Fall Wedding at Park Cities Baptist Church

Lauren and Alex – Ellis Chapel at Park Cities Baptist Church and the Doubletree Inn in Wedding Videos Dallas TX

Their first date was at Mattito’s in Uptown and by their third date they realized something serious was going on.  Recently, for old time’s sake, they made a repeat visit.  Next time they go they’ll be man and wife, because Lauren and Alex were married at Ellis Chapel of Park Cities Baptist Church.

The pretty, strawberry-blond Lauren wore a white satin halter gown covered in ornate crystal-enhanced lace.  The back of the gown was festooned with a large slipknot bow.   Her “something old” was a beautiful diamond solitaire necklace which had been her grandmothers.  Her scallop-edged tulle veil was trimmed with crystals.  In her hands she carried a bouquet of white roses.

Ellis Chapel provided an elegant back drop for the fall wedding.  The pews were decorated with nosegays of roses with a trailing burgundy ribbon.  Brass candlesticks and a large arrangement of flowers graced the stage.  A pipe organ and live trumpet played as Lauren went down the aisle on her father’s arm.  Adding color to the scene were the bridesmaids in their short red dresses.  The ceremony included scripture readings and the lighting of a unity candle.

The reception was held nearby in the Doubletree Inn.  Lauren freshened her look by replacing her veil with a crystal-embellished ribbon in her hair.  After they were announced Alex took his dazzling bride into his arms and guided her around the dance floor like a pro.  It was easy to see they were both glad to be married.  Alex became playful as they cut their cake and Lauren ended up with icing all over her chin.  From the elaborately decorated wedding cake with roses trailing down the side, the couple turned to the chocolate groom’s cake embellished with the Texas Ranger’s team logo.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

There’s more to a wedding day than a ceremony and a reception.  Sometimes it’s those in-between times that are the most fun or photogenic.  That’s why we get to a wedding and hour and a half before it starts and keep the cameras rolling until the bride and groom drive away.

We target an early arrival, because to avoid getting held up by traffic or missed exits.  We also have a lot of equipment to unload and set up.  As soon as that’s all done, our videographer’s become roving reporters, checking into the bride’s dressing room and visiting with the groom to get the background story.

Lauren’s dad told us about the grandmother’s necklace and Alex revealed the story of their first and last date at Mattito’s.  Those kinds of details make the video much more interesting to watch.  It also gives us an opportunity to double check all the details and make sure that everyone who needs one has a microphone.  We put a lavalier microphone on the groom to clearly record the vows and then ask him to keep it on, so we can capture sentiments expressed throughout the evening.

Of course, the wedding ceremony is the main event.  We set up one camera near the front of the chapel to get the bride as she walked down the aisle and then close-ups of her during the vows.  It’s a remote control camera, so the videographer is able to look through a monitor and control the camera. without being up in the front where he’d be distracting.  Another cameraman set up at the back of the church to capture the shots of more complete view of the front of the chapel.

One videographer stayed with the couple while they had formal photography made in front of the beautiful church, while another one set up for the reception.  By the time the bride and groom were announced, both videocameras were ready to capture the fun.

Our goal was to be everywhere all the time, recording everything.  Still we want to be invisible to the guests and participants.  That’s why we developed our custom remote camera and use professional grade HD videocameras that let us get great quality shots without having to be in the middle of everything, like videographers using DSLR.

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Brooke and Brian

Brooke and Brian at Park Cities Baptist Church and Belo Mansion

Chimes announced the beginning of the ceremony.  Then everyone stood as the familiar notes of “Here Comes the Bride” pealed out from the magnificent pipe organ.  During the ceremony, a gospel choir sang the traditional hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”, with an old spiritual twist, and then as the newly married couple recessed down the aisle, the choir sang, “Oh Happy Day.” Brooke and Brian’s musical wedding was performed in the beautiful sanctuary of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas.

Before the nuptials, the groom sent his bride a sweet hand-written note which very obviously touched her heart as she read it.  Then he touched her heart again with another surprise after the ceremony.  She’d hoped for a diamond band for each side of her engagement ring and she’d checked the ring box, just the day before, to see if she would be getting them.   There was only one ring in the box and during the vows, Brian gave her that band.  He wasn’t through, however.  Anticipating her surreptitious peek, he’d hidden the second band away, so he could surprise her with it after the ceremony.

For her wedding, Brooke chose a strapless gown with a deep square décolleté, peeking from behind a crumb-catcher of sheer ruffles.  The fitted gown spread out at the knees into a cascade of ruffles.  The ruffles followed her down the aisle in the gown’s train.  The bride’s coiffure was a simple up-do covered by a two-tiered cathedral-length veil.  She wore the first waist-length tier in front, as she came down the aisle.  Her demure demeanor did not hint at the electric blue high-heeled pumps with peek-a-boo toes she wore beneath the gown.

From Park Cities Baptist Church the guests moved to the elegant Belo Mansion in the Downtown Dallas Arts District where a delicious buffet meal was served, featuring a carving station with scrumptious-looking prime rib.  The bride’s cake was a seven-tiered wonder, with each tier decorated in a different style, and the whole cake festooned with real flowers.  The groom’s cake, speaking to his love of the sea, was a large anchor.  When the festivities were over, Brooke and Brian were whisked away in a white vintage car.

Behind the Scenes with Lenicam Video Productions – Dallas Wedding Videographers

A photographer can capture both posed and candid shots with his camera.  With a professional-grade, high -definition videocamera and microphones, our videographers capture the sound and the movement of your special day, along with its sights.  In this video you can hear the chimes as the mothers are seated, the timbre of the pipe organ as the bride walks down the aisle and when the choir breaks into “Holy, Holy, Holy” you can watch them sway as you listen to their music.

A photograph can show a groom’s smile.  Our videographer caught Brian’s smile lighting up his eyes, before it moved to his lips, just as the doors opened revealing his lovely bride.  Our cameras recorded the full range of the Brooke’s emotions as she reads his letter.  Then as the couple enjoyed their first dance, you can hear them sharing their thoughts about the day, because the groom was wearing a microphone on his lapel.

We promise brides we’ll be everywhere, all the time, on their special day, but we always do our best to be invisible also.  Many times our couples confess they don’t know how we got some of our shots, since they never saw us.  When we leave an event our job has just begun, because we will spend many hours in the studio, mixing and editing everything we’ve recorded, so that when you receive your  video, you’re wedding will look just like you dreamed it would.

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