About this vendor
Based in West Des Moines, IA, Stang Films is a film production enterprise specializing in wedding videography services. Rick Burger, the company’s owner, is a down-to-earth professional passionate about his work from behind the camera lens. He makes capturing every precious moment of your big day his number one priority.
What initially began as a hobby in 2011 quickly became a full-time career in 2014 when Rick officially established Stang Films. Since then, this expert has filmed more than 400 weddings, and his impressive portfolio shows his talent with a video camera. By focusing on the unique characteristics of your wedding day vision, Rick & his team aim to take a creative approach that highlights the magic of your special celebration.
Stang Films offers two carefully designed wedding packages alongside a baseline set of essential services. Both collections ensure you receive high-resolution footage, post-production editing, and the final product delivered either on a USB flash drive or online download. Rick will happily make DVDs of your film upon request.
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- Digital Files
- Drone
- Social Media Sharing
- Video
- Full-Length Video
- Highlight Video
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
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Rick and his videographer did such a great job on the day. Couldn’t recommend enough!
I looked for months to find a videographer that wasn't $6,000+ and still good quality. Rick and Alan were fantastic. They produced our preview video (3 minutes) in 2-3 weeks and our extended preview (8 minutes) and full video (1hr) in 7 weeks. We absolutely love our videos. Book them and you won't regret it!!
Ricks videography skills are simply amazing! We are so pleased with how our videos turned out and are so thankful we had him there to cover our special day. Watching this video brought back so many special memories from our big day. Rick does amazing work and we couldn't have asked for a better videographer. Thank you so much for making these keepsakes that we will treasure for the rest of our lives!
We contracted with Stang Films for our wedding videography. We worked with Rick leading up to the event. He was very responsive and easy to work with. We were drawn to Rick’s more authentic style, rather than other videographers whose approach seems a bit more manufactured. Alan was onsite on our wedding day and worked really well with our photographers. He was polite, professional, and punctual. The shots we've seen so far turned out as good as we could've imagined!
We could not be happier with Rick at Stang Films! He helped us so much leading up to the wedding (zoom meetings, email/text questions, etc.) and on our wedding day! He was very professional and easy to work with. We had so many people tell us how he made the day so fun as well! When we got our videos back, we were so impressed with the quality and how well he captured our special day! We are so happy we chose him as our wedding videographer and we now have the most amazing videos to remember our special day forever! Thanks so much Rick!!
Rick was so so amazing, professional, and fun!! He was very personable and even helped my new husband in a tie emergency lol I cannot wait to see the footage from our day!! I just know it is going to be amazing! 100/10 recommend Rick for any videographer needs!! Thank you so much for capturing our day!!!
Where do we even start. Rick is simply amazing. If you are thinking about getting a Videographer, stop searching, and just stick with Rick! He is beyond professional, easy to talk to, funny and very patient and kind. His communication throughout the entire process was amazing and he took the time to explain things and answer all of our questions. He also gave us some pretty good ideas that we’re excited to see the outcome of. Rick is truly one of a kind and worth every single penny!! We are beyond lucky to have had him be a part of our special day!!
9-9-23
Rick really helped elevate our day with his work! His calm demeanor and eye for detail was really on display. He was incredible to work with, very professional, and we could not recommend him enough!
Rick is great and very easy to work with! He went above and beyond to create amazing footage without you even knowing he is really there. His ability to tell our wedding story and bring to life our day through his videos is something that will be cherished for the rest of our lives. He is able to highlight the most important moments and capture the little details that you don’t always see when you are living in the moment throughout the day. Rick was timely, communicated well, and produced films that are very high quality. He is passionate about what he does and it shows in your finished product.
Rick Burger was an absolute pleasure to work with. He was such a friendly guy. Our video turned out to be absolutely perfect with everything in it that we wanted!
I do not know where to start with this review, because there are no words to describe how amazing Rick is. To be honest, I was so hesitant of hiring a videographer. “Is it worth it” was a conversation my fiancé and a lot. Stang Films was recommended to us by our photographer, @everlastingphoto. I looked at Rick’s work and was impressed but decided at that time “no, we don’t need it”. Eventually, because of how impressed we were with Rick’s work, we decided “YES! We need video” (I’m not always a decisive person). Not only did he capture our wedding day in a way that still gives me goosebumps, but he also went WAY above and beyond with expectations. Rick offered us a pre-wedding “How We Met” video. This really gave us the opportunity to get to know Rick, as well as, feel comfortable together in front of a camera. We decided to show the video to our close family and friends at our rehearsal dinner. The whole room was emotional and each person learned a little bit more of our love story. Rick captured us in a way that truly displays our love. It will be a video I will always cherish and look forward to showing our kids one day. Rick also captured our wedding in such a way that makes me feel as if I am still reliving the day over and over again. Rick has worked with our photographer in the past and it really felt as if we were working with two people who always do! It was very stress relieving to have two vendors that communicated and worked together so well and seamlessly. He is very professional and takes his time getting things done right. I very much appreciate all that Rick did. If you too, are on the fence about video, YES you need it and you need to book with Stang Films!
Rick was so amazing! He does top notch work. We couldn’t be any happier with the way our video turned out. It truly gave us the feeling of reliving our day over and over again! Highly recommend Stang Films, he does an exceptional job!
Our wedding planner recommended Stang Films to us and we are so grateful that we were able to connect and book him for our day!! Rick was helpful throughout the entire process. From helping us pick a video package to supporting us on our wedding day, he helped take so much stress away! All of the other vendors raved about how great he was to work with, and the videos he delivered are so gorgeous! He captured our day perfectly and we will cherish the videos for years to come! 10/10 would recommend!
If you’re looking for a videographer, look no further. Rick is THE best. We’ve only seen the sneak peek video, but he captured our wedding day perfectly. He was the videographer for my older sister’s wedding and I knew since then, that I needed Rick as the videographer for my special day too. He is sure to capture all of the most important moments of your big day AND the small details. I cannot recommend Rick enough. Such a good guy on top of being incredibly talented!
RICK IS THE BEST! I had never met him before our wedding day, besides emails but he was so relateable and easy going! He chatted with us during video shots in order to get natural candid shots and worked so well with all the behind the scenes wedding stuff. I would often think “aww such a cute moment, I hope Rick got that” and sure enough id turn around and he’d be right there! We also did some dope drone shots! I have seen the sneak peek trailer and am in love! I can’t wait to see the whole thing! Book Rick as your videographer! You will not regret it!
Rick was an absolutely incredible addition to our wedding day. He captured moments that are so special to us and even though we just have the sneak peak right now, he wove them together in such an artistic and beautiful way. We have watched the video 100 times and we can hardly wait to see what he does with the rest. We feel like hiring Rick was one of our very best wedding day decisions. He even went so far as to use a drone at our ceremony site to capture the details that we worked so hard on. He had a way of being there, but being so very respectful of our intimate moments. Rick is an incredible artist and WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU HIRE HIM. He is worth every penny and his work is something we will love and appreciate for a lifetime. HIRE RICK, SERIOUSLY. He is the best and we had a blast with him.
Rick is affordable and easy to work with! We hardly knew he was there videoing and we seriously were in LOVE with our sneak peak! Can’t wait to see the rest—I know it’ll be great! We loved his work so much my sister booked him for her wedding next year!
Stang films captured our day perfectly. Rick was so easy to work with and always very responsive, even months before our wedding. Rick does an amazing job capturing footage without it being known. He was very easy-going and made everyone in the wedding party at ease in his presence. Rick does a great job at reading the bride/groom and wedding party and playing up everyone's strengths on video. I would highly recommend Stang Films if you're getting married in or near Des Moines.
It was wonderful to work with StangFilms for our wedding from planning to fruition. Rick was genuine and professional and his work is inspiring. We enjoyed having him there on our wedding day, and we love the wedding day video that he created for us! He also worked very quickly to put together a short wedding day rewind that we got to see the very next day. The videos captured the essence of our wedding day in such a beautiful and creative way. The best day is now there for us to relive and share through these videos. It makes us smile and laugh like on our wedding day. We highly recommend Rick Burger with StangFilms.
Just received our wedding highlight... I can't say enough about Rick! I was worried about being camera shy in front of him. He just had a way of making you feel like he wasn't there. Our party bus no showed us and he just rolled with it. He made us giggle all day! Him and our photographer had just met that day and multiple people asked if they worked with each other at every wedding. You won't be dissapointed with him!!
Rick had a family emergency the day of my wedding, but he made sure his associate was there, on time and ready to go! The videographers were great and I am glad we got our day captured!
Rick is fantastic to work with, he delivered above and beyond on what we expected!
He was up for anything we wanted and didn't interupt or get in the way. A true professional!
I love the result and wish I could post it, it's so wonderful! He really captured the spirit of our day. From starting out at the salon with the ladies, to seeing the guys at the barber shop, then on to capture the venues and events, and putting it all together for the final results.
We couldn't be happier and can't thank Rick enough!!! The next time we have an event we will ask him for sure!
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