A gift for newly engaged couples
The Save the Date
Experience
A relaxed photo and film experience for newly engaged couples — made to announce the date, mark the engagement, and create something they can actually use before the wedding day.
Before the venues, spreadsheets, guest lists and timelines take over, there is this little part of the story.
The "we're engaged" part.
This experience gives them something from that moment — a short Save the Date film, edited photos, and a reason to spend an hour together before the wedding machine properly starts.
It can be bought as a gift, or booked by the couple themselves.
Includes the session, 10 edited photos, a short Save the Date film, vertical version for sharing, digital delivery, and a physical gift card.
The price is not shown on the gift card.
The part before the planning
Engagement is part of the story too
Most couples go straight from "we're engaged" into planning mode.
Venues. Budgets. Guest lists. Suppliers. Dates. Decisions.
It all comes very quickly.
And somewhere in the middle of that, the actual feeling of being newly engaged can pass by without much being made of it.
This is a way to pause for a moment.
Not a huge production. Not an awkward shoot. Not something that needs weeks of planning.
Just a relaxed photo and film session that gives them something personal from the beginning of their wedding story.
Something they can announce with.
Something they can share.
Something they can keep.
What they receive
What's included
- A relaxed 60-minute photo and film session
- One agreed Midlands location
- Light guidance throughout the session
- A short Save the Date film
- 10 edited photos
- A vertical version for WhatsApp and Instagram
- Digital delivery
- A physical gift card and envelope
- Valid for 12 months
- £150 credit toward The Film if booked within 30 days of delivery
Easy to arrange. Useful straight away. Meaningful long after.
A thoughtful engagement gift
For someone who has just said yes
Some gifts are nice for a day.
Flowers are lovely. Prosecco is nice. Home bits are useful.
But this gives them something they can actually do, use and keep.
The couple receive the experience, choose a suitable date, and arrange the session when they are ready.
It works well as a gift from parents, grandparents, friends, bridesmaids, groomsmen, or anyone who wants to give something a bit more personal than the usual engagement present.
And because it is presented as a gift card, they still have something physical to open.
The price is never shown to the couple.
The gift card
Something they can actually open
The experience can be presented as a physical gift card with a black envelope.
The front explains what they have received. The back explains how to arrange it.
There is space for their names and voucher number, so it still feels personal and properly gifted.
No price is printed on the card.
It is made to feel like a real gift, not a discount voucher.
The process
How it works
Give the experience
Buy the experience securely online. The gift card can be sent to you, or directly to the couple.
They get in touch
The couple email me with their preferred date, rough time, and voucher number at chris@chrisjfilms.com.
We arrange the session
We agree a date, time and location that works. Nothing complicated. We can talk through the details closer to the session.
They enjoy the shoot
We spend around an hour creating relaxed photos and a short film. No awkward posing. No big production. Just a calm, natural session.
They receive everything online
Their edited photos and Save the Date film are delivered digitally, ready to share or keep.
No complicated planning process. Just a clear, simple experience from gift to delivery.
Made to be used
For announcing, sharing and keeping
The photos and film can be used in whatever way fits their plans.
- Save the Date messages
- Wedding websites
- WhatsApp announcements
- Instagram posts
- Printed cards
- Family updates
- Engagement memories
- A first step before the wedding film
A lot of couples end up using random phone photos to announce one of the biggest things that has happened to them.
This gives them something made with care instead.
Not overdone. Not staged. Just a better way to mark the start of it.
Watch first
A quick look at the idea
I know this is not something everyone has seen before. So I made a short video explaining what the Save the Date Experience is, how it works as a gift, and what the couple actually receives from it.
Before the wedding day
A calm way to get used to being filmed
Most couples are not used to being in front of a camera.
That is normal.
This session gives them a relaxed first experience before the wedding day. They get used to being lightly guided, they see how natural it can feel, and they receive something useful from it at the same time.
If they later book The Film, £150 from this experience is credited toward their wedding package when booked within 30 days of delivery.
No pressure. Just a natural next step if it feels right.
Questions
A few things people ask
Gift the experience
Give them something from the beginning of the story
The Save the Date Experience
A relaxed photo and film session, 10 edited photos, a short Save the Date film, vertical version for sharing, digital delivery, and a physical gift card.
Valid for 12 months.
Secure checkout. Flexible payment options may be available at checkout.
After purchase, I'll prepare the gift card and send it to the address provided at checkout. If it needs to be sent somewhere else, just reply to the confirmation email as soon as possible.
A few simple terms
Simple terms
- Valid for 12 months from the date of purchase
- One session
- One agreed location
- Midlands / agreed travel area
- Weekday availability unless agreed otherwise
- Subject to availability
- Not a full wedding shoot
- Digital delivery included
- Travel outside the agreed area may require an additional fee
- £150 credit applies only to The Film when booked within 30 days of delivery
Wedding day coverage
Planning the wedding day too?
The Save the Date Experience is separate from my wedding day coverage, but it is created by the same person behind the ChrisJFilms wedding films. If you already know you want the wedding day filmed too, have a look at The Film. That is the full wedding package — ceremony, speeches, real audio, the little moments, and the day captured in full.