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Hey, We are Grace and Ben! We are the owner/operators of Novae Film and Photo and we are glad you made it to our corner of the internet! We are traveling wedding filmmaker and photographers and we are enthralled with storytelling and love weddings for their raw and authentic energy. We love engaging all senses through carefully crafted cinematography, photography, and sound.​ We both graduated in the fields of Art of Media Studies and Communication and have various backgrounds in multimedia. Our goal is to capture the essence of your wedding day and do not just the content justice but the feeling of the moment being captured. Our goal is to document your memories and your day with passion, meaning, and a true sense of your unique story.

Services Offered

This Maine-based videography and photography company strives to tell your love story through its services. The services that Novae Film and Photo offers include:

  • High-resolution images
  • Digital files
  • Albums
  • Prints
  • Multiple locations
  • Second shooter
  • Engagement shoot
  • Highlight film
  • Full-length feature film
  • Full ceremony on film
  • Private speeches on film
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Albums
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Second Shooter
Video
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Matted Prints
Prints
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Novae Film and Photo

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Novae Film & Photo delivered stunning, cinematic photos and videos that beautifully told couples' wedding stories. Grace and Ben were professional, organized, communicative, and easygoing, making guests feel comfortable while capturing candid moments. Reviewers highly recommend them and say they’re worth the investment.

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Novae Film & Photo delivered stunning, cinematic photos and videos that beautifully told couples' wedding stories. Grace and Ben were professional, organized, communicative, and easygoing, making guests feel comfortable while capturing candid moments. Reviewers highly recommend them and say they’re worth the investment.

Maya
Maya Sent on 05/20/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Nova Film is the BEST!

He made us feel comfortable and truly allowed us to just be ourselves. The final product was so beautifully captured that it’s almost hard to believe that it was us. His cinematic quality was incredible, vibrant, sharp, and progressive. Highly recommend their work if you want top-tier visuals!
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Caitlin Sent on 09/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Novae notices, celebrates, and captures everything

Novae is unbelievable to work with. The energy Grace & Ben bring to your event and the way they capture it is top knotch. They truly care about your special day. They notice, celebrate, and capture every detail so artistically and perfectly. They are a joy to work with out side of your event as well, very communicative, joyful, and easy to work with. We couldn't say enough great things!
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Natalie Sent on 07/28/2025
5 out of 5 rating

If I could leave 10 stars I would!

Grace & Ben are truly one of a kind. We hired them to do both photo and video for our entire wedding weekend and can’t imagine the weekend without them! From start to finish, they are phenomenal. The incredibly detailed planning before the weekend to ensure every desired shot was captured left me feeling like we actually had a second wedding planner. Their ability to instantly connect with not only my husband and I, but our entire wedding party is still talked about amongst our friends and family even a year later. There was constant communication post wedding while we waited for our video and photos and the finished products… I have no words! We love that our photos and videos were captured by the same people to ensure consistency and it allowed for some of our photo moments to be captured in video. We love to look at the pictures and then laugh when we see the full moment captured on video. We now consider Grace & Ben the permanent memory makers in our family and we’ve hired them for maternity and newborn pictures. I can’t imagine them not being there to document our most special moments. I’m so thankful for their friendship and I would HIGHLY recommend anyone hire them for both photo and video.
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Karen Sent on 04/26/2025
5 out of 5 rating

I highly recommend Novae Film and Photo.

Their work feels deeply personal and meaningful. With the beautiful images of a farm setting and the words shared by the bride, groom, friends and family, the video told a cohesive, emotional story. They beautifully captured the meaningful moments and thoughtfully integrated the theme of destiny throughout the film. Our family photograph from the welcome party was one of my absolute favorites. Grace was kind, responsive, helpful and thoughtful throughout the entire process. Working with the team was a pleasure. Their presence at the rehearsal, welcome party and wedding was welcomed. They quietly found the most special moments and recorded the story of our magical weekend. We are so grateful to have our memories preserved in such a lovely, heartfelt way.
Alyssa
Alyssa Sent on 01/20/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The absolute best!

Cannot put into words how thankful we are to have worked with Grace and Ben. They are truly incredible photographers and human beings. Not only did they produce the most beautiful photos and video for us, they helped every single family member and friend feel comfortable in front of the camera, adjusted their timeline to our changing needs, answered our endless questions, coordinated seamlessly with the rest of our wedding vendors, and truly felt like our friends right away! We had so much fun and were able to focus on the day and not worry about a thing because of them. They were extremely thoughtful, responsive, clear, and overall so easy to work with. We last minute decided to add additional nights to include our welcome party and rehearsal dinner and are SO glad we did - they're some of our favorite photos of the weekend. I would recommend them so highly to anyone getting married again and again. Thank you Grace & Ben!
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Maizie Sent on 11/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing team

i cannot explain how amazing Grace and Ben were on our wedding day and every day leading up to it!!!! they were fun, professional, gave us all the tips, organized, and are overall incredible human beings. not to mention, the photos and videos we got were INCREDIBLE and we will cherish those memories for the rest of our lives. hire Grace and Ben for your special day - you will NOT regret it!!!!!:)
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Amanda Sent on 03/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection!!

We could not be happier with our decision to work with Grace & Ben for our wedding day photos! From our very first email communication, I knew we were in great hands and would be working with a team that truly cares about providing the best experience possible to their clients. They were so well organized, and maintained consistent communication & incredible attention to detail throughout the entire process. The day of the wedding, they were an absolute joy to work with and such fun to have around. Even when our timeline was starting to run behind (as they so often do), Grace was composed and calm, making adjustments on the fly, and ensuring we didn't miss a beat! I could not be more grateful for that as it enabled us to stay relaxed knowing our team had everything under control! The photos absolutely blew us away - we could not stop smiling and laughing going through our gallery, it was like reliving the day all over again, and then some seeing all of the different parts of the day and night unfold! They have such a beautiful artistry about the way they photograph and in their editing style, it truly transports you right back into the moment. Seeing how comfortable our guests look in every photo and watching the party get progressively wilder & sillier as the night went on is so much fun and just proves how comfortable Grace & Ben made everybody feel and how seamlessly they blended in. They have a radar for zooming in on those subtle little moments that could easily go unnoticed throughout the day and have such a keen sense for candids. Their ability to capture those raw moments when you think no one is watching are what make working with Novae so special. Thank you Grace & Ben! Can not recommend them enough!!
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Colin Sent on 02/27/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Grace & Ben are the best!

We were incredibly lucky to have Grace and Ben capture our wedding day. From our initial conversations to final delivery and everything in between, they totally exceeded our expectations. Their attention to detail was impeccable and it’s clear they have a knack for capturing every important moment. Not only are they highly skilled photographers and videographers, but you can tell they absolutely love what they do. Their passion for their work shines through in everything. They effectively balanced accommodating our vision and making suggestions based on their experience, which we really appreciated. Their calm and cool demeanor kept us at ease and made the entire experience enjoyable and stress-free. We’re still perplexed how they were able to maintain such a low profile during the ceremony/reception and still capture every important moment. The quality of the final product left us speechless. Grace & Ben managed to tell the story of our wedding day in a way that exceeded our wildest dreams. The wedding film and album will allow us to look back and relive this special day forever. We can't thank them enough for their incredible work and the joy they brought to us on our wedding day. The decision to hire Novae was one of the best we made, and we would wholeheartedly recommend them to any couple searching.
Jaime
Jaime Sent on 01/25/2024
5 out of 5 rating

One of the best wedding decisions I made was hiring them!

I have known Grace and Ben for about 6 years now, as I'm a wedding vendor! I own Autumn Nomad and have worked with them with not only real weddings, but tons of photoshoots over the years.

One of the absolute best decisions I've ever made was hiring them for our wedding. I've never hired a videographer for anything. Not only did they make you feel so comfortable and not in your face at all, but they're extremely professional and timely. They very much take their job seriously and it shows.

I spoke with Grace the most in the planning stages and she always had so much insight that helped the day flow perfectly.

Once we received our video, I'll tell you - we both could not stop crying. They captured things I didn't even realize happened. Like from all angles of the day. They didn't miss anything. We had the opportunity to relive the day and it was unreal. Absolutely you need to hire video. It's worth the price and you'll have that video footage and hearing speeches and your vows and everything else, forever.

I adore them so much and couldn't recommend them any higher.
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Julia Sent on 07/14/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible!

My husband and I got married in July of 2023 but knew immediately as we started planning our wedding that we wanted to work with Novae Film and Photo for our photographs. We had seen some of their work through our friends and I was immediately in love with the natural style and essence of their photos. Working with Ben and Grace was one of the easiest decisions that we made and we don't regret it for a second! From our engagement photos to the wedding pictures, everything was perfect. They are so easy to communicate with and definitely helped us to feel comfortable while posing and taking the pictures (something I had been really anxious about!). Day of the wedding they were efficient with getting the formal family photos done (which can be a lot!) and took gorgeous photos of the venue, flowers, table settings and other wedding details that we had put together for our special day. When we got our final album it was so fun to look through all of the memories and see the different things they captured. My husband and I loved our portraits so much I immediately printed some to create a gallery wall in our house and everyone who sees them compliments the photos and how artistic they are. Novae Film and Photo is worth every penny so if you’re on the fence - I’d recommend budgeting for them because again, I can’t say one bad word about their work and only a million incredible things! Thank you Grace & Ben!!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

4 Endorsements
Bad Rabbit Flowers Bad Rabbit Flowers Wedding Florists

These guys are amazing!!! Their videography is cinematic to say the least! Both Ben and Grace have an amazing eye for detail and are incredibly creative in their work. I absolutely love getting photos and video clips back from them after an event!!! Also they are super wonderful people and a pleasure to work with!

Little Ivy Paper Goods Little Ivy Paper Goods Wedding Invitations

I collaborated on a styled shoot with Reel Maine Co. and they are absolutely fantastic- professional, knowledgable, and all-around fun to be around. The finished movie they created from the day of the shoot was phenomenal. Highly recommend!

Provencher Photography Provencher Photography Wedding Photographers

Maine Reel Company has a way of completely capturing the story that unfolds on a wedding day. Every moment they put out is filled with emotion, and heart warming moments. They are the most warmest people to work with, which completely translates in their work.

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Novae Film and Photo frequently asked questions

Novae Film and Photo includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Digital Files
Novae Film and Photo includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
Novae Film and Photo offers the following photography styles:
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
Novae Film and Photo offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Second Shooter
  • Video
  • Wedding Portraits
Novae Film and Photo offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Novae Film and Photo is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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