Blue Moon Productions

Recent review by a wonderful client!

2012-01-18T14:31:00.000-08:00

To anyone in the SF bay area who is searching for a videographer to capture your special events, my husband and I would both like to wholeheartedly recommend Blue Moon Productions.

Andy Hirsch, who is the founder, CEO and principal videographer is extremely professional, patient (Lord knows he was patient to put up with all the chaos in my family), extremely courteous and reliable. These are the qualities that you seek in the person you entrust with capturing your special memories for posterity.

Blue Moon filmed our wedding this past June, and we couldn't be happier with the results. Andy even went as far as matching our vintage theme and colours with the right fonts and creating an old fashioned grainy sequence for our 'First Look'.

The emotional content of the day is brought to the forefront through Andy's skillful editing and attention to detail. One can really relive the wedding day through his work.

Blue Moon Productions is a great investment. Search no further, you have found the right man for the job!

Lisa + Yankie | Oceano Hotel & Spa | Half Moon Bay

2011-12-17T08:40:00.000-08:00

LGDC23: "Where the @#$% is Pikesville?"

Yankie29: "Where the @#$% is Los Gatos?"

The first two sentences that catapulted Lisa Greenfield & Yaakov "Yankie" Strauss into marital bliss. Lisa was living in DC and Yankie was living in Baltimore. Two completely different people going in two completely different directions, brought together by chance. If it wasn't for the Jewish Dating Network, JDate and a little spunky attitude on chat, these two would have never met. Living on the East Coast and traveling back and forth between the two cities was fun but they eventually picked up and moved to Northern California together. The Oceano in Half Moon Bay is where these two started their new road to forever. Here are the highlights of Lisa and Yankie's beautiful wedding day:

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Sasha Photography

Venue: Oceano Hotel & Spa

Florist: The Wild Geranium

Cake: The Eloquent Oven

Dress Designer: Martina Liana

Dress Boutique: Gabrielle's Bridal

Band: Savoir Faire Band

Katia + Jonathan | Allied Arts Guild | Menlo Park

2011-11-17T23:15:00.000-08:00

British Heritage and the love of childhood fairytales inspired Katia & Jonathan's Vintage Shabby-Chic English Tea Party Wedding. The event took place at the sumptous surroundings of Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, CA. A very fitting location considering both the Bride and Groom majored in the arts. Fulfilling the parts of both the Bride and the event designer, Katia's passion for detail and DIY craft projects was evident. Pink peonies and ivory roses floated in dainty tea-cups and teapots. Old Fairytale books and hand made 'send off' wands were only a few of the personal touches to characterize this wedding. The happy couple met at speed dating in 2009.

Here are the highlights of their vintage wedding:

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Shirley Henderson

Venue: Allied Arts Guild

Cake: Have Your Cake

Makeup Artist: Beauty By Lia

Florist: Edmond's Plaza Florist

Violinist: Stuart Wilson Music Peeps

DJ: Joel Nelson

Colleen + Nathan | Mission Santa Clara | Santa Clara

2011-08-24T09:48:00.001-07:00

After moving to Orange County, Colleen decided to join match.com to meet new people. Little did she know it wouldn't take long for her to find her perfect match. Talking hockey over beers, Nathan and Colleen realized this wasn't just another first date. The couple were engaged in Lake Tahoe after a year and a half of dating.

Here are the highlights of Colleen and Nathan's beautiful wedding:

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Deanna Graham-Garcia

Church: Mission Santa Clara

Reception: Los Gatos Opera House

Florist: Rosies & Posies

DJ: Denon & Doyle

Cake: Jen's Cakes

Hair & Makeup: Bloom Bridal Boutique

Dress: Mon Amie

Genee + Dan | Opera House | Los Gatos

2011-08-05T10:15:00.000-07:00

Genee was running late to the hospital, jumped on the UCSF shuttle and sat behind Dan. They'd never met before, but that day they'd run into each other not once, but twice. On the shuttle ride home, they chatted about weekend plans and exchanged numbers. Dan was heading to Reno and knew he'd come home with an empty wallet, but Genee's phone number felt like a million bucks.

Here are the highlights of Genee and Dan's beautiful wedding day:

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Karen Tamaki

Venue: Los Gatos Opera House

Florist: The Wild Geranium

DJ: Los Gatos DJ Company

Cake: Margaret's French Bakery

Makeup: Shawn Cavlan Beauty Co.

Tamar + Venkat | Stanford Faculty Club | Stanford

2011-07-07T22:37:00.000-07:00

This past December I had the pleasure of filming one of Tamar and Venkat's wedding celebrations at the Stanford Faculty Club. Tamar is a graduate of the Stanford School of Business, so this location had a personal meaning for them. Earlier in November, the couple had traveled to India for a traditional ceremony with Venkat's family. This summer they are taking off to Israel for a third ceremony with Tamar's extended family! Talk about a year of bliss! Tamar and Venkat share a love of ballroom dancing, so their first dance performance was quite impressive.

Here are the highlights of their beautiful day:

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Teresa Halton

Event Planner: Elisheva Basseri, A Brides Best Friend

Venue: Stanford Faculty Club

DJ: Ron Grandia

Officiant: Rabbi Yeshaia Charles Familant - 650.326.5330

Swing Dance Instructor: Hep Jen

Floral Design: Flower Divas

Lighting and Draping: Enhanced Lighting

Hair Stylist: Christina Hair Artistry

Makeup Artist: Amy Goldammer - 408.230.2235

Cupcakes: Sibby's Cupcakery

Rentals: Classic Party Rentals

Lauren + Jeff | Bentley Reserve | San Francisco

2011-06-30T23:53:00.000-07:00

It was Halloween 2008 and Lauren and her roommates decided to throw a costume party. To Lauren's surprise she met a guy (Jeff) wearing a snake charmer costume who made her laugh and they hit it off. "He had the cutest dimples!" The following week Jeff took Lauren out to Maggiano's. "Needless to say, the date went great and we have been inseparable ever since!!" Jeff proposed to Lauren 11 months later on her 26th birthday.

Check out their amazing wedding highlight:

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Deanna Graham-Garcia

Coordinator: Morgan Doan

Church: St. Patrick's Church

Priest: Father Dan Doyle

Reception: Bentley Reserve

Catering: Componere Fine Catering

Band: Joe Sharino

DJ: Denon and Doyle

Flowers: Michael Daigian Design

Lighting: Got Light

Cake: Sweet on Cake

Hair: Los Gatos Beauty Bar

Swiss Band: Peter Dibono, The Rudolfi Music Agency

Beauty Mark, Ink Promo

2011-06-08T16:47:00.000-07:00

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions
Makeup: Beauty Mark, Ink
Photography: Justin Wong

Masadi Sudjana

Betty + Kit | Same Day Edit | Monterey

2011-05-20T09:23:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we headed South to the Clement Hotel in Monterey. We had the pleasure of filming Betty and Kit's wedding day with a same day edit. The day was packed with activities. We started out at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, had fun doing a gate-crash and a traditional tea ceremony as well as a western style wedding on the deck overlooking the Pacific. Many thanks to Matthieu Meynier of Cinematt, Dominic Colacchio, and Dan Wachs for making this day a great success! Betty and Kit were gracious hosts and we wish them all the best in their life together!

Have fun watching this SDE! :

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Erwin Wijanto

Venue: The Clement Monterey

Cake: Sibby's Cupcakery

Florist: Floral Design Studio

DJ: Kelly Production

A special thanks to all of Betty and Kit's friends for all of your efforts in making the day flow smoothly!

Carina + Miguel | St. Thomas Aquinas | Palo Alto

2011-03-25T16:14:00.000-07:00

"Better Together"

Carina and Miguel developed their relationship in Manila back in 2005 while working for an executive search firm. Just over a year into their relationship, Miguel gets an amazing opportunity to work in the United States. Their long distance relationship continues to develop over the years through Skype, Yahoo! Messenger, and emails. Does this sound familiar? Flash-forward to 2010, Carina and Miguel have both found their way to the Bay Area... and here are the highlights of their beautiful summer wedding:

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Ned Bonzi

Church: St. Thomas Aquinas

Ceremony Music: Pacific Strings

Florist: Anna Patricia Designs

Event & Floral Design: Therese Jacinto Design

Dress: Monique Lhuiller

Makeup & Hair: Wowpretty

Cake: A Piece of Cake

Reception: Sheraton Palo Alto

DJ: Denon and Doyle

Negar + Ariff | V. Sattui | Napa Valley

2011-03-19T12:31:00.000-07:00

"You've Got Mail"

While pursuing her MBA at UCLA, Negar gets an email from Ariff asking her out to coffee. Negar replies, "thanks, but no thanks". A few days later she is updating her UCLA profile and decides to look him up. Negar could not believe how handsome he is and decides to write him back...As the story goes, Ariff says "twenty minutes into our first date I knew for sure. We were finishing each others sentences." The happy couple was engaged after three months of dating and I'm happy to share with you the highlights of their beautiful wedding day:

"Hi Andy- I got the video yesterday and it's absolutely amazing! It surpassed any expectation that I had and it captures our wedding so perfectly. The highlights, especially, are so well done and very emotional. I remembered not wanting a video and it turned out to be the best decision I made. You captured such great footage while being completely unobtrusive."

-Negar

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Skye Blu Photography

Ceremony & Reception: V. Sattui Winery

Coordinator: Events by Darlene

Catering: Elaine Bell Catering

Florist: Valley Flora

Music: Aykut Events

Cake: Katrina Rozelle

Hair: Hair by Ellie

Bride's Choice Award 2011!

2011-01-26T11:04:00.000-08:00

San Jose, California – January 25, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Blue Moon Productions has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Videography!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Blue Moon Productions stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Blue Moon Productions for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Blue Moon Productions is among the very best Wedding Videographer within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at: Blue Moon Productions

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

Janet + Tyler | The Mountain Winery | Saratoga

2011-01-10T21:13:00.000-08:00

It was a hot one at The Mountain Winery in the foothills of Saratoga Labor Day Weekend. The bride stayed cool in her beautiful white dress while the groom sported his stylish kilt! The festivities continued into the evening with music by the Jesse Charles Band.

Here are the highlights of their wedding day:

Vendors:

Cinematography: Blue Moon Productions

Photography: Alice Sokoloff Photography

Ceremony & Reception: The Mountain Winery

Florist: The Wild Geranium

Music: Jesse Charles Band

Deanna + Ricardo

2010-05-27T23:00:00.000-07:00

High School Sweethearts

Ricardo and Deanna met senior year in high school. Throughout the years they have grown up together and after 10 years of dating, Ricardo proposed by trying to recapture when they first met- in homeroom. Although the proposal did not go quite as Ricardo planned, to Deanna everthing went perfectly!

Here are the highlights of their wedding day:

"Dear Andy,

Words cannot describe how happy we are with our video and how thankful we are to you for everything. Your talent is amazing and we think you are the best! Your attention to detail is fantastic and you are so thorough with your work. You captured our special day perfectly and we are so proud of our video. We can't wait to share it with our friends and family. Andy, you are a true professional and we wish you all the best! You definitely didn't disappoint! :)

Beautiful work."

Warm regards,

Deanna and Ricardo

Vendors:

Church: St. Ignatius

Florist: Kenneth Sloan

Transportation: SF Town Limo

Dress: Paper and Petals

Photography: Chris Harrington 650.400.2549

Wedding Planner: Allure Consulting

Hair: Carla & Co. Hair Studio 415.566.7572

Makeup: Grace Colindres 415.412.2273

Cake: Butterfly Cakes

Reception: The Argonaut Hotel

DJ: Feet First

Why I Love What I Do Everyday!

2010-05-20T17:20:00.000-07:00

Not too long ago, I received this card in the mail from a mother of the bride. I think it clearly defines the lasting effect video has on all brides and grooms and their families.

"Dear Andy,

We can't thank you enough for the wonderful, beautiful DVD of Sara and Matt's wedding. Sara brought the DVD to us a week ago and we have watched it over and over. The editing was so good, and we were able to see events we didn't see during the wedding. The Bedeken is my favorite part of the ceremony and you captured it beautifully! Sara didn't want a videographer, but I'm so happy (and so are she and Matt) that we were able to convince them. Your beautiful DVD was our wedding gift to them and now we are all able to enjoy it.

We are happy to recommend your work to anyone! Thank you again."

-Betsy and Mike

Staci + Blake

2010-05-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

The Introduction

A typical boy meets girl senario. It was May 2006 and as fate would have it, Blake moved from Orange County back to San Jose. Staci and Blake were first introduced at Okoyama's Restaurant in Japantown by cousin Leslie, aunt Jeanne, and good friend Eleanor. After the initial set up, Blake began emailing Staci for a few weeks and made arrangements for a coffee date and as you can see in their highlight, the rest is history!

Vendors:

Venue: The Ranch Golf Club

Photography: Ken Kato

Photo Booth: PhotoBoof!

Dress: Rin's Bridal

Hair and Makeup: Tangerine Hair Studio

Florist: James Yee 415.566.9383

Cake: Jen's Cakes

Programs: Trujillo Idea Machine

Kaye Ann + Jason

2010-03-23T23:55:00.000-07:00

A Leap of Faith ~

It was fate right from the beginning. With one phone conversation, Kaye Ann and Jason’s lives were linked forever. They met through a mutual friend and hit it off right away. They both had to take leaps of faith to ensure the success of their relationship. After a few months in a long distance relationship, Jason moved up to the Bay Area to find better job opportunities and to be closer to Kaye Ann. Since then, they have been inseparable. Jason proposed to Kaye Ann four years later on her birthday. It was the best birthday present she could have ever received. A year and a half later, in July of 2009, they were united in a traditional Filipino Catholic ceremony at St. Mary’s in Los Gatos and celebrated their union at a reception at Villa Ragusa in Campbell. They have recently adopted a puppy named Zoey and are enjoying their first year of marriage.

Here are the highlights of their wedding day:

"Andy! Our video is exactly why we chose you to capture the moments of our wedding day. We both enjoy watching the highlight over and over, as our wedding day was such a blur. It brings tears to our eyes to watch our church ceremony, and smiles to our face to see the fun and joy our guests were having. You were very easy to work with and your talent and professionalism definitely showed throughout the process."

-Kaye Ann and Jason

Vendors:

Hair and Makeup: Giao Nguyen

Dress: Trudy's Brides

Flowers: Bluume

Photographer: Perspecta Photography

Church: St. Mary's Church

Reception: Villa Ragusa

Cake: A Piece of Cake

Sara + Matt

2010-03-08T15:36:00.000-08:00

"Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match..."

Sara and Matt could have met at synagogue, a bar or anywhere in between, but were brought together by a tried and true matchmaker... JDate! "norcalscubagirl" and "scubaman" met for drinks at Cascal in Mountain View for their first date. From the beginning when Sara, then a marketing manager, jokingly told Matt, "You're fairly well adjusted, for an engineer," they both knew they had found their soul mates. While dating, Sara went back to school to become an x-ray tech and Matt celebrated the 5th anniversary of his business. On December 20, 2008, Matt proposed to Sara at Montara State Beach, one of the couple's favorite places in the Bay Area. On August 16, 2009, Sara and Matt were married in a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony followed by a modern American reception at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga. They have had many adventures together since then and look forward to many more!

Here are the highlights of their wedding day:

"Thanks Andy! This is fantastic!!! I am so so so thrilled that we decided to have video. Having you as our videographer was one of the best decisions we made in the wedding planning process. You may recall that my mom was the one who really convinced us that we had to have video... and of course, she was right! We all just loved being able to re-live our event by watching the film you created. You did such a wonderful job editing and adding in the music we selected. We particularly like the highlight clip because you captured so many of the details that we worked hard to put in place. And of course, hearing the toasts again put us all in tears... in a good way, of course!"

-Sara and Matt

Vendors:

Reception: Villa Montalvo, Kathleen Kirkpatrick

Photography: Rhee Bevere Photography

Coordination: Quicksilver Concierge, Ellen Lovelace

Music: Joel Nelson Productions

Flowers: Ingela Floral Design

Cake: Have Your Cake

Catering: Too Catering

Hair and Makeup: Bloom Beauty Boutique

Dress: Trudy's Brides

Eileen + Greg

2010-03-05T15:36:00.000-08:00

Love at first sight!

Eileen and Greg met while pursuing their bachelor's degree in nursing. After six years of dating, Greg proposed to Eileen on a Hornblower Cruise in the San Francisco Bay. As Eileen puts it, "it was one of those rare clear sunny evenings. The sun was setting and we were on the balcony on a yacht in the San Francisco Bay." Today, they are both registered nurses in the Bay Area.

Here are the highlights of their wedding day:

Vendors:

Photography: Chris Harrington 650.400.2549

D.J.: Macala Entertainment
Hotel: Doubletree Hotel
Flowers: Thien Lan Flowers 408.578.9767
Limo: Cloud 9 Limousine
Cake: Margaret's French Bakery
Invitations: Marizette Paperie
Chocolates: Godiva Chocalieter
Dress: Trudy's Bridal

Lauren + Glen

2010-02-01T07:30:00.000-08:00

A Classic San Francisco Wedding

Lauren and Glen were married at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and held their reception down the street at the Mark Hopkins Hotel. I had the pleasure of working with Tanja Lippert Photography. Tanja shoots 100% film and her images are stunning!

Here are the highlights of their wedding day:

"Andy Hirsch was the videographer for our wedding this past July, 2009. My husband and I couldn’t be more pleased with our wedding video. It is a classy and creative cinematic review of our most precious moments. Our ceremony was held at Grace Cathedral and our reception followed at the Mark Hopkins Hotel. Andy was able to capture the classic San Francisco charm and the overall atmosphere while simultaneously capturing people looking their best. Andy is not only extremely professional and organized, but also very talented. He has wedding videography down to a science and incorporated film production techniques I have seen in movies and television. My favorite features include the various sound bites, time-lapses, split-screen detail shots, the pacing of the images and the soundtrack as well as the variation of camera angles and fluid shots all of which helped to tell our wedding story."

-Lauren and Glen