We wanted to thank Rick and his team of videographers for their work capturing and editing our most special day. On the day of the wedding Rick and his team worked seamlessly and diligently with our wedding parties, guests, photographer and venue to find and capture intimate moments. They incorporated amazing video and audio from our speeches, awesome drone footage of the venue and even under water cameras for our big pool jump. They truly went above and beyond to gift us with a final beautiful and emotional wedding video. The video captured every important detail and emotion summarizing the passionate story of our day. Thank you so much and we can't wait to have you capture more moments for us in the future. Mason and Maddie read more

These are the elevated Moments of our lives. Hours, days, and weeks are invested into planning them. And, of course, when the day arrives -- life moves very fast. Even with all the planning in the world, like everything else where large numbers of people are involved and excitement levels are high -- improvisation better be on the menu too. Even if it is not needed. I've been around long enough, I've planned large family affairs in the past.. and I knew what was coming the day of our wedding. To me, it's one part blueprint, one part 3-D chess, and one part joyous variety. All played out at a volume of 11 (if you're a "This is Spinal Tap" fan, you understand the "11" reference! :)) I'm also a film producer, so I'm pretty versed on the complexities of filming any live event. I had these conversations early with Rick... and I knew immediately, he got it. He not only got it, but he welcomed any challenges with very thoughtful solutions, opportunities to be artistic, and making sure I knew he would be more than capable handling the set pieces and moving parts. Rick and Gavin far exceeded expectations. Period. As a technician, Rick's skill-set seemed flawless. He knows his craft. That's a given. But the rest? The rest was nothing short of artistry. Now, also given, our venue is something of a fantasy. Our home is situated part-way up the hills of Malibu, with sweeping views of the Pacific, the mountains, and a property loaded with natural landscape opportunities. Our affair was intimate, including Bride & Groom's brothers and sisters, children, grandchild, nephews and nieces, the Bride's Mom, and over a dozen vendors (caterers, Rabbi & wife, musicians, and photographers). All in, around 46 of us. There was something of a Timeline (the "blueprint"); a mix of family members meeting for the first time, and a party with several moving pieces ("3-D chess"); and a stellar sunset over the ocean ("variety" galore!) I told Rick, yes, we gotta get the traditional Family Photos, Bride prepping, First Look, Ceremony, 1st Dance, and Cake Cutting. Even a small posse of friends "crashing" the party, late in the affair. Otherwise, you have carte blanche "cinema verite" to film this event! Those words uttered to an artist are like being handed a pair of real working wings! And with a guy like Rick -- it is complete artistic freedom. Like I mentioned, I'm a film/tv/commercial producer, so I have a pretty good idea immediately if a crafts-person can handle such freedom. I monitored his work for like the first 10 minutes of our event -- and then never had to give it another thought. I am very, very visually oriented -- and I was confident from right outta the gate that night, that Rick and Gavin were literally, figuratively going to rise to the occasion. Like I said, these are the elevated Moments of our lives? Rick & Gavin rose TO the Moment and then soared around it and above it ... capturing every wonderful scene within The Moment. I've only seen a sampling of their captures. But what I have seen has knocked me right out of my Producer's chair. And I was the Groom, only one part of the subject in this beautiful affair. Rick has an amazing eye for creativity and detail; and he saw things and moments we didn't even imagine. Would I recommend this guy? What do you think? Unabashedly, YES. With the highest endorsement we can. Don't take any chances with your most important Moments. Call Rick now, while he's still available! A picture might say a thousand words, but with Rick, you get the whole story! P.S. The one single star review on this business amongst all the other stellar reviews? That miserable person has a ridiculous pattern, a myriad of 1 star reviews on her personal page. Ignore it. read more

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Rick (of Mada Weddings) is more than just a photographer, he is a storyteller. He is passionate about working with his clients to discover their narrative for the shots to follow. Rick is incredibly creative and great at coaching you through the shots/poses so you feel comfortable. He even pushed through with us as rain started pouring to get some final awesome shots at a nearby park. We so appreciate his flexibility and determination. We are so happy with how well our story plays out through these pictures and have recommended to friends, family and colleagues for various types of shoots because we know he will do an amazing job, no matter what the style of wedding/event it is. read more

We used Mada Weddings for our wedding at SF City Hall for both photography and videography and we have people constantly asking "who took our photos." He went above and beyond and was willing to work in more creative ways than a "traditional" wedding photographer. He brought a vision to life that was based on what we requested and also ideas we NEVER would of that of. Not only did the work come out better than expected, I felt so calm, collected and comfortable the day of the shoot. It was a combination of not knowing he was taking photos, but confidence he was capturing the moments that would be most important. Highly recommend their services and will definitely be booking again for baby, family shoots down the road! read more

Where to begin! I would never work with MADA - Rick or Gavin, ever! Nor would I ever recommend them! Rick took over 3 months to send us our wedding video -14 weeks  to be exact! There was absolutely no communication from him since we hired him! We were supposed to have our wedding in July 2020. We originally hired him around February/March 2020, so our time was short - and we ended up giving him half the total. Total was $2,499 for 6 hours of coverage out in San Francisco. Due to COVID our plans changed and our wedding ended up being local in LA and we only needed him for 4 hrs. Despite multiple requests for an updated contract since the first contract was in SF, he never sent anything! The contract we had was for  the video to be delivered  4-6 weeks after the wedding. He even confirmed on text that its a 4-6 week process. How do you have the audacity to not even update your client. After the wedding I texted him to see what the ETA on the video was. I texted him 9 weeks after the wedding & he informed me that he had a family emergency.  At least be professional enough to let your client know in advance that their video was going to be late and how the client would like to proceed. He said the family emergency was the delay yet all of his Instagram stories and texts said otherwise. He said he was booked & shooting every day, too busy to get to our video. Get your story straight Rick! None of it makes sense. He definitely put our wedding video on the backburner. If you weren't going to be able to commit to the agreed terms then state that!! So glad we didn't hire him for photography. Imagine getting your wedding photos almost 4 months later! Rick robbed us of our special moment. A wedding is a once in a lifetime event. How dare you give your client their wedding video almost 4 months later ! We had a family event where we were going to show our family the video but no, thanks to Rick we had to cancel that. The way he conducts business is unprofessional! How do you break your own contract and not communicate with your client ! Also have the decency to give your customer a discount since it was your doing on being late- regardless of what the delay was- it doesn't matter business is business and it still goes on! Definitely think TWICE before hiring someone so unprofessional for your wedding! read more

So I actually had this team do my maternity shoot, and as a first time mom I was very nervous to have strangers shoot such an intimate moment BUT they were so professional and made me feel extremely comfortable as if we had known each other! I highly highly recommend and my pictures came out so beautiful, even went an extra mile to make me a video of the day and BTS. read more

This review is long overdue! I've had the pleasure of working with Rick on multiple occasions, and I'm happy to be able to say I've definitely found my go-to photographer. He is super open minded, and has endless creative ideas to bring to the shoots. He has a keen eye for detail, and you can really tell he cares about his work. I'd highly recommend him! read more

I wish I could give bonus stars!!! My sister was the first to hired Rick, from Mada photography, for her wedding. Now our family will always not only hire them, but adjust events to make sure we get him! That's how real and gifted he is!! & honestly, there are lots of good photographers but he captures the most beautiful moments in the most flattering of ways. He just has so many trips up his sleeve and he's SO nice! Everyone always loves him. Some photographers make posing feel like a chore and it takes away from the event. Rick is fun, charming, respectful, he listens to what you want and is such an awesome person. He blends in and captures candid moments like a ninja camera man. Lol. It's crazy and I'm forever grateful!!! Plus the videos with the drone are sooo epic ! Ok thanx for reading this book of a review haha read more

Mada Weddings helped bring my vision to life! It's not easy to find a good company you can rely on these days, yet I was hugely satisfied with every photo I got back from Rick. He took the time and effort into editing the photos and videos to MY liking in a timely manner. Not only is he great with directing, guiding you with poses, and implementing that extra touch of creativity, but Rick and his team take it to the next level by putting their heart into it, because it's what they love to do, and it truly shows! Can't wait until our next shoot & to film my next project! read more