About this vendor
We create refined, cinematic wedding films for couples who want their day to feel as meaningful on film as it felt in real life.
Our approach is calm, unobtrusive and deeply intentional - focused on real emotion, not staged moments.
Every film is crafted with intention, artistry, and emotional depth. Based in Traverse City, we focus on capturing elegant details, genuine moments, and the true feeling of your day. Our primary goal is to deliver a timeless film that feels both personal and beautifully composed, while being your FAVORITE vendor to have share your day with you.
Cd Leland Films is a premier wedding videography company based in Traverse City, MI currently accepting a limited number of 2026-2027 weddings.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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Hiring Leland for our wedding was the best decision we could have made. He embodied exactly the vision I had for our wedding day. Reliable, friendly and professional.
He came all ...
the way to England for our wedding and he was able to get himself to our venue and did not add stress to us by having to help him figure out how to get there.
I will continue to recommend him to anyone I know that’s getting married!!
Leland is a MUST for your videographer! He went above and beyond, was phenomenal with communication, his energy he brought day of was contagious and made our day!! He was very open...
to any changes we requested and worked hard to ensure our video was better than we even envisioned! Could not have gotten anyone better!
Hiring these people was the biggest regret of our wedding. Not only did he send inexperienced teenagers to shoot our wedding, we waited 2 months and received the most poorly edited...
photos we’ve ever seen and a 6 minute video with misplaced sound bites and filters over it that we could have done on our phones. We also only received some of the semi decent photos in only black and white which was odd because that was never clarified or requested and we can make photos b&w ourselves, we could never make them color? We ended up asking for the raws which he only gave us access to for 1 week and have to hire a real professional to edit them because they didn’t even offer to rectify the situation. While sifting through the raws it’s truly unbelievable - like the photographer had no idea how to adjust camera settings, center things, not cut someone out or do anything but click a button. We weren’t provided any direction throughout the day whatsoever and we never should have waited 15 minutes while a groomsmen had to go find the photographer at cocktail hour. He hides behind a candid “we blend in” style but we assumed that was the viseo approach only… we don’t know one bride or groom who wouldn’t want posed photos with the most important people in their lives to look back on and cherish and we communicated how important these photos were to us multiple times prior to our wedding. We don’t have one photo with our siblings, not one photo of the bridesmaids ready, not one photo of our wedding party where everyone was directed properly, not one photo with our grandparents and a video we can never fix on our own. We were absolutely robbed and devastated by this, so much so that we are considering doing a mock photoshoot. Half the reason we chose the venue we did was to take photos at the stunning federal building across the street and they just totally butchered our only opportunity. Please save yourself the disappointment (and $3500) and hire someone else.
Leland has been wonderful for every step of the process. He did a great job of helping us figure out what we wanted, keeping a low profile during the ceremony, and helping direct u...
s where we needed it! We love the final photos and video and would hire him again in a second!
Leland was amazing to work with! His keen eye and attention to detail right from the beginning was so amazing to watch! He works seamlessly alongside our wedding photographer and t...
hey collaborated together to get some amazing shots of our day! Our wedding video of our day turned out much better than we could have ever imagined! It captured my husband and I’s day perfectly and showcased “us”! We highly reccomend Leland for your wedding day!
We are so happy we picked Cd Leland Films as our videographer. He created a beautiful video that captured our entire day from start to end. He we above and beyond to capture every ...
detail, every moment and every emotion that made our big day so special. His ability to create a video that fits our vibe and allows us to relive the love and happiness we felt on our wedding day is amazing. Not to mention, the day of the wedding he was extremely professional, fit seamlessly into our schedule, worked along side our photographer and vendors, and was able to capture moments we didn't know we needed! He somehow was undetectable and yet captured every important moment that made our day so special. My husband and I are so happy we chose Cd Leland Films to create a wedding video that we get to cherish forever.
We hired Cd Leland Films to capture our wedding day, and it was definitely one of the best decisions we made! Leland was professional and organized throughout the whole process and...
really helped to bring our dream wedding to life.
One of the highlights was the incredible drone footage they captured of the venue and the grounds. Leland is wonderful at editing, storytelling, and capturing every emotional moment so beautifully. We are so grateful to have these memories preserved for the rest of our lives. We cannot wait to share it with our future children someday!
We highly recommend hiring Cd Leland Films for all of your videography needs.
Leland shot my niece’s wedding and did an incredible job. He was professional, easy to be around, and blended in so naturally while still capturing all the meaningful moments. Watc...
hing the video brought us right back to the day. The emotions, the family, and all the little moments we didn’t even realize were happening. This is something our family will truly cherish, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding videographer.
Leland was absolutely amazing to work with. From the moment we met him, he was professional, calm, and genuinely invested in capturing our day the right way. He made us feel comfor...
table in front of the camera and blended in seamlessly throughout the event. The final film was stunning and perfectly reflected the emotions of the day. We couldn’t be happier and would recommend Leland to anyone looking for an incredible wedding filmmaker.
We truly can’t say enough good things. From the very beginning, the experience felt easy, calm, and genuinely cared for — which mattered so much to us.
When we received our video...
, we were honestly blown away. It beautifully captured all of the details and emotion of the day. We’ve already watched it more times than we’ll admit and shared it with everyone!
We honestly couldn’t be happier with our experience working with Leland. From the very first conversation, he made us feel completely at ease and genuinely excited about our weddin...
g day. On the day itself, he blended in seamlessly—calm, professional, and somehow everywhere at once—capturing moments we didn’t even realize were happening.
When we received our film, we were blown away. It didn’t feel like just a wedding video—it felt like a movie that perfectly told our story. The emotion, the pacing, the music, the little in-between moments… everything was intentional and beautifully done. We’ve already watched it more times than we can count and cry every single time.
If you’re looking for someone who truly cares, has an incredible eye, and delivers something timeless and cinematic, CD is absolutely the one. Hiring him was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding.
Leland was so great! He took into account what my partner and I both wanted and threw together some personal touches that made me feel like the love was captured. He had a few snea...
k peeks available the morning after and the rest not long after. Would highly recommend!
We had an amazing experience working with this vendor for our wedding. From the very beginning, communication was clear, timely, and professional, which made the planning process f...
eel much less stressful. On the day of the wedding, everything came together seamlessly and exceeded our expectations. Their attention to detail and genuine care really showed, and we felt completely confident we were in great hands. We are so grateful and would absolutely recommend them to any couple planning their wedding.
We could not have asked for a better videographer for our wedding. He arrived on time and delivered everything he promised, and then some. From the very beginning, he was incredibl...
y responsive, thoughtful, and easy to work with, which made the whole process feel effortless.
On the day of the wedding, he brought such a great energy with him, calm when we needed it, fun when the party started, and it truly added to the overall vibe of the day. The videos he captured are moments I’ll treasure forever. He documented our ceremony in a way that felt absolutely serene, like something straight out of a fairytale, and then perfectly switched gears to capture a reception that was an absolute rager.
One of my favorite moments he caught was my mother-in-law completely throwing down on the dance floor with me and my friends, something I never want to forget and am so grateful to have on video. His attention to detail and ability to capture both the emotional and joyful chaos of the day is unmatched. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
Working with Leland was literally our favorite decision about our wedding day. Due to having a more logistically complicated wedding day, all of our other vendors got frustrated, w...
ent missing at important times, or were directing us around all day. Leland made SURE we took each moment and lived in it, while constantly reassuring us that however the day went he was just there to capture the best of it. He even stayed beyond his contract time to help us clean up and get a last minute grand exit we decided to do. Couldn't be more thankful for the energy and seamlessness he provided to our day and on top of that the video was INCREDIBLE! We cry every time we watch it :)
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