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Capture your wedding day in the most beautiful light with Stephen Alberts.
An award winning cinematographer who loves to create beautiful, documentary-style films. Wedding films are works of art. Each one is carefully and intuitively captured them in a cinematic style. Set to music of your choice, the edited films always flow naturally and are full of smiles and laughter. Stephen's filming style is calm and uplifting, as he focuses on filming the sweetest moments in the most beautiful light.
With twelve years experience and a professional team behind him, Stephen is known for timeless videos that you'll want to watch year after year. Contact Stephen today!
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- Highlight Video
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- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
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We really enjoyed working with Stephen for our wedding photography! Stephen was fantastic to work with on the day of! His photos were very awesome and he was relaxed and aimed to get natural photos of us that I know we’ll adore and treasure for the rest of our lives! His final product of edited photos definitely showed how much he truly cared about the details of each photo. They’re amazing!! He was also great in being flexible with us since we had to change our date several times due to COVID!
We would thoroughly recommend him to anyone needing wedding photography!!:)
This review is long overdue, but I cannot recommend Stephen enough. I would give him 100 stars if I could. We were really stuck on whether to do a wedding video or not because of the price. Stephen was very reasonably priced, EXTREMELY easy to work with, and our wedding video is absolutely beautiful. He captured the entire day so well, every time I watch it, it brings me right back which is exactly what I was looking for. When I shared my video with my friends, so many people were shocked because they don't even remember seeing him at the wedding. I hardly remember seeing him the whole day, yet he captured every moment. He is THE best.
To say that Stephen did an amazing job as the videographer for our wedding is an absolute understatement. The level of care he puts into every shot is Oscar worthy. He communicates efficiently, professionally, and with a wealth of knowledge supporting his decisions and perspective. He blends into the background as necessary - you won't even notice him while he's capturing every precious moment. But literally, at a moments notice, you can find him in an instant if you need to. He's a magician, it would seem. If you want someone who doesn't need much direction in creating a wonderful video - Stephen's the guy for the job.
Stephen was the surprise MVP of our wedding! The videography ended up being a last-minute decision, and I honestly don't know how we could have even considered NOT having Stephen there. His presence throughout the day was calm, flexible, and confident. When we received the final product, we were tearing up within the first minute. Honestly, I have no idea how he did it. We were shocked and amazed at how many moments he captured, and how beautifully it was all put together. Absolutely priceless.
Stephen is an artist, and we could not be more grateful for how he preserved our special day. Thank you, Stephen!!!
5 Stars is simply not enough! My wife and I received Stephen's video as a wedding gift. It was, by far, the best gift we could have received. It even topped the honeymoon to Maui!
The video was absolutely perfect. I do not have words for how much this means to us. There were so many small nuances on the wedding day that I didn't remember or didn't realize. The day was such a rush. Much of the footage includes close-ups and slow-motion moments that are impossible to see in real-time. However, Stephen was super COOL and practically invisible for the entire time he was there. He flexed around the two photographers we had and we still have no idea how he pulled off some of the shots. I can only describe it as 100% professional and absolute magic!
Stephen- I hope you continue doing this for many years because you have a special gift and it is incredible.
We wish we could give 20 stars to Stephen for his amazing, magical work. He captured the most perfect moments and placed them perfectly to create the greatest video I've ever seen. It brings tears to everyone who watches it. I can't stop watching, Stephen did the most amazing job that allows me to relive the best day of our lives over and over! I highly highly recommend Stephen without a doubt in my mind & would suggest his professional, and creative mind to any bride and groom looking for a videographer. It was such a pleasure to work with such a professional, and fun gentlemen who really knows what he's doing! Don't pass up the opportunity to work with Stephen.
Deciding to use Stephen as our videographer for our wedding was one of the best decisions ever! We were referred to him by our photographers (Studio 19) and are SOOOO HAPPY we were able to connect with him. We were so lucky to have Stephen and the guys at Studio 19 there to capture our day, and they did it perfectly: candid, non-intrusive, and with a happy demeanor! To top it all off- our wedding highlight film is just the best thing ever and we cannot stop watching it and re-living the day!! We've gotten so many compliments from people who have seen the video and will GLADLY refer Stephen to anyone who is getting married. We teetered on the idea on if we really needed a videographer for our wedding, and if you're in the same boat as we were...trust me- you'll want one..and use Stephen!!! Such a special thing to have and to look back on and we cannot thank Stephen enough for all of his incredible work!!!
I just got married in June and we used Stephen as our videographer. He was absolutely WONDERFUL. My parents and sister have their own wedding photography and videography business so trying to find someone who was “good enough” in their eyes for my wedding was hard to come by. But when we found Stephen it was a dream come true! Such amazing work and affordable pricing. My husband and I were paying for our wedding all on our own so trying to find someone affordable and great quality was hard to do. Stephen uses high quality video cameras that gives you footage all in 4K which is amazing quality. He was so easy to work with and contact whenever I had questions. He had never been to my venue before but worked the entire venue like he lived there! On the day of the wedding, he was like a ghost...in a good way! There was so much footage of stuff that I don’t even remember seeing him get! He was never in the way but got amazing footage! We just used him for the raw footage since my dad can do the editing and he got us the raw footage within a week of our wedding! I would use Stephen again in a heartbeat!
We just got our wedding video from Stephen and it couldn't be more perfect. He is so talented and did an incredible job at really capturing the feel of the entire day. He was SO nice and easy to work with. We love how candid and honest his videos are. He gave us an 8 minute highlight film with music of our choosing as well as all the raw footage, which if you have searched videographers yet you know is very hard to come by! We can't say enough wonderful things about Stephen Alberts wedding films. Thank you so so much!!
You will never regret having Stephen to capture your Big Day. My husband is a photography/videography geek, and he picked Stephen out of a dozen best-Yelped videographers in San Diego, having reviewed all of their highlight films and filming equipment. Stephen really invests a lot in making the raw footage itself beautiful in color, composition and cut, unlike some videographers who rely on touchup efforts afterwards. Stephen excels in both shooting and editing. We hired him for the shooting only as my husband could do the editing himself (albeit not as greatly as Stephen does!). Watching Stephen's raw footage, you can tell he always had the editing process at the back of his mind while shooting, which minimizes your work afterwards and helps you tell a smooth, beautiful and touching story. He is also such a lovely and calm personality to work with in the run up to and on the day of your wedding. My husband and I feel really blessed to have him for our wedding, and would like to relay the deepest gratitude from both our families. (PS: his drone operators were also great and definitely worth hiring if you would like some cool venue shots from above!)
Oh my gosh. What an amazing service. I could not be happier with the results. My husband and I were facing decision-fatigue when trying to look for a videographer for our wedding. Our photographers (Studio 19, also amazing) referred us to Stephen Alberts Wedding Films. Stephen Alberts as well as our two photographers made our day so comfortable and relaxed. My husband and I are not really ones who LOVE being in front of the camera, but Stephen really blended in with our friends and guests and captured such amazing moments without being in your face. Our friends have complimented us on our choice of videographer even prior to seeing the completed film. He was really great to be around, and I cannot emphasize enough, it was really like having a friend shoot your video. Correspondence was timely and easy which was done through Studio 19. We received a beautiful little wooden box with a cute wooden matching USB drive containing the raw footage a few weeks later. It was such a nice touch to the already amazing service. Now on to the actual video. WOW, just WOW. My husband and I worked on a few wedding videos before so we knew what kind of style we wanted. We gave a few specific directions for the final highlight video to point him in the direction of what we were looking for. Again, laziness struck and I don't think I gave TOO many specific directions, but he delivered a video that was exactly our taste and really exemplified us as a couple. I'm not sure if he is a mind reader, but he truly gave us everything we wanted without us overseeing every little detail. It's incredible. After viewing the video, I will admit, I was speechless and I cried, which is something I don't normally do. He really knocked it out of the park and I cannot be any happier with our choice in videographer. Thank you SO MUCH Stephen Alberts Wedding Films.
We love the work Stephen did. He showed up on time (He drove all the way up from San Diego to Los Angeles for our wedding), he captured all the charm of our wedding, and he produced a great highlights video afterward. He was more than willing to spend extra time with me to nail the video exactly how we wanted it, and he was very patient with us (trust me, we are very particular and he was always happy to help). I highly recommend Stephen Albert's services to anyone who is looking for a professional to trust on their special day.
I am in love with our wedding video. I wanted a video that was more upbeat with quick cuts and I feel like I completely got what I wanted. It was romantic, honest, sweet, and totally captured the day. I love the quality of his video and how clean the picture quality is. Stephen is great at matching moments of the day to different parts of the songs in the video, which was important to me.
The day of he was totally lovely and professional and like many others have said, you forget he and his team are even there.
It is tricky hiring a videographer, it took a lot of research and thought and it was something I cared a lot about. But I say hire this guy, communicate your vision, and let him do his thing. You will love your video!
Thanks again to Stephen and his team for the phenomenal work.
Here is a link to our video: vimeo.com/181130573
Stephen Alberts is an incredible videographer! We wanted high quality raw footage that we could later place into an edited wedding video (when we someday have more money) and Stephen shot gorgeous raw footage. He also edits amazing videos if you have a bigger videography budget than we do...and want the full superstar experience. After seeing samples of his work, my husband and I knew that we could trust Stephen to just “do his thing” so we gave him our schedule of events and asked him to video the components that made the most sense to him and the video looks gorgeous. Because his camera looks a little unconventional, many of our guests thought he was one of the photographers so we also have some hilarious clips. And, our photographer loved working with Stephen. Stephen knows how to get the footage he needs to make your day memorable with you and your photographer barely noticing him throughout the day. And we were so gratefulf for both his calm confidence in the work he produces and the footage we received. My husband and I (and all of our guests who have seen the footage) absolutely love his work and highly recommend him! He is soooo worth it and he was by far and away one of our favorite vendors at our wedding.
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2635 Reynard Way, San Diego, CA | Southern California. Based in San Diego.
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