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Videographer Directory

Aldo Studios

6108 Eighteenth Ave., at 61st St., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn; 718-236-6300; aldostudio.com

This studio will make your wedding montage look like a music video (in a good way). Editors mix in baby photos, honeymoon snapshots, interviews with you and your guests, and music of your choice. Prices start at $2,300.

Asymmetric Pictures

505 62nd St., nr. Fifth Ave., Ste. E3, Sunset Park, Brooklyn; 718-567-8052; asymmetricpictures.com

As a freelance documentary filmmaker, Alan Roth has an unobtrusive, low-key, but detailed approach, and he’s a fan of natural sound. He’ll edit your day down to a one-hour DVD. Prices range from $2,000 to $3,400.

Blueshoe Production

917-689-6871; blueshoeproduction.com

Partners Jenny Vogelsang and Ellie D’Arcy’s ¬Brooklyn-based company have a cool, retro approach to ¬wedding-video work. In addition to the normal shooting styles (their wedding package runs $3,500), they also offer a Super 8 option for couples that like the uneven, timeless look of films from that bygone era. Super 8 work is an additional $350.

DMS Video Productions

516-829-9382; 212-258-2608; dmsvideoproductions.com

Your “in-depth design session” with the team at DMS helps them create a wedding video with a nice balance of romance and realism, tailored to your style and taste. They use elegant transitions—such as soft dissolves—to connect the different elements of your day, and they will do anything from a quickie montage to an hour-long wedding epic. Prices start at $3,750.

Figaro Productions

113 E. 12th St., near Fourth Ave., Ste. 5R; 646-775-1707; figaroproductions.com

The style at this studio is more conservative than most. The videographers here, who cover the event with three cameras instead of the usual two, treat your video as if it were a documentary film. They will mike the ceremony so they can capture the vows on tape and refrain from adding any “cheesy effects” during the editing process. Prices start at $5,000.

Film Arts Video

530 W. 25th St., near Tenth Ave.; 212-989-9928; filmartsvideo.com

These guys can turn your wedding video into a high-definition version of the Times’ “Vows” column. They’ll interview you, your wedding party, and the key people in your lives before or after your wedding—and capture the whole day on film. Prices start at $2,800.

Fred Marcus Photography & Videography

245 W. 72nd St., near West End Ave.; 212-873-5588; fredmarcus.com

A coveted wedding photographer for more than 64 years, Marcus and his team produce elegant videos that capture the spirit and key moments of your wedding day with no gimmicks or frills. Prices start at $3,100.

King Kahn Video Productions

140 Jaffray St., near Shore Blvd., Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn; 718-646-8404; kingkahn.com

If you don’t care about fancy editing or high-grade effects, King Kahn is a best bet. Their lo-fi approach is somewhat akin to having a relative shoot the wedding, and you get to take your tape or DVD home shortly after the event. Prices start at $700.

Lifefilm

150 W. 79th St., nr. Amsterdam Ave.; 646-290-5783; lifefilm.com

After meeting in 2005 while working for MTV, filmmakers John Brancaccio and Peilin Chou co-founded Lifefilm, a production company that specializes in creating personal documentaries. Using home video, photographs, on-camera interviews from family and friends, and B-roll of significant moments Lifefilm creates brief movies that tell a couple’s story: where they grew up, how they met, how he proposed, etc. (the co-founders, before knowing each other, made similar shorts for their respective weddings). Producers can go anywhere in the world to shoot and will even provide a composer, should you want an original score. Filming usually begins three to four months in advance (though they can pull one off in four weeks). Packages start at $5,000.

LIFEStories

212-410-1592; lifestoriesfilms.com

This outfit will edit your video like a film documentary and make you a little movie, interviewing relatives prior to the wedding in a fun When Harry Met Sally–ish style. LIFEStories can give you a DVD or VHS copy. Prices run from $4,000.

Lightmill

16 W. 38th St., nr. Fifth Ave.; 800-729-0414; thelightmill.com

Geoffrey Boka has been in the business of filming marriages for the past seven years. While the wedding celebration is a focus, Boka credits his extensive preproduction work for the narrative arc he is known for. A signature film work with a deluxe story starts around $6,900 and includes preinterviews, DVDs and raw footage, full-day coverage, and three camera people.

Magic Flute Videos

101 E. 5th St., nr. Broadway; 212-300-5933; magicflutevideos.com

A good choice if you’re looking for an artsy effect. Professional filmmaker Renzo Zanelli will put together a wedding video with slow-motion segments, natural sound, and appropriate music. They have everything from unedited packages (from $800) to fully edited high-definition ones ($8,000).

Milestone Video

914-439-4272; milestonevideoproductions.com

With a cinematic flair, digital videographer Milestone captures a wedding without the corny on-camera interview, preferring instead to allow the event to unfold naturally with documentary film techniques. Confer with the editor to tailor the video with your favorite music and to ensure tasteful edits. Prices start at $1,495.

Milk & Honey Productions

253 Fifth Ave., near 28th St., sixth fl.; 212-725-0014; milkandhoneyproductions.com

Documentarians Zev Greenfield and Johnny Boston can create an elegant film that captures your big day as candidly as possible. They won’t use obtrusive lighting or interrupt party guests for interviews—unless you ask them to—and when it comes time to editing, they treat the video like it’s an actual film with cinematic perspectives and split screens. Prices start at $4,500.