At this point of the summer break from school, moms are hearing a lot of complaints about boredom.  LeniCam, a Dallas Videographer Company, is anything but bored.  In fact, this summer has been full of new and unique projects.

Brides

Summer is bridal season for us and as usual, we’ve sent our videographers to many this year.  A trend we are seeing is a preference for wedding trailers over the more traditional highlight videos.  The trailers are shorter in length, have little to no relation to the order of the events and the activity in the video is often cued to a favorite song or music from the celebrations.

These wedding trailers are designed for sharing on the internet and our brides love them.  The trailers are just part of the LeniCam wedding video package we’d like to design for you.  Our full length, fully customised, fully edited video of your wedding will include all your special moments, before, during and after your celebrations.  The scene selection feature allow you to watch the whole video or pick out a particular moment in your day.  You’ll have five copies of your BluRay or DVD discs to share with family and friends.  You can even choose alternate audio tracks to capture sweet words from your new spouse you don’t want to share with anyone else.

Sports

With kids out of school, sports are a great distraction.   Just last week, we were the official videographer for a soccer tournament.  We were on-site at the soccer fields taking orders from coaches and parents and then our videographers would capture the games for digital and disc delivery.

But soccer isn’t our only sport.  We started the summer riding along with a car club’s East Texas Road Rally.  Our videographer set up in the backseat of a convertible and captured the excitement as the cars sped down the winding roads of the Piney Woods.  Occasionally the caravan  would pull into a small town and the proud owners would open up their hoods to show off their muscle.  At the end of the day everyone gathered for an exciting awards event.

Our founder was particularly glad when he discovered we’d booked a track event.  It’s a sport he participated in during his school days.  He was determined to be the videographer for the event and our associate producer had to juggle a lot of schedules to make that happen, but we made it happen.

This is just sampling of the type of sports events we frequently capture.  Whatever the game from football and baseball, to fencing and golf, we’re the guys and gals you want to call.

Dance

Have you ever been to an arangetram?  We’ve developed a real specialty for these wonderful celebrations of traditional Indian dance.  In fact, every day of the weekends in June, we had videographers filming at the Eisemann Center, where these events are often held.

We help commemorate many kinds of dance.  LeniCam frequently works with local dance studios to capture everything from formal ballet recitals to exciting talent shows.  We can even help with the distribution and sales of these events through our website.

Special Events and Corporate Videos

If an event is special to you, it’s special to us.  We share happy celebrations like birthdays and anniversaries, but we also produce videos of funerals.  We all so produce many kinds of video for business and commerce, from training films to promotional materials.  All events share certain requirements, but each type of event has its own demands.  Even more important to you is that no two events is exactly alike, so we take time to understand what you expect in your video and that’s what we do.

Contact us today to discuss your project at 972-378-0446 or info@lenicam.com.

The explosion of social media has created a new moment for brides.  Just a few years ago no one expected a bride to post a highlight wedding video.  Now its almost as important as the wedding license.  A piece of paper might do for government entities, but your friends and family expect a video.

So Where Do Highlight Videos Come From?

There’s another wedding moment you’d recognize if you frequented bridal shows – it’s when the bride-to-be figures out just how overwhelming it is to plan a wedding.  Either they just got engaged in the last few weeks or they just set the date.  Now they have to plan a wedding.

It’s a real deer-in-the-headlights moment.  They wander through a bridal show with their mom or a maid-of-honor gathering brochures into a free tote bag.  As they look into our booth we can see dollar signs and question marks billowing out of their ears.

“Have you booked your wedding videographer?” we ask gently.

• “I don’t know if I can afford one.”
• “I haven’t thought about it.”
• “I think my photographer provides one.”
• “My uncle is going to do it.”
• “It’s not in my budget.”

These are the usual answers, but there should be question marks at the end of the sentences.  We do meet brides at the shows who say they are actually in the market for a videographer, but that’s not the usual response and those brides are usually further along in the planning process.

Whatever the bride answers, our job is not over.  We want to be sure that when the wedding is over, the bride has what she wants.  As a part of our Dallas Wedding Videography, we provide a short highlight film online for sharing, but that’s just the icing on the cake.  Several of your vendors such as your venue, your coordinator or even your photographer might offer the same thing as part of their package, but will it be enough?

Who Has Time to Watch a Full Length Wedding Video and How Often Will You Do It?

A sweet pair dropped by our booth on Sunday.  Mom was the budget-minder.  The bride-to-be was just overwhelmed.  The bride knew she wanted to post a highlight reel shortly after the wedding and the mom was pretty sure they were going to use a photographer who included it in their package.

You could almost imagine the photographer’s sales pitch.  He was going to save them money by providing the free video and then he planted the question.  Are you really going to have time to sit down and watch a full length wedding video and even if you did, how many times would you actually do it?

To a busy bride-to-be time is something in very short supply.  They try to imagine carving out enough time sit through full length wedding video and if they had to do it before the wedding they know have no time for it.  But you are not always going to be a busy bride-to-be and you’re not the only one who will be interested in your wedding video.

LeniCam provides five copies of your wedding video.  Most brides share these with parents and/or grandparents.  Your parents and grandparents want to watch the whole wedding video and they want to see it more than once.  In fact, they’ll probably show it to anyone they can get to sit still for more than a moment.

What’s more, our videos are divided up into chapters and have scene selection, just like the video from the box at the grocery store.  You don’t have to have more than a few minutes available to watch a favorite moment from your wedding.

A week or so after our couples return from their honeymoon we send them a proof copy of their wedding.  Some couples watch it right away, but sometimes it takes them weeks to get around to it.  Either way the couple is always amazed at what they see.

• “It was great to see what the groom was doing while I was getting dressed.”
• “Watching her be transformed into a bride was amazing.”
• “I didn’t realize so many people there.  I don’t remember seeing some of them.”
• “My favorite part was when [groom] saw me for the first time.  Without the video I would have never known what he said at that moment.”
• “Who knew that the funniest part of the day would be while we were taking pictures? I forgot all about that!”
• “I got to see the part of the service before I came down the aisle.”
• “I loved that interview you did with my aunt.”

These are the kinds of things we always hear over and over and over.  Whether the couple themselves wanted the video or someone else had insisted they get it, our couples love their wedding video.  They may put the video on the shelf for a while during their first busy first year, but then their first wedding anniversary comes around and they pull it out.  Or someone they know is getting married and wants to see their video.  Or they have kids someday and want to share the day with them.  Or they lose that special aunt and want to hear her voice one more time.  Or they are going through a tough time and need to be reminded of the good times.  The list goes on and on.

Maybe We Do Need More Than a Highlight

That sweet budget-minded mom and her overwhelmed bride-to-be?  Well, they knew they weren’t going to be satisfied with just a highlight wedding video.  When your wedding, that you’ve spent so much money, time and effort is over, your photos and video will be all that lasts.  The photos do capture moments, but only a video will capture the movement and sounds of that moment.

His face transforming from anxiety to joy?  Her laughter?  The breeze capturing a corner of your dress and sweeping it into the sky?  Grandmother’s sweet words?  For that, you need video.  Call us at or email us at to book your date.

Wedding Videos for Dallas TX with Leah and Andrew

A Restaurant Wedding and Reception with a Live Band

Andrew and Leah tied the knot in an American-styled wedding at Marie Gabrielle Restaurant.  Near the Dallas Arts District, this restaurant provided a beautiful garden setting.  The reception followed with entertainment from The Projects Band.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

The weather was unseasonably warm and humid. So large misters were brought in to cool the guests. The misters, however, produced a fog like appearance in the video, particularly from the rear camera. During the editing process, we used special techniques to eliminate the fog.  The result was crystal clear close-ups of the entire ceremony.

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

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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

Wedding Videos for Dallas TX with Naomi and Scott

Church Wedding with Reception

Scott and Naomi tied the knot at Covenant Crossroads Chapel. The indoor ceremony had very nice decorations in the church. The bride and groom’s parents performed the readings, which were very touching. There was some excitement before the wedding when the rings were misplaced, but the rings were found and the ceremony proceeded. The reception followed in the chapel with the String Quartet Vocalists.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

LeniCam videographers arrive at a wedding an hour and a half before the ceremony.  The primary reason is to give ourselves time to set up all our equipment.  Another benefit is capturing the fun and excitement of the bride and groom as they get ready for their big day.  That’s how we knew about the missing rings.

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

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 Good Relations:  Ashton Gardens

Wedding Videographer Dallas Recommends Ashton Gardens to DFW Metroplex Brides

Where will we have our wedding? It’s one of the first things a newly engaged couple has to consider, because venue determines other things, like budget and theme.

A destination wedding requires spending money on travel expenses, but there are usually fewer guests and the feel of a wedding on a beach is very casual. A wedding in a church may be free if it’s your home church, but the ceremony is likely to be more formal and if you have a large guest list, you’ll be spending a lot on your reception.

Some brides know, long before the planning process begins (often before they’ve even found their groom), exactly where they want to be married. Others don’t have a clue. If you’re unsure of where you want your wedding to be, we’d like to recommend visiting Ashton Gardens.

A Beautiful Chapel

Behind the Ashton Garden’s chapel is a densely wooded forest. To take advantage of this view, three walls of the chapel are glass. A ceremony in this chapel is like an outdoor wedding without having to worry about the chance of rain.

But the view’s not the only thing to love. The chapel with its arched beams and ivory pews is a canvas a bride can paint anyway she wants or she can keep it simple with attractive décor provided by the facility.

A Gorgeous Reception Space

Imagine being announced as Mr. and Mrs. and then sweeping down a curved staircase lit by crystal chandeliers into a room full of brocade chairs and white linen tablecloths. Sounds elegant doesn’t it? You can just see the silver gleaming and smell the aroma of a delicious catered meal, right? That’s the Ashton Gardens experience and the reception space is just steps away from the chapel. And pleasant steps they are, because the grounds and gardens of Ashton Gardens are perfectly manicured.

Ashton Garden’s reception space is bride-ready. The dance floor is there and the room is stunning. All you need to do is choose your menu and invite your guests.

It’s in There

You might call Ashton Gardens the Prego of wedding venues, because pretty much whatever you’re looking for, “It’s in there,” just like the old spaghetti sauce ads used to say.

Need separate rooms for the bride and groom before the wedding. It’s in there. The bride’s room is well-appointed with plenty of light, lots of mirror and space to spare. Right outside is a place for the bride’s family to congregate without cluttering up the dressing room. The guys have their own nicely turned out room, close to the reception space.

Need a balcony for your ceremony for your videographer and musicians? It’s in there.

Need a holder for your unity candle? It’s in there. Need a table for your favors? It’s in there. You name it – it’s in there.  You’ll love Ashton Gardens weddings.

One Number Does It

Your wedding is just days away and you need to make some calls. You need to call the wedding chapel to discuss some last minute changes with the day of wedding coordinator, contact the company handling the sound and lighting, check with the rental company for all those tables, chairs and candelabras and give the caterer a final head count. If your wedding is at Ashton Gardens, then all those calls become one call to (940) 498-4273.

Why We Love It

We do weddings all over North Texas and each venue has its own assets. However, we do particularly enjoy weddings at Ashton Gardens, for reason such as these:

• Only one set up and take down.
• The loft in the chapel is convenient
• The bride’s room large enough to accommodate our camera without being disruptive
• A lovely trellis and gardens for outdoor shots
• Stunning background for ceremony and reception
• An attractive room for the groom’s party for pre-wedding shots
• Plenty of electrical outlets where we need them and a good sound system

For us, the number one attraction at Ashton Gardens is the Day of Wedding Coordinator. There’s no question of who’s in charge. If we have a problem, it gets taken care of. If things change along the way, we know about it before it happens. When the logistics are easy, then we can focus more of our energy on the creative part of our job and that’s the part we like best. They even feed us!

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

Wherever your wedding is, we’re ready to make your wedding video. We have the experience and equipment to capture your special day. No matter what happens on your wedding day, good or bad, you’re going to love your wedding video from LeniCam Video Productions. So call us now at 972-378-0446 or email info@lencam.com to set up your videography appointment.

Videography is a unique kind of business. Every week LeniCam Video Productions, Dallas Wedding Videographer,  is invited to weddings, game days, dance recitals, banquets and other events throughout North Texas. Sure we have a job to do there, but we also have the blessing of participating in the special moments of some very wonderful people. Nothing pleases us more than to know we’ve satisfied the hopes and desires of our clients.

They Said It – Not Us

It’s easy for a company to give you reasons to hire them, but we think what our clients have to say about our services is a lot more important. We’re gratified to receive thank you letters and emails telling us we’ve done a good job. We’re proud that referral services like Wedding Wire and The Knot award us year after year for feedback from our brides and grooms.

Still, from time to time, we like to sit down with our clients and listen to what they say about their experience with us. Since we’re a video company, we convinced some of them to share their thoughts with on film. We hope it helps you decide to use our services for your wedding. This couple gave us rave reviews on video.

A Celebration of Many Parts

David and Xiaomin Liu were married here in Dallas, but most of their family members were in China. A few weeks after the wedding, the Liu’s traveled to China to celebrate the marriage there. So the family members in China could share their wedding ceremony in, David and Xiaomin asked us to expedite the preparation of their video and took it along with them. Their friends in China said their video looked like a Hollywood movie!

A Video in Two Languages

Every couple who comes to LeniCam for a wedding video is unique. It doesn’t matter whether they grew up next door to each other in Dallas or separated by thousands of miles in completely different countries. When a couple marries, it is more than just two people coming together. It is the merging of customs, traditions, rituals, beliefs and sometimes languages. For David and Xiaomin, both English and Mandrian were important, so we recorded their testimonial in both languages. Watch them to see how some things transcend the boundaries of the spoken word in any language.

Your Wedding

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 – Dallas Wedding Videographer

The Thrill of the Day: How Videographer Wedding Dallas TX Saved Cornelia and Cameron’s Ceremony

Life is full of ooops moments. Some are small, insignificant situations erased with laughter. Others require a little more effort to rectify. As we video events throughout North Texas we capture a lot of ooops moments. Some are edited out of our finished product. Others are the highlight of our video and become the favorite memory of our clients.

Cornelia and Cameron

Cornelia and Cameron’s love story had more airline miles in it than most of our brides and grooms’ romantic tales. The Navy had Cameron stationed in Japan. Cornelia was here in the States. When Cameron tried to declare his love for Cornelia over the phone, she was having none of it. She wanted to look him in the eye when he confessed his love for her. So Cameron flew her to Japan and did just that.  With a story like that behind their nuptials, we were excited about shooting their wedding.

Setting Up for Their Big Day

On Cornelia and Cameron’s wedding day, LeniCam arrived an hour and a half before the ceremony to set up our equipment and to capture the pre-ceremony excitement, just like we always do. The big, bright Texas sun was still shining outside and the venue was hopping with vendors preparing for the event.
In those crazy moments we always try to touch base with the other vendors, because we view weddings as a team sport. The day can be even more magical for the couple and their guests if there’s synergy among the vendors. Conflicts can be resolved easily, transitions occur smoothly and spirits are high. Because we’ve been filming weddings for over a decade, we’ve become friends with many of the wedding professionals in the area. We enjoy the opportunity to reconnect with the vendors we know and to meet those we haven’t worked with before.

Capturing the Pre-Ceremony Activities

LeniCam videographers visited both the bride and the groom before the ceremony. Cornelia wasn’t the only one wearing white. Cameron donned his Navy Dress White’s to marry his best girl.
As the bride dressed, a present from arrived from her groom which included the key to his heart and a vintage timepiece to mark the happy hours of their life together. It’s not surprising a gift like that would bring tears of joy.

The Wedding Ceremony

As time for the ceremony approached, our videographers made their way to main area of the venue and made sure everything was ready. By that time that big, bright Texas sun had set and the only illumination was candle light.

We weren’t worried, because our cameras provide the light we need, but the musician didn’t have enough light to see his keyboard. When we figured out what the whispers at the back of the room were about, we positioned one of our cameras next to the musician, so he could share our light and kept the other camera close to the ceremony.
Cornelia appeared none the wiser and the ceremony went on without a glitch. It was an oops that never actually happened, because the wedding vendors pulled together and we had the honor of being the hero of the hour.

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

We don’t have to save the day at every wedding, but our brides still think we’re heroes. We tell them that no matter what happens on their wedding day, both good and bad, they’re going to love their wedding video – and they always do.

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 – Videographer Wedding Dallas TX Saves the Day

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Good Relations: Videographer Wedding Dallas TX Recommends – Wedding DJ Chris Brown

The choices available to a bride for her wedding day can be overwhelming. The sky is your imagination’s only limit. The old rules no longer apply unless you want them. And then there’s the budget…

Where to Economize

As wedding day expenses mount up it’s understandable for a bride to look for ways to cut expenses. Many budget-busting brides decide to reduce the expense of a reception by cutting out the DJ. This can be a great money saver if you’re having a simple affair with only a few guests. However, the more guests you invite and the more activities you plan, the more you need a DJ.

What a DJ Does

A Wedding DJ is more than someone playing a little dance music. A Wedding DJ is your Master of Ceremonies. When guests begin to arrive at many receptions, the bride and groom are still back at the wedding venue taking pictures. A good DJ will be there to welcome your guests, make them comfortable and warm them up for fun times ahead.
As the evening progresses, the DJ will direct the guests to cocktail hour, invite them into dinner, announce the arrival of the bride and groom and then keep everyone aware of events like cutting the cake and throwing the bouquet.
Eventually there will be the formal First Dance and then the party really begins. You expect a DJ to have a good sound system. He also needs to be able to motivate your guests to the dance floor and show them a good time. When one type of music sends the dancers to their tables, a DJ needs to know how to get them back on the floor, so he’ll need to be familiar with a wide range of music. You may even want your DJ to spice up the night with contests and games.

Who Do You Call?

We suggest you call DJ Chris Brown. LeniCam videographers have had the opportunity to work with Chris at weddings and also at other functions. He’s a really nice guy who works hard to be a team player. That’s important on your wedding day. He’s got all kinds of experience, almost twenty years of it, at everything from professional hockey games with almost 20,000 fans to concerts with country singer, Blake Shelton. To quote Chris, “If there are 2 people or 2000 people in the room, your job is to make sure they have a good time.” That’s the kind of guy you want spinning tunes for your dance floor.

Whatever the size or atmosphere of your event, on your wedding day, you want to make lasting memories. We can capture the sights and sounds of your wedding and create a video you can treasure for years to come. Call us now at 972-378-0446 or email us and info@lenicam.com to set up your videography appointment.

LeniCam Video Productions – Videographer Wedding Dallas TX

They Said It: Glady’s Review on The Knot

Videographers Wedding Dallas TX Reviewed by a Satisfied Bride

Videography is a unique kind of business. Every week LeniCam Video Productions is invited to weddings, game days, dance recitals, banquets and other events throughout North Texas. Sure we have a job to do there, but we also have the blessing of participating in the special moments of some very wonderful people. Nothing pleases us more than to know we’ve satisfied the hopes and desires of our clients.

Here’s what Gladys had to say about her video on The Knot:

Best Vendor on my Wedding Day – 5 out of 5 Stars

“It felt good not to have to micromanage at least one of my vendors on my wedding day. LeniCam was that vendor for me. Let John know what is important to you to be captured on your day and it will happen. I barely even knew he and his crew were there, they were so professional and prepared.

“After our wedding my husband and I were surprised by a series of unforeseen events which put our wedding on the back burner for several months. So we had no time to see any video footage or pictures, send thank you cards, even open our gifts! John was so courteous and accommodating with us and gave us as much time as needed to be in a good place to review our video and make all my extremely detailed video editing requests. This alone meant so much to us.

“I would very much recommend LeniCam to everyone.

“(My wedding took place in Dallas/Addison TX. I had a church wedding with a separate reception location. Blu-ray Hi def video is available! I very much liked this. Our package came with both Blu-ray and standard Dvd’s. I requested a third camera for the ceremony to get the view from our guests perspective and also to capture the great view of our church and us as we left.)”

Things Happen

No matter what we plan in life, things happen. Gladys and her husband ran into a road block immediately after their wedding. Here at LeniCam we have schedules and deadlines just like any business, but more than other businesses, we’re involved in people’s lives. When we made our first post-wedding contact with Gladys we realized their situation was out of the ordinary and we rearranged our schedules and our deadlines to accommodate their challenges. When things got back on track, we were there to finish the job we’d started and Gladys loved our video.

Every wedding is unique. At LeniCam we don’t try to stuff you into our box. We have developed wedding video packages to help brides compare the value of our product, but if, like Gladys, you want to make adjustments to our packages, what you want is what’s important to us. Call us now at 972-978-0446 or email info@lenicam.com to set up your videography appointment.

LeniCam Video Productions – Videographers Wedding Dallas TX