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Smiling Toad Productions
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On WeddingWire since 2011
Smiling Toad Productions is a wedding videographer based in
Chicago, Illinois.
Our goal is to tell the story of your wedding with the same attention to detail that you put into planning it.
We want to hear about the parts of your wedding day that are most meaningful to you. Our team will be ready to anticipate all the action and capture those special highlights. We’re in the background throughout your wedding day to capture all the spontaneous interactions that happen on this rare occasion that everyone you love is together.
We take our collective knowledge from every wedding we have filmed and bring it to you. After the whirlwind of your wedding day is over, your final video will have captured all the special moments. Share your video with the people who shared the day with you.
Contact us for a quote request today and mention you saw us on Wedding Wire!
Create your own wedding package, and we will take care of the rest.
We provide:
- Choice of 3–5 min Trailer film, 10–15 min Short film, 45–90 min Feature film
- Multi-camera live-stream packages for real-time streaming
- Multiple cameras, drone shots, raw footage included
- Same day edit, digital delivery, Save-the-date video
- Instagram video, 4k video, live streaming
- Additional hours, liability insurance, your music selections
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Beth S. Married on 09/17/2022Awesome Videographer!
My husband and I can't thank Smiling Toad Productions enough for putting together an absolutely stunning video of our special day! We've watched it so many times since we got it back. They were really easy to work with and did a great job blending in on the wedding day so you barely noticed them but then captured everything so perfectly! We love how they weaved our pastor's message into the film and loved the song choices. Our friends and family are also blown away with the videography. This will be something we will cherish for the rest of our lives and share with our children. We are so glad we chose to work with Smiling Toad Productions!!Smiling Toad Productions's reply:
We are so glad we had the chance to work with you and your wonderful family, all the best and Happy Holidays!
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Madison W. Married on 06/11/2022One of our Best Decisions!
We used Smiling Toad Productions for our June 2022 wedding and are thrilled with our results. John, the owner, was kind and responsive. Our two videographers the day of were so easy to work with and made us feel so comfortable. They asked in advance if we preferred for them to be more active and call the shots, or be more passive and capture what was happening from the background. We opted for more passive, and they did that perfectly. I hardly even noticed them, but watching our videos back, they captured every detail perfectly. I wasn’t 100% we were even going to hire a videographer, but I am SO glad we did. It is worth every penny. Video gives you so much more emotion than a photo can and really lets you relive those moments, big and small. I looked at a lot of options, and I really felt Smiling Toad was the best value, and after seeing our videos, I’m confident we made the right choice.Smiling Toad Productions's reply:
Hi Maddie,
Thank you so much for your review! It was super fun working with you and John and all the best to you and your wonderful family!
-John
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5% off all packages booked for available dates for 2023 before June 30th!
Team
Owner John Severson graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2004 with degrees in Anthropology and Film. His passion for film has taken him all over the world from Vietnam to Zanzibar, and finally back to Chicago.
John brings the eye of a documentarian to each wedding. He focuses on capturing your story, start to finish. His professionalism and preparedness makes the entire process simple and stress-free. His team of enthusiastic videographers and editors compliment John and bring their own vision to each event.
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One of our "go to" video/film partners for their excellent product, service and pricing!
Professional, unobtrusive videographers, and beautiful final products. You can't go wrong with Smiling Toad.
John and his crew at Smiling Toad are reliable, creative, and go the extra mile to please their customers. My clients have raved about their videos from Smiling Toad. They are truly able to capture the emotion of wedding day. I always look forward to working with them.
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