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Palm Springs, La Quinta, Indian Wells, Joshua Tree

PALM SPRINGS WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHER

Ten years of weddings in this valley and it still gets us. Elopements in Joshua Tree's hidden rock formations, a two-step in the dirt after, late candlelit nights at The Parker and Villa Royale, pool parties going off at the Ace and they called it a bridal brunch, the whole modernist strip glowing under the San Jacintos, the sun gone behind the mountains twenty minutes before anybody's ready. The desert throws a party. We've always been along for the ride.

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COACHELLA VALLEY WEDDINGS

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VALLEY VENUES

Where we shoot

DESERT VENUES WE've filmed, more than once

Wedding film still, The Parker Palm Springs

Filmed 6×

The Parker

Palm Springs

Wedding film still, Villa Royale Palm Springs

Filmed 6×

Villa Royale

Palm Springs

Wedding film still, The Sands Indian Wells

Filmed 3×

The Sands

Indian Wells

Wedding film still, The Lautner Compound Desert Hot Springs

Filmed 3×

The Lautner Compound

Desert Hot Springs

Wedding film still, Ace Hotel Palm Springs

Filmed 2×

Ace Hotel

Palm Springs

ALSO FILMED IN THE VALLEY

Bougainvillea Estate (3×) · Villa Kempa (2×) · La Quinta Resort (2×) · Colony 29 · The Omni · The Avalon · Fredrick Lowe Estate · Buena Vista Estate · Ingleside Inn · Palm Springs private residence · Miramonte Resort, La Quinta · PGA West Clubhouse, La Quinta · Indian Wells Golf Resort · Toscana Country Club, Indian Wells · The Reserve, Palm Desert · Rimrock Ranch, Pioneertown · Cathedral City private estate

Watch Our

Featured DESERT WEDDING FILMS

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Documentary, Pura Vida, Super 8

INDIAN WELLS · OCT 2023

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Documentary, Super 8

PALM SPRINGS · DEC 2024

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Documentary, Super 8

PALM SPRINGS · MARCH 2024

"They truly captured what it felt like to be at our wedding and seeing the video made us cry — getting to relive your wedding is such a special experience. I'd highly recommend their Pura Vida package! Worth every penny for a destination wedding."

Isabella A. · Palm Springs · Google review

Tell us your date and we'll come back within a day.

Forty-One Valley Weddings

The Parker six times, Villa Royale six, The Sands three, the Lautner Compound three. We've been doing this in the desert since 2018.

No Associate Shooters

Everyone who shows up is someone we trained ourselves and have worked alongside for years. Our couples name them in their reviews.

Fun, Upbeat Edits

Vintage Super 8 and 16mm alongside cinema cameras and aerials.

Every Frame on a Drive

Not an upgrade — the whole day, ceremony and speeches included, on a hard drive that's yours.

Why Us

Why Couples Choose Sun Beat Films

Custom Package

ELOPEMENTS

Your elopement, your way. A cliffside ceremony in Joshua Tree, a sunrise hike, a courthouse and a long dinner — tell us what you're dreaming up and we'll build a package around it.

Watch an elopement film →

Add-ons: Super 8 · 16mm · Drone · Dad Cam · Content Creator · Extra hours · Speeches & ceremony edit · 60-second social trailer · Reels package

Package

DESPERADO

3–4 min film · 8 hrs · 1 filmmaker

Intimate weddings

Most Booked

LA PALOMA

5–7 min film · 8 hrs · 2 filmmakers

A classic one-day wedding

Package

PURA VIDA

6–8 min film · 10 hrs + an extra day · 2 filmmakers

Destination & multi-day

Package

THE BIG KAHUNA

7–8 min film · 10 hrs + an extra day · 2 filmmakers · 4K, Super 8, drone

Everything we offer

PACKAGES

Weddings from $5,000

Four packages for weddings, plus a custom build for elopements. Start with the one that suits your day, then personalise it with add-ons.

PALM SPRINGS WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHY  FAQ'S

HAVE YOU FILMED AT OUR VENUE?

Probably. We've shot The Parker six times, Villa Royale six, The Sands in Indian Wells three, the Lautner Compound and Bougainvillea Estate three each, the Ace, Villa Kempa and La Quinta Resort twice each, plus Colony 29, the Omni, the Avalon, Fredrick Lowe Estate, Buena Vista Estate, Ingleside Inn, Miramonte, PGA West, Indian Wells Golf Resort, Toscana, The Reserve, Rimrock Ranch and Cathedral City. Forty-one valley weddings across twenty-two venues — if yours isn't on the list we've almost certainly shot within a mile of it. Ask.

DO YOU TRAVEL FROM MAUI FOR DESERT DATES?

Our California crew is based in San Diego, a couple of hours from the valley — your wedding isn't waiting on a flight from Hawaii.

We bill mileage from San Diego, and a hotel room when the call time or the finish makes the drive back unreasonable. Both are quoted in your proposal before you sign, so nothing turns up on the final invoice you haven't already seen.

HOW DO YOU HANDLE THE HEAT AND LIGHT?

We recommend a timeline around the light so we're in position before the sun drops behind the San Jacintos. For summer dates we keep gear and people in shade between setups, and drink lots of electrolytes.

WHAT DOES A PALM SPRINGS WEDDING FILM COST?

Weddings start at $5,000 and elopements at $3,500. Price scales with coverage, film length and whether you want a second filmmaker. Every package includes a consultation, recorded ceremony and speech audio, custom hand-drawn titles, online hosting, and a hard drive with every frame of raw footage.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR DESERT DATE

Send the venue, the date and a little about the two of you. We'll come back with a quote and whether we're free.

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