Magdalena and Matt were an absolute dream team to work with. They traveled from San Diego to the Bay Area to film our wedding, and we couldn't be more grateful that we chose them. From the moment they arrived, they were professional, warm, and incredibly dedicated. Magdalena, despite being far along in her pregnancy, was on her feet all day and moving with agility to capture every special moment. Their calm energy made the entire experience feel effortless. During the day, we could remain present with our friends and family without being overly conscious of the cameras. We were truly blown away by our highlight story. It captured the heart of our wedding day: the laughter, the love, the tears, and the voices of our friends and family. There were even tender private moments, like side glances and kisses, that made me realize how my husband and I express our love for one another. Her films portray such raw emotions and authenticity, which really stand out against other generic wedding videos. Magdalena is a masterful storyteller, weaving our vows and guest speeches with the right combination of imagery and sounds. Each time I watch it (and I can't stop watching it over and over!), I find new details to fangirl over, like the flick of my veil hitting the beat of the music perfectly. She really understood that, for us, the wedding day extends beyond our love for one another and to our new, blended families. My sister was not able to make our wedding due to health issues, and Magdalena managed to incorporate a snippet of our video call to include her. Additionally, she highlighted such sweet candid moments between us and our parents as we were getting ready and dancing together. These interactions, our unique mannerisms, our relationships with one another -- these are the things I'll be cherishing for years and years to come. We are so grateful to Nena Films, and highly recommend them to capture your special day! You'll get so much more than you expected! read more

This review is long overdue!! Magdalena was our wedding videographer for our wedding in April 2023. From the moment I saw samples of her work, I loved her style. I wanted a video that felt authentic, timeless, and not overly commercial if that makes sense. Magdalena achieved exactly what my partner and I were looking for! She is so talented and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding videographer. She is such a genuine, kind, and cool human. She is very communicative and goes above and beyond to understand your needs. My entire bridal party raved about her and her partner Cris! I am usually very camera shy but she seamlessly managed to capture all of the wonderful moments and emotions of our big day. I initially hesitated to get videography for our wedding due to budget constraints, but looking back, I am so glad because videos convey the day so much better than photos do. We get to relive moments that only happen once in a lifetime. Two months after our wedding, unfortunately, our sweet dog passed away and Magdalena was able to include snippets of her in our video. I'm grateful to have this video to cherish forever, it is now my favorite movie and I tear up watching it! Our friends and family stated that the video was beautiful. THANK YOU so much Magdalena for everything you do! read more

Magdalena is a gifted artist and talented creator, but more importantly a kind and amazing person. I cannot recommend her any more highly for choosing a wedding videographer. We found Nena Films via a friend's referral and we were/are absolutely delighted with Magdalena's attention to detail throughout the process. The finished product is simply breathtaking- as the wedding video captures the day perfectly and really allows you to feel the emotions for not only us but our guests as well. Magdalena asked a lot of questions and really understood what we were looking for during our wedding day and the resulting wedding video. She was amazing to work with on the day of our wedding and really flowed well with our wedding photographers and other vendors (something that was really important for us). I could go on and on about Nena Films but alas I'll end it with a huge THANK YOU to Magdalena for making such a wonderful wedding video for me and my wife. We've already watched it many times (!!) and are so proud to share it with friends and family! read more

Magadelena is truly the diamond in the rough. Her skills in making a wedding video come to life is truly incredible. My wife and I are so lucky to have found her. Can't recommend her enough. She is so warm, loving, professional and has great vision. read more

I could not wait to write this review! I am super grateful and impressed by Magdalena's services. My partner and I wanted to gift his brother and sister-in-law a present they could keep forever. So we opted for a videographer for their wedding. BEST IDEA EVER!! Working with Magdalena was great. She's very kind, professional, and her vision is unmatched. I messaged her via instagram and she got to work right away. She sent me an email with pricing/ options available and drafted the contract, which we reviewed together. She later met with the couple and handled the rest with them to bring their vision to life. We live in SD and the wedding was in LA, as you can imagine, it was a very long day with lots of traffic there and back. She was out there for so many hours. And still managed to deliver the most beautiful and well crafted video. You can tell she puts her heart in what she does. We shared it with the whole family, everyone absolutely loved it and there were many tears shed. They plan on playing this video on every anniversary. If you're considering hiring her, just stop and do it already. You will be so happy you did :) read more

Magdalena is an incredible videographer and storyteller, we couldn't be happier with our decision to have her document our wedding. She and her team captured the day so authentically, and the video they edited perfectly highlights everything we love about our celebration. If you're debating whether or not to hire a videographer for your wedding, let me tell you--it's absolutely worth it, especially when you choose the right person. While some people say they rarely watch their wedding videos, we've already watched ours countless times. Thank you, Magdalena and the team, for giving us something so special to treasure forever! read more

Magdalena was super easy to work with and down to earth. She made us feel at ease and I did not feel nervous from having someone follow me around for 10 hours to film our wedding day. I'm usually shy about being in the spotlight and with someone recording me, however everything felt natural and easy on our wedding day with Magdalena and her second shooter. We got the longer version of our video (24mins) and it was a great edit and I really appreciated her and her shooter capturing special moments of our guests that we missed on our big day. The whole video takes us back to our wedding day and our families loved watching it. Thanks for capturing our day, Magdalena! read more

I met Magdalena at Bridal Bazaar over a year before my wedding date. I honestly did not research anyone else, I loved what I saw on the website. Video was a priority for our special day to capture the highlights and preserve for years to come. Prior to the wedding there was great communication which was so important to me for planning. On the day of, she and her team worked seamlessly with our photographer and stayed for most of the event which was great. Once we received the finished product, OMG, I was speechless! I loved it so much! I have to admit I was nervous since the editing is complete a couple of weeks after the wedding and my honeymoon vibes were long gone. But it was everything I could have wanted and captured the energy, the love and the people who were most important to us. Thank you for your stellar work! read more

We reached out to Magdalena after being recommended to her and finding her on instagram. After watching her videos, we immediately knew that we found our videographer for our wedding. We wanted our wedding video to encompass more of a documentary style feel and her films did just that. We left a lot of the creative control to Magdalena because we trusted her artistic direction and we also wanted to work with her because she is incredibly talented. Moreover, we truly adored the dream-like way her films captured the emotions in every shot and that's exactly what we wanted for our video. Her films really did feel like a cinematic experience and we wanted the audience to be able to watch our story unfold. :) Magdalena and her team were both amazing on the day of the wedding, they were so easy to work with, very warm and friendly, super down to earth, and we instantly felt comfortable working with them. They beautifully captured the intimate moments of the day despite the day being so hectic. In fact, they worked so seamlessly that I did not even notice they were there at times. Magdalena delivered us our wedding video ahead of schedule and we are absolutely in love. This is exactly what we envisioned. She did an incredible job!! She is definitely someone to watch out for and I have no doubt she will have a successful career ahead. Thank you so much, Magdalena, for capturing our favorite moments and allowing us to relive our special day. We will definitely be recommending you to all our family and friends. read more

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Our wedding video was BEYOND PERFECT, I don't know how else to describe it. My husband Brandon and I were honestly thinking, "do we really need a wedding video?" We were thinking to cut costs and potentially not hire a videographer, but we are SO happy we went with it. But the real deal is Magdalena!! She is just so good. It wasn't cheesy, it wasn't an over the top cinematic production, it was really just what we wanted and more. Thank you, Nena, for being a beautiful creative and giving us a video we will cherish forever. You won't regret going with Nena films! read more

Choosing Magdalena as our wedding videographer was the best decision EVER. From our very first zoom call to the wedding day, Magdalena was a sweet and thoughtful person to work with. I could tell that she was just as invested in our wedding day memories as we were and we wouldn't change a thing about the video she created for us. Her documentary style made our video feel so intimate and it captured the story of our day with such meaningful detail. Thank you Magdalena for gifting us something we will treasure forever!!! read more

We found Nena Films when searching for videographers for our August 2021 wedding and we are so lucky we did! Working with Magdalena was an absolute pleasure and we couldn't recommend her more! Throughout the entire process, Magdalena was cooperative, communicative, and truly open to hearing our thoughts and feedback. On the day of the wedding, Magdalena and Vince were wonderful and professional. They worked collaboratively with our photographer, and helped the day run smoothly. After the wedding, Magdalena was great in asking for additional thoughts and preferences to make sure our wedding video was perfect for us. She was great about collaborating with us and remaining patient with us when we were indecisive. We absolutely love our finished wedding video and I watch it everyday! Magdalena truly cares about her work and the couples she works with! read more

My husband and I hired Magdalena for our wedding in October of 2019. She was amazing throughout the wedding and we are extremely happy with our wedding video. The entire day she and the second videographer, Nadia, worked in perfect harmony with our photographers so that everyone could get the shots they needed. She listened and accommodated all of our requests for the video edit and absolutely nailed it! Thank you for everything Magdalena, you were a complete pleasure to work with. We will cherish the moments that you captured forever. read more

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I found Nena Films when I attended the San Diego Bridal Bizarre in January of 2018. She had a cute little living room looking booth. I really admire young entrepreneurs so I stood to watch the TV of her work (I didn't chat with her because she was chatting with someone else) I just snuck in, wrote my info on her paper and threw it in the bowl. That same week she emailed me more information about her services, website, etc... We were looking for a particular style and some sort of uniqueness that would showcase our wedding day in a way that we hadn't seen in any other wedding videos. We watched so many wedding videos from several other perspective vendors but none captivated us as much as the creativity we saw from Nena Films. Given what she offered and the quality of work, Nena Films was a steal! Nena Films fit the standard we were looking for and more. When we worked with Magdalena and her team, they really took the time to get to know us better and make us feel as comfortable as possible. Thomas and I get really nervous and awkward when we know the film is rolling BUT Magdalena seemed to capture the right moments and even the awkward moments we had turned into something so perfect and natural. All communications we had were very professional and quick. You can't help but feel like you just hired that girl on your block that is so down to earth like everyone wants to be her friend. We also had an idea to do a love story video to play at our reception before our grand entrance. We asked if it was something that she can/would like to do, and it was. Magdalena was able to accommodate (with some flexibility on our part, given we gave her such sort notice) the end result was THE BEST THING EVER! We gave her little to no direction on how we wanted the films to be because we completely trusted her keen sense of creativity and her strong intuitive vibes. To this day, we continue to watch our Love Story and Highlight Story over, and over, and over again. If you don't get it, then go watch our videos on her website right now. Because if those don't pull at your heartstrings and get you to hire Nena Films, then we don't know what will. read more

This review is long overdo! My husband and I got married in October 2019, and from beginning to end, Nena and her team were a complete joy to work with. Nena arrived on our wedding day with her team, and they were all so incredibly sweet, professional, and supportive the entire day. They had such creative ideas for shots and were so kind! When we received our video after the wedding, we were BLOWN away. It was everything we could have asked for and so much more. It was beautiful, sentimental, and perfectly captured the love we felt on our wedding day. I can't tell you how many people said our wedding video was the best they've ever seen. I can't recommend Nena enough. read more

Working with Magdalena was one of the best wedding decisions we made. We were SO lucky to find her. To be honest, we were on the fence about hiring a videographer because we were doing a simpler backyard wedding but I'm so glad we did and here's why. First of all, your wedding day will be one of the best days of your life, for me it was so much more than I could have imagined. Magdalena has such an amazing instinct and captures the most subtle but most meaningful elements of this special day. For example, she got an amazing shot of my husband cuddling with his dogs face. Also, there will be moments you don't see yourself on the day of that are so special to have a video of. For me, that moment was our flower and ring bearers heading down the aisle. There's no way to anticipate what small moments make your day the best ever, but trust me that you should have Magdalena there to capture them! On top of all of this, Magdalena is such a sweet person and so lovely to work with. She's definitely not a high maintenance vendor. She has a wonderful way of being so creative yet professional! Her style and editing is one of a kind and spot on. read more

Magdalena is a true artist, collaborator, and genuine good person. Our wedding was this past December in Palm Springs, and she and her fellow camerawoman Nadia captured everything we could've wanted and then some. She knew exactly what she wanted, and she knew exactly what we wanted as well. Magdalena was communicative, kind, and passionate about what she was doing, and so was Nadia. If you're considering choosing NENA Films for your wedding celebration, stop considering and go with them. Not only will you be choosing great people, but you'll get a breathtakingly beautiful memory to experience over and over again - and that is priceless. read more

Truly - look NO FURTHER for an absolutely epic videographer. Magdalena was such a pleasure to be around. She has the best, most positive energy that will make your wedding day that much better. She truly listened to how we wanted our wedding to be captured and let us be involved in the music selection which was important to us! And most importantly -- our wedding video was absolutely PERFECT. We have watched it hundreds of times and it never gets old. We are so so thankful to have found Magdalena - because of her we have a video of our wedding to watch & cherish forever! read more

Magdalena was a pleasure to work with throughout the entire wedding process. She was easy to work with, flexible and made my wife and I feel very comfortable. My favorite part about her work is that she captured little candid moments throughout the day that my wife and I got to relive through her work. Her edits were amazing as she really captured the tone and mood of our perfect day. We couldn't be happier with our final product. I also love that she didn't have too many 'set shots' and really worked well with our photographer to capture every moment perfectly. I couldn't recommend her more! read more

Magdalena and her team shot our wedding in Moraga, CA last October and was AMAZING!!! It was a pleasure working with her from start to finish. Very professional and timely throughout the whole process. My husband was initially not thrilled about the thought of having a video camera in front of his face, but Magdalena knew how to be unobtrusive and behind the scenes that he was at ease the whole day. We ordered the Highlight video (4-6 minutes) and were so happy and surprised when saw a 1 minute teaser on Insta! We were flying home from our honeymoon when we saw it...such a treat! I'm still watching our highlight over and over. Magdalena captured our day perfectly! The mood, the colors, the music...everything was on point! She has such a great vision and style that anyone would be lucky to have her apart of their special day! read more

Can not be more happy with the everything the Nena Films team did at our wedding. She captured every moment that we wanted, and didn't miss anything. Her team is great and it was never about her artwork, it was about our day. Thank you for creating a wonderful memory for us, on our wonderful day. read more

NENA Films just delivered an awesome sizzle reel of one of my Profit First speaking engagements in San Diego and all I can saw is, "WOW!!!" In less than 45-seconds, Magdalena captured my authentic personality and I couldn't be more delighted! The sizzle real is on my website: www.DanielleMulvey.com. So appreciative that this sizzle reel totally and completely differentiates me versus other speakers!!! read more

Magdalena shot our engagement photos. She was so much fun to work with! She really made sure to get shots that captured my and my partner's personalities. As two photograph-shy people it was great to have someone who made us feel comfortable. She was also very professional and dependable and gave us a really quick turn around on our photos. A perfect experience all around. read more

Magdalena and her crew were introduced to us by Alie Smith from Soirées with Grace and Luce Loft. We had been undecided about getting a videographer for our wedding (and were leaning toward no) until we heard what Magdalena could offer and saw some of her work. We had shopped around a bit but couldn't find anything that we felt fit our style. While viewing some of Magdalena's previous work, we were struck by how the bride and groom's personalities and so many touches that made those weddings unique came through. Every experience with Magdalena and her colleagues -- from initial introductions to final delivery of the highlight cut -- exceeded all expectations. Magdalena was always thoughtful and attentive, as were her assistants. We also really appreciated their impeccable taste in music to accompany their work.  The work speaks for itself, but we couldn't help but weigh in and tell anyone who is considering hiring Nena Films that you will be in good hands. The final highlight cut (https://www.nenafilms.com/teal-derek) from our wedding has brought us so much joy and will continue to do so well into the future. We couldn't be happier with the services and results provided by Nena Films. read more

We had the pleasure of having Magdalena as our wedding videographer for our March 2016 nuptials. She was so awesome! I have been married for almost a year and I rewatch my wedding video countless of times because she captured all of the best memories and condensed it into a 6 minute video. I have had so many compliments on how well done our wedding video is and I cant thank Magdalena enough for her hard work. read more