Video Gate Studio

I love Rimma and Issac! They made our wedding photos easy and fun! They were open to any photos that i wanted and made our day go by super easy.

Video Gate Studio was our absolute favorite vendor to work with! Rimma and Ivan were a great team and we were so happy with our final photos. We’d get married all over again just to work with them again! Rimma was with the ladies in the morning as we got ready, while Ivan was with the guys. It was so nice to have both groups photographed and documented. Rimma and Ivan are a true husband and wife team and they work together amazingly. By having two photographers at all times I really felt we had such a wide breath of coverage for our wedding. When we were doing our portraits one would be shooting the camera, while the other looked for people who may have blinked, crooked ties, people walking in the background, or even groomsmen who unknowingly were making odd faces. I loved how authoritative both Rimma and Ivan were. They were never rude, they were great when they told my family and wedding party where to stand, how to smile, etc. My family needed that kind of structure and organization! By having one person as a sort of “look out” I was so impressed with the quality of the final product. Video Gate Studio was also a phenomenal value. I was a bit hesitant to book with them because of the low prices. I feel what I got for the money was way more than worth it. I have seen photographers charge 3x the amount that Video Gate charges us, and our photographs looked better! I did my research and I was not able to find a better value in the Saint Louis area for a photographer. Getting 2 photographers was just an added bonus, most studios I found charge exponentially more for a second person. Rimma and Ivan were amazing at keeping us on schedule. We had built in many buffers on both sides of the ceremony, limo ride, photo location, and reception venue; there was no need to. We arrived everywhere on time (even early!), but I never felt rushed or pressured. This was fantastic, as I had absolutely no concept of time, no watch and nowhere to stash my iphone on my wedding day! I loved that Rimma was able to work with our budget and with my requests. I only wanted the digital files of the photographs (no prints), and in the end she sent me 4 discs of approximately 400 high resolution .jpgs each. I had a limited budget, and she was able to customize one of her packages exactly for what I wanted. I was so surprised to find out how affordable it was to add on additional hours to the package, and days before the wedding they were happy to agree to stay for an additional hour. Video Gate asked that I prepare a desired shot list. I sent them a long detailed list (4+ pages, yeah, I’m a bit neurotic!). They got every single desired shot. They even thanked me for being so well organized. It took only a few weeks to get the discs of photos back. After hearing so many other brides’ horror stories of photographers taking forever I was so happy about the quick turnaround. Everyone at the wedding who interacted with the photographers told me how wonderful they were and how much they enjoyed working with them. The final product far exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend Video Gate Studio to any bride-to-be (or really anyone!)

My husband and I were so pleased with our photographers! They didn't waste any time (which we didn't have much of)! We have only see a preview of our pictures, but just seeing those, I know the rest will be great! They were very attentive to details and made sure we got the shots we asked for. I Highly recommend them!

This couple is amazing to work with and gets the job done. We have a large family and Rimma was able to keep people in order in a nice and fun way. You get two photographers for what most places would charge for one. Fabulous!