Randy Diddly Filmworks
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Broussard, Louisiana

We Make Wedding Films

Wedding videography and photography for couples in Texas and Louisiana — capturing prep, ceremony, reception, and the personal messages only the day can hold.

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Your Day, Filmed With Care

Randy Diddly Filmworks is a wedding videography and photography studio based in Broussard, LA, serving couples across Louisiana and Texas. Owner, engineer, videographer, and photographer David Rabalais shoots every wedding himself, with a degree in Music Media from ULL and five years on the TV-10 production team behind the camera.

Coverage runs from a one-song highlights reel to a multi-camera premiere package with rehearsal footage and pre-wedding interviews. Appointments are required, so please call ahead.

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Videography & Photography

Highlight Films & Full-Length Coverage

Choose a one-song highlights film built for sharing with family and friends, or full-length coverage of prep, ceremony, reception, and personal messages from loved ones — with single-camera, two-camera, and premiere options.

Every DVD package includes three copies on disc, and extra DVD copies are $20 each.

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Meet the Filmmaker

One Person Behind Every Camera

David Rabalais owns and operates the studio. He is the former owner of The Soundhouse Recording Studio, a recording engineer by trade, and a musician who majored in jazz guitar and played in various local rock bands.

Five years on the TV-10 production team shaped how he covers a live event — and a home recording studio sits at the heart of the work.

About the Studio

Wedding Videography Packages

Four ways to keep the day. Pricing and inclusions as listed — the full breakdown lives on the Weddings page.

Just the Highlights

$500

One song long, highlights of the entire wedding day — easy to share with friends, and delivered on DVD.

  • One-song highlight film
  • Highlights of the full day

1 Camera Package

$950

One camera operator covering the day start to finish.

  • Bride prep and ceremony
  • Reception and personal messages
  • Full-length and highlight video
  • 3 copies on DVD

2 Camera Package

$1450

Two camera operators for added angles and extensive editing.

  • Bride and groom prep
  • Ceremony and reception
  • Personal messages from family and friends
  • Extensive editing, 3 DVDs

Premiere Package

$1950

The most complete coverage of the celebration.

  • Cocktail hour and rehearsal footage
  • Pre-wedding interviews
  • Full-day coverage
  • 3 copies on DVD

Extra DVD copies: $20 each. Bride and Groom Interview add-on: $200.

Randy Diddly Filmworks is a wedding videography and photography studio based in Broussard, Louisiana, serving couples across Louisiana, Texas, and beyond. The work centers on making unforgettable wedding films for couples who want their day captured honestly, from early preparation details through the final moments of the reception, so the finished film feels like a memory rather than a production.

The approach is documentary in spirit, with a short highlight option available for couples who want the story condensed. Coverage follows the natural arc of a wedding day: getting ready, the ceremony itself, the reception, and the personal messages that only that day can hold. This format keeps the pacing intimate and lets the film unfold as it happened rather than as a heavily edited sequence.

One owner handles everything. David Rabalais, an engineer by training with a degree in Music Media, shoots each wedding himself alongside his photography work. He also spent time on the TV-10 production team behind the camera, which shaped an understanding of framing, timing, and how moments are constructed visually on screen.

Working solo means the person filming is the person you meet. There is no rotating crew, no handoff between a sales team and a shooting team, and no surprise faces on your wedding day. For couples planning in Texas or Louisiana, that continuity often matters as much as the images themselves, since trust in the person behind the camera shapes how naturally people behave on camera.

Style is the other half of the decision. Some couples prefer a cinematic, music-driven film that leads the edit, while others lean toward straightforward documentary coverage where the audio of vows, speeches, and the crowd carries the emotion. Both approaches are offered so the finished wedding film matches the way a couple wants to relive their day.

Packages and pricing are presented openly on the site, with several options laid out so couples can compare coverage levels before reaching out. Selecting a videographer for a wedding is a large commitment, and clear pricing removes guesswork from the process. Different package tiers also allow priorities to shift, such as emphasis on ceremony coverage, reception coverage, or adding photography to the same shoot.

Because the studio covers a wide region, travel across Louisiana and Texas is part of the routine work. Couples in and around Broussard, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Houston, San Antonio, and other nearby cities can book for dates that fall outside the studio's home area. Having one point of contact for both video and photography simplifies the logistics of coordinating two services for the same day.

Wedding days move quickly, and much of what makes a film memorable is easy to miss as a guest. A wide film can catch the quiet moments between events: a parent helping with a dress, a look exchanged across a room, the first dance before the floor fills. That kind of coverage is why the preparation and reception portions of the day receive attention in the shooting plan, not just the ceremony itself.

Questions about packages, style, availability, or travel are answered directly through the studio's contact page, and a simple conversation is usually the fastest way to know whether the fit is right. Whether a couple is searching for a videographer in Texas, planning a Louisiana wedding, or looking for a photographer and filmmaker to cover the day together, the studio's approach is the same: careful coverage of your day, filmed with care.

Let's Talk About Your Date

Schedules here are irregular, so appointments are required. Call ahead and we'll set up a time to talk through your wedding day.