I really really did not want to write this but even seeing the last post gave me some courage. If I can help someone not experience what I did, then I feel obligated. The latest review was exactly what I experienced. Shelly not even responding back after being paid in full is to me ridiculous. I am the customer, but yet I am the one calling and being ignored for a product or update. Im afraid to call and ask for what I paid for or even write this review because I really want the memories from my wedding. This is not something someone should ever feel as a customer who is paying for something so sentimental! No one should have to experience that and I would love to update my review to 5 stars if I ever receive a response and get the video I have paid for. I am not the only person who feels this and I know 2 others who are going through exactly this at this very moment! So my reception was February 2019. He said it's slow season and 2 months it should be done. Ok cool. The day of, I hear nothing and they show up with 2 camera guys and I had no issues there. Well, 2 months goes by and delay... ok cool. 3 months crickets and eventually he responds says his phone is lost and ask me what songs I want... which I'm like dude I gave that to you like 2 months ago so hmmm this makes me think you havent event started... now 4 months and I message maybe 1 time a week and he says ok we shall it by end of the month. Well... now end of month and again crickets. No surprise. Meanwhile, my friends are messaging me saying he taped their wedding back in Oct 2018 and they haven't heard from him or received a video. I told him to call them and he never did. She had to ping him repeatedly. Still she has no video. We all paid in full and honestly cannot help but to feel scammed and sad and frustrated. Honestly, if it took 6 months then I wish he would just say that and have our expectations there but he didnt. And now with 2 months to 5 months and hearing no responses back and having others reach out as well about this issue makes me nervous. Shelly I really wish you could atleast be responsive and just give us realistic timelines and just communicate. Your work seems amazing and I would love to see if. read more

Update Alert! Videography at the best value! Do you want to work with someone who will give you his all and produce quality results! Someone who won't nickel and dime you, someone who truly enjoys what he is so passionate about? Shelly did it again! He produced our startup video! Thanks Shelly! Shelly is not only a great photographer but he is also a wonderful videographer. He was able to put a new perspective on our Kickstarter account which helped us over $10,000 in less than 30 of crowdfunding event. He helped me on multiple projects with my start up projects and he put together explainer videos as well. he is amazing to work with. Absolutely professional and always on point! Work with him and you'll know- 5 stars. read more

We had the opportunity to work with Shelly from Creative Captions Weddings at a recent Wedding. He was great to work with, very easy going and very professional. It's always nice to work with other vendors whom are flexible, easy going and professional. Looking forward to working with you again soon! read more

Shelly is an amazing videographer. I highly recommend him! He has done two projects for my partner and I. The first video he did was for our kickstarter project. The second was our wedding video. Both came out exactly how we wanted them. He really listens to what we want but also takes the time to suggest different poses, styles, etc. If we need a videographer for another project in the future, we will definitely go back to him. Thanks again, Shelly! read more

Amazing pictures, couldn't be happier with the shots he got. Very professional, early to apt. stayed late to get extra photos taken. Down to earth guy that can capture the moments you want to remember forever. Already recommending his work to my friends getting married next month. read more

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If I could give 10 stars, I would! Shelly is a talented, creative, personable and authentic person . It's always so nerve racking hiring a photographer, you have no idea what the final product is going to be, if they're good at what they do, or if they're even going to show up! Well after working with him for a Boudoir shoot. I can say Shelly is a photographer who you definitely need to know! What I love best about him, is he is someone who has the Vision to capture the MOMENT not just the picture. For my shoot he and I kicked around ideas and I chose what worked best for me, he showed up on time, and even though I was very nervous, Shelly made the experience very comfortable and very enjoyable. Most people would describe well done boudoir photography as "tasteful", but that almost seems like an insult. His work is stunning, indulgent, intimate, feminine, and exquisite. My pictures were a gift for my husbands birthday, but I think I was the one who got the most out of it. Going into it I was very shy, intimidated and somewhat insecure of my flaws but after the shoot it made me feel more confident and beautiful than I have in a long time & these photos will forever remind me of those feelings! I was beyond happy I made the investment and I would love do more shoots with him. I will definitely return to him for my future photography needs! HE IS WORTH IT! read more

Took 8 months to receive videos when we were promised the videos 8-12 weeks after the wedding. It's been over a year and we still haven't received the raw videos. Do not utilize Shelly! He is unresponsive and a terrible professional! read more

Thank you Shelly for capturing the priceless moment in my journey as an entrepreneur. I'm sure we'll be working together more as Zen and I grow ClosedWon Inc! read more

My wife and have been looking for a photographer to take our family photos. One of the people at my wife's gym referred us to Shelly. Our family photos came out great. He was very easy to work with and made our photo session fun. Even our two kids had a great time. He will be our go to for all family photo in the future. read more

Shelly has done photos and commercials for our business for over five years and we absolutely LOVE him! He is very professional and extremely creative. We tell him what we are trying to accomplish and he creates magic! I HIGHLY recommend him for all your multimedia needs! read more

Shelly Hollis was amazing to work with and extremely professional the entire time we worked with him. He did an amazing job on the video he created of our special day. If you are looking for anyone for videography then Creative Captions Wedding is who to go with. They'll treat you right and do the best job ever. read more

I met Shelly at a Wedding Fair and knew that my husband and I wanted him as our Videographer on our wedding day. He is so kind and understanding and very professional. If we hadn't already hired a photographer, we would have had Shelly's team do that as well. His work and creativity are beyond amazing. My package included a highlight video but Shelly went above and beyond to make sure he included everything from our big day. We were in awe when we watched the video! I cried the first time...and maybe the 50 times after that as well. The emotions, the songs, the guests, the speeches and the fun we all had....he made sure to capture it all. I couldn't have asked for more. The memories of this video will live on for many, many years. Thank you Shelly! Highly recommend! read more

Shelly has been a long time friend involved in many special moments in our lives. We were able to have him capture our wedding day with his inspiring photography and excellent videography. He is truly inspiring and continues to provide a wow factor in all his work!! We highly recommend him!! You will not be disappointed. Thank you Shelly!! read more

Shelly shot our wedding last August and did an absolutely amazing job putting together a short video. The video that we got from Shelly was extraordinary. His eye for shots and editing skills are impressive. We met with Shelly once in person and we felt his style and approach would be perfect for our wedding. We were right - he delivered exactly what we wanted. A snapshot to relive the day. The team captured some great moments on our wedding day and were really easy and fun to work with. We highly recommend Shelly and his team for videography. read more

I didn't want to write a bad review on Creative Captions, but I am really disappointed on how things turned out. I got married in August 2018 and I was happy with how things came out that day with their service. We had Shelly as the photographer and 2 other people recording. It seemed like they had gotten a lot of footage in, but maybe they were too intoxicated and didn't. We received our highlight video in November. It was a very beautiful video, so I was so ecstatic to receive our raw video. We received our raw video in February and we were really disappointed with it. The video was only about 30 minutes long and there was so many parts missing. Only pieces of the church came out, and the parts that did come out were only showing from the neck down. Our first dance was not included in there as well as our entrances, mother daughter dance, bouquet toss, our parents speeches and pretty much all of the other big moments of the wedding. We paid $3,000 for the ending of our 30 minute video to be a random girl shaking her ass in front of the camera. I am really disappointed on how this all turned out, I really never thought that I would have to worry about Creative Captions work. We have been calling, texting, emailing, and even writing to them on Facebook since we received the raw video in February, and we have not received an answer. All I want is for my video to be fixed, and for the missing scenes to be added on there. I really wanted to give you guys a great review, but the lack of communication and the video we received made me give you guys this review. Maybe by posting this someone will get back to me and fix my video. If that's the case I will take this review down and give you guys a better review. read more

At First Shelly was great. He took great quality photos for our engagement session and was flexible with arranging the session. On the day of our wedding, one of his crew members BURNT my soon to be wife's WEDDING DRESS! I'm sure you can imagine how one would feel. He apologized and promised to a complimentary photoshoot. He gave us our wedding photos well after the expected deadline. We were still awaiting our wedding video and he then ghosted us. He would only answer if we called from different numbers. After waiting a long period of time, we finally received the wedding video. We asked for our raw footage of our wedding which was apart of our package and was paid for. He claimed the footage to be spotty due to the wind. We still insisted to receive the raw footage so we can see are wedding day. Then a year later we were expecting and desiring the to cash in on our offer for the complimentary photoshoot he offered for the crew member burning my wife's wedding dress. But he then became unavailable and used various excuses. Unprofessional and not integral. read more

Words can't explain how amazing your work is...The most important day of my life could not have been captured any more perfectly! Thank you is not enough but I love to work with you in future for family photos as well...Your professionalism is unmatched! A million thank yous read more

Where do I start?!!!! I guess I should start with Shelly the owner... He does simply amazing video work!!Easy to work with and goes with the flow of the photographers. Shelly made us feel more like family than clients. My fiancé and I were in a crunch due to a couple of flaky videography people we had already booked for our wedding. Shelly literally had a week to prepare and schedule us. Luckily our wedding was on a Friday. Shelly pulled off the impossible and made my fiancé's (now wife) dream of having a video memory to watch of our special day. Shelly made that a reality. We just finished watching our video for the 100th time. Thank you so much for all of your help and amazing work. Shelly is hands down the best at what he does. read more

Shelly Hollis is an excellent photographer and extremely creative. He made me feel very comfortable and created various looks with a single image. I was most impressed with his artistic ability to create a story from my photographs. Shelly is professional yet very easy to work with. He gets a high recommendation from me. Thanks Shelly! read more

If you're looking for someone who has patience and is flexible and has a gift for seeing what you do not see, then you want Shelly from Creative Captions. His perspective from behind a lens is a beautiful one. The photos he took turned out amazing beyond compare. He photographed our engagement event with over 300 people in an already crowded hall. He navigated that hall with ease. He was adaptable and friendly to work with. 5 golden stars! read more

You only have ONE SHOT to capture the most important day of your life! So make sure you find someone that is experienced...that will capture all the moments that you want and all the moments you'll forget to remember to remind them you want! You have so much on your mind with the wedding, it's easy to forget the details. Shelly lets me re-live my wedding with every emotion we felt throughout that entire day. Our wedding was a destination and he was even able to capture our rehearsal dinner and some fun shots of our friends and family at the resort. Thank you so much for making our day so perfect! read more

I was fortunate enough to work alongside Shelly at a recent wedding up in Stockton, Ca. Finding myself in a bit of a bind in the weeks preceding this particular wedding, and needing to find a video shooter asap, I reached out to him on the recommendation of a fellow wedding vendor. After seeing his incredible portfolio, I was smitten! He is not only incredibly kind and easy to work with, but is extremely talented. I will be seeking his expertise again. Thanks, Shelly! read more