The SDE Blog

Same Day Edit workflow, gear and business tips for event videographers.

• How to Get Guest Footage Into Your Wedding SDE9 November 2026

  How to collect guest phone clips on the wedding day, which moments to ask for, and how to cut vertical, mixed-quality footage into your Same Day Edit.

• Wedding SDE Shot List: Ceremony Moments for the Reception Reveal2 November 2026

  A wedding SDE shot list for the church ceremony: processional, vows, arrhae, candles, veil and cord, the kiss, and the reactions that carry the edit.

• Debut SDE Shot List: 18 Roses, 18 Candles and Cotillion26 October 2026

  What to shoot for a debut Same Day Edit: the entrance, cotillion, 18 roses, 18 candles and 18 treasures, and how to fit them before the SDE plays.

• Wedding SDE Timeline: How to Shoot and Edit an SDE in 4 Hours19 October 2026

  A step-by-step wedding SDE timeline: what to prep, what to shoot and what to cut in each hour between the ceremony and the reception reveal.

• What Is a Same Day Edit (SDE)? A Guide for Couples and Videographers19 October 2026

  What a Same Day Edit is, how an SDE team pulls it off between the ceremony and the reception, and what couples and videographers should plan for.