Can I choose my own music for my wedding video?
Question Asked: 5/11/2018
Wedding Date: 9/08/2018
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Posted: 26/06/2026
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?? Yes… but also, maybe.
Here’s the deal:
– For private videos (just you + fam)? You can usually pick whatever you love.
– For anything shared online? Most videographers need to use licensed music to avoid copyright issues.
??Pro tip: Send a playlist of songs you love so your videographer can match the vibe—even if they have to use royalty-free tracks.
You still get your mood, without the legal drama.
Absolutely! We want your wedding video to reflect your style and personality as much as possible, and music is a key part of that. However, please note that since this is commercial work, we need to obtain the necessary copyright licenses for any music used. But don't worry, we have a large library of music to choose from and can help you select the perfect track that fits your style and preferences.
You most definitely can choose your own music for your wedding, however beware that if you attempt to live stream using Youtube or Facebook to stream your wedding it is quite possible that the stream will be cut mid way through if any music is played that is copyrighted. With our private platform that does not happen. Youtube and facebook can detect if copyright music is being played and can cut the sound or the whole stream all together.
Yes you certainly can choose your own music.
Keep in mind that copyrite laws will provent you from displaying your videos online.
We include a 1 minut teaser with licenced music we provide for social media.
The music for your highlights and full edit is entirley your choice.
Absuletely YES! Music is such an important aspect of your video. There's no better thing to have your memories wrapped up in your own personal soundtrack.
Yes, but if you want to publish your wedding film on social media you could have copyright issues.
A good way to avoid this is to find cover versions of the songs you like.
Of course, you can. We encourage all of our couples to choose music that they love listening to. Music is one aspect that makes your wedding film so enjoyable to watch every time.
You sure can we are just limited to not posting unlicenced music online for your wedding day highlights.
As we feel this is much of our creative power, you may request certain styles of music, which we will try to find similar tracks too. Ultimately though, we feel the music we choose will give you the most enotional film you can imagine. The reason is simple, When we film your day, we choose certain ways of capturing the event. We then create a story of your day. If we were to use music that does not complete the emotion or doesnt fit properly, we feel your film will not be completed. That is why we choose every song specific to that portion of the video. When we want you to experience something poetic in places that need emotion, while we choose something faster that will give your dance that oomph! When we need something classy, our choice will be something surprising. We can assure you, our choice in our songs will be enlightening....
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Yes, you absolutely get a say, and we want the music to feel like you. The honest catch is the legal side: those big commercial tracks from artists like Ed Sheeran or your first dance song usually cannot be licensed for a wedding film at any sensible price, so using them means risking your video being muted or pulled down the moment it goes online. That is the bit a lot of couples do not realise until it happens.
The way we get around it is to license everything properly through libraries like Musicbed, Soundstripe and Epidemic Sound, where there are genuinely beautiful tracks that carry the emotion just as well. Rather than handing you a giant list to scroll through, we like to ask what you actually listen to, the songs that mean something to you and the feeling you want, and then we match the music to your story. Some songs sound lovely on their own but fight the footage, so part of our job is choosing what lifts the moment instead of talking over it.
If there is one particular song you have your heart set on, there are usually two options. Some popular tracks can be licensed individually if you are happy to pay for it, or we can include your chosen song on a private version of your film that we keep offline, and use a licensed track for the copy you share publicly. Because all of our editing is done in-house by us and never sent offshore, we can sit down, talk it through and make those calls together rather than you finding out after the fact.
My honest tip: when you are comparing videographers, ask exactly this question. Anyone promising you any popular song you like, freely shared online, is either very new or cutting corners, and it is your film that pays for it later.