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Because this isn't for now.
This is forever.

Most wedding films capture what happened. Ours make you feel it again.

Justin Michael Studios is a NYC-based boutique production company that turns life's biggest moments into cinematic stories. Not highlight reels. Not montages set to music. Real, emotionally driven films built with the same storytelling instincts I've developed over 20+ years in network television.

Every project is personally directed and edited by me. Shows like Say Yes to the Dress, Pawn Stars, and House Hunters International taught me how to find the real story in any room. I bring that same eye to your wedding, your milestone, your once-in-a-lifetime day.

Years from now, you'll hit play and feel every bit of it. Every single time.

Watch The Difference

Long Story Short

This is our signature film. A cinematic, story-driven piece that plays more like a documentary than a typical wedding video. It's built around who you are, not just what happened.

Every shoot is led by me and captured by a crew of working television camera operators. From the pacing to the music to the moments we choose to hold on, everything is shaped to make you feel something real when you press play.

Discover the Series

"Our Long Story Short captured us so beautifully. We can't wait to show this to our future children."

— Daniel & Chris H., Los Angeles, CA

"I still can't believe how cinematic our wedding story feels. Its like Netflix meets our love story."

— Marissa G., Brooklyn, NY

"Justin and his team turned our son's Bar Mitzvah into a film we'll never forget."

— Rachel & Eli M., Westchester, NY

Have Footage?
Let's Tell the Story Right.

Maybe you shot it yourself. Maybe a friend did. Maybe it's been sitting on a hard drive for months because life got in the way.

That's exactly how Liz came to us. She had nearly two years of footage from her IVF journey and no idea what to do with it. Now it's becoming a film her son will watch someday and understand exactly what his family went through to get him here.

If you've got the footage, we've got the edit bay. Let's build something worth keeping.

Justin Ciambra, Executive Producer and Creative Director

Statement from the Producer

I'm Justin Ciambra. I've spent the last 20+ years editing and producing television. Shows like Say Yes to the Dress, Pawn Stars, House Hunters International. I built Justin Michael Studios to take everything I've learned in those rooms and put it to work on the stories that matter most to the people living them.

I'm involved in every step of every project. From the first conversation to the final cut, I handle the creative direction, the edit, the story structure. Not because I have to, but because I care about getting it right.

This work is personal to me. Every film I make, I want the people in it to feel like it was made just for them. Because it was.