OpenGlass Studio

There is only one word to describe Arvin and Christine from OpenGlass… EXCEPTIONAL!!! We hired OpenGlass for our wedding based on seeing only 1 of their past wedding videos. That is all it took to know we had to have them! It was so easy to finalize the contract and Arvin took the extra time to have multiple phone conversations about our wedding vision, our background as a couple, and what we wanted to get out of the video. That extra effort made all the difference in our final product. The day of the wedding Arvin and his wife arrived early and hit the ground running on filming. They were so upbeat during the entire day which was amazing. They were also so stealth in their filming that we didn’t even notice they were there! And can we talk about the drone they brought?!? It captured incredible aerial shots on our video… breathtaking!!! Now that we have our finished product we are just so overwhelmed with how beautiful, heartwarming, and emotional it is! It captured our day perfectly and we have probably watched it 50+ times because it is so beautiful. We have shared it with all our family and friends who agree it is the best wedding video they’ve seen… strangers have even cried watching it, it is that good! We would recommend Arvin and OpenGlass to anyone and everyone. It would be a big mistake not to choose them as your wedding videographer! We are so lucky we made the right decision to have OpenGlass capture our most special day!!! Forever grateful!

One of my favorite things to do is sit down with my husband & watch the wonderful wedding video Arvin and his team put together for us. They were amazing — so professional, creative and easy to work with. Arvin was very responsive and on point with conversations via email & phone. He was so easy to talk to, allowing us to communicate our vision and how he and his team would be able to make that happen.
Arvin and his team did a great job capturing every aspect of our wedding. They provided enough direction, but were not intrusive at all. They worked so hard on our big day, ensuring their team was distributed at different locations to capture everything that was happening. Even our guests were impressed by the team’s professionalism & effort!
And I cannot say enough about the final product. The team definitely put their heart and soul into our video. They were able to capture not only my husband’s and my personality and energy, but also captured the love and happiness of our special day. OpenGlass was definitely the right choice for our big day.

I could not have imagined a better experience. Arvin just showed up and knew exactly what to do to highlight our nerd-​chic wedding ! It takes a special person to capture a couples’ personality, especially when they are quirky introverts like us. I don’t know how he did it! Now we have a beautiful and unique video to cherish for the rest of our lives! Thank you so, so much!
Please see for yourself!

Arvin was our videographer for our wedding, and his beautiful wife Christine was my matron of honor! It was such a treat to have both of them play a big role in our wedding. When my husband and I first considered a videographer, I showed him Arvin and Christine’s honeymoon cross-​country camping video and said, this is what I want. Arvin’s beautiful storytelling hooked me, and his creative perspective allowed both of us to feel comfortable hiring him to shoot our big day.
I had this preconceived notion that video is a relatively easy thing to do. You just find the frame and shoot; the creativity comes afterwards with editing and executing a vision. Watching Arvin work has taught me otherwise. He’s so thoughtful about shooting different perspectives such as time lapses and angles, high and low views. My parents commented that they have never seen anyone work so hard, literally running around the dance floor with heavy equipment, but the result speaks for itself.
My husband and I gave Arvin full range of creativity to do what he does best. When working with creatives, I often find that allowing freedom of expression yields the best result. I remember him telling me that he found the perfect song and was playing it on repeat a few months prior to the wedding. I get inspired by his inspiration and excitement; it’d be hard to dampen that and try to provide direction. In this case, I could have never imagined how great our video would turn out. It was incredible and still brings tears to my eyes when I watch.
The only snafu was that the camera bugged out during my first dance with my dad. It was a bummer, but he told me as soon as he reviewed the footage and I appreciated his honesty and sincerity. Luckily, we got tons of great photos as well.
I have since witnessed Arvin shoot a handful of weddings, and each product is extremely unique. I love that he gets to know the couples and captures their own essence. We received a huge drive of all the raw footage, a 1 min teaser right after our wedding, a trailer, and the full length was about 13 min. Video gets pushed to the bottom of the wedding budget, but ask anyone who has one, it’s our favorite piece of memorabilia from that day. Nothing else quite captures the feels like a video.
Check out our video on his page! Sherrie and Andy Austin, TX wedding!

Arvin and his wife Christine were the videographers at our wedding in January at St. Brigid Church (mass) and Scripps Seaside Forum (reception). Working with Arvin was a fantastic experience from start finish. He was highly responsive in our communications leading up to our wedding and I felt very confident going into the day. Arvin and Christine both have a very calming demeanor that made working with them throughout our wedding day so enjoyable and stress free. They were respectful of the stipulations at the church, of our time and were professional and hard working in every sense of the way. They kept out of site during the important moments like our vows, the first kiss, the speeches during our reception, etc. and still managed to capture everything! When the day ended I said to Ryan (my husband) — I don’t even care how the video turns out, I absolutely loved having them here and working with them! He agreed! Needless to say, the video came out amazing. What an incredible gift we have to share with our family, friends and future kids of our own someday. It was the perfect depiction and snapshot of our day and I can’t stop watching! The editing techniques he used and weaving our vows throughout the video made it interesting, fun, sweet and heartwarming. My only complaint is that I wished it would never end! Thank you Arvin and Christine — you made us so happy!

Arvin created a video for my yoga studio that absolutely took my breath away. He went above and beyond with the content and captured the essence of our mission in only 3 minutes. It literally brought tears to my eyes the first, second, third, fourth etc time i saw it. The special thing about Arvin is that he is very creative and intelligent and gets «artistic vision» and concept without you having to do or say much… He is also very easy to work with and is the type of person who just gets shit done! I would highly recommend you use him or just befriend him because he is a stand up guy doing stand up work…

My fiancé and I were super lucky to get the chance to work with OpenGlass Studio. Because of our hectic schedules, I was worried that our calendars wouldn’t align… but a las, Arvin cleared out a Saturday in April for us and our Save the Date shoot was booked!!!
My fiancé and I had a few ideas for the general feel of the video, but we weren’t entirely sure how to turn it into a story. We gave a few details to Arvin, and his team came up with a timeline /​storyboard in no time. After a few days of email correspondence, we came up with a final script that we were happy with… all thanks to OpenGlass’s creativity & attention-​to-​detail :)
The day of the shoot came, and the 3-​man crew was prompt and super efficient. They gave us a rundown on the order of the shots, outfit changes, and location changes. When we were in front of the camera, they gave clear direction and instructions on how to act; making us feel completely at ease. My fiancé and I definitely had a great time acting out and being silly.
OpenGlass Studio definitely captured the essence of us; nothing overly-​sweet, overly-​done, nor overly-​dramatized. It’s just the perfect, casual & kitschy cool that summarizes us. We absolutely love the video, Arvin & crew!!! (Check it out on Vimeo:
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We were actually hoping to book them for our wedding, but they were already committed to another wedding that same weekend. If you’re considering a videographer /​photographer team, we’d highly recommend OpenGlass Studio!!! LIKE TOTALLY! :)

Had the chance to work with Arvin and his crew for an engagement video for me soon to be bride. We gave them a rough idea of what we wanted to do, (a food fight themed video) and he took the idea and ran with it! In a few days time, he had the whole video planned out as a series of short vignettes, along with suggestions for props, and backdrops for the shoot.
The team came over early with all their equipment, were very friendly and professional, and we got through the day with minimal effort and had a lot of fun doing it! They were also very good at improvising on the fly when needed. The video turned out great, and we had a blast doing it! Check it out here:
Arvin is very easygoing, and fun to work with. I highly recommend him for for any of your photography or videography needs.