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Mike Gorman
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The Brothers Gorman is a boutique wedding photography and videography team based on the Jersey Shore in Sea Bright, NJ. We blend artistry with authenticity to capture each couple’s unique story. By taking the time to truly get to know you, we create a comfortable experience that feels more like friendship than formality. Because we accept only a select number of weddings each year, every couple receives the thoughtful attention and preparation their celebration deserves.
Details
Destination Weddings
Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
Boudoir
Bridal Portraits
Day After Session
Engagement
Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
Digital Files
Drone
Film Photography
Online Proofing
Photo
Printed Enlargements
Printed Proofs
Second Shooter Available
Social Media Sharing
Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
Artistic
Dramatic
Lifestyle
Modern
Wedding Activities
Getting Engaged
Rehearsals & Parties
After Party
Wedding
After Party
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Meet the team
Mike Gorman
Owner
I believe everyone has a story unique to them. My passion is to capture that story.
Reviews
5.0
out of 5.019 reviews
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Thomas C
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5.0
7/08/2023
The Brothers Gorman and his team were nothing short of 5 Star, 10 out of 10, fabulous and whatever other term you can give for total satisfaction.
After speaking with several of o...
ur venues preferred vendors we hadn't felt like we found the right team to handle the most important memories of our life to date.
We received some amazing feedback from friends on Mike Gorman and his team. We instantaneously saw the difference in quality of work and knew we had to hire them.
We received top knotch communication throughout the process, walked through every detail of our day and ultimately there was not one moment missed.
A HUGE bonus with a logistically challenging wedding such as ours was that their team made everything run like clockwork almost doubling as day of coordinator's. Everyone on the team was awesome. We were very relaxed throughout the day knowing they were very involved in coordinating.
Thanks so much to The Brothers Gorman!
Christie C
5.0
1/26/2023
Mike and Sam were amazing!
My husband and I booked Brothers Gorman after the team worked with my brother and Sister in Law in 2021. Their day ended up getting a ton of rain and Mi...
ke was willing to go the extra mile, in the mud, to get them the best photos! We knew we wanted to work with him from that moment!
Mike was wonderful from our engagement photos through to our wedding day. He helped us get comfortable around taking photos for our engagement session and understood exactly what we were looking for. On our wedding day we were thrilled to see some flurries and Mike was the first to say, lets get outside! Myself, my husband, our families and bridal party all felt comfortable and were having the best time taking pictures. Nothing felt forced or too posed, we were just naturally having fun! Mike and Sam were on the dance floor all night capturing all the moments!
Mike sent us a few sneak peeks the day after we were married and we cannot put into words how thrilled we are. My husband and I have the time of our lives and you can see that joy coming through in every photo!
If you want natural, loving, real moments captured forever, book with Mike and Brothers Gorman!!
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paige D
5.0
7/25/2021
They were extremely helpful in helping me schedule timing! I got a final call and mike went through my entire day by 30min increments. From this I made the rest of my wedding sched...
ule which really helped me stay organized. He was patient with lots of guests trying to get their own picture throughout the day.He was really nice and I am excited to get our photos back!
Alish K
5.0
10/18/2019
Mike was incredible to work with. I had everything planned out for my proposal but needed the perfect photographer and videographer to complete my surprise. My fiancé loves photogr...
aphy and knew I had to find someone good. I came across his page on Instagram after a referral and after seeing his work, I was blown away. I knew I had found what I was looking for. In the weeks leading up to the proposal, he was super helpful and supportive and offered suggestions to get the best possible shots. He was also able to discreetly hook me up for audio so that we could get the best possible video as well. The pictures he took were priceless and everything we were hoping for. My fiancé loves them and so do I. I keep getting compliments at how great the photos are. The turnaround time was excellent as well. We also got a clip of our video in a very quick turnaround and love what we see. I couldn’t have made a better decision and would HIGHLY recommend The Brothers Gorman.
Martine D
5.0
9/25/2019
I worked with Mike on an event in July. Not only did Mike deliver phenomenal pictures, but he was also punctual, responsive to messages, and an all-around team-player. Thanks, Mike...
, for being awesome!
allison H
5.0
1/28/2019
We chose The Brothers Gorman after seeing the results from my sister and brother in laws wedding. I couldn’t stop watching their highlight video, it so perfectly captured the feeli...
ng and experience of the actual day. There was no fluff just genuine authentic moments beautifully captured. I knew that’s what we wanted and Mike truly delivered again for us. I watch our highlight video over and over, and get compliments on it all the time. Mike was easy going, organized and a pleasure to work with every step of the way. I get camera shy, but that day I had no worries, he was fun to have around and in no way intrusive— I was barely aware that I was being filmed. We couldn’t be happier with our experience and the results from The Brothers Gorman. We’re SUPER grateful to have the highlights of our wedding day captured in such an awesome way!
Lauren H
5.0
7/27/2018
The Brothers Gorman is awesome. Mike (and his 2nd shooter, Quinn) were exactly what we were looking for. He was easy to work with and communicative through the whole process. He wa...
s there to capture every special moment. So far, we have received our "teaser," and it is amazing. We can't wait to see the rest! Mike and his team rock.
Laura D
5.0
2/12/2018
Mike was so easy to work with and captured our day perfectly! We are in love with our wedding video, we got the essentials edit and our raw footage. After seeing our video, it brou...
ght back all the feelings we had from that very day, it was so special! Mike was super helpful, every time we had a question, he got back to us extremely fast. He helped us plan out the timeline for the whole day and made sure he captured anything and everything that was going to happen. We can’t say enough great things about our wedding video, we loved it and all of our friends and family raved about our video as well! Thank you Mike for an amazing wedding video and capturing our wedding day for us!
Danielle P
5.0
2/02/2018
Finding a videographer for our wedding that captured our style and vision was really important to us. We knew instantly when we came across The Brothers Gorman that they were our c...
hoice. They made the whole process so easy. Mike was so organized and checked in with us throughout the process which was so helpful and took all the stress out of everything. Working with them on our wedding day was a great experience. Mike knew exactly what he wanted to capture. He came with a vision and walked us through the entire process and arranged a night shot outside of our venue that became our favorite photo from the entire day. We received our first look at the highlight video on our honeymoon, which made it even more special. We were blown away by all of it. We were told by so many of our friends and family that it was by far the best highlight video they've ever seen and the full edit was just as great. We are so happy we chose them! They definitely did not disappoint and now we get to relive the best day of our lives over and over again!
Laena S
5.0
10/01/2017
It was such a pleasure getting to work with Mike and his team for our wedding! He was professional and very easy to work with. Being in front of the camera knowing your being recor...
ded isn’t such an easy feeling… but Mike made us feel very comfortable and relaxed! He created an Instagram boomerang for us in addition to a preview video, final highlight video, ceremony edit AND he gave us all of the raw footage! We were able to relive our wedding night over and over again and see our wedding from multiple angles. His final products are GOLDEN treasures and so incredibly well done! Throughout all parts of the planning process, during and after the wedding, he was very easy to communicate with! I would highly recommend The Brother’s Gorman (First Dance Cinema)! Very well done! I wish I had another reason to hire him again!
Keri P
5.0
8/14/2017
We cannot say enough about Mike and First Dance Cinema! Mike was incredibly easy to work with, and he catered to our every want and need! During the planning of our wedding, the we...
dding day, and after the wedding, Mike was very easy to communicate with about anything. He was incredibly helpful to us. We received our rush edit only a few days after our wedding which was really exciting. We absolutely love our highlight video. We get to relive our special day over and over again. Having our raw footage is also an added bonus so that we can see those little moments throughout the day. I would recommend First Dance Cinema to anyone who wants an incredible memory of their wedding day without any stress or aggravation. Thank you, Mike, and the others at First Dance Cinema for an amazing job!
Emma K
5.0
1/05/2017
We hired Mike as the videographer for our wedding and he did an absolute excellent job. We got the highlight video and the ceremony edit and both blew us away. So many of our fri...
ends and families reached out to us and commented on how great it was. It took us right back to the day and you couldn't help but feel the emotions all over again. Our ceremony edit was shot from three different perspectives, and I had no idea Mike was even in the room. It's impossible to remember every moment so to have an edited video of the whole thing is priceless. We were back and forth on whether or not to get a video and it turned out to be one of our favorite take aways from the wedding.
Mike was such a pleasure to work with and he gave us fantastic final products. I think his videos speak for themselves, and I would highly recommend Mike as a wedding videographer.
Sarah L
5.0
11/29/2016
First Dance Cinema and particularly, Mike, were over and above what I could have ever or imagined having in a videographer. I can't recommend him enough. Not only was he flexible w...
ith the timing, etc, he brought three or four more cameras then he initially told me and stayed later than all other vendors to make sure he captured the most important moments of our biggest day, and he definitely did.
He was so pleasant, professional, and talented. He also surprised me by having opinions on what to do/ where to stand for great shots (which I expected only the photographers to do) and those turned out to be some of my favorite shots so far!
He got our highlight video to us SO quick and the raw footage as well.
As you can tell, I am EXTREMELY happy with our choice to use Mike and First Dance Cinema and so thankful to have found him. Thank you Mike for all you did and making our day less stressful and the memories so vivid and perfect.
Jackie T
5.0
11/19/2016
We used First Dance Cinema as our videographer for our September 2016 wedding at the Barn at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration. They were amazing the whole time through, from t...
he day that I booked them through our wedding day. Mike (the owner) was attentive and thorough in responding to all of my questions before the wedding, and he was always a pleasure to work with. At the wedding, Mike and his co-worker were extremely professional. They never stopped working, they captured every important detail of our wedding, they worked really well with our photographers, and they were funny and fun to be around. I think what I liked the most was that if they weren't sure whether they captured something perfectly (for example, if my hair was in my face or my dress didn't poof out correctly while I spun around), they would kindly ask us to do another shot to make sure everything looked right. I am someone who worries a lot about every little detail of every little thing, and based on how Mike worked and interacted with us and our wedding party, I felt really at ease the whole day. I knew we were going to end up with an awesome wedding video, and we definitely did. My husband and I have been married for over two months now and I still get comments on a regular basis about how amazing our wedding highlights video is. I give First Dance Cinema my highest recommendation.
Sarah B
5.0
9/16/2016
very professional and accommodating
outstanding quality highlight video
Dave R
5.0
9/06/2016
First Dance Cinema created the most amazing, custom Snapchat filter for my wedding! It was so classy and elegant, perfectly capturing the theme and vibe of my wedding. They even us...
ed a silhouette of one of our engagement photos to truly make it unique to us, and it was the talk of my wedding. Everyone kept wanting to use it! It must have resulted in hundreds of extra photos to be taken than would have been taken had the filter not be at everyone's disposal! They were so accommodating and willing to adjust to any new ideas I may have wanted included in the filter. Whenever I asked to make a change, First Dance Cinema would respond very quickly with the update. They would not settle until it was perfect and I had the best possible filter I could get ever want. I cannot recommend using First Dance Cinema and requesting your own personalized Snapchat geofilter.
angela l
5.0
8/02/2016
My wife and I couldn’t be happier with First Dance Cinema. We found Mike, the owner, by chance. Like many other people, we decided we didn’t need a videographer for our wedding, b...
ut changed our minds at the last minute. We called Mike, who was friendly and accommodating. He was on time and professional. We couldn’t be happier with the end result. His shots were great and so was his editing. Our wedding highlight video looks like it belongs in a movie. We’re very, very happy with the videos. Everything came out perfect. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a quality videographer to record their special event.
Mike, we can’t thank you enough! Your highlight video alone still puts a huge smile on our faces, and we’ve watched it over a dozen times. It’s perfect! We’re sorry you had to work on your birthday, but we hope you enjoyed yourself at our wedding. It was a pleasure having you there!
Emily C
5.0
6/30/2016
Video was something I had talked myself out of needing due to price, but as the wedding got closer, everyone told us not to skip out on video! I found First Dance and from the firs...
t conversation, they were so accommodating and willing to work with my husband and I to find a package we loved, and within our price range. Both Mike and Sean have been extremely courteous, professional, and so easy to work with. And most importantly - our video is amazing, and beautiful! The wedding day goes by so fast, and watching the video brought us right back to the day. We are so happy we decided to use First Dance to capture all the amazing moments of our day. It is something we will treasure for a lifetime!
Kaitlyn G
5.0
3/30/2016
I cannot thank First Dance Cinemas enough!
I was one of those brides who tried to cut corners whenever I could, and to be honest, I thought video would be the easiest to cut. I wa...
s having a photographer, why get it videotaped also? The answer, I found out, is simple-- photographs CANNOT capture it all.
The silliness of being alone and getting ready with my girls, the butterflies in my stomach before my then soon-to-be-husband saw me in my dress, the complete happiness we both felt when we had our first dance-- Mike gave me and my husband the chance to relive those amazing moments. And it's not just me, everyone who has seen our has told us how amazing it is! Mike really gave us the best gift you can imagine, the ability to go back to that day. Don't miss that opportunity for yourself!
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