About | Ember & Flame Films

Founder & Director

A filmmaker who disappears into your day

I'm Aaron Roberts — a New England–based filmmaker, nature enthusiast, and the person behind every Ember & Flame film. I grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, spending most of my time outdoors: fishing the Merrimack, hiking Harold Parker, and finding beauty in the quiet details most people walk past.

That same attention to the overlooked is what drives how I film weddings. I'm not interested in the posed, the predictable, or the performative. I want the glance across the room. The laugh that catches you off guard. The moment your grandmother sees you in your dress for the first time.

Aaron Roberts

Founder & Director · Andover, MA

What drives the work

Three things I believe in

Presence over production

The best films come from being present — not from choreographing. When you forget I'm there, that's when the real moments happen. That's when I get my best shots.

Story over spectacle

Drone shots are beautiful. Slow motion is cinematic. But neither means anything without a story holding them together. Every edit I make is in service of your story, not my reel.

Details over highlights

The details are where weddings live — the trembling hands, the whispered vow, the ring sitting on a windowsill in morning light. I obsess over these because they're the ones you'll want back most.

My story

How I
got here

I've had a camera in my hands for as long as I can remember. What started as filming hikes and fishing trips eventually became something more — a way of seeing the world differently. A way of noticing what everyone else misses.

My background is in documentary filmmaking. I was trained to observe, to anticipate, to be invisible. Those instincts don't switch off on a wedding day. If anything, they sharpen — because I know I only get one shot.

"I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. My brain never stops noticing things — and that's exactly what makes me good at this."

What most people call distraction, I call attention. While everyone else is focused on the big moments, I'm watching the edges — the flower girl who's fidgeting, the father who's holding back tears three rows back, the way the late afternoon light is about to hit the altar. I catch those things because I can't help it.

I built Ember & Flame Films because I believe wedding videography can be something you actually want to watch. Not a highlight reel you put on once. A film you come back to — on anniversaries, in hard times, when you want to feel something true.

When I'm not filming

What shapes how I see

Fishing

Patience & presence

Hiking

The long view

Gardening

Growth over time

Travel

New eyes everywhere

How we work together

The process

We connect

You reach out. We have a real conversation — not a sales call. I want to understand who you are as a couple, what matters to you, and what you're envisioning. If we're a good fit, we'll both know it.

We plan together

I'll learn your timeline, your venue, your people. Not to script anything — just to be prepared. A good documentary filmmaker knows the landscape before they walk into it.

I disappear into your day

On your wedding day, you'll forget I'm there. I'll be everywhere — but quiet, unobtrusive, watching. I've trained for this. I know how to be present without being a presence.

I craft your film

Editing is where the story comes together. I spend weeks in the edit — listening, cutting, finding the emotional arc that makes your film feel like a movie about your actual lives. Every choice is intentional.

You watch it for the rest of your lives

Your film is delivered in a private gallery, yours forever. Most couples tell me they watch it within 24 hours of receiving it — and again on their first anniversary. That's what I'm working toward every time.

Meet
Aaron

A filmmaker who disappears into your day