Sounds cliché, but Ninh Binh is one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever filmed in. Picture this: an elderly Vietnamese woman in a nón lá, rowing a small steel boat through a winding river while cicadas hum and ducks drift quietly nearby. No mosquitos. Just golden afternoon light hitting the limestone cliffs to starboard, and a bride and groom glowing softly on the port side.
We’ve done our fair share of limestone karst locations in Southeast Asia — borderline treason to say this, but Ninh Binh is truly something else. (Just kidding, El Nido, you're still our second home!)
Zachary and Savannah’s wedding wasn’t styled to be an epic, but nature insisted on one. It rained. Of course it rained. But we’re suckers for rainy day weddings — something about man vs. nature makes the story unfold with more urgency, more honesty. And that "sunshine after the storm" kind of light? [chef’s kiss]
We partnered with Mirror Wedding for photography and Bayla Planner for styling. This was a true destination elopement: cinematic in look, heartfelt in pace, and shot across rivers, cliffs, and quiet corners of Aravinda Resort.
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Zachary & Savannah’s destination elopement wedding filmed in Ninh Binh, Vietnam — October 2022. Captured by redsheep cinema using the Sony A7SIII, SLR Magic MicroPrimes, and Tiffen Black Pro Mist filters. Shot on location at Aravinda Resort in partnership with Mirror Wedding (photography) and Bayla Planner (styling). Edited in DaVinci Resolve with original audio mixed in Logic Pro. A cinematic wedding film told through light, rain, and limestone cliffs.
