Best Wedding Videographer of the Year 2026: The Vow by Emily & James
Congratulations to The Vow by Emily & James, Wedding Video Ireland's Best Wedding Videographer of the Year for 2026. Honourable mentions go to Dear Oliver and Signature Weddings.
This is the first year we've given the award, so a word on what it is and what it isn't before the winners.
How the award is decided
Wedding Video Ireland is an independent, not-for-profit guide. Nobody pays to be listed on it, and nobody paid, applied or voted to be considered for this. There is no entry fee, no sponsor and no awards dinner. The shortlist is our recommended list, and the judging is the same work we do all year: watching complete wedding films, not showreels, from every studio on the list, across the seasons, and asking the questions couples care about.
- Consistency. Does the work hold up in a dim December church as well as a bright June garden? One beautiful summer film proves little. A dozen films across a year prove a lot.
- Sound. Are the vows and speeches clean and intelligible, even in stone churches, marquees and hotel ballrooms with unreliable PAs? It's the least glamorous part of the craft and the part couples miss most when it's missing.
- Storytelling. Does the film carry the feeling of the day, or just the order of events?
- Discretion. Can couples and guests forget the camera is there?
- Reliability. Clear communication before the day and delivery when promised, which we hear about from couples directly.
The criteria are the same ones on our how we choose page. The award simply names the studio that met them most completely this year.
Winner: The Vow by Emily & James
Based in Dublin and filming across Ireland, The Vow make elegant, emotionally powerful films that capture how a wedding felt rather than only how it looked. What set them apart this year was the lack of a weak link. The storytelling is the obvious strength: vows, readings and pieces of the speeches are woven through each film so that the couple narrate their own day. But the audio underneath that storytelling is the reason it works. Their vows and speeches are clean in rooms where that is hard to achieve, the kind of churches and ballrooms where other films turn to echo.
The films also move. Walks, glances and the small moments between the set pieces are filmed with intent, and the edits have a patience to them that lets a look land before the next cut. Couples describe reliving the day, and that is exactly what the films are built to do.
Watch The Vow's films, or see their listing on our recommended videographers page. They're also one of the Dublin-based studios in our Dublin guide.
Honourable mention: Dear Oliver
Matt at Dear Oliver, also based in Dublin, makes polished, cinematic films for couples at the luxury end of the market, in Ireland and abroad. Style and atmosphere are the signature: a strong sense of place, careful light, and an edit that feels like a short film rather than a record. His work this year was as consistent as anyone's, and in a year without The Vow it would have been a very short conversation. Watch Dear Oliver's portfolio.
Honourable mention: Signature Weddings
Stephen Power at Signature Weddings, based in Waterford, specialises in cinematic, elegant films built to stand the test of time. The craft is in the composition and the restraint: nothing in the frame by accident, and an edit that trusts the day rather than dressing it up. For couples in the south east who want a classic, timeless film, his work was the standout this year.
For couples reading this
An award is one signal, not a verdict. Every studio on our recommended list is there because we've watched them deliver, and the right one for you depends on your style, your venue and your budget as much as on anyone's trophy. If you're starting your search:
- Take the 60-second quiz and we'll match you with three filmmakers who suit your day.
- Read our ten tips for picking a videographer and the 2026/27 price guide.
- Book early. All three studios named here fill summer Saturdays 12 to 18 months ahead.
The award badge
Winners and honourable mentions are welcome to display the badge on their websites and social media. It's free to use, and the only conditions are that it isn't altered and that it links back to this page.
The badge carries the same three words as the site: independent, not for profit, no entry fee. That's what we'd like it to mean when a couple sees it.
Next year
There is no way to enter the 2027 award, and that's deliberate. The studios considered are the ones on our list, and the way onto the list is to be recommended, watched over several seasons, and found to be consistently good. How we choose our videographers explains it in full.
Congratulations again to Emily and James, to Matt, and to Stephen.
