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jj films is a husband + wife team made up of two creatives: Jess and Joel. Located on the beautiful central coast of California, San Luis Obispo. J+J travel all over to create unique wedding movies. Love for their craft combined with passion for euphoric love stories make jj films a must-hire. Joel and Jess put great emphasis on building relationships with the couples they work with. By getting to know the bride and groom's unique love story, J+J create one-of-a-kind films that covey rare and raw emotion. With over a decade of experience, and an eye for detail, jj films is sure to capture the ethereal magic of your special day.
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We hired Jess & Joel as our videographers for our wedding day, and it was, by far, one of the best decisions we made for our special day! Not only did they produce two wedding videos (our teaser and our film) that were beyond stunning and captured our day so perfectly, but they are also just really wonderful, fun people to work with! Our COVID wedding definitely wasn’t what we imagined – in fact, it was probably our Plan C or D down our list of deviations from our original plan, due to all of the restrictions in place, not to mention the impact of Northern California fires! Nevertheless, Jess & Joel were extremely flexible with all the changes, and were instrumental in making sure our Zoom-wedding was arranged with all of the new equipment needed. Our wedding was streamed via Zoom using Joel’s camera equipment, which made it truly feel as though you were outside on the balcony with us. And the final product of our wedding film was more than we could have ever imagined, and captured our intimate moments, as well as our virtual dance party in such a creative, perfect way! We are so unbelievably blessed to have these memories to look back on from our special day, and will cherish them for a lifetime! Thank you SO, SO much, Jess & Joel!
JJ Films, where to start! Firstly, we could not have been happier with what JJ Films produced for us. Joel was onsite with us and was such a delight to work with. He has such a calm and friendly energy. It’s the type that you just don’t worry, and he’s got everything in order.
Joel captured moments that we didn’t even realize. He’s like a videographer ninja! The editing abilities of JJ Films is incredible too. They can take moments perfect or imperfect and carve them up into something beautiful that captures the romance of your special day. They absolutely did this for us. It is easy to feel like you possibly ruined a moment, and we had a few fumbles, but Joel had us covered!
I love that they also provide you with social media reels so you can share previews with friends and family or simply text them the mini reels.
We are so happy with what JJ Films produced for us. I still tear up with joy when I watch our videos!
To put into words how amazing these two people are at what they do, it’s simply amazing! For never meeting in person until the week of the wedding and FaceTiming once, they are the most down to earth, genuine, kind people you’ll ever meet! They make you feel so comfortable and like you’ve know them your whole life. When we decided on a destination wedding, I knew I needed to find someone who would capture the best day of our lives! The day goes by so fast that you don’t really get to take it all in, luckily for me, Jess and Joel captures all of that in their work. The video is amazing and something we’ll cherish forever! If you’re going back and forth on a video, I would HIGHLY recommend it. And extremely recommend JJ Films, they did so great and it truly is the most magical and breathtaking video I could’ve ever have dreamed of! Thank you, sooo much!
Jess and Joel were simply amazing, their work is breathtaking and the quality is beyond expectations. We honestly couldn't be happier with the level of professionalism these two exhibited throughout the entire process. They're extremely knowledgeable, sweetly personable, and I mean they're just fun to be around. It's clear that they love what they do, and their passion really shines through when you see the finished product.
I know there are billions of videographers that you can go with, and i'm sure they'll all be good. But Jess and Joel bring a very human aspect to their work, and its simply awesome watching them work with each other. It's clear to me that you want to work with passionate people, and in that regard Jess and Joel are second to none.
Not only that, they are amazing at staying low key. Our guests had no idea we even had videographers, and countless guests had asked us why we did not hire any videographers. And that is simply a testament to their abilities and tradecraft, numerous times I wondered where they were, only to be surprised finding them shooting directly at me, but between gaps of people, behind objects, or simply from afar.
I cannot recommend them enough, they are excellent to work with throughout all process of the wedding, from the onboarding and scheduling to the day of. Thank you so much Jess and Joel, you've blessed us with memories that we didn't know we had, moments that were captured that would have been lost. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Navi & Vinh 11/02/2020
PS: If you want zero stress and anxiety, these two are your guys!
I can’t say enough about JJ Films. I found them on Instagram and noticed that they were the only wedding videographers that made me feel something. Their work makes you feel nostalgic, happy, and emotional - they capture all of the important moments and bring you right back to your special day. We had an amazing experience with them from the start. They provided super quick replies and Joel walked me through everything and answered all of my questions. He made me feel completely at ease and that made the wedding planning process fun. OKAY, now I can gush about them as humans. They are the cutest, sweetest, most down to earth humans you will ever meet. Any idea that popped up on the wedding day, they were game. They were so flexible, kind, fun and warm - they seriously feel like family and made us so comfortable. We wouldn’t have chosen anyone else to capture our day. They sent us the teaser within a week - WHAT?! Unheard of. Then we received the full video wrapped up in the sweetest package. Seriously, book them yesterday. They will be the best decision you made for your wedding.
Joel and Jess were the best decision I made for our wedding day. It's like they weren't even there but yet captured so many unforgettable moments and made a montage of feelings into a beautiful video. We've watched it over and over again and I cry every time. Even friends of friends who are strangers to us have cried. They also took some still shots and sent us polaroids of them as well as the raw files. They were a pleasure to work with and I recommend them x100! Thank you Joel and Jess :) XOXO
Joel is unreal. I know hiring a videographer can be a big decision, but I 100% recommend hiring JJ films immediately. Their work is truly amazing.
As evident in all the online samples, Joel & Jess are very talented. But it's not even the final product that puts them above and beyond- they're nice people who were insanely easy to be around on your big day.
Joel was the videographer for my sister's wedding four years ago, so I've had my eye on his work for a long time. He does a great job capturing you authentically- asking you heartfelt questions and thoughts on camera but also catching you laughing, dancing, and crying candidly throughout the day. He is also a pretty calming, positive presence, which is a great presence to have around during a big event!
He sent us a short preview, a medium length video, and a full length film- not to mention all the filmed speeches and first dances. He also sent us a lot of raw footage and a beautiful wooden box to hold it in. My husband and I absolutely LOVE the film, and I won't lie- we've watched it a good number of times. He does a great job capturing the essence of our day in an 18 minute video & truly captured all the highlights.
So, in short- hiring Joel was one of the best decisions of our wedding day. I completely recommend JJ films.
I am completely blown away by Joel’s work! I searched for a wedding videographer for weeks, and Joel’s work doesn’t compare to anyone else I came across. It was an easy decision to hire him as our videographer! He was so easy to communicate with and work with. On the day of our wedding, he showed up on time and was ready to go. He worked really well with my photographer, and never made anything uncomfortable or stressful. Our wedding video exceeded all expectations, and tells the story of our day perfectly! You can tell Joel loves what he does, and it really shows in his work! I can’t recommend him enough!!
We feel SO incredibly lucky that we found JJ Films as our videographers. Since we were from Canada, having our wedding in Hawaii, we didn’t have an opportunity to meet in-person until the morning of our wedding day. However, it didn't matter as we felt an instant ease and comfort that was so reassuring for a day when there was so much to think about.
After seeing samples of their work, we had no doubt that they were were going to create something emotional, heartfelt and beautiful, but they really captured US so perfectly. It was all that we wanted and more! These guys make such beautiful films - from the imagery, to the music, etc. Everyone needs these guys to make a video of them, to make them feel like movie stars and to give them all the feels!!
Also, we received our video so quickly after our wedding - within 3 weeks we got our Instagram video sneak peek and then a week after we got the full video. This was incredibly quick in our minds given the quality we got back, which is a testament to how talented these guys are! You have to hire them for your wedding - you won't regret it!!
Joel is simply amazing! As a bride I cannot recommend him enough. He captured our day so well. We felt comfortable with him and he was so discreet we hardly even noticed he was there! He captures all of the loud, funny, quirky, sarcastic, and even quiet - when you think no one is watching moments. The true aspects of your relationship.
As a fellow vendor I cannot recommend him enough. Actually, he is the only videographer I feel comfortable referring to my clients. Working with him is amazing, which is really important as a bride you want your photography and video team on the same page. Ive worked with other videographers who are loud, abrupt, forward, controlling, with tons of production equipment everywhere asking everyone to redo what they just did and ruining the moment. Not Joel. He captures everything as it happens. Hire him!
Joel is incredible!!! We are so happy that he was available, to film our wedding. Like other people have said, our video really portrays my husband and I personalities. He is very relaxed on the day of, which helps you feel more comfortable in front of the camera, which shows in the film! He has such a awesome eye, unlike a lot of so called "videographers" he knows what shot he wants, and gets it quickly without causing a disturbance. If anybody ask, I would definitely recommend Joel 100 times over!
Wow. Wow. Wow. Words cannot even begin to describe how incredibly amazing and talented Joel is. We were BEYOND lucky to book him for our Sonoma Valley Wedding over Labor Day weekend. Even though Joel is based in Southern California, he made the trip up to the Bay Area for our big day. Joel was such a professional throughout the entire experience- from setting up initial calls/Skype conversations to discuss what we wanted from our video, to making our crazy wish of having the wedding filmed on a live stream come true. Joel was so on top of all the logistics and made the whole experience of working with him truly magical. His work is so romantic and natural, we really felt as though we could be our true selves in front of the camera. His work is exceptionally beautiful- his artistic eye is unlike many other wedding videographers. His style is truly incredible and you can really get a sense of who the couple is from his films. Everyone that watches our wedding video thinks it is an actual movie- it is THAT good. Thank you for the world class experience, Joel!
Joel is hands down an amazing videographer! I'm a wedding photographer myself, so when it came time for my own wedding, Joel was the obvious choice. He works great with photographers, he goes unnoticed and still gets the amazing shots! We appreciated how kind he was throughout our day, and just went with the flow of things. After working with A LOT of videographers over the years, I can tell you that Joel is the best! Hire him, you won't regret it :)
Joel was so great! He and his sister were both so nice and professional the day of the wedding. Our wedding trailer is AMAZING!!! His work is phenomenal!! He has so much talent and does such a good job of capturing the day and making a video that you want to watch over and over and over!
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