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Last night, my husband and I were feeling nostalgic about our wedding and we were so happy to be able to have the amazing footage from John/Happy Tears to remember details of our wedding day. Everything goes by so quickly and just having this footage to remember our wedding by is absolutely amazing. John is very thorough and was always easy to work with and made the whole process smooth and was always flexible to our requests and concerns! When dealing with the stressful time of wedding planning and budgeting, many couples choose to forgo a videographer to save the cost, but it is absolutely worth every penny to have the memories of your wedding day on video. Thanks again John! We love our wedding video!! I can't even tell you how many times I have watched it :)

I recently left 5 star reviews for Happy Tears Productions, and I'm sadden that I must reduce them.
This review does/will not change my great experience working with John. He has great character, professionalism and was easy to work with. His personality was a wonderful fit. As he's selective with accepting jobs from couples; our selection of a videographer was just as meticulous.

UNFORTUNATELY, this review revision comes from receiving and watching our final edited video and the raw footage.
I was so impressed after watching our highlight video that I was so excited to rave about Happy Tears!
BUT, our entire wedding video was less than half decent. Most of the video was shot up-close/zoomed in. It wasn't very flattering.
At the ceremony they failed to capture our wedding party walking down the aisle. Instead we got glimpses of them coming out and turning the bend. John said the space was tight (I agree), but he captured mine and the groom's walks down the aisle. He said he didn't like that the photographer or other guests were in the frames, but i rather had them in it then not have that footage at all.
Continuing with the ceremony, there were no video of anyone but us, the couple (the top half of us-no full length footage). You could barely see our wedding party, and very little glimpse of the guests. We had 2 shooters at the ceremony, both failed to capture much.
During the reception, you couldn't see any of the venue, which didn't give me the feel for the space. I wanted to admire how beautiful the ballroom was. Our dances with each other and our parents were all zoomed in, and at times TOPS OF OUR HEADS WERE CUT OFF. There WEREN'T ANY FULL-LENGTH SHOTS OF ANYTHING.
The speeches were of the speaker and maybe a cut off of either the groom or I, but none of us together listening to the speaker. There wasn't much footage of my husband and I together at all.
I really could nit-pick about so much that was wrong, but i feel these were the most important points i had to share.
John was empathetic when I spoke to him about my concerns, but he didn't do anything to remedy the situation, in reality, he couldn't. The day has come and gone, and we have what we have.
Even going through the raw footage, i keep telling at my TV to "zoom out!". It never happened.
I hate having to give a bad review to a great guy, but this is a business. Future brides and grooms need to know what they're getting into. We only hired one shooter for the reception and that's why he said I got a constant close-up view, but that was never told to me prior to wedding day. John suggested to only hire one shooter, not only to save money, but also he said it wasn't necessary to have 2 shooters- he's the expert, so i took his advice.
I would've much rather paid a lot less to just have a couple of people follow us around with a video camera.
We, myself, my husband along with our families were incredibly disappointed with the video, raw and edited.
We aren't the over-bearing type of people. I'm sure John could attest to us being pretty laid back and easy going. So this "bad review" doesn't come easy.

Michelle and I (Matt) are thrilled with John’s work from our wedding day. He was very professional in his work and made our happiness with our day his top priority. From the beginning he was committed to helping us decide what we wanted for our wedding day. After we got engaged, we were initially on the fence about hiring a videographer but after seeing John’s work, we’re very happy we did. He was great to work with on our wedding day and we were happily surprised with how quickly we received our preview and highlight videos. We certainly recommend John and Happy Tears if you’re considering a videographer for your wedding.

-Matt & Michelle Ciociola

I first spoke with John Rink in February 2014 when I was planning my proposal to my then girlfriend, Heidi Costello. I knew I wanted to make it something special and memorable. John was so professional and genuinely excited to be part of my plans. He gave me suggestions to make my plans work better and was available to listen to any questions or concerns I had.

On September 4, 2014, I proposed to Heidi on the beach in Wildwood Crest, NJ. Everything went perfectly and was all caught on film.

John went above and beyond to make sure that was a day we would never forget. And because of that, Heidi and I knew we wanted John and his business partners to be a part of our wedding.

We were thrilled to use Happy Tears for our wedding. Heidi and I wed on September 24, 2016 and everything was amazing. John again caught so many happy memories for us, and we know we will continue to watch our videos over and over again.

We would absolutely recommend John Rink and Happy Tears to anyone looking to make their special day perfect. He has become a good friend of ours and we are beyond happy with his expertise.

Janet Wojnarowski Costello and Heidi Costello

My husband and I just recently married on September 24th, at the Bradford Estate, and we chose Happy Tears for our wedding day videography services. John and his staff were very professional throughout the ENTIRE process. I absolutely loved working with him. Before knowing anything about video, I came across Happy Tears scrolling through videographer on theknot.com just to get an idea of what could fit into our budget. Coincidentally, me husband and I ended up hearing from John, being that we won a package from a bridal show hosted at Cherry Hill Mall. At first, we thought video wasn't going to be important, as we were on a tight budget, but once we heard and spoke with John we knew it was something we would want to take part in. John was very easy going, and enthusiastic since day one. From our first initial meeting, he went through everything, and I mean everything with us, and he even had us check out his video services from previous weddings to assure that we were happy with his work. To be honest, he was not one of those who only cared about money, and he even made suggestions to adjust to our budget. You could tell he cared about providing a great service. On the day of our wedding, we worked with one of his amazing videographers, and she was great, very professional. She arrived earlier than expected, and got right to work. She was extremely polite, her personality was amazing, and she was very upbeat and into everything. SHE MISSED NOTHING! Marcus and I were very impressed

My wife and I were married this past February at a lovely winery in Hammonton, NJ. It’s been an incredible journey together up to this point and we wanted to make sure we didn’t miss a thing on our day. We’ve had so many friends tell us that the one thing they regretted after being married is not having a videographer there to capture every moment. Honestly, we can’t recommend Happy Tears enough if you’re like us and want a videographer for your wedding. From day one John Rink (the owner) was probably more on top of our wedding than even we were, and he would continue to show that level of enthusiasm and professionality throughout the process. He was incredibly helpful with figuring out the best package for us based on our schedule of events. He will not nickel and dime you or suggest packages based on whatever gets him the most money; all his suggestions were very honest and practical. We wanted to have a laid back wedding without all of the usual hustle and bustle of most weddings; and he definitely suggested the best package for us. On the day of the wedding, John was organized, on time, and a much-needed pillar of stability on a hectic day. John moved around the room so effortlessly, we both kept forgetting he was even recording. It was nice that he was not too intrusive and not in the way of any of the events. When we started to go over time, it was John who came to make sure we didn’t miss our cake cutting for the video.
Of course, the most important part is the video. We just got our ‘trailer’ to the wedding and it was beautiful. I am a quiet man and was choked up at times during my vows, but you can hear every word clearly. Despite the trailer being a little over 5 minutes, the scenes John was able capture were carefully edited into a perfect synopsis. We can’t wait to see the full video now that we’ve had a sneak peek at what is in store (and I’ve been told a watch party is being organized). Correction: my wife confirmed that she is organizing a watch party with her sisters once this “stay at home order” is lifted. If you are getting married and want to make sure that your day is captured live for you and your partner to enjoy then I cannot recommend Happy Tears enough.

My wife and I were just recently married in May, and we chose to use Happy Tears for our videography services. We made our choice based on two things, affordability and quality. After combing through a bunch of websites, I came across Happy Tears and was immediately impressed with what I saw. Coincidentally, my wife and I ended up meeting John at a bridal show before we could even contact him. From the very beginning John was very enthusiastic and you could tell he genuinely took pride in his work. Leading up to our wedding, John was very easy to contact, and he answered every question we could think of. He made suggestions based on our budget, and never attempted to upsell us or take advantage. On our wedding day, he was great. He was very professional and footage that he got was amazing. The quality of his cameras is top notch and I can honestly say I’m impressed. I would recommend Happy Tears to anyone.

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