Peri did an incredible, amazing, awesome, stunning and marvelous job on my wedding video. There aren't enough synonyms available to describe the level of Peri's work ethic and craftsmanship. She was super personable, down to earth and enjoyable to interact with before, during and after. She made wedding guests feel comfortable when shooting their video commentary which helped add humorous moments to the occasion and captured all of the special moments in unique and creative ways. She processed edits timely and flawlessly and produced an excellent final video presentation. Fast forward 15 years after my wedding, my father (Daddy-O) who walked me down the wedding aisle passed away suddenly. I wanted to incorporate portions of my wedding video that show my Daddy-O smiling, dancing, laughing and living his best life into his memorial slideshow presentation, however, I got divorced and couldn't find my wedding video. I contacted Peri in hopes she still had it, and she was able to confirm within a matter of minutes that she saved my video footage. Peri provided a test video for me to download to make sure it was compatible with the video editing software i'm using for my Daddy-O's slideshow. Once I confirmed it was a compatible file type, she provided a secondary high resolution file to download, all within a few days which will help me complete my father's slideshow presentation in time for his memorial. Thank you, Peri! Look no further. Peri is your girl! Big Time Video Services is your perfect solution before, during and after. Literally. read more

Working with BigTime Video Services and Peri Basseri, the owner and visionary, was a great experience. From my first phone call with Peri, I knew I liked her. She was extremely helpful, down to earth and just sort of got it. She makes modern wedding videos that don't go on for hours, and finds the most touching, poignant moments. Truth be told: I was not 100% sold on a wedding video, but my mom (a psycho-therapist) told me it was a good idea for years to come of how we felt on that day. I'm very glad we did do the video because it captures the day's emotions in a totally different way than still photography and with all the excitement of the day, its hard to remember every detail (or impossible otherwise to see different perspectives).... and our wedding was only a few months ago! I really appreciate Peri's genuine/ positive/ caring attitude, there is nothing pretentious or high pressure about her. She is extremely responsive and present. These characteristics are important in enjoying the time we spent together, around our guests and to getting the best, most authentic wedding video. Peri obviously loves what she does, she listens to clients and provides a great end product. We will enjoy our wedding video for years to come!! read more

After the videographer we had booked 7 months before our wedding date was nowhere to be found (sad but true), we were THANKFULLY able to book Peri at BigTime just weeks before our wedding date! Peri was lovely to work with - friendly, communicated promptly, and delivered a nice product. We didn't want anything too fancy - basically just something to watch in the years to come - so we bought one of the more basic packages. We were very happy with that. Peri did a great job and we're so happy we have our wedding memories captured on film. Thank you, Peri! read more

Requested a price quote after giving him the date of my wedding, the location, and how many people I was inviting. He rudely said there wasn't enough information and told me to find another vendor. I will gladly cross this "company" off my list. read more

Peri was a pleasure to work with! She was able to plan the video based on our specifications, make great suggestions, and deliver the edit quickly. What I liked the most about working with her team was that they were very understated, but they still managed to capture all the key moments. read more

We had a small ceremony in Carmel Valley CA. As we live on the East Coast and both have busy jobs we weren't able to do a lot of legwork but Peri and her team worked with us to get the information and details they needed to plan the video. They asked all the right questions and made great suggestions. Additionally, they came up with great ideas for footage we never would've thought about but I will be so glad we have. They also went above and beyond editing it in a way that perfectly captured the day and wasn't overdone. They even found our (rather obscure) wedding song without having to ask us what it was and integrate it with the footage. Bigtime Video did an amazing job and I'm so happy we found them. read more

I was at first reluctant to have a videographer for my wedding. I was not impressed with the ones I had seen from other weddings that consisted of interviews of guests primarily and people acting foolishly, and thought the money would be better spent elsewhere. However, I was persuaded to have one anyway. We are so glad we hired Peri. The videographers were unobtrusive, but caught all of the important aspects of our wedding, before and during the ceremony and after. It is absolutely lovely and captured the feel or our wedding perfectly. The editing was superb, and the audio clear. I highly recommend her for anyone who wants a timeless and beautiful film to enjoy for years to come. read more

We hired Big Time Video last summer for our wedding. We loved the quality of the video and are happy we decided to have one made, but overall had a miserable experience with Peri (the owner and videographer). We decided to hire 2 videographers for our event, both of whom were pushy and in-the-face of our guests the entire cocktail hour/reception. My photographer was blocked from many shots by the big lighting systems the video crew had attached to their cameras (photographer gave us this feedback after the wedding). One guest actually overheard one of the videographers state "this is my first wedding"...not ok for the amount we paid them. The production of the video and delivery was what really disappointed. Not only did it take months, Peri's customer service was simply awful. Even though we had placed the order and prepaid for everything (including the finished video), we were told post-wedding that: 1) video needed to be delivered on a storage device because it was HD and DVD's would ruin the quality, 2) buy our own storage device and ship it to her for downloading the video and raw footage 3) send her a pre-paid shipping label in order for her to mail our video to us. We were surprised (to say the least) that she insisted we pay for and mail a pre-paid shipping label in order to get our video. One would think this might be included in the package rate? It was a big headache working with Peri. With so many fabulous video options for your wedding or important event, I would steer clear of this business. I have never before written a Yelp review but felt compelled to share my experience with this specific vendor. read more

Peri is the best. I had a birthday party and it was kinda a big one for me anyways. I thought it would be fun to have some footage done for a memory. There is so much on that video I didn't even know was going on... People I really wasn't able to talk with much, said hi and wished me well on my big b day. It was really special. Its something that I hold so dear to me. Its the best gift I could have given myself. It was a great party, and Peri really fit in with all my different groups of friends. A rare quality, if you ask me. She is so artistic, yet professional, on time, just really took care of me. A total value! You'll love it, and you'll love her. read more

Peri and her team did a fabulous job at our Carmel wedding in August of 08. She was easy to work with from start to finish! During the actual day, she managed to get all the shots we could have ever wanted, without being invasive (most often we didn't even notice her and her crew at work). During the editing process, she did the work to find and incorporate several of the songs from the event. She also included a voice over of our vows. The final product is seem less (and made me cry). Best of all though, she seemed genuinely excited to participate in our day ! She even called me as soon as the video went on line to let me know!!! read more

Our first wedding videographer bailed and we needed a last minute fix. Peri at Big Time Video worked with us right from the start and finished off with a darn good representation of our Big Sur wedding! We feel she captured the essence of what we were dishing out to our family and friends. We really enjoyed the final product and posting it on Vimeo made it easy to share with more than just the close ones. Highly recommend if you need video in Big Sur area, especially at the Henry Miller Memorial Library! read more

They did an awesome job on our wedding video! Very friendly and easy to work with! I love that they interviewed our guest and loved ones, made the video very special. read more

Peri was amazing for our wedding - good natured, gave really clear directions, and our videos turned out amazingly. She was also a bit of a lifesaver - both my husband and I managed to develop zits the day of the wedding, and I cut myself in about 3 places shaving. We had some cover-up, but we both have zilch experience with make-up. Our photographer had also brought some make-up, as well as brushed, and Peri was able to make our skin look flawless. No one suspected we were wearing make-up either! We loved working with Peri, and highly recommend her for anyone with video needs in the Monterey area! read more

Peri and Jayna are totally awesome helpful! Stayed in our budget and luckily they convinced me to get a wedding video otherwise I would have missed out on most of the ceremony, I highly recommend getting a wedding video for your special day these moments are priceless. Jayna and Peri were incredibly helpful even 6 months after our wedding! They are everything I hoped for. read more

Big Time and Peri Basseri recently videotaped my wedding. Coming in, I was skeptical on whether we even needed a videographer as I figured still pictures and memories would be fine. The wedding turned out to be an even more beautiful and emotional day than I had imagined it could be, and Peri managed to capture every single key aspect of the day. I don't have alot of recollection of even noticing I was being videotaped- Peri blended into the event seamlessly. When we watched the final DVD my wife and her parents cried again as if they were back at the ceremony. I am very happy we had a videographer of Peri's caliber and I would highly reccommend Big Time! read more

Peri and her team did an excellent job both at our wedding and with the video production afterwards. You can tell a professional's work when you see it, and multiple guests have told us that our wedding video is the best one they have ever seen. They were great with our feedback and requests and handled everything in a timely manner. I'm so glad we made the choice to do a wedding video, and BigTime was the perfect partner to make it happen! read more

During our planning phase, we were contemplating whether or not to use a videographer for our wedding but we were convinced by some of our married friends to do it as a great way to capture the day for posterity. We are so happy now that we decided to do it and are especially lucky to have found and used Big Time Video Services. Picking Peri and her team was one of the best decisions we made for the wedding. We first met Peri at her studio in Monterey and found her to be very personable, friendly, and warm. We liked her immediately. It was obvious to us she is very passionate and loves what she does. On the day of our wedding Peri and her colleague were very easy to work with. They made us feel very comfortable and not overly directed. She is a true professional who also worked along very well with our photographer and wedding planner. When we got our ceremony and reception highlights DVD we could not have been happier. It was brilliantly edited and showcased the best moments of the day. Peri is a talented videographer and editor who knows how to capture the right moments of the wedding without it becoming tedious. We felt very proud to share this video with our family and friends and to other relatives and friends who could not attend. We will cherish this video for years! read more

Peri Basseri put together the most beautiful Highlights Video of my wedding. She was so fun and easy to work with and made everyone feel comfortable. The editing on the video is perfect - she somehow captured the magic and atmosphere of the day and every time we watch it we are brought back to the excitement of our wedding. I wasn't going to spend money on getting a videographer at first, but now I am so glad I got one, it was worth every penny and more. The video is something we will be able to watch for years and will be something fun to share with our children and grandchildren. read more

We have provided the musical entertainment for many weddings where Big Time Video was hired as the videographer and we always love working with Peri and her crew. Everything always runs smoothly and they work well with other vendors. When it came time to hire a videographer to film our own band video, Peri was the one we chose. You can't get a better testimonial than that! read more

Jayna was great! We hired her for 6 hours and it cost about $1500. She captured a lot of great moments and put it all together in a tasteful video that we will cherish forever. I would definitely hire her again! read more

Jayna is so flexible and reliable. Prices are great. She goes above and beyond! Love this company!

Peri and Janya did a beautiful job. I am very thankful to have this video as it will help us remember our wonderful day with crisp detail for years and years and years!!! . They worked with our budget, produced beautiful images, with great sound that flowed seamlessly and included scenes of all the aspects of the wedding we most wanted to capture. Thank you! read more

We really love the results that Peri Basseri at BigTime Video Services produced with our wedding video. The two-camera coverage and excellent editing made our ten minute video a fantastic wedding remembrance. The feedback we've gotten from friends who didn't even attend is that it looked marvelous. The video has literally brought tears to folks who didn't even attend. From folks who did attend, they have literally said it's the best wedding video they seen. The team did a great job shooting and a great job editing in music caught on site with music delivered from the studio. In shooting they were unobtrusive, yet omnipresent. The only shame of never getting married again is not being able to hire Big Time again! read more

I chose Big Time Video because they were on the preferred vendor list for the Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa. They were willing to work within my budget and made signing up and reserving the day easy. Jayna was great! I am so glad she did our wedding. She is upbeat and fun to be around, which is exactly what I needed on the big day. The final result was awesome! The short video makes me cry every time I watch it, my family has also loved it. Plus I have all of the extra footage to watch at my leisure and to fully remember the day. Definitely make sure you review your contract often. The dates and what you need to do are referenced there and are adhered to strictly. The contract itself is your best form of communication for all of your deadlines and responsibilities. I am very happy with the short video and the level of professionalism that Jayna displayed. read more

I am truly happy to have met Peri and the rest of the staff at Big Time Video. From the very beginning Peri and her staff made me feel very comfortable and happy. And now my wife and I have this absolute gem of a wedding video that we are blessed to have. Peri and her staff will go above and beyond to make sure that your video is of superior quality. Thank you Peri!! Our wedding video is amazing!!!!! read more

Peri and Jayna were absolutely wonderful to work with. Both of them had outstanding communication and organization the entire process. Peri's responses were so quick no matter what time or day I had a question (and I had plenty of them!) They were so kind and understanding, they provided so many different ideas and suggestions that would work within our budget, and took the time to explain exactly what our options were. The final product came back and we couldn't be happier. We were thinking about cutting the videography out entirely due to our small budget since we were already getting photos, but honestly the video is the most amazing part of the wedding that we get to take with us and watch any time we want to and Peri and Jayna made that happen for us. They truly provided stellar customer service and followed through with absolutely everything they said they would. It was such a pleasant experience to work with them from start to finish. If you are looking for a videographer in the area for your special day or even I would HIGHLY recommend BigTime Video Services. It was truly the greatest experience we encountered throughout our entire wedding planning process. read more

Peri and her staff were incredibly priceless at our wedding! I know everyone says the one thing they regret is not having a videographer -- so that's the reason I hired Big Time Video Services to film our wedding. However, I didn't realize HOW MUCH the video means! This was going to be one of those options I "cut from the budget" -- never EVER will I tell a bride to do that after the amazingness captured from our day on video. Every detail mattered to me, but I didn't realize how important the video is to capture the emotion, excitement, and love of the whole day! The staff made me and my husband feel incredibly comfortable and excited for our special day. We've watched our highlight reel numerous times and have ended in happy tears each time. I can't speak highly enough about this company. Peri is AMAZING with her communication, makes you feel comfortable, and never oversells. She tries to find the right package for each client depending on what's important to them. I want to get married again to my husband just for another video! ;-) Thank you Big Time! read more

Our video was beautiful! Peri was a pleasure to work w/ and she did an awesome job.

We were so impressed with the amount of footage they were able to get. The videographer was interactive which got a great response from the crowd. Our edited version exceeded or expectations & truly was a touching, artistic portrayal of the event. Thank you for everything & we will highly recommend to anyone. read more

I hired them just for raw video footage one week before our wedding. They were very responsive to what I wanted and Peri even helped me refine my wedding timeline to make things flow better. I did not get a music video, but I am very satisfied with the raw footage. read more

I worked with Peri in the initial booking process and Jayna was our videographer. Both were easy to correspond with and were able to answer all my questions promptly. Jayna did a wonderful job capturing all our beautiful moments throughout the wedding day. She was very friendly and super discreet - our guests don't remember a videographer being present! The highlights video came out wonderfully. The editing, music, and footage were all superbly done. We look forward to seeing our full wedding footage once it arrives. read more

I had the pleasure to work with Peri! She made my special day less stressful. She was wonderful and knew exactly what she was doing. She replied very fast to any text or email I would send her with any question or concern. I never had trouble with her, and as a bride to be, who wants to be stressed with a vender? I truly recommend her and her team. You won't regret it! Thanks Peri for the amazing video you put together! I never get tired of watching it. read more

We absolutely loved Peri! She did a fabulous job and is a really great person to know and work with! She was really creative with the video, got there early, stayed late, and everything turned out amazing! She is very responsive, flexible, and hard working! I would definitely love to work with her again and would recommend her to everyone!! read more

We have worked with Big TIme Video twice for our children's bar mitzvahs. We were very pleased with everything about the experience. Peri and company are friendly, professional, thoughtful, etc. The videos were great. We especially liked how they captured the little special moments. The "big stuff" is easy to get - the little things are trickier. They really had an eye for the story behind the story read more

Peri and Bigtime Video gave us a perfect wedding video! When we were planning for the wedding everyone's advise was to get a videographer; people who didn't have one said it was their biggest regret and people who did get one said the video was the best memento they had of their wedding. Luckily I took their advice and found Peri. Everyone was right it is absolutely the best memento of the day! They did a wonderful job matching the look and feel of the video to our wedding. I had seen many companies sample videos and can say without a doubt that I think ours came out the best. Tasteful yet romantic, emotional but not sappy, great shots of the guests and the whole thing put together beautifully. It really captured the essence of the day. I highly recommend Peri and Bigtime Video! read more

We worked with Peri and BigTime Video Services for our wedding. It was a great experience! We LOVE our edited 10 minute video as well as the chapter titles for events throughout the day! The sound, footage, and quality are superb. During the wedding the videographers were discrete and blended in with the day. We highly recommend BigTime Video Services! read more

We decided to have a video done of our wedding just a week before the big day. The fact that Big Time Video was able to so professionally pull this together for us LAST MINUTE, was incredible. They were so professional, and a number of our friends and family are now letting us know they had NO IDEA someone was there doing video recording! Yet they managed to get some of the best footage. So glad to have such a beautiful film that captures the greatest day of our lives. read more

My son and daughter-in-law had not worked the cost of a videographer into their wedding budget. I truly felt that if we could find someone who could capture the essence of the special day, it would be worth every penny. Fortunately for us, Jayna was available to video our day and then created a keepsake that captures many special aspects of the event. One friend who reviewed the video commented that she had not even noticed there was a videographer present, much less 2 of them. They were professional in every way. Absolutely priceless! read more

I had some family vacations, holidays, and other memorable occasions recorded on many VHS tapes. Big Time Video did a fantastic job consolidating and converting them to DVD. Their price was very reasonable. Jayna was friendly, accommodating and very interested in making sure the conversion was done to my satisfaction. She even called me to verify if I wanted to transfer duplicate portions of the tape. Great communication!! Above board and honest. I would highly recommend this company. read more

I got married in California and most of my family is in Michigan, so we decided to pursue a live-stream of our event to share with friends and family back home. We contacted Peri, who was incredibly friendly and positive. She responded quickly to our request, noting that she had not done a live stream before, but was willing to put in the work to test it out and make sure they had the equipment required to make it perfect for us. She spent her own free time at the venue running a demo for us, and sending us the link, to make sure the quality and shots were what we wanted. It looked amazing. I can't tell you how many text messages and phone calls I received from family and friends who were able to share in our special day via the internet. They were able to see our entire wedding ceremony, thanks for BigTime Video Services. My husband and I are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work with Peri and team. They made the process easy and affordable, while providing great quality video for us. I would high recommend! read more