Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is The Stories by Heart based? Do you travel worldwide?
We are based in Mumbai (India) and New Jersey (USA), and we travel across the world to shoot weddings. Until now we have shot in London, New York, New Jersey, Dubai & many other parts of India.
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What is your style of capturing Wedding.?
Our style is in our name itself; we believe in capturing the true essence of your journey, your story through our perspective. We strongly believe in Stories, and we want to present a wedding in a refreshing and unique style while keeping the essence of emotions in place.
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Do you only capture Destination Weddings?
No, just bring out your journey to us be it in any part of the world & we will try to create endless memories for you, we believe in creating custom package based on your events so write it down to us.​
4
What is the size of your team & what do you deliver?
We usually work with 3 Cinematographers & 3 Photographers (Candid & Event Coverage), Production Manager & Aerial Video Shooter. We can also customize team strength based on your Events.
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Our Deliverables includes-
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2-3 Mins Cinematic Teaser which is mainly focused on couple & first family & can be released on social media sites.
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15-20 mins Cinematic Movie which is longer version & covers more guests & bytes from friends & family.
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40-45 mins Long Movie of each event with complete coverage edited on ambient sound & soft songs/instrumentals of your choice.
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We also provide short Instagram Reels or Instacut based on your event.
In terms of Photos, we deliver Edited Photos of complete event. Wedding Albums are not part of our package, you can buy it additionally whenever you wish to make one.
5
Can we have an additional Photography/ Videography team along with SBH?
No, sorry we prefer to work with our own team & do the coverage from both sides to avoid any sort of conflict while capturing your event
6
Apart from the photography & videography costs, what are the other costs to be kept in mind?
The expenses for the travel, food and accommodation for the crew members are usually borne by the client unless decided otherwise or factored in as a package deal. In addition, the hard drives for the final delivery are paid for by the clients too. Any additional days / hours of shooting (not mentioned in contract) are charged extra as per the rates in the contract. There are no other hidden costs.
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Is there anything that you require from our end while covering our events?
We need basic information of close families & friends you want to get captured, any specific song or genre of song you require for your wedding movie, brief of your journey for bytes, your final event flow & a at least 25-30 minutes allotted for couple photoshoot before every event. We would appreciate it if you hand us all these information beforehand, SBH is not liable if we miss any of your closed ones during shoot if we don’t have their information.
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How is our footage delivered to us?
The images, trailer and highlight film are delivered via an online link (preferably Google Drive link). We don't hold back anything after 2 years of your shoot so we advice you to take your data in high-speed hard disk after completion of final delivery.
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What is a copyright? Can SBH use our images and footage on its social media handles?
All original works of art, including pictorial and video works have a copyright protection. This means that SBH has right to use appropriate photographs & Movie on our social media sites. We make sure we upload data which never makes you uncomfortable.