationship with your couple – The creative brief and final approval – Delivery to the couple, under your brand
What moves to us: – Ingest checks and multicam sync – Selects, story and the edit – Grading, sound and export – Revisions from your notes
Is it time for you to outsource? A quick test
Answer honestly. Three or more “yes” answers usually means outsourcing will pay for itself.
- Have you turned down a booking in the last year because of your editing load?
- Has a delivery date slipped during peak season?
- Do you spend more hours editing than shooting, selling and answering inquiries combined?
- Is there a backlog of more than three weddings waiting to be edited right now?
- Could you describe your editing style to someone else in one paragraph?
- Do you have two or three films you’d happily show as “this is how I edit”?
Questions 5 and 6 matter more than they look. Outsourcing works best when your style is defined. If you can’t describe it yet, write the brief first (our free style-brief guide helps). It will improve your own edits too.
How much does it cost to outsource wedding video editing?
With us, a 4–6 minute highlight film is $349, a 45–90 minute full film is $449, and a teaser, highlight and full film together (the Complete Suite) are $699. Your first highlight can be a $199 trial. Studios with steady volume can choose the Studio Plan: $899 a month for three highlight edits and a dedicated editor.
Across the market, published starting prices for highlight films range from about $130 to over $600 depending on the provider (The Yes Girls roundup, updated August 2026). Price alone tells you little. Check what’s included: grading, music licensing, revisions, project files and a written turnaround.
The break-even math
- Time one wedding. Log every hour of a typical edit: ingest, sync, cut, grade, sound, export, revisions.
- Price your hour. What would that time earn you shooting, booking or selling?
- Compare. Your hours × your hourly value, against the outsourced price.
- Build it into your packages. Treat editing as a cost per wedding, like a second shooter.
Our cost guide walks through this with a worksheet. All of our prices are on the pricing page.
Freelancer, editing studio or in-house editor?
| Freelancer (marketplace or direct) | Editing studio (like us) | In-house editor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost structure | Per project, often lowest | Per project or monthly plan | Salary or hourly, all year |
| Peak-season capacity | One person; can overflow | Team capacity | Fixed; overtime costs extra |
| Turnaround | Varies, often unwritten | Published per package | Depends on their workload |
| Confidentiality | Usually informal | Written policy, NDA | Employment contract |
| Backup if someone’s sick | None | Built in | None, unless you hire two |
| Best for | Occasional overflow, very niche style | Predictable volume, studios that want written terms | Large studios busy all year |
There’s no single right answer. A freelancer you trust is a fine choice for overflow. A studio makes sense when you need dates, policies and backup in writing.
The real risks of outsourcing, and how we handle each one
“The edit won’t feel like mine.” This is the most common worry, and a fair one. We build a style sheet from your brief and reference films on your first project, check every edit against it, and refine it from your revision notes. Your trial includes 3 revision rounds for exactly this reason.
“I’ll lose control of deadlines.” Every package has a fixed turnaround in business days, published on every page: 5, 7, 14 or 21 depending on the film. Rush (+$99) halves teaser and highlight turnaround.
“My clients will find out.” Everything is white-label by default. No watermark, no end card, no credit. We sign an NDA on request, free, and we never contact your couples.
“Someone could misuse the footage.” Footage moves over HTTPS/TLS, only your editor and reviewer can open it, it’s permanently deleted 90 days after delivery, and it’s never used to train third-party AI systems. Read the footage privacy policy.
“Briefing and reviewing will eat the time I saved.” The first wedding takes the most briefing. After that, your style sheet does the work. Frame.io comments keep revisions to a few minutes per draft.
“I can’t make quick changes myself.” You get the project timeline in your NLE, so you can.
What makes our outsourcing different
- Turnarounds that don’t change in peak season. The same numbers on every page.
- A written footage policy with real numbers: 90-day deletion, 30-day backup purge, 5-day deletion confirmation.
- Four editing platforms. Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and After Effects.
- Two-stage review on every film before you see it.
- Standalone products for teasers, reels, ceremonies and speeches, not just highlight and full films.
How to set up outsourcing so it works from wedding one
- Write a one-page style brief. Pacing, music genre and energy, color references, title style, aspect ratios, and moments that must (or must never) appear.
- Pick two or three reference films and add timestamps for what you love.
- Organize footage by camera. One folder per camera and per audio recorder. Keep original file names.
- Start with one wedding. Use the $199 trial and review it closely. Spend your revisions tuning the style.
- Scale up. Order the Complete Suite per wedding, or move to the Studio Plan for monthly volume.
Frequently asked questions
Will my clients know I outsourced the edit?
Not from us. Every deliverable is white-label by default: unbranded, no watermarks, no credits. We sign an NDA on request, free, before your first project, and we never contact your clients.
Can you match my editing style?
Yes, that’s the core of the job. Send a short style brief and two or three of your own films, with notes on pacing, music, color and must-include moments. Your editor builds a style sheet from them, and every edit is checked against it in our two-stage review before you see it.
How do I send you footage?
Share a Google Drive or Dropbox link. We accept up to 500GB per project and up to 5 cameras, drone included. Include your audio files, any LUTs, licensed music if you’re supplying it, and your style brief.
What happens to my footage after delivery?
We keep raw footage for 90 days after delivery so you can request changes, then permanently delete it. Backups are purged within 30 days. You can ask for early deletion anytime, and we’ll confirm within 5 business days.
Do you work with videographers outside the US?
Yes. We’re 100% remote and work with videographers in the United States, the UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. All prices are in USD and we work in English.
Is it ethical to outsource wedding editing?
Yes. It’s standard practice across creative industries, much like hiring a second shooter. Your couple hired you for your direction, coverage and the finished film, and you still set the creative standard and approve every edit. If a client asks directly, be honest with them.
Outsource one wedding. Keep your evenings.
Your first highlight film is $199 instead of $349: 4–6 minutes, 14 business days, 3 revisions, and covered by our 7-day money-back guarantee.