Luke Goodman Cinematography

when my wife and i first started out planning for our wedding, we didn’t think we needed a videographer, but after talking to some of our married friends, it was clear that married couples actually watch the wedding film much more often than look at their wedding photos. after much consideration (wedding videography is certainly not cheap), we ended up hiring a videographer. and we’re EXTREMELY glad we did. for example, the speeches from the bridal party were surprisingly entertaining and touching, and there’s simply no way those moments could have been captured in a still photo.
so we found Luke on Unilocal,and we instantly fell in love with his classic/​clean yet fun style of storytelling. Luke and his wife Pamela are a pleasure to work with, and they really put in a lot of effort into crafting your film in a way that best suits your individual personality. if you havn’t done so already, visit his website and take a look at some of his films. unlike a lot of other vendors who might be more hip/​contemporary, i feel like Luke’s style will endure the test of time, and will never get old.
as a hardcore photographer myself, i’m super picky when it comes to photography and videography. i have to say hiring Luke and Pamela was definitely one of the best decisions i’ve made in the wedding planning process, and i would not hesitate to recommend Luke to my friends and family and to my fellow Unilocalers. you simply cannot go wrong. Now for all the Breaking Bad fans, «Better Call Luke!»
cheers,
–jason

Luke and Pamela– my two nieces, who you caught on video during our wedding are a few years older now and watch our wedding video everyday! Thank you for capturing our perfect day. We still cant thank you enough!

I find it difficult to find the right words to describe Luke and Pamela’s work. Amazing? Awesome? Super talented? They are all of the above and then some! Together, they make an incredible team and their talent really shines through each of the videos they create.
I didn’t have any home videos growing up and it was important to me to be able to capture the images, the movement, and the voices of our loved ones on our wedding day. I watched a lot of wedding videos by Luke and Pamela before we met with them and was surprised and touched that they were able to move me to tears on countless videos of people I had never met. Their ability to tell each couple’s story in a matter of minutes is incredible.
My husband and I loved working with Luke and Pamela. They were extremely responsive (which, believe it or not, is not a given for all wedding vendors), professional, sweet, down-​to-​earth and just two people you know would add to the positive energy of your wedding day! Upon contacting them, they immediately insisted on coming out to San Francisco to meet us for coffee and we knew right away that we would really enjoy working with them.
Our wedding video has made both me and my husband laugh, cry, and relive so many precious moments from our wedding day. All of our friends and family who have seen our video are blown away by Luke and Pamela’s gift of story-​telling.
Thanks Luke and Pamela!

If there was an option to give Luke Goodman Cinematography more than 5 stars I would! Luke and his wife Pamela created the most amazing wedding video for my husband and I. They were able to be fully present yet were so discreet you never felt like you were «on camera». They were able to capture the most important moments of the whole day and compiled it into a short film that my husband and I felt truly encapsulated the love and emotion felt throughout our wedding. They were one of the preferred vendors we got through our venue (yes we luckily discovered them this way) and once we met them we knew we didn’t need to search for anyone else. If you have the pleasure of meeting them you will discover that they sincerely care about getting to know you so that they can create a film that reflects who you are as a couple. Their services are worth every penny and the type of wedding films they create are absolutely magnificent. How many times have you watched a wedding video that, while it captures every single moment and each guest or wedding entourage member, it doesn’t tell a story? Aside from memorializing the details from our wedding ceremony and reception at Pebble Beach, Luke and Pamela snapped footage of those special spontaneous moments that happen when you don’t realize you’re on camera. Wedding photos are important but having a video of all the special moments that day are well worth it. Plus it’s something that can be easily shared with your family and friends who weren’t able to attend. Anyone reading this review who may be considering Luke and Pamela’s services for their wedding, I sincerely hope you decide to go with them as it’s a detail of your wedding day you don’t want to skimp on. When all your reception food and wedding cake have been consumed and the flowers and decorations are long gone, just remember you will have your wedding video for years to come. Luke and Pamela– I know I’ve said thank you several times for the incredible work you did but I just want to say it again– THANK YOU! You are a beautiful and talented couple and we are so fortunate we were able to have you film our wedding!

I cannot say enough good things about Luke and Pamela of Luke Goodman Cinematography. They are remarkably gifted artists, and created the most stunning and emotional film that will allow us to relive the love and joy of the best day of our lives forever. It is truly priceless and hiring them was, hands down, one of the very best decisions we made for our wedding.
Having a wedding video was extremely important to us, so I literally scoured the internet for videographers. Once my now husband and I saw Pamela and Luke’s work, it became clear to us that they were the only people we wanted to capture our day. Their style and artistry are unmatched — they use timeless and emotional instrumental music and overlay words with different visuals to tell a beautiful story as the day unfolds. Luke Goodman Cinematography was the very first vendor we booked after our venue, over a year in advance!
From our first meeting, we could tell how passionate they are about their work and that they pour their hearts into everything they do. They are professional, dependable and responsive, not to mention so sweet and down to earth. On the day of the wedding they were friendly yet unobtrusive. They went above and beyond for us and the finished film far exceeds our expectations in every way. We, as well as both sets of parents, were in tears watching it for the first time. We cherish our film and will enjoy it for many, many years to come.
Thank you Pamela and Luke for our amazing film!!!

Luke and Pamela filmed my sister’s Indian wedding in Maui. Well, let me say I loved how luke zoomed in on my name tag. Shout out baby! The flags also made me feel quite patriotic. But my favorite parts were the girls getting ready (because that was also one of my favorite parts of the wedding) and my brother bringing my nephew up to the bride as the groom’s nephew runs off the stage. Because those parts are about family. You see it in the cousins getting ready together and in the kids running up and down on the mandap (Indian stage). It’s what weddings are about. Family.

Luke and Pamela produced the most amazing wedding video for us. Videography was a priority for us and I highly recommend investing in them as your videographer, particularly if you like their style. Throughout the entire wedding planning process and post-​wedding, they were responsive, professional, sweet and one of the best vendors we worked with for our wedding.
Our wedding video was shot, edited and produced incredibly well. They are extremely talented and there is no doubt that they poured a lot of time, energy and thought into our wedding video. We can appreciate their work because we love our video more each time we watch it.
I researched a lot of videographers and they were an easy choice to make after speaking with them and seeing their work. We are so grateful they were our videographer. Even on the wedding day they were calm, smiling, inconspicuous and made everyone at ease. They also don’t take on too much work so they can dedicate the needed attention to your wedding.
Our advice to any couple wavering about doing videography is to do it! Yes, weddings are expensive but videography is worth the money because it’s the best way to forever capture and relive your wedding. Don’t skimp on videography — cut corners on other things that your guests won’t even notice (i.e. chair covers) because video is forever!

When planning our wedding, we weren’t sure if having a videographer was necessary., but in the end, it turned out to be one of the best decisions we made. Luke and Pam captured everything special and unique that we really treasured about our wedding. The video is something that we will watch over and over, and there are no words to describe what it is like to be able to hear our vows and the words of our families and friends. It takes us both back to the very day and the emotions and love. We really can’t thank Pam and Luke enough for their incredible work; it was a true pleasure working with them and having them as part of our wedding. The video is stunning! They really are masters at their craft and we were lucky to have them capture our day. We highly recommend hiring Luke and Pam to work any special event you wish to have filmed to be re-​lived over and over again.

My husband and I fell in love with Luke and Pamela the day we saw their films on their website. Shortly after we found them, we arranged for a meeting. They were just the sweetest couple ever and they were so easy to talk to. They cost a lot, but my husband and I decided that they were so worth it. We had researched other videographers and found all the others to be super cheesy. My wedding day was absolute chaos, but Luke and Pamela were calm and collected. I was hard to deal with and other factors made their job super difficult, but they handled it with ease. I haven’t received my film yet, but I am positive that it will be amazing.

My apologies to Luke and Pamela for this long overdue review. I am the MOB and I can’t begin to tell you about the artistry that Luke and Pamela possess. When our daughter told us that our wedding planner (Amy at Twitterpated Weddings, awesome, awesome, awesome!) told her and our son-​in-​law that the number one regret of couples is that they didn’t hire a cinematographer, I admit I was skeptical. After seeing the final product, it was easily one of the best decisions we made. Words cannot begin to describe how lovely Luke and Pamela are to work with. The finished product was absolutely beautiful. Believe me when I say; the day goes quickly and to be able to relive all those special moments is truly priceless. Thank you Luke and Pamela for capturing an unforgettable day for our family in the most perfect way!

Luke and Pamela are supremely talented, wonderful to work with, and incredible artists.
Our wedding video captures the emotion and the details of our big day perfectly and is something that my wife and I will cherish (and enjoy!) for the rest of our lives.
We wholeheartedly recommend them!

Almost near the completion of our wedding preparation and exhausting our budget. Brides and grooms to be can understand this. My hubby and I were debating if we should get a videographer. It was the best investment made.
I was in tears and my hubby was wowed when we saw the video
These were my experiences with luke and Pamela
1. luke’s was able to understand and capture what I wanted my wedding to feel like and focus on. best thing HE got it without me asking. very very important because i had a lemon company which almost ruined my wedding.
2. their work is artistic and beautiful
3. They were highly professional and absolutely pleasant to work with. Worked very well with my photographer whom I flew in from another state.
4. Very reasonably priced. when it comes down to it, this is an important factor in a wedding
As a bride, I was so overwhelmed during the wedding I didn’t have the time to absorb alot. it’s been almost a year, and I only remember glimpse. The video reminds me of our moment and I get to see what I missed. Most importantly I smile each time I watch it.
best wishes to the brides to be who are reading this.
ps. I posted on this site a year ago but no longer found my review. so here was another.

My husband and I were lucky enough to have Luke and Pamela at our wedding last week. I can’t speak for the final product, but he came very highly recommended from our family friend, who is also a videographer, plus his portfolio on his website is really good so I have no doubt he is super talented.
Like many couples, we had our share of drama and meltdown before our wedding. Luke was an absolute God-​send. He is super professional and organized, and despite the fact that we spoke to him for the first time weeks before our wedding, he managed to completely calm our nerves and let us know that we were in good hands. Needless to say, he won us over almost instantaneously.
Luke and Pamela arrived to shoot my makeup/​hair right on time, and I was really impressed at how well he and our photographer Khris worked together. Keep in mind that they had only just met that day– they were both so accommodating and creative, and I heard them exchanging ideas throughout the day. He worked tirelessly all day, and was kind enough to tell us that he had a great time before he left. A+ for him and Pamela!

I will preface this review by saying we did NOT want a wedding video. Our parents sort of forced us into it so when we began looking for one, we saw A LOT of websites (and met a couple videographers) that made us more scared — they were SO CHEESY!
Then I saw Luke’s and we crossed our fingers! We met him and immediately knew it was a great fit so we decided to hire him. From the start, he was professional and friendly — flexible and awesome. We had a great engagement shoot in Golden Gate Park and LOVED our teaser video (so did everyone else on Facebook!) On our wedding day he was also professional, unobtrusive and covered SO many things we didn’t even see in our photos so it ended up being such a blessing to have him there. I am not an overly sentimental person but I DID cry the first time we saw our video –we are both SO thrilled we have it and Luke was so great about every detail, our music, etc. from start to finish.
Thank you Luke (and Pamela — his great assistant) too!!! We’ll have to figure out some other exciting life event to have you document! :)
We HIGHLY recommend him — and are happy to provide a reference to anyone considering hiring him!

When we selected Tanja Lippert as our (awesome) wedding photographer we also lucked into contact with Luke Goodman who filmed our wedding two months ago in Super 8. Although we arranged everything fairly late, Luke professionally took care of all of the details.
We did not think we would have a videographer because we never envisioned ourselves watching a 4 hour video of every insane little detail that happened at our wedding. But to call Luke a videographer would be unfair. It’s like the difference between taking a snapshot and being a professional photographer. Luke is really a film maker and, for us, he distilled our big day down to a 4 minute video montage of key moments, people and things that captured the essence of our wedding so clearly without being either a moment too long or a moment too short. My wife and I have each watched it about 30 times and we don’t even have a DVD yet.
It made some of our family tear up when they watched it recently!
There were brief moments when, between our photographer and second shooter and Luke and his assistant at times holding a flood light, we did feel a bit like the paparazzi were after us. But generally speaking we didn’t even really notice they were there as they moved around the room and captured everything.
We give Luke and his work two huge thumbs up.

I can’t believe how incredibly lucky I got when picking out my wedding vendors! I know that most of them have a 5-​star rating and maybe you think I’m a push-​over, but I’m not. I must be one of the toughest critics on vendors because I had a very distinct vision of my wedding. It’s just almost every one of them excelled, especially Luke.
Luke wanted to work with me because I’m one of the few that actually hates wedding videos because I think it always looks so cheesy. Enter, Luke. He wanted to do more film work and that’s the only thing I would accept! I can’t wait to see what he did for our wedding.
He was a pure pleasure to work with and he really coordinated with my photographer so they weren’t overlapping and getting in each others way. He kept the day light, was very punctual and friendly as can be.