Film your own wedding!
RETRO HANDYCAM
HIRE
YOUR WEDDING AS A HOME MOVIE
Hire two genuine vintage Sony Handycams. Your guests film the day. I turn it into a grainy, nostalgic wedding film that looks like it came straight out of the family video drawer.
Hand the camcorders to your mates and let them catch the moments a videographer never would. People act completely differently in front of a friend holding a camcorder. Warm, grainy, a bit wobbly and full of real moments.
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WHY A VINTAGE HANDYCAM?
- Genuinely retro. Real late-2000s Sony Handycams, so there's no app filter and no fake grain added in editing. It's just what these cameras really look like.
- Super 8 style, without the faff. You get that warm, nostalgic film look everyone loves right now, but digital, so there's nothing to develop and no film running out mid speech.
- A conversation piece. Guests love getting their hands on a proper old camcorder, and it gets everyone mixing.
- Easy to use. Press record, point, done. Instructions are included, same as always.
WHAT'S INCLUDED - £500
- 2 vintage Sony Handycams, delivered to you
- One small panel light
- Your guests film throughout the wedding
- Professional editing of all the footage afterward
- 5 minute music-led film with music and ambient audio
- 1-minute vertical Instagram Reel
- Bonus Footage: The Full Camcorder Cut - a longer, unfiltered 1-3 hour edit (depending on how active your guests are with the cameras) with no music, just real ambient sound and rough cuts
- Optional display (VHS tapes, lunch box or wicker hamper): +£50
- Delivery and return included in the price
Just want the footage? Raw Footage Hire (£300) works on the Handycams too: you get the Full Camcorder Cut and all the raw footage, with no edited film.
HANDYCAM OR DJI POCKET 4?
- Vintage Sony Handycam: grainy, glowy, genuinely 2000s. Your wedding as a home movie.
- DJI Pocket 4: sharp, smooth, modern 4K. Your wedding as your guests saw it, in high definition.
- Both are £500, and both get the same 5-minute film, Reel and Full Camcorder Cut.
Prefer sharp and modern? See the DJI Pocket 4 →
HOW IT WORKS
BOOK YOUR DATE
Fill in the booking form and pick the vintage Handycam under Camcorder Type.
CAMERAS ARRIVE
Two vintage Sony Handycams are delivered ahead of your wedding day, fully charged and ready to go.
GUESTS FILM THE DAY
Hand them to guests or set up a display area and let people pass them around. Just point and press record.
SEND THEM BACK
I arrange a collection from your home or work. You don't have to do anything except be home or leave the box in a safe place.
RECEIVE YOUR FILM
All the footage is professionally edited into your finished film, Reel and Full Camcorder Cut. You'll get the Reel asap and the final film within 4 weeks.
FAQS
IS THE FOOTAGE ACTUALLY VINTAGE, OR IS IT A FILTER?
Genuine hardware. These are real 2000s-era Sony Handycams, not a modern camera with a retro filter added afterward.
DO OUR GUESTS NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT?
Not at all. It's one button to record and a zoom, and I include instruction postcards for the table and tags on the cameras.
DOES IT WORK IN THE DARK?
It picks up low light the way real 2000s camcorders always did: a bit grainy and a bit glowy, which is all part of the look. I include a small panel light for the dancefloor too.
CAN WE ADD THE FUJIFILM CAMERA OR A DISPLAY?
Yes. The Fujifilm FinePix add-on (+£50) and all the displays (+£50) work with the Handycam hire too.
DO YOU DELIVER UK-WIDE?
Yes. The cameras are posted out ahead of your wedding and collected afterward, wherever in the UK you're getting married.
IS IT THE SAME PRICE AS THE DJI POCKET 4?
Yes. £500 for two cameras, with the same film, Reel and Full Camcorder Cut. Only the look changes.
WILL WE RUN OUT OF MEMORY?
No chance. Every camera has loads of storage, so your guests can film all day and well into the evening without ever running out of space.
