Utmost Films
About This Vendor
Romantic, Down to Earth & Fun Wedding Films
Utmost Films is a wedding filmmaking company based out of Irvine, CA. Derek and the team here take a versatile approach to their work, tailoring their style to suit each celebration's unique atmosphere. They are available for weddings throughout California and beyond. Utmost Films is led by owner Derek Marmolijo. He's inspired by each couple's unique love story and seeks to document their bond of love through video. He likes to make friends with his clients, getting to know their personalities so he can better capture their one-of-a-kind and unique spirit. Derek can begin capturing your love story, commemorating the beginning of this exciting new stage in your lives. On your wedding day, an assistant videographer can accompany him to make sure no detail goes unnoticed. Utmost Films offers both story-driven cinematic highlight films and full-length videos of the ceremony and reception as add-ons, giving you various ways to relive the magic of the day. Drone footage can also be incorporated into the film.
Details
Photo & Video
Digital Files, Drone, Photo, Second Shooter Available, Social Media Sharing, Video, Full-Length Video, Highlight Video
Photo & Video Styles
Artistic, Classic, Documentary, Dramatic, Modern, Vintage
Wedding Activities
Getting Engaged, Rehearsals & Parties, After Party, Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
Pricing for Utmost Films
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Utmost Films Reviews
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Perfect. Absolutely perfect. From start to finish, every single element was perfect.
Derek Marmolijo sent a questionnaire to the couple asking about things that are important to producing the perfect film especially for the bride and groom...
, which personalized their wedding memories, again, perfectly.
The drone footage, the music, the elegance, and most importantly, the overall flavor of this incredibly special day was fully captured by the artistry and precision of Derek and his assistant.
The film has over 1k views on social media in under a week after publishing. "Tears of joy" is the common theme in the reviews.
I give this vendor 3 thumbs up, 10 stars out of 5, and I'll throw in a bunch of cartwheels to express my absolute gratitude to Utmost Films.
Derek is the BEST. He perfectly captured our day. It really feels like we get to relive it every time we watch our beautiful video, which we have a million times. The quality of work is so top tier, it all flows so nicely, includes both the swe...
etest and funnest moments and connects it all perfectly. Also, Derek was super nice and easy to work with from the very beginning to the big day. Everything went so smoothly and seemed effortless, although we’re sure it is not and we appreciate his hard work so much. Derek and his Utmost Films team is amazingggg and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Derek was a true gem to work with for our wedding film. He made the booking process very simple, convenient, and informative of everything we wanted to include for our wedding package. He was very professional, friendly, personable, and maintai...
ned an open line of communication with us throughout our wedding planning process even during the peak of covid when we had to eventually postpone our wedding. As it got closer to wedding day, Derek took initiative in contacting our other vendors (coordinator, photography, etc.), which I believe allowed for a smooth process and collaboration come wedding day. Derek was also always readily available for phone meetings to discuss our vision for our wedding and was very attentive to our needs to bring it to life in our wedding film. On wedding day, Derek and his assistant Leslie was very fun and friendly and worked well with our photography team to capture all the memories of the day, which was of utmost importance to us. After only a few weeks after our wedding, we received our wedding teaser and then our highlight film and it sure did not disappoint. Derek did an amazing job of capturing all the best moments of our special day, which we will treasure for a lifetime. I have to say booking Derek and his team at UtmostFilm for our wedding was one of the best decisions I made for our wedding. Thank you Derek!
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If I could give Derek 5 million stars I would! His work is truly amazing, we love our wedding video so much. It all flows so well, his style is impeccable! He was professional yet chill from beginning to end. He delivered our teases and highlig...
ht so quickly too, I think he is a magician on the side LOL Thank you Derek for blessing us with amazing memories of our wedding day!
Phenomenal work! Derek is super easy to work with and EXTREMELY good at what he does! His footage of our wedding was amazing and the highlight he created truly brought us to tears. It took a few months to get our video but it was worth the wait...
!! Thank you, Derek!
Derek was such a joy to work with! I could immediately tell from his social media and website that we would connect with him pretty quickly. After our first meeting with him we knew we didn’t want to work with anyone else. His communication and...
sweet gestures made us feel special and cherished. He took the time to get to know us, what was important to us, and asked that we trust in his creative and artistic abilities. He was so professional and very prompt with his communication. And he finished our video so quickly! And we are so happy and in love with our video! I cry and smile every time I watch it because it brings back the beauty of our day. And everyone I show it to cries because of how much they love it! He truly captured our day perfectly and better than we could have ever imagined. We are so thankful and absolutely love his work!
My husband and I can’t say enough amazing things about Derek! He is truly gifted and extremely talented! From the start he was very easy to work with, professional, and extremely reliable. He made the planning process and all communication a br...
eeze! He understood exactly what we wanted and captured our day and personalities perfectly. Derek took the time to get to know us and our story which definitely was shown in the sweet little moments he captured. I am so grateful we hired him! Every time we watch our wedding video it brings us to tears! We highly recommend Utmost Films!
Response from the Vendor on 03/31/2021
Molly! It was an absolute joy and honor to be a part of your big day. It was so perfect! You and Kevin are the best!
Derek was great to work with - kind, understanding, and invested in getting to know you and what you want for your film. He is a very talented videographer and if you're looking for top notch, I highly recommend Utmost Films@
Response from the Vendor on 03/24/2020
Christie! Chris and you are the absolute best! Your wedding day was so perfect! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of it.
Derek is absolutely amazing from start to finish. From our initial meeting to get to know us through sending us our final video. Everything was perfect and we couldn’t have asked for a better videographer! His attention to detail and creativity...
throughout our wedding day to capture all of the unique and special moments was so impressive. He was kind, patient, and took his time to ensure he got everything he wanted for each moment. We are so blessed we found Derek and Utmost Films and are beyond happy with our video. Thank you so much!!
Response from the Vendor on 01/23/2020
Shannon! You and Andrew are the best! I was honored to be a part of your big day. It was such a perfect day. Btw, the Dwight Schute pillows were an awesome touch! :D
Derek was a pleasure to work with! He was friendly, kind, and professional, and the way he setup and worked with the space made his expertise tangible! I highly recommend his services.
Everything from start to finish was absolutely beautiful. The way my Husband and I met Derek was just heaven sent and a blessing to have that follow up and attention the way he did to make our special day the Best. This established a wonderful...
friendship and trust as well and we know now who to call up for special moments like these. Truly has the heart, passion and gift for what he does . We are just so thankful for his services and looking forward to many more
Response from the Vendor on 09/10/2019
Aww! You and Daniel are the best! I am so thankful for the friendship that has come from your amazing wedding. It was such an honor to be a part of your special day!
So we were hesitate to add a film to our wedding budget, but then I thought, "If I'm spending X amount on my dress to rent for one day, why shouldn't we spend X amount on our wedding film that will last a lifetime?!!" So we reached out to Derek...
because he was highly recommended from a friend. And I am so glad we did! We are currently working with Derek in preparation for our wedding. Every step of the way he has been very attentive, responsive and engaging, making the entire experience smooth and even enjoyable. We would highly recommend Derek and Utmost Films to all of our family, friends and you too!
Response from the Vendor on 06/05/2019
You are the best E! Thank you!!
Wow! I cannot say enough great things about Derek and Utmost Films! At First, we were debating to hire a videographer or not. After sending in our inquiry to Derek, we thought "we'll see". Derek's promptness, professionalism and friendliness so...
ld us on hiring him. And it is the best decision we made in our wedding planning. We still love watching our highlight film and laugh and cry with joy reliving the memories of your special day. Highly recommend Utmost Films!
Response from the Vendor on 05/28/2019
Amanda! Thank you so much! I'm still in awe of how beautiful your wedding was! I'm blessed to be a part of it :)
The wedding video turned out amazing! He is easy to work with and really made the vision of the wedding
come to life. The quality is top notch! Highly recommend Derek!
Derek did a wonderful job on a friends wedding video. The editing is really professional and creative. I was impressed with the drone footage and how the wedding was captured through his lens. From little moments taken in the brides room while ...
she’s getting ready for her big day to the speeches said by close family members, it all unfolded together so nicely. An added bonus was the fact that you can hardly tell he was in the room capturing all of these moments. I would highly recommend his work to friends and family.
The highlight video was amazing! Derek worked well with the photographer as well. He told an amazing story better than I can speak it and he captured the audio of the speeches and vows perfectly. He was friendly, professional and very easy to w...
ork with. Thank you for all the hard work!
Derek created a wonderful video for us on the Big Island of Hawaii. He went above and beyond to capture our moments and experiences. He's reliable, punctual and his quality of work is excellent! I highly recommend him!
Response from the Vendor on 04/17/2019
Thank you! You're the best!!
Derek did our wedding using the drome sp? It was amazing! I highly recommend his services. He is also easy to work with it. I will recommend anyone to his services:)
Response from the Vendor on 04/25/2019
Thank you Sharon! Your wedding was beautiful!
His work was amazing! Didn't even realize he was there! There were so many shots that were absolutely breathtaking! His editing skills are a true reflection of his creative mind. I would definitely recommend him to anyone searching for a vide...
ographer and photographer!
Response from the Vendor on 04/25/2019
Thank you! It was a joy to be a part of your special day!
I highly recommend you trust Derek with your Photography needs he was outstanding. Derek filmed our wedding and I love the video he made of our venue and special day. He is a pleasure to work with and has great eye for the cinematic details.
Response from the Vendor on 04/04/2019
Thank you! It was a joy to be a part of your big day!
Okay, so Derek and his assistant were AMAZING! They knew every angle to capture of our special day! The ending video that he created for our wedding was more than I could have ever imagined. Me any husband still watch the video and I still cr...
y, laugh and smile because of how he captured the moments. I was so grateful because I missed a lot of the moments due to being a bride! Haha The whole day and night was a blur for me any husband, so we were so excited to have this awesome video to watch after the wedding. I HIGHLY recommend Derek to capture your special day! :-)
Response from the Vendor on 04/03/2019
Jennifer, your wedding was amazingly perfect! We had the best time filming your wedding!
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