Videographer review for Motion Picture Productions
Videographer review for Motion Picture Productions
My husband and I were married last July (2011). We hired MPD Productions as our videographer. The entire experience from start to fini...sh was very pleasant and professional. The quality of the work was exceptional, and both Michele and Alan were wonderful to work with. MPD came recommended from a family member, who put us in touch with Michele about a year before our wedding. Michele sent us over the complete package that detailed all the packages, and how each was customizable based on our needs and budget. She took the time to answer all the questions we had, and also helped us fill out the paperwork we needed to.
There was many options for videographer packages, and I would recommend to anyone to get a videographer at their wedding. My husband and I hired both MPD and a separate photographer, so we could have pictures taken during cocktail hour with the wedding party while the cameras were capturing the cocktail hour on film. We would obviously miss cocktail hour, so we were thrilled to be able to see it later on film.
Initially my husband was not thrilled with the idea of getting both a photographer and videographer, he just wanted a photographer. Now looking back on the entire experience, he feels the opposite way, that he is very glad we had a videographer.
MPD seemed to have a very unique approach to our entire wedding weekend. Their packages include so much, and you can add on or take off certain elements based on what you want and what your budget it. The “growing up together” story option and “video well wishes” were two of my favorite options.
Michele and Alan both came to our rehearsal at the Church so they could check out the space and be totally prepared for the next day. They had two cameras set up throughout the entire ceremony, so they were able to capture so many wonderful angles throughout the entire ceremony. I was even able to see and hear some of what went on at the Church before I arrived. My husband had a wireless microphone in his pocket to record the ceremony and vows for the video, and some of his conversations while welcoming people in were recorded. It was such a treat for me, as the bride, to see and hear what happened while I was getting ready!
In addition to capturing the cocktail hour fun while we were taking pictures with the photographer, Michele and Alan had “video well wishes” set up, where people could leave us a video message instead of signing the guest book. These were incredibly fun to watch once the video came out! They also had one of the two cameras set up to continue capturing well wishes during one designated hour of the reception. My husband and I absolutely loved watching these!
Because of the two cameras, so many wonderful moments were captured during the reception. We had a large ballroom, so we obviously could not see everything the entire time. It was really fun for us to be able to see in the video many things that happened that we never experienced during the actual reception. One specific time frame was when I needed to visit my room to change and was locked out of my hotel room! It took much longer to return to the reception because I had to get a key that worked, and I would have missed almost half an hour of the festivities, but luckily I had the video to watch and find out what I missed.
The quality of the video itself is exce