How to Choose a Wedding Slideshow Company:
7 Quote Checks Before You Compare

Edited by Dear Ever | Published and checked: October 12, 2026

First decide whether you want an old-photo story or live filming, then compare quotes with the same scope. Photo editing, interviews, voice-over, love MVs and same-day edits need different people and time. Below are public offerings from five suppliers, followed by seven questions that make total price, timing and revisions comparable.

Dear Ever provides photo-story films and wrote this comparison. The external suppliers are primarily in Hong Kong and their public figures are in HKD. Information came from public service pages; Dear Ever did not commission trials or rank quality. “Not published” means it was not stated on the pages checked. Confirm current price, availability and contract terms in the supplier’s written quote.

Choose the making format first

• You only want to provide photos: look at photo stories, fixed styles or animation. Watch complete samples for crops, photo hold time and text, not only the opening.
• You want guests to hear your story: look at interviews or voice-over. Ask who writes, guides and records, and how re-recording is charged.
• You can schedule filming: look at a love MV or short film. Scripts, performers and family availability can change the quote.
• You want wedding-day footage too: look at an SDE, or a pre-wedding story plus SDE. Reserve time for same-day edit, export and playback.

If you do not want to appear on camera or arrange another filming day, a photo story is usually the simpler fit. If family voices matter, add interviews or voice-over to the brief. Still deciding between DIY, a maker and a platform? See the method comparison.

Five suppliers: public price, style and timing

IMAGIN: separate standalone work from a filming add-on

IMAGIN’s service page and samples list a standalone photo childhood-film price of HK$880 and HK$580 with its filming service. It includes up to 35 photos, a film under five minutes and chosen background music; each extra 10 photos cost HK$100. Delivery can be standard-definition DVD or HD MP4 download; the draft takes five working days.

Ask whether an existing wedding filming package already includes it. The page does not state revision count or exact HD pixels, so confirm both. Its wedding-photo animation and SDE are separate services and should not inherit this timeline.

Easy Video HK: use samples to choose a direction

Easy Video HK’s official portfolio shows storybook, travel, minimalist and everyday-short-video styles with a contact route for quotes. Choose one or two references close to your need, then ask whether themes, chapter structure and short clips can be changed.

No public price, lead time or revision terms were found in this check. Do not assume every displayed style costs the same; state photo count, target length and requested effects to get a comparable quote.

988 Film: interview plus everyday footage

988 Film’s Concept Video lists one videographer, three hours including interviews, three locations including one indoor location, a highlight under four minutes and one short Reels cut. Childhood, family and friend photos can join interviews and lifestyle footage.

If you want to preserve how you speak to one another, add it to the quote list. Confirm price, timing and revisions; also ask whether travel sits inside shoot hours, who pays indoor rental and which platforms the music licence covers.

Kelvinshot: everyday love MV, with an SDE question

Kelvinshot’s Motion Poem presents a light pre-wedding shoot and everyday relationship film. Its Mini MV is described at roughly 2.5–3 minutes or more and can work as a wedding opening or lead into a same-day edit. Booking asks for a shoot month, hours and director choice.

The official rate-card image was checked on October 19, 2026: Mini MV lists HK$6,800 for a senior director or HK$7,800 for Kelvin, with 2.5 hours and one or two locations. The card has no printed offer-validity period; confirm applicability to your date. Ask separately about childhood photos, interviews, voice-over, delivery and revision allowances.

e-banner: decide what AI photo changes you accept

e-banner’s AI wedding memory video lists HK$8,800, HK$10,800 and HK$13,800 for one, 1.5 and two minutes. The page includes story structure, AI animation, editing, captions and AI-original background music; it describes a draft around seven days depending on materials, with up to two revisions. A requested song is extra and copyright confirmation stays with the client.

Ask for a complete sample close to your source material, and ask exactly what AI may change: appearance, movement, background or only scene effects. Put unacceptable changes into the brief. Dear Ever did not trial this service and cannot guarantee generated likeness or outcome.

For price ranges by route, see wedding slideshow prices compared; for source-by-source quote conditions and disclosure counts, see how to compare wedding slideshow quotes, with downloadable observations.

Seven quote checks

1. Making method and story owner

State photo editing, interview, voice-over, MV, short film or SDE. Ask who prepares the script, interview prompts, captions and recordings. A photo-only price is not comparable to a filmed and scripted project.

2. Photo, video and final-length limits

Ask for a material cap, final duration and the unit price for going over. IMAGIN lists HK$100 per additional 10 photos; other suppliers may differ. Confirm whether scanning, repair, portrait handling or long-video selection cost extra.

3. Fixed style or bespoke design

Ask whether you can only change names and photos, or also chapters, type, animation and layout. “Personalised” may only mean a material swap. Mark what you want and do not want in a full sample; use the one-page visual brief to avoid a patchwork look.

4. Crew, hours and extra shoot cost

For a filmed project, confirm videographer, sound, locations, transport and rental. Ask about rescheduling, overrun charges and who handles same-day editing, equipment and material deadlines for an SDE.

5. Draft, revision deadline and final delivery

Write three dates: draft after all materials arrive, your final response deadline, and the date a playback-ready file arrives. IMAGIN’s five working days and e-banner’s seven days refer to drafts. A reception film must not inherit a wedding-day record’s post-event delivery date.

6. Included revision count and scope

Ask what one revision means: are song swaps, photo swaps, rewritten voice-over or reshoots included? Combine both partners’ feedback into one timed list. A story rewrite is not the same as a spelling correction.

7. Total price, delivery specification and rights

Ask for deposit, balance, extra-photo, overtime, rush and extra-version costs in writing. Delivery should state format, pixels, ratio, watermark, download window and any vertical version. Ask whether music use covers the reception, private sharing or public social media.

Send the same brief to see the real difference

This is a quote-request example, not a standard package from any company. Send it to photo-story suppliers; compare live filming separately so “one slideshow” does not hide very different work.

Reception date / final-file deadline: ________ / ________
Format: photo story / interview / voice-over / MV / short film / add SDE
Materials and length: for example, 35 photos, two 10-second clips, target four minutes
Story: childhoods, meeting, life together; include voices from family? ________
References: complete-film link and two effects to keep ________
Delivery: 16:9, 1920×1080 MP4, no watermark; vertical version? ________
Please itemise: total, inclusions, extra costs, draft/final dates, revision count and music-use scope.

Fill every “confirm” item before choosing. If you request an SDE, also confirm the latest delivery and test time with the planner; use the venue playback preparation for the final handoff.

Only want to provide photos, without another shoot?

Dear Ever suits couples who already have photos, like a fixed cinematic world and do not want to edit. You provide photos and order; the platform directs camera movement, pace and music. Preview without limit before paying. The finished version is HK$799, including a watermark-free 1080p MP4 and immediate download after payment.

Within 30 days of delivery, one free revision and remake is included, including adding or removing photos and changing names or style. The service does not include live interviews, filming, recorded voice-over or bespoke page-by-page editing. Music is for weddings and private occasions; public-platform playback is not guaranteed. See the current terms.

Topic reference: Cosmopolitan: wedding short-film ideas (April 6, 2020). Dear Ever independently refreshed supplier selection with public price conditions, timing distinctions, seven quote checks and a same-brief template. Supplier sources are linked above; unpublished facts require confirmation.