Filmmaker Marcella Hoekstra has been creating wedding films since 2005. Always playing the role as her own family's documentarian, she sincerely enjoys capturing those happy moments for her couples and their families as well. She truly...loves...weddings.

Heirloom Pictures is a small, in-house boutique wedding film studio that crafts unique and personalized wedding films for its clients. What makes the experience "boutique"? Firstly, Marcella shoots lead camera at every Heirloom wedding and produces all highlights films herself. Also, Marcella and the Heirloom Pictures team are always available and communicate with clients every step of the way from "Hello" to "Here are your films, Enjoy!". 

By keeping our experienced production team small and consistent, it allows for intimacy with each project that ensures quality and attention to detail at every stage. We don't just want our couples to love their films, we want our couples to love their experience with us too! 

So, whether your wedding is "Big City" beautiful or intimate backyard elegance, we've got you covered.

Welcome to Heirloom Pictures!

About
Heirloom Pictures

Our Team

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About

Our Team

Filmmaker Marcella Hoekstra has been creating wedding films since 2005. With a degree in Film and Video from the Rhode Island School of Design, she has spent over two decades as an independent filmmaker, director, producer and business owner. Combining her extensive filmmaking experience with her sincere love of telling a couples story has brought her, joyfully, to Heirloom Pictures 16th season.

Diane brought her organizations skills, wedding industry know-how and warm demeanor to the Heirloom Pictures team in 2019. She loves the personalized and attentive experience that Heirloom offers their clients. and enjoys going the extra mile for our couples. When not working, she spends time with her husband, infant daughter and 2 huge dogs and taking road trips up & down the Eastern Coast, exploring new sites and sounds!

Jon graduated from Rhode Island College in 2003 with a degree in media studies. Although he's worked on many acclaimed short films, music videos, documentaries, and corporate and commercial videos, wedding videos are his specialty. Jon creates all documentary edits for Heirloom Pictures and has been bringing his creative and technicals skills to clients as part of the team since 2014. 

MARCELLA HOEKSTRA - Owner
Lead Cinematographer, Highlights editor

DIANE WALLICK
Production Coordinator

JON DOWNS
Documentary Editor

Jeremy Abraham has been creating wedding films since 1998. With almost 20 years of experience, Jeremy brings his talent and creativity as a cinematographer to every job whether its shooting weddings, commercial projects or corporate work. Jeremy has been a member of the Heirloom Pictures team since our 2015 season. 2019 will be his third season as lead second shooter for Heirloom Pictures.  

JEREMY ABRAHAM
Lead Senior 2nd Cinematographer

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What We

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THE BASE PACKAGE


~ Rehearsal Dinner Coverage
Full coverage of your rehearsal dinner delivered as a doc edit.

~ Additional Shooting Hours
Shooting hours include 2 shooters.

~ Additional documentary edits
Additional documentary edits delivered of Getting Ready and Cocktail Hour.

~ Highlights Length Upgrade
to 5 - 7 minutes or 8 - 10

SHOOTING

delivery

~ 6 Hours of coverage
~ 2 Cinematographers including Owner, Marcella Hoekstra
~ Custom Multi-Camera set ups all day
~ Drone Footage is included



-  Documentary Edits of your Ceremony and Reception
-  3 - 4 minute Highlights Film
-  A Sneak Peek posted on IGTV the week after your wedding

A LA CARTE


We start with a base package that's short and sweet so our couples can customize to their liking and add on what they what for their day, building the package that suits their needs perfectly! Need help deciding what your day might require? Please be in touch, we are happy to help!

Offer

What We

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THE BASE PACKAGE


Get the Coverage you Need

Additional shooting hours 
Shooting hours include 2 shooters
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An additional, third shooter
A third shooter is great for multiple locations and larger venues.
-
Rehearsal Dinner Coverage*
Full coverage of your rehearsal dinner the day before your wedding.
*Delivered as a documentary edit

ADD
SHOOTING TIME

Choose your Highlights Length

Keep Short format Highlights

Choose Medium format Highlights

Choose Long format Highlights

All highlights films delivered with the couples collaborative choice of music. Editing preferences requested via a concise questionnaire sent after the wedding day.

GET A LONGER
Highlights

For Full Day Documentary Edits

Additional documentary edits delivered of…

Pre - Ceremony
Post - Ceremony

All footage captured before and after the ceremony lightly edited and delivered. Some people call it Raw Footage, we call it Full Wedding Day coverage!

Add
additional edits

- SHOOTING -

- delivery -

~ 2 Cinematographers including Owner, Marcella Hoekstra
~ Custom Multi-Camera sets ups all day
~ Drone Footage is included



-  Documentary Edits of your Ceremony and Reception
-  3 - 4 minute Highlights Film
-  A Sneak Peek posted on IGTV the week after your wedding

A LA CARTE


Offer

What We

Click here to Contact us for a detailed Pricing Sheet

THE BASE PACKAGE


Get the Coverage you Need

Additional shooting hours 
Shooting hours include 2 shooters
-
An additional, third shooter
A third shooter is great for multiple locations and larger venues.
-
Rehearsal Dinner Coverage*
Full coverage of your rehearsal dinner the day before your wedding.
*Delivered as a documentary edit

ADD
SHOOTING TIME

Choose your Highlights Length

Keep Short format Highlights

Choose Medium format Highlights

Choose Long format Highlights

All highlights films delivered with the couples collaborative choice of music. Editing preferences requested via a concise questionnaire sent after the wedding day.

GET A LONGER
Highlights

For Full Day Documentary Edits

Additional documentary edits delivered of…

Pre - Ceremony
Post - Ceremony

All footage captured before and after the ceremony lightly edited and delivered. Some people call it Raw Footage, we call it Full Wedding Day coverage!

Add
additional edits

- SHOOTING -

- delivery -

~ 2 Cinematographers including Owner, Marcella Hoekstra
~ Custom Multi-Camera sets ups all day
~ Drone Footage is included



-  Documentary Edits of your Ceremony and Reception
-  3 - 4 minute Highlights Film
-  A Sneak Peek posted on IGTV the week after your wedding

A LA CARTE


HOW DO WE SHOOT?

I consider your wedding film and documentary, and rule number one of documentary filmmaking is never to get involved. We will never put our cameras in your face, we will never blind you with lights. We will also never direct you. The fun of documentary filmmaking is capturing natural and authentic moments. We simply aren't going to capture those moments if we are a constant distraction. Your wedding day is your wedding day, not our movie set. At the end of the night, the best thing my couples can say is, "We didn't even know you were there!", that means the couple was allowed to enjoy the natural flow of their day, that means a lot.



WHAT DO WE SHOOT?

Filmmaking is story telling, if we are truly going to tell the story of your day we will make sure we capture not only the grander moments of the day, but also the little things. The look on a grooms face when he sees his bride for the first time, the tear in your moms eye, the flowers girls giggling, the bride actually blushing...we love that stuff. We are a sentimental crew and genuinely enjoy capturing not only the images of the day but also the emotions.



HOW DO WE WORK?

Being a wedding filmmaker is being party of a team, a team of vendors that come together for a couple on one of the biggest days of their lives. Teamwork and communication are so important to make sure that all vendors are allowed to perform to the best of their ability. This is especially important for filmmakers and photographers. We are capturing the same subject all day...YOU! Without good communication we would be getting in each other shots and not providing you with the image quality you hired us for.




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- 2 Cinematographers
- All-Day, Multi-Camera Coverage
- Sneak Peek Video the week after your wedding
- Full Documentary Edits of your Ceremony and Reception
- Highlights Film
*
- All films are delivered via online gallery for private
on-demand viewing and unlimited downloads.
- Highlights posted on Vimeo to share
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- Specialty shots like Drone and Time-Lapse are included
- Customization and A La Carte Items options are available


all packages include...

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Frequently Asked Questions


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"Ask any newlywed couple about their wedding, and you’ll hear a familiar lament: "It was over in a flash." You can’t stop time—but you can enlist Marcella Hoekstra, owner of Heirloom Pictures, to help make the magic last. The RISD grad excels at capturing the moments that mean the most (your heartfelt vows, the hug you gave your maid of honor), editing up to nine hours of crystal-clear footage into a 10-minute highlight film you’ll actually want to watch year after year."

~ Boston Magazine & Boston weddings Magazine

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