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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Kelly and Ben at Perkins Chapel at SMU in Videography Wedding Dallas TX

On the SMU campus, rain fell on bright yellow daffodils, bedecking them with jewel-like droplets.  In a room nearby, a bride stepped into her wedding gown.  Her attendants wore yellow chiffon dresses, every bit as bright as the daffodils outside.  Branches of yellow forsythia filled vases inside the chapel.  White roses in the bride’s bouquet surrounded a splash of yellow peonies.  The bridesmaids carried fresh nosegays of white daisies.  Spring arrived at Perkins Chapel on Kelly and Ben’s wedding day and Videography Wedding Dallas TX proves it..

Joy, as noticeable as the spring shower outside, permeated the chapel.  Ben’s tuxedo-clad groomsmen ducked into the vestibule shaking off the damp.  Nearby, Kelly waited for her cue.  She looked stunning in her strapless white sheath, encased in a sleeveless lace overdress.  Her radiant smile outshone the crystal chandelier earrings dangling from her lobes.

The large wedding party formed two rows at the front of the chapel as grand music from the pipe organ filled the air.  Kelly entered the chapel and walked down the aisle to Ben.  He’d known she was the one for him ever since their first date.  In fact, he was still wondering why he waited three days to call her, once he had her number.

As Kelly’s father gave his daughter away, he told Ben to “Love her always.”  After readings of poetry and scripture, The Lord’s Prayer was sung by a talented vocalist.  The ceremony included a unique floral ritual where the bride and groom added flowers to vase, symbolizing their lives being joined together.  The sincerity of the couple could be seen on their faces as they made their vows to love one another forever.

After the ceremony, Kelly gathered her dress into her arms and huddled under an umbrella with Ben as they made their way to the waiting limousine.  The simple act seemed to suggest that together  this couple could face whatever life rained down on them.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

We tell brides that no matter what happens on their wedding day, good and bad, they are going to love their wedding video.  Instead of trying to hide the rainy weather, our LeniCam videographer included the spring shower, making it a highlight of the day.  The raindrops on the daffodils intensify the sunshine-like effect of the yellow chiffon dresses and yellow floral displays Kelly chose for her wedding.  When Kelly’s mother watched the video for the first time, it was the couple’s walk in the rain, together under one umbrella, which brought tears to her eyes.

During the wedding we captured everything around us.  A videocamera was only one of our tools.  We also used a variety of microphones and audio feeds to record the sounds of the day.  Rain falling, a father’s whispered words and flourishes of magnificent music were just as important as wedding dresses, flowers and tuxedos.

At the end of the day our job had just begun.  We took the recorded material back to our studio and went over it time and time again.  We sifted through every frame, mixing the video and audio, to create a video which represented the overall experience of the day, along with the visual and audio details.  We created Kelly and Ben’s unique wedding video to preserve the moments of their special day for enjoyment throughout their life together.

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

LeniCam Video Productions – Videography Wedding Dallas TX

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Jackie and Joey at Christ the King Catholic Church and Belo Mansion

Jackie looked more beautiful  on her wedding day than any celebrity bride gracing the pages of a gossip magazine.  The radiant bride’s lace off-the-shoulder gown and cathedral length lace veil would have been the highlight of any starlet’s movie wardrobe.  Waiting for her at the altar was her leading man in the distinctive Marine dress uniform.  Jackie married Joey in an elegant ceremony at the ornate Christ the King Catholic Church in Dallas captured by videographer Dallas Wedding.

Many brides want to surprise their groom with their attire on their wedding day, but Joey, who was supposed to wear a tux, got the drop on Jackie at this wedding.  She was thrilled with his wardrobe surprise.  As the couple stood together before the priest you could almost see the electricity pass between them.  They did not seem to be able to get enough of the sight of each other.

Christ the King is a gorgeous church and on this wedding day it looked even more dazzling.  The pews were hung with floral decorations draped in lace.  Lace also covered the altar.  Flowers and lace were everywhere.

The handsome couple’s ceremony included music from a trumpet and pipe organ, as well as a splendid vocal solo.  They participated in lighting a unity candle and in a lassoing with crystal rosaries and lace.  Joey offered a gift of coins to symbolize his dedication to providing for his home and family.  Jackie accepted the coins with the promise that she would use what he provided with care.

When the priest declared them man and wife, one embrace was not enough for Joey.  After the ceremony the couple climbed into a vintage car and joined their guests at the Belo Mansion in Dallas’s Arts District.  For the reception Joey changed into the tuxedo Jackie thought he would be wearing for the ceremony.  The couple was stunning regardless of the wardrobe choices.

Jackie and Joey’s wedding not only looked like part of a Hollywood movie; the tribute her father made to the groom would be perfect for any script.  “He’s the kind of guy you always wish your daughter would marry.”  Other details of the day were also Hollywood-worthy, but what was most evident throughout the day was that this marriage was deeply rooted in a tradition of close family ties and the couple intended to carry the tradition into the future.

The bride and groom serenaded one another in perfect pitch during their first dance.  The bride’s cake looked as if it were draped in jeweled satin bows.  The groom’s cake was a tribute to the Marines.  During the cutting of the bride’s cake, Joey behaved perfectly, but with a twinkle of his eye, after Jackie fed him a bite of the chocolate groom’s cake, he fed himself another bite.

A live band entertained the guests after the delicious dinner and the floor was constantly packed with energetic dancers keeping time with the throbbing beat.  The groom and some of his pals snuck out on the balcony for celebratory cigars.  Everyone was having a grand old time.

At the end of the evening, the couple climbed down the imposing stairs of the luxurious mansion and into a waiting Cinderalla carriage.  As they rode away into the night there’s a sense that this was a marriage made in heaven.

Behind the Scene with LeniCam Video Productions

Jackie and Joey had a lot happening on their wedding day.  It took two cameramen and a wide variety of equipment to capture it all.  We were particularly glad to have two videocameras in the gorgeous sanctuary of Christ the King Church.  One camera with a nine foot tripod was in the back to record the overall glory of the venue.  Up front we hid in an alcove to get close-ups of the couple as they gazed eagerly into one another’s eyes, without having to have a cameraman at the altar with them.

We arrived an hour and a half before the ceremony to set up our cameras.  Churches like Christ the King, which are popular with brides, often have strict rules about where we can put our vidoegraphers and our cameras.   Our proprietary camera allows us to get shots we’d miss otherwise, because the camera can be hidden more easily than a cameraman.  We also hooked up to the sound system and placed microphones in strategic points to capture the sounds of the day, like the Scripture readings and musical solos.  The most important microphone was a wireless mic on the groom’s lapel.  Without we were able to clearly capture the couple’s vows and their serenade to one another during the first dance.

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

LeniCam Video Productions – Dallas Wedding Videographer