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If your wedding day is tomorrow, you still have time to save yourselves and find another videographer!
Wild Light Films is the worst videography service we could have chosen for our wedding. We were misled by their flashy short clips on their website. I am leaving this review to warn couples: do not ruin your wedding videography by hiring this fraudulent team!
Our nightmare began when Steven, who initially confirmed our date, canceled on us just one month before the wedding. Since we were in a bind, we settled for Charles Guinto, one of Steven’s videographers. Charles videotaped our wedding using a simple photography camera, and he repeatedly paused recording during critical moments. After all, the 1-hour movie we received was nothing short of a disaster.
Can you imagine a wedding videographer not capturing the bride and groom’s first dance? That’s what happened to us. Our 2-minute dance wasn’t even recorded in full. Several other important moments, including beautifully choreographed family dances, were cut short. The Groom’s speech was not captured fully and the image was of such poor quality! The most devastating part for me was that Charles completely missed my father’s and uncle’s toasts -an incredibly special moment I’ll never get back.
Our wedding was stunning, coordinated down to the minute, and we gave clear instructions to the videographer on what to capture. Still, Charles failed miserably. We even paid a premium price to ensure nothing was missed. He literally taped no more than 7 minutes per hour, and we were left with subpar footage (1.5 hours total raw footage while we paid $9500 for 12 hours filming). The quality was awful, and many of the videos lacked proper lighting. For the entire ceremony, the camera was set behind guests, showing the back of the photographer and videographer, with us completely blocked from view. Even an amateur wouldn’t make such a basic mistake!
When we expressed our concerns to Steven, he asked us to collect videos from our guests to fill in the gaps -something a professional videographer should never have to do, and the final product was heartbreaking to watch. I still get emotional when I think about how they ruined the once-in-a-lifetime memories of our beautiful wedding day.
Our nightmare continued when we asked for compensation. First, Charles claimed he captured everything, then Steven blamed a memory card failure, only to later point out that their contract didn’t guarantee full coverage! Do not trust their contract! It’s filled with vague terms that leave room for excuses and loopholes, allowing them to deliver subpar results without accountability.
When we approached Steven about either editing the footage to a professional standard or providing a reasonable refund, he offered only a $500 refund -a slap in the face given the irreparable loss of our wedding moments. We decided to pursue legal action, and as soon as we mentioned taking the issue to court, both Steven Kopacz and Charles Guinto disappeared, ceasing all communication. They never responded to our texts, emails, or even letters from our attorney.
If you want to protect your wedding day memories, avoid Wild Light Films at all costs. They are unprofessional, dishonest, and will leave you heartbroken over what should have been the most beautiful moments of your life.
Scott our photographer was exceptional and such a blast to work with- he even offered to attend our rehearsal at the venue prior to the big day to scope out the space. We are thrilled with Steven and his editing team- we ended up with such a fun and unique super 8 film wedding video that we'll watch (and cry joyfully along with) for years to come!
Steve and Mark did an outstanding job creating our wedding video! Words truly aren't enough to describe how grateful and impressed we are with the stunning video they put together. The end product looks so professional, and it brought us to happy tears watching it. We had several friends and family members tell us how impressed they were with Mark's ability to "blend in" while capturing video footage the day of! Truly, we are so happy with everything and would highly recommend hiring Wild Light Films as your wedding videographer. You won't regret it!
I really struggled when looking for a videographer because I grew up loving watching my parents, aunts, and uncles wedding videos and so it was some thing that I cared about deeply. Finding wild light films was truly the biggest blessing! Steven was so amazing to work with he made everything so clear and easy. Robbie and Scott are absolutely incredible! My family is completely obsessed with them and they work so hard to capture all of our crazy fun moments. They felt like part of the family and they made Galen and I feel so comfortable through the entire filming process. Book with wild light films you will not regret it!
A simple review is not enough to express how much we LOVE & appreciate Wild Light Films.
Their works speaks for itself… trust me this is an investment worth making. Your wedding day goes by so fast you forget so many little moments and that’s where Wild light videos come in. This team captured our day PERFECTLY. We have chills rewatching our wedding day. So many beautiful moments captured that we can now watch and hold on to forever!!!
I am SO thankful we chose to go with Wild Light Films. Do not look any further for a wedding videographer… Wild light is the BEST and we cannot thank them enough for our incredible video.
Hiring Wild Light Films was a dream come true. The artistic way they capture and document that day is more than perfect. Steven and Leo were an absolute dream team. Leo made us feel so comfortable and captured this insane footage. I even had guests tell me how much fun he was at the wedding! Together, they created this indescribable video that captures exactly how our wedding felt and more. Not only did we get to re-experience all those small amazing moments from that day but also watching all our family and friends at our wedding having an amazing time brought us to tears. Hiring Steven and Leo was the best decision ever. I look at our Wild Light Film all I can think is "Damn, we are so freaking cool." Thank you guys so much
5 stars doesn't do Steven's work justice. I saw his work on Instagram and knew I had t have him for our wedding. His work is beyond stunning and does an amazing job at capturing all the fun, love, and energy at weddings. My husband and I have only seen our one minute teaser but our jaws are still dropped. We cried happy tears watching it! Not only is Steven a total artistic GENIUS, but he is AMAZING to work with!! So creative, mellow, and was able to get right in the mix no problem to capture all the amazing moments from our wedding in Santa Barbara. Two pieces of advice for anyone getting married: 1) get a videographer, 2) GET WILD LIGHT FILMS!
WOWOWOWOWOW I am so speechless!!! I seriously think Wild Light Films is hands down the most talented videographers on the planet and I still don't know how I got so lucky so have your gift capture our big day. I truly mean this no words will ever cover how thankful we are, these videos are a level of incredible I didn't know existed and we will cherish these the rest of our life. From the minute we met you made us feel so comfortable, like we'd known each other for years and this absolutely showed in the videos!! You encouraged us to be ourselves while giving us great suggestions that completely showed our personalities and the vibe of the wedding in our videos. I don't know how you did it but EVERY SINGLE MOMENT was caught on camera and perfectly woven into a story in our videos!! Not only did we end up with one incredible wedding video that beautifully tells the story of our wedding weekend but FOUR videos all filled with your unique footage mixed in with super 8 film, once again I am really just speechless of how perfectly you captured everything!!! I cannot wait to share this with the world and tell everyone about you guys!!! Anybody who doesn't have you film their big days will never feel this level of happiness!! THANK YOU!!!!
Steven truly is a master of his craft. We cannot stop re-watching our videos. We literally laugh and cry every single time. They're absolutely breathtaking and perfectly capture the best moments of our most favorite day. From the very first phone call we knew Steven was a perfect fit for us. His prices are also very reasonable given the unbelievable quality of his work and the top notch level of service he provides. The best part of it all is that Steven is an incredible human being. He's easy going, kind, patient, extremely detailed and just makes you feel comfortable. He knew I was sad the morning of our wedding because rain was causing a major change of plans -- and as a control freak, this wasn't really jiving with my inherent nature. I let Steven know I was struggling a bit emotionally and he made sure to keep me (and our bridal party) happy and smiling all day. He was constantly cracking jokes and making everyone laugh. When he wasn't entertaining the bridal party he was literally hidden EVERYWHERE capturing EVERYTHING. His work speaks for itself and I would recommend him a million times over to anyone and everyone. I already have friends reaching out about their weddings. Can't wait to find another reason to work with Steven in the future because he truly is amazing. We're so very grateful to have found him!
One of the best decisions we made was having Steven from Wild Light Films as our wedding videographer on 10.14.18. He not only has a great eye for capturing special moments and creating beautiful videos full of emotion, but he is also such a pleasure to be around. Our wedding was on the smaller side with roughly 70 guests, and we were worried about including another stranger/vendor... but Steven blended right in with our closest friends and family. He truly went above and beyond before, during, and after our wedding. Steven is really easy to communicate with and always replied promptly. He came early and stayed late the day of our wedding, and then for weeks after we had guests telling us about what great interactions they had with Steven. In terms of the video footage, his packages are very customizable and reasonable in price for his quality of work. We had to have Steven travel to our location and that was also very easy to arrange with him. We are so incredibly happy and grateful that Steven was able to capture our wedding and be part of such a special day!
If you're looking for a fresh, artistic, and cinematically gorgeous take on your wedding video instead of the cookie-cutter, formulaic (and boring!) wedding videos you see everywhere else, then book Steven.
It's just amazing what Steven is able to do--he somehow takes your footage and turns it into a narrative that flows effortlessly while making his edits so tightly intuned with the music that you'll think the song only made for your video.
But being a world class wedding videographer is just a small part of what makes Steven so awesome--he also brings a relaxed and chill vibe that makes it light and fun for everyone else. You, your guests, and your vendors will all love Steven.
Get the wedding video you don't deserve, book Steven!
We loved having Steven as part of our big day. He is a hard worker and jumps right in. It was so easy to trust and feel comfortable around him. Steven was also a sweetheart and we had so many people tell us afterward that he was a great guy with great energy. It meant a lot to us that we had vendors who had a passion for their craft. We can't wait to see our video, but we know based on his other work that it will be brilliant. He traveled for our Texas wedding from Cali and he was super easy going about it. We'd recommend him a hundred times over.
My husband and I are BLOWN away by Steven's work! Since our first correspondence, Steven has displayed professionalism, creativity, and kindness. He connects with his clients in a way that is so unique. My husband is a little shy and Steven was able to ease his nerves while also capturing the most beautiful moments of our special day. My family and friends had a blast with him at the wedding and he went above and beyond to make our day great. Furthermore, his videography skills speak for themselves. If a picture is worth a thousand words, Steven's films are PRICELESS!
Steven with Wild Light Films is so incredibly talented. He is a creative genius and made the most perfect, beautiful, mini version of our wedding. If you want a unique & creative, non-traditional wedding video, Steven is your guy. As a plus, he is just as amazing of a person to work with as he is a videographer.
I began searching for videographers very early in the planning process as I knew that I wanted to document the day for those who could not travel. When I found Wild Light Films and saw the work Steven had done, I knew I had to book right away - I didn't even have a dress yet! Steven is very professional and has an easy process in place to gather information about you and your wedding. When he showed up on our wedding day, it was like we'd known him for years. Though we didn't ask him to, he went back and forth across town to make sure to get shots of everyone getting ready. He is genuinely charismatic and fun. All of our guests loved him! My husband and I are both very awkward and camera shy and you would never tell in the amazing video he put together. My mind is blown! Tears and a giant goofy smile the entire time we watched. So special to have these memories of a day that goes by too quickly.
Steven is truly talented and I highly recommend him!
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