Janai and Jerry by Wedding Videographers Dallas TX

No Peeking at Their First Look – Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano

The match was made in heaven, but they found each other through online dating.  Janai and Jerry were married at in the chapel at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano.

Janai likes purple, so she applied it with a liberal brushstroke to her wedding day.  Purple shoes, purple flowers – even a purple bow on her wedding cake.  Her beautiful A-line gown was white.  The ornately beaded strapless bodice with sweetheart neckline set off her sparkly accessories: a tiara, a crystal- edged veil, chandelier-styled crystal earrings and a necklace with a heart-shaped diamond pendant.  The elaborate beading continued on the skirt of the dress.  The bride carried a bouquet of mixed flowers in a myriad of purple hues and those purple shoes were high-heeled pumps with peek-a-boo toes and huge bows.

The couple wanted to share a little time together before the ceremony, but they didn’t want to tempt fate by ignoring old wedding traditions, so instead of a First Look, they held hands through a partially closed door and chatted for a while.  Jerry was more than pleased when he saw his pretty bride come down the aisle.  To symbolize the new life they were beginning, the couple lit a unity candle as a part of their ceremony.

Their reception was held a few feet away in a lovely sun-filled alcove of the church.  Each of the four tiers of their cake was decorated in a different motif and on top was a huge purple bow decorated with pearls.  When the couple cut the cake, they each took an obligatory bite, but what interested them the most was the icing.

Several single women lined up to vie for the bouquet Janai tossed.  Either all the men were already married or they were afraid to tempt fate, because only a couple of young fellows, decades away from their own weddings, were interested in catching the garter.  As the couple escaped the festivities, their guests bid them farewell with bubbles.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

The actual filming of Janai and Jerry’s wedding was only a very small part of what went into the production of their video.  We spent time with Janai before the wedding so we would understand her vision for her big day, the logistics of the events and what equipment we’d need.  When it was time to go to their wedding, we loaded with all the equipment we needed into our vehicles, with back-up and extras of everything.  Then we had to be unload and set up at Prestonwood.  When filming was over, we had to put everything back into our vehicle and return it to the studio.

At ourstudio, we downloaded all the audio and video files we’d recorded at the wedding, and then we deleted everything from equipment’s memory for our next event.  We recharged every piece of equipment that was rechargeable and tested the batteries of the rest.  Only then did we put the equipment away or load it for the next event.

The next bit was the most tedious.  We watched and listened to everything we’d recorded.  We build redundancy into our filming and recording, because we want options.  Only after we knew what we had could we begin editing and mixing the material to create a unique video.  This process requires days and days of work over several weeks.

The result of this process was our demo for Janai and Jerry.  They watched the demo and gave us their edits.  This part of the process can take several passes as we work to produce the video exactly the way the couple wants it.  In this case we were the sniffle removers.  Jerry had gotten sick the day before and felt awful.  He sounded worse and our wireless microphone captured every cough and sniffle.  At the request of the couple we spent a lot of time removing every single cough and sniffle possible.  We tell our couples that no matter what happens on their wedding day – good or bad – they are going to love their wedding video.  When we were through with our edit, just as we promised, the coughs and sniffles were barely noticeable and the couple was very happy.

Finally, we produced the five videos with customized packaging and menus.  Janai and Jerry loved the final product.  Then we loaded this highlight video onto our website for friends and family to view and download.  Our final step was to put all the material on our secure server – just in case.

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

LeniCam Video Productions – Wedding Videographers Dallas TX

Melissa and Bryan – Wedding Videography Dallas

Ceremony and Reception at Prestonwood Baptist Church

Melissa and Bryan met at the training gym where they both work.  Shortly after they started dating, Bryan flipped through some pictures of Melissa and realized he was looking at the girl he wanted to marry.  Melissa and Bryan were joined in matrimony at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano.

The beautiful bride chose a strapless fit-and-flare gown decorated with a large floral bouquet appliquéd just above the spot where the gown flared out.  Highlighting her trim waist was a rhinestone belt and a cathedral-length tulle veil cascaded down her back.  The bridesmaids wore short, spaghetti-strapped dresses of sapphire blue.  All the bouquets were made of a variety of white flowers including hydrangeas and peonies.

Before the ceremony, Bryan got a peek at his bride at the romantic First Look.  There Melissa presented him with a heart-felt letter she’d written to him in honor of their marriage.  Karen Lim-Smith and Seranata Strings, a favorite of ours, entertained the guests in the chapel and as the ceremony began, chimes pealed out.  The stage of the chapel was decorated with large wrought iron candlesticks holding column candles.

As Bryan and Melissa posed for pictures after the ceremony, the groom admitted that his back was hurting.  The bride replied, “I don’t even want to hear it.  Four inch heels!”  The high heels didn’t stop the couple from enjoying their First Dance together as man and wife at the reception.

The wedding cake was a beautiful five tiered tower of iridescent white icing.  The cake was trimmed with green hydrangeas and white peonies.  The chocolate groom’s cake was a tribute to Texas A&M, as was the bride’s garter which was trimmed in maroon.  As their marriage celebration drew to a close, the couple made their escape through a shower of white rose petals to the white Mustang convertible which waited for them.

Behind the Scenes with LeniCam Video Productions

When you watch a Hollywood movie, one of the reasons you are able to feel as if you are actually inside the scenes are  the multiple camera angles, which allow you to see things from several vantage points.  As you watch Melissa and Bryan’s wedding video, you have the same sensation.  That’s because we had two professional grade HD videocameras at the wedding and these cameras have a wide range of zoom capabilities.

One of the cameras is actually a custom-designed, proprietary, remote-control camera on a tripod which we developed specifically for weddings.  With it we are able to get tight close-ups of the bride during the vows, but there is no cameraman at the front of the church distracting the audience away from the couple.  Prestonwood is one of many venues in Dallas which do not allow a videographer at the front of the church, so we are actually the only videographers who could get this shot.

We’re also sound specialists, so we came to the wedding with several types of microphones and with the ability to directly record audio feeds.  That’s why diverse sounds, like the chimes, the live musicians and the bride and groom all come through crystal clear on the video.

Capturing the sights and sounds of Melissa and Bryan’s wedding day was just the beginning of the creation process.  Then we went back to our studio to edit and mix the audio and video footage over the next few weeks.  After we created the demo tape we invited the bride and groom to make any edits they wanted to.  The final product was a full-length video which includes their whole wedding, not just excerpts like this highlight video.

When we first talked to the bride and groom, they were hesitant to have us film their very short reception,  but after seeing the video, they said that having us at the reception was one of the best decisions they made for their wedding day.

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

LeniCam Video Productions – Wedding Videography Dallas