Awkward Turtle Media

Our wedding was this past Saturday and we hired Awkward Turtle Media to cover the videography portion of the wedding. We looked around at a few different videographers, but the Awkward team’s portfolio was by far the most impressive and the cost was very reasonable. We absolutely made the right choice! These guys are highly skilled with a keen eye for amazing shots! We had 4 videographers working that day: Andy, Jason, David and Jordan. Each individual was constantly busy throughout the 9 – 10 hour day. They requested that we provide them with a couple slow songs and upbeat songs ahead of time so that they can visualize and set the pace of the video. I love the fact that we are able to use our own songs as it makes the video much more personal.
Having 4 videographers, they were able to shoot both the guys and girls getting ready at the same time. The team is very knowledgeable and knew what shots would look good, so they simply just gave us instructions as to what to do, which made it much easier on us. Our wedding was a haunted themed wedding and they put together a Freddy Krueger countdown to start off our video, which we absolutely LOVED. We surprised my wife with a Same Day Edit video presentation and my wife got so excited seeing the countdown (link to the video below). Andy slaved a good 8 hours during the wedding putting together the amazing same day edit video.
I wanted to incorporate a little bit of my car in the video and they knew exactly what angles and shots to take. My wife didn’t care much when I told her I wanted the car in the video initially, but when she saw the car in the video, she actually liked it because the Awkward crew shot it so well!
This team is very professional and at the same time, treated me like I was one of their good friends, which made me feel really comfortable around them. The same day edit video was so well put together that I had 3 friends ask me for Awkward Turtle Media’s information as they were interested in possibly hiring them for their upcoming wedding as well.
Hands down, I had such a great experience with this team and would definitely recommend them! I’m already thinking of what future events I can hire them for as they are super cool guys and would LOVE to work with them again!
Link to my Same Day Edit video:

After searching and searching for the best videographers out there for our wedding I found Awkward Turtle.
I read their reviews and watched their previous work and decided they were our guys to get the job done.
Andy is great to communicate by both Text and E-​mail so thats a huge plus (at least for me it was).
As a bride you always second guess yourself, «Did I make the right choice?» «Will we enjoy having them around us for over 10hrs?»
Omg girls… and guys… don’t second guess yourself with them.
All the guys are amazingggg!
And even sometimes they are so ‘invisible’ with their work that you don’t even realize they are around recording. I honestly don’t even remember seeing them around me at all, but after watching my S.D.E clearly they where by my side A-​LOT! lol
Our S.D.E was a hugeeee highlight at our wedding.
Sometimes people wait up to 3 months or more to get a highlight video and Andy and their team get it done in less than 24hrs! They amazed me and I cannot thank them enough for capturing such great moments and combining them into such a amazing video that captured everyones hearts.
I cannot wait to get our wedding video and throw a viewing party for it! LOL
Thanks guys!

We were really lucky to have amazing vendors for our wedding all-​around, but ATM was definitely one of our favorite favorite favorites! For my husband and I, videography and photography was one of our major wedding priorities, so we started the search quite early. We came across ATM through a coworker who was in the wedding party of Katrina+Alan back in 2013. We watched their SDE and already loved it through the effects, the audio, the perspective in camera shots, and overall everything! We reached out to Andy to set up a google hang-​out meeting (since we were planning from Boston for our wedding in SF) and we were able to meet Andy and Jason. On first impression, they seemed to be really fun and chill guys – someone you could see yourself being around all day (after all, if chosen, they WILL be with you all day!). We mentioned some videography things we liked that we didn’t see in their work at that time 2013, like stop-​motion, time-​lapse, aerial shots, and they were super open to all of those techniques – and to our surprise and excitement, as we continued to follow their work (after deciding to go with ATM), we saw ALL of those elements being incorporated into different videos moving forward! They genuinely have passion for their work and are always striving to be better than their best and whatever else that is already out there.
We knew we wanted a SDE and we had a long day ahead, so we chose the all-​day package + SDE. We discussed our schedule leading up to the day and warned them it would be a long day and everything may be a little tight; they were completely flexible and even showed up 1 hour earlier than contracted for to make sure they captured all the shots they wanted to in order to produce a great video. We were thrilled and super appreciate their dedication to their art!
On the day-​of, ATM came with a team of 4: Jason, Andy, Dara, and Jordan. They were all professionally dressed in all black and truly were stealth-​like in working with our photographer (Jasmine Lee Photography) as well as working around guests and family. Their professionalism was truly impressive, with their secret-​service-​like earpieces to communicate within themselves. They really are the total package of a videography team: great perspective, approachable personalities, hard-​working, innovative, fun, determined, and overall professional-​to-​the-​max. We admire their drive and feel really grateful that we are part of their portfolio and have these priceless memories for a lifetime! At the end of the day, we feel more like their friends than clients. WE LOVE AWKWARD TURTLE MEDIA and their whole team would always have a friend in us! WE STRONGLY AND HIGHLY recommend Awkward Turtle Media for ALL of your videography needs!
Our SDE:
P. S. And we received SO many compliments about our SDE! Many of my Boston coworkers were super impressed and expressed that they haven’t seen anything as high caliber as this! Awkward Turtle Media should win the breakthrough wedding industry award (if it exists!). LOVE LOVE LOVE ATM!

Where do I start, when I saw Awkward Turtles work I knew I had to have them! I showed my husband some of their work and he was AMAZED… I talked to my then fiancé and he agreed to meet with Andy (we had already booked a videographer) so he kept telling me we needed to go with what we had (we were prob already over our budget but I knew I’d regret it in the future). I left that day a bit disappointed because I knew there was no way we could fit it into our budget. Months went by and the wedding date got closer, and all I could think about was Awkward Turtle being our videographer! I finally got my husband to agree we cancelled our other contract and got them!
The day of the wedding they were very punctual & patient (I know I’m a handful) so THANK YOU. I don’t know what else to say but these guys are perfection at it’s finest! The wedding video preview is far more than AMAZING I cannot wait for the whole thing! We’ve gotten tons of positive feedback from family and friends!!!
Carlos said: To all three, «I still owe you a drink»
Once again thank you so much & to engaged couples you won’t regret booking them!
Last night (9.9.14) I spoke to my photographer, and he mentioned my videographer, I was pleased to hear his feedback «the videographers you got seemed really good, I’ve never seen their work but the way they work and communicate is unbelievable, you made a great choice»

These guys are so amazing I just had to write another review for them. Since my wedding last year I’ve attended two weddings in which Awkward Turtle Media were the videographers. Both times their SDE videos were super awesome. I loved how they are really able to capture the couples personalities and show it in their videos. I am so glad my close friends booked them as well because I’m sure they felt the same way I did when I saw my wedding video, and that is super grateful and happy because the videos were so great. I love seeing them at the weddings I attend to because I get really excited to see the videos because I know it will be nothing short of perfection.

Finding the perfect vendors for your wedding day can be the most stressful thing ever, and after finding them, you still worry and stress about how good they will be.
Well worry no more! i’m the one person who worries over every little detail, but when my husband and I met Andy, my husband told me «these guys know their sh*t, and I think that whatever they produce for us will have us watching it forever.» There truly was something special about these awkward turtles and during the 9 months until our wedding, we truly realized how special they were. Andy and his team would follow up with us, let us know that they got some cool new toys and would be using it at our wedding, and this got us super excited and realized that they weren’t just a group of people that were trying to get by with the simplest things, but they wanted our day to be above and beyond our expectations! They really didn’t have to do any of this for us, but as artists, they wanted to make sure their work was going to exceed their own expectations.
So everything sounds great. did they meet their expectations the day of the wedding?
Lets see:
–They got to our house before 6am.
–They had 2 people with my husband and 2 with me, in addition they had walkie talkies to better communicate with each other.
–They were patient when things ran late, they helped out when things were difficult.
–They had a drone that circled around so they could capture aerial images.
–I don’t think they ever ate, because they wanted to make sure they captured enough videos for our Same Day Edit.
–They had mics for my husband and I, so during our ceremony they were able to capture the voice with the highest quality and you can see that in our same day edit.
–They went with us to take pictures, when they didn’t have to.
–They got to the reception early to work with the manager to make sure everything was set up and good for the projector and sound.
–They worked with the DJ to help him set up as well.
–When we found out the projector didn’t work, Andy just told me not to worry about it, but also kept me updated to make sure that I was still in the loop and knew what was going on.
All in all… They spent 17 hours with us, created a same day edit that WOWed my marketing team and comments such as
«I can’t believe they were able to create all that in one day,»
«Are you sure these guys are wedding videographers? I“m sure they’re like producers or something,»
«OMG, i couldn’t stop watching your same day edit, it made me cry over and over again.»
Based on all of this. i would say exceeding our expectations is an understatement! If you guys haven’t, you should definitely hire them! They are getting booked up pretty fast!
Check out our same day edit and you will know their work was serious business!

We hired Andy and his team for our wedding in sept they did a wonderful job… Love the same day edit…. Surprised our friends and family at the end of the night… everyone loved it and cried all over again… i would highly recommend them and they are super nice to work with… THANKS Andy and awkward turtle media team for a great job

Andy & Dara are truly talented! They captured our August 2013 wedding and couldn’t be happier! Very Positive, Enthusiastic, and Organized!
They captured special moments that I missed! The highlight video was amazing… had many family and friends telling me it looked like a movie! I recently got my wedding video and I’m speechless! As my husband and I watched the video we laughed, smiled, and of course cried again… it was as if we were getting married again. I had the mariachi band play a special song in memory of my grandparents, I was happy it was included in my video. You guys did an outstanding job!
Thank you Andy and Dara!!!
Highly Recommended!!!

Awkward Turtle Media are hands down the best video media out there. I have seen many other video weddings, but they can not compare to them. My husband and I were truly amazed at what they were able to do. Jason and Andy were really professional and attentive to what we wanted. They threw out a few suggestions to us that turned out to be that wonderful finishing touch on our video.
On our wedding day, they were there the whole time and captured many of the funny and cheerful moments. They even did a same day edit video to the delight of all our guest. They made sure everything was right and asked us for our input as well which we really appreciate. I can’t thank them enough for the hard work they put in and the great work that they did. I definitely recommend them if you are looking for a well prepared, professional, and a great film production team.
Once again, thank you Awkward Turtle Media!!!

Andy and his team are absolutely amazing! We hired them 1 week before our wedding and I am so grateful they were still available for our special day. From the moment they arrived they made us all feel comfortable even with cameras all around. I was so worried about making sure he got shots that he wanted or needed but as soon as they got there he said not to worry that they would take care of everything, and they were on it! They are very professional and so easy to work with. (our venue coordinator was being so rude to our vendors but Andy was so professional and composed, he just smiled about it and didn’t let it affect him for a second!)
Their work speaks for itself. When you hire a videographer for your wedding its about capturing those special moments and telling a story and Awkward Turtle Media is the best team to do this for you. They had awesome ideas that they incorporated which I would have never thought about. Thank you for doing such an amazing job! Keep up the great work :)

Nothing short of amazing! Leo and his team were awesome! We hired Leo expecting 2 camera men, he showed up on our wedding day with an extra guy and we felt like celebrities with these guys following us around all day. All we saw all day was them running around to capture EVERYTHING!
They worked so hard and seemed to be anywhere there was action taking place. Yet they stayed out of the way and unobtrusive. They worked really well with my family/​friends and other vendors as well. It is unbelievable how awesome and exceptional our video is and how well they did on creating our special memories for us to treasure forever!
Leo — You guys seriously rock, I can’t praise you enough. I will recommend you to everyone that I know! Thank you again, even though that seems inefficient to express my gratitude for your talent.

I hired Awkward Turtle Media for my wedding which was just last month 10/​21/​2012. I new instantly they were the videographers that i wanted given the work I seen on their website. I thought they did a wonderful job with Susan and Steven wedding video clip as the captured each special moments with bride and groom from getting dress (detailed with rings, dress, tux, makeup, hair) along with the special Asian moments from the tea ceremony, walking down the aisle, exchanging rings, receptions, and games they had at their wedding. I was blown away so I called and spoke with Andy To and set the time and pricing AFFORDABLE!
What I was really impressed about was the day before my wedding when Andy called me to ask me where would I be at from 6am to 10am (typical Asian wedding usually requires the bride to wake up 4am in the morning to get ready for tea ceremony and where the groom picks up the bride) however, my was planned differently and I didn’t need Andy to start until 10am. Andy and his working partner, Jason came at 9:30am where he start shooting me for my make up/​hair. First my family, fiancé, and I thought, whoa– these two guys are young– we weren’t sure if they knew what they were doing but they were VERY professional, always coming up with new ideas for our video, down to earth, and SUPER easy to work with. They made us feel really COMFORTABLE with the cameras and for people to shoot on your wedding day you have to expect that it was going to be in your face. Surprisingly, the whole time I didn’t really notice they were there and I wasn’t even distracted by them. They were absolutely GREAT.
Now, when I got my highlighted video, it was freaking AMAZING!!! In a short video, they captured every special moment ! I was so impressed that I literally watched it 30 times when I first got it. My now husband, said I was OBSESSED with it. How can you not when they did such a wonderful and perfect job. It started with the view of our photo shoot place –San Ramon Waterfall, to the house we got ready in, getting dressing, capturing my laugh, going to the reception, walking down the aisle, tea ceremony, photo booth of my Friends, performance by my mini bridal party, DJ, our first dance, cake cutting, flower toss, favors, and it goes on and on and on… Need I say more– you should watch our wedding video and it will speak for itself. I believe it’s posted on their website website as Lily and Alex. I personally loved every moment of it. It brought back so much great memories and I want to RELIVE IT! Now I CAN cause all I need to do is press PLAY. Hiring them was the best choice because it’s once in a life time and trust me you want to remember your SPECIAL DAY so it’ll totally worth it. I had great reviews with my video– a lot of Face book likes and got many friends asking me about Awkward Turtle Media and I’m always excited to refer them. My family were also very impressed and they can be critical. SERIOUSLY
Their PRICE is really reasonable given the long hours they will work with you. HIRED THEM ALREADY– you will NOT REGRET IT!!! Thanks Awkward Turtle MEDIA! LOVE LOVE LOVE your work and THANK YOU for making such an AWESOME Wedding Video for me and Alex!