MEET JOHN TOMASSETTI
Throughout my life I've overcome addiction and mental illness, being homeless, raised in poverty and coming from a broken home here in Connecticut.
For the longest time I had no purpose or goals in my life. There were so many times I didn't know where I would sleep next or where my next meal would come from.
But with the help of an old friend of mine, taking me off the streets and being blessed enough to rekindle a romance I've shared with my high school sweetheart, the past decade of my life has taken me on a dramatic turn.
OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE
If it’s one thing I’ve learned since becoming a father and husband, it’s that life is too short and time flies by us all way too fast.
That’s why we strive to capture every special moment on your wedding day.
Highlighting every raw emotion and ambient sound to create the most unique cinematic wedding film for our couples is our top priority.
That’s the personal investment our couples make when they choose Masterwork Productions to immortalize their wedding day.
We realize the love and importance our films possess in the hearts of our engaged couples. We guarantee that you will realize the same. That investing in Masterwork Productions for your wedding film is the best decision you’ll never regret.
All we want, is to express our creativity and art by capturing true love in its rawest form. We want our couples to be comfortable, happy and to confidently remember their wedding day for the rest of their lives.
ORIGINS OF MASTERWORK
Capturing every special moment on your wedding day is such a priceless service and genuine honor.
Being able to relive every bout of laughter, falling tear and illuminating smile is an investment that I know you will cherish for the rest of your lives together.
After I filmed my first wedding, I knew that this is what I'm meant to do.
I knew that this was my God given calling.
The value and worth my couples and I have both felt on their wedding days simply from capturing the essence of their love, is beyond something I can express in words.
To truly be of humbling service at someone’s wedding and to offer them something I know they will possess and cherish for years to come is something that I’m willing to work tirelessly for.
I have been so blessed by god, with so much praise, some awards and so many opportunities since starting this company;
I had the pleasure of joining a crew for a local short film where we were nominated for several awards at the 48 hour film festival in New Haven, Connecticut.
Crew members from UFC's production teams here in New England have looked at our wedding films and reached out with the utmost praise for the skills we developed in such a short amount of time.
And over the past few years I've been mentored by filmmakers who have filmed weddings for celebrities like Luke Combs and Jason Earles.
THE COME UP
I got back together with the love of my life, became a stepfather and we started to build a life together in Wallingford, Connecticut. In time, we had two sons of our own and became the first homeowners in our immediate families after buying a house in Meriden, Connecticut.
When our youngest sons were born, we also found our faith in Jesus Christ and by the grace of God, we created a life for our children that we never had growing up.
Through christ I sought out my calling and after facing so many tribulations and climbing countless mountains, I founded Masterwork Productions, my wedding videography and photography company.
My passion for cinema and affinity with storytelling is something that I’ve cherished and been blessed with my entire life.
From creating intricate scenes and compelling stories with action figures as a child and now with my own children today, thoroughly studying history and mythology, writing various manuscripts and screenplays, to starting my own wedding production company;
I can confidently say that this is what I am meant to do and that God has shown me my true calling.
John receiving his WFM Award
John and his wife, Gina Tomassetti
Our Family
