Christopher Coats Video

Brides seriously....look no further! I hired Chris to be my videographer for my wedding in the North Shore of Oahu this past September and lets just say, if I could give him 1000 stars, I most definitely would! I'm from California, so planning my destination wedding all on my own was nerve wrecking to say the least. But Chris was definitely one of my favorite vendors. He was very quick to respond to all my emails/text messages, he's patient, and made me feel at ease during all the wedding craziness, just by reassuring me throughout the day that everything was perfect ;) He arrived promptly at 10am, just as I requested, and stayed pretty much for the entire wedding. His rate is very reasonable especially considering the fact that he doesn't charge per hour or per 6 hours like many of the vendors I've came across, which was definitely a plus! I actually received my highlight video the other day online and it is PERFECT! I was in tears when I saw it. It felt as if I was reliving that special day all over again. I can't express how lucky & blessed I was to find such an amazing, kind, patient, and talented videographer like Chris! Thank you for capturing the best day of my life, with such perfection!

I really enjoyed working with Chris. Firstly, he's an extremely calm and cool/collected person. I chose Chris initially due to his Wedding Wire reviews and I looked at his website and liked his aesthetic (romantic and cinematic). I felt he edited his videos with a great storyline and none of his videos were cheesy (which is hard to do with wedding videos). My favorite thing about Chris was that he was so helpful with the types of shots he knows will look good- so he gave great direction for all the shots, telling me what to do with my hands, etc. He also gave a complimentary engagement video-shoot which worked really well with our highlight video. I looked at 20 different videographers in the Oahu area before I chose Chris. The videographers I liked with a similar aesthetic to Chris’ style were all over $5k (way over our budget). I thought Chris’s price was extremely fair and a great value considering his work is at par if not better than some other more expensive studios. I thought Chris was very accommodating to my schedule (I live in NYC so the time difference was tricky but he made it work). He also assuaged my concerns given I chose all my vendors based on phone conversations I had with them (since I was planning a wedding in Honolulu from NYC). We had great communication throughout the whole thing- he made sure we were both on the same page with what he'll shoot and made sure I was happy with everything before being done. He also stayed an extra few hours beyond what we agreed so he could get all the shots he needed. I liked that because the other studios I contacted had a hard 4 hour limit to shoot. He was also excellent in his turnaround time. I was surprised how quickly we received the highlight video. Also, our ceremony started early and lots of people missed it so I asked Chris if he could send me a link for just the vow exchange and he sent it right away and I was able to share it with my friends and family who missed it. That meant a lot to me. Finally, we gave him an external harddrive which he’ll send to us with all the wedding footage – which in my opinion, is invaluable since my entire wedding day went by so quickly- it’ll be nice to have all the footage to look back to years from now  Overall, I would recommend Chris for any wedding large or small. We had 70 guests at our wedding and he brought his equipment and was able to capture all the important events of our wedding (and more since we did the pre-wedding shoot to put it into context). Great person. Great service!

Christopher was no ka oi/indeed the best. My husband and I consider ourselves very lucky to have been able to work with Chris. He instantly put us at ease and we felt so comfortable with him. He was very cool, calm and easygoing on our special day. It was nice to have found someone so professional and dependable. While watching our wedding ceremony video along with the moving stills, it evoked an intimate feeling and gave a sense of being part of the celebration on the beach. Chris understood our vision from the start and he added unique touches to every angle. Our wedding video was beautifully shot and I am just so pleased by the moments that were captured.