Our Story
"This personal experience crystallized our mission: to craft meaningful stories that become treasured pieces of family history"
My journey began as a documentary cinematographer, driven by a passion for sharing authentic human stories. While working on remarkable projects with talented collaborators (one film even won Best Documentary at Sundance in 2018, yay!), friends and family started asking me to film their weddings. I approached these celebrations like documentaries – focusing not just on capturing events, but on telling meaningful stories.
As demand grew, I faced a pivotal choice common to wedding creatives: should we cater exclusively to a small number of high-budget clients, or find a way to make our unique storytelling approach accessible to more couples while maintaining the same level of quality and care? The joy on couples' faces when they saw their films made the decision clear, and Toast was born with a small team of trusted friends.
Meeting my now-wife Callie in 2017, an accomplished wedding and travel photographer, marked a turning point as her creative vision and operational expertise helped us expand while staying true to our artistic principles. Our own wedding in 2019, officiated by my father Randall, became unexpectedly profound. Four months later, as my dad faced his final hours, we shared our wedding film with him. Today, that same film helps our two young daughters know their "Grampy" they never got to meet – his voice, his spirit, his love. The photos throughout our home constantly remind us of the deeper meaning behind what we create.
This personal experience crystallized our mission: to craft meaningful stories that become treasured pieces of family history. At Toast, we're not just documenting weddings – we're creating lasting legacies for you, your children, and generations to come.
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ZACH
Founder & CEO
The profound experience of watching my own wedding film with my family solidified the deeply personal nature of wedding films and how important they are to the families that entrust Toast to capture their day.
I grew up all around the Midwest but now live with my wife Callie and our two daughters in Lake Tahoe, NV where we love to hike, ski, swim in the freezing lake water, and soak in the natural beauty of this place any chance we get. When I’m not working, I’m fully embracing my vocation as a girl dad and joining my family in activities like dressing up as a unicorn princess for Halloween.
CALLIE
Founder & Consultant
When I’m not giving my two cents to the team, I’m raising our 2-year-old daughter in the bright alpine skies of Tahoe, where I grew up for a part of my childhood; I’m traveling and taking photographs abroad, one of my all-time favorite passions; or I’m relaxing on a beach eating poke in Hawaii with my family where I was born.
Julianna
Director, Client Experience
I am wedding-obsessed and always have been. When I was a child I played “wedding.” Not where I was getting married,
but where I was planning
a giant party :) I’ve now been in the wedding industry for almost a decade and have had the privilege of helping hundreds of couples with their weddings.
When I'm not thinking about weddings or planning one over
a weekend, I spend time with my husband and our rescue dog.
I love to do projects (I always have paint or sawdust on me), work in the garden, and spend time by the ocean. I'm always just a few feet away from a cup of coffee and a salty snack.
GAIL
Client Experience Specialist
I absolutely love getting to know new people, and I’ve been in the business of making people happy my entire career.
Now that I’m at Toast, I get to do that every day when I work with couples to plan and execute their dream video.
My main “squeeze” right now is my 7lb Pomeranian named Kingston. He brings me joy in so many unexpected ways. In my free time, I like to explore, travel, and create art.
Jess
Social Media Manager
I am a video editor and creative specialist hailing from south New Jersey, living out my sunny dreams in south Florida. I have 7 years of digital media experience and I’m constantly learning and staying on top of the latest creative trends to deliver the best quality content to our clients.
My favorite thing about working with Toast is helping couples relive their special day by creating a totally unique film that they will cherish forever.
When I’m not glued to my iMac, you can find me on the beach playing volleyball with friends, jamming out on my ukulele, or
in a local coffee shop ordering (probably my third) iced coffee.
CORBIN
Talent Supervisor
I spent years as a video producer, vetting, hiring, and coordinating production crews for commercials and corporate videos. Coming to Toast was a perfect fit to continue doing what I love the most - working with fantastic artists to create amazing films for our clients.
I love getting to meet and geek out with the best videographers in the world. I also love going to live sports events, BBQ’ing (Kansas City BBQ > Everywhere), trying new foods with my best friend (my wife), and goofing off with my young son and daughter.
Paola
Post Production
I came to the US to pursue my dream of having a career in the film industry. When I came to Toast, I realized that my passion was in post-production on the editing side.
I enjoy having the creative freedom to make meaningful stories & love being able to make a tangible for our couples to share. After work, I like to relax by ordering food, watching late night movies, & playing Minecraft.
Kendall
Post Management Specialist
Film and editing have always been huge passions of mine, and I’m absolutely thrilled to be putting those skills to use here at Toast Weddings!
Along with being a movie buff all throughout childhood, I also achieved a BA in Film and started interning as a film editor while working on my degree. This in turn led me to the freelance editing position here at Toast, which turned into a long term position as Assistant Project Manager, and I’ve been loving every minute of managing the process of turning clips into full videos that our customers will love and cherish for years to come!
Outside of work, you can find me bundled up indoors playing D&D with longtime friends, keeping up with the latest video games, and spending time exploring the UK with my wife and our Siberian Husky, Fenris.