5 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0 out of 5.0
Professionalism:
5.0 out of 5.0
Flexibility:
5.0 out of 5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0 out of 5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0 out of 5.0
The road that led us here…
What a fantastic experience! From start to finish my husband and I were both thrilled to have worked with Jay R, Ankush & Sigh! In the beginning, I found myself tooling around the internet quite a bit trying to figure out who to use as our videographer. We were blown away when we saw Jay R & Sighs work! I think it’s extremely important to understand that they are not typical “videographers” but rather they are “cinematographers.” There’s a big difference and finding the latter of the two is a little tricky and even more so to find someone who shoots exceptionally well in this style. Their videos are more like movies, shot in beautifully enhanced color and full of graceful sweeping thoughtful shots that capture the feelings and emotions of the day in a creative style that you and your family will treasure forever. As far as we are concerned, they are the absolute best! From the beginning, Sigh was always available to answer any of my questions by phone and returned my emails immediately! (even random ones I sent at 11 o’clock at night lol) When we had our final meeting, Sigh went over a detailed timeline that actually made more sense then what we were planning for the day of!
The day of:
Jay R & Ankush actually drove in close to 2 hours just to shoot our NJ wedding! They arrived right on time, were extremely friendly, upbeat, discrete mingled well with our family/ friends as we got ready and were extremely considerate of our personal space and not making us feel like we were being shot. At one point I realized that we were running about 20 minutes behind sched. and commented to Jay R that I was running behind on time. I was beginning to get nervous b/c I knew he still needed to get in our “first meet!” He smiled, and said it was ok and continued getting in the shots he needed of me before we headed off to get the other shots in. We never felt rushed or as though they were annoyed with us, it was more of a – no big deal, we’ll get it all done- kind of feeling! Whew!!!
At the church, the guys were extremely discrete, never in our face, never blocking our families view of us and very respectful of being in a church and attending a religious ceremony. That was a huge deal for us and we appreciated their thoughtfulness so much! Jay R & Ankush worked extremely well with our photographers as well, often asking them if they had gotten in their shots before asking us to move and being respectful of them if they asked us to pose while on the way to shoot in a different spot. We never felt their presence during our first dance or quiet moments during the evening, but they were somehow always there…I wish I could explain it, but I can’t. They were everywhere, but somehow, we never knew ;)
The Highlight Video:
WOW! …That’s an understatement….but I truly have no words! We were so blown away by it!!! We immediately began sharing it with family and friends and no one could believe how amazing it was. To begin with, most of them had never saw a cinematic wedding video, so that completely blew their mind! We couldn’t believe how many little moments they had captured and how beautiful, elegant, fun, exciting, touching our video was! There were so many little things they had captured without us knowing…a music box my husband had given me after going to see Phantom of the Opera. They had no idea that he’d actually looked for this music box for about 7 years before finally finding it and getting it for me. It’s extremely sentimental. It’s the opening picture of our video and appears in it later! Our cat, who means the world to us, sitting on the bed wearing his tux tie… a picture of my grandparents and our florist securing it onto my bouquet, glances, smiles, looks ….all these small things that captured the true spirit of our day….It’s all there….and this is only the highlight video! Our family and friends keep asking when we are getting more lolol We simply tell them, perfection takes time ;)
Looking for a Videographer?
You probably are if you’re reading this review and as you can tell, we’re huge fans! When I was shopping for vendors, I often asked myself, “Why would I choose this vendor?” and then researched them. If I could give you one suggestion when it comes to J Castillo Films, it would be to ask yourself- “Why wouldn’t I use this vendor?” …because honestly…they’re just that good. Choosing them was one of the best wedding decisions we made! For all they did, every leg of the way, for their caring, their exceptional craft, their dedication to their work and creating a record of our day to share with generations to come, we’ll remember them fondly…..always.
We wish nothing but the same experience for you!