Back in January, just for the fun of it, we sponsored a contest in our booth at the Dallas Bridal Show.  As soon as Erica heard what the prize was, she was determined to win.  She worked hard to get Facebook “likes” from all her friends.  Now she has the Love Story Video she wanted so badly.

What is a Love Story Video?

How did you meet?  Where did you go on your first date?  When did he propose?  All these questions and more can be answered by a Love Story Video by LeniCam Video Productions, Dallas Wedding Videographers .

A LeniCam Love Story Video is a compilation of photos, memorabilia, video and audio that are put together into a professionally produced video to tell the history of your relationship.  Some couples want to show the video at pre-wedding activities, before their ceremony or during the reception.  Others just want it to be part of their wedding video.  Either way, LeniCam can take your memories and turn them into an entertaining and enjoyable video to share with family and friends, both now and in the future.

What was the Contest?

During the Bridal Show, we videotaped brides-to-be sharing memories from their romances.  For two days we had the opportunity to hear some of the most amazing love stories from brides of all ages and all walks of life.  Some of the brides had us clutching our sides in laughter.  Others sent us flying for tissues to dry our tears.  Then we posted the videos on Facebook.  The bride with the most likes would win their own Love Story Video.

The competition lasted for a week and it was fierce.  Thousands of folks flocked to our website to vote for their favorite video.  The first few days were a free-for-all, but soon several winners pulled ahead.  After awhile, other contestants were slowing down, but Erica never did.  She had folks coming to like her video right up until the last minute.

And the Winner was Erica! 

Though many of the contestants earnestly wanted the free video, no one worked harder or would have been happier to win than Erica.  She was thrilled when we informed her that she was the winner.  A few months later she and her fiance came to our offices to shoot live footage for the video to go along with the pictures and memorabilia the couple brought with them.  Hearing them talk about meeting, falling in love and starting a life together was heart-warming.

The other day, Erica came by to pick up her video.  We wish her all the happiness in the world.

This weekend the Dallas Bridal Show will be held at Market Hall. One question we know we’re going to hear a lot of is “How much?”  It’s an important question, but the answer from Dallas Wedding Videographers can be misleading.

Which Piece of Paper Do You Want?

At a recent vendor seminar, Naomi Butler, President and CEO of Bridal Shows, Inc., demonstrated the problem of comparing wedding costs to comparing the price of paper.  She asked a roomful of attendees the price of a piece of paper.  Since Naomi had given us notepads, someone wise-cracker said “Free,” and waved their notepad in the air.  Another attendee was a stationer, so Naomi asked her what it would cost to get French hand-pressed scented paper overnight from Paris.  The answer? “I’m not sure, but boy would I love to get that order.”  Suddenly, everyone had an example of a type of paper and a guess as to what it’s price might be.

Naomi’s point was that the price of paper depends completely on the type of paper needed by the customer, just like the price of wedding videography or other wedding services depends on what the bride wants and what she can afford.

Weddings Are Not Cars

With many of the things we buy, price comparisons are easy.  One can of green beans is very much like another can of green beans.  Cars have features which allow them to be compared side-by-side.  However, when you start comparing services, like hair-stylists, maid services and auto shops, though there may be some similarities between providers, the answer is not so simple.  It’s easy to find the cheapest hair cut, but finding someone you can trust to cut it like you want is not as easy.  A bad haircut will only last six weeks, maybe twelve if it was really awful, but an ugly wedding cake is forever.

Let Price Be the Last Question

When talking to wedding vendors, there’s a whole lot more you need to find out before you should care how much they cost.  The vendors you choose will be a part of one of the most important days of your life.  In the months, weeks and days before your wedding you will talk to them many times.  Do they deserve to be a part of your event?

There are many questions you should ask a wedding videographer, like what type of cameras they use and why; whether their videos are cinematic or jounalistic; and how long the completed video will be; but there are even more important things you want to know.  Do they care about your wedding?  Can they embrace your vision?  Do they seem like they’d be easy to work with?

And That’s Why There Are Bridal Shows!

These more subjective questions are actually more important to wedding day satisfaction than price, yet most brides skip to the price right away, before finding out anything else.  For us and for most wedding services, the actual price depends more on the bride’s taste and budget than it does on our price list.  If someone is too willing to give you a price, how do you know what they are offering is in line with what you want?

At a bridal show you can visit with multiple vendors for multiple services in a matter of hours.  You can  share your wedding vision and test their sense of humor.  In fact, you don’t have to talk about price at all, until you’ve narrowed down the field to your favorites.  Then set appointments with them to discuss your specific expectations.

We hope you’ll come by our booth and ask us a lot of questions.  We’d love to hear about your plans, your concerns and your dreams.

LeniCam Video Productions – Dallas Wedding Videographers

Tying the Knot? Come to the Bridal Show!

Dallas Wedding Videographer Preparing for the Dallas Bridal Show at Market Hall

Even though we’ve barely gotten our trade show paraphernalia back on the shelf from the Plano Centre Bridal Show, we’re about to load it up again. Bridal Shows, Inc., which sponsors six different shows in the DFW Metroplex, will have its Dallas Bridal Show on July 25-26 at Dallas Market Hall.  This is the show-of-shows for the Dallas area, so LeniCam Video Productions, your Dallas Wedding Videographer, will be there to meet you.

Exhibiting Excitement

Dallas is an important city for the bridal industry.  Some metropolitan areas never see anything like a trade show just for brides, while Dallas brides are treated to wonderful shows throughout the year from several bridal show companies.  Each show has its own personality, but no other show has the energy of a Bridal Shows, Inc. event.

At the helm of Bridal Shows, Inc. is Naomi Butler a bundle of excitement if there ever was one.  She is passionate about connecting brides-to-be with potential vendors and she sees the Bridal Show, Inc. events as the very best way for that to happen.  Throughout the year she networks to get all the very best wedding vendors into Dallas Market Hall for the bi-annual events, held in January and July, as well as for the other shows they organize.  She even teaches seminars for the vendors so they can make the most of the opportunity.

One hallmark of the Dallas Bridal Show is the extraordinary Fashion Show presented each day of the event.    Brides-to-be pack into the temporary auditorium to see the latest dresses on the catwalk.  If you want to visit the vendor booths without a crowd, either come in the mornings or during the fashion show.

Another favorite of attendees is cake-tasting.  So far nine bakeries are scheduled to be at the show and each one of them is dying for you to taste their cake.  And speaking of tasting – you’ll be able to taste treats from a number of caterers and venues also.

This year Naomi has also booked Donnie Brown, Dallas’ Wedding Coordinator to the Stars, to share his ideas with the show’s attendees.  Make time in your day at the show to hear what Donnie says at his seminar.

Make your plans now to be at Market Hall, Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26, 2016, 10AM to 5 PM for the Dallas Bridal Show.

Friday and Saturday, January 24-25, the Dallas Bridal Show will be a Market Hall.

Free Love Story Video

There are many reasons to attend the Dallas Bridal Show at Market Hall this weekend.  We want to remind you of a very special one.  We’re giving you the chance to win a free Love Story Video professionally produced by LeniCam Video Productions.  Love Story Videos are a compilation of photos, videos, interviews and memorabilia set to music.  They tell the story of who you were before you met, how you met and how you came to be engaged.     Your Love Story is special and you could get one for free.

Our Contest

To win a free Love Story Video, all you have to do is come by our booth at the Bridal Show and take a few minutes to tell us about one of your favorite moments from your romance.  We’ll record you as you tell us with a professional grade HD videocamera, just like we’d use if we were your wedding videographer.

Then we’ll load all the short videos from the Bridal Show onto our facebook page.  You and your friends and family can vote for your favorite videos there.  The bride with the most votes wins the free Love Story video.  It’s that simple.

Also Available

Along with our videographer who will be recording the contest entries, we’ll have other staff members on hand to talk to you about your wedding.  Not all wedding videos are the same.  We can help you understand what goes into the making of a wedding video, what your should expect from your videographer and just enough information about audio and video equipment.

After a visit to our booth, you’ll better understand what to expect from the Dallas Event Videographer you choose to produce your wedding video.  We certainly hope that videographer will be from LeniCam Video Productions.  We’re looking forward to seeing you at the show.

Last month we had the opportunity to take a break from the norm and be a part of the Dallas Bridal Show at Market Center. Of course, this gives us a chance to talk to potential clients (and we talked to a lot of them) but it has other purposes, too.

Checking Out the Competition

Every week, as we film weddings of brides across North Texas, we have the opportunity to interact with vendors of all sorts. We can identify new trends before they make it to the magazines and know which vendors we prefer to work with – as well as the ones we dread.

The vendors we don’t see at weddings are other videographers. We’re proud to say that we’re one of the few DFW videographers with staying power. Each year we see a fresh new crop of videographers at the bridal show who hang out their shingle and believe they are ready to book weddings. Year after year, all but a very few – not even a handful – disappear.
Filming a wedding may seem simple, but it’s not. It’s more than showing up with a digital video recorder and transferring the footage to a disc. LeniCam has invested heavily in professional grade high definition videocameras and audio equipment in order to produce cinemagraphic quality videos. We use professional-grade editing and mixing programs to enhance our footage. We bring over a decade of videographic experience to every wedding we film.

Another reason we have staying power is that weddings aren’t all we do. It’s easy to book a few weddings during June, but keeping a viable videography business going takes more than a season of weddings. All week long, every month, we’re filming sporting events, dance recitals, banquets, mitzvahs and other special occasions. We also shoot corporate, educational and promotional videos. This diversification strengthens our company in many ways. It inspires us to create custom cameras to better capture events. It allows us to invest heavily in equipment, giving us our technical edge. Shooting other events also contributes to our creative synergy.

Free Wedding Videos

At this show we saw vendors who along with their other services include free video. While think that’s a nice add-on for some brides, we’re concerned that brides expecting a full length video of their wedding day with the ceremony and the reception will be disappointed.

Free wedding videos come in many forms. Still photographers sometimes put together a slide show and call it a video or they can use the video function available on some DSLR cameras to make video footage between their still shots. A DJ may film the reception as he plays music or the venue may have a camera installed. These bits and pieces are put together in videos lasting from 5-10 minutes. Again, that can be great if that’s what you want, but that’s not what most brides are looking for.

None of these are a full length video of your wedding that focuses on you, while including all the details you’ve worked so hard to put together for your special day. We’d love to have the opportunity to explain all the differences there are in what we do and what comes with a free video.

Friendly Faces

The best part of our bridal show day is seeing our happy clients. At this particular show a catering saleslady from one of the local Marriot’s came by to share the news she was engaged, to book her date and to refer a friend to us. Another bride delivered a friend to our booth with the words, “These are the people I used and you should, too.”

We’re always thrilled for the opportunity to discuss our wedding videography with a bride, but you don’t have to wait until the next bridal show. Just call us at 972-378-0446 or email us at info@lenicam.com. We want to hear about your wedding plans.

LeniCam Video Productions – Videos Wedding Dallas TX