Business Details
Capturing Your Wedding Day with Artistic Excellence
At 8 Kinds of Smiles, we specialize in capturing the authentic emotions, energy, and personality of weddings through cinematic storytelling. Founded by experienced videographers, our team combines artistic vision with technical expertise to create timeless videos that reflect each couple's unique story. We prioritize client collaboration, offering personalized packages and maintaining a commitment to quality, reliability, and ethical service. Our work has earned recognition for its emotional depth and technical excellence, establishing us as trusted professionals in the Southern California wedding industry.
Services
Wedding Highlights
Extended Cut
Same Day Edit
Raw Footage
Digital Copy
Highlights and features
- We offer cinematic storytelling with emotional depth and artistic vision
- Our team provides all-day coverage without hourly surcharges
- We deliver highlights videos within weeks and extended cuts promptly
- Customizable packages accommodate unique creative requests
- Our work has received consistent five-star reviews from satisfied couples
What people say
Cinematic excellence
Emotional storytelling
Prompt delivery
Professional team
Personalized service
Services
Wedding Highlights
Our Wedding Highlights service creates 3-5 minute cinematic videos that capture the most memorable moments of your special day. Using music-driven storytelling, we craft emotionally resonant edits that showcase your unique love story. This service includes professional color grading, audio enhancement, and creative transitions to produce shareable, lasting memories that highlight your wedding's most significant moments.
Extended Cut
The Extended Cut provides comprehensive 1-2 hour coverage of your entire wedding day. This service documents ceremonies, speeches, and key events in chronological detail while maintaining artistic quality. Clients receive a complete narrative of their celebration with professional audio capture and seamless editing that preserves every important moment from the first look to the final dance.
Same Day Edit
Our Same Day Edit service delivers a professionally edited video during your reception, typically within 2-3 hours of filming. This 5-7 minute highlight reel captures the day's most emotional and joyous moments, allowing guests to relive key events immediately. The service includes on-site editing, music synchronization, and projection-ready quality for an unforgettable reception experience.
Raw Footage
The Raw Footage service provides unedited recordings from all cameras used during your wedding day. This comprehensive collection includes every captured moment at full resolution, giving you complete creative control over future editing. The footage comes organized by timeline markers and includes multiple angles, making it ideal for preserving every detail or creating personalized edits at a later date.
Digital Copy
Our Digital Copy service delivers all final videos in 4K resolution through secure online hosting. Clients receive permanent access to downloadable files encoded in H.264/AAC format, along with private streaming links for easy sharing. This service includes blog integration for wedding highlights and ensures your memories remain accessible across devices for years to come.
People
Travis Do
Lead Videographer
Travis Do founded 8 Kinds of Smiles with a vision to create emotionally authentic wedding videos. With over a decade of experience in cinematic storytelling, he combines technical expertise with artistic sensitivity to capture couples' unique stories. His dedication to quality and client satisfaction has earned industry recognition.
Anna
Assistant Videographer
Anna brings a keen eye for detail and a warm presence to every wedding she documents. With five years of experience in event videography, she specializes in capturing candid moments and supporting the lead videographer to ensure comprehensive coverage of each celebration.
Questions
What wedding video packages do you offer?
We provide Wedding Highlights (3-5 minute music-driven edits), Extended Cuts (1-2 hour comprehensive coverage), and Same Day Edits for reception viewing. Custom packages and raw footage options are also available.
Do you travel for weddings?
Yes, while based in Southern California, we offer services throughout California and travel nationally for destination weddings.
How long does it take to receive the final video?
Highlights videos typically deliver within 3-4 weeks, with Extended Cuts following shortly after. Same Day Edits complete during the wedding day itself.
Can we customize our wedding video package?
Absolutely. We offer customizable packages to meet specific creative needs, including music selection, coverage duration, and special editing requests.
What equipment do you use for filming?
We utilize professional-grade cameras, lenses, and audio equipment to ensure cinematic quality. Drone footage and multiple camera angles are available upon request.
Do you offer raw footage with packages?
Yes, raw footage is included as a standard feature with our Extended Cut packages, providing unedited recordings of your entire wedding day.