When
my wife and I began planning our wedding, we put a lot of time and effort into
researching and ultimately choosing our vendors. With the exception of a couple
of bumps in the road, most vendors simply met our expectations. Not Buerhaus
design. The job that Matt did was simply awesome. From the wireless mic that
I wore to the dramatic ceremony introduction, the entire process was one that
is truly fitting for the most important day of your life.
When we
showed the video to our friends and family, they were absolutely stunned.
It brought both tears and laughs as it will for many years to come. If I could
recommend anyone of the many vendors we incorporated in our wedding, it would
definitely be Buerhaus Design!
Steph
& Chris Miller 11-12-05
St. Demetrios/B&O
Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD. Shot & edited by Matt
Matt did
an absolutely fabulous job on our wedding video! From the start though, I knew
from meeting with him and viewing his work that it would be wonderful!
Before the wedding, Matt was always prompt in responding to any questions and/or
concerns that I had and after the wedding we received our video right away
- upon our return from the honeymoon! Matt is very professional, yet laid
back, and is extremely talented. He was also wonderful during
the wedding- not "in your face" at all - we did not even know
he was there! Matt- Thanks for your hard and beautiful work!!
We love it!
Carla
& Ted 11-19-05
Location: Loyola Blakefield Chapel,
Gramercy Mansion, Baltimore. -Shot & edited by Matt.
Matt, we
watched the wedding video last night and Barbara and I were overwhelmed! You
fully captured everything that day and would like to thank you for the highly
professional and artistic production. The
music video on your website was a very welcome surprise that we were able to
share with our family and friends. The feedback was fantastic. You should be
so proud of your work; feel free to reference us as one of
your totally satisfied customers.
Thanks
so much.
Lenny Jacobs (Blair's father/ Blair & Mike, 10-29-05)
-Key Bridge Marriott, Arlington,
Virginia. -Shot & edited by Matt.
Hi Matt,
Thank you so much! I received the wedding videos in plenty of time to share
them with family during the Thanksgiving holiday. I am so appreciative of your
prompt and courteous service. I wish everyone could be as easy to work with
as you and your staff. The video was more than I could have ever expected. You
and your staff went above and beyond what I expected in terms of service and
the video. I watched almost every video on your website before my wedding, so
I had pretty high expectations. Your assistants were wonderful to work
with and I couldn't imagine having more friendly, professional, and skillful
people capturing my wedding day. My favorite part of the video is the
music video. You really have a gift of capturing all the emotion and happiness
that I felt that day in just 5 minutes.
I
really cannot say enough good things about you. Have a safe and happy holiday
season. Take care and please send my warmest regards to your parents. :)
:)
Su & Jeffrey (10-29-05)
-Greenbelt Marriott, Maryland
-Shot by Sandy & Mike, edited by Matt
Hi Matt,
The video from the wedding is absolutely amazing!! You are so talented
and did such an incredible job at capturing the most heartwarming moments throughout
the entire night. Not only was the footage great, but the editing and
the way you put everything together exceeded all expectations! We were
so excited to return from our Honeymoon to have the video delivered to our door
that very night!! Thanks for making this wonderful day for us last a lifetime.
Thanks again,
Katie & Steve (10-22-05)
St. Ignatius Church/ Radisson
Plaza Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore. -Shot & edited by Matt.
It is impossible
to describe how amazing it was to watch our wedding video and more impossible
to describe Matt Buerhaus. It is obvious he loves what he does and is incredibly
patient and helpful throughout the process. His guidance throughout our planning
and on our special day was insurmountable. His professionalism is unmatched
and his footage is fabulous. We fell in love with his style and the beauty
of his work, along with his vibrance and friendliness.
Our whole
honeymoon we anticipated our video. Upon returning home, we found our video
and watched it in it’s entirety, even though it was very late. The video
had barely begun when we were both moved to tears and laughter from the memories
of our wedding, because the video truly captures the day and all the emotion
came flooding back to us. We were able to relive precious moments of the day
and even details we missed in all the excitement. The best part about the
video is the reactions of our family and friends that we missed throughout
the night and images we did not realize were even being videoed.
Everyone
who has watched it has been amazed by the artistry and brilliant images, and
more impressed because they did not realize we even had a videographer. The
expertise and talent of Matt’s work is simply stunning. Our video is
priceless!
Matt-We
will forever be grateful to you for the breathtaking wedding video of the
day we joined our lives together. Thank you for capturing our perfect day.
It is truly a keepsake we will treasure all of our lives and it will forever
remind us of the beauty and happiness of our wedding day.
Much love,
Catherine and Mitch Zumwalt (10-8-05)
Location: River Creek Country
Club, Leesburg, VA -Shot by Matt & Cindy, edited by Matt.
Dear Matt,
Sandy
& Meghan did an amazing job filming the wedding - they captured every
important detail and yet we hardly even knew they were there. The editing
by Matt & the final product (from the music video to the full feature)
just blew us away. Quite simply, Matt, Sandy, and Meghan exceeded our wildest
expectations and have given us a memory of our wedding for the rest of our
lives. Easily the best money spent on the wedding and worth every penny. Thank
you all so much!
Carryn
& Rob
Locations: Olivet Episcopal Church,
Alexandria, VA / Old Hickory Golf Club, Woodbridge, VA -Shot
by Sandy & Meghan, edited by Matt
Hi Matt,
Thank you so much for our wedding video. Our entire
family loved it. It is so wonderful to have a video
like this one because Ivan's family lives in South
America. His parents were able to take a copy home
with them to show his family members that could not
attend the wedding. We feel that this video has
captured so many special moments on our wedding day that we will be able to
share our day with everyone
for a lifetime. I loved the photo montage. You took many memorable and some
hilarious candid shots. Thank you so much once again, and we recommend you to
anyone that is getting married!
Our photographer
told us that you were the BEST
videographer that she has ever worked with!
Sincerely,
Ivan
& Melissa Ramirez (9-24-05)
Location: Sacred Heart of Mary/Martin's
East -- Shot by Sandy and Matt, edited by Matt.
Matt,
WE LOVE THE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Words cannot express.
Do you know how talented you are? I really felt a personal touch and that
you were really hand holding my video for me. That meant so much to me.
You are the BEST and I knew it --- I was SO excited to have you do my video!!!
I think
your video will be the best memory (better than the photos) of our one special
day. Gosh, my kids will see it --- my grandchildren will see it....it
is just an amazing thought and I am so very proud of the video. I have
sent the link to my family and friends around the world to see. THANK YOU!!!!
You are so talented and I feel so lucky to have had you there to video it
all. You captured everything in the most special way. I have friends
who are crying as they watch the video on your site! It touches them
that much!
Thank
you for being amazing. This will be the best memory piece we will own.
We will sing your praise to everyone - and use again for future events for
sure!
The happiest bride ever,
Abigail
:-) (Abigail & David 9-18-05)
Engineers
Club, Baltimore, MD. -Shot & edited by Matt.
Well, yet
another rave for Matt Buerhaus. His talent is undeniable. Also,
since we hired him he’s been so responsive and attentive. His preparation
sheet walks you through all you need to do before the wedding, and although
there are a lot of decisions to make it means that your video comes out the
way you want it to. He is very thorough. Matt had our video to us
the Monday we got back from our honeymoon and we watched it the other night.
I loved it! It’s such a great way to memorialize the day and I will
treasure it f! or years to come. Very highly recommend!
Sydney
& Scott 9-17-06
Thomas Birkby House, Leesburg,
VA -Shot & edited by Matt.
Matt, thank
you so much for turning our wedding day into a beautiful and memorable video
so that we can re-live this special day again and again. We absolutely love
it! You did a fabulous job capturing all the special moments of our wedding
day!
-Sheri
& Wayne 9/16/05
Celebrations
at The Bay, Pasadena, MD -Shot by Matt & Cindy, edited by Matt.
Hey Matt,
I can't
even begin to tell you how much I loved the video. We got home from the honeymoon
and watched it till 3 AM. You were amazing to work with!!
Thank you for making our wedding day so special. I have several friends getting
married and have passed your name along to them all!! I hope they
call you because they would definitely be missing out.
See you at Katie and Steve's wedding on the 22nd!!
Michelle
9/10/05
UMUC, College Park. -Shot &
edited by Matt.
Duane and
I, and our parents, are more than thrilled with our wedding video. Our
camera person was next to invisible the entire ceremony but caught every "event"
perfectly and close-up, which was exactly what we wanted!!! Also, we had
our finished dvds, in hand, in exactly two weeks!! Matt and his crew surpassed
our expectations! Thanks!!
Angie
& Duane 9-10-2005**
Greymercy Mansion, Baltimore.
-Shot by Sandy & Mike, edited by Matt.
Hi Matt,
The video
is just awesome! I cannot believe how well it turned out--thank you so much.
Our families and friends were able to watch it as well and everyone keeps
on saying how great it is and how professional it looks. You truly did a great
job on the video--I'm sure we will only be more grateful as time goes by and
the video provides great memories! Thanks again-
Kristin
& Anthony
College
of Notre Dame, Baltimore & Towson G&CC. Shot by Matt & Cindy,
edited by Matt.
We absolutely
love our video. Matt was so easy to work
with and he worked so well with our photographer. He
and his assistant were totally unobtrusive. Matt
actually caught one perfect shot on video that my
photographer didn't catch! The editing was amazing. We
love how he breaks up the different aspects of the day
to music in addition to the full coverage of the
ceremony and reception. Our videos were ready and
waiting when we returned from our honeymoon. We have
received so many compliments on our video. We highly
recommend Matt to any couple looking for a
videographer!
Janice
& Mohamed 7-30-05
Newton
White Mansion, Mitchelville, MD -Shot by Matt & Cindy, edited by Matt
Hey, Matt!
Thank
you so much for putting together a wonderful video for us! Our family and
friends have loved being able to watch the music video online! Buerhaus Design
was definitely one of our favorite vendors, as you managed to be so inconspicuous
the day of, yet still capture so many moments that we had forgotten about.
There are even moments on the video that we had no idea were even filmed!
We also loved that we had the video so quickly after the wedding, before we
even had any pictures back! Thanks again!
Jess
and Dave 7-30-2005**
St. Ignatius
Church/ Chase Court, Baltimore -Shot by Sandy &
Brandan, edited by Matt.
In the weeks
immediately running up to our wedding, when it felt like the budget was spiraling
out of control, there was a moment where we wondered if maybe a videographer
was a needless expense.
It wasn't. That was possibly the best money we put toward our wedding,
and Matt was big part of the reason why.
Our wedding video itself is wonderful – comprehensive, gorgeously shot,
and revealing – and that fact is made more impressive by how unobtrusive
Matt was at our wedding. There was no point where he or anyone on his
staff seemed at all in the way, but we've got DVD proof that they were everywhere.
The montage looks great, the editing is wonderful … just an excellent,
professional job.
And Matt's post-wedding customer service was fantastic as well. He went
the extra mile, accommodating our schedules and needs, and making right the
few things that did go wrong. Dealing with Buerhaus Design was just a
fantastic experience all the way around!
Erika
& Matt
The Belvedere
Hotel, Baltimore, MD. -Shot by Matt & Cindy, edited by Matt.
Once again
Matt did a great job. I never knew he was there, but he captured all the details.
We love our DVD. I didn’t think we needed a video but I’m so happy
we did get Matt because he was able to get the detail that my photographer didn’t
and the quality of his work is amazing.
Tarnisha
& Gregory (7-16-05)
Shiloh Baptist Church, Landover,
MD. -Shot & edited by Matt.
Matt is so
wonderful to work with! I was also really happy to see how well he worked
with Charles Funk, our photographer. The pair of them were just dears
to work with. Although to say I actually worked with Matt on the wedding
day would be an understatement. I almost never saw him! ;) But
he was there! Our video can attest to that. He captured all the
little details that really “make the day.” We received it
a little over two weeks from the wedding, and everything looked just beautiful.
What a worthwhile investment to make. He captured it all, so that my mom,
the resident family videographer, could just enjoy the day. What interaction
I did have with him on the wedding was wonderful, but on the most part he blended
in so seamlessly with everyone else. He re-defined the meaning of unobtrusive.
And the final video was amazing. I work with editors every day for a living,
so I know how hard the editing process can be. It’s not as easy
as it looks! He was worth every penny. We’ve received many
many comments on how beautiful our video is!
Thanks again Matt for all your hard work! We really appreciate it all!
~Krystyna and Marc (7-9-05)
St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Texas, Maryland. -Shot & edited by Matt.
Matt was
AMAZING to work with. His stellar reputation was proven during our wedding
and in our wedding video. We have watched the video almost everyday
and notice something else each time! We would recommend Matt to anyone
planning a wedding. I am so happy that I now have a video of the best day
of my life.
Sincerely,
Andrea & Greg Hayken
Pentagon City Ritz-Carlton, Arlington,
VA. -Shot by Matt & Cindy, edited by Matt
Any reluctancy
I had about getting a video of our wedding was quickly replaced when I watched
our DVD that just arrived! We hardly even noticed that Matt was filming, yet
he was able to get some amazing
shots of our big day. The editing of the video is awesome, and all of the songs
that we picked out flowed smoothly throughout the video. The music video is
a great recap of the day, and a fabulous way to show friends and family that
weren't able to attend. We're so glad that we have such a long lasting reminder
of our wedding day.
Thanks
Matt!
Karyn
& Steve
Arlington
Forest United Methodist Church; Fariview Park Marriot. -Shot by: Matt &
Cindy, edited by Matt.
Turf Valley
Resort, Ellicott City, MD - Shot & edited by Matt.
Matt was
wonderful to work with! He is very passionate about his work. I feel
he put his heart and soul into every detail of our wedding day. Our video
is amazing. The memories he captured will last a lifetime!
Lea and
Nic Nappier (7-1-05)
Turf Valley
Resort, Ellicott City, MD - Shot & edited by Matt
My video
is awesome but I always knew it would be. Matt is the consummate professional.
I love Matt’s prompt response because I have a feeling he
is bombarded by inquiries from brides for his services and I really appreciate
his use of technology to communicate information. You always know
where you stand with Matt and what you need to do. His
amicable attitude is great and his editing skills are beyond words.
It never ceases to amaze me how Matt manages to capture the personality of each
couple and put a different spin on each video. I appreciate the
fact that there is a clip of my video online because I can easily share with
family and friends that couldn’t attend the wedding. I love
the finished product and everyone that views the online clip, inevitably asks
if they can view the entire video. Finally, although Matt had 3 weddings
the weekend of my wedding, my videos were mailed to me in less than 2 weeks.
Now that is service!!!
Jaquetta & Ernest (6-11-05)
Location: Payne Memorial AME
Church/ Martins West, Baltimore, MD -Shot & edited by Matt
Matt,
Magnificent!
Even though our vows have been spoken, the cake has been served and the flowers
have faded away, our wedding video remains! Hiring Buerhaus
Design was the smartest decision we could have ever made! Because of your
amazing talent, passion, and desire for perfection, we can relive one of the
happiest days of our life over and over. For that we are so very thankful!
Buerhaus
Design is unequivocally the best wedding videography company in the area!
From start to finish you made the planning process virtually effortless. I
appreciate having the freedom to make the video unique by selecting our own
music.
Sandy
and Mike were absolutely wonderful! My guests commented how professional,
respectful, and unobtrusive they were during the ceremony and
reception. Your superb editing captured every single emotion! Incredible!
We look
forward to sharing these special memories with our children in the future.
Thank you for embracing our vision and giving us something to
cherish for years to come. God bless!
-Deidre & Wayne (6-11-05)**
Location:
Metropolitan AME Church, Wash. DC/Newton White Mansion, Mitchellville MD -Shot
by: Sandy & Mike, edited by Matt
Matt,
I laughed, I cried, and I was speechless while watching our wedding DVD.
Your creativity and artistic visions are captured in the footage of the beautiful
grounds, the sincere innocence of the children and my nervous smiles.
Our friends and families continue to rave about the quality and creativity of
the moments you captured and were consistently surprised by the amount of footage
– often times people had no idea you were there, let alone filming!
Thank you for your unobtrusive and classic style and most importantly, your
patience and calmness. Each time we watch it, it just gets better and better!
Thanks so much Matt!
Jessamyn
& Michael
Whitehall Manor, Bleumont, Virginia
-Shot & edited by Matt
Since we
received our video 2 weeks ago, we've watched it 3 times! Matt's work is amazing
and we don't regret for a minute having booked him. There were so many things
in the video that we hadn't seen, heard or remembered from the wedding and being
able to re-live that wonderful day over and over again is great! Even
from the beginning, working with Matt was wonderful. He was always extremely
responsive to any e-mails or phone calls and was very helpful when we were absolutely
stumped on what songs to use for our video. We gave him a pretty lengthy list
of songs we liked and he not only told us if they were ok to use, but also told
us where they would go best in the completed video. He made a difficult task
very easy. We picked the gold package which included the "growing up"
video montage that we showed at the wedding reception and we are so glad to
have done that. He showed it towards the end of dinner and the guests just thought
that it made the reception so intimate and wonderful. It was a great way to
show our guests a bit about ourselves and people laughed at pictures and cried.
There was a picture of my husband and his father, who has since passed away
and it was so touching that people starting clapping when the picture was shown.
It really was a beautful addition to the reception and the montage was put together
so wonderfully. I even sent Matt too many pictures than normally used in the
montage and instead of leaving some out, he just re-mixed the song I used for
my pictures to make the song longer. He was totally unobtrusive and I almost
forgot he was there most of the time. And at the end of the evening after the
reception was over, he quietly slipped away. He was wonderful and the video
is just an awesome work of art! We had originally not booked a videographer
and I am so glad that we changed our mind. It is worth any amount of money!
Vanessa
& Frank
Elkridge
Furnace Inn, Elkridge, MD -Shot & edited by Matt.
Matt,
What an amazing day! Working with you only added to the joy we experienced
on our wedding day. Your professionalism, patience and kindess to everyone
who shared in our wedding made the entire experience all the more enjoyable.
Your talent is unbelievable! We knew that we didn't have a thing to worry
about when it came to you capturing all of the important moments of the day.
All we can say is THANK YOU...the best wedding present was coming home after
our Honeymoon and seeing a package in our living room from you containing our
wedding video...we could not wait to watch it and everytime we do we cry!
If anyone is even thinking about booking you as a videographer for their special
day...think no more! You have found the best of the best right here with
Matt Buerhaus...trust us he will exceed every expectation you have! Thank
you so much Matt, we love you! :)
Love,
Shawn & Heather (6-4-05)
St. Ignatius
Catholic Church, Bel Air, MD. Hillendale Golf & CC, Phoenix, MD. -Shot
by Matt & Sandy, edited by Matt.
Can I just
say...WOW!!! You are fantastic! I couldn't have been more pleased with your
work at the wedding, and then after seeing the DVD last night, my god!!! THANK
YOU SO MUCH. I am so happy we decided to use you for the wedding, I just
can't say enough nice things. The video is great, you got some really
fantastic shots, and at the time, I don't even remember seeing you! I
was so worried after having gone to other weddings where the videographer was
really in your face, but you weren't at all, and you got everything I could
have ever wanted!!! Really, thank you!
-Ashley
& Andrew Smith (5-29-05)
Clarendon
Presbyterian Church/Key Bridge Marriott, Arlington, VA -Shot & edited
by Matt
You did an
amazing job, and I am so glad that Shawn and I decided to have a videographer
to capture our big day on DVD. We did get a chance to watch the video.
In fact I've watched it at least three times, and Shawn watched it twice.
I had the opportunity to share it with my mom and some of my sisters today,
and they loved it too. They said it was one of the best wedding videos
they have seen. I really was able to remember the day from the video,
and I loved the opening shot with the chuppah blowing in the wind. The
emotions of the day were really caught,and it will be a wonderful keepsake for
years to come! Thanks again for everything..I am so happy with it!
Rachel
& Shawn (5-28-05)
The Morningside
Inn, Frederick, MD -Shot and edited by Matt.
Matt did
a great job covering our wedding. Not only was he the personification of professionalism,
but he delivered on multiple levels. The finished product was truly breath-taking
and we have had nothing but positive reviews. In addition, Matt did something
that was un-expected - he created a wedding video that was both entertaining
and true to our special day. Thanks for everything Matt - best of luck!
Maria
and Constantin (5-22-05)
St. Nicholas
Greek Orthodox Church/ Radisson Hotel, Baltimore, MD -Shot & edited by
Matt
We
just finished watching the video with our families and wanted to say THANK YOU!!
We also wanted to let you know how spectacular the wedding video turned out!!!!
We can't put into words how you captured ever moment and made it more wonderful
then we can remember. Your wedding video was the best we have ever seen
and not just because it was our own, but it was that good.
We can not thank you enough for giving us these beautiful memories to share
with our friends, family and loved ones forever. Thanks again!
Love,
Nicole & Kevin (5-21-05)
Chesapeake
Bay Beach Club, Stevensville, MD -Shot & edited by Matt.
The video
was wonderful. We watched it and it was amazing to relive the day. I
loved seeing all the ceremony and reception details and action that we were
unable to see that day. I looked at different scenes and could remember what
I was thinking and feeling at each moment, and all of the warm fuzzies came
back. I was so pleased with how everything looked, and you
were so artistic going between the black & white and color shots. It’s
amazing to me how you got so many great shots and angles while you were in the
background; you have some shots of us that I don’t even remember seeing
you close by to have gotten! You really captured the wonderful emotions of the
day – I could see on my face all the love & joy that I was feeling.
I do not regret for a minute the decision to get a video.
Peter & Christine Ehrig (5-14-05)
Pender
United Methodist Church/Waterford at Fair Oaks, Fairfax, VA -Shot & edited
by Matt.
We just saw
the video and loved it!!! We can't wait to see it again as you made
us laugh and cry. You really captured every special moment of the wedding.
Your team was professional and unobstrusive and your editing was top
notch. We are SO happy with the results! Thank you for contributing
to a memory of a lifetime. We are so excited to share this
video with our family, friends and our future Flanagan shorties. :) You
are the best!
Young
& Dave (5/14/05)
Location:
Foundry United Methodist Church/ Wasington Club (DC) -Shot
by Sandy & Mike, edited by Matt.
Matt,
Thank you so much for your work on our wedding video!! I must admit, I was at
first reluctant to spend $ on a video as I wanted to avoid most of the typical
extravagant and unnecessary "wedding-ish" details, also I had been
forewarned that videos can be somewhat "cheesy" to say the least :-)
Thankfully, I changed my mind and was proved wrong after watching several (ok,
more than several... I became addicted!) of your creative and inspiring videos
on your website!
Working with you has been nothing short of a great experience; I appreciate
the fact that all your info is available on your website, as I did most of my
planning online; not to mention the fact that you were so easy to communicate
with via e-mail (my choice) throughout the entire process and were always very
quick to respond to questions and concerns, with a virtual smile every time
:-)
The video
itself is amazing - you captured every important moment and made us laugh
and cry - all in a good, non-cheesy way of course! It was so nice to have
someone there to capture the moments we missed, since it proved to be true
that the day flew by.
Thanks again!
Amy and Allen (4/30/05)
Location: Celebrations
at the Bay - Shot & edited by Matt
Working with
Matt has been a truly amazing experience. Matt not only captured all of the
traditional special moments, but he also captured a TON of things that
we completely missed! Matt was extremely easy to work with, responsive, and
completely unobtrusive throughout filming. He really captured the feelings and
emotions of the day on a video that we will treasure for years to come. After
watching our video, we decided that the video had been the most well spent part
of our wedding budget. We would recommend Matt to ANYONE even considering videography
or even those hesitant about it. He will meet and exceed your expectations.
Thank you Matt for all of your hard work--and great video!
Carrie & Chuck (4/23/05)
Locations:
NY Ave Presbyterian Church, Galleria at LaFayetter Centre, Washington, DC
-- Shot & edited by Matt
Matt,
your assistants did a fabulous job capturing our wedding day! The video is
amazing and truly encompasses every aspect of our wedding celebration. The
best part was that they were overall inconspicuous- they taped everything,
but did not distract our guests. The dancing clips are great- you can see
everyone's personality because they didn't have to change their behavior for
fear of being "caught on tape". At the same time, I had complete
confidence that every key moment (everything from vows, to first dance, to
cake cutting) was recorded.
My husband and I were initially hesitant about fitting a videographer
into our budget, and we are so happy that we did! The entire process was easy-
from booking to receiving the video- it wasn't any additional work for
us! I can't tell you how much we loved that the video was already in
our mailbox when we got back from our honeymoon!
We appreciate that our pictures are great, but the video truly lets us
re-live the day! I would certainly recommend you and your assistants to anyone!
Thank you very much!
Sincerely,
Maureen
& Ian (4/23/05)**
Locations:
USNA Chapel, Lowes Annapolis -Shot by Sandy & Meghan,
edited by Matt
It was a
pleasure to work with Matt and his staff throughout the planning of our wedding.
His staff was able to capture the atmosphere and mood of our wedding ceremony
in an unobtrusive and discreet manner. The finished product was of the highest
quality, that truly exceeded our expectations, and presented it in a cinematic
approach that really stood out from other videos we had viewed. I highly recommend
Matt and his staff to anyone looking for a videographer to capture the essence
of your wedding celebration!
Thanks
again! You did an excellent job!
Beth &
David (4/16/05)**
Location:
Holy Trinity Catholic Church Washington, DC (Georgetown) -Shot
by Sandy & Mike, edited by Matt.
We thoroughly
enjoyed having Matt film our wedding- his easy going style made both of us comfortable
and
all of our other vendors as well--he was actually fun to have there. We got
home from a two week honeymoon exhausted but still sat riveted infront of the
tv to watch the whole video in the middle of the night- it made us feel like
we were watching a hollywood movie....where of course, we were the stars!
Thanks for the great job!
Susan
& Wes (4-16-05)
Location:
Chesapeake Bay Beach Club -- Shot & edited by Matt
When we initially
started planning our wedding, we nixed the idea of hiring a videographer and
thought that was an easy thing to cut out of our budget. But when one
of our sets of grandparents wasn't going to be able to make the trip out to
our wedding, we decided that a DVD was the only way we could really share the
day with them. In retrospect, it was probably the best decision we made
throughout the whole year of planning. Sandy, Matt's assistant, was wonderful
-- COMPLETELY unobtrusive and very professional. As soon as we departed
from the reception, we turned to each other, full of love and emotion and giggles
and elation, and said almost in unison, "I can't WAIT to see the video!!!"
More than the photography, more than anything else, it's the one thing we kept
looking forward to seeing throughout our honeymoon. And then as soon as
we returned, the DVD awaited
us. And it surpassed our expectations. Sitting there, watching it
in our living room, we relived the whole beautiful celebration, and we were
able to see so many details that we were too swept up to notice during the actual
day. We are so thrilled that we have this phenomenal footage! It's
absolutely priceless!
Suzy &
Seth (4-10-05)
Location: Meadowlark Botanical
Gardens, VA -Shot by Sandy & Mike, edited
by Matt.
It was a
little more than a week after our wedding and just five days into our honeymoon
when it suddenly hit us: the music video portion of our wedding DVD was probably
finished and posted on Matt's web site. So on a tiny island on Australia's Great
Barrier Reef, Kevin and I excitedly plunked two $2 coins into the hotel's ancient
dial-up Internet kiosk and waited. And waited. And deposited more coins. And
waited some more. Nearly an hour later, the computer had downloaded less than
half the music video, the reception area was about to close and a mean Italian
woman was loudly complaining that she just *had* to get onto the Internet for
a work emergency. We didn't care. Grinning, we watched that little segment three
times, so thrilled that we had decided to hire Matt to document our wedding
day.
Everyone
says that weddings go by so quickly that the newly married couple barely remembers
what happened
that day. So many people had warned us of that that Kevin and I really tried
to soak everything in and we have so many wonderful, vivid memories of the
day. But there simply was no way that we would have been able
to see our parents' reactions to our wedding vows, to enjoy the many gorgeous
vantage points of the ceremony in the church, to relive the wonderful toasts
at ourreception, to know whether our wedding dance lessons actually paid off,
etc. You've allowed us all that. And more! Thank you so much for providing
a keepsake that not only we and our families will cherish but that we'll be
able to show our children and grandchildren one day. Your work is simply magnificent!
Jennifer
& Kevin (4-9-05)
Location:
Corpus Christi Church/ Peabody Institute, Baltimore -Shot & edited by
Matt
I would recommend
Matt Buerhaus to any bride. He is amazing to work with. He is professional
and makes the “planning of video” easy with his wonderful website.
On the day of my wedding, Matt was there getting all the great shots, but as
his website claims he was very unobtrusive. My video was completed in
less than two weeks, and I have watched it 4 times in 48 hours! In that
time, I have already recommended Matt to two people!! The video is absolutely
incredible. The footage and effects are remarkable. I feel like
a movie star! As my grandfather said, after watching it – “That
video is worth every penny if not more.”
Thank you Matt – for capturing my memories of the happiest day of my life!
Jamie
Beynon (4-2-05)
Ceremony:
Sacred Heart Church, Glyndon MD/Reception: Lillies at Harborview, Baltimore
-- Shot & edited by Matt
Matt,
The video was AMAZING!! It completely exceeded our expectations!! :)
You were very very professional and we barely noticed you were there
- and at the same time, still able to capture all our special moments beautifully!
We learned that a wedding flys by very quickly for the bride and groom
and you're torn in all different directions doing all your inevitable 'bride
and groom duties' - so a video is really the only way you get to see what actually
happened at the wedding and it's nice to see your ceremony again and is a wonderful
keepsake of the words and vowels said to one another - We will cherish it for
many years to come - the way you captured our ceremony was wonderful - i cried
buckets!! :)
For
anyone looking for a GREAT videographer who has a great personality, unbelievable
professionalism and talent, and COMPLETELY (no bright lights, etc) unobstrusive
- this is your man!! He has sooo many packages to suit anyone's needs!!
Again,
Matt, we can't say thank you enough!! This was clearly the best investment
we put into our wedding!!
-Steph
& Tim Phillips
Matt,
We can’t thank you enough for the wonderful job
you did on our video! I was in tears the first time I watched the music
video. The video flowed so well and you really captured the day!!
We can not say enough how happy we are with everything! We showed the
video to my family on Easter Sunday and they were all sooo impressed!! I
looked around the room and saw a few tears!!!
I have to be honest and say we were on the fence about
having our wedding day professionally videotaped because of budget reasons but
I can’t convey to you how glad we both are that we did it and that we
had you do it! We have been telling all of our friends/family that this
is by far the best money we spent on our entire wedding!! I would like
to say to brides/grooms to be, if you are still trying to decide whether to
spend the extra money……DO IT…..you will not regret it!!!
I didn’t really believe it when people told me your wedding day will FLY
by but it is so true. The day went by soooo incredibly fast and it is
unbelievable how many important things you miss on your wedding day. There was
sooo much on the video that we were not able to see on our actual wedding day.
There is great video coverage of my nephews getting there boutonniere’s
pinned on before the wedding…..this is something that I, as the bride,
was not able to see in person. There is also wonderful coverage of my
nieces and nephews dancing together…I will cherish these memories forever!!!!
This is also something that you will be able to look back
on years from now and show your children and your grandchildren!! Franks
grandparents were unable to come to the wedding because of health reasons. We
are going to drive to New Jersey next weekend and we will be able to sit down
with them and let them watch our special day unfold!! Thanks again Matt
for doing such a wonderful job!
Sincerely,
Tricia & Frank Grosso
Ceremony:
Loyola Alumni Memorial Chapel, Baltimore
Reception: Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore --Shot & edited by Matt
All I can
say is, WOW!!!!! Matt did a phenomenal job w/our video (check out our highlight/spotlight
reel- link is @ the top of this bio), words cannot describe how truly BEAUTIFUL,
BREATHTAKING, & AWESOME our video is. I've watched it over..& over..
& over.. & still can't get over how wonderful it is (I can't stop watching
it). He captured so many of the little details I was afraid would go unnoticed.
He also was able to capture the raw emotion & bring everything back to life.
I cannot say or rave enough about Matt Buerhaus!!! Plus, boy is he quick in
editing & getting the final, finished product back. My wedding was Saturday
(2/19), he had my video finished that Wednesday (2/23), & my father picked
it up Thursday (all while I was away on my honeymoon). Super quick!! My father
has probably watched the video 20+ times & my sister @ least 15 (my wedding
was just 2 weeks ago), both confiscated a copy (he provides 4, I had to order
2 more). Also, I think Matt invented the word, "unobtrusive", I'd
like to rename him the "invisible one", you didn't even know he was
there!! I could go on..& on about the outstanding job Matt did, & his
artistic talent & captivatingly beautiful workmanship... If you haven't
settled on a videographer, definitely check him out.. he's still fairly "new"
to the scene & a true talent!! @ his current prices, he's a bonafide STEAL!!
(Lucky me found him before the price increase last year). He's worth every penny
& soooo much more!! Okay, enough gushing about Matt!! Can you tell I'm ecstatic
over my video?!?!? Okay, I just received my "Outakes" (raw footage)
video (I ordered this AFTER seeing my video, about a week ago) & "WOW"!!!!
!!! Even the raw footage was WONDERFUL to watch!! I had thought he caught a
ton of details in my "refined" video, but little did I know just how
much ground he actually covered until viewing the "Outakes". Again,
MATT IS AWESOME!! He captured sooooo much!! The "unedited", raw version
was as exciting (& touching) to watch as my finished video, or rather, movie.
He was EVERYWHERE!! It's amazing how he somehow "knew" what to film
& focus on, for example, me changing into my mother's "revamped"
wedding dress. I did not tell Matt about that, or the importance of it, it was
a suprise..(no one but my sister knew), well somehow, he "knew" to
focus on my mother & I. He caught EVERYTHING!! The suprise & shock on
my mother's face when she finally recognized my gown as her old gown, her raw
emotion & reaction (she cried), us hugging!! I came in on her as a "soul
train" line was going on, that's what Matt was initially filming... Anyway,
to me, it was just amazing that he captured that & zoned in on that moment.
More gushing, I know.. but again, I reiterate... if you haven't already booked
him.. definitely scoop him up!! You won't regret it!! My only regret is that
I didn't upgrade my package! Matt is easily my FAVORITE vendor!!! He's a gem!!!!!
Please feel free to contact me w/any questions!
Inez Donmoyer
daihdreamin@gmail.com
Ceremony:
St. John Roman Catholic Church, Westminster
Reception: Ceresville Mansion, Frederick