Almost every couple I sit down with asks some version of the same question: should we book photography and videography separately, or find one team that does both?
I photographed my first wedding in 2007, and I've seen both approaches up close. When you hire two separate companies, you're asking two crews who have never worked together to share the most important day of your life. When you book a Calgary wedding photographer and videographer as one team, the day just moves differently. The photos and the film tell the same story, the timeline stays calm, and you have one conversation instead of two.
Here's what that actually looks like.
One Timeline, Not Two
Your wedding day already has enough moving parts. The last thing you need is a photographer and a videographer arriving on different clocks, each with their own plan.
We build one timeline. Our photographers and videographers work from the same schedule, so getting ready, the first look, portraits, vows and the reception all have a clear place. Nobody is waiting on a crew that isn't ready, and nobody is pulling you in two directions at once.
That matters even more in the mountains, where light moves fast and the weather can turn in ten minutes. Because we already work as one unit, we can adjust the plan together instead of negotiating it on the fly.
No Camera-Crew Collisions
The moments everyone cares about most are also the ones where space is tight: the aisle, the vows, the first dance, the speeches. When two unrelated crews show up, they often want the same angle. You can end up with a photographer in the film, a videographer in the stills, or a quiet moment that gets crowded.
We've been shooting side by side for years, so we already know how to share a room. While Lauren Gardener and I are photographing, Nathan Horch, Sophia Ritz and Taras Chaban know where we'll be and how to film around us. You don't have to manage us. You can just be in the moment.
Photos and Film That Match
This is the part couples notice later, when they sit down with their gallery and their film. If the stills and the video come from two different teams, the colour, the pacing and the feel of the day can drift apart. One might be warm and documentary; the other might be cooler or more produced. You lived one wedding. You shouldn't feel like you're looking at two.
When your Calgary wedding videography and your photographs come from the same team, they share an eye for light and story. The teaser, the highlight film and the stills all feel like the day you actually had.
Avenue Calgary readers have voted us Best Wedding Photographer six times, most recently in 2026. Our video team has won Avenue's Best Wedding Videographer and been a five-time runner-up. The same team, with 70+ combined experience, is behind both.
One Shared Shot List
Must-have moments live on one list, not two. The look on your dad's face during the vows, the speeches you don't want to miss, the portraits you do want to make time for: we plan those together, then we cover them together.
Every wedding we photograph includes two photographers, so we can be in two places at once: one with each of you while you get ready, or one on the vows while the other catches the row behind you. Video is on that same plan, so the moments you care about are photographed and filmed, not split between two crews hoping they guessed right.
One Point of Contact
Planning should not mean repeating your timeline, your must-haves and your family dynamics to two different inboxes. When you book with us, you plan with us. I reply myself, we shape one schedule, and you have one team to write to if something changes.
If you want a sense of how we put a day together, our wedding guide is a good place to start. When you're ready to talk about your date, you can tell us about your day and we'll send a quote and draft contract within one to two business days.
It Usually Costs Less Than Booking Two Teams
A photo and video package with us is simpler than hiring separately, and it's also designed to be a better value. When you book any video package with photography, you save 10% on the video.
There are also no travel fees for Calgary, Banff or Canmore, and we're licensed in Banff, Banff National Park and Canmore. We regularly cover Lake Louise as well, so a mountain wedding doesn't come with a surprise add-on from us. Two photographers are already included in every collection.
Current photography collections are on our Calgary wedding photographer page, and films from a one-minute teaser to a full ceremony film are on our wedding videography page.
How It Looks on a Real Wedding Day
On October 19, 2024, Lindsey and Taylor were married at Teatro in downtown Calgary, and we were both their photographers and their videographers. Lauren led the photography. Sophia, Taras and I filmed alongside her. They chose a first look at noon, which gave us the early afternoon for portraits around the city, and then the ceremony and reception stayed in one place. One crew, one timeline, and a day that stayed unhurried. You can see the stills and the film in Lindsey and Taylor's Teatro wedding.
We've done the same thing on days that didn't go according to plan. Christina and Bryce's Canmore wedding is one we both photographed and filmed, right down to a fire-truck portrait that became part of their story. When the unexpected happens, it's easier to adapt when the people holding the cameras already work as a unit.
That approach travels west with us too. A Banff wedding or a day in Canmore or Lake Louise gets the same team, the same timeline and no travel fees from us.
Calgary Wedding Photo and Video FAQ
Can we book photography and videography with the same team?
Yes. That's how we love to work. Our photographers and videographers already shoot as one crew, so your photos and film come from the same timeline and the same style.
What's included in a photo and video package?
Photography always includes two photographers. For video, you can add a short teaser, a cinematic highlight, a longer keepsake film, a full ceremony film, or a full film of the day. Real Super 8 is available too. When you bundle any video package with photography, you save 10%.
Do you travel to Banff, Canmore and Lake Louise?
Yes. We're based in Calgary and regularly photograph and film weddings across the Rockies. We're licensed in Banff, Banff National Park and Canmore, and there are no travel fees for Calgary, Banff or Canmore.
When do we receive our photos and video?
Edited photos are delivered within 30 days, and your film within 60 days.
Ready When You Are
If you want your photos and your film to feel like the same day, book them with the same people. I'd love to hear about your wedding.
Tell us about your day and we'll send your quote and draft contract within one to two business days.
— Todd Kwiczak, Tkshotz Photography