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Paul Hairston Films

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Prices start at $2,000

Elopement pricing

Prices start at $2,000

Packages

Prices start at $2,000

About Paul Hairston Films

Paul Hairston Films

Owner + Operator

Paul Hairston is an award winning and nation-wide wedding, documentary and commercial filmmaker for over 13 years. He loves anything and everything about human storytelling and creating impact through the medium of film. He strives to capture your special day with earnestness, trust and top shelf visuals. Throughout his career he has worked to blend vérité filmmaking with a production value those stories and emotions deserve, while never getting in your way. Providing painterly and elegant coverage with an unobtrusive but attentive presence that documents every unique detail is Paul’s goal with every film.

Prioritizing authenticity just as much as stunning visuals, Paul seeks to capture your day with an eye for detail, heart for emotion and a presence that never feels obtrusive. From a cinematic highlight film to a full feature film capturing your preparation, ceremony, first looks, entrance, speeches and night of fun - Paul delivers comprehensive and beautiful coverage for every kind moment. With your story and all its unique details as a north star, a simple but effective get to know you process leading up to your special day will allow for motivated, gorgeous and most of all complete coverage for your films.

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Services

Services

  • Drone Coverage
  • Engagement Reel
  • Extra Hours
  • Livestream Services
  • Next-day Editing
  • Same-day Editing

Deliverables

  • DVD or Blu-ray
  • Highlight reel
  • Long feature
  • Raw footage
  • Short feature
  • Social media versions
  • Trailer
  • USB

Paul Hairston Films packages

Enhanced Package

6 hours

Peak pricing $2,000

Off-peak pricing $2,000

Description

The Enhanced Package includes a full film of complete coverage of the ceremony and basic coverage of prep and your reception in the final product along with a 3-5 minute stylized short film. This highlight film includes your ceremony and reception highlights along with preparation coverage before the wedding. Your wedding film will include full ceremony and reception highlights shot with two cameras with lav mics, 4k video and one videographer.

What’s included
  • One videographer.
  • 4k video, lav mics.
  • 3-5 minute stylized highlight film.
  • 30-40 minute feature film.
  • Perpetual online 4k hosting for sharing.
  • Shipped drive with 4k films.
  • Drone footage
  • Final package length: 1 hour

Premiere Package

10 hours

Peak pricing $3,000

Off-peak pricing $3,000

Description

The Premiere Package includes a full film of complete coverage of your prep, ceremony and reception with a 5-7 minute stylized short film with one videographer. Your feature film will include complete coverage of your reception including the entrance, first dances, speeches, cake cutting and your special exit. You get full coverage of your day from first arrival and prep to your exit. Extensive post production is done to ensure the cinematic nature of the film at no cost for revisions.

What’s included
  • One videographer (me!).
  • 4k video, lav mics.
  • Drone footage.
  • A 5-7 minute stylized highlight film.
  • A 45-60 minute feature length film.
  • Films sent on a drive and hosted online in 4k.
  • 10-12 hours coverage total.
  • Final package length: Up to 2 hours.

Premium Package

12 hours

Peak pricing $4,000

Off-peak pricing $4,000

Description

This includes a full film of complete coverage of your preparation, the ceremony and extensive coverage of the reception. Two videographers will cover a 7-10 minute stylized short film and 1+ hour long feature film of the entire day. Arriving before the ceremony, we’ll capture all the emotion and anticipation as you get ready. Documenting all the details of your day including your dress, shoes, jewelry, invitation, flowers, first look, letters, specific requested details and much more.

What’s included
  • Two videographers.
  • 4k Video, lav mics.
  • 7-10 minute stylized highlight film.
  • 60-90 minute feature film.
  • Perpetual online 4k hosting for sharing.
  • RAW footage delivered.
  • Drone Footage.
  • 12+ hours coverage.
  • Shipped drive with 4k films.
  • Final package length: 2+ hours.

Reviews

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Rating: 5.0

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5 reviews

  • SJ

    Shivani J.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Sep 25, 2026

    Paul was amazing!

    Working with Paul was amazing!! He was so communicative and lovely to talk to. He showed up exactly when he said he would on my wedding day and was extremely thorough!! I cant recommend working with him enough!!

  • M

    Maria

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Sep 18, 2026

    10000% Recommend

    We could not have asked for a better wedding videographer! From the very beginning, he was incredibly communicative and got in touch within just a day or two of my initial inquiry. He asked thoughtful questions and really took the time to understand what we were hoping to get from our wedding video. Our ceremony was at a Greek Orthodox church, and our reception included many traditional Greek wedding elements. He made a point of asking what traditions, details, and moments were especially important to us so he could make sure they were highlighted. That level of preparation really stood out to us. On the day of the wedding, he arrived early and was completely prepared. He made sure to capture everything we had specifically asked for, along with so much footage that we didn't even realize we'd want until afterward! He and his second videographer were extremely professional and worked seamlessly alongside our photographer. They somehow managed to capture so many details and special moments, yet I barely remember seeing them throughout the day—which, to me, is a sign of true professionals who know how to blend into the background while still getting incredible footage. One of my favorite touches was that before leaving the reception, he made a point of saying goodbye and asking if there was anything else we wanted him to capture before they left. It was such a thoughtful and generous thing to do, especially at the end of such a long day. We received our highlights video within the timeframe he had outlined, and the final product was beautiful. I requested a couple of small changes, and he was incredibly quick, responsive, and accommodating throughout the process. I had never hired a videographer before, and I really wanted to make sure that all of the special moments from our wedding were genuinely captured—not just the big moments, but the little details and memories that we might otherwise forget. He went above and beyond to make sure that happened. From our first conversation through the final edits, the entire experience was amazing, and we are so grateful that he was the one to capture our special day. We would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding videographer!

  • AZ

    Andrea Z.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Jun 8, 2026

    BEST videographer ever!!!!!!!

    Paul did such an amazing job at my wedding. He communicated clearly leading up to the day and handled everything without adding any extra stress. His videos came out beautifully and he made sure to do everything I asked of him perfectly! I would recommend him to everybody!

  • WK

    Will & K.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Sep 8, 2025

    Great videographer!

    We had such an excellent experience with Paul on our wedding day! He was so communicative leading up to the day, as well as the actual wedding day. He was friendly, professional, punctual and worked so well alongside our photographer for the day, filming all of the lovely moments we may have otherwise missed (dance floor, cocktail hour, etc). He also filmed our first look, which was one of the moments that I most wanted to have on film, and made it such a fun experience. We watch our video every year on our wedding anniversary (it's been almost 13 years!), and we look back so fondly on that day because of the sweet moments that Paul captured - and have also shown it to our kids, who love to watch it over and over again. We highly recommend Paul to also capture your wedding day!

  • SN

    Samantha N.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Aug 26, 2025

    BEST videographer who captured it all

    Paul and his assistant were absolutely amazing. I actually found him when googling videographers in my area and LOVED all his work as I could tell he took true pride in his films and caught all the little details of the weddings he videoed. When setting up a meeting, I realized he actually lived 4 hours away from me... BUT that didn't stop him! He was willing to travel with his assistant for a VERY cheap price and was there the whole time. He actually asked ME if he could come earlier to ensure he got all the little details on camera and capture every minute of us getting ready, etc. He was quick to respond throughout the whole planning process prior to the big day as well. Paul was in school for cinematography at the time which is very evident in his work as you can tell that film is his true passion in life through his work. We had no idea he was even there and he stayed until the very end (little did I know) to ensure he captured everything on film. As most brides (and grooms) do, we put a LOT of planning into our big days and a lot of thought into every single little detail. Of course your own wedding day is such a blur you never even get to appreciate all your hard work... but thanks to Paul, I am able to see every little part of the wedding from the place settings to all the little signs we had everywhere. He did an amazing job capturing every moment and I love my highlight film. Thanks to him, I get to witness and relive what was my dream wedding over and over again... I knew I wanted to hire him when his highlight films of complete strangers brought me to tears! He is now videoing my brother's wedding and a family friends... So Yes.... I HIGHLY recommend him :)"

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I travel anywhere! From east to west coast or internationally, I would love the opportunity to film your special day wherever it unfolds.
All of our films are edited in-house by myself with unlimited feedback and revisions!
As long as the date is free on my end, you can reach out however soon before your wedding day! Whether that's weeks or months, I specialize in schedule malleability.
Absolutely. Reach out anytime to ask about our special pricing for elopements!
I have yet to be unable to film a wedding but if for some reason I am physically unable I have a large network of trusted filmmakers who can match my style and approach. (They're all really nice too.)

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