Rex says
Money math without the spreadsheet headache. Plug in your numbers and I'll show you exactly where the dollars land.
Try a scenario
Click to load — tweak from there.Inputs
Result
Package price
$2,330
Editing hours
24.0
Total hours
32.0
Effective hourly at this price
$72.81
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How to use this
- 1Enter shoot hours (coverage) (hrs).
- 2Enter edit hours per shoot hour.
- 3Enter target hourly rate ($).
- 4Enter overhead (%).
- 5Enter gear/drone amortization ($).
- 6Enter music licensing cost ($).
- 7Read your package price on the right — it updates as you type.
- 8Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone.
About this calculator
Video editing takes dramatically more time than photo editing per hour of raw footage — a typical 5-8 minute highlight film from a full wedding day can require 15-25 hours of editing including sync, color grading, and music licensing coordination. This calculator builds a package price from shoot hours, an edit-hours multiplier, gear/drone amortization, and music licensing cost, then shows your effective hourly rate so you can check it against your target before quoting.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Shoot hours (coverage): 8 hrs
- Edit hours per shoot hour: 3
- Target hourly rate: 55 $
- Overhead: 25 %
- Gear/drone amortization: 90 $
- Music licensing cost: 40 $
Results
- Package price: $2,330
- Editing hours: 24
- Total hours: 32
- Effective hourly at this price: $72.81
What each field means
Inputs
- Shoot hours (coverage) (hrs)
- The shoot hours (coverage) used in the calculation, measured in hrs. Starts at 8 hrs so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 1–20 hrs.
- Edit hours per shoot hour
- The edit hours per shoot hour used in the calculation. Starts at 3 so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 1–6.
- Target hourly rate ($)
- The target hourly rate used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 55 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Overhead (%)
- The overhead used in the calculation, measured in %. Starts at 25 % so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 0–100 %.
- Gear/drone amortization ($)
- The gear/drone amortization used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 90 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Music licensing cost ($)
- The music licensing cost used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 40 $ so you have a working example on load.
Results
- Package price
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars and shown as the headline result. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Editing hours
- Returned as a decimal number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Total hours
- Returned as a decimal number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Effective hourly at this price
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
FAQ
Why is the edit ratio higher for video than photo?
Video editing involves syncing multiple camera angles and audio sources, color grading every scene individually (not batch-applying one preset like photo edits), selecting and licensing music, and building a narrative arc rather than a chronological gallery — each of those steps adds hours that photo editing simply doesn't have.
What should be included in music licensing cost?
A per-project sync license from a wedding-cleared music library (commonly $15-$60 per song depending on the service) or a flat annual subscription amortized across your yearly wedding count. Using unlicensed commercial music risks takedowns on platforms like YouTube and Instagram where couples often share their films.
Should raw/unedited footage delivery be priced separately?
Yes — full raw footage delivery (sometimes called 'social media edit only' add-ons in reverse) adds storage and transfer cost but not editing time, so price it as a flat add-on ($100-$300 depending on footage volume) rather than folding it into the base package.
How does drone footage change the pricing?
Drone operation typically requires FAA Part 107 certification, liability insurance, and equipment that depreciates faster due to crash risk — bump gear amortization by $50-$150 per event if drone footage is included, and confirm the venue permits it before quoting.
Accuracy and limitations
- Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.
- Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.
- This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant.
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Cite this calculator
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RevenueLab. (2026). Wedding Videographer Package Pricing Calculator. Retrieved from https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/videographer-package-pricing-calculator
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/videographer-package-pricing-calculator" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wedding Videographer Package Pricing Calculator — RevenueLab</a> (2026).</p>
Source: [Wedding Videographer Package Pricing Calculator — RevenueLab](https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/videographer-package-pricing-calculator) (2026).