Perfect, perfect, perfect
PERFECT, PERFECT, PERFECT (and at a phenomenal price). That is the only way to describe our experience with Michael Brazda. We cannot say enough good things about our experience with Michael, his professionalism, the quality of his work product, and how far your dollar goes with him. My wife and I were married April 13, 2019 in Annapolis, MD. We initially did not plan to hire a wedding videographer because of price and because we’ve all seen friends’ wedding videos where it looks like their Uncle Jack filmed the wedding with a 1980s’ handheld camcorder (that was my fear). My wife took the time to extensively research “budget-friendly” videographers. In all honesty, our top choice was unfortunately unavailable for our wedding. While Michael was our second choice (though almost first), it should have never been a question he was our guy. First, just go to his website and look at the amount of work product and time you receive for the pricing. Seriously, you cannot beat Michael’s pricing! Trust us, we did our homework. And, I have to say, the few selected videos on Michael’s website do not do his work justice. We believe our three videos from Michael are far superior to others in his price range (though we’re likely biased because it was our wedding).
We reached out to Michael only twice before the wedding after signing the contract. Michael was very responsive prior to signing the contract and remained so thereafter. During one conversation we had with Michael he described himself as providing a “Toyota” product at a “Toyota” price. I believe that is incorrect: Michael provided us a “Cadillac” treatment at a 1995 “Honda Civic” price. We especially feel that way after obtaining pricing from our friend’s wedding videographer who was amazing and had amazing sample videos on his website, but wanted over $3,500 just to provide us ultimately with a 3-5 minute video and the original footage from the night.
The day of the wedding Michael was prompt and “Johnny on the Spot” with videoing. Some reviews comment that Michael may be too close and uses a light, which is likely why Michael asked before the wedding how “interactive” we wanted him to be. Looking back at out videos we have said numerous times we cannot believe Michael got some of the video he did because we do not recall his presence during much of the day. We received no complaints about Michael being too close, using a light, etc.
Michael did do some impromptu requests for “say something to the camera.” Honestly, it caught us off guard, but if done at the right time it captures the moment. My only suggestion is maybe being aware of that beforehand and going into your day, but that is likely something every videographer does and can easily be edited out of the videos. It certainly was not a negative aspect of our experience, but just something to be made aware of.
We received out videos less than TWO WEEKS after our wedding. That alone is amazing to us. The videos were so well edited, it is clear how much time Michael put into the editing process. We received exactly what we hoped for, and video that we will watch for the rest of our lives. Michael captures every moment perfectly and we cannot express enough how satisfied we are with his work.
Because we know how difficult this process is to navigate for wedding couples, and because of how satisfied we are with our choice of Michael as our videographer, we are happy to answer any questions you may have regarding working with Michael. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions, because the best “thank you” to Michael is a successful referral.