EXPERIENCED, TRUSTED, CREATIVE

Sean and Ali are the husband-and-wife team behind Wedlock Cinema, a luxury wedding videography studio specializing in high-end weddings throughout Napa Valley, Sonoma, San Francisco and select distant destinations. For more than 20 years, Sean has created cinematic wedding films for couples celebrating at many of Wine Country's most exclusive wineries, estates, resorts, and private venues, while Ali lovingly oversees pre-production and post-production to ensure a seamless experience from the initial inquiry to the last dance.

Ali and Sean at Harvest Inn, St. Helena

In addition to wedding filmmaking, Sean is an award-winning independent film director and director of photography whose work has screened and won awards at Oscar-qualifying film festivals around the world. That cinematic background, combined with Ali's meticulous attention to detail, allows Wedlock Cinema to create timeless wedding films with the artistry, emotion, and production quality discerning couples expect from a premier destination wedding videographer. Whether documenting an intimate vineyard elopement, a luxury resort celebration, or a far-off destination wedding, Sean and Ali approach every film with the same commitment to authentic storytelling, beautiful cinematography, and exceptional service.

Sean (left) filming a horror film in Sebastopol, courtesy of The Press Democrat

"One of the most sought-after wedding photographers in California reached out to me the other day because she needed to vent. She had just shot this wedding and she had never worked with the video team before. There were three videographers and they were continuously getting in her way, making it nearly impossible for her to provide the types of images the couple had hired her to shoot. What's worse is during the ceremony, they put tripods super close to the couple, blocking the view of key family members who were assigned seating toward the front specifically so they could witness their loved ones getting married from the best possible angle. Photographers reach out to us all the time telling us horror stories about how some new, less-experienced videographer messed everything up. Sometimes they blast guests or the couple with bright lights with poor color ratings practically blinding them and making their skin look green in the photographer's shots. Sometimes they just interrupt the flow of the event in some completely avoidable way. It's awful that this happens so often, but I love that these photographers come to us and tell us how grateful they are that we never do these things. During key moments like the ceremony or toasts, we shoot with long lenses and do our best to stay out of everyone's way. We use cameras and lenses with great low-light capabilities, allowing us to prioritize the romance and sanctity of the wedding rather than using the wrong tools for the job at the expense of anyone's experience or the photographer's work." - Sean

When they're not filming weddings, Sean and Ali can usually be found exploring with their dogs, photographing beautiful landscapes, or working on independent film projects.

Sean and Ali believe choosing the right wedding videographer begins with finding people you genuinely connect with. If you're planning a luxury wedding in Napa, Sonoma, St. Helena, Yountville, Calistoga, Healdsburg, or anywhere special to you, they invite you to learn more about them and their work by reading this interview.