Monachetti

Oh gosh, there's too much to say about Monachetti. I saw one of Mike's videos more than a year before my wedding, showed my fiance and we just had to have him shoot ours. After numerous emails, we found that we weren't only excited to meet the person who was to make our wedding film, but we were excited to meet a new friend. The Monachetti team were so awesome to have around on our wedding day that when we found ourselves nervous (especially with so many cameras around!) they helped ease and reminded us that the day was about having fun and being in love. And our video?! It's just perfect. They do such a great job documenting our day in a beautiful and artistic way. We love our video and watching our love story. Thank you Monachetti for sharing our day with us and giving us such a wonderful and touching memory of it!

We were awestruck! Monachetti's video is so much more than a visual depiction of what happened. It is a work of art that captured visually what the wedding experience felt like for us, which was incredibly intense. Monachetti chose truly beautiful and meaningful content and dispensed with the boring parts, as we're sure there had to have been many. At the event, our videographer was totally unobtrusive, just as one wants the videographer to be. Our interaction through the contracting and booking process was totally problem-free. We can't wait to share the video with our friends and family. We know we will watch it again and again into the future. It's exactly what we'd hoped to receive and more. We will definitely recommend Monachetti highly to our friends and colleagues and we wish them much continued success. Bravo, congratulations on a job exceedingly well done, and thank you.

We were thrilled with everything about Monachetti. I don't think there is a better videographer out there.

Monachetti was great to work with! We couldn't have been more happy with our videos! Michael and Tyler shot and edited everything in the most beautiful, creative, and interesting way possible. Although all of my coworkers are familiar with the Women's Museum, after seeing the video, they asked where I had the reception because Michael and Tyler made it look a hundred times more beautiful. These guys really know how to compose a shot!!!They have also mastered the arts of making your dorky facial expression appear endearing and editing out those moments no one wants to see on video. When I was getting ready, there were several times when I could have strangled my mother and my bridal party, but Michael and Tyler made me look really charming during the whole getting ready process :) And, on an embarrassing note, I had several dress malfunctions during the reception, but none of them made it into my video -- I couldn't be more grateful to Monachetti for that!Lastly, this doesn't have anything to do with Monachetti's awesome work, but it merits mentioning. When my mom misplaced her diamond earrings, Michael helped us look for them until we found them!These guys are the best. HIRE them!!

Our videographer was on time, very friendly and professional. We were impressed by the video. Monachetti has a neat style that reminds us of a music video. Everyone we have shown our video to says they wished they had a video just like ours of their day! We would highly recommend them!

Our experience with Monachetti was perfect from start to finish--from the super cool business card Michael handed us when we met him to the perfect videos that came as a result. Michael was a ninja on our April 2010 wedding day. All dressed in black sneaking around so gracefully that no one even knew he was taping. I have been to weddings where the videog/photog are very invasive and I am happy to say he manages this like the pro he is. I originally didn't want to hire a videographer because I did not want to see myself dancing on video. The editing done on the video showed us dancing and cut in and out so well that I actually looked like I have some moves!Our video was posted very promptly and mailed to us in the contracted time. I believe it says we have a few thousand views on vimeo, my husband and I are probably about 1000 of those as we loved the video so much we watched it over and over. The price was very reasonable for the product, he could charge double what he did and I would hire him again!And lastly, Michael is just a cool guy. Hands down our favorite wedding vendor.

Michael was the best! He made it very easy to feel comfortable with a camera on me. He did an amazing job filming and he captured everything that was sentimental.

Mike did the videography for our Valentine's Day wedding, 2010. He did such an amazing job. Our video is complete so I can comment on the finished product. It really is something amazing and so unique. While watching our video, which came in an amazing DVD case that was customized with a picture we gave him from our wedding; we said time and time again, "did you know he was there"? There were moments where he had filmed the ceremony behind us and NONE of us saw him.. that in itself is a sign of a good videographer. Like I said the DVD case is extremely unique and is so much nicer than just a clear CD case. The unedited footage was a lot of fun to view as well and I am glad that he includes it on the DVD for us to watch. It is amazing what Mike can do by taking our preparation, wedding, and reception and putting it together in a 5-7 minute video that makes people feel like they were there for every second of it. We had one problem the day of our wedding which was not in any way Mike's fault.... it was a problem with our photographer and because of our photographer Mike missed out on filming us while we were photographed outdoors in the snow. When we found out that the photographer had failed to communicate with Mike on what changes in our schedule she had made we were extremely upset because we were married in MD on V-Day and we had been having record snow. So depicting the snow that was around us was extremely important to the day and we wanted it recorded to show others what we went through to get married. Mike was so kind by editing our video to include photos of us in the snow in such a beautiful way that no one would have known this was not the original plan. So, I have to give Mike extra props for being willing to alter his original design to include this for us! Thanks again Mike, we LOVE our video and you were so amazing to work with.

I don't really have the words to describe how pleased I am with the service provided to me by Monachetti. Great group of people, extremely professional, and responds so fast to all my questions. You basically hang out with your wedding videographer your entire weddingday, and I had no problem with it because they were just really-down-to-earth and fun guys. Aside from personality, they are ridiculously talented! I highly recommend them!

Love, love, love this mans work I have yet to see my video but I am so excited about it. I've seen Michael's work from other weddings and I cannot wait to have masterpiece to call my own! It was a pleasure to work with Michael, I booked him one year in advance and he kept in touch and really worked with me to ensure he captured every moment that was important to us. Michael was present during the ceremony and reception and yet he was able to capture special moments without overpowering the event with a huge camera in our faces at every turn. He has really mastered the fly on the wall technique which enabled him to capture people honestly with out breaking the moment. Michael was a pleasure to work with.

LOVE Monachetti! These guys are great-- they are down-to-earth and fun. They dress up and look sharp on your wedding day, and are just so easy-going. I basically spent the majority of my day with them and felt completely comfortable. If that isn't enough, check out some of their work-- amazing! HIGHLY recommend them! You will not be disappointed!

I remember the moment during walking around at the Baltimore Wedding/Bridal Convention when we knew we found our videographer. We walked past a booth towards the end of an overwhelming day where, honestly, all of the vendor booths started to run together and it took a lot to stand out from that crowd. We saw a big screen on the wall playing the most distinctive style of wedding video that we had ever seen. Both of our jaws hit the floor and we knew that we needed to learn more about this company. Their name is Monachetti and their videos and work are incomparable...their final product conveyed their passion for creating a cinematic and artistic memory. We worked with Michael Eller during the planning process and he makes it so effortless. His answer to every email and question was always “yes” and he was so great at making us feel like he was excited for our big day along with us. The day of the wedding, Mike also was our videographer and he really had a way of melting into the background and capturing every moment at the same time. We had such an incredible day and his ability to recreate our story in such a beautiful way that we can watch again and again was everything we were looking for, and so much more! We fell in love with our wedding video the first time that we watched it because they really painted such a clear picture of our day using all of the important moments and songs that felt like they were written with only our wedding video in mind. When you watch their videos, you can just tell how hard they work to make it all fit so perfectly. Our video was done quickly and he got our DVD copy out to us so fast because he really understands the positive anticipation that a recently married couple feels about getting their hands on those memories! Monachetti is so considerate of your needs/wants during the entire planning process and it was such a pleasure doing business with them. The style of our video alone sets it apart from all of the rest and we were elated to have them as part of our big day!

I would highly recommend this company. We literally got him the week before our wedding, our original backed out. He made our wedding look like it was a video on MTV. It was more expensive than our original, but now seeing the product,it was so worth it. I couldn't say more about him!

As a wedding professional, Monachetti is on the top of my recommended vendors list for cinematographers. You absolutely won't regret the decision to work with them.

Michael Eller is a visual genius. We love working with him, and his films really speak for themselves. Highly recommend!

Monachetti is by far the best wedding videography company in the area. Not only that but they're extremely easy to work with. I've worked with the owner personally and can vouch for his attention to detail and desire to do whatever he can to make sure the his clients get the best possible product. If I were getting married, I would book Monachetti without thinking twice.

Michael is a brilliant film maker and very easy to work with. He is professional and considerate of your event. He's one of the only videographers that I recommend to my clients.

Mike Eller of Monachetti is brilliant. His work is truly beautiful and cinematic. I love his style of shooting and editing. We love working together! His work speaks for itself.

If you're looking for innovative, beautiful wedding videography--Michael Eller & his team at Monachetti are beyond a sure bet. I've had the pleasure of working with Mike and his crew on a variety of events in New York and DC, and every time, my clients are not only ecstatic when they receive their footage...we're ecstatic because we had the best time working with them behind-the-scenes. Their laid-back demeanor makes my clients feel completely and totally relaxed--and it shows in the video. We highly recommend Monachetti!