Some are on the fence when it comes to professional videography for their special event. Those that have it, based on the feedback we receive from our clients, find it's the best possible investment they had made on their wedding day. Simply put, imagine if you had a cinematic film of your parent's or even grandparent's wedding on par with our work today? How priceless would that be to relive their special day, see family members from that era and experience the day's events as if you were there?
To us, a wedding video is really a 'family documentary'. To have all of those folks on film for future generations to enjoy is priceless on so many levels.
We're a small company and work with our clients on a personal level. Matt Buerhaus is the founding owner with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commercial Art/Graphic Design with a Photography concentration from Towson University in Baltimore.
Editing Life Videography actually began known as 'Buerhaus Design' (and still operates under that banner) as a design firm in 1999. But, with our fledgling video work at the time so popular, by 2002 we turned into a full-fledged video studio, producing over 1600 cinematic and dramatic wedding videos to date and hundreds of other event videos including television commercials, corporate speaking engagements, testimonial videos, recruitment videos and infomercials (you name it, really), yet come as unobtrusive as videographers get. All editing is done from scratch on industry standard editing hardware and software, producing unique and emotional videos that you will cherish forever.
We work very well with photographers, use state-of-the-art equipment w/o the need for super-bright, obtrusive lights, and have an absolute passion for what we do! We also take a lot of pride in virtually disappearing at weddings. We're there, believe me, but our equipment allows us to blend into the background and lurk in the shadows... unlike a lot of other videographers who can manage to be a huge eyesore all day for your guests and your photographer due to their approach and obtrusive equipment. Photographers love us so much, about 1/4 of our business come from referrals from our photo friends!
To set up an appointment with us or for answers to any of your questions, please feel free to email Matt anytime at matt@editinglife.com.
From owner Matt Buerhaus:
While in college in 1999, I started a design company. Hence where the 'Buerhaus Design' part of our name comes from. The MAC computer I invested in at the time, for Graphic Design work, is what introduced me to video editing. After seeing some of the video stuff I was doing for fun, a friend asked me to film his wedding. His sister, who was underwhelmed by the work a 'pro' did on her wedding video, loved our work so much, she put my email address out there on a wedding forum without my knowledge. To my surprise, the next day, I had about 30 emails from folks asking me to film their wedding. That was over 1500 weddings ago:)
Matt Buerhaus (that's me!) is the founder and owner of Editing Life Videography; Buerhaus Design LLC. Editing Life is my full time job so I handle the entire business end of the operation (emails, social media, website updates, etc.). I've also filmed hundreds of weddings and have a hand in every project as the main editor. My 'signature' goes on every video that goes out the door... and that will never change.
Julia Buerhaus, my wife, is co-owner of our company and a lead videographer. Julia has not only handled hundreds of weddings on her own, but also travels across the country to film corporate conferences and other events. One of her favorite projects recently was filming at sea aboard an NOAA scientific vessel.
Brandan Buerhaus, my brother and another lead videographer, has been with us since 2002 and has filmed hundreds of weddings and events. When not filming, Brandan is known as "Mr. B." at a local middle school where he teaches physical education and works in administration.
Wade Buerhaus, my other brother, has been filming with us since 2002 and is another of our experienced lead videographer. During the week, Wade manages his own bread business.
Meghan Buerhaus, Brandan's wife and another of our lead videographers, has been filming with us since around 2006 and has had a hand in hundreds of weddings and events.
Greg Birch is our neighbor and friend who just so happens to teach film at a local high school. He's been filming for us for the better part of the last 15 years and is another of our lead videographers.
Sandy Buerhaus, my mom, helped me get the business off the ground in 2002. She started out as a second shooter when the company first began but wound up being a lead in tandem with my father, Mike. With hunderds of weddings under her belt, and now retired from her career at Northrup Grumman, mom now primarily assists as a second shooter at weddings and other events.
Mike Buerhaus, my father, is lovingly known as the 'Old Man'. He's had a hand in hundreds of weddings over the years and is a wizard with tripod work. You'll find him at Sandy's side most of the time, but every now and then there will be an 'Old Man' sighting with one of our other lead videographers! When my dad isn't filming, now in retirement from running his own cleaning business, he drives a school bus during the week.
Ben is a relative newcomer to our team with a background in commercial art and graphic design. He's an experienced videographer who currently second shoots with our leads at weddings, but has filmed other events on his own. We plan on Ben being a mainstay on our team for years to come.
Brooks Buerhaus, my son, has taken a keen interest in video work and can often be found with us at wedding shows and other fun events. Learning the ropes, Brooks has begun working with us on weddings and other major events as well!
Jim Andrews, pictured here with Julia at a wedding shoot, is a friend and colleague of mine. Once upon a time, he ran his own photo and video business only to move on to bigger and better things a few years back. He's stayed busy in the wedding world however by picking up work with myself and other photographers and videographers in the area on the weekends.
Julia's sister, Yana, has filmed regularly with us since 2010 as a second shooter and a co-lead. During the week she's a CPA!
