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    Wynter S. Sent on 12/31/2022
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    Best Wedding Videographer EVER

    Mark was literally the absolute BEST we could’ve ever hired for our wedding. We were originally going to be married in 2020 and obviously had to postpone. Mark was so beyond flexible and understanding through our TWO postponements and many changes to the plan. He was there every step of the way and just was stoked to help capture our day!

    On the day of the wedding Mark and his partner were so beyond professional and a great time! They worked so well with all of our vendors, including our photographer who Mark had never worked with previously.

    When we got our wedding video I cried and cried and cried just tears of joy. Mark so perfectly captured our wedding day just as I had remembered it. I’ve watched this dang thing a million times over because it is THAT good.

    If you’re unsure on hiring Mark I’m here to tell you to DO IT. You won’t be disappointed!!!!
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    Kimiko K. Sent on 10/18/2022
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    Amazing Experience!

    Mark was such a pleasure to work with, I am so grateful I found him on The Knot! We had decided we wanted a videographer and I found Mark's website and looked up his work and instantly knew he was the videographer I wanted! My now husband and I's experience with organizing and planning with him couldn't have gone smoother, he was extremely fast at responding to us, was helpful with our concerns and answered every question with detail! He was so accommodating and helpful during the stressful planning of our special day! He showed up exactly on time for our special day, was present throughout our day, and overall just made our experience so much more fun! Felt totally natural while shooting with him! Mark's finished video of our wedding day was beyond anything we could have imagined. It was truly beautiful, every single person who has watched it so far has cried! It is something we will hold close to our hearts forever.

    Even after the wedding, Mark was so helpful with questions I had about the video and the delivery timeline. I cannot recommend him enough!
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    Melisa R. Sent on 12/31/2022
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    Best of the best!!!

    I can’t help but thank you Mark enough for our wedding video. I can’t stop watching it and each time I do, I get teary eyed. He has a talent and skill that's so amazing. No one would have been able to put together a beautiful video like ours. Thank you thank you thank you again Mark!
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    Joy C. Sent on 08/02/2022
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    Love our Wedding Video!

    They captured all the special moments at our wedding and were able to include it on our video. Love how it turned out because it brings us back to all the wonderful memories we shared at our wedding! I highly recommend this team.
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    Crystal H. Sent on 03/21/2023
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    Amazing Work

    I couldn't have been happier with our wedding video! Thank you Mark and team for being so easy to work with and overall pleasant. It turned out to be better than I had hoped for. Please book with him ASAP, you won't be disappointed.
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    Crystal A. Sent on 03/21/2023
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    Amazing Vendor

    I couldn’t be happier with how my wedding video turned out. It was more than I could have asked for! Thanks Mark and team for being so easy to work with!
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    Charmaine J. Sent on 02/01/2022
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    Honestly the best

    I was recommended to Mark by a bridesmaid from a wedding that he had previously done, and once I saw his work I knew I wanted to book with him. Our initial meeting, he was super friendly and informative, and his services was just what I was looking for. The cost is unmatched because Mark goes above and beyond, getting as much footage as possible, and the absolute best footage. The experience was so stress free and he makes you feel comfortable being in front of the camera. He did not disappoint at all. He and his team really know what they are doing. Definitely book him for your wedding, he’ll capture everything!
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    Smitha S. Sent on 02/07/2022
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    Mark is the best in Hawaii

    We hired Mark to shoot our wedding video. We were a little skeptical at first given that my husband and I are Indian and it was a traditional Indian wedding in Honolulu. Mark was extremely professional, polite and sweet. He cleared any questions I had to begin with and just worked extremely well with our photographer and the final product was just magnificent. He really captured the love and togetherness of family and friends to all of our liking. Hiring him was one of the best decisions I made while organizing my wedding from Chicago. 100/100. Spectacular job!
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    Zoe P. Sent on 12/10/2020
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    Exceeded my expectations

    I don’t know where to begin !!! Let me just start by saying he will NEVER disappoint. We had our wedding in November of this year (2020) and with everything going on I wasn’t too sure how things would be. We had a very intimate back yard wedding. I just told Mark I want beautiful memories to look back and still remember how everything was despite what’s happening in this world. COVID can’t stop love. And Mark sure did capture everything! From the photos to the beautiful video. His work brought tears to my eyes and I felt like I was in that exact moment all over again. He was very flexible to any of the changes I wanted to make. Mark Arista is the one. I’d book him a million times more !!!!!!
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    Jiajia J. Sent on 03/09/2022
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    Just Hire Mark!

    With a month to go before my wedding in Kauai, I combed through at least 20 videographer recommendations. Mark's work instantly stood out as a tier above the rest of the pack in terms of quality: it finds the warm lighting that's just right, tells the couples' stories with nuanced emotions, and ties everything together seamlessly. He was also incredibly courteous, responsive, and offered reasonable pricing (including traveling from Oahu to Kauai).

    On my wedding day, Mark captured all the big and small moments with ease and grace. Usually you don't even notice that he was there! My photographer (who had never worked with Mark before) directed some of the shots because she knew the venue well, and Mark was so collaborative and worked well with her.

    Thank you Mark for helping us document this wonderful day!
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    Justin B. Sent on 04/26/2020
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    We love Arista

    Since we chose to elope, we knew that we would need an amazing video to share our special day with friends and family.
    Our goal was for them to feel, and to experience the special moments just as though they were there with us. We wanted the energy we had that day to connect with them, so they could share in our joy.
    Mark was great to work with and it was easy to see his creative style at work as soon as we got started. He communicated often, and moved about to ensure he captured the very best of every setting.
    Mark's video was so well done, and so completely captured the magic of our ceremony, that when we had to cancel our reception back home due to Covid, our would-be guests still felt as though they experienced a part of that day with us. We are so impressed with Mark's video, and we received so many compliments on the power and passion it delivers.
    It's a great reminder of our love, and something we'll routinely watch forever!

    Thanks so much, Mark!!
    Justin & Ashley
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    Lara F. Sent on 02/29/2020
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    Excellent Service

    I can’t find the right words to express my sincerest gratitude for the service MJ and his team have provided on our wedding day on 02.20.2020. His production delivered a super special SDE that left all of us in tears OF JOY! He captured the best parts of our wedding which are now etched in everyone’s hearts. MJ is very easy to work with, offers competitive rates for his services, very responsive during the planning process, helpful in giving suggestions and recommendations for the wedding preparation, professional yet personable that he is now part of our family :)! Thank you, thank you, and we will be forever grateful for capturing our special day! Much love, more success, and God bless!
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    Kaela S. Sent on 01/19/2020
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    AMAZING, thoughtful, wedding videographer!

    MJ and his team were an absolutely amazing videographer team to have shoot our wedding video. I live in Australia and he was so prompt and professional with all of my emails. We had a few phone chats beforehand and he even met up with myself, my husband and our photographer a few days before the wedding to answer any final questions we had. He did a great job of prompting us on the wedding day to get some really beautiful video shots. My husband and I were blown away when we received our wedding video back. It was so thoughtfully edited, put together with so much love, and included such amazing words from our wedding day. The songs he chose were beautiful and you can tell that he puts together these videos with passion and so much love. I would 100% recommend MJ for your videographer needs - we are so thankful to have this video to watch back and enjoy for the rest of our lives. Thanks so much MJ!
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    Kaiulani P. Sent on 02/02/2020
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    perfect ❤️

    I highly recommend ! Mark was so Easy to work with , he captured every beautiful moment of our wedding day ! I was touch by our outcome. I love how unique our video came out to be !he really does personalizes to us . Thank you for capturing our special day!
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    Mariel P. Sent on 07/02/2019
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    Best Videographer on Oahu!!!

    MJ and his team were amazing to work with. MJ was so quick to respond (via email and text), and I knew I could count on him and AHAVA to capture the best day of our lives. His work is so artistic and unique, my highlight film looked like it could have been a wedding commercial. He sent me my teaser in 1 DAY!!! And my highlight film was sent to me a few days later!!! SO talented, prompt, and professional. Definitely 10/10 recommend!!!! Absolute best videographer on Oahu!!! THANK YOU AHAVA AND MJ!!! Everyone loved our film
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    Chantal C. Sent on 10/22/2019
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    Outstanding!!!

    Mark was very easy to work with and he knows how to make us comfortable in front of the camera. His creativity and dedication shows in our wedding film. I would really recommend Mark Arista Film. If you are looking for something unique, and heartfelt wedding film, he is your guy!!
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    Santaysia J. Sent on 06/24/2019
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    Phenomenal!

    With such a last minute wedding coming up, they were so understanding and made sure everything went perfectly! I'm still amazed at home friendly and cooperative they were before, during, and even after our wedding. The photos/videos came out AMAZING! I cry every time I watch our wedding video. I can't thank them enough for the beautiful work they've put into this. They're very detail oriented, listen to what we wanted, made us feel comfortable and at peace. Knowing we were getting awesome work! Thank you again Ahava films for such an incredible job!
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    Ethelle H. Sent on 06/20/2019
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    Amazing Video Coverage

    My husband and I believe that Mark Arista and his crew did such an amazing video coverage of our wedding last March 2019. From the prenup videoshoot, same day edit and lastly the highlight videos were all well done! He and his crew did more than what we expected and we are truly thankful for his great services! We would definitely hire him again in the future and we fully recommend his services. We also received a copy of our raw edited wedding ceremony, reception, and prenup. They covered everything that we wanted to see in our videos and our final copies came in in a timely manner. The edited version were done well, and he definitely put a lot of work into it.
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    Christina Sent on 02/20/2020
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    Best Ever!!!

    Hiring Mj was one of the best decisions we made through for our wedding reception! He and his crew were so easy to work with, and Mj is probably one of the best people you'll ever come across!
    My husband and i were suppose to have our wedding reception back in september, but my husband got into a car accident the day before. When i called Mj to let him know, he was very caring, sympathetic & compassionate.
    During my husbands recovery, we had rescheduled the reception for January. i again called Mj and he wanted to help us very much. He allowed us to use the same deposit we already gave, and also tried to cut costs for us since we had my husbands medial bills from his accident. We orginally wanted the love film package w/ live feed, but i told him to cancel the live feed due to costs. Mj insisted that we keep the live feed and he would waive it for us because of what we've been through. Btw, getting live feed will make your wedding 10 times better for your guests. He also allowed us to use his projector to play 2 of our own videos as well.
    Mj & his crew were on time, and were so easy to communicate with throughout the program. They were very professional, knew what they were doing & tried to make our day special as best they could.
    A couple of weeks later, Mj called my husband to let him know our video was ready. Most of my friends had to wait months before getting their videos back from other videographers. The video came out AMAZING and we have watched it over & over. HIGHLY recommend Mj & his crew for any of your special days! Thanks MJ!!!
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    Crystal Sent on 06/16/2018
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    I had MJA films at my wedidng last year of March 2017 and I had no regrets on getting them for our big day. MJ(Mark John) did really good capturing the moments from the beginning of getting ready until the end of the reception. We also had a shoot video for our “love story video” with him and he was really proffesional! He made us feel comfortable shooting with everybody else and everything went really great! We really love our “Love story Video and Wedding video. A Big Thumbs up to MJA Films!
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    Carly B. Sent on 04/24/2021
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    Simply the Best

    Mark and his assistant Joey were truly amazing. I had a rather big ask when hiring them, and they happily agreed to attend the strenuous hike up to Wiliwilinui Ridge Trail for our first look, and then back down to Lanai Lookout for the ceremony. The finished product was breathtakingly beautiful and I am THRILLED to have it to remember the perfect day (thanks to them) for the rest of my life. Their attention to detail and artistry are second to none. They made the day fun and helped my husband and I relax and be ourselves to get amazing footage. I am so grateful to have found Mark.
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