Proposal video
The proposal on film, from the walk up to the answer, shot from a distance with a long lens and a clip microphone on the person asking, so you hear what was said.
- Starting from
- $370
- Duration
- 30 min
- You receive
- 30–60 s film of the moment
- Delivery
- within 5 days
Video
What’s included
- A 30–60 second film of the moment
- Clear audio from a hidden clip microphone
- Spot scouted and signal agreed in advance
- Delivered within 5 days
Add to the booking
Bought with this shoot, never on their own. Fixed prices in US dollars.
Hair & make-up artist
+$100
Extra hour
+$150
Drone add-on
+$235
Mandarin-speaking assistant
+$70
Inspiration
Proposal video: ideas for your shoot
Frames by photographers on Unsplash, credited below — the mood to plan your own shoot against, not our portfolio.
Photos: Ani Kolleshi, Louis Watson, Pedro Andrade, Nathan Dumlao, Taylor Brandon on Unsplash
Where to book it
Book Proposal video where you are staying
Bookable in 19 places across Japan; the 0 below have a page of their own. Choose the one nearest your hotel — travel within it is included.
About this shoot
Hearing the question
- Starting from
- $370
- Duration
- 30 min
- Video
- 30–60 s film of the moment
- Places
- 19
A proposal film needs sound as much as picture. We fit a small wireless microphone to the person proposing before the partner arrives, so the question and the answer are recorded clearly over wind and crowds. Cameras are set at a distance and look like those of any other visitor until the moment comes.
The place has to allow it. Famous viewpoints such as Kiyomizu-dera’s stage or the Shibuya crossing are too crowded for a quiet moment after about 9:00, and many shrines and temples do not permit staged events at all. Hotel terraces, a ryokan garden booked privately, the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi at sunrise or Arashiyama before 8:00 work better, and we confirm the venue’s rules when booking.
A common choice is to combine the film with the proposal photographer, so one person films and another photographs. In rain we move to a covered spot agreed in advance rather than cancelling.
You receive a 30 to 60 second film of the moment within 5 days, edited with licensed music.
Before you book
Frequently asked questions: Proposal video
Can we have photos and video?
Yes: book the proposal photographer as well and two of us come, one with each camera. A single person cannot film and photograph the same few seconds well.
Will the microphone give it away?
No: it clips inside a collar or jacket and the transmitter sits in a pocket; we fit it at the meeting point before you walk on together. In wind, such as on a Fuji lakeshore, it is the only way the words survive.
Next step
Plan your Proposal video
We reply within 2 hours, 9:00–21:00 Japan time. No deposit required to enquire.