Leira Productions Reviews
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Ashleigh D. Sent on 09/30/2024Exceeds all expectations!
Working with Ariel was an A++ experience from our first meeting through receiving our final video. He took the time to get to know us as a couple, and more than that, got to know our vibe through his in-depth questions and easy demeanor. We had unexpected weather the weekend of our wedding, and not only did Ariel make sure to capture footage the day before when the sun was still out, he also was a calming presence throughout the day, making the effort to keep us dry while still capturing all of the details we wanted. His attention to detail is top notch and his creativity when it comes to the final edit is superior. We are beyond thrilled with our final video and loved working with and getting to know Ariel! -
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Christi M. Sent on 03/06/2024Beyond our expectations
We were referred to Leira Productions by our wedding planner. We are SO THANKFUL that we hired him to film our wedding! Every interaction with Ariel, starting from our initial call was handled with professionalism and more importantly, brought us a sense of calm and trust that we hired the right company to capture our day. On the day of, Ariel and his team provided just the right amount of guidance so they could capture the shot, without ever making it feel staged or uncomfortable. And the end result, the video and the trailers, were literally amazing. We had a home wedding and had some initial concerns about the potential for great video opportunities. We couldn't have been more wrong. We feel like Ariel not only captured our day beautifully, but he made a movie out of it. A movie that still moves us to tears no matter how many times we watch it. Thank you Ariel and Leira Productions. We are forever grateful!
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Jasmine L. Sent on 03/01/2024Leira Productions MADE our wedding weekend!
Leira Productions MADE our wedding experience! Ariel and his team made us feel heard and comfortable throughout the entire wedding journey.
Before the weekend he was extremely attentive and accommodating to our vibe and vision by truly taking the time to get to know us. During the wedding weekend he and his team brought such positive and lighthearted energy. They were always around to laugh and get excited with us, and to help guide us when we had no idea what were were doing.
When we got the videos back we were blown away. The quality is phenomenal—the music, transitions, filters, and frames captured exactly what we hoped for as a portrayal of our weekend. We were both in tears within seconds and even writing this review gets me re-energized about it. I am so happy with Leira Productions and would use them again for any event! -
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Brianna K. Sent on 01/21/2024A wedding video that will even make strangers emotionally invested
Working with Ariel at Leira Productions was absolutely fantastic. Early in our planning process, we were trying to find places to keep costs down and weren’t sure if we wanted a videographer. After talking to several friends who had one at their wedding, we finally decided we’d consider it. Hearing the speeches, seeing how people interact and how you move together in your wedding outfits is an enhanced memory that goes beyond what photos capture. The challenge we had with a lot of wedding video examples is they come out feeling like a music video, which was not at all what we were looking for. When researching videographer options, we were looking for someone who made videos that seemed tailored to the couple, and truly captured the unique feeling of that wedding. When we watched the videos on Ariel’s site, we both got emotional and even teary about the couples featured there. We felt like we got a real insight into who they were and what their day was like. We knew that if he could make us feel like that about people we didn’t even know, we couldn’t wait to see what he would do for our wedding. We immediately told our planner we wanted to hire him.
Ariel is so kind in his communication and precise in his work. On the wedding day, we saw and interacted with him and his team occasionally, but most of the time we didn’t even really know he was there because he’s completely unobtrusive and gets in no one’s way while still capturing everything. This is really important because you don’t want you and your guests to be distracted feeling like they’re on a film set all day. Whenever he interacted with us, he was calm and gave good direction for the shots he was filming. He asked us if we were comfortable with him using his drone to capture footage during the ceremony and when we said yes, he worked with our planner and officiant to notify the guests before everything started so they wouldn’t be alarmed or distracted. It was totally undisruptive, and the drone footage that he got during the day and into the night was some of the coolest in the video!
We’re both obsessed with the final video and both the moments and the feeling of the day that it captured. We’re so happy we decided to hire Ariel and don’t think any other videographer could have done what he did to immortalize our day. After watching our wedding teaser video, people kept asking us when the “full movie” was coming out because he made it look that amazing! -
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Rob F. Sent on 05/21/2023The magic of reliving your big day
We truly lucked out with Leira Productions as our wedding videographer. Ariel and his team have incredible talent to capture the feel of a wedding day. When reels from prior events of total strangers had us in tears or in stitches laughing, we knew the videos he created of our big day would be lifelong memories that transported us back to the moment we got married, allowing us to relive the magic and the emotion. As expected, they are incredible! Someday, we’ll show the videos to our children and they’ll feel like they were there, too. Whether the subtle intricacies of a religious wedding ceremony, the madness of a chaotic dancefloor, a drone shot showing off the spectacular venue and outfits, or just a secret little smile, Ariel got it all on film.
In addition, Ariel and our photographer had worked together a lot. It’s incredibly useful when a photographer and videographer have an unspoken language and working relationship. The last thing you want is for a videographer to step into a photographer’s shot, or vice versa. Instead, it felt like they were working in tandem. We are so glad to have both gorgeous still frame photos and this living, breathing video of our wedding. We really can’t recommend Ariel highly enough.
Don’t take it from us. Watch our video! https://youtu.be/72xsTHynKhI -
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Kathara G. Sent on 07/09/2023Amazing, creative and intentional videographer
Ariel was an incredible wedding videographer for our special day. We spent a good deal of timing searching for the right videographer and chose Ariel because of the breadth of his portfolio and that each of his pieces was a custom art piece, not a cookie cutter.
Ariel took the time to get to know us a head of time and immediately made us feel at ease during the wedding weekend. He was extremely flexible and went above and beyond to make sure he understood the property and the flow of the day ahead of time so he could be totally on it once the wedding day arrived.
He blended in with our guests and was never intrusive, which was important to us. He even used his creative eye to make some easy recommendations during the event, which helped us capture some of our favorite parts of the film. He also worked seamlessly with the photographer and other members of our vendor team.
We highly recommend Ariel for your upcoming event. He is thoughtful, intentional, creative and kind. Hire him! -
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Arri Sent on 07/03/2023Ariel was a DREAM to work with!
Ariel and his team created the wedding video of our DREAMS! I still get emotional every time I rewatch it, it’s so breathtaking.
Ariel made the whole process so lovely, from beginning to end he was so great at communicating with us. He made us feel so comfortable on our wedding day, it truly felt like we had known him forever! Even after the wedding day, we could tell he really cared and kept in touch with us to ensure we were 1000% satisfied with the video.
If you're considering Leira Productions I could not recommend Ariel and his team enough!! -
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Matthew Sent on 11/30/2022WOW, incredible wedding film we'll cherish forever, thank you!!!
WOW thank you Ariel! After spending weeks if not months researching options to film our wedding, we are beyond happy with how everything turned out. Ariel is a true pro who takes great pride in his work that shines through in the final product. My favorite part is his ability to story tell and work your emotions throughout the film. He takes you on a journey vs just mashing video and music together. We had a viewing party with our families and they have requested to watch it again multiple times since. If you're looking for a videographer, look no further! -
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Holly M. Sent on 08/19/2022Great experience with Leira Productions!
Ariel captured all the magic of our big day! Would certainly recommend him to others looking for beautiful video coverage of their wedding -
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Charles B. Sent on 05/26/2020Best Investment of Our Wedding
We are so incredibly grateful for everything that Ariel and the Leira Production team did to capture our wedding. We originally did not give much thought to videography, but our wedding planner introduced us to Leira Production and we are SO grateful he did.
Ariel took time before the wedding to get to know us, our history, and learn what was important about the wedding well in advance. He proactively reached out to our photographer, sound team, and other vendors so that day of, he knew the entire run of show and had planned exactly where to be to capture the best moments.
When our video was ready, Leira Productions created a teaser for us on social media, a one minute clip we could share, and a full video that captured the entire day. Ariel's ability to mix our vows with moments of celebration, dance, toasts, and laughter was truly remarkable. He thought of everything from keeping our color palette and fonts in the video for continuity to even checking the licensing for music before sharing with us so we could post on Facebook without any trouble.
Hands-down this was the best way we have been able to remember our wedding and it was an incredible experience working with Ariel. We are so grateful and cannot recommend Leira Productions enough if you are thinking about a videographer for your big day. -
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Ari B. Sent on 03/22/2020Amazing Video!
We found Ariel late in the game due to other problems we were having with our videographer. He came on and was so helpful and extremely communicative. He created the video exactly as I asked and was a dream to work with!! The video came out amazing and would recommend him to anyone! -
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Veronica D. Sent on 10/04/2020August Covid Wedding
What a wedding. A covid wedding at that ! You hear about things not going as planned the day of but this took the cake ! I cant thank Ariel enough for capturing all these great moments that I will cherish forever. If it wasn't for him being there the bad would have out weighed the good. The video truly captured the reason we chose to get married. It was to celebrate our union with our loved ones. It made us realize how grateful we are to have amazing family and friends in our lives that wouldn't allow for any negatively. Our fairytale Wedding happened! We absolutely loved the way the video turned out and the challenges we faced to capture them ! Areil was so very helpful and understanding of the situation. From beginning to end he made my dream day possible. We had alot of family and friends that couldnt attend due to covid. He was able to stream my ceremony live so that they can be apart of our special day. He arrived earlier and stayed later than expected. Dont worry about him being in the way of your photographer He works well with your photographer and will stay behind the scenes .He literally followed us through all mishaps and still managed to pull this off .Only those that were witness saw the "flaws". Many of these shots were in our backyard and you wouldn't have even guessed it . I wouldn't change these moments for anything in the world .I married the man of my dreams! Thank you Ariel for such a wonderful job ! We definitely will cross paths again .
Side note: Due to covid and normal wedding expenses everyone wanted services paid in full upfront. This was so difficult. He was flexible with payment methods and allowed us some time. He is very efficient with the time frame in having your footage ready. He allows for editing and add ons. We did add on because that day went by so quickly and we wanted to remember every second. We are thinking of getting all the raw footage as well. Its definitely worth it to get the package . Instagram clip was amazing and different than your video so it doesn't feel that your waisting your money for just "30" seconds. He really takes the best moments and worth every penny. He walks you step by step to ensure that you can view your footage in all apps. -
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Tavi K. Sent on 06/23/2021You HAVE to hire Leira Productions
Ariel truly blew us away with our wedding videos. Even before we received the final cut, he was such a pleasure to work with. He was always so accommodating during the planning process, even when we had to change our original plans due to COVID. On the day of the wedding, he was super professional, unobtrusive, and we barely noticed what or when he was shooting until we got the final film and realized just how much footage he was able to capture. Because we had a micro-wedding, he even set up a Live Stream for our friends/family who couldn't be there, so that was an extra special service (which also turned out great!). Everything was perfect, from the camera movement down to the music selection and editing. I would highly recommend every single (engaged) couple to hire Leira Productions!! -
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Leah Sent on 09/09/2019Committed videographer
Ariel was absolutely AMAZING to work with. he totally got what I wanted for our video. I wanted to capture every moment so that I could relive it over and over again. The night of the wedding, I didn’t even notice Ariel was there until he said goodbye at last call. He captured all of our big moments without it ever feeling like we were being recorded. A real talent!
Two days before the wedding, we needed to add a livestream link for my step-dad who was unfortunately unable to make the wedding due to a serious illness. Ariel did not hesitate to make every accommodation to ensure that our entire family could be a part of our big day. My step-dad was able to see and hear the entire ceremony! I cannot Begin to explain how much it meant to us for us to be able to make that happen.
