About this vendor
Verterra Films is a wedding videography company based out of Portland, ME that specializes in filming what feels good. Owners Jesse and Mercedes are talented visual artists with complementary skill sets. They understand the significance of your special day and dedicate themselves to preserving magical moments to cherish for years to come.
Verterra Films uses a storytelling approach to document authentic emotions when you aren’t even aware of the camera. Their cinematic style films are timeless and evocative, reflecting the essence of your love. Jesse and Mercedes consider it an honor to partake in your journey and work tirelessly to give you the beautiful video you deserve.
Jumpstart your special day by contacting Verterra Films to explore their full range of packages, including options for rehearsal dinners and after parties. Their full-feature videos are recorded on state-of-the-art cameras for a premium finished and meticulously edited. For comprehensive coverage, they can bring a second videographer and move between multiple locations. Additional offerings include drone footage, raw footage, highlight reels, and social media sharing.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Video
- Full-Length Video
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2024 'Best of Weddings'
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.010 reviews
We are blown away. Watching our wedding video for the first time (and the 100th time… we can’t stop!) completely surpassed every expectation we had - and then some. We cry every si...
ngle time we watch it, reliving those incredible moments through the stunning way you captured our day.
The storytelling in this video is unlike anything we could have imagined. Every clip, every sound bite, every transition - it’s all so intentional and thoughtfully put together. You guys captured not just the events, but the feeling of the day. It feels like we’re back in those exact moments, and that is the most precious gift we could’ve ever asked for.
Working with Jesse and Mercedes was such a seamless experience. From the first phone call to meet and talk about our vision, to grabbing a drink a couple of weeks before the wedding to make us feel even more comfortable, every step was personal and thoughtful. The communication was so easy - that meant the world to us on such an important day.
We are forever grateful to you for creating something so meaningful and timeless. This isn’t just a video - it’s a treasure we’ll cherish for the rest of our lives. We will recommend you to absolutely everyone we know. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and that still isn't enough.
We worked with Jesse and Mercedes for our elopement in October at Acadia National Park. The process leading up to the day was easy and straightforward. They took the time to get to...
know us and our vision for the wedding. Throughout the day they made us feel so comfortable as it was our first time ever being filmed. They captured every important moment of the ceremony and sunset hike. Their quality for detail and story telling vision came to life throughout the day and really came to life when we saw the final production. We would highly recommend Verterra films to any couple that is seeking not just wedding coverage, but a truly personalized film to remember your day forever. Thank you Jesse and Mercedes!
Mercedes and Jesse were the best to work with! They are kind, friendly, caring, extremely creative, and have a strong attention to detail. Our hands down favorite vendor! They capt...
ured everything and then some, including some incredible nature shots! They take the time to work with you, to get the type of video you want. They have a survey that captures everything and made this process extremely easy. We didn’t want an overly voice heavy video and they gave us exactly that. Cannot recommend them enough! Made new friends in the process! THE BEST!
Amazing business & amazing people! Mercedes and Jesse did such a beautiful job capturing our wedding day. Their professionalism, genuine care, creativity and positive presence shin...
e through in the way they do their work. We’ll treasure the work they did for us, forever.
Mercedes and Jesse were absolutely amazing to work with! They made us feel so comfortable on our big day and put us completely at ease. The wedding video exceeded every expectation...
that we had! We watched it 6 times in one day and cried, laughed and went through all the feelings every time. Cannot recommend them enough!!! Don’t hesitate to use Verterra!!!
The best videographers around! My husband and I weren’t sure we even wanted videographers, but it was by far the best wedding decision we made!
Jesse and Mercedes are an incredibl...
e duo— super warm, thoughtful, and insanely talented. They went above and beyond to understand our vision, and the video is truly a masterpiece. You will want to have a video, and they are the best folks to do it!!
BOOK THEM!! Our wedding video came out absolutely perfect. We cried, our family cried, our friends cried, even people we don't know well teared up after watching our amazing video....
Jesse is an absolute pleasure to work with. He did everything he promised and more. We really can't say enough good things to describe how happy we are with them. We now have our special day captured perfectly so we will never forget those beautiful moments. Jesse was born to do this job. People commented that they have never seen such a perfect wedding video. I could go on all day recommending Verterra Films. You will not regret hiring them.
Couldn’t have captured our day better! We absolutely adore our wedding video and loved working with Mercedes!
Mercedes and Jesse were incredible for our wedding day! We met with them a few months before the wedding, and they went over every detail with us to make sure everything was absolu...
tely perfect for the wedding videos. They are extremely talented- They created a beautiful highlight video as well as sent us the full ceremony video. They stayed with us after our ceremony for hours to get the perfect shots. The day could not have gone any better, and we cannot thank them enough for making our day so special! They were also extremely communicative throughout the entire process! I highly recommend them for your wedding or event- You will not be disappointed! Best, most talented videographers around!
We were more than thrilled with our video. They were so easy to work with and very understanding when it came to our busy schedule. Jesse seemed to understand what was important to...
us and captured so many wonderful moments. The drone views are a huge plus making the video even more beautiful.
Contact
Portland Maine
Verterra Films