Indy Family Films

What should you expect?

  • I’m all for family photo sessions!

    Family Films are unique in that a photo can’t capture the sounds of your 4-year old Spider-Man protecting your home from monsters, or the kicks, cries, and coos of your newborn daughter.

    Family Films are meant to capture a moment in time that you can relive forever. And when they’re grown, that your kids can relive and share with their own.

    This is a time capsule of glorious ordinary days.

  • First off, I will schedule a consultation call to talk about the day of filming. I’ll ask questions to get to know your family a little better beforehand and settle on a location. I’ll give you tips on how to approach your connection time, how to prepare your home, as well as what to wear.

    On the filming day, I will come to your home (or other chosen location) and spend 2-3 hours with you. A few extra minutes will be slotted at the start to let your kids get used to having a camera following them around.

    After filming, I will spend 2-3 weeks editing the footage to a hand-selected song. I will deliver your 3-4 minute Family Film along with 10 stills from the session.

  • It’s tempting to want to fill the session with things to do. But I find that a focus on activities takes away from experiencing who you are as a family.

    In the end, what you will cherish the most are the moments of cuddling on the couch, of gazing into each others’ eyes, of the kids laughing at dad’s silly jokes.

    I want to capture your connection.

  • The standard package is $1200. This includes:

    2-3 hour filming session

    The completed Family Film

    10 edited photos from the session

    Flash drive with all footage filmed

What does a Family Film look like?

From lazy Saturdays making family breakfast, to vacations with friends, make these memories last truly last forever!

“The family video is the best thing in the world! You captured our family so well in this stage of life. I’m just so thankful for the joy you captured.”

— The Fadeley Family

“Working with Stephen was so fun and easy. He did a great job helping our family feel natural throughout the recording process and asked us a lot about what our normal life looks like to be able to capture it as genuinely as possible. Because of this, the final product was not only incredibly professional, but also very meaningful and personal to us. This video is something we'll cherish for decades!”

— The Housemeyer Family

“Stephen was professional, approachable, kind, and creative! He let us be us and the final video was an authentic representation of our family dynamic. We are left with an incredible, quality product that we will forever cherish within our family.”

— The Falls Family

“Let me just say if you are thinking about doing a family video shoot with Haddenhorst films just do it! I am so glad we invested in making our memories a video that we will cherish forever. Stephen was great to work with and made us and our kiddos feel so comfortable. It’s like we got “the good ole days” on film and it will be so sweet to look back on for years to come.”

— The Caesar Family

“We benefitted from Stephen’s talents first as we prepared to welcome our third child and then again days after he arrived. Stephen was reliable, professional and his presence kept our family comfortable and at ease as we interacted with each other. The value of preserving those special moments of “before” and “after” is immeasurable and will be cherished evermore as our kids age and grow! Stephen really does help a mother with one of her greatest wishes - to freeze time - in the form of these highlight reels!”

— The Campbell Family