Hawaii Video Memories

Todd, owner of Hawaii Video Memories, was a pleasure to work with!!! He was very professional and honest when planning our wedding video. He spent time on the phone with us answering all questions and was quick in responding by email too. On the wedding day he was on time and gently directed us in capturing the day. We wanted a very natural documentation of our day and that’s exactly what Todd and his assistant did for us. The highlights video was received soon after our wedding and was AMAZING! We and our friends/​family couldn’t stop watching it over and over again! He did exactly what we requested while still adding his artist touch with editing and unique music selections. We really liked how Todd created a full edited version of the entire day but also provided edited versions of just the ceremony and also just the speeches.
Overall, we would absolutely recommend Hawaii Video Memories for your wedding! We did extensive research on all the top cinematographers and photographers in Hawaii and were extremely happy we chose Todd’s company!

Todd and HVM completely exceeded our expectations for our wedding video. They did such an amazing job! Todd was very personable and captured every moment on our special day. They beautifully captured big moments and the small details that we would have not seen. It was brilliantly shot while managing to keep a low profile.
Todd communicated with very well and kept us in the loop. He asked us what songs we wanted incorporated into our wedding video. We provided him the list of songs and I was expecting the original songs to be edited in the video. He incorporated different renditions as well as some of the original songs. The renditions he chose were perfect! It definitely fit into the style of the video. Once we received the video, we were amazed. The video turned out perfect. It looked like something straight from a movie or something that would play on TV. I highly recommend HVM if you want one of the best wedding videos to enjoy for a lifetime.

We are so happy that we hired Hawaii Video Memories! They truly captured our wedding day. If your curious about hiring a videographer, don’t hesitate! Our wedding coordinator recommended HVM to us and we are so glad they did! The video was perfect and we felt that same feeling on our wedding day when we were watching the video. Highly recommend them :)

Todd did an amazing job with our wedding video. He was such a pleasure on our big day, and the results were absolutely stunning. I couldn’t recommend HVM more!

I own and operate a company here in Maui that is in the wedding service industry and therefore I have had the opportunity to work with a lot of different vendors in different areas. I have known Todd for a few years and had the pleasure of working with him quite often. Todd has always been very professional and very personable. More importantly, all of his clients seemed to always sing his praises. So, when we were planning our wedding we were so happy to find out that he was available for our date. We got married on December 8^th at The Montage in Kapalua and cannot say enough wonderful things about Hawaii Video Memories. During the planning process they responded quickly to all of my emails and sent us a detailed questionnaire in order to get to know us better. They did offer to schedule a consultation with us in person but having already known Todd for a few years we figured that wasn’t necessary.
On the day of our actual wedding to our surprise Todd and Ryssa showed up early to capture some of the pre-​ceremony moments — how awesome! You could tell that the two of them have great experience working together as they made it all look so effortless. During the ceremony the two of them captured multiple angles and worked hand in hand with our photographer to capture all of the special moments while not getting in each other’s way. We also decided to include a drone which all of our guests were talking about for days :). The video footage from the drone really added that unique element that my fiancé and I were looking for. Highly recommend including that service :).
After the ceremony Todd offered to take us down to the lava rocks to capture the sunset and we could not have been happier that we did that. To be honest I was sort of dreading the after-​ceremony photo/​video session as I am not a big fan in general of taking photos. However, Todd actually made this portion a lot of fun and he was very efficient. This was a huge relief for me and the best part was that the shots came out absolutely stunning.
At the reception they of course captured all of the special moments (grand entrance, first dance, parent dances, toasts, etc). They moved around the room in a manner that made it as if they almost weren’t even there which I think is important because no one wants a camera right in their face or blocking other peoples views. Like a lot of weddings, we were behind on our timeline by about an hour. My wife and I both thought that the way they handled this was first class. Instead of interrupting us to tell us that essentially our time was up they just went with the flow of everything and made it all seamless. At the end of it all they truly seemed happy to have been a part of our special night and made sure to come give us big hugs before they left.
As part of my surprise to my now wife I had hired one of her favorite musicians to sing our first dance. We forgot to ask our DJ to record the song so I emailed Todd and asked if by chance he had recorded the audio from the first dance… to which he quickly responded that he had :). He emailed me the audio track which my wife and I will definitely enjoy for many years to come.
Overall, Todd and his team do an outstanding job. They are professional, fun, easy going, very creative, and produce a high quality product. If you are getting married here in Maui I would highly recommend his services!

Hawaii Video Memories is awesome!!! we went back and forth on hiring a videographer and we are so happy we went with Hawaii Video Memories, they worked with us on picking the best package and on the day of they were amazing! I cant even tell you one time I remember seeing them but they were there capturing everything, they are like ninjas! we are so grateful for them and the quick turn around on receiving our video! Thank you so much!

What a wonderful experience!!! Not only were they professional but they captured every moment! Every time we have watched our video it feels like we are re-​living that day all over again. We absolutely loved it! Thank you Hawaii Video Memories for going that extra mile and beyond to make our day and memories perfect and everlasting.

We chose Hawaii Video Memories for our wedding based on the amazing work we’d seen on the website, so we had an idea of how good it would be… but it wasn’t until we got our video back today that we were blown away by Todd’s talent in capturing all the moments of our special day! Todd was so cool and actually became part of the experience to make it the most special day of our lives. We would get remarried just to have him capture the memories all over again! Thank you!

We were introduced to HVM through our wedding planner when we got married in Maui in August of 2010. We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how our wedding video turned out! Ryssa was there to capture all of our special moments and she was an absolute gem to work with. We couldn’t ask for a better group of individuals to come together and make our wedding so memorable.
The HVM team was inviting, professional, detailed, articulate and possess such a rare talent. We’ve seen wedding videos of friends and acquaintances and the outcome/​quality is unmatched. The team listened and incorporated our ideas on music and the feel we wanted the video to relay and it was absolute perfection. I have to admit that the husband and I are very particular and hold everyone to a very high standard and HVM delivered.
I would highly recommend the HVM team, you will not be disappointed!

I used Hawaii Video Memories for Videography for my Maui Wedding in November ’11. I could not have been more pleased! Its tough finding vendors when it is a destination wedding. You don’t have the opportunity to meet with them one on one and trust that their portfolio is 100% accurate of the product that they produce.
Well when I hired Hawaii Video Memories they were in constant contact with me up until my big day. In fact the specific videographer, Ryssa, that was to video our wedding emailed me personally to ask me many questions to get to know our style. It made me feel good about our decision because she took pride in each of her clients to get to know us individually.
On our wedding day Ryssa was an absolute pleasue. She asked me to pretend that she wasn’t there so that I could focus on my day and not what was being captured. It was hard because she was so sweet
To produce the wedding video this takes about 6 months but let me tell you they are COMPLETELY worth the wait! My wedding video is that of a Classic Hollywood movie. It was brilliantly put together and is more like art than a wedding DVD. I have seen many wedding videos and they are so run of the mill, Hawaii Video Memories creates art! I have never seen anything like it. We sat in awe watching it. They definitely captured more than I ever thought possible. It was like watching a love story unfold and at the end I realized it was my own. Kudos for the BEST Videography we have EVER seen. BRILLIANT JOB!!!

We hired Hawaiian Video Memories for our September, 2011 wedding in Lanai. They did an EXCELLENT job in listening to what we hoped to capture during the day. The shots they took were phenomenal. .. and yet, somehow, they managed to keep a low profile (often times we didn’t even know they were there). They did a great job of pulling together a good variety of footage from both The Lodge at Koele and the Manele Bay resort.
It was important to us to have the entire ceremony captured. .. and they did (both audio and video were perfect).
This was some the best money we spent on the wedding! The atmosphere — both physical and emotional — was captured beautifully. AND, they delivered on time, as promised (so that we were able to share during local receptions back home). When we viewed the video we were amazed at how many things that were recorded we had either missed entirely (distracted during the wedding perhaps?) or we had already forgotten.
We received so many compliments (and even applause) from family and friends alike! We are definitely HUGE fans of HVM!!!

Hawaii Video Memories is AWESOME!!! My husband and I got married in Hawaii in September of 2011 and used Ryssa as our vidiographer and she was great. We went through a wedding coordinator and she recommended Hawaii Video Memories to us so we knew they must be good. The experiance with Ryssa was excellent. If we had any questions through out the process she would get back to us asap via email. She was on time the day of our wedding and even stayed late to capture some last min little details. About two months after our wedding we received our wedding video and could not beleive the quality even down to the case it came in! She captured the most important and most memorable moments. Her editing was impecable!!! All we can say is thank you Ryssa we now can relive our wedding over and over again thanks to you!!!
Sunny and Ryan

I would definitely recommend searching around for other videographers on Maui. We were assigned to this company by the hotel who coordinated our wedding, and are so disappointed with the quality and results. So overpriced for a video we are embarrassed to show any friends or family. The picture quality would have been better had we shot it on our IPhone. And the DVD took over 2 months to receive, and was not even close to what we asked for. A total waste of time and $ 2000. Find another company or nothing at all, you will be irritated and disappointed with Hawaiian Video Memories.

These guys are AMAZING!!! We had an incredible wedding in Maui… and the video that Hawaiian Video Memories (Brendan) delivered captured everything that I could’ve hoped for in a true piece of watchable art! THANK YOU!!!