Thoughtful Bride Honors Many Traditions at Country Club Wedding

Leanna and Tim – Stonebriar Country Club in Frisco Texas Captured by Wedding Videographer for Dallas TX

Leanna wasn’t taking any chances on her wedding day.  From pinning something old on her petticoat to a sixpence taped on her shoe, she took all the proper bridal precautions.  Then after a final application of lip gloss, she marched right out and married Tim at Stonebriar Country Club in Frisco.

Leanna was dazzling on her wedding day in a bright-white strapless gown with a sweetheart neckline.  The bodice was covered in crystal beads sewn into a floral lace pattern and the A-line skirt was a series of vertical organza ruffles.  Even her fingertip veil was edged in crystals.  Still, her smile was her most beautiful accoutrement.

As the wedding party made their way into the ceremony, the ring bearer appeared to be exasperated by the whole process.  He stomped down the aisle with his arms crossed and the ring pillow shoved to the side.  He was followed down the aisle by a flower girl who shared none of his angst.  She almost floated down the aisle with joy.

Leanna and Tim wrote their vows for one another, which were both meaningful and humorous.  The touching ceremony included the lighting of a unity candle. After announcing the couple man and wife, the officiant got in on the humor, declaring them Mr. and Mrs. Little Timothy Navin when tall broad-shouldered groom was anything but little.

It was easy to see that Leanna had put a lot of thought into the celebration.  Along with her pre-wedding ministrations, the programs were “Wedding Activity Books” and the guests located their table for the reception with personalized luggage tags.

It was also easy to see this couple was devoted to fun.  The wedding cake topper was bride and groom figurines carrying signs.  The groom’s sign said, “Mr. Right,” while the bride’s sign declared she was “Mrs. Always Right.”  Instead of the standard tiered wedding cake, they served a table full of decorated one-layer cakes.  When the couple cut their cake the ritual almost turned into a food fight.  Another laughter-filled moment of the day was the Newlywed Shoe Game where both spouse admitted that Leanna made the first move.

The good times continued through the garter toss.  Little Timothy tossed the garter onto a ledge which hid the indirect lighting overhead.  Even Little Timothy couldn’t reach it.  Not to worry – the ever-prepared bride just happened to have a second garter.

As the guests said farewell with bubbles, the bride and groom played one more prank.  Tim’s mother drove up in her SUV and when they drove away, Mom and bride were in the front seat, while Tim pouted in the back seat.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions        

Leanna and Tim chose our wedding package with two videographers.  That allows us to record the wedding from two different perspectives and weave them together at our studio through editing and mixing.  In this highlight film, we also wove their vows together to show the essence of their vows without taking time to reproduce the entire exchange.  The camera which provided the close-ups was actually a proprietary remote control camera.  It sat near the front, outside  of the line of sight and without the movements of a cameraman to distract from the ceremony.

Another trick we’ve learned in all these years of wedding videography is that the audio portion of a wedding is as important as what you see.  So we put a lapel microphone on the groom.  This trick helped up pick up the heart-warming and funny-bone tickling vows.  We also got to listen is as the bride and groom serenaded one another in the first dance.

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

LeniCam Video Productions – Wedding videographer for Dallas TX

Amanda and Charbel at Magnolia Hotel and Pegasus Grand Ballroom in Dallas Wedding Videos

When dental hygienist, Amanda, told Charbel to open wider, she was talking about his mouth, not his heart.  But Charbel couldn’t help himself – he fell in love anyway.

He kept coming back to the dentist’s office time and again, whether he needed work on his teeth or not – and finally won the girl of his dreams. Amanda and Charbel were married in an outdoor ceremony at the iconic Magnolia Hotel in Downtown Dallas.

The wedding aisle was decorated with black iron lanterns topped with large tulle bows.  Guests sat in rows of white folding chairs.  At the ends of the rows, balls of green vegetation hung on pink ribbons. Dominating the scene was a large flowing waterfall.

A tiny, tuxedoed ring-bearer and a precious flower girl with a big blue bow, preceded Amanda down the aisle. The groom grinned widely when his beautiful bride appeared.  She wore a satin, sequin-embroidered, fit-and-flare gown, with a ruffled skirt and train, complimented by a lace-trimmed veil and satin belt with crystal ornament.  Hiding under the dress were electric blue shoes which matched the six bridesmaids’ one-shouldered dresses and the bow on the flower girl’s white dress.  Pink roses in the bride’s bouquet matched the pink ribbons on the ends of the pews.

The couple sealed their vows with communion wine sipped from an exquisite crystal chalice.  After formal portraits of the wedding party, guests proceeded next door, to the Pegasus Grand Ballroom in the Dallas Power and Light Building, a popular venue for Magnolia brides.

At the reception, guests celebrated Charbel’s Syrian heritage in song and in dance.  During a lively version of the Newlywed Game, the couple indicated their answers by raising shoes into the air – a black oxford stood for Charbel and the electric blue pump for Amanda.  The bride’s bouquet flew into the arms of an excited friend and Charbel flew under Amanda’s gown for her garter, but when said garter flew through the air, only the ring bearer showed any interest.

Live flowers on the wedding cake echoed the flowers in Amanda’s bouquet.  The couple sipped champagne from crystal flutes tied with ribbon.   Exiting between rows of guests waving sparklers, Charbel said to Amanda, “I’m the happiest man on this planet right now.”  Amanda expressed similar sentiments.

The bride and groom were ready to go, but their horse and carraige was no where in sight.  So, Charbel’s friends broke into Boy Scout songs they once sang together in Syria.  Finally, the horse and carriage arrived to whisk away the bride and groom.

The LeniCam Difference – A Video Experience More Complete Than the Live Event

As Amanda and Charbel’s guests enjoyed the sights and sounds of the lovely outdoor wedding, with its flowing waterfall and dramatic skyline views, the guests automatically filtered out the sound of falling water and traffic noises from busy Dallas streets.  They also ignored beer-drinking tourists spying on the festivities from the sidewalk, even though the bride, her father and her attendants had to walk around the impromptu audience.  For the video to accomplish the same feat as the wedding guests, we spent hours electronically mixing and filtering a variety of camera and audio feeds recorded at the wedding. Though attendees might have some memory of the distractions, no hint shows up in the video.

At Amanda and Charbel’s wedding ceremony, the cameraperson focused on the bride and groom.  To capture the excitement and activity of the reception, the camera had to be everywhere, all the time, yet remain invisible to the celebrants.  As with the wedding, several audio and video feeds were necessary.  With meticulous devotion to detail we captured the  entwined arms of the Syrian dancers, important sentiments like Charbel’s confession of joy and the sound of the horse’s hooves as French Boy Scout songs faded into the night.

We sweat the small stuff, so you don’t have to.

From Amanda and Charbel on The Knot:

John LeniCam did a great job for our videography needs. From the moment of our first meeting he took the time to explain show and understand our needs and the day of our wedding he was punctual and on time as well as professional in everything he did for us. I strongly recommend him.

LeniCam Videography Productions – Dallas Wedding Videos

Marcy and Andy

Videographer for Dallas Wedding captures Marcy and Andy at the Courtyard Villa in Arlington

During her vows Marcy revealed what she loves most about Andy. He loves her just the way she is and doesn’t expect her to change a thing – except her last name.  His worshipful vows confirmed her observation.  Marcy and Andy were married at Courtyard Villa in Arlington.

For her wedding day, Marcy chose a strapless fit-and-flare gown with a sweetheart neckline, appliquéd all over with tulle roses.  Opalescent bugle beads edged her veil and formed sprigs of flowers around her shoulders.  Her crystal lariat necklace ended in a pair of dangling hearts.  Her bouquet consisted completely of white roses.  Turquoise was the color of the day and splashes of it could be found everywhere – on Andy’s tie and pocket square, on the bridesmaids’ tea length gowns and even on the wedding cake.

Their reception was an energetic celebration, which started with the introduction of the wedding party.  Groomsmen and bridesmaids danced in as their names were called.  Then Marcy and Andy were introduced.  Everyone enjoyed the sit-down plated dinner.  To accompany her towering turquoise wedding cake, Marcy surprised Andy with a Lego groom’s cake.

The DJ recruited Marcy and Andy for a Wedding Day version of the Newlywed Game, played with shoes.  That’s when everyone found out that under her glamorous dress, Marcy was wearing silver trimmed sneakers.  After tossing her bouquet, the sliver sneakers came out again when Andy removed her garter for that toss.

Sparklers lit up the couple’s farewell, but when they got to Andy’s car, they discovered it had been filled with balloons.  When the obstacles were removed the couple finally headed out to their new life together.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

We tell our brides, no matter what happens on their wedding day, good or bad, they are going to love their video.  Sometimes we have to work harder than others to make good on that promise.  After the exciting entrance of the wedding party, a smoke machine came on and Marcy and Andy were introduced.  Then everything went black.  The smoke machine had a short, blew  the fuse and the lights went out.

No need for the bride to worry.  Everything was reset and they were introduced again.  This time they actually got to the First Dance.  Because of LeniCam’s careful editing and mixing you would never know it happened.  Unless, of course, they decided to show you the blooper segment.  The bloopers, as is usually the case, turned out to be one of their favorite parts of the video.

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

LeniCam Video Productions – Videographer for Dallas Wedding