About this vendor
SHANGRI-LA WEDDING FILMS is a boutique filmmaking studio offering HD cinematography and creative storytelling.
We are not your typical wedding videographers. We are cinematographers. We are storytellers. We are a creative team of filmmakers inspired by creative couples with an independent spirit.
Details
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Video
- Full-Length Video
- Highlight Video
Photo & Video Styles
- Documentary
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
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5
out of 5.010 reviews
Shan from Shangri-La was wonderful! We met with him in the fall before our summer wedding and he was great! He offered several different packages to chose from and we were so happy...
we could get not only the edited video from him, but videos of the ceremony and speeches. Now, looking back, the day was nothing but a fast blur and we are so thankful to have our video to relive those moments!
There were quite a few months between originally meeting with Shan and then our wedding, and he was sure to give us a call a week before the wedding to make sure we were all on the same page with timing, and what we wanted in our video. He was very courteous of our time, knowing it was just a few days before the wedding, but also made sure everything was all set! He was sure to follow up after the wedding as well, to get our opinions on music and to make sure we didn't want any changes to the edited videos. And when we were super slow to respond, he was nothing but kind and patient.
In the end, we couldn't be happier!
Love!
Shan did such a great job on our wedding videos. He was great to work with. You could tell he cared about his work. He showed up early. He was never in the way but got s...
ome amazing shots. I like how he wants your input on the video too. He really wants you to like the video. I also like how he wants your input for the music. So thankful for this man as the day go by faster than is even fair but Shan captures it all on film for you and packages it into a nice video!
Very professional staff and so much fun to have them be a part of our wedding day! We have been absolutely blown away by the quality of the films we received. We have been watching...
them on repeat since we got them. Shangri-La is extremely well priced too... we were so surprised with all the value we got in our package for the price (vs. local competitors we looked at when booking vendors) ... and that the quality was so spectacular given the prices versus the competition. I 100% recommend Shangri-La!
We could not be happier with Shangri-La Wedding Films! Shan was incredibly professional and easy to work with, and on the day of our wedding the team never felt intrusive or in the...
way. The trailer and featurette both turned out amazing, and felt very personal since they incorporated some of our favorite music and captured all the right moments. We highly recommend Shangri-La!
I don't even know where to begin. Can I give 10 stars? Shan was incredible from Day One and as so fast with all of my questions. Then on the day of the wedding he was so nice and f...
un and put us at ease. When we finally got our video - I cried watching the whole thing. He captured moments I wanted to relive over and over and also captured moments I never got one see the first time around! You need to book his company - hands down would recommend him to anyone and everyone looking for an amazing wedding film.
Our wedding day was such a blur of happiness, just like everyone says, it went way too fast!! Through out the day I would catch glimpses of Shan, he would be there while the photo...
graphers were doing their thing, amongst our guests, but was so perfect at being their without ever requiring attention or "getting in the way". We received our trailer while we were still on our honeymoon! We were so incredibly happy to relive our special day, and I never imagined I would ever see something more perfect! UNTIL, we received our full video! Perfection. The music, the timing, the moments captured, everything! I couldn't stop watching it. All of our family and friends that have seen it were amazed.
Thank you so much for letting us press rewind and experience the best day of our lives over and over again.
I can not truly put into words how amazing Shan at Shangri-La Wedding Films was. I am the type of person who is very thorough and well researched in everything and anything I do, b...
ut even more so when it came to my wedding. When I came across Shangri-La Videography, I knew that I HAD to have them as my wedding day videographer. The professionalism, communication, quality, and the willingness to work with my now husband and I on the perfect package to fit our needs was over and beyond. I watch my featurette and documentary film all the time, just to relive the day that was so special to my husband and I. If you are on the fence about having a videographer or not, my recommendation would be to PLEASE get one. A picture can only tell so much of story, but the video will capture everything. When I watch them back I feel the same excitement and butterflies as I did on the actual day. My parents who were helping pay for a lot of our wedding, in all honesty were completely on the fence about the videographer since it wasn't a usual thing for their generation. So my husband and I paid for a lot of it ourselves. After the video came back all my parents ask for is to see it. Shangri-La has made a true believer out of people who were slightly skeptical of whether or not to add this to the budget. My family is now their biggest fan and would HIGHLY recommend them to everyone and anyone. Make them fit in the budget, because at the end of the day you will have the videos forever and it is something generations from now will cherish. ~Monica
We are so happy we hired Shangri-La Wedding Films to capture our wedding day! Shan was personable, professional and easy to work with. Our trailer and featurette brought tears to o...
ur eyes, made us laugh, and filled us with joy. Words cannot express how thankful we are to have worked with such a great videographer. We can now remember and relive our wedding day for years to come! I would highly recommend Shangri-La Wedding Films to anyone looking for a videographer for their special day. Thanks Shan!
I'm so happy that Shan was available for our special day! No other wedding artifact has made us feel like we were reliving our day like our wedding videos! He captured many momen...
ts that we planned on such as vows and cake cutting, but he also got so many other little special moments that allowed us to experience our wedding day through the eyes of our guests. He perfectly replicated the atmosphere of our day and also let our personalities shine through. I find unique charm in each of the video lengths we received and still re-watch them weekly even 6 months later! On top of the amazing work they produce, they're extremely professional and quick to deliver. I would recommend them to anyone! See for yourself! https://vimeo.com/111605967
Shan was the first videographer that we had met that asked us how my husband and I had met. He was very personable, attentive, and really sought to find out what we were looking fo...
r in how we wanted our wedding to be presented and filmed. He has a number of different options for different price ranges as well. We decided to go with him based on our first meeting experience with him as well as previous work we saw on their website. A colleague of mine had commented that their work didn't look staged or done up. During the actual filming itself, I really liked that I never even really knew they were there; they were respectful of the ceremony itself without being intrusive at the alter and still managed to capture beautiful shots of the ceremony location and the reception. He also involved us in the process, asking us what kind of music we liked so that he could incorporate that into the final edit. Overall, we were very impressed with his service, timing of getting the footage to us (he got our trailer to us within a week and our final edit a little over 2 months), reasonable pricing, and professionalism. I highly recommend having a videographer if your budget allows for it; they do such a great job (particularly this company) of memorializing your special day to remember for the years to come. I've had one other bride and groom who wishes they had booked a videographer, so definitely think about getting one, especially Shangri-La.
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Chicago/Chicagoland Area
Shangri-La Wedding Films