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Born and raised on a fragile sandbar in North Carolina, our work is crafted to steer wedding films away from the traditional, tired videos that everyone is used to by creating high quality, cinematic wedding films that adhere to and uphold artistic integrity, creativity, and beauty. 

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2024-2025 seasons

TESTIMONIALS

Kind words from our awesome couples

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Our NEW 360 Video Booth!

We started shooting weddings in 2011. Now, over a decade later, we've learned exactly what it takes to make an amazing wedding film. Therefore, we don't offer different packages outlining what you can and can't have. Instead, we give you everything and nothing less.

INVESTMENT

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8 Hours of Filming
Two Videographers
Unlimited Locations
All Equipment (Yes, we have a drone!)
Digital Download and Embed Link
Custom USB Drive
Cinematic Short Film
Featurette Film
(Yep, you get TWO videos!)

what you get

investment

The Featurette is a much longer video (45 minutes to over an hour) which will include the complete ceremony, toasts, dances, and everything in between that we couldn’t squeeze into your Cinematic Short. Think of it as a full documentary film of your wedding day. You get to choose all the music and they're super fun to watch! If you’d like to see an example let us know and we’d be happy to send one your way.

cinematic short

The Cinematic Short is a gorgeous 5-7minute short film set to music and includes live audio from your wedding that serves as voiceover. This film captures all the standout details from your day and edited  with a high level of creativity and artistry. It’s the perfect length to share online with friends and family. You’ll feel like you’re in a movie trailer!

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raw footage - $200

EVERYTHING we shot in raw form on a USB drive with custom case. 

360 Video Booth  - $300/hr (3hr minimum)

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360°

Add Swell360 to your wedding day!

A 360 photo booth is a fun and interactive way to capture all the best angles of you or your guests in one shot!

How it works:

You step onto the stage by yourself or with a few friends. The stage is equipped with an articulating arm and camera that spins a full 360 degrees while filming. Grab some props, strike a few poses, show off your best dance moves, act out a scene - be creative! The best part is that the video can slow down, speed up, we can add music or text, AND you can share your videos instantly on social media!

Why settle for just a single still photo when you can capture the party in a full 360-degree view?

A Fun & Interactive way to capture you and Your guests

After watching the finished short film for the first time, I had absolutely no words. My husband cried.

VIDEOGRAPHER / Editor  / Surf Film prodigy

Logan Marshall

owner / videographer / editor / aspiring sailor

chris hannant

Chris Hannant has been shooting photography for over ten years at home on the Outer Banks, but after obtaining a BFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design, he fell in love with the creative process and dynamics of film. His photographic eye along with an appreciation for natural light and beauty has spilled into his film making to create a unique perspective within the realm of video. His photography and film making has taken him across 44 states, 28 countries, and 5 continents, sharpening his skills to working in environments beyond imagination. In 2010 he created Swell Productions.

owner / videographer / editor

chris hannant

Chris Ellison grew up on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. After attending NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts for Film and Televison, he returned to the Outer Banks to create local films with an artful mindset. With a focus on documentary film making Ellison is able to capture real life moments in a creative and artistic way.

chris ELLISON

videographer / Editor

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Woody was born and raised on the Outer Banks. He was an avid skimboarder during his formative years, and eventually pursued a professional skimboarding career which brought him to California for 5 years. During his time out West he took up filming and photographing local skimboarders and surfers which soon became a passion. After moving back to North Carolina, and earning a bachelors degree in aviation science from Elizabeth City State University, he did what most college graduates do, took a job that had nothing to do with his degree. He now daylights as a real estate photographer and videographer, and moonlights as a wedding videographer.

Woody Harris

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Logan Marshall grew up on the Outer Banks of North Carolina shooting photos in the small town of Manteo. At sixteen he started making surf films and now, a few years later, Marshall has won awards at multiple Surf Film Festivals and is adventuring into the art of screenwriting. This year Marshall partnered with Swell Productions to further his knowledge and experience in filmmaking, and to work with amazing people on capturing their memorable wedding day. 

videographer / Editor

Logan Marshall

TEAM

This was by far the best investment I have EVER made and certainly the best investment we made for our wedding.

While I loved all of my wedding vendors, Swell (Chris and Chris) was my absolute favorite! If I had to do without every vendor at my wedding except one, Swell is the vendor I would choose again and again. This was by far the best investment I have EVER made and certainly the best investment we made for our wedding. Chris and Chris were amazing to work with (and I wish we lived in OBX so we could be friends with them), yet I felt like half the time we didn’t know they were there but somehow they captured every moment and were never intrusive. We’ve watched our video and our short so many times I can’t even keep track. It always makes us and our friends and family tear up. Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful!

I LITERALLY CAN’T EVEN!

“Don’t laugh at this statement but…I LITERALLY CAN’T EVEN! The short video and the feature film were so amazing and we are so incredibly thankful we had Chris and “other Chris” as our videographers. We couldn’t have asked for anyone better! You two are so talented and the OBX is lucky to have y’all! I can’t wait to watch this video for years to come. It’s something I will cherish forever. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

The first time I saw our short film, I had chills from head to toe and happy tears streaming down my face.

I was left speechless afterwards and I ended up watching it at least 100 times more that day and probably 1,000 times more since then. Swell Productions should be your first vendor selection (after choosing a date and venue of course). They book up quick because they are the best, so don’t wait! They capture the most beautiful and romantic moments of your special day so you can relive it over and over again. You don’t want anyone else for this job. Our wedding film is something I will cherish forever. The detail they put into your wedding film is what makes them stand out from the rest. They truly are the most talented videographers out there. You will not regret hiring these professionals. Thank you guys so much for capturing the most spectacular moments of our wedding.

I joked with my family and said they were the Martin Scorsese of the wedding film world.

I wasn’t planning on using a videographer at all for our wedding, however after stumbling across some wedding videos of complete strangers and being a sobbing mess by the end of the film, I knew I had to have them. You will not find a better videographer team than the incredibly talented men of Swell. I joked with my family and said they were the Martin Scorsese of the wedding film world. The quality of your film is a real life movie, it’s priceless. They do an excellent job of staying out of the way for the wedding (I barely saw them), but by looking at our film, they captured everything. Hands down the best decision I made during our wedding process was hiring Swell Productions. Their work speaks for themselves so check them out now!!

We could not have imagined a more amazing masterpiece.

Words can’t express the gratefulness my husband and I have for Chris Hannant and the Swell Productions crew. Our perfect day went by so fast, but now we have the most exceptional video to relive the most special moments from
that day for the rest of our lives. Their creativity, talent, hard work, and professionalism went above and beyond our expectations. We could not have imagined a more amazing masterpiece. Thank you for capturing and being a part of our special day. I could have written a novel about how great ya’ll are.

If you are considering any other videographer for your wedding, you should think again.

Chris Hannant and the Swell Productions team is the ABSOLUTE BEST! If you are considering any other videographer for your wedding, you should think again. The short film and documentary cut that Chris and team produced for us was second to none. After first meeting Chris a few days prior to our wedding, we could immediately see the passion, the vision and the meticulous attention to detail he puts in every aspect of the production. And not to mention he is just an all-around good guy! My Wife and I cannot thank Chris and his team enough for what they created – They captured every single detail of our wedding day better than we could have ever imagined.

I say ‘gave’ because having him film our wedding truly was a gift.

Chris gave us outstanding memories of what we were experiencing in our first fleeting moments of marriage. I say ‘gave’ because having him film our wedding truly was a gift. His gorgeous portrayal was seamless and heartfelt, and he was quietly unobtrusive, really capturing the overwhelming emotions present in our day.

After watching the finished short film for the first time, I had absolutely no words. My husband cried.

After watching the finished short film for the first time, I had absolutely no words. My husband cried. The piece came out so beautifully and took us back to that special day like no photo ever could. It is truly a work of art that we are going to cherish forever and I can’t think of a better memento for our day. Chris has such a talent for putting moments, seemingly ‘random’ moments, together into a finished piece of art. I would not change a thing… thank you Chris!

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