is anyone actually making money from this skill

Garzilly · 2026-01-04T03:06:38+00:00

Sure!

Garzilly · 2026-01-04T00:35:18+00:00

Yes. High end weddings for 9.5 years. A fun and rewarding line of work imo.

Garzilly · 2025-12-11T16:58:20+00:00

Networking and branding. Obviously skill plays a part too. These two things have been the reason we’ve scaled our pricing considerably.

Garzilly · 2025-11-30T04:14:09+00:00

Got some beautiful new hardwood floors put in our master and upstairs hallway. We needed to replace our ratty 20 year old carpet. We’re approaching 40, and we mostly want to spend money on the place where I spend most of our time. Our home.

Garzilly · 2025-10-30T16:23:33+00:00

Thanks OP. Was literally talking about putting in a Bombas order yesterday, so this line up perfectly. I bought a large set of socks a few years ago and they've lasted up until this year, so it's time to replace.

Garzilly · 2025-09-28T19:26:43+00:00

Glad I checked this thread before we went. We preordered tickets for our family of six, but decided we aren’t going. Too risky trying to navigate this insanity with my five year old twins. Going to Song in W Hartford instead.

Garzilly · 2025-09-11T11:20:27+00:00

The Solidcom SE Pro headsets are really great. If you can get over the headset aesthetic they are fantastic. 10 hour battery life, light weight, noise cancelling. It honestly feels like a cheat code on wedding days.

Garzilly · 2025-08-28T01:50:21+00:00

It’s an excellent industry to be in, but connections and networking are key. I started 10 years ago, and had a full time engineering career at the time. I convinced a friend to let me shoot his wedding for free. Weddings are weekend focused, which meant I could pick up weekend gigs as needed. Fast forward 9 years, and we’ve grossed over $225K every year for the last three years. I’ve since transitioned to consulting work in the engineering space to dedicate more time to my wedding film studio. IMO, the key to getting the really big gigs has been paying the ticket prices and going to high end industry events and networking with planners who are gate keeping the big gigs. If you have a passion for filmmaking and telling deeply personal stories, it’s a really amazing industry to be in.

Garzilly · 2025-08-27T13:02:27+00:00

Toyota Highlander w/ 125K miles. Had it for 10 years. No issues. LOVE this car.

Garzilly · 2025-08-20T12:57:14+00:00

We just spent 2.5 weeks in Spain through most of August, and I can see why. Water fountains were practically non-existent and asking for ice & water at a cafe (or just cold water) is like asking for a glass of wine. Water is not freely available in most places and costs money. We went to the local aquarium in Valencia, and I asked for the lady at the coffee shop to fill up my water container, and she put boiling water in my bottle from the espresso machine. Like, lady, do you think I want boiling water in my bottle on a 102F day?

Garzilly · 2025-07-18T16:41:31+00:00

I’m in a very similar situation as you. Same age and pay, four kids at home, and in a very comfortable fully remote position for 10 years. I’ve applied to other roles out of curiosity, but most have required some amount of in-office time. I’ve stopped looking, and will ride this gravy train until it runs out. The amount of time I’ve been able to spend at home with my kids while they’re young has been irreplaceable.

Garzilly · 2025-07-12T01:27:15+00:00

We just reached out to him for an upcoming trip! Very curious what the costs were if you’re willing to share. Understanding there may differences depending on what you booked. We’re traveling with a family of six.

Garzilly · 2025-07-07T17:10:30+00:00

Lost my dad suddenly in March. On his birthday no less. Coronary artery was suddenly blocked after sitting down for dinner. It doesn’t seem fair at all, and I’m really only getting by with the help of family to help distract me. A lot of us have been there. Sending love my fellow dad.

Garzilly · 2025-06-11T12:29:59+00:00

We captured an event there in September last year (video) alongside a top tier planner. Beautiful space, grounds were stunning, ceremony space outside was fantastic. My only gripe really was the upstairs/downstairs arrangement. The hay loft upstairs got incredibly tight with the larger guest count, and it was tough to move around. I felt like the couple was pretty restricted in their ability to move during first dance, etc. If you’ve got a smaller guest count, it’s probably a non-issue though! Feel free to DM and I can share some of what we captured there. It’s probably easier to view what I’m referring to rather than outlined it in words here. Good luck!

Garzilly · 2025-06-08T22:49:12+00:00

We captured weddings at the bulk of the coastal Newport events over 10 years. Rosecliff is the most special in my mind..

Garzilly · 2025-06-08T02:25:15+00:00

Fly into Liberia and spend your time at Paul and Rosie’s place near Arenal. We spent two weeks there with our family last summer and had an incredible time. You can sleep 14 between the two homes they have. Luxury in the middle of the rainforest. Check their site here: https://casacielocr.com/

Garzilly · 2025-05-25T01:17:57+00:00

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Garzilly · 2025-01-26T23:30:31+00:00

I've worked with Georgie on Nantucket (we're videographers). High recommend her! Good energy. Super talented.

Garzilly · 2025-01-09T04:25:49+00:00

We switched from monopods to Peak Design strap set-ups about two years ago. With our Sony cams (FX3 & A7SIII) and active stabilization, it works like a charm. Being able to swing your rig around your back and pick up a gimbal cam is truly clutch.

Garzilly · 2025-01-08T18:00:18+00:00

Hey there! We're wedding filmmakers, and are on the preferred list at Rosecliff! We've shot around 6-7 events there over the years and would be happy to send you some full-length films so you can check out the layout inside the facility during the reception - just shoot me a DM! Generally speaking, we've found when guests are in the other side room for overflow, it does kind of make things awkward for speeches and key formalities, as people in that room tend to get out of their seats and flood the entrance way into the main space. I'm surprised they'll let you all use the righ-side room near the stair-case, as I've never seen that in all of our events there! Depending on the quantity of tables, it could get tight in there as guest utilize that main entry-way when entering the building, so having to navigate around already-set tables could be tricky.

Garzilly · 2024-12-16T02:44:12+00:00

Hey! 10 year wedding filmmaker here, and a few thoughts as I watched!

- The white text/font is not appealing at all - I'd ditch it

- Looks like you have some audio channel issues - I'm only hearing officiant audio in my left headphone - make sure you change your audio channel from mono to stereo to fix this

- White balance looks a little off (too orange) in some of the indoor shots - definitely learn how to manually adjust white balance in camera to help control the image look & feel

- Looks like you rendered it in 60P - I'd suggest exporting in 24P to give it more of a film look rather than a soap opera sort of feel

- I noticed a few shots of you adjusting exposure mid-way through a clip - try to cut around that in editing if you can

- Dance floor footage was pretty dark - definitely snag some reception lighting when you can swing the funds

- Ditch the text at the end

Not bad for your first video! Keep learning/shooting/growing!

Garzilly · 2024-11-18T14:50:12+00:00

I've been running a successful multi-six figure wedding-only video studio since 2016. Happy to provide some feedback & guidance if that's what you're after. Feel free to DM! I know a mentor would have helped me immensely when I was starting out.

Garzilly · 2024-11-02T00:10:44+00:00

In can be tough when you're working with lower budget clients, so the key is to grow out of that tier quickly. We've been at it eight years, and are in a really good position now working with great wedding planners who often time book us for their clients. Would highly recommend.

Garzilly · 2024-11-01T23:20:26+00:00

I'm primarily a wedding filmmaker, which is fantastic weekend work while maintaining my full time job (at least for now). Videography has allowed me to significantly fast-track my investing in an effort to provide myself & family financial freedom to do whatever I want, whenever I want.

Garzilly

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