About this vendor
For a full list of past wedding projects, visit our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@ElsewhereWeddingFilms
Elsewhere Wedding Films is a wedding videography service located in Marlboro, Vermont.
It's your wedding day. As the finishing touches are made to your hair and your family and friends laugh and joke with anticipation of your big reveal to your lover, will you have those moments recorded?
You and the guys are hanging back in reception hall, and before you head out to the ceremony a last "bottom's up" cheer is called out and you knock back a drink to cool those nerves before standing before all your friends and family to say your vows. Will you have those last friendly words before you're married captured on film?
Elsewhere Wedding Films will be there to catch those subtle moments that will be priceless to you once the moment has passed. If a picture is worth a thousand words, there are twenty four "pictures" or frames in one second of video!
I grew up shooting weddings for my grandfather in Boston. I joke that he's like the Godfather of photo and video for weddings in the North Shore, as he started in the 80's and grew a thriving business that he still runs to this day. At fifteen he said to me, "Alright Colby, time to teach you to shoot video," and I've been doing it ever since.
This turned me on to a degree in Digital Filmmaking at Champlain College in Vermont, and my time in Burlington turned me on to the Green Mountain state! In 2014 I started my own wedding films business under the very creative name "Colby Thompson Films," and have shot and edited hundreds of weddings across New England.
Eventually I moved up to New Hampshire, and a few years ago crossed the bridge (figuratively and literally) to Vermont, where my partner and I live in our DIY tiny house on a few acres of beautiful forested land that we've set up a little homestead on.
Being a wedding filmmaker involves so much responsibility, and so much finesse. When I go out to shoot for a couple, I'm locking down angles and shots that I know will tell the story of a moment, of a location, of a design choice a couple has made for the reception. Movement, timing, depth of field, focal length, artistry.
As a side note, our home is completely solar-powered with an off-grid battery system, so you could say your film was made with 100% renewable energy! If that's not the ultimate Vermont wedding film, I don't know what is!
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Video
- Full-Length Video
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2022.
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We cannot say enough wonderful things about Elsewhere Wedding Films! Colby is truly a master at his craft and an absolute pleasure to work with. The entire process was seamless, ea...
sy, and enjoyable. He was flexible with us adding on the feature film a few months before the wedding as we were figuring out budget and we are thrilled we were able to add it to our package (totally worth it!!). Our photographer met Colby for the first time at our wedding and complimented how kind he was and amazing to work with as well. The videos are nothing short of incredible, we’ve had them for 24 hours and have probably already watched them 100 times. We had the best experience working with Colby and would recommend him to anyone that wants their day captured perfectly!!
Colby was incredible! He captured the most amazing moments of our big day and put together a wonderful highlight video! He also sent us the raw footage and we can't wait to watch i...
t! He was very professional, coordinated with our photographers, and guests didn’t even know he was there! Thank you so much Colby!! We highly recommend his services!
I can’t even begin to explain how grateful we are that we were able to have Colby capture our day. The video he created is amazing, and it really had the perfect snapshots from the...
day, including the beautiful Vermont landscape. We can’t wait to watch the raw footage as well!! Other notes, he was very professional and guests didn’t even know he was there!
Colby, your skills are unmatched!! Thank you so much again!!
Colby and his partner filmed our daughter's wedding in July. They did an incredible job! As former videographers, we were looking for a high quality product and they sure deliver...
ed! The final product included beautiful drone footage of the area and wonderful closeups of the bride and groom and guests. They were profession and discreet. Their laid back manner put everyone at ease. Thank you for a great job!
Colby filmed my wedding in Waitsfield in July. Him and his partner did such a wonderful job. They both blended into the day seamlessly and stood out always being around to lend a h...
elping hand. They’re personally very lovely to work with!
Colby did a phenomenal job! He was a pleasure to have around as we were all getting ready and captured every amazing moment of our wedding day. The video came back and it brought ...
me to tears, it was so unbelievable!! Highly recommend!! 11/10
Colby was WONDERFUL to work with!!! He was easy-going, fun, confident and put us at ease when we were planning. Our photographer, Juniper Studios, highly recommended Colby so we kn...
ew that was a great sign! Our personalities matched really well together. He showed up on time, kindly introduced himself, and then he was a quiet worker bee letting us have fun and do our thing while he worked his magic to capture all the best moments from our day. It was great knowing he was so capable and comfortable with his craft that he knew exactly where to be and when so we didn't have to worry about him! The videos he got are INCREDIBLE. We are thrilled that he could capture all the laughs, sweet moments and happy tears. It is something we will cherish for the rest of our lives. Thank you so much, Colby! I highly recommend Elsewhere Wedding Films for all your videography.
Initially, we were on the fence on if it would be worth it to hire a videographer or not but after working with Colby and Aria, we are absolutely THRILLED that we did! For our wedd...
ing, they were shooting at a new venue to them, and working with a photography team that they had never met before but everything was seamless. They were able to assimilate easily and as promised worked in the background to get all of the important shots. Then in less than two weeks Colby was able to produce a wedding film that perfectly captured our wedding day and lets us feel as though we are right back there on our special day. We have spent hours watching our film, and on top of that have also loved going through all of the raw footage that Colby sent to us to relive special moments such as our first look, private vows, first dance, speeches and the fantastic dance moves of our guests. Like everyone says, our wedding day was a blur but we are so happy that we had Elsewhere Wedding Films there to capture all of it!
Colby is SO TALENTED! He captured our day perfectly in our video, and we are so grateful we get to relive the day anytime we watch it. He caught the most special moments on camera,...
overlaid video with our ceremony in the most perfect way. Can't help but have a huge smile while watching, and of course shed some tears. He was great to work with leading up to the wedding, had great ideas during our wedding day, and put it together in the best way possible. Hire Colby!!
Colby did an absolutely incredible job with our wedding film. Everyone who has seen it has cried!! It’s just beautiful. Big important moments and little intimate details are woven ...
together seamlessly for a really amazing film and very special viewing experience. On the day of the wedding he captured everything without us ever feeling like the camera was up in our faces or anything like that. He moved around and the venue in such a way that it felt really natural and comfortable having him there among our guests. We’re also very grateful that we were able to add an extra hour in the moment so he could get more dancing footage when our timeline changed and the mother-son dance was running late. I’m so happy to have found Colby and elsewhere wedding films. Highly recommend!!!
Colby was great! He worked so well with our photographers and got all of the great moments we couldn't wait to relive. I wish we had booked for more time! The ~6min video sent over...
fit our vibes perfectly and emulated the day perfectly. After back and forth about wanting a videographer, we're so happy we went with one and so happy we made the perfect choice with Colby & Elsewhere Films.
Hiring Elsewhere Wedding Films was the best decision I have ever made. Colby was very responsive, easy to work with, professional, had great energy, and makes you feel relaxed and ...
comfortable and forget that the camera is even there. When we got the preview feature film I was blown away, I didn't know what to expect, and Colby truly is a visionary. The way he pays attention to the little details, and captures moments, that most people don't see is extraordinary. We are so thrilled with how our film turned out and would recommend him to anyone if you are on the fence about adding a video, or looking to hire him please consider hiring Elsewhere Wedding Films, his work truly just brings you back to the moment of your big day and captures the essence of the day and couple! We will treasure this film and rewatch it every anniversary. Thank you so much Colby
We hired Colby through NuImage, and he was incredible! The video he created for us was so beautiful and edited perfectly, it really captured every amazing moment of our wedding. He...
even mic’d me up during the ceremony to get some great audio! Another great thing was how quickly we were able to get our video and footage. We honestly can’t stop watching our video, and we couldn’t be happier having worked with Colby!
Colby and Aria from Elsewhere Films did an incredible job capturing our wedding day. When they sent over our feature film, I sobbed for all 6 minutes in awe of how perfect it was! ...
Colby is so creative. My one request was to make me, and my husband look like movie stars, and he certainly delivered!! I am so glad I found Colby and would recommend him 100x over for your videography needs!
Colby came to us via Nuimage entertainment . We are so happy and pleased with Colby! He was so easy to work with and he put together such an incredible wedding video that truly cap...
tured what an amazing day our wedding was! The drone footage was so worth it and added such a beautiful and dramatic effect! Colby was so professional and helpful through the process of our day! Colby gets 5 stars!
Colby did such a great job with covering our wedding. He really captured the moment better than we could have imagined. He was punctual and very professional. I would highly recomm...
end Elsewhere Wedding Films
Colby did a great job capturing the special moments of our day! He was very thorough in planning and following up on each detail and got every shot we wanted while blending in as n...
aturally as possible. Would highly recommend Colby for his professionalism and fantastic end product!
The video Colby made was absolutely perfect! We are SOO happy with how it came out/
Colby was great! Elsewhere wedding films was able to make last minute accommodations for our wedding on very short notice.
Colby and his assistant were very friendly and profes...
sional. They captured our wedding day perfectly. They filmed our entire ceremony and reception from multiple angles. He even got aerial footage with a drone.
The finished product was everything we hoped for and more.
I highly recommend Elsewhere Wedding Films to anyone looking for a videographer!
Colby and Aria crafted a gorgeous, heartwarming, personal, and professional wedding video for my partner and me which we will cherish for the rest of our lives. They offered afford...
able rates, a reasonable turnaround time, and provided all of the video footage to us that they said they would in high quality. On our wedding day, the pair made us feel comfortable and at ease, and added zero additional stress to our special day.
Thank you, Elsewhere Wedding Films!
Stop everything you're doing and hire this company to make your wedding video. We were absolutely blown away with our film. I cry every single time I watch it. Colby is unbelievabl...
y talented, so easy to work with and clearly has a passion for his projects. He was able to accommodate our wants for raw footage of the entire day, as well as a crafted 5-minute video. His drown added a whole other element, and his transitions were just spot on. Colby, it's safe to say you exceeded all of our expectations. Hire this man, and ask if you can watch the video from our VT wedding if you don't believe me ;)
Elsewhere Wedding Films helped make our special day perfect. Colby is incredibly kind and professional, and he really put me at ease on my wedding day. He did an amazing job and we...
are so happy with the final product. It far exceeded any expectations we had. I cannot recommend Elsewhere Wedding Films highly enough.
Colby was an absolute pleasure to work with! He was prompt, communicative, and extremely talented. Prior to our wedding, Colby took the time to discuss our vision for the day and m...
ade us feel very comfortable. During the wedding, he was very professional and captured the most breathtaking footage of our ceremony and reception without drawing any attention to himself. With his talent and experience, Colby didn’t miss a single shot of our big day and we now have the video memories to last a lifetime. Words cannot express how truly grateful we are to Colby for sharing in our special day and capturing the joy that we felt. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Colby was absolutely amazing he made us feel so relaxed during our ceremony and reception.... Our video came out absolutely amazing I could not have asked for anything better.... C...
olby is your man!!
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Vermont, NH, MA and Maine
Elsewhere Wedding Films