McKenzie Miller Films

to capture all of the important moments. They wove together our favorite parts from getting ready, the ceremony, speeches and the dance floor into a short 3 minute film and a longer 15 minute version. We can't watch them without crying because they so perfectly capture the emotion from the day. We are so happy that we chose McKenzie and her team to film our wedding and will treasure the videos for years to come!

videographers make the ceremony seem like a formal production instead of a special, intimate life event. But at the same time, we wanted high quality video of one of the most important day of our lives. Eventually, we decided to go for it. We checked out a couple videographer options our Hudson Valley-based wedding planner suggested. They were 25% less than what we ultimately paid with McKenzie Miller Films, but the quality left us feeling like it wasn’t worth the price. Then, we reached out to our photographer for a suggestion, knowing it was important that she work well with the videographer on the day of the wedding, too. She suggested McKenzie Miller, whose work we checked out on her website and loved. (We were also happy to see multiple same-sex weddings featured, which was important to us.) We reached out to McKenzie and though she wasn’t available herself, her team was, so we set up a time to chat. After talking with McKenzie on the phone, we were confident her team’s approach to wedding videography was what we were looking for. She seemed laidback and not interested in staging anything, just capturing the beauty, love, and happiness of the day. She sent us two links to videos her team—Jon and Mike—had done and they looked great. After reviewing and requesting changes to the contract—which McKenzie was easy to work with on and very patient since we had a lawyer in the family going over it—we signed on the dotted line. About a month before the wedding, McKenzie connected us with Jon and sent us a detailed questionnaire to fill out. When we spoke with Jon on the phone, it was clear he’d reviewed it in depth and had helpful follow-up questions that would help him navigate the day. He was easygoing, but in control and we were confident going into the wedding. The day of the wedding, Mike and Jon were a bit late, but we were running behind on hair and makeup too so it didn’t matter much. They quickly captured some of our final hair and makeup touches before getting exterior shots of the house we were getting dressed at; detail shots of bouquets, shoes, invitation, dresses, etc.; and strategizing with our photographer for the first look. They asked if they could mic us so that they could capture all the audio for the ceremony. After trying with my wife’s dress, it proved to be too challenging. But they were very apologetic and had a back-up plan so they weren’t too worried about the audio (or if they were, we thankfully couldn’t tell). It was really no extra work on us to have them there. Even during the reception and ceremony, we don’t recall seeing them in obvious places and they didn’t show up in any photos. They captured everything, but did it impressively discreetly. Less than two months after our wedding, McKenzie emailed us our three-minute highlight reel and it far exceeded our expectations. They managed to capture so much of the day—and the emotions that came with it—in such a tight little package. We posted it on Facebook and got hundreds of comments from people who weren’t even there saying how much it moved them. It was incredible to see how well they put everything together. Ultimately, my wife admitted she was so happy we decided to hire a videographer, and we couldn’t be more grateful that it was McKenzie Miller Films.

a talented videographer and editor, she is kind and attentive. I can't say enough good things about McKenzie and her team. On the wedding day itself, I hardly saw them (except when I needed them) but they captured everything I wanted. Her involvement was the most stress free and easy part of our entire wedding planning process and I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone. Thank you McKenzie!!

or. She is professional, responsive, and competent but also kind, calm and warm and flexible (this will be explained in more detail below). I felt like she genuinely wanted to be there on my wedding day and actually enjoyed capturing it. Most importantly, her work is amazing. We received everything so quickly. Our teaser video came about 2.5-3 weeks after our wedding and was awesome. McKenzie is so gifted at beautifully capturing the emotions of the day but my husband and I had also wanted her to put some of the fun, dancing moments into the teaser and the full video itself. We knew McKenzie was talented and were confident she could give us the video we were asking for, but, since it was a little outside of her typical video, we did not know what exactly to expect. Well, she totally blew us away with a video that perfectly balanced the emotion of the day and the fun. I am not a very emotional person and I bawled like a baby watching our video. I couldn't believe it was us! She made us look like movie stars. Also, it's worth mentioning that her work is delivered beautifully to you. We opted to have our video placed on USB drives. They came in three beautiful boxes and the USB's themselves are almost a work of art. She does not leave any detail untouched. Please do not hesitate to hire McKenzie. She is absolutely the best!!