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Lindsey and Shawn Wedding Videography Dallas TX – Mediterranean Villa Wedding in Arlington

The handsome groom looked elegant in his ascot and tails.  The bride looked elegant too, but underneath her chic satin gown, thick blue socks kept her cowboy boots from rubbing against her shins.  Lindsey and Shawn had a fun-filled wedding at Mediterranean Villa in Arlington.

When Lindsey arrived at dusk, her head was ready for the wedding, but the rest of her was blue-jeaned.  In the bride’s room, a strapless gown with a sweetheart neckline, shirred bodice and A-Line skirt made her look every inch the bride.  As she dressed a gift arrived from the groom – a large emerald cut diamond solitaire which sparkled around her neck throughout the evening.  Sparkling around the necklace was her crystal edged veil, crystal tiara, crystal chandelier earrings and a sash, which was heavily ornamented with crystals.

In Lindsey’s wedding party were several pint-sized attendants which added to the light-hearted atmosphere of the evening.  First came a tiny curly-headed flower girl, who needed a little adult supervision to make it down the aisle.  Next a tuxedoed lad sauntered in carrying a sign which read, “Uncle Shawn, Here Comes Your Bride.”  A pair of ring bearers were next, but the second ring bearer depended on the moral support of a second flower-girl, this one with a fancy up-do, to make it to the front.

The lovely Mediterranean Villa Chapel was beautifully decorated for the ceremony.  Huge urns of flowers flanked the bride and groom and behind the officiant was a row of tall crystal vases.  Some of the vases were full of floating orchids, topped off with a floating votive.  Others had pink tinted water with a floating votive.  The venue with its wrought-iron emblazoned stucco buildings and beautiful bronze fountain makes a wonderful backdrop for a wedding.

With the ceremony behind them, the couple and their guests cut loose at the reception.  Emerald City, a popular Dallas band, entertained the guests, but they had vocal assists from the bride and groom throughout the evening.   If your dancing shoes were hurting your feet you could take a break in the photo booth.  It started out with many crazy props for impromptu portraits, but the props eventually migrated to the dance floor.

When it came time for the garter toss, the groom pranked his slender bride.  He came out from under her gown with a pair of red underpants that would wrap three times around his tiny new wife.  Once the laugh was over, he dove back under the skirt of her wedding dress to get the garter, but Lindsey had to help him get it by taking off her boot.

At the end of the evening, guests waved purple glow sticks as the bride and groom made their way out of the building.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

During Lindsey and Shawn’s wedding our videographers were tasked with being everywhere all the time, recording everyone and everything, while remaining virtually invisible to the participants and guests.  To accomplish this, they arrived an hour and a half before the ceremony and unloaded cases and cases of equipment.  Some people think all you need to record a wedding is a consumer model DSLR camera with a video feature.  If you do it that way, your result will not be a full-length cinemagraphic video like ours.

Any live band creates extra work on our part, because we’ve got to record all the audio as well as the action on the dance floor.  When Emerald City is the band, we know we’ll have a lot to film, because they always keep the dance floor full.  At the same time, we also know they’ll give us an audio file at the end of the evening, so that makes things easier.

 This highlight video is just a small sample of Lindsey and Shawn’s actual wedding video.  Two experienced videographers e used two professional grade HD videocameras on tripods and a wide variety of audio equipment to record the sights and sounds of this wedding.  Then we went back to our studio with hours and hours of footage and spent weeks editing and mixing the footage to create the couple’s unique video.

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LeniCam Video Productions – Wedding Videography Dallas TX

Cary and Janetta – Mediterranean Villa in Arlington with a DJ Reception in Dallas Wedding video

On his wedding day, Cary was very anxious to see his bride, but everyone went to great lengths to keep him from getting a glimpse of Janetta until the ceremony.  When he finally got the chance to see her he said, “You’ve been hiding this dress from me and you’re looking pretty hot.” That’s just the reaction Janetta had been hoping for.  Cary and Janetta were married at Mediterranean Villa in Arlington.

The gorgeous Janetta wanted to look her very best on her wedding day, so she hired a pro to come onsite to do hair and makeup.  The result was stunning. Under the fingertip veil, the dark-haired beauty’s coiffure was studded with jewels.  Her strapless fit-and-flare gown started with a beaded sweetheart bodice and the beading trailed down her back.  The fitted torso was shirred and the full skirt was all of ruffles.

When the ceremony started, one of the first of the wedding party to come down the aisle was a young man carrying a sign which warned Cary it was his last chance to run.  Then a darling pair of flower girls in turquoise dresses came along spreading petals.  When the doors opened again, the elegant bride entered the room.

Mediterraean Villa provided a lovely backdrop for the ceremony with its marble parquet floors and ornate rod iron.  The front of the chapel is backlit glass etched with a fleur de lis and the fleur de lis motif is repeated throughout the room.  For Cary and Janetta’s wedding day two huge urns filled with mixed white flowers dominated the area before the etched glass.  Between the urns were tall crystal vases with orchids floating in water.  Gorgeous rod iron candelabras and crystal sconces flanked the urns.  As a final touch, all the chairs in the room were draped in white satin.

The reception space was as magnificent as the chapel and hosted a fun energetic evening.  After their First Dance and turns on the floor with their parents, Cary and Janetta cut their grand wedding cake, which was decorated with black filigree and ribbons and studded with crystals.  Cary’s groom’s cake was a yummy chocolate treat especially laced with peanut butter, one of his favorite flavors.

The DJ gathered all the men on the floor and then the groom appeared in a motorcycle helmet to lead the men in a really wild dance routine.  Later everyone was called to the floor for a group hug.  When the room emptied for the farewell, Cary and Janetta had their own private moment on the dance floor, and then they went outside for a shower of bubbles and well wishes.  A black limousine waited to carry them off into the night.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

Like most brides, Janetta wanted tight close-ups during her vows, but she didn’t want a cameraman standing next to her all through the ceremony.  We’d faced that dilemma since we first began videoing weddings over a decade ago.  Instead of thinking up excuses to give the brides and the wedding coordinators, we custom-designed a remote control camera which would be inconspicuous at the front of the room, but would provide high quality close-ups.  Cary thought close-ups of the bride were such a great idea that groom close-ups would be a good idea, too.  So he hired us to bring in a third camera.

We also needed to be close up to capture all the precious sentiments expressed throughout the day.  Cary and Janetta would have gotten tired of us following them around with a handheld microphone pretty quickly, so we put a wireless mic on Cary’s lapel.  The bride and groom forget it was even there and we were able to include their sweet words to one another on their video.

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

LeniCam Video Productions – DJ Reception