Studio EIGHTSEVEN

I have worked with this photographer for a few years now, and when I tell you I love his work. Its an understatement. He does cosplay photos at Comic cons, and his work is just amazing. Not only is his work amazing, he is just so lovely. He will always make sure who he works with is happy too, just overall. If your looking for a great photographer, go to him! I have added two of my favourite photos from him

We initially booked a videographer we had been recommended, however came across Sam at a friends wedding in the meantime. We loved his work and had to have him at our day! From our first phone call we could sense he was genuinely interested in what we wanted & what kind of people we were. He passed on his tips in the days leading up to the wedding which were super helpful & on the day seamlessly fitted in the background whilst managing to involve our three young children and to round up rowdy troops when needed. He communicated every step pre and post wedding with where he was upto. His final products were insane, capturing snippets of so many moments we would have missed, including bits of our whole party whilst telling the most real story. He broke the day down into sections so we literally had it all to re- live. I honestly couldn’t recommend him enough. He’s given us memories which will last a lifetime.

Our wedding day couldn’t have been more perfectly captured. Sam’s editing skills are absolutely phenomenal — he told the story of our day so amazingly. It was emotional, it was fun, it was everything we wanted and more! Rewatching the film literally brought tears to our eyes. We previewed our trailer on our honeymoon and were absolutely ecstatic with it. We couldn’t wait for the full film, and it was absolutely worth the wait. Sam made us feel relaxed throughout the whole day. We aren’t naturals in front of the camera, but Sam made us feel so at ease and captured us just having fun and enjoying ourselves. Even playing some upbeat tunes while filming helped us loosen up and step into our own, making everything feel easy and natural. Having your day captured on video is the best thing you will ever do — having it captured by Sam is going the extra mile. His work truly rocks! We know it, and so many people have complimented it and said how incredible it is too. That’s when you know. Sam genuinely went above and beyond, even going to extra lengths to get stills from the video of moments that had been missed throughout the day. This meant everything to me. I can’t thank Sam enough. We are in love with the video memory you created for us and will treasure it forever, Thankyou from the bottom of hearts ♥️

I knew Sam from years ago and so I knew how hard he worked, but I was blown away by his dedication and presence on the day. He worked so hard to get all the footage, but was unobtrusive and slipped into the background to capture some beautiful moments you wouldn't have expected. Final product was wonderfully done, not at all what I expected! Had a story, a common thread, beautiful music, really amazing stuff. We had a bilingual wedding and Sam went above and beyond to provide videos with both audio tracks, and subtitles where that wasn't possible. Millions of times better than the wedding videos of old, and absolutely worth it - you won't be disappointed.

If you are in two minds about getting a wedding videographer - GET ONE. But not just any one; you need to get Sam. Having viewed our wedding video approximately 50000 times, it is still the most incredible piece of footage I have ever seen. I spot something different every single time that makes me love it more and more. My husband and I have had it on repeat ever since we received it, and we have shared it with pretty much everyone we have ever met. I just cannot recommend Sam enough. We didn’t really have any expectations for our wedding video as we honestly thought we had covered all bases hiring a photographer. A photographer is a basic requirement but a videographer should be an absolute necessity. The calibre of Sam’s videographer-eye is on another level to anything else we have ever seen and we couldn’t be happier with what we received. Sam not only managed to capture the essence of the day as a whole, but managed to tell our whole story within the 15 minute video. Whilst it was our wedding, he knew how important it was to us to make sure our kids and our families got starring roles too. Sam’s choice of music is the perfect accompaniment and is a firm favourite with our 1 year old, who only has to listen to 5 seconds of the audio before she starts beaming. It feels like the music and the footage were made for one another, and the amount of time and work that inevitably went into pairing the two is not lost on me. In addition to the main video, we also received the full ceremony, first dance, speeches and evening entertainment footage. We had an unplugged ceremony and so we put all our trust in Sam to capture it, as we had no backup footage. This was literally the best decision we ever made. I can’t imagine the pressure of being the only one taking footage of the most important day in two people’s lives, but Sam covered every angle and we needn’t have worried at all. In the run up to the wedding day, Sam was in regular contact and was always available to answer any questions we had. He helped keep me calm during the morning preparations, and throughout the day, Sam was always on hand but was never obstructive. This made everything he captured super organic and natural. Sam has become a good friend and I would be grateful if he was also available to capture every single one of our family milestones. The fact that we can watch and rewatch the video and share it again and again with our kids and families is more special than words can describe. The take away from this review? Hire Sam to video your wedding. Just off to watch mine again…