We cannot thank MCJ Impressions enough for capturing our wedding day so beautifully. From the moment we met, they were professional, kind, and truly passionate about their craft. They took the time to understand our vision and made us feel comfortable every step of the way. On the big day, they were a calming presence--discreet when needed, but always in the right place at the right time to catch the most special moments. The photos and video are nothing short of stunning. Every shot feels intentional, emotional, and full of life. They didn't just document our wedding; they told a story, and we will cherish it forever. We've received so many compliments on the photos and film, and we couldn't agree more--working with MCJ Impressions was one of the best decisions we made. If you're looking for a photographer/videographer who is talented, trustworthy, and truly invested in your day, look no further. Thank you again for making our memories last a lifetime! read more

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We've had the absolute BEST experience with MCJ Impressions. From start to finish, they made us feel comfortable, confident, and completely at ease. The photos turned out more beautiful than we ever imagined every shot captured genuine emotion, and the quality is top-notch. You can tell they truly love what they do, and it shows in every detail. Professional, talented, and just a joy to work with. Highly, highly recommend! -Mischa read more

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We cannot say enough amazing things about Melanie! From our engagement shoot to our wedding day, she was an absolute dream to work with. My husband and I felt instantly at ease with her--she has a way of making you feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera, even if you're not used to it. Melanie's calm, joyful energy made every moment feel natural, and the results were beyond anything we could have imagined. She captured our love, laughter, and all the little in-between moments so beautifully and authentically. Every photo feels like a memory perfectly preserved. Not only is she incredibly talented, but she's also just a wonderful person to be around--which makes a huge difference during such an important and emotional time. We'll cherish these photos for a lifetime, and we're so grateful Melanie was the one to capture them. If you're considering working with her--do it. You won't regret it! read more

WOW! I can't even begin to tell you how amazing Melanie is! She did my daughter's senior photos and they turned out beautifully! Melanie brought out my daughter's personality perfectly in the photos. Her attention to detail while doing the photos and editing was outstanding! I also very much appreciated how quickly we received photos after the shot! 10/10 photographer! Highly recommend! We will be asking Melanie to do photos again in the future without a doubt! read more

We have used MCJ Impressions for many family photos (and our big day!) and we will continue using them because they're so great to work with and the pictures always turn out amazing!!! The best! read more

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We had the pleasure of working with MCJ Impressions for both our wedding videography (July 2023) and maternity photoshoot (August 2024), and we couldn't be happier with the experience! From start to finish, this team was incredible. Even when the weather didn't cooperate--gloomy skies for our sunrise maternity shoot and heavy winds on our wedding day--they still managed to deliver absolutely stunning results. Melanie made magic out of a gray morning with beautifully lit maternity photos, and Jennifer captured every meaningful moment of our windy wedding with crystal-clear visuals and audio. They're professional, responsive, and so easy to work with. The turnaround time was quick, and the quality blew us away. We're so grateful to have these memories so beautifully preserved and would recommend MCJ Impressions to anyone looking for talented, reliable, and passionate creatives. read more

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My husband and I recently celebrated our 5th year wedding anniversary and thanks to Melanie and the whole team we are able to relive it because of the amazing photographs! To this day, we are thankful to them for capturing every beautiful second. I am proud and happy to attach a couple pictures to show the quality of their work. They've done two other big events for us as well and all three came out more than spectacular. Memories cherished! read more

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We have had a few family photo sessions with MCJ Impressions and we couldn't be happier with the experience and results! From the moment we booked, they were professional, friendly, and so easy to work with. During the shoot, Melanie, made everyone feel comfortable--especially the kids, who usually have a hard time sitting still! The photos turned out absolutely beautiful--natural, warm, and truly captured the love and connection in our family. We were especially impressed by the attention to detail and how quickly we received our edited images. If you're looking for a talented and kind photographer who knows how to capture genuine moments, look no further. Highly recommend! read more

Melanie did my daughters senior pictures and they came out amazing. She got all of my daughters personality in the pictures, and made her comfortable which made the pictures perfect. Thank you Melanie and crew for the lasting memories! read more

My husband and I had a wonderful experience working with MCJ! We booked them for photography for our wedding day. Mel is a great, reliable communicator and was easy going and friendly to work with. It was great to feel comfortable and have no worries about photography on our big day. The photos came out stunning and were such a wonderful portrayal of our day and the love and excitement we felt. They were timely on the turnover of photos even with some requests on edits. We would highly recommend! read more

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MCJ impressions documented our wedding in Joshua Tree California. They were so professional, friendly and adorable. The photos they captured brought tears to my eyes. They took traditional wedding photos with a unique artistic flair. Don't get me started on the aerial drone video!! It was so very cool! I love love loved it! I highly and most definitely recommend them. We continue to hire them for family events. Thank you so much for everything! Much love & best wishes read more

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Amazing from start to finish! Can't speak more highly of their professionalism, turnaround, and quality of work. Highly recommended.

My lovely bride, Nina, and I hired MCJ Impressions to document our engagement, wedding, and reception. They did an absolutely outstanding job! The photos were stunning and the videos were edited and synced with music like a blockbuster movie - including aerial drone shots! They were really fun and professional! We will happily use them again for other special occasions! Thank you, MCJ!!! - Tom read more

I had the opportunity to work a wedding in Malibu with MCJ and they were phenomenal. The client shared some of the pictures and videos that took and I am so impressed. The quality and detail really shine in their work. As a Wedding vendor, I must implore that it is extremely important that the other vendors get along, are professional, and work together to make the wedding flawless. MCJ fit all of these requirements to a T and the flow and energy of the wedding shows. If you want quality work, a great team to work with, and lasting memories captured at your wedding or event look no further! Thanks Beni Best Hollywood DJ www.besthollywooddj.com read more

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Ingredients for an awesome wedding: 1. Bride 2. Groom 3. Friends and family 4. Photographer and videographer When hubby and I were engaged, we had to start thinking about our wedding vendors. I went to school for research and hubby loves to learn different facts on different subjects, so we can be a pretty dynamic duo when it comes to getting sh*t done. We went to a bridal expo (yes, we. His parents even came with us. We kind of stuck out among all of the soon-to-brides with their bridesmaids' entourage), we scoured all over yelp and weddingwire, and we asked recently-wedded friends. Hubby was the one who found out about MCJ Impressions. We had originally wanted to find a photographer that would be near Walnut, as hubby had older relatives that might have trouble travelling, and we wanted to make sure to get good family photos. However, after some deliberation, his family ended up staying at a hotel near the Aquarium. Anyways, he found MCJ Impressions through Yelp. He emailed them and was given a same-day response. We like people who respond to our questions quickly. :) So, definitely a plus. They wanted to meet up, and was very flexible with their schedule. Another plus. They were on time (we were actually late because of traffic :/ ) and were ready to go when we met them, brochures at hand, samples of their work, laptop out and about, and a contract, if we decided to go that route. So, they were prepared, which is definitely another plus. We agreed right then and there and signed the contract, put in a deposit, and was in good contact with them for the next 9 months, getting ready for the wedding. Whenever we had questions or wanted to deposit some more funds to them to pay off our balance, there were absolutely no issues. The day before the wedding, I was able to email them our separate hotel rooms. The day of the wedding, they were able to park, come up to our room, and start the bride and groom getting ready shots. After we were done with those, went downstairs and did the first look shots, portrait shots, and family shots. Then, we all drove separate cars to get to the Aquarium, took some more couple shots there when the Aquarium was closed, got ready for the ceremony, got ceremony shots, got reception shots, and got the dinner shots. Overall, very smooth, as they had requested and were given a schedule weeks in advance. We got our pictures 7 weeks later. Not bad when considering it was the holiday season and I wasn't going to have them work during Christmas and New Year's. The digital gallery with our pictures were absolutely beautiful. We could do a mass download with no issues, and we ended up creating a Dropbox folder to share with our friends. Our actual physical disc will be sent to us later. Was it a good experience? Yes. Did we get all of the pictures we wanted in the short 8-hour timeframe that we had? Our wedding planner was technically me, myself, and I, with a few friends helping out when I couldn't do it. Consequently, even though we planned out a schedule of when and where to take certain pictures, we were still tight on time, even with all of the time buffers of 30 minutes to an hour that I had put in place. Definitely let them know your shot requests! Even though we provided a shot list, we didn't have time to get through it all. I was particularly sad we didn't get an accessory shot, but was thankful that our videographer (who was referred by MCJ Impressions!) came in early and got at least video of it. In retrospect, I think we should have chosen the 10-hour time frame instead of 8-hours. There are just so many shots you want to take and remember! I would definitely recommend these girls. They were absolutely wonderful to work with, they worked their way around the scenes so that I didn't always know where they were (and they consequently got beautiful shots!), and they are passionate about what they do. Their pictures speak volumes, and, if we have to have another private photo shoot, MCJ is on our list. I'm thinking about maybe a family picture shot down the line with the hubby's family, or just the hubby, me, and our future adopted puppy. :) read more

Melanie is a lot of fun to work with! She is great at making you feel confident in front of the camera and is amazing at capturing the most flattering angles. I would love to work with her again and recommend her to anyone! read more

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We hired MCJ on the recommendation of our friends who hired them for their wedding. From the beginning they were very helpful and answered all of our questions. As the wedding day approached, we had to change the times slightly and asked them to visit the hotel that Aubrey was at for some of the getting ready portion and they accommodated these changes immediately. Melanie and Danielle were there for the big day and captured lots of important, fun and funny moments. They were happy to work with the ideas that we had as well for various shots. All in all, they were great to work with and we would highly recommend them. read more

Melanie is a fabulous photographer. She did our announcement and maternity pictures and they were stunning. She has an eye that is impeccable. She is absolutely professional and knows the perfect setting for any pictures you are tying to take. She is worth your time to sit and meet with and will bring your dreams to life. Felicia L. read more

They really are as good as it gets! I worked with MCJ Impressions for my wedding a few months ago. I found them to be completely professional and all of them have such talent! The day of your wedding FLIES by so fast and it's worth it to have someone there to capture it all. MCJ Impressions did more than just capture it; they turned into a piece of art. My wedding video was absolutely flawless! They did such a great job at making everything fun and they worked well with all of my vendors. They were on time, prepared, professional, and not stingy with time. They made sure that I was taken care of and that it was also fun. I couldn't have asked for them to be any better! My fiance and I were delightfully surprised to find our video packaged so nicely when it arrived with a fantastic, keepsake case too! We have literally watched it 15+ times with different people because it's just so fun to share! They did a good job at capturing the seriousness of the ceremony but also the funny moments at the reception! I was so happy to have chosen them and would highly recommend them to all of my friends! Thanks again guys! You are all great! read more

Considering we were one of their first jobs, MCJ Impressions did a superb job providing the videography for our wedding in 2010. Jenn was absolutely professional and was on the spot getting all the great shots from all the angles right when they happened. She made us look REALLY, REALLY GOOD, and for that, my wife and I are SO VERY grateful. Jenn put together teaser and preview videos that she posted on Facebook for us to share with all our friends and family. She took care of our slideshow for our reception, even after we made her job tougher by giving her such short notice. There isn't a price tag for the hard work and most importantly, the execution and follow through she provided for our big day-- it was a welcome relief to be able to count on her after all the stress we had to deal with from our other vendors. Thank you, thank you, thank you Jenn and MCJ Impressions!!! 5 full & glowing stars! read more

I hired MCJ Impressions as our videographer for our wedding and they were amazing. My husband and I hate being in front of cameras, being interviewed. We hate it but Jennifer kept us laughing and made us SUPER comfortable. My video came in the most adorable box, I had expected it to just come in a sleeve. When I got the video it was like unwrapping a present. It felt special and as if a lot of time and effort went into the delivery and presentation of our movie. We saw the movie and had a couple of changes and Jennifer was so kind and sweet about it. I felt guilty asking her to work on the video again but she never gave me the impression that she was annoyed. We loved our video so much we took it camping with us and showed it to our friends. read more

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MCJ Impressions is truly THE BEST "Bang for your buck" for all your photo & video needs for your wedding day. Melanie the photographer and Jennifer the videographer are two of the sweetest and most professional girls you can EVER meet. They know what they are doing, have positive attitudes, and they talk to you as friends, not as business customers. They are always prompt, and always contact you back if you call or e-mail them. I worked with them for our wedding on 09/16/2012, and they are SO darling to work with! I absolutely love they give you teasers to show what the potential finished product will be; the only thing you will hate is that you ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WAIT for all the finished product to come back LOL! I have NO COMPLAINTS WHATSOEVER with MCJ Impressions. You will NOT be disappointed! read more

Speechless on how amazing MCJ Impressions was with photography & videography or our Nov 2013 wedding. I had looked at multiple companies, but when we meant with the lovely girls, we knew they would fit perfect with what we wanted. They were so attentive in our needs. My husband had a specific vision for our wedding trailer and they did more then what we could ask for. The day of the wedding they fit in perfect with all the chaos, they were on time and on top of everything. As a bride you dont want to worry about making sure certain pictures are taken and they take away that stress! The finish products came out BEYOND BEYOND amazing!!! We couldn't be happier. These pictures and video are what make us remember that most important day and they definitely deliver. Next huge event they will def get a call from us! read more

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MCJ Impressions was there to memorialize my Mom's 90th birthday bash. What a terrific company!!!! The entire time they were there, quiet & so unobtrusive....you wouldn't have known. MCJ Impressions provided my family and friends with a beautiful, loving tribute to my Mom. I am blessed for their experience and care. Absolutely, contact this company for your priceless, treasured events. Karen O. Brea, CA read more

My husband and I had the honor having Mel, Jen, and the rest of the amazing team of MCJ Impressions work their magic for our engagement photoshoot and wedding! The girls are not only amazingly talented, but they are also such wonderful people to work with. They really cared about making this experience as special as possible for us and we can't thank them enough. Every photo was breathtaking and captured our love and silliness in the most perfect way. Jen was our videographer. We received our wedding video preview tonight and I laughed, cried, blushed, and smiled through the entire video. I can't believe how insanely talented she is. The video wasn't just a video. It was a WORK OF ART! I can't express enough how happy we are that we had pleasure of working with this amazing team. We look forward to having g them capture every major moment in our lives. We love you!!! read more

Just lovely videos! Jennifer Yumul have been making my group of friends a bunch of videos for our special occasions and they always left us speechless. Somehow the videos look much more memorable than it really was. Some kind of magic i guess. =) The most recent video that really got me is the one that she did for my 2 year anniversary with my long distance girlfriend. She did such an amazing video from it, and it was a lotta work too. Talking about stalking us at the park where we had our picnic. Recording every bits of memory from that special evening, following ever performers that i hired to entertain my gf during the picnic. I highly recommend you to hire her for those lovely moments that you want to keep forever, because i know from personal experience that she will go beyond your request on the scene and better yet far beyond your expectation on the editing. 100% satisfaction guaranteed! read more

OMG! I don't think I could have hired a better team to capture our wedding. MCJ was AMAZING! They exceeded our expectations!! They were soo professional and helpful throughout the whole process! The same day edit (video) was the highlight of our wedding! We were beyond impressed at how beautiful the video turned out-- our guests loved it and out of the whole wedding, the same day edit got the most compliments. I absolutely recommend them!! read more

Going with MCJ was the best decision I made in the whole wedding planning process. I worked in film and had very high standards for wedding cinematography, but I was also working with a certain budget, so I definitely did my homework and shopped around. And I have to say, everything MCJ delivered was excellent, and I am so grateful I found them! read more

Creative, unforgettable, breathe taking, and fun! These are only a few of the words to describe the work done by the team of talented artist at MCJ Impressions. I am a co-owner to an event planning company, who recently had the pleasure of working with MCJ Impressions. Our clients used MCJ Impressions for both photography and videography. These ladies were prompt and professional and on top of everything. They captured our clients love perfectly. If you are looking for a photographer or videographer for your next event we would recommend MCJ Impressions. You will be happy you did! Angel and Julie Renee- In Love Events and Productions read more

MCJ Impressions is freaking awesome! They are run by three amazing sisters, Melanie, Charlene, and Jennifer (hence, MCJ), who are suuuuuper friendly, helpful, and professional. I've had the honor and privilege of working with them for a few weddings, and they never cease to amaze me with their talent, the way they handle clients in a way that allows you to enjoy your wedding day, and just their all around infectious smiles and attitude. If you're looking for the perfect wedding photographers and videographer, you've got it right here--MCJ Impressions!!! read more

My wife and I were recently married in Temecula, CA at a beautiful winery on 10/10/2014. I had set out to find the perfect videographer to capture our special day months prior. This was quite a daunting task, because my wife went to film school and has very cinematic and discerning taste. I thought that this job was going to be impossible to get the quality my wife wanted and still fit within our budget. When i found MCJ Impressions, I was completely blown away but the quality on their website. The videos were flawless, cinematic and really special. When my wife saw their videos - she got butterflies. They have such an artistic eye and capture very sweet, tender moments. I was completely stunned that they fit within our budget. I thought that there had to be some catch. Upon meeting the girls at MCJ to discuss our big day - we were again blown away. They were the sweetest of people. They listened to what was important to us and what we needed to capture on film. They were on top of every followup email and phone call leading up to the big day. For our big day - MCJ again were absolutely amazing. They did a great job coordinating with our photographer and wedding planner to make sure everything had a great flow and no area was missed. They were also out of the way of all important parts (just capturing the moment - and never intruding). I actually stepped on one girl on the dance floor by accident - sorry! They had the perfect questions to ask us and our guests for day-of testimonials. We cannot say enough great things about our experience with MCJ. They knocked out our trailer video super fast too! My wife has watched our video over a 1000 times and cries in happiness every time! MCJ Impressions is amazing and deserves more than 5 stars! read more

Jennifer from MCJ Impressions did an excellent job filming my music video. She arrived on time and commanded the scene with creativity. Working with any given setting, she amazingly captured memorable footage. I saw quality in every shot, and would definitely work with her again. read more

I had the pleasure of working with MCJ Impressions in Santa Barbara recently, and was so impressed with their professionalism, level of service and hard work! As a local wedding vendor, it is so helpful to work with vendors who pull together as a team to make the wedding happen, no matter what comes our way (in this case... rain, wind and hail!). Melanie and Jennifer were a pleasure to work with to make this wedding so special for the bride and groom. You will be thrilled that you hired them! read more

We hired MCJ Impressions to be our photographers for our wedding in October 2014, but life has been busy since then so I've been a little slow at writing reviews of our wedding vendors. I planned our wedding from NY and relied a lot on reviews to vet out potential vendors, so I wanted to be sure to share our own feedback. MCJ's sample photos looked great and their prices were reasonable. Since we live in NY, we didn't meet them until about 2 days before our wedding when they met us briefly at church during our rehearsal. In hindsight, I wish I had a little bit more time with these ladies to discuss what was important to us in terms of the photos as I'm sure some stuff were lost in translation over email. Overall, they were able to capture some great shots of my husband and I on our wedding day and we enjoyed spending the day with them. The package we got was for 2 photographers for 9 hours which I thought provided plenty of opportunities to capture photos throughout the day. BUT I feel as though they were a little unprepared on our wedding day, which led to some missed moments. For one, they spent some time during our shoots looking for the right spot for photos (such as where to do the first look at the hotel or where to do the bridal party shots at the reception venue). I think if they had spent some time before the wedding familiarizing themselves with these venues, they wouldn't have wasted time doing that as we were trying to do the photos. There are also some moments from our wedding day that my family and I thought were missing from the photos, even some photos missing from the shot list I provided for the formal portraits after the ceremony (ex. of missing photos: our mothers lighting the candles at the beginning of the church ceremony, a photo of just me and my parents, etc.). Also, I would have loved to see more shots of our guests during the wedding (either having fun candidly or posed together in group shots). We were hoping to see the other moments taking place during our wedding that my husband and I would not have seen. They were there to cover the main activities such as when we were greeting guests from table to table, the bouquet toss, etc. but there were times in between those moments when I would just be mingling with guests and wanted a photo with them, but our photographers were nowhere to be found. In looking at our photos, I have to say that their strength as photographers is probably more in posed shots rather than capturing candid moments. There were a few photos that I asked if it would be possible to fix the cropping (ex: in a few photos of the groom with the groomsmen one of the groomsmen was partially cut off the frame, there were no full-body portraits of the bridesmaids standing close together, etc.), but unfortunately these photos could not be edited as they said the photos were actually taken this way in accordance with their style when taking photos. Fair enough - and I've definitely learn since then to advice engaged couples to make sure they review sample photos closely to make sure they agree with their photographer's style. Though I wish they were able to provide more, MCJ Impressions was able to deliver some lovely photos at a reasonable price. read more

MCJ Impressions provides fantastic service. I must say without a doubt that I will be using them again at my next event and and have already begun passing along their name. Each of the sisters bring their highly trained skill set directly and personally to each individual client. The quality of MCJ Impressions certainly raises the industry bar! read more

I was so fortunate to have found MCJ Impressions. Our wedding was almost 3 years ago and due to a problem we had with our other videographer, we had not seen our wedding footage. MCJ Impressions came to the rescue! We now have awesome, creative, fun videos! These ladies are professional, attentive, and a joy to work with. I will definitely be recommending this talented team! read more

Doing business with MCJ, Melanie, Charlene and Jennifer was a pleasure. They contacted me to create a bouquet for a Yosemite photo shoot, and every detail was handled in a friendly and business like manner. I would recommend their business to everyone. They do beautiful and exceptional work. read more

My husband and I hired MCJ as our videographer for our wedding, and we couldn't have been happier with their work. They were awesome at promptly responding to the many emails I send their way & they welcomed any & all questions. They made what we envision a reality. They also have an artistic flair that made watching our video even more enjoyable. They were on time & incredible at capturing all the special moments while continuing to make it feel stress free. Our only regret was not hiring them as our photographers. - The Labrador's read more

I have said it before, and I will say it again. If I had to choose just one vendor for my wedding it would be MCJ impressions. They are true artists that can make even the most mundane things look illuminated and amazing. The staff are not only professional but worked so hard to capture every little moment of our untraditional wedding. If you are a bride, just book them ASAP and move on to the next thing on your list because your videography/photography needs WILL BE MET beyond your expectations! read more

We had MCJ do the videography for our wedding on June 1st. From the first call to the trailer video we just watched tonight, we have had nothing less than a great experience with them. Jen has been on top of everything and she is really easy to get along with. I'm hoping to get them for my dad's surprise 80th in December. read more