Wedding Videographers Dallas Capture Theresa and Timothy’s  Ceremony and Reception

 Theresa and Timothy at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and Big Sky Event Hall

The gracefully carved double doors of the ornate church opened to reveal the bride.  Sunshine glowed through her veil creating a halo of light.  The message was clear.  The lucky groom was marrying an angel.  Timothy and his angel, Theresa, were married at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Dallas,Texas.

Theresa did look angelic on her wedding day.  She chose a simple, white satin, A-line gown with a straight shirred bodice and wide straps.  The folds continued down the full skirt.  Her full length veil of soft tulle seemed to float around her, revealing baby’s breath tucked between her tresses.

St. Thomas Aquinas, a stunning example of Gothic architecture, provided an elegant venue for Theresa and Timothy’s wedding.  Their amazing pipe organ filled the church with glorious sound as Theresa’s father escorted her down the aisle.   Waiting with the groom at the altar were the couple’s attendants.  The bridesmaids wore soft crepe dresses in dark olive and the groomsmen sported purple boutonnieres in their tux lapels.  Dramatic floral arrangements with pink gladiolas provided a background for the ceremony.

After the ceremony, friends and family gathered in the church for photos.  Jokes flew among the wedding party members as the photographer lined them up.  Photographers traditionally tell people to say ‘cheese’ when trying to solicit smiles from their subjects, but someone in this crowd called out “cheesecake” instead.  Could they have known what was to come?

After the photo fun, the celebration moved to Big Sky Event Hall  in Royce City . The venue was very name-appropriate for this couple.  Timothy is from Montana, also known as Big Sky Country and that’s where they’ve made their home.  Big Sky sits on a 250 acre family-owned ranch.  Huge trees dot the wide open plain surrounding the venue making it seem as if visitors can see into forever.  The rustic barn-like facility looked particularly festive with white bunting and twinkle lights in the rafters.

The charming couple danced first with one another and also with their parents.  Then came the cheesecake – a whole table of various cheesecakes.   The couple cut one of the delicious offerings and fed the first slice to one another.  After toasting, they linked arms and drank champagne.

At the end of the evening, well wishers showered the couple with rose petals.  Timothy helped Theresa and her large white dress fit into his small red car.  Then they drove away into the sunset.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

This wedding highlight video is just a sampling from Theresa and Timothy’s wedding day.  They chose the beautiful music and our producer edited scenes from their day to fit in with the music.

Through the magic of video, we can create wonderful illusions.  For instance, in the video Theresa recites her vows as if by memory, even though at the wedding she had actually been prompted through each phrase by the priest.

We have other tricks up our sleeve, too.  It seems as if our cameraman must have been standing just behind the groom to get these shots of Theresa, but that would have been distracting to the audience.  So, instead, we have a remote control camera on a tripod just outside of the audience’s line of sight operated by a cameraman up in the choir loft.  This set-up allows us to capture many shots that other videographers have to miss.

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Jordan and Josh

Wedding Videographers Dallas Capture Jordan and Josh at Ashton Gardens

 Jordan and Josh at Ashton Gardens in Corinth, Texas

To symbolize their new union, Jordan and Josh each poured salt from individual small bags into a common container.  Tradition says their union can only be broken when each grain of salt can be separated out and given to the one who offered it.  The couple was married at Ashton Gardens in Corinth, Texas.

The beautiful bride chose a strapless lace A-line gown with tiny covered buttons down the back for her wedding day.  Around her waist she tied a satin ribbon in taupe adorned with fabric flowers.  Her bridesmaid, also in long strapless gowns, were in deep blue.  Their gowns were empire-waited.

Because of the three large windows surrounding the Ashton Garden’s chapel, it appeared that the couple was being married in a forest.  Black wrought iron candelabra with white candles provided an elegant background and white columns topped with flowers finished the lovely décor.

Before the wedding, Jordan enjoyed the comfort of Ashton Garden’s dressing room while Josh chatted with our videographers under a sunlit pergola.  After the ceremony, everyone strolled from the pretty chapel to the luxurious reception space.  Jordan and Josh made a grand entrance down the large curved staircase.  The gorgeous space with its brocade walls and crystal chandeliers also has large windows looking out on the woods.

A live band entertained the guests.  The couple danced their first dance together and then danced with their parents.  Jordan cried as she danced with her father.  The tears gave way to laughter as she and Josh cut their cake.

The beautiful wedding cake, decorated with large red roses, looked as if it had been wrapped in yards and yards of white organza ribbon.  The couple cut the first piece and then shared it.  The playful bride demurely accepted a bite from Josh and then shoved a bite into his face.  The groom good-naturedly wiped away his misplaced helping of icing.

Guests enjoyed dancing to the live band and hamming it up with props from the photo booth.  As the couple departed the guests showered them with confetti.  About halfway down the sidewalk, Josh stopped and dipped Jordan for a kiss which the guests heartily applauded.  The couple drove away in a white vintage car.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

Jordan and Josh were working with a tight budget.  Still, having a video of their wedding day was important to them.  We understood that.  We’ve filmed many weddings at Ashton Gardens and for most of them we use two cameras.  However, to help Jordan and Josh stay within their budget, we figured out how to capture the wedding and create the illusion of multiple vantage points  with only one camera.

We put the camera on a rolling tripod.  That way we had the best of both worlds – the stability of a tripod for quality shots and the mobility of wheels.  When we took the footage back to the studio, there was a lot of editing to do, but the final product was appreciated by the frugal  couple.

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Mary and Scott – Outdoor Ceremony at the Worthington Renaissance in Ft. Worth

Wedding Videographers Dallas TX Produces Ft. Worth Wedding Video

“I’m so excited this day has finally come,” Mary said, “I’m so proud and honored to become a Casler and to be married to the best man in the world.” Mary and Scott were married in an outdoor ceremony at the Worthington Renaissance in Fort Worth.

The beautiful bride chose a unique, trumpet-styled strapless gown of rusched tulle, with a sweetheart neckline and sequined belt. After hugging her torso, the dress flared out dramatically in an asymmetrical cloud of tulle ruffles. Her bridesmaids wore long soft dresses of chiffon. The rusched empire bodice was white with a red skirt.

For the ceremony, the hotel’s red-brick terrace was transformed into an open air chapel, with red lace luminaries lining the aisle and flowing white drapes surrounding the stage. Mary’s dad escorted her out of the hotel and down the aisle where he presented her to Scott. Both the bride and groom had tears in their eyes during their vows. Their joy was apparent when the officiant declared them man and wife.

The reception was held inside the Worthington. After the solo dances, Mary and Scott cut their gorgeous cake. The tiers alternated between white and red and were decorated with large red blooms. As the couple fed one another the first bites, Mary tricked Scott into getting a face full of icing. The groom’s cake was devoted to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Mary and Scott were giddy with joy as they checked out their photo booth and participated in wedding traditions like tossing the bouquet and garter. At the end of the evening, the couple paused to thank everyone for coming and to let grandma and grandpa know that Scott did show up for the wedding.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions, Wedding Videographers Dallas TX

Mary and Scott were so concerned about staying within their wedding budget that they only contracted with us for one camera and only at the ceremony. We understand budgets and we work hard to produce high quality cinemagraphic videos whatever the financial constraints might be. Even with just one videographer, we knew our experience in filming and editing would allow us to create a beautiful video of the ceremony which would look as if it were recorded from a variety of vantage points.

Still, as Mary’s wedding day approached, she realized that she really wanted to have video of her reception also. After discussing the logistics of her wedding day and her budget we were able to put together a unique package just for her that included filming a portion of the reception. Mary optimized the reception schedule so we could film the events most important to her. The final video was a win-win situation for all of us.

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LeniCam Video Productions – Wedding Videographers Dallas TX

Country Club Wedding and Reception with Live DJ

Videos Wedding Dallas Produce Video from Castle Hills Golf Club

Thomas married Madison at Castle Hills Golf Club in Lewisville, TX. The beautiful bride and handsome groom gathered with family and friends on Independence morning for their wedding, because they first met on a Fourth of July. The Castle Hills Golf Club is a beautiful setting with large picture windows looking out over a valley of manicured golf course. The reception followed with a great celebration and a DJ.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions, Videos Wedding Dallas

Our challenge at this wedding was the large windows.  While they created a beautiful background for the ceremony, they also  produced a large backlight for our front camera angle. We recorded in a way to preserve the light levels of the faces, and then took the video back to our studies to fine tune the footage.  The final video showed all of the bride’s emotions and expressions.

We Sweat the Small Stuff So You Don’t Have To

LeniCam Video Productions – Videos Wedding Dallas

Preparing for Wedding Videography

Whether a wedding is a result of years of planning or a spur of the moment whirlwind, a wedding videographer has to be ready for anything. At LeniCam Video Productions, we know that on your special day, we need to pack more than a camera.

Experience Helps

Every wedding is unique, yet all weddings share a common rhythm. Like a lifeguard peering across a pool of swimmers, an experienced videographer can recognize potential hazards and will be ready to overcome them, before anyone else even has a hint anything is awry.

In more than a decade of wedding videography we’ve had the opportunity to tape weddings in a wide variety of venues: backyards, cathedrals, hotels, gardens, chapels, vineyards and many more. Chances are good we’ve taped a wedding at your venue and if we haven’t we’ve been somewhere similar. What’s more, we’ll gladly preview any venue ahead of time and our experience allows us to know what to look for. We will enhance your video with the venue’s unique characteristics and will know how to avoid any potential difficulties.

Another variable at each wedding is its cultural frame of reference. Some wedding day practices are based on family or faith traditions. Others have their root in a particular country or state. At LeniCam we’ve had the opportunity to interact with couples from all over the world, so we’ll recognize many of the ceremonies and rituals you’ll include in your day.

We’ve also learned that each bride and groom comes to their wedding with their own personal frame of reference, as well as a new outlook that they’ve formed together. These new rituals, customs and preferences are something we look for and try to capture on our wedding videos.

Technology Helps

Sometimes all it takes to save the day is the right technology. Like the day a musician showed up and discovered there wasn’t enough light for him to see his keyboard. Since LeniCam’s video cameras have lights, we positioned one of our cameras near the musician. We were able to tape the wedding and keep the music playing.

When LeniCam arrives at your wedding, the first thing we do is unload our equipment – and there’s a lot. We don’t just bring what we know we’ll need, we bring items we might need and we also bring back-up (with back-ups for the back-up). Yet whatever equipment you see at a wedding is just a fraction of our total inventory. Our inventory is part of the reason we can effectively film all kinds of events in all kinds of places.

We Sweat the Small Stuff So You Don’t Have To

The most important thing LeniCam takes to any wedding is the desire to capture special moments for important people. For that reason, we are acutely aware of nuances we see in brides, grooms, wedding party members, officiants and guests.

At a recent wedding, we were capturing the excitement as finishing touches were added to the bride’s hair and dress. The bride, who’d been enjoying the banter in the room, suddenly became very quiet. Before the bride’s mother could say, “I think the bride needs some quiet time,” our cameraperson was folding up his tripod and ushering extraneous visitors and vendors out of the room.

It didn’t matter what shot we were about to take. What mattered was the bride’s need for privacy. Brides love our finished product and they appreciate our sensitivity to their needs on their special days.

Our experience and our equipment allow us to film good footage. Our compassion allows us to produce remarkable wedding videos. Call us now at 972-378-0446 or email info@lenicam.com to set up your videography appointment.

LeniCam Video Productions – Wedding Videographers Dallas