Dara and Bisi – Eastridge Park Christian Church in Mesquite Wedding Videography Dallas TX

Wedding videography Dallas TX caught a celebration embracing an American homeland with Nigerian traditions.  Dara and Bisi were married at Eastridge Park Christian Church in Mesquite.

Dara and Bisi began their day together in a photo session across the street from the church in Town East Park.  A gentle breeze lifted Dara’s veil just like the wind machines do for models in magazine spreads.  After Ivy Weddings photographers got all the shots they needed, Bisi helped his bride cross busy Town East Boulevard.  Inside the church, guests in gorgeous Nigerian caftans and headdresses were eager for the bride to come down the aisle.

Dara looked stunning in a ball gown with a ruffled halter which fell into a V neckline.  The shirred bodice was gathered into a beaded belt and then spread out into a full skirt.  She carried a bouquet of pink and white roses.  Her bridesmaids in short black dresses, carried red roses and wore red pumps.

To escort Dara down the aisle, her father wore a spectacular woven caftan with bright orange ornamentation and a golden cap.  Throughout the congregation other family and friends wore turbans in turquoise, hot pink and other colors, each color representing a different family unit.  To honor these various families Dara and Bisi lit a unity candle during the ceremony.

The reception was held in the fellowship hall of the church.  Tables were covered in white linens with a red topper and the chairs were draped to match.  The guests enjoyed a buffet meal and the couple’s beautiful wedding cake.  Soon thick rolls of greenbacks came out and the guests showered the couple with bills peeled off the rolls.

Since the wedding established a new family, Dara and Bisi disappeared for a while to change into cultural clothes made of a soft pink – the color for their new family.  After more celebrations the couple drove away in their mini-van.  Gabe Villalobos of Biel Events should be proud of this wedding and reception.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

Budget is an important factor in planning a wedding.  Dara and Bisi needed to watch their budget very carefully, so we worked with them to trim our cost to a price they could afford.   One of the ways we kept costs down was by using only one cameraman.  The fact that both the ceremony and the reception were at the same location also helped.

An important part of Dara and Bisi’s reception was the formal introduction of the bride and groom and their families.  As each family unit was introduced, they would enter the reception dancing. In order to capture the groups as they entered and follow them through their dance we used a wheeled dolly.  Our cameraman would more with the family as they entered the room.  When a group’s presentation was over, we would then roll back to the entrace to capture the next group.

Using only one cameraman limits the amount of footage we can shoot and the number of locations we can cover, however, we don’t allow it to effect the quality of the video we produce.  We still use professional grade HD vidoecameras and the best in audio equipment.  We meticulously edit and mix the video in our state-of-the-art studio.  The finished product is a wedding video we can be proud of and the couple can enjoy for years to come.

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

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Amara and Kenny at St. Peter and St. Paul Anglican Church & Arlington Hilton in dallas Wedding Videos

The quaint stone church of St. Peter and St. Paul Anglican sat quietly in its wooded setting until Kenny and his groomsmen climbed out of a long Hummer limousine.  “Yes! Let’s do it!” Kenny announced eagerly.  His lovely bride was nearby in her fit-and-flare gown of tulle and satin, with wide lace straps and a sweetheart neckline.  Her jewelry sparkled with crystals and she carried a bouquet of purple and white flowers.

Kenny and Amara’s day was filled with Nigerian traditions, beginning with the bright geles and filos (headdresses) bubas (tops), iro (skirts) and kabas (caftans) worn by the guests.  Each family was represented by a different hue, creating a rainbow of color.

After coming down the aisle, Amara kept her veil over her face and modestly averted her eyes from her groom.  When the minister declared them man and wife, the veil was lifted and the couple shared an enthusiastic embrace. Then the couple sat on a pew as the men of the congregation danced around them, putting monetary gifts into a large brass pot. Afterwards the couple returned to the altar for communion.

Formalities over, the wedding party noisily posed for photographer Edward Ramairez and then headed to the Hilton.  Amara and Kenny danced into the reception with wide smiles.  The smiles remained as they serenaded one other during their First Dance.

The wedding cake, a tower of square layers, was decorated with flourishes of green icing and flowers of purple.  The groom’s cake showed homage to Kenny’s love of soccer.  The couple’s single friends were eager to join the ranks of married couples and battled for the bouquet and garter when they were tossed.

Soon the dance floor was full of guests in their rainbow of cultural clothing vying for the opportunity to shower the newly married couple with paper money.  The festivities continued long into the night with great joy and vigor.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

Amara and Kenny’s wedding, with its sea of colorful headdresses and charming Nigerian traditions, was fun to capture. Our microphones were planted in a variety of locations and our videographer scrambled to be everywhere, all day long, so every detail could be preserved.

One of our favorite moments of the day was the First Dance, when Amara and Kenny, with no regard for pitch or melody, belted out their song to one another.  Tender moments like that are our reward for putting a lapel mic the groom before the ceremony and leaving it there until the end of the evening.

When the wedding day was over, we returned to our studio with all the audio and video recordings.  Over the next few weeks, we edited and mixed the bits and pieces, until we created a video which would help Amara and Kenny keep their wedding memories fresh throughout all the days of their marriage.

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

LeniCam Video Productions – Dallas Wedding Videos