I'm Christopher, and I film weddings.

From Germany to Norway

I'm German, and I started filming weddings in Germany in 2015. My wife is Norwegian, though we met in England, while I was studying film and photography in Southampton. Today we live in Oslo with our two kids, I speak fluent Norwegian, and I film weddings all over the country. Every now and then I still fly back to Germany to film a wedding there.

That gives me a slightly unusual vantage point: I know Norwegian wedding traditions from the inside, through my own family. And I still see them with the eyes of someone who chose this country. That combination is what ends up in the films.

From agency to one person

For a few years, Nordic Weddings was a team. I had several videographers working with me, took on more weddings, and spent more and more of my time running the business instead of filming. It taught me exactly what I didn't want: couples booking a name, then meeting a stranger on the day itself.

So I brought it back down to one person. Me. The name Nordic Weddings Films lives on, but it isn't an agency anymore. It's me.

How I work

My style sits on the documentary side: discreet filming, very little directing, and no staged scenes that don't feel like you. What I care about most is the sound of the room and the moments nobody planned.

On the day, I arrive well before the ceremony, stay out of the way during dinner, and I usually stay until the first dance. I never try to be the centre of attention, the day is yours, not the camera's.

Direct, the whole way

• No switch on the day. The person you've been talking to is the person standing there when you get married.
• One inbox, one phone number. Everything goes straight to me, no studio inbox, no coordinator in between.
• The same person edits the film. Nothing gets handed off to an editing team. I choose every single frame myself.

The short version

• Wedding videographer since 2015, Germany and Norway.
• Based in Oslo, in Norway since 2019.
• Fluent in Norwegian, English and German.
• I take on a limited number of weddings a year, so each one gets my full attention.

“Chris is a nice guy to be around while he is filming. He made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and was always good for a laugh.”