Pros: professional; reliable
Cons: None
Alex Gonzalez of Cancun Wedding Videography recently videotaped our clients wedding which took place at Azul Beach. Alex was professional, reliable, and a pleasure to work with. Our clients were overjoyed with his services and as planners, we look forward to working with him again! Thanks for all your hard work Alex!
Pros: Beautiful work, very friendly, reliable and wonderful to be around
Cons: NONE!
Cancun Wedding Video are a reliable team that does everything perfectly! I had Jerry Guzman recording my special day and I’m super glad I chose them to do so. The day of my wedding it poured rain and even through that the team made it to my hotel room on time and started recording right away as if the rain did not exist. They all made me feel so comfortable and relaxed I couldn’t ask for anything more. Since it rained all day on my wedding the team were so kind to come back to our resort a few days later to take a few video shots (without the rain) on the beach and around the resort it was beautiful. I was so happy they came back my husband and I had the best time with them they are wonderful and truly made you feel like family. I received my DVD through fedex it was very well packaged. I loved the interactive menu where we can choose what part of the wedding we want to view first. The picture was very clear and all the music I chose to highlight moments in the video were used. The sound and quality were superb. Jerry did an AMAZING job at capturing every detail of the wedding. I love my DVD and am truly happy with Cancun Wedding Video. You cannot go wrong with them they are wonderful people that you will never forget!
Pros: phenomonal craft, reasonable price, flexible options, wonderful personality
Cons: NONE!
THE VENDOR:
We met Mike when we decided to do a site inspection of our wedding venue (Dreams Cancun) a year before our June 18th 2011 wedding. He was professional, yet personable and we felt very comfortable with him from the beginning. His services came with our package, but we still wanted to do our research and “shop around”. We made our decision to keep our videography package when we saw his website and were blown away by Katie and Jason’s highlight (also had their wedding at Dreams Cancun). Not only that, but we also decided to upgrade our services. Aside from choosing Mike, I think upgrading was the best decision we made. I think the package gives you 90 mins of coverage and 30 mins of video (enough to cover getting ready, the ceremony, and maybe a small amount of the romantic portrait/after-shots). We wanted more of our wedding covered, so we were able substitute things in our package we didn’t use for another hour of shoot time. We wanted coverage throughout the night as well, so we added two more hours of coverage. We also added a highlight video and upgraded to Blu-Ray and were so glad he had those options (not all videographers do). The price was not only incredibly reasonable, but was more than we could have ever hoped for at home in The States. We ended up having Mike and his assistant for my getting ready session, the ceremony, the after shots, and the reception. I am also positive that Mike stayed longer than our contract stated; which we were incredibly appreciative of. A storm and a bunch of mishaps ended up having us start our ceremony/reception late, so I was worried we would lose time, but by the time our reception was winding down, he was still there!!
My in-laws couldn’t stop raving about how professional he was and that every time the ring bearer did something cute or the flower girl took control of the dance floor, he was there. For myself, I just loved that I could ask him to cover something and he would be there in a flash (of course, he would finish the amazing footage he was working on first). I had heard horror stories of other brides and their videographers/photographers taking complete control and not honoring the bride and groom’s wishes. This was not the case with Mike. He always made me feel like I was priority and never made me feel like I was being bossy for asking.
Communication was phenomenal. As I said, we met him a year before our wedding, emails were responded to in a reasonable amount of time, with more frequent communication as we drew closer to the event. Once we got to Dreams, all I had to do was leave the CD with our song choices with my wedding coordinator at the hotel.
All in all, it was the most wonderful day/night of my life, and my husband and I feel that Mike captured it perfectly and catered to us as high priority clients. I feel he is like family now!
THE VIDEO:
Like I had stated before, I fell in love with a highlight video Mike had done before. It had impressed me so much that I had wanted my own in addition to the full video. After talking with Mike, I had found out that particular couple had purchased the highest available package (I think it was the platinum package), which I think had more cameras staged than my package, giving more footage options and allowed for more special effects in the video. So he promised that he would make the best video possible with what our packaged offered and give special attention to my requests, but it may not be exactly the same effect as the video on his site. Well, I waited for our video to come (which in my opinion was relatively quick when you figure in how much of his artistry needs to go into it). The Highlight came first. It was on his website and I couldn’t wait to watch it with my husband, just like we had done with Katie and Jason’s video the first time we saw his work. I was so nervous, because after our conversation, I was expecting some things to be different than the video I fell in love with. I was also nervous because the songs we choose had a different pace than the faster, more upbeat songs on Katie and Jason’s video and I feared I had made a mistake in choosing those songs and our video would be more traditional and slow than modern and exciting. Well, I had absolutely nothing to worry about. The Highlight was phenomenal!!!! Not only was it what I was hoping for, it was better! I loved this video more than any of his other videos (which is not saying that his other videos aren’t great, but what bride wouldn’t want to say her video is the best and truly believe it!!). It was highly stylized like the video I had previously watched, but completely unique and nothing like any of the other videos. It was truly our video. And because it was a Highlight, it was only around 8 minutes long and easy to show to all our friends and family. Everyone loved it! I have one friend that works at the News and she told me Tony Romo’s wedding video came out the same time as ours, and in her opinion ours was ten times better!!!! And she deals with celebrity quality all of the time being with the News. It also made the wait for the full video easier, because I watched the Highlight almost every day!
As for the full video, when I received it we had noticed some small issues with song placement (not at all his fault, just something I assumed would be done but never I fully communicated). I emailed Mike and he got back to me super quick. We communicated and he got straight to work fixing and changing things to my desires and expectations (a lot of videographers/photographers won’t let the clients have their own artistic input, because they feel that they know best because they are the professionals. But Mike understood that this was our video and that it would remind us of our special day for the rest of our lives, and he had no problem making adjustments. Plus, he didn’t even charge us for the shipping or the Blu-Ray and backup DVD’s the second time around). When we received our re-edited video, I was completely satisfied! It is such a precious memoir of our wedding and after seeing our Highlight, many of our guests have requested to watch the full video when they’ve come to visit.
I would recommend Mike Cantarell at Cancun Wedding Video to anyone considering a wedding in the Cancun/Rivera Maya region of Mexico (and I’m sure he would go further as well). He is just the type of professional that would go the extra mile for his clients. Sadly, Dreams Cancun decided to start using their own vendors for wedding video and photo, but if you are considering a Dreams Cancun wedding, you can still request him as an outside vendor. There may be a small hotel fee, but believe me, it is completely worth it if Mike’s is the style you prefer. He will go above and beyond for you and your wedding.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MIKE (for your time, dedication, patience, and your wonderful craft)!!!!
Pros: beautiful video, creative team, great editing, fun to work with
Cons: no cons!
We just received our amazing wedding video from you and we could not be happier! We got married April 15th at Secrets Silversands in the Riviera Maya area. We were blown away by your phenomenal work, it far exceeded our expectations! Thank you so much for putting so much passion and creativity into our video. We now have beautiful memories that we can watch for years to come. We cannot express how grateful we are for your spectacular work. We definitely would recommend your team to anyone who plans on getting married in Mexico…thank you so much!
Pros: None
Cons: None
We got married in Isla Mujeres, Mexico and received our wedding video 4 days later. They did an awesome job and we are very pleased. They were able to include all our guests, the music sounded great and they were very professional. We highly recommend!
Pros: professional, creative, beautiful video
Cons: None
I cannot even being to put into words how AMAZING our wedding video is! Mike Cantarell and his team produced a video that I can watch over and over and relive the best day ever!!
Even with 3 videographers- our group hardly ever noticed them. The shots they were able to get truly captured our moment.
I enjoyed communicating with Mike regarding the editing I was looking for and song choices. Our highlight video and extended footage are fabulous.
I would highly recommend Cancun Wedding Video to capture YOUR moment!
Pros: easy to work with, professional, stunning video
Cons: None
Our wedding video blew me away – it is absolutely amazing and wonderful and I find myself watching clips of it all the time. The team was so easy to work with, so professional and I never felt like they were crowding – in fact most of the time I forgot they were even there. We were going to skip the video due to budget and I have to say I’m so glad we didn’t! There were so many little things we missed and were able to see through the video. We were able to choose the songs which made it even more personal. The editing in the video was very well done as it captures all the important moments. It made all the difference and now my husband’s grandparents who couldn’t make the wedding last minute truly feel like they were a part of it. This is definitely the company to hire to do your wedding video.
Pros: Everything!!!
Cons: none
We had our wedding on November 5, 2011 at the J.W. Marriott in Cancun and I can’t begin to praise Jerry for the AMAZING work he did. We were extremely impressed with our video when we received it. It was extremely professional and went above and beyond our expectations. We have watched it quite a few times now and the video really captured our magical day so very well. Jerry was also so wonderful to work with and he is so gifted at his work.
We met with Mike and Jerry before the wedding and went through the look and feel of how we wanted our video to come out. They were both extremely professional and VERY accommodating. The video really had all the elements we were looking for.
The angles and the lighting were perfect! Our selection of music was also handled so well!! Everything and everyone really looked beautiful.
Thank you again!! We highly recommend this professional company for any event you may have. You definitely will not regret it.
Pros: Punctual, creative, friendly, professional
Cons: none.
After choosing Claudia from ClaudiaPhoto for our wedding day, my (now) husband and I chose Mike Cantarell from Cancun Wedding Video, to be our videographer. We decided to upgrade to the HD version of the wedding video, and after seeing the final product, could not be happier with our decision. The picture is so clear and it looks like a movie. Cancun Wedding Videography really exhibited professionalism and fine quality. Throughout the night we didn’t even notice Mike and his team, so when we got the video, we couldn’t believe the moments he captured. He had us in tears….from both laughter and happiness.
Pros: Wonderful videographer and Great quality
Cons: None
Alex Gonzalez did an awesome job with our wedding DVD. We were a little nervous paying for work that we had never seen before. However, as soon as we met Alex we were put to ease. He was so friendly and kind to us. We gave him permission to leave after a certain amount of time and he stuck around for a few more hours!!! We are very happy with his work!
