Tag: Dallas Wedding

I always associated the Texas State Fair with deep fried food and over-sized cowboys on fire. Imagine my surprise when I discovered you can get married there too! Not at the actual fair mind you, although that would be cool and I would assume that instead of cake there would be deep fried Twinkies and dinner would consist of Sriracha Balls (look them up) with a side of obesity.

Hall of StateSue and Jong were married at The Hall of State, which I later learned is a museum of all things Texas and not a dance venue, although it felt like one by the end of the night. While there wasn’t any fried food, their love for each other made for an amazing day, with heartfelt vows, notes, and moments spent together.

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Weddings are the peak emotional moment of many people’s lives; maybe that’s why I enjoy filming them so much. I get to be a part of one of the most joyous moments that anyone will experience nearly every weekend. Everyone’s happy, the excitement is palpable, and you can actually feel a buzz in the air from how incredibly pumped everyone is. Chandler and Chelsea’s wedding took everything to the next level, and it was one of the most emotional weddings I’ve filmed all year.

Weddings are about more than just two people joining together. It really is more like two families with all their funny quirks, awkwardness, and humor, merging together. New relationships begin between uncles, cousins, dads, and grandparents. This wedding was no exception. Chelsea and Chandler have a daughter together named Cailyn, and when I first heard them talk about her I knew she was going to be a big feature of their wedding day. Usually, the weddings I film are all about the bride and groom’s love for one another, but I found this one being about that, and to an even greater extent, their love for their daughter as well.

This love was no more evident than during the ceremony when Chandler shared his vows with Chelsea, she shared hers with Chandler, and then they both shared vows with Cailyn. The love of their families was also incredibly prevalent as their wedding. Chelsea told me that she had never seen her dad cry before, and that was true up until the wedding day. I’m excited and incredibly blessed to have been able to film their wedding.

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If you ask Ashley how we met, she will undoubtedly tell you that I taught her everything I know about cameras, and then used her for all of her camera gear when I needed help with filming something. That is all true, and since meeting her in 2010 she has traveled with me all over the state filming weddings for many happy couples.

We often talked about our own weddings and promised to film each others when the time came. She started dating Tyler in 2011, and after meeting him and seeing the way that he cared about her, I knew I would be filming them in a few years. Jump ahead to June 2013, and there I was filming Tyler’s proposal to Ashley. He set it all up in the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens and completely surprised her.

My favorite part of their proposal wasn’t just getting to see Tyler get on one knee, but how he spoke about her before he proposed. I knew I was filming something exceptional when I saw how much care, love, and thought went into that moment. Their wedding is a continuation of that moment that he proposed, and it is so incredible to be able to hear Ashley’s side of it all in the her letter to Tyler. The excitement that he shows in the proposal film is mirrored perfectly in her letter. I wish I could say that I planned for it to fit together so well, but I didn’t, although I was ready with my camera when it happened.

I’ve heard it said, leave it up to the people that film weddings to have the best ones, and this definitely holds true to Ashley and Tyler’s. From the massive Omni Hotel suite overlooking the Dallas skyline while they got ready, to the trolley ride to the venue, to the vintage camera centerpieces and Edison lightbulbs, everything looked amazing in front of the camera.  The only thing better than all the beauty of the locations and decorations was the joy of Ashley and Tyler.

Special thanks to Taylor Stanley and Kylie Best for helping film this wedding. And if you want to see more of Ashley’s work, visit Sun7Studios.

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“Turner into a Bearden” were the words chanted as Gracie and Blake left their wedding reception last November.  In case you didn’t get it, her last name “Turner,” sounded remarkably like “Turn Her,” which is exactly what the wedding did – it turned her into a Bearden. I knew immediately that I had the perfect title for their wedding film.

When I first spoke to Gracie about their wedding, she told me that they were going to “Felegant,” a mixture of fun and elegant. This became readily apparent when I learned that they were having their reception at the Dallas Frontiers of Flight Museum. With a father that is a pilot, I love airplanes and jump at any chance I have to film a flight themed wedding. This wedding had more than planes though, and it came with a packed dance floor, goofy groomsmen, and laughing bridesmaids throughout.

I should also mention that I knew over 3/4 of the people at Gracie and Blake’s wedding. These are friends from church, school, and College Station. Most are also incredibly goofy and great in front of the camera.

This was also the first wedding I’ve shot with the Sony FS700. It makes a beautiful picture much like my Sony FS100, but the 700 brings super slow motion video to the table, which really added to the fun of the wedding film.  Special thanks to Taylor Stanley for investing in this camera and shooting with me.

All these factors added up to a fun and elegant wedding, with Gracie and Blake making their vows in front of family and friends and then partying the night away. If you’re having a “felegant” wedding in the future and interested in having me film it, please get in touch!

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It is a big help to me when you use any of the above product links to Adorama, Amazon, and B&H and when you get anything. It costs you nothing, and helps me keep my site running. I have bought from all of these websites and I highly recommend them for their service, quality, and shipping speed.  I recommend them all personally.

Interested in having me film your wedding?  Please contact me!