Happened by Chance

and captured some of the best moments from our daughter's wedding. The video will be cherished for years to come. Chance was very helpful and answered emails quickly. You will not go wrong with choosing Happened by Chance as your videographer! Thanks again, Chance!

ck a few weeks ago and I am obsessed. It is perfect. I would highly recommend him.

t the big stuff. But, Chance Gilbert. Hired blindly just ten days before...working completely alone...and just the most precious soul to boot. He somehow shrunk 10+ hours of raw footage into 10 minutes and expertly captured so many of the highlights of what happened there on that magical day. Thank you for doing justice to the beauty and the enormity of this love me and my new husband share. Not only do we both cry like babies, but it feels like we have this day all over again every time we watch it!

great, and they were professional and fun to work with. If you are looking for pictures and video for your wedding or event, Happened by Chance is the way to go!

beyond to make it special. We found Happened by Chance to be extremely professional and easy to work with. We strongly recommend them!

the beauty of the day perfectly. Don’t take my word for it, take a look at his work, see for yourself, you will not be disappointed.

sponsive and I greatly appreciate that more than anything. We were very pleased with our Ceremony photos and Reception photos (so many good dancing photos). Also, one of my favorite parts of the day was when we snuck away to take more intimate photos outside our Church following the Ceremony. Those turned out perfect! I would recommend Happened by Chance to anyone and everyone :)

pleasure to work with from the get-go. It is clear he knows what he's doing. He captured our wedding day so beautifully; you can even feel the fun! It was a true reflection of what the day was AND of my husband and I! We couldn't be more satisfied with Chance's work. We trusted his process and when we received the video, it solely confirmed the reason why we went with Happened by Chance!

ce was always attentive and quick to respond to any questions we had. And his wife Christina was wonderful and patient with both my bridal portraits and day of photos. We are so very grateful they did such an amazing job that we will be able to remember our special day for the rest of our lives

in the May summer heat. His professionalism and eye in capturing the most breathtaking candid video has become my most prized possession. His flexibility and ability to work with us in capturing all events in our special day lead to many of our friends and family crying each time after watching the video! We are extremely happy with the results and look forward to the next time event to hire him on!

of talent! We got the Sapphire package and were extremely pleased with the results!! Our guests loved the drone!!! I am so grateful to Happened by Chance!!!

ing bored a few seconds in, but Chance’s videos kept our attention throughout. That’s how we knew we found our videographer. I’ve had many friends tell me they teared up from watching our video! One thing that was important to us was capturing drone footage of our venue (Four Seasons in downtown Austin right off the lake). His footage of the lake and downtown was spectacular! He really has mastered the artistry of wedding videos and not only has a great eye of capturing important and fun moments, but is able to edit them into a fantastic highlight reel that you want to watch over and over again. We also really enjoyed the fact that our highlight video came on a Blu-ray with “lightly edited raw footage” so that we could relive almost the entire evening ourselves. We specifically didn’t want our vows and speeches in the highlight video but we loved being able to see it in the raw footage. We are so happy to have found Chance and would highly recommend him to anyone! THANK YOU!!

wedding, all the details, fun, and weirdness of our personalities. Chance is a true professional and has a keen eye for recording the emotions of the day. He personalized our service over the phone, and got to know our vision to create a video that reflects my now husband and my personality. Chance’s turnaround time is 4-6 weeks, as stated in the contract and on his website. He was punctual, friendly, and considerate of your time. His editing skills blended our music choices, graphics, special effects, and our most unforgettable moments together smoothly, like buttercream frosting. Chance used a drone to record some of the beautiful aerial views of the Brodie Homestead venue, and caught us in our most candid moments, which is truly a sight to be seen. The video is a wonderful way to remember our special day with interviews from our friends and family, and the dance/ karaoke skills of people at our reception. Chance is easy to work with, and I would definitely recommend him.

he was great with communication, and his products are impeccable! Chance was very patient, sweet, and added many creative touches to the video. He even let my groom and me leave sweet messages to each other (which I loved)! When I got my edited video it was Blu-ray and had exceptional quality. I had Chance do "Raw Video Footage" for our wedding. It was so nice the way he did everything, I highly recommend "Happened by Chance". Thank you!!

ent our special day. Once we saw their videos, we knew that he DEFINITELY was the right person for the job. Chance was a true professional, and made everything so relaxed. He helped ease the tension and stress for all parties with his politeness, calmness, and overall nice personality. The wedding highlight video is beyond what we could have ever dreamed or asked for. Chance is a one of a kind talent. You will love every step of the process in working with a true professional and great person. Thank you Chance!!!

to calm the nervous of this neurotic bride. Weddings are stressful enough, so not having to worry about how amazing the wedding video and photos come out was amazing. They were so organized and were able to get the family where they needed to be for the pictures. The pictures were absolutely amazing and Christina has an amazing eye! The video and pictures brought tears of joy to our eyes. Our special day was captured better than we could of hoped or asked for! Not only were they completely professional, they were so kind, nice and flexible. The video made our family who were unable to make the best days of our lives, feel like they were there. In 16 minutes, Chance captured it all in a masterpiece that we will cherish forever. They were so amazing and we highly recommend them and hope to request there services in the future. If you are reading this review, you have found the answer to your wedding planning prayers!

edding day that brought everyone to tears. Our wedding video far surpassed anything we both had ever imagined. Friends and family have called this THE best wedding video they have ever seen. Quality, angles, lighting, creative element, flow of music with pictures & video and ability to produce pictures and video that simply pull out characteristics of bride and groom are ALL 5 stars. Words honestly cannot describe my feelings for the pictures and video of our wedding day. Happened by Chance captured pure LOVE on video and solidified forever for us. Thank You!!

ature shots to the slow motion clips of the dance party to the snapshots of romance of the ceremony.... Chance's exceptional filming and editing truly represents the energy of the event. We have already sent it to all of the guests so that they too can relive the fun! This incredible wedding video is something my wife and I will always treasure. Thank you for seeing the beauty, capturing the vibe and then creating and sharing with us such a wonderful slice of our life!

a treat to be able to relive all those special moments! Watching our video gave us chills, made us laugh and brought tears to our eyes. Chance fully understood the vibe of our wedding and created a video so fit for our personalities. The editing and music choices were spot on and the video quality is incredible. We are so happy with the end product and thrilled to have this momento from our wedding.

and beyond to ensure we were able to relive our wedding day each time we watch it!

everything else going on that day, it was nice to have someone in the role of a videographer that was confident in his skills and business. I am wow'ed to say the least. No question, I would book Happened By Chance again and again.

l the raw footage! He is great to work with and is very helpful in deciding what is the best package for you. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

services. Simply put - he was AWESOME.

eo special to us. His communication and passion for his work made choosing him such a blessing. I'd recommend him for anyone with any style in mind.

Chance and seeing our video, I can honestly say I was wrong. From the moment that we met Chance ( before hiring him) we felt completely at ease. He is so laid back but also so obviously involved and connected with his work. He filmed our wedding without it ever feeling intrusive or forced. He was able to catch all of our favorite moments as well as those moments you wish you had remembered but didn't because it all goes by so quickly. We got the Sapphire package and honestly could not be happier. Chance even loaded the video on YouTube for us and we were able to send out the link in our thank you notes! All in all if you are looking for a wonderful videographer my husband and I both full heartedly recommend Happened by Chance!

guy to work with and communicates great throughout the entire process!

id not turn on the audio so we lost the best man/ maid of honor speeches and toast and an skit and songs that our bridal party did for us. Beware if it is anyone other than Chance tapping your special event.

an indian wedding prior to ours. On the day of, he arrived early to set up. For most of the actual day he shot beautiful angles without being in the way of the actual ceremony. He also met with us before the wedding to check if we had any special requests for the video. Chance was incredibly professional and incredibly respectful during both of the ceremonies. He also impressed a lot of my family who absolutely love being on camera! In addition to all of this, he sent us our videos within a few weeks of the wedding, editing and beautifully cut. I would absolutely recommend Chance to anyone who is getting married with any type of ceremony.

ith us and the other vendors with ease and made us feel like the stars of the day. He's services were much more affordable than others and the quality of our video is out of this world! We've had soooo many compliments on it and the general reaction from everyone is, "WOW!". At first we thought to save money by not having a video done, but we're incredibly happy we did it. On our honeymoon we both talked a lot about our feelings throughout that day and how the day went and different moments we always wanted to remember and when we got back our video was up and ready to view and we both we're in near tears reliving the emotions and memories of the day again. We both loved getting to view the other prior to us walking down the aisle and seeing my husband's smiling face when he saw me for the first time that day beaming through the video nearly opens the flood gates every time. There were so many aspects in the video that I didn't even catch or see at the wedding that day because we were so busy greeting everyone and I love that we have this to rewatch over and over again! Also, we have yet to get our pictures back from our photographer 4 weeks later and we got our video right away so we're really, really happy we went with Happened by Chance. You will not regret going with his services!

so scared that I would regret not having a video of one of the most precious days in our lives. With two weeks left before the big day, I changed my mind and I found Chance. He was available, friendly, and most of all understanding of our situation. I booked him about a week out from the BIG day and I have no regrets. He was AWESOME! On time, professional, flexible, approachable, and was always camera ready for anything that came up. I do not remember every detail from that day or all the sweet words that were shared during the speeches but at least now I have the video to remind me of all the love that was shared on that day. Thank you Chance!

(which is ridiculous cause some ceremonies are longer than that.) We finally found Chance and after one meeting we were sold. I'm so happy that we DID NOT book with anyone else. Chance is such a great videographer! He was discreet and not at all in the way during the wedding which is what you want, he did a great job catching all the moments of our wedding. We love our wedding video and definitely recommend him for any couple looking!! His prices are affordable, the work and quality of his videos is amazing!

m the time we started getting ready in the morning to the time we left our reception in the afternoon. We asked him to record my husband and I reading personal letters to each other and he went above and beyond by finding a way to incorporate those into our wedding video. During the ceremony, he was very discrete. No one even noticed he was there and he never got in the way. I had seen videographers get in the way before at other weddings I attended and so I was very thankful he did the great job that he did. He was very easy and pleasant to work with and I would highly recommend him! His prices are amazing and the high quality job he does, you think you would have paid a lot more for his services and products than what you actually did. Thank you for making our wedding day a memorable one to last a lifetime!

he ceremony, reception, and the location. The finished and edited product 100% shows the story of our night and our commitment. He was never in the way or 'setting up a scene,' it was just the candid and natural progression of the evening. I wouldn't even consider anyone else!

at years later! :)

would recommend him to everyone! You will not be disappointed!

of the day that I overlooked in the whirlwind of it all. The video had some very personal touches that were a surprise to me when I watched it. My husband and I watch our personalized wedding video every anniversary. I wouldn't hesitate to hire Chance if I were you. He will capture all of the moments that you hope to have captured, he'll put personal touches on it, and he will create an artful tribute to your day with his creativity, all while staying out of the way and not distracting you or your guests. Thanks Chance!

ent way above and beyond our expectations. My husband and I could not be happier with our wedding film. Every time we watch the film we feel the emotions of the day all over again. What's even more spectacular is that our family and friends that could not make the wedding felt the emotions of the day as they watched the film. He captured the mood and emotions of the whole evening and filmed amazing shots of the ceremony, reception, and location. He was never in the way or 'setting up a scene,' it was just the candid and natural progression of the evening. Chance made us feel so special (and comfortable in front of a camera) on such a memorable day. Thank you so much Happened by Chance productions, for all your hard work.