About this vendor
CDA Films is a wedding videographer based in Austin, TX. The company is available for weddings throughout Austin, the surrounding area, and the Coeur d’Alene region in Idaho.
CDA Films takes its name from Coeur d’Alene, a city in Idaho where founder Sam Balas is from. Sam grew up as a huge movie fan and later obtained a film degree from San Fransisco State University before creating the company. Sam brings this wealth of knowledge and experience, his passion for cinematography, and his love for the beautiful north of Idaho to every wedding.
CDA Films creates unique, unforgettable movies to memorize and recount your big day. The business offers various packages that include several hours of filming, drone footage, the possibility of creating highlight videos and social media teasers, and a second shooter if desired. The team can also travel further afield for additional costs, and the packages are customizable to cater to your celebration desires. No matter what you’re looking for in your wedding film, CDA Films is there to accompany you and document the happy day as you wish.
Sam looks forward to hearing from you to help you plan your vision for your big day and create a truly memorable film of the event. CDA Films will then film and edit the footage according to your desired mood and style.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Photo
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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4.9
out of 5.016 reviews
Sam was very communicative, easy to work with and professional! I LOVE our wedding video, and all of the footage we received. It has been such a special way to relive our wedding d...
ay over and over again. Sam did such a wonderful job capturing the feeling of the day! My husband and I are so thrilled with our videos and highly recommend CDA Films!!!
Sam was great at communication, he was professional, on time, prepared, and kind. He provided us with our raw footage via a harddrive mailed to us, a beautiful wedding video, and ...
a social media trailer. We had some requests to make some changes to the video, and he was so accommodating and kind. Our film turned out so beautiful. It had everything we wanted and we will cherish it for the rest of our lives. We are grateful for Sam and recommend him to anyone looking for a videographer for their wedding day!
If you are looking for the most bang for your budget. I highly recommend CDA Films. Great communication and camera skills.
Sam from CDA Films is amazing!! He was communicative, professional and creative and totally captured the whole essence and vibe of our wedding day. Despite some nasty weather day o...
f, he accommodated changes and was still able to capture the most beautiful moments of our day. We are so happy with how the highlight video turned out and loved having his presence at our wedding. Highly recommend Sam :)
What a treasure to have the videos from our daughter’s wedding and even more a blessing that Sam was the videographer. He captured the day with such artistry. Communication with hi...
m was excellent and the result was bar none. I’ve heard so many others having bad experiences and not even getting their videos. Well, Sam came through on all accounts! There was never a concern. He delivered in all areas-from the initial discussion, full day of videoing on the wedding day to the final videos. I would use him again in a heart beat and highly recommend!
Sam was easy to work with and was happy to work with our budget to make sure we were able to get good quality video for a good rate. He worked incredibly well with our photographer...
and did job of balancing providing direction and standing back to let things unfold. Really happy to have had him capture video for our wedding.
Sam did such a wonderful job on our wedding videography!! Videography wasn’t something we thought of until a week before our wedding, and luckily enough we were able to higher him ...
very last minute and man are we glad we did! He captured the most precious and memorable parts of our big day and now we always have the ability to go back and relive that through the highlight video and by watching our ceremony video! He was very professional and honestly we never even realized he was there; he’s so good at being a fly on a wall and capturing the best footage without disrupting a thing. We would gladly recommend Sam to anyone looking for a wedding videographer!!!
Sam absolutely exceeded our expectations! He was attentive, responsive, and took every wedding detail into consideration. Our videos turned out beautiful and were returned to us qu...
icker than expected. During our wedding, Sam was everywhere we wanted him to be, and his creative outlook made the final videos look amazing. Sam is very personable, communicates well, and made us feel very comfortable and special on our big day. I would HIGHLY recommend Sam not only for his creativity and personality, but also for his price tag. His prices are much lower than his competitors, but his work is just as professional.
I am a wedding planner and Sam always does a great job of communicating quickly, being professional onsite, and delivering a great product on time!
Sam was fantastic, I'm so glad we hired him to be our videographer for our wedding. Not only did I like his previous work posted on his website but the entire process, from start t...
o finish was smooth. He has a detailed questionnaire before the event and takes the time to get to know what you're looking for and your style. We had a little hiccup 5 hours before the wedding which he handled with the upmost professionalism. Sam is very responsive, a hard worker, has beautiful work, and fair prices. I would suggest Sam to any friend of mine.
Sam did such an amazing job with our wedding video! His communication was great from the start and he really took the time and effort to make our video and highlight video fitting ...
and personalized to us. We couldn’t have gone with a better videographer for our special day! Sam is very professional and worked well with our photographer the day of the wedding, even though the two had never met. Even coordinating shots and working seamlessly together without ever getting in each other’s way. He also worked so well in the background, we hardly even noticed his presence, while somehow getting the most personal and beautiful shots. I cannot recommend CDA Films enough! The whole process from start to finish was flawless
Sam was wonderful! He was responsive and listened to our requests for our wedding video. The video turned out absolutely lovely! It's EXACTLY what I wanted.
Sam did a great job catching all the special moments of our wedding!
I came across CDA films on the Knot, searching for videographers for my wedding. I reached out to Sam and he quickly replied requesting to speak on the phone. I really appreciated ...
this as I live in San Diego (married in the Bay Area) and Sam (CDA Films) was in San Francisco. It was so nice speaking to him on the phone, listening to his authenticity and genuine appreciation for the field he works in and excitement to film our wedding. Long story short, we booked with CDA Films and come our wedding day, Sam walked into my bridal suite (I had never met him before) and I was caught off guard by how sweet and humble he was. He jumped right in (we booked a 1 shooter 10 hour session) to filming myself and bridesmaids and my husband with his groomsmen getting ready, then on to the remainder of the day.
I was very impressed with his coordination with my other vendors (coordinator and photographer) and arriving on time at a hard to find venue (Thomas Fogarty Winery) he had never been to. He arrived promptly on time and was ready to go. He worked well with the photographer, politely asking if he could get a shot here and there. I had no expectations of what a videographer would bring to my wedding day, but I was BLOWN away. If you are on the fence I HIGHLY recommend booking CDA films. He is professional, respectful, professional and understands all the meaningful and important moments to capture. The best part is Sam is not pretentious, and he shoots your wedding personally, almost as if it was his own. He doesn't have boxes to check, he films what comes naturally. We love watching our wedding over and over thanks to CDA Films.
Good service, great long-term communication after our wedding while editing the videos.
Sam is a unique combination of being meticulous and creative, which shows in his work. He directs with ease while also letting his subjects express themselves naturally. 5/5 for Sa...
m for wedding videos!
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