We are so grateful to have had Yuki and Derrick from Blue Dolphin Videos as our videographers on our wedding day. They were a preferred vendor at our venue & also captured our best man's wedding and came highly recommended to us. Their hard work, talent, and dedication truly shine through in the way they captured such an important day in our lives. Despite our chaotic and fast-moving timeline, they were incredibly patient, calm, and supportive throughout the entire day. They guided us effortlessly, worked seamlessly with our other vendors, and made us feel comfortable in front of the camera -- even during the busiest moments. We're so thankful for the energy and care they put into documenting our day, and we can't wait to relive those memories through their beautiful work. We highly recommend Blue Dolphin Videos to any couple looking for a professional, patient, and genuinely kind videography team. read more

Our wedding was 10.18.19. We met Yuki & Derrick at the annual Canyon view wedding fair. From the moment we met the BDV team, we knew INSTANTLY that they needed to capture our special day! They are professionals and their equipment is legit! They setup meetings with us leading to our special day to make sure everything we wanted was captured and they were at our disposal if we had any questions or concerns. And now the BIG day...Yuki & Derrick arrived at our hotel early to setup their equipment in both the Groom & Bride's locations. Our entourage, family & friends were blown away at the setup and it just set the tone for the entire day. They weren't intrusive so the footage captured was very natural. The choreographed sequences helped telling a story on video and the same-day edit came out flawless. The team spun up a video THAT day that blew away our friends & family and to this day we are still getting compliments. They are truly wizards in the wedding game! We are awaiting the full edit, but we wanted to pass along our excitement in a review. we would definitely do business again and would highly recommend their services to anyone looking for video coverage for ANY event! Here is our same day edit video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRN-a8xdj44 read more

I got married on 9/15/2017 and throughout the whole process up to that day Yuki was awesome. He was able to meet with my then fiance, now wife, and I in our neighborhood, which made things for us very easy. He heard our story and whatever we wanted, he made it possible. Let me add that Yuki was also in the process of getting married and he was there whenever we had questions or concerns. That right there says alot! I would also like to thank Derrick who was the 2nd videographer that captured our special day. Both of them made us feel very comfortable for all the action shots as we got ready to go to the ceremony and throughout the rest of the day. When it came to the final product everything was completed and delivered earlier than expected. It is great that now we have our wedding day captured on film and we have Yuki and Derrick to thank. read more

Review based on my cousins wedding that they did: Yuki and Ghia provide great video production service at a very reasonable rate. They are very accommodating and are a pleasure to work with! If you are looking for a creative wedding video that is memorable, I highly recommend Blue Dolphin Productions!!! read more

This review is long overdue! We are very pleased with the work Yuki and his partner has done for us. We met a few times, exchanged emails and phone calls so he could get a sense of what we wanted out of our movie. I really had no idea what I wanted but he gave us many samples and references of his old clients which made narrowing down our theme/style much easier. He nonetheless filled in the blanks that I could not fill creatively and we were very happy and impressed with the final product. Our family loved it as well. His pricing is very fair, compared to some of those outrageous fees other videographers are charging. He was able to complete everything on time according to his contract. Oh and he also speaks Japanese fluently so it helped with some of my family members who speak very little English. Thank you Yuki, we love our DVD, its beautifully done, so dramatic and romantic. You've captured so much emotion through the wedding party and guests. We watch our DVD often and get teary eyed every time. read more

Unbiased opinion: If in a wedding videographer, you are looking for unmatched quality, unparalleled creativity, and a show that you and your guests will never forget, then Yuki Kawai (Blue Dolphin Productions) is the one for you! The journey started with our wedding "slide show". Yuki made the effort to meet with us well before the big day to introduce himself, set a timeline, and most importantly, get OUR ideas for what we wanted to do. Not knowing much about videography, my wife to be and I just said that we wanted something "different". Enough said. At our next meeting Yuki brought with him a Metallica Rockumentary and showed it to us.... Fast forward to the big day. After the viewing of our "slide show", our guests were left in utter disbelief...in a good way. Some comments, "That was completely different from anything we have every seen at a wedding"; "That was awesome! So professionallly done and entertaining"; "Where did you come up with such a unique concept for a wedding "slide show". And finally, the clincher, "Dude, that was unbelievable! It was like I was watching a Metallica Rockumentary!" You see, the Metallica compliment came from a cousin who had no idea that our "slide show" was inspired by just that. Such a compliment among a shower of compliments was a product of the hard work, open communication, patience, professionalism, and skill of Yuki. He made it happen for us - we just followed his lead. He went the extra mile and met with us numerous times, left the lines of communication open, and gave us everything we were looking for in a wedding videographer and more. By the way, the Wedding Video that he put together of our wedding day/night may be even better than our "slide show". The hits just don't stop. I highly recommend Yuki Kawai and Blue Dolphin Productions. Thank you Yuki! read more

Was helping a friend search for wedding videography services and was referred to Blue Dolphin Productions through a co-worker. The quality of the video and smooth camera work resulted in a flawless product. It helps that Yuki's equipment is top of the line and is actually the same cameras used by Hollywood film studios. Blue Dolphin will turn your wedding into a movie like experience. read more

We were looking for someone to record our wedding reception. We found Yuki online and liked the video samples on his website. We were not happy with the DVD he made as it was really short and he had not included a lot of the evening. I asked him to make a longer DVD and the new one he sent us was still short. I decided to go ahead and just make my own DVD from the raw footage tapes he gave me. When I saw the tapes I was surprised at the poor quality of the recording he had done for a person who is a professional videographer. I was not able to add much to the DVD and that's what we are left with. We realised he's probably good at making real short videos like the samples he has on his website. read more

this is a long awaited review that I never had time to write until now. I have a new saying and it is Happy Wife....Happy Life! Yuki and his staff made my now wife and I completely happy with the incredible video they shot of our wedding two years ago on 10.10.10 at the Saratoga Mountain Winery. Not only were they the most reasonably priced videographers but the finished product exceeded our expectations. I was the one that thought we didn't need a video but now it's the only thing that accurately captured the whole event. Thanks Yuki and staff! You helped us keep the memory of our wedding alive. read more

I'm a special events planner/coordinator and I have worked with Yuki and his team for several years. He is truly amazing at what he does. I have referred him to many clients and their feedback is always wonderful. He pays attention to detail and catches all the right moments that you will cherish a lifetime. His level of professionalism and service is superb and his rates are competitive. read more

We booked Yuki as the videographer for our wedding day. Yuki from the beginning was so responsive and so easy to work with. Each meeting with him was such a pleasant experience. Leading up to the big day, we met with him to work out the details. He was so accommodating to our requests. Working out these details with Yuki actually made us more excited for our wedding. On the big day, Yuki and his partner, Derrick, were such professionals. With the craziness of the wedding preparations, working with Yuki was stress-free. I was a little nervous to filmed, but Yuki made me feel comfortable and made the process fun. He also worked seamlessly with our photographer. The end result of his work was amazing, and the quality was outstanding. Yuki created a short highlights video and a longer wedding video. The highlights video was so impressive. The editing and the shots taken were incredible, and Yuki's creativity really shined. It was a perfect highlight of our wedding day. The longer wedding video was stunning. Watching it makes us relive that day. All the major moments of the wedding were captured in the video. We're so thankful to have had Yuki as our videographer, and because of him, we can happily look back at our wedding day through the videos. We highly recommend him as a wedding videographer. read more

We hired Yuki to film our wedding in 2013 at the Bridges Golf Course in San Ramon. This review is LONG overdue, but he definitely deserves it! He is very easy to talk to on our first consultation and listened to what type of video style we wanted. We showed him some examples of other videos he liked so he can get a sense of what we were looking for. On the day of our wedding, him and his helper were very professional and you can tell they were on top of it. After the wedding, we went back and forth with him, fine tuning the cuts and songs on the edit. The final product was an awesome video! I can't stress how happy we are with the video and would absolutely recommend him! read more

I was a maid of honor at my best friend's wedding a couple of months back and when her wedding video was posted on Facebook, I probably watched it 20 times! It was that good. The video quality looked like a movie, the ones from theaters and not like those typical home videos we oftentimes see on "youtube" or "America's Funniest Videos". It was so cinematic, artistic, and a tear jerker. I also found out that it was super affordable. I got to admit that I got obsessed watching other wedding videos after that, and my friend's video tops the list. I know it sounds biased but I've also checked out other Blue Dolphin samples and I really love his style! Although beware (ladies), you might feel the need to get married right away after watching his videos! read more

I dont like to give negative reviews, but here goes.... Yuki shot our wedding back in July 2010. We felt good booking him as he always responded to our emails and showed up for appointments. However, on our wedding day, he showed up late to meet with the groom, thus was not able to capture any footage of him getting ready. He finished putting together our wedding video on time as promised so we appreciated that. However, we were surprised by the poor picture quality. When I asked why the picture quality looked so dingy; resolution was so poor, he assured that he used some of the best equipment available on the market, but that the market was behind in technology for video recording... or something along those lines. I'm sorry to say, but the quality of some of my home videos are better... and my camcorder is not of professional quality. When we got our first DVDs, we discovered that he left out some important moments of our wedding day. When asked, he did re-edit the footage for us so that was a plus. But sadly, we were not happy with the end result. He said he would interview our bridal party and add those clips to the final DVD. We were excited to have the memories of our friends sending their well wishes to us, but we never saw any. We thought that maybe they were recorded, but just not added to the final edit, but when we watched the raw footage, there were no interviews at all. Til this day we've only watched our wedding video a few times because of the disappointment. He's a nice guy, but I've seen better work. Sorry. read more

Yuki was a pleasure to work with. We contacted him about 8 months or so before our wedding date and he was very prompt in getting back to us with information about his rates and services. We didn't get back into contact with him until a month or so before or wedding... he was so professional he even honored the 2011 rates even though his prices had increased. Yuki was on time during for our big day and was nothing but helpful through out our wedding. He was prompt with our Highlight video and we were so happy to see our full wedding video shortly after. Thank you Yuki for capturing such a important day for us and we are so thankful to have all our memories to watch. read more

Looks like Yuki does some pretty good work, based on the website videos. I called to book him and he was great on the phone, reserved my date, and we talked about meeting in the coming months to lock everything in. He told me that the date would be held, no problem, and that if someone else came asking about it he would give me a heads up so I could send the deposit. Cut to several weeks later, I let him know I'm sending up the check only to find out that he accepted work for another wedding that weekend, leaving me a videographer short without much time until the wedding. (Anyone who has planned a wedding knows how much fun that can be). I can only suspect that whatever party he ditched us for requested a more expensive package, hence the lack of heads up from him. Perhaps I should learn for the future not to take people by their word and pay the deposit straight away... Or maybe it's best not to be in business with those who have trouble shooting straight to begin with. read more

I thought I reviewed already but didn't! YUKI WAS AMAZING!!! He filmed my wedding in half moon bay last october 2015. There was no problem communicating with him prior to the wedding. We met before I signed the contract and then later on communicated via email. He was great on my wedding day and kept to the schedule unlike my photographer. The video came out great! My husband and I really enjoyed it. The quality was great for the price range. I did not want to fork out thousands of dollars for a movie production. All I needed was a video to capture my wedding day. Enough about the quality, this is why I really recommend Yuki's services to all my friends. Yuki and his assistant were very sweet and kind. I expected that video guys stay out of your way and film. Ideally, you wouldn't notice them during the wedding. Actually, I DID notice them but in a good way. There was a moment during my wedding day that I was cranky at my photographer. While I was upset, Yuki tried to calm me by suggesting he begins his video shots while we waited for my photographer. (He was probably the only person that was able to calm me at that moment because I can lash out at my mom and bridesmaids but not to a stranger lol) We did this one scene where I was going to pop the champagne. Yuki kindly did it for me (because I might ruin my dress or the cork may fly at my bridesmaids). That was a really nice gesture. My photographer was a complete bust. Yuki was so kind that I was looking more forward to the video than photos. Another example was I requested the files on my harddrive but was always too busy to drop it off. He offered to drive to my office to pick it up. Yuki was also one of the few vendors that accepted credit card. Most did not let me pay CC because of the fee. It didn't seem like he minded. I actually felt bad paying CC because he was so nice. There were other things I can't recall. All I know is Yuki is so kind at heart that his small actions really stood out to me that day and throughout the planning. One of my first impressions of Yuki was his passion for videography. He seemed very dedicated to his work. I recommended him to every friend getting married. He became so busy since my wedding. I'm so lucky to have gotten him for my wedding day. I wish I had another event to hire Yuki! I tried to find him on facebook because I wouldn't mind keeping in touch but couldn't find him lol. Yuki, keep up the good work!! read more

We love you Yuki!!!!! Yuki was our wedding videographer this past May at Gilroy Gardens. From the get go, he was professional and down-to-earth- very easy to work with! Not only is he reasonably priced but he produced quality work. My husband and I loved our highlights video as well as our DVD. For anyone planning a wedding, definitely get a videographer because it helps capture moments that you will want to relive. And if you're in the Bay Area then Yuki is the guy for you. read more

We are so happy that we decided to go with Yuki as our videographer. My husband and I went back and forth trying to decide if we wanted a videographer (I wanted one and he said we could go without) but once we met Yuki, we decided to do it because we liked his video style and the shots he captured. At our wedding in August 2013, he captured all our special moments and he did it all inconspicuously throughout the wedding day. We got our wedding highlights soon after the wedding. That was a wonderful treat because the day goes by so fast that it's wonderful to have a short video to see so soon after the big day! When we watched our DVD, we were able to relive our special day. The quality of Yuki's work is clear, with great shots, impeccable editing, and nice choice of music. He is very professional, super nice, and easy to work with. We decided to go with the package with a 2nd shooter and it worked out really nice with the different angles. We are so glad we decided to have a wedding videographer because we can revisit our special day any time we want! Thank you Yuki! read more

We would like to take this time to thank Yuki for his awesome work. Our wedding day/night was a wonderful experience that passed by so fast that we did not get time to enjoy it, but with Yuki's wonderful videographer work, we are able to freeze time and enjoy it. As soon as the day started, Yuki was one of the first people to arrive, which is very professional. He set his gear, equipment and began shooting. He made the day easy and enjoyable. He directed some of the movement, but for the most part, told us to be ourselves and have fun. The angles and moments were captured at the right time. During the wedding, we hardly even noticed him, which is good. As the night ended, Yuki was one of the last people to leave. He gave us additional information about the video and gave us a time frame on when the DVD's will be ready. Everything was on time. The end results were amazing. We told Yuki exactly what we wanted and he made it happy. Thank you Yuki for capturing out special day. -Edwin and Lorie read more