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About

Mirar Weddings is an award-winning luxury wedding cinematography company based in Chicago, known for capturing authentic moments and telling unique stories through dramatic shots, unique soundtracks, and impactful storytelling.

Our photojournalistic approach ensures that the intricate details of your dress, the looks of love, and the heartfelt embraces are beautifully documented. At Mirar Weddings, our dedicated team consistently delivers excellence, ensuring your complete satisfaction.

FEATURED IN: PEOPLE Magazine, Vogue, Inside Weddings, The New York Times, Modern Luxury, Style Me Pretty, The Knot Magazine

Experience Our founder and creative director, Philipe Carvalho, holds degrees in history, film, and media. He began his career at Sandbar Pictures, working on two documentaries before founding Mirar Productions in San Francisco in 2008. In 2010, he relocated the company to Chicago, Illinois. Philipe's hand-selected team is specially trained to bring his artistic and cinematic vision to life at every wedding they capture.

We travel worldwide, having filmed weddings in Italy, Greece, Dubai, and across the US. Trust Mirar Weddings to make your special day unforgettable, no matter where you are.


Services Offered
The videography team at Mirar Weddings offers a myriad of services to couples on the big day. These services include:

  • High-definition 4k filming

  • Aerial shots with drone (weather permitting)

  • Professional audio recording of vows & speeches

  • 2 cinematographers with each wedding

  • Short film or documentary-style film (4K UHD)

  • 5 minute recap or 1-2 minute teaser (4K UHD)

  • Private link with videos for sharing

  • Digital delivery

  • Raw footage and customize video options

  • Wedding Content Creation
  • Hispanic or Latinx-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Client Revisions
Full Feature Video
High-Def Video
Highlight Video
Multi. Cameras
Multi. Locations
Raw Footage

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Client Revisions
Full Feature Video
High-Def Video
Highlight Video
Multi. Cameras
Multi. Locations
Raw Footage

What primary style do you identify with?

Cinematic
Documentary
Short Form
Storytelling

Which wedding events do you service?

Ceremony
Pre-Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What videography services do you offer?

Drone Footage
Full Feature Video
Highlight Video
Multi. Cameras
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Raw Footage

What final video formats do you offer?

Blu-Ray
Digital Download
DVD
SD Card
USB Flash Drive
USB Hard Drive

Reviews of Mirar Weddings

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Mirar delivers cinematic, creative wedding videos with clear communication and responsive edits. Reviewers praised the team's professionalism, friendly and unobtrusive presence, and skill directing and capturing authentic moments, including destination weddings. Clients highly recommend them for their talent, reliability, and beautiful final products.

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Mirar delivers cinematic, creative wedding videos with clear communication and responsive edits. Reviewers praised the team's professionalism, friendly and unobtrusive presence, and skill directing and capturing authentic moments, including destination weddings. Clients highly recommend them for their talent, reliability, and beautiful final products.

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Grace Sent on 10/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Grace & Matt University Club Chicago Wedding

From start to finish Mirar was FANTASTIC! Their work is unlike anything I have seen before and perfectly captured our wedding day and weekend. It is very clear how talented they are, but what I especially loved was the quality of the individuals behind the cameras. I truly had no idea how much time you actually spend with your videographers on your wedding day so it’s critical that you are with great people. My entire bridal party and family loved working with them and feel they were such a value add to our day. They were communicative, easy to work with, fun and produced a wedding video that I can’t wait to show my future kids one day. I would highly recommend working with them!
Alex
Alex Sent on 09/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

10/10 - First Class! Would HIGHLY recommend!

We can't say enough about the Mirar team.

On the day of the wedding, David & his team were a pleasure to work with, and they helped make the day & night even more special - they were never in our faces, and they captured the night as if they were a part of the celebration, rather than as a vendor.

Phillipe and Luis were super flexible in helping us create recap videos that encompassed the joy of the night. We can't recommend the Mirar team enough for your next big event!
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Gwen Sent on 03/22/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Simply amazing!

David did the most amazing job creating our wedding video! He captured every special moment and made sure we'd have all of our special memories to look back on. Throughout the editing process, David was also very accommodating and worked all of our feedback into the final version. Thank you, David!
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Shirley Sent on 12/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Mirar is the best!

Working with Mirar has been such a wonderful experience - Victoria is so lovely and great at responding to emails/answering our questions. And David and Luis are the most amazing videographers! Their professionalism, fun personalities, passion, and empathy made it such a joy to work with them. They're just wonderful people to be around, and we have so much gratitude and love for them. They make me want to get married all over again so I can work with them once more, but hopefully my husband and I have a long and happy marriage haha. We wouldn't have wanted anyone else to be by our sides on our wedding day, and we HIGHLY recommend them and Mirar to everyone! Thank you so much again Victoria, David, and Luis! I hope you guys never doubt what you do because you're all so incredible!!
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Anita Sent on 11/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Working with them and you'll realize videography is a must

I worked with Philipe and Mirar for my wedding videography at Adler. I could not have asked for a better experience or memorialization of our wedding in video.

As a talent, Philipe is an incredibly creative and versatile. He is a video editor so when shooting, he already has an eye for the finished video ensuring it is spot on with your vision. For my shorter teaser clip, he selected music and footage that was so well coordinated and made for a unique story. Apart from his talent, he is a consummate professional - he was timely, clear, and responsive to creative input or otherwise. He even went above and beyond to take the lead in moving along our wedding when we went over time.

As a person, Philipe is a joy to work with - he is collaborative, personable, and authentic, bringing a calming energy to the room.

I recommend Philipe and Mirar without hesitation and know it will enhance your wedding experience.
Mitch
Mitch Sent on 10/16/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Above and Beyond

Oh my goodness, I could not speak more highly of Mirar! The best part though- they TRAVEL!!!
Philipe and his team traveled to Florence Italy for our wedding to deliver an incredible filming experience and are true visionaries when it comes to bridal film and cinematography. Upon initial consult, they took their time to understand what was important to us and ensured they captured the moments of our wedding festivities so perfectly and to our liking- and to take it one step further, in the style of film that we had envisioned. This is bridal videography on another level!

Their communication through the planning process was impeccable and even with the travel, made us feel at ease knowing that they made it to the destination and were ready for our special day. They arrived at our rehearsal to ensure they knew the venue and captured our pre-wedding practice. They were able to help make us feel at ease and gave us direction to get the perfect shots, because if you're anything like me or my husband, being in front of the camera can feel wildly uncomfortable!
From there, they even came to our welcome dinner and captured all the details from the Father of the Groom speech to the mingling with our guests.
On the wedding day, they pulled out all the stops- drones, cameras for close ups, microphones hookup for the speeches, the venue, the details, the emotion, the speeches, the all encompassing feeling of the day that I have now watched over and over again to relive these very special moments and in addition to all of those things that made our day so special, they added their creative flair and genius to make a film for us that is modern, unique and as special as our day in itself.

We cannot thank you enough Mirar for all that you did to make our day so magical and capturing it so perfectly!
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Lisa Sent on 08/16/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exceeded all our expectations

Absolutely thrilled with our final video and preview from Mirar. They were professional, timely, and responsive in the lead up to our wedding, and did not at all interfere during wedding day (an initial concern we had with videography). We are so grateful for the beautiful video they created and will cherish this for years to come. 10/10 would recommend!
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Veronica Sent on 05/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend

My husband and I were blown away with our wedding videos! The entire Mirar team made us feel comfortable and kept us smiling throughout our wedding day. I can’t imagine having used anyone else to capture our wedding. Philipe and his team are so talented and we can’t thank them enough. They were 100% worth the investment!
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Hannah Sent on 09/26/2022
5 out of 5 rating

10/10 for Mirar Weddings

I would recommend Mirar Weddings to any couples looking for a wedding videographer. I researched various wedding videographer options in Chicago, and it was an immediate decision once I saw their work. Their team is great the day of, and their video work is amazing. So, so glad we have an amazing video of our special day.
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Julie Sent on 06/03/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Videography

The Mirar team was wonderful and professional in every way! True class acts. Everything with Mirar from start to finish was easy and seamless, which, in addition to talent, is exactly what we were looking for. We are truly obsessed with our wedding films and cannot stop watching them!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner

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