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Relive Your Genuine Moments
As we see it, your job is to remain focused on each other, your loved ones, and why you're there. After all, when you're fully present, we get the best content. And that's why, you'll never find us rushing you around.
Rather than intruding on your moments by staging or posing you, we let them unfold as they naturally would. And then we capture them in a real and genuine way, so when you look back you'll truly feel like you.
“To be honest, I barely noticed they were there and I mean that in the best way! They incorporated themselves with the guests without being too in your face with the camera.” - Kim & Laeth
A NATURAL CONNECTION
Some couples want their photographers and filmmakers to be an extension of their bridal party and other times they want them to fade into the background.
With us, you have a team who knows when to step in and out of each role.
Feeling nervous and need a hype team at the beginning of your day? We'll crush it. Need some help on what to do with your hands? Just call us Obi-Wan [Ed. note: apologies for showing our nerd]. Want to dance the night away with your best friends? We'll disappear from your line of vision. And we do it all with that warm, easygoing personality you would find in a close friend.
“The final product was insane! We have no idea how they so beautifully and perfectly tied the whole day up into a 6 minute video. It brings us back immediately to that day. Booking Amari was one of the best decisions we could have made! We are forever grateful!” - Emily
COMMISSION US TO CAPTURE YOUR VISION
When it comes to your wedding day, you have the final say. While we offer insight and guidance, this day is about you and your vision.
This is your chance to commission real artists to create truly stunning imagery featuring the best day of your life. After you inquire we will get on the phone with you and listen to every detail of the vibe you're going for. Then prepare to be blown away, because after the wedding day you'll watch your favorite memories come to life. Through carefully curated music, sound, and truly impactful imagery- exactly the way you envisioned it, and maybe even better.
“They were by far our favorite vendor of our wedding. From the very first phone call we had with them, to getting our final video, it has all been amazing.” - Mackenzie
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Destination Weddings
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- Second Shooter Available
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- Artistic
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- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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Amari Productions receives glowing reviews for their wedding photography and videography services. Reviewers commend the team for being talented, caring, and professional, with a keen eye for detail and creativity. The staff, including Em, Corey, Kseniia, Bennett, Michael, Sage, Alec, and Sebby, are praised for their ability to capture natural and stunning moments. Clients appreciate their professionalism, helpfulness, and flexibility in accommodating unique requests. The team's work ethic, communication, and dedication to making couples feel comfortable and at ease on their special day make them highly recommended for capturing unforgettable wedding memories.- Top reviews
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We couldn’t be happier with our experience with Amari Productions! From the start, Em and the rest of the team, made us feel comfortable, listened to our vision, and captured every moment with such artistry and care. On our wedding day, they were everywhere without us even noticing, capturing all the big moments as well as the little, candid ones that meant so much.
Their attention to detail, creativity, and professionalism were remarkable. They went above and beyond to make sure we felt at ease, even guiding us through shots and helping with nerves. Would recommend Amari to any couple looking for a team that’s talented, caring, and just an absolute pleasure to work with. Can’t wait to see the final product!
We had the most amazing experience working with Amari Productions!! They do incredible work and are even better people to work with! Corey is awesome and was super helpful throughout the whole process. Photographer Kseniia was an absolute joy to work with. She was super friendly and helped us so much with poses and natural looks. Videographers Bennett & Michael were so professional and friendly. They got the best shots of everyone and got every detail of our wedding. We will forever be blown away by the photos and videos they captured. We highly recommend Amari for all wedding photos & videos!!
Sage, Alec, and Sebby are absolute rockstars when it comes to wedding photography and videography! Working with them was a breeze from start to finish. Sage, who did both our engagement shoot and wedding day photos, has a real talent for making you feel at ease in front of the camera. He captured our essence perfectly, striking that ideal balance between natural moments and expertly posed shots. He knew exactly how to bring out our best selves!
Alec's eye for those magical sunset photos is unreal. The shots he got during the golden hour are seriously frame-worthy. Sebby was also a total pro with the video camera and equipment.
What really blew us away was their incredible work ethic. These guys didn't just clock in and out - they stayed extra to capture those priceless moments of us dancing with our guests.
Throughout the whole process, we felt so comfortable with them. It was like hanging out with old friends who just happened to have professional-grade cameras. They knew exactly how to guide us without making anything feel forced or awkward.
If you're looking for a photography and videography team that'll make you feel like a million bucks AND deliver stunning results, look no further than Sage, Alec, and Sebby. These guys are the real deal, and they'll capture your special day in ways you didn't even know were possible. We can't recommend them enough!
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The Amari team is simply amazing! They made us feel so comfortable on our wedding day and were flexible with our unique requests. They were wonderful in communicating with us & helped us capture really meaningful moments with how intentional they are. We really appreciated how discreet they were in getting footage of us while we were enjoying our wedding day. They were professional and captured amazing footage, which will be memories we cherish forever! Couldn’t be happier than choosing them for our big day and highly recommend to all couples!!
We loved working with Amari Productions. They were so great on the wedding day coming u with creative ideas for the videos and photos.
Amari Productions did such a beautiful job, I can not recommend them enough! We added video as a last minute thing and I don't regret it at all. They really captured the vibe we wanted and got all the most important parts captured. I can't wait to rewatch our video every couple of years and remember our special day!
Amari was 100% the right choice. The guys (led by Matt) were on-purpose and professional — and completely blended into the background on our wedding day. They rolled with last-minute schedule changes and still got so many incredible shots that I hoped they could/would (on both the handheld cams and drone). They nailed the angles and overall feeling we wanted, and then the editing team crafted a beautiful and heartwarming wedding video for us less than two months later.
Amari was reasonably priced and the entire team was easy to work with throughout the planning process. They definitely understood and carried out our vision. We can’t thank them enough.
We got married a couple months ago and recently got our highlight video. After my husband and I watched it for the first time together, we looked at each other almost in awe and then he said, "wanna watch it again?!" After we watched it a second time, we watched our ceremony video, then the video of the speeches (both great too)... then we watched the highlight video a THIRD time!
Amari has a couple forms to fill out before the event, so I wrote up notes about music, voice overs, cinematography, etc. Their team truly read everything I wrote, took that into account in their editing, and delivered BEYOND what I could have imagined.
We are so, so, so, so happy with it. It was AMAZING. It captured so much of us and our day, and we were filled with love and wonder watching it.
We also had such a great experience with the team on our wedding day. They were very kind and enjoyable to be around, which is so important. We appreciate all your work, Amari Productions-- we LOVE IT!
The Amari Productions team is pure magic. They are bonafide pros when it comes to filming the right angles, making the right edits, and capturing the right moments.
When my wife (then fiancée) and I were hunting for wedding videographers, we saw quite a few prior to Amari. But once we stumbled upon their work, we were sold. We knew they'd do a great job. But they exceeded our already high expectations. They really know how to fit your exact style and preferences.
Besides from being experts at their craft, they are also great people. George worked with us on our wedding day, and he's such a gem. He's kind, warm, caring, and not the least bit intrusive. We were so happy to have him there behind the camera.
Amari is the without a doubt a 5/5 star production team. Do not think twice about hiring them for your event!
Amari was so great, we absolutely loved working with them, they really listened to what we wanted and when we wanted the first version tweaked, they were open and receptive to what we wanted, even though the first version was amazing. I think how they treat you after it is "done" also says a lot about a company. They were very professional, punctual, and caught moments I didn't even know happened!
I would recommend Amari to my best friends and family because they built trust and delivered a quality product that will last a lifetime. We are NOT an easy couple to please either. We were between two really high rated and respected videographers and we decided on Amari because of the "feel" of their videos being more light and fun than the other. We had a multi-day Indian wedding and we really liked how all the footage turned out. Make sure you get the toast edit! We didn't initially but luckily we could add it on after the fact.
It is amazing to go back and relive a day that went by in such a blur. Amari Productions is amazing and I highly recommend them!
Amari Productions was absolutely amazing to work with! They were responsive and on top of everything. They explained their packages and were upfront about their costs. The day-of team was also incredible! They captured everything, big and small, and were professional through and through. The final video was everything we hoped it would be and more. Would definitely recommend hiring Amari Productions!
The Amari team was fantastic to work with and made an incredible, high quality video that was very reasonably priced. They didn't miss a beat and captured so many important moments from our special day. They sent us a detailed questionnaire in advance and then really paid attention to what features we cared about in our video. We're so happy with the results! We could not recommend Amari more highly. Thank you for everything!
Amari was amazing. I only wish I ended up having them stay until the end of the wedding vs leaving about an hour early. We decided to add on the 30 second clip video and wow- it was amazing. They listened to what we wanted (nothing over-produced, we wanted it fun, light and to capture who we are as a couple) Matt, our day of, was polite, unobtrusive and so nice. He was literally on the ground in the dirt videoing us as we took pictures under some twinkle lights. We are on pins and needles waiting for our final videos, edits and raw footage (they are running behind schedule, so if you hire them, don't expect the final product to be ready within the contract terms). I would absolutely hire them again!
My fiancé and I were not sure about hiring a videographer for our wedding initially — there is so much else, already, to figure out! — but my parents insisted we'd regret it if we didn't. And I have to say, they were right! When it finally arrived, the whole day felt like it elapsed on 2X speed, and I was so relieved to know afterward that we'd have video footage to watch back and remember it all by.
When we agreed to book a videographer, my fiancé and I had two goals: first, that we wouldn't even know they were there, and second, that everything captured would be real, natural and unscripted. Amari very clearly was aligned with us on that from the outset, and I felt confident in hiring them. I loved that they sent around a detailed questionnaire in advance, to make sure they capture everything that is important to you and to find out about any significant moments or surprises planned throughout the day. I also loved that they followed up right after the wedding to ask the same things, in case your answers had changed.
They were super easy to work with from beginning to end. I added on a feature to our package after the wedding, and that was a cinch. I gave some feedback about one of the videos, and they were very receptive to changing it. And during the wedding day itself, both Shaunie and Lauren were great to work with.
It was so fun to receive the highlight film and ceremony edit, but also just to look back through the raw footage and see the little moments we missed throughout the day. I highly recommend hiring Amari! They are top notch.
I am so happy we hired Amari Productions for our wedding videographer! They arrived early and spent the day capturing all of the special moments! The team brought such good energy and were so fun and comfortable to have around! The final product was INSANE! We have no idea how they so beautifully and perfectly tied the whole day up into a 6 minute video. It brings us back immediately to that day. Booking Amari was one of the best decisions we could have made! We are forever grateful!
We hired Amari to do both photography and videography for our wedding and they were absolutely amazing! They were very professional while also had that touch of "we've known each other forever," which made loosening up for the camera so much easier. My husband and I aren't the best in front of the camera/ center of attention type people and they made it effortless and natural. My dad is a photographer and personally picked Amari over others, because instead of "artsy" "trendy" pictures like a lot of LA wedding photographers, they're all about capturing real, sweet moments, and the energy of the room, which is exactly what we wanted. Megan was an absolute dream -- she's so incredibly talented, but also just as a person she made our wedding day even more fun. Also, the price point should not be ignored -- they were definitely on the budget side, but quality-wise I think they exceeded all the more expensive options. Also also, the video team sent us the raw footage, so we can look at all of the wedding footage, the ceremony, etc. Thanks so much to Megan and the whole Amari team, we're in love with our photos and video.
Amari is amazing!!!! I am from San Diego but got married in New York and had them come from San Diego because I had seen their work and loved it. They were incredibly professional yet also so fun. They made everything so calm and were not annoying at all about taking photos, etc. They were like our friends on the day of the wedding!!! They make everything very low stress. I have received a couple of films from them already and cannot stress enough how amazing they are!! Their work is beautiful. I used them for both photography and videography and would 100% recommend anyone to use them. Even if they have to travel! Their videos and photos are stunning.
Words cannot express the emotions, memories, and love that was shared when we first watched our wedding feature film together. The team met everything that was asked for on the questionnaire and exceeded our expectations! We cannot wait to watch and share this video for years to come. Let’s start at the beginning. When I first started looking for videographers to capture our special day, Amari stood out with their mission statement, multiple amazing reviews, and large collection of diverse videos. When I had the phone consultation, I was even more intrigued by the idea that we could play a part in the edits for our film. As our special day approached, I was so nervous that I would notice the cameras around us, but that was far from the truth. The team did such a great job on the day of to not only, help us relax when were too nervous and tense or when things didn’t go as planned (as they always will), but also to help us and our bridal party have fun, be ourselves, and enjoy our day without the pressure of having to “pose for the camera.” I cannot thank the Amari team for the huge support and love they showed us from the moment of that phone consolation to even after our wedding when we received our film. I will forever recommend (and hire!) Amari Productions, and you should too!
Amari Productions was one of my FAVORITE vendors to hire and definitely one that I'm most excited about! Every single person I came into contact with was so nice, fun, and on top of it! Their professionalism is out of this world and I felt in such great hands. I can be an indecisive person, but making the choice to have them as my videographer was one of the easiest out of my whole wedding planning process! Not to mention, after I binge watched all of their videos and youtube posts, I was even more sold! They have already sent over my social media preview and I've watched it 30 times, while crying all over again every single time lol. If a 60 second video can impact me like that, I cannot WAIT to see the other videos to come! I can go on and on about how wonderful Amari Productions is, but all I can say is book them immediately, you will not regret it!!!
It was such a pleasure to have been able to work with such an incredible team at Amari Productions. Their films are so genuine and unique, and it’s because of the attention to detail and work they put in both before and after the wedding to make sure all the moments you want to be reflected in the final product are captured.
Prior to the wedding, they provided us a questionnaire with everything we wanted to make sure we got on film (i.e. any detail shots, any editing preferences, the song choice). After the wedding, they also asked us if there was anything else we wanted to include prior to them starting on the editing of our film.
When we got our highlight film, we were floored at just how great all the footage and editing was. Everything came out so beautiful and it really stayed true to the essence of what that day meant for us and for our families. Amari Productions was also our photographer for the wedding and they did such an incredible job at not only capturing everything we wanted, but they captured really great candid ones too. In addition, they were also very polite and professional. We’re so glad we invested in such an amazing videographer/photographer to capture such a special day for us. Highly recommend! Thank you again Amari Productions!
AMAZING wouldn't even begin to describe Amari Productions. They are absolutely incredible with their work, so easy to work with, beyond professional. I truly can't say enough kind things about them. The wedding video is probably my favorite keepsake and I couldn't be more happy with my choice of Amari!
We have been following Amari Productions on Youtube since the beginning of our wedding planning journey so we were excited to hear they had our date open and could fly in to work with us! Throughout the process, they were professional and easy to communicate with. The web forms were clear, direct, and easy to fill out. They really took our preferences and made it into a true work of art! Our wedding video was well edited, well thought out, and we particularly loved that Amari captured the day as it was with all its details and intimate moments. We actually loved our highlight video so much that we’re having them create a feature film for us too!
Our cinematographers, David & Jaan Carlo, were an absolute pleasure to work with. They were kind, polite, professional, and fun to be around! Both were flexible to unexpected delays to our timeline and they worked really well alongside our other vendors (especially our photography team John DeFiora Photography) to make our big day a success! Working with Amari Productions was everything we expected and more!
Super grateful to work with Amari Productions! I felt like I was shooting my shot when I filled out that contact information on their website but thrilled to realize that they had availability on the date! I found Amari Productions by YouTubers Jamie Wolfer and Safiya Nygaard. Had no hesitation on hiring them for the job because videography was a huge priority for us. They were great to work with and excited to see our highlight video! Thank you!
The Amari team is just incredible to work with. Every person on their team is so thoughtful and professional. They truly made our wedding.. They work with you from the very beginning to get your input, vision and wants for the day and work tirelessly to make all of them come to life. Working with them was effortless and joyful. Wedding photos and footage are so personal and important, especially to share with those who can’t attend. Our wedding video captures our love and the meaning of the day so perfectly. If you’re looking for a photography or videography team — you’ve found the very best with Amari Productions.
The Amari Productions team made our wedding! My husband and I got married this past February. We were originally scheduled to get married in December 2020 and had to postpone. Amari worked through every part of my wedding with me, I can not stress how important and crucial they were in helping me postpone and reschedule!
My husband and I waited a long time to get married and wanted our wedding to be a dream come true. With the help of the Amari team, our dream did come true!
I had the pleasure to work with Britt leading up to the wedding and it was the best experience! She is so incredible and just a joy!
Day of the wedding the whole production team was so outstanding, they were fun, knowledgable, and really made us all feel so comfortable! We were beyond grateful to get to work with such awesome people and I could not have asked for a better team to be apart of our big day! They were on top of everything and so fully invested in making our wedding perfect.
Some of the true magic was when we received our wedding video! I work in Events and I have never seen a better production then theirs. I hope to convey the amount of beauty and expertise that went into this film being produced. The team outdid themselves!!
In all seriousness, our day was made because the Amari team was able to capture and present our wedding exactly how we had always imagined it! Our wedding would not have been the same without them all and we are so grateful to have had the opportunity it work with such an outstanding team!
The team with Amari was awesome at our wedding and I couldn't imagine having a wedding without them there. They were constantly engaged, always snapping photos/videos, and went out of their way to provide us with what we wanted. They fit in so well at the wedding that it almost felt like they were part of the guests. They were an absolute joy to work with and I would recommend Amari for wedding or occasion. 10/10.
It was truly awesome getting to work with Amari Productions for our small, covid Arizona wedding. They were super on top of it from the planning and communication perspective, and the execution of the video and end result was flawless. We love the video and I'm so glad we decided to go with Amari.
We are so beyond grateful that we found Amari Productions! Our amazing wedding planners at Details Darling sent us over their information, and gosh are we so glad that they did. From the very first email, Britt Kingman, Operations Manager, was attentive, quick to respond, and genuinely eager to learn more about us as a couple to make our special day all that more special. Britt had us fill out a questionnaire that asked thoughtful questions about what really makes us “tick” and ultimately led to her amazing team capturing all of the moments that they knew would be special and meaningful to us. Monique and David, our shooters on our wedding day, could not have been more lovely! They were so fun to have around, it felt as though they were just two more friends in the mix celebrating with us. We are so grateful to have had Amari for our small ceremony, and cannot wait to work with them again at our larger ceremony/reception in November!
My husband and I can truly not say enough great things about Amari Productions. They were by far our favorite vendor of our wedding. From the very first phone call we had with them, to getting our final video, it has all been amazing. Everyone you talk to is so incredibly nice and our videographers were an absolute blast! Everyone at our wedding loved them.
They make the process so easy and make sure you are getting everything you want out of the videography. They stay in communication with you constantly which is something not all wedding vendors do.
We have received so many compliments about how amazing our videos are, which makes sense because they are amazing! Lol
Between our family, friends and ourselves we have watched them a million times. We hope to have them do all major events for our families from here on out.
We are in Kansas and were a little worried about them being based out of California but it was not an issue at all!
We recommend them 1,000%
You will not be be disappointed.
From the first call to the moment we watched our finished video, Amari was an absolute pleasure to work with. My husband and I got engaged in December 2020. We signed with Amari at the very beginning of the pandemic when everything was so uncertain (and when we all thought, "Oh yeah, it'll go back to normal in the late summer, right?"). Needless to say, Amari was professional and flexible. And even in my moments of "frantic bride-ism," Aaron and Britt helped us figure things out.
A little about the team that we worked with: Aaron was welcoming and spent a lot of time with me on the phone when I first called to inquire. As you all know, the wedding industry is intimidating, and Aaron made us feel comfortable and listened to. After we signed, Britt came on and was involved in all the emails and planning throughout the year. What can I say, she is so positive, cheerful, fun, and personable! Our shooters were Magdalena and David, both so friendly, sweet, and professional! Everyone we had contact with on the Amari team are the type of people you'd be friends with. Down to earth.
Our original 120 guest wedding at our dream venue in La Jolla ended up being a 22 person intimate ceremony and dinner. one thing we knew for sure was that we didn't want to postpone the videography for a postponed party, but wanted to capture the day we got married. I was worried how the video would end up with such a small wedding, but Amari captured the fun and love of our day better than I could've hoped for. Their work is beautiful, not only with the shots taken, but with how they capture the connections and special moments of the day. I am so grateful, thank you Amari!
Amari Productions is an outstanding team of videographers. My wedding was in July 2020 and at the time was the highest number of Covid cases. We had countless changes regarding the timelines, plans and wedding venue. Amari was able to accommodate with ease. I appreciate the phone conversation to introduce themselves. Closer to the wedding, I had to fill out a series of questions and surveys to help them understand my style and taste. I watched their past clients to see which films I preferred, and which films I didn't. This is the best because my highlight film was EXACTLY what I had imagined. Shout out to Britt who responds to every email with professionalism and kindness. On the day of the wedding they were professional and respectful due to all the regulations we had. They captured everything, ninja style! All videographers did a phenomenal job and they were a pleasure to be around. I have now been a part of two Amari Production films and I'm telling you, they do a fabulous job. My husband did not want to pay for a videographer and thank gosh we did! It was one of the best decisions of my wedding.
Taylor and the crew at Amari Productions are amazing! They managed to capture our wedding day and make it forever memorable. We knew very early on that we would want a videographer who would be able to make a same-day edit to be viewed by our guests at the end of the night. Little did we know, they would make such an awesome day that much more amazing. Our guests were very impressed with quality of the work they were able to produce in such a short amount of time. They did the damn thing! The Amari team was so kind, caring, and detailed. As a same-sex couple, they made us feel so comfortable and celebrated. They would post our videos on their social media pages and remind us of how amazing that day was.
Amari even surprised us with not only an excellent same-day edit but an amazing video of our first dance! They captured the dance perfectly and our guests’ surprise reactions. The team is phenomenal and we highly recommend them for any and all events! Their cinematography, lighting, and editing were superb! They make remembering magical moments possible and have given us a chance to share them for many years to come! Thank you, Amari!
-The Adap-Garcias ❤️
My husband and I reached out to Amari Productions pretty last minute because our wedding plans changed due to COVID-19. A videographer wasn't in our budget for the larger wedding we were originally planning for, but since we ended up marrying in front of immediate family only, we decided to invest in a videographer. We looked at several different production companies because we didn't think our top choice, Amari Productions, would be available since it was so last minute. We were ecstatic when we found out they were available for our wedding date!
We reached out via email and we received a response within 24 hours from Aaron. Aaron was wonderful and explained the different packages, answered any questions we had, and assured us that our assigned shooters would make it, even if it's not safe to fly - he said they'd make the drive from San Diego to San Francisco if it came down to it...WOW. Fortunately it didn't come down to that but knowing that they would do whatever it takes to be here gave us so much comfort during such a strange time. They were also willing to drive from our ceremony/reception site (my sister's backyard) to a beach near our house, definitely off the beaten path, about a 25 min drive, for sunset video footage! That was a huge plus for my husband and I since the hidden gem of a beach is really special to us.
I don't think we were expecting our two wonderful shooters to impact our wedding day so much.
There was a lot of family drama the morning of our wedding and I felt that Corey, the lead shooter who was with me while getting ready, sensed what was going on and I truly credit him for turning my day around and putting me in a better mood. He was hilarious, supportive, kind, professional, and just brought so much positive energy.
I went to get dressed after hair and makeup and I couldn't find my shoes anywhere. Corey immediately volunteered to go check my car outside. I ended up finding them underneath something and felt so bad that he went to do a thorough search of my car. When I apologized to him, he let me know that he was there to help me and he was so happy I found them.
Corey and Jaan Carlo worked seamlessly with our photographer whenever we were taking photos/video footage. The three of them were absolutely hilarious together and we had the BEST time!!
Corey and Jaan Carlo brought so much FUN, positive energy, happiness, support, laughter, and a high level of comfort to Eric and myself on the most special day of our lives. We can't thank them enough. My husband and I kept saying that it felt like we had an extra set of best friends with us that day.
Since the very beginning of reaching out to Amari Productions for a quote and to check availability for our wedding date, my husband and I both talk about the high level of customer service we have received. It almost feels weird to call it customer service? Everyone we have interacted with, Aaron, Britt, Corey, and Jaan Carlo, have all been so friendly (we mean truly, genuinely friendly) and we feel as if we're being treated like family. It's easy to tell that the team at Amari are kind people to their cores and we couldn't be happier to have the opportunity to work with them.
We are SO excited to get our film!!!
We’ve already said a million times that we’re so happy we chose Amari & I know we’ll say it a million more! Everyone that we interacted with throughout this entire process was AMAZING. Before booking, we had a phone call with Dave McQueen, and in an instant, we decided this was the team we wanted for our photo & video. He was so personable & genuinely excited and happy talking about our wedding plans. We were also considering a same day edit before the call and after hearing more about it, we knew we couldn’t do without one. Best decision ever! It was such a special thing to watch with our guests during the wedding. Everyone keeps saying how amazing it is that Amari was able to put together such a beautiful, flawless, video in such a short amount of time. Their team is so talented! And I can’t tell you how many times Ashley (my wife!) And I have watched it since. And the photos! We were absolutely blown away with how gorgeous these pictures are. We weren’t sure about booking photography at first, since Amari didn’t really have any examples on their website, but we are SO glad we did. Megan & Chadwick are incredibly talented and such wonderful people. Also, just having a photo & video team that already works together, instead of separate vendors, makes things so seamless. Britt was such a pleasure to work with in the days leading up to our wedding. She was also so patient with all of our questions, and so quick with replying. When we met our team on the day-of our wedding, we felt so comfortable with them right away! Our wedding party even said they felt like the crew was a part of our friends and family. The photographers & videographers made Ashley and I feel so at ease; we’re definitely not attention-grabbers so we were nervous at first, but we felt comfortable enough to just let that melt away and be in the moment together. Thank you Megan, Chadwick, Taylor, Alex, Kyle, Britt, Dave & the rest of the Amari team!
I also want to add that seeking out gay-friendly wedding vendors was important to us, and they made us feel so celebrated. They’re incredible people & welcome all love!
To Amari: Thank you for giving us the photos & video that will help make our wedding day last forever.
To the review readers: If you’re looking for a wedding photographer & videographer, you can stop right here.
Here’s a link to our wedding same-day-edit to check out what the day looked like!
https://amariproductions.com/ashley-kelsey/
We hired Amari Productions to produce a highlight video of our wedding day and we cannot recommend them highly enough! First of all, if you're considering whether or not to splurge on a wedding videographer in addition to a photographer, I strongly recommend that you do. We were not planning to do so and ended up choosing to add this service shortly before the wedding, and it is one of the best decisions we have ever made! The whole weekend flew by, and we have already watched the beautiful highlight video the Amari team made for us again and again in the weeks since we have received it. It’s a stunning time capsule of our special day, and it’s so amazing to hear and see the event come to life before our eyes in addition to having our beautiful photos. It has been a particularly wonderful gift to share with family and friends who were unable to make the wedding in person, and it’s something we will treasure for the rest of our lives!
Now, here’s why we LOVED working with Amari Productions. First, the team was an absolute pleasure to work with. They integrated seamlessly into the flow of the wedding day, capturing so much important content while being gracious, kind, and not at all pesky. Second, they worked closely with us to help us understand what we wanted to highlight most in our wedding video, and the final product reflected those wishes perfectly! From the music they chose to the moments they captured throughout the day, it truly felt like they perfectly understood what we were hoping for and delivered it to us for a very reasonable price. Finally, while we absolutely adore the highlight video that we received 6-8 weeks after the wedding, we had a “sneak peek” 58-second video within days of the wedding that was formatted perfectly to share with friends and family on social media. It was such a treat to have that delivered to us while we were on our honeymoon, and it was a wonderful preview of what to come! If you are looking for a fantastic team to help you produce the wedding video of your dreams at a very reasonable price, we can’t recommend working with Amari Productions highly enough!
PS: We can't post a photo of their work, but you can check out our video if you would like by searching "Brieze and Peter" on the Amari Productions website!
When it comes to capturing the most precious moments of your big day, sometimes photos don’t quite tell the whole story. After searching through dozens of videographers, we discovered Amari productions and we couldn’t have been happier with our choice! We had the pleasure of working with Magdalena. She was very open to our ideas, style, and vision for a wedding film. With every step of the process, Magdalena and her team were very friendly, professional, and open with their communication. Not once during the actual wedding day did we notice their presence, yet they captured so many incredible shots and edited a film we couldn’t be happier with! If you’re looking for a great company to work with for your wedding day film, your search can stop here. Thank you Amari - you’re the best!
P.S. If you haven't watched their promo video on their homepage, go do yourself a favor and check it out! It still gives me goosebumps and makes me teary eyed all with a huge smile to this day! This is the magic they make happen people!
I choose Amari Productions as my videographers for both my bridal shower and my wedding - and I am SO happy I did!
I had previously seen their work from friends and family, and knew that they could definitely pull of our vision of capturing our special celebrations. Their unique filmmaking style is beautiful, professional, and unique. Not to mention, their attention to detail is stellar. Their friendly team really makes you feel completely comfortable throughout the process, and they are happy to work with you on whatever requests or ideas you have in mind, which is something that I really appreciated. Very easy to communicate with, and you felt like this was a fun, collaborative effort, not just another job for them. Their team is genuine, and while going through the stress of planning, it's so refreshing having that kind of a creative relationship.
I especially like their many options for packages and edits, which also includes an Instagram edit (very cool), as well as teasers, full length feature film, and rough footage. My family and I wanted all the footage we could get, so having these options definitely made us feel at ease that our special events would be completely covered.
A big THANK YOU to Amari Productions for not only capturing our special events, but for giving us memories that will last a lifetime. It was a pleasure working with your entire team.
Amari Productions did an amazing job on our wedding in July in Carlsbad! They agreed to film wedding advise from close older family members and added this at the end of our video! So cute! We also gave them creative freedom to pick between the two songs we loved and they did a great job creating such a memorable and loving video with the speeches and our vows. The staff day of was also totally on top of everything. I couldn't have asked for a better videographer team! Thank you SO much!
Taylor Ashley with Amari Productions was so great! He was super helpful and responsive over emails whenever we had questions or updates on our wedding. He was available over the weekend to meet with us and help us plan the videography for the wedding. We sent him sample videos that we liked and he was very receptive to feedback of what we liked and wanted for our video. We can’t wait to see how our wedding video will come out!
I cannot say enough about Amari Productions. We just got our highlight wedding video back and I still cry every time I watch it. If you are looking for a videographer do not look any further! You will not be disappointed with Amari Productions. They know how to compile your special day into a picture perfect, moving video!
They were extremely punctual, professional and nice. They were accommodating and so friendly!
I am so grateful I found them and could not be more pleased with my choice in videographer.
My husband and I were on the fence about whether to hire a videographer for our wedding, and in the end we are forever grateful that we hired Amari to capture the big day. There are so many choices in videographers but when we met with Dave we felt really comfortable and confident that his team would understand our personalities to creatively tell our story through a 5 minute highlight video. Carling was our lead videographer, and she was really clear in her communication, including the understanding exactly what we wanted. My husband and I are happy to say that the video arrived just a few days ago and we are absolutely obsessed with how it turned out. Carling and her teammate filmed about 8 hours on our wedding day and it is truly magical to watch the story they created with all of that footage. It feels good to watch the video over and over again and highly recommend Dave and his team at Amari Productions to tell your story. Thanks for everything Dave and Carling!
Dave & Mariah were absolutely amazing!!!
My Husband and I immediately reached out to Amari when we got engaged to check their schedule for various days we were looking to book because we knew we had to have them a part of our special day for the Same Day Premier.
We gave them a brief overview of our vision and them exceeded any expectations we had. Our SDE made every single bridesmaid AND GROOMSMAN tear up, along with several of our guests. Since first watching it last weekend, to at least once a day since, we are able to relive the most incredible day of our lives in such a way that we will cherish forever.
We are so thankful to have had you a part of our wedding and to create such a special memory for us!
Me and my wife fell in love with Amari's videos immediately when we were looking around for videographers. We couldn't have asked for a better team to capture our special day. Magdalena and Christian were awesome and a blast to work with throughout the hectic day. Magdalena literally gave the shoes off her feet to my bride when she couldn't walk around in her heels anymore as we were getting different shots. They were even able to easily accommodate staying past their scheduled time so they could capture special moments we wanted in our video. We love these guys and couldn't be more happy with our highlight video. The turnaround time was very reasonable and the video turned out just how we wanted it. Thanks so much guys!
Amari Productions is the absolute BEST. In the weeks leading up to my daughter's wedding, I had multiple email conversations with them and every time I received informative responses in a very timely manner. When I thought I had screwed up they were quick to let me know everything was under control. Taylor, Christian and Jenna were the videographers and I cannot say enough about how FABULOUS they were. They arrived at the backyard wedding site early to scope everything out and then seamlessly went about their work. The team was SO friendly and accommodating with everyone! Most of the time I did not even realize they were around - they were that good. Near the end of the evening the Same Day Edit was shown and it was beautiful and captured the essence of the day SO well. It was great to hear people in the crowd saying "how'd they do that?" I cannot say enough how pleased we all are with how everything turned out.
OH MY GOODNESS!!! I don’t even know where to begin in regards to how amazing Amari Productions is! We booked them for our wedding in October and they not only met our expectations, they exceeded them. The entire crew was super professional and friendly. We had a 30 person wedding party, and as one would imagine, things were chaotic leading up to our ceremony. The Amari crew moved around without even being noticed. We genuinely forgot they were there at times! We purchased the Same Day Edit package, and it was a hit. We knew it would be an incredible touch to add to our big day, but they not only blew us away… our guests were in awe as well! We loved them so much, we’ve asked for them to add on the feature film option as well.
My husband and I aren’t super traditional and we struggle with the “romantic shots”. Dave and Mariah guided us with different shots and angles, and to look at our highlight video you would never know that we struggled with being so lovey dovey for the camera. They were able to capture the true essence of who we are as a couple, our crazy wedding party, our colorful guests and our epic wedding day perfectly! Amari was and is exceptional! You will not be let down, trust me!
Since the moment I saw Amari’s videos I knew I wanted to book them for my wedding. They were a little over our price range so they gave me other quality videographer companies that were in my price range. We waited a couple months after hearing about these other companies until we decided for sure we wanted a videographer. By this time, all of Dave’s suggested videographers were booked. We knew at that point we had to go with Amari Productions. All there videos were breathtaking, made me tear up (even though I didn’t know the couple getting married), and their customer service/timely responses were spot on. They even worked with our budget!
They showed up on the wedding day early, were totally in the background, didn’t have us do many things extra then what the photographer suggested, and were extremely friendly, respectful, and attentive to every detail of the wedding. The bridal party loved having Taylor and Stav around. We got our video 6 weeks later which we thought was very quick! When we watched it we were in awe at everything they captured. I didn’t even remember all the little details they caught. Everyone who saw our video mentioned how well made the video was and how surprised they were that Amari fit the whole wedding into 5 minutes. I absolutely love how they make more than one video on the screen at once by popping them in one after the other. They really kept in mind everything we filled out in the questionnaires and made our dream video that totally represented us. I would suggest them to every single person who is getting married and I know that our single family members and friends who have seen our video will be calling Amari when their special day arrives!
Amari Productions was fantastic throughout the entire process. From the initial conversations, through our wedding, to the final video product, Amari was helpful, easy and made the perfect video. I would recommend them for anyone looking for a videographer. Thank you.
I wish I could give them more than 5 stars! The very FIRST wedding vendor I booked for our wedding day! Being in the wedding industry myself, I knew exactly what dream team I wanted surrounding me and Dave, Mariah, Taylor, and Magdalena are HANDS DOWN the best.
Not only are they completely AMAZING at what they do, but they have so much character. We wanted a team that made us feel comfortable, give us direction when needed, and most importantly to be present in our moments and have the time of our life doing it!
They created a same-day edit for us! AND LET ME TELL YOU... it was one of the best decisions we ever made. Our guests were not expecting to see a video at our reception that was edited the SAME DAY. Everyone still can not stop talking about it and every time we watch it, it allows us to relive the moments. Every little detail was captured. Thank you AMARI PRODUCTIONS for being with us on our special day and creating such a beautiful video! We heart you!!!
Dave and Mariah were AMAZING! I felt like we were long time friends from the start despite never having met each other! They make you feel so at ease. Mariah was with me all morning as I got ready for the wedding and I loved chit chatting with her throughout the morning. I could go on about how amazing Dave and Mariah are... but I guess I should tell you how INCREDIBLE their work is! Without a doubt the same day premier was the way to go. It allowed us to take a break from the dance floor to watch our video surrounded by family and friends and re-live all the joyous moments from the hours before! For me, it was a chance for everything to sink in- it allowed me to appreciate the moment we were in and all that had happened throughout the day. I cried happy tears throughout the whole film! I can't tell you how many guests were coming up to me saying how amazing the film was! Not to mention everyone was shocked at how quickly we were able to watch it! Such a fun surprise for the wedding guests. WITHOUT A DOUBT- go with Amari Productions for all your filming needs. Just do it! You will not regret it, I promise!
Can I give more than 5 stars?!!
We made the best decision ever by hiring AMARI. We were lucky that our planner recommended that we reach out to AP and we're so glad we did! My husband (married 2.21.16) and I looked at around 5-6 other videographers in Southern CA and Amari was by far the most unique and creative one out of the bunch.
When I saw our same day premiere, my heart exploded. Dave and Mariah (& Alex!) captured the day so perfectly, and no details were missed. You could feel the love and personality through each clip and to be able to share that with our friends and family, is something that I will always remember.
Thank you AP for being such a professional and fun group to work with. You made our day LEGENDARY and cannot wait to see more! If you're looking for videographers, look no further! AP will be the best decision you've ever made!!
I absolutely LOVED our wedding film. My husband and I cry every time we watch it. Amari Productions did an incredible job at capturing our special day. They arrived on time, were very professional, and really fun to work with. I HIGHLY recommend this company and know you will not regret choosing them. My advice is..do not skip on hiring a videographer. The day goes by so fast! It was worth every penny to be able to relive the day over and over again.
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