Gideon- Egan Ceremony

This past weekend we had the opportunity to spend our day with Ron and Ragen (No pun intended) for their wedding ceremony at Riverlawn Christian Church in Wichita. Ragen looked wonderful in her strapless embroidered gown and Ron doesn't hardly look old enough to have a daughter much less a granddaughter! After a short and personal ceremony, in lieu of the Kansas City Chiefs game the couple took a limo ride to the Knights of Columbus Hall for a fun-filled reception and dance! Catering from Italian Gardens was a big hit. Personalized and individually gift wrapped candy bars proved to be great party favors.

Congratulations Ragen and Ron!

"Vegas Baby, Yeah!"

The blog has been quiet recently due to the fact that we have just returned from a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 16th International WEVA Expo at Mandalay Bay. WEVA is the Wedding and Event Videographers Association, we have been members since our business began just shy of 4 years ago. We have learned immense amounts about the wedding video industry and made many new friends by attending this conference. One of our newest friends and mentors is one of the featured speakers, Danny Sayson (pictured left) of Sayson Video Productions from Canada.

After an opening night party on Monday, classes began early Tuesday, running through the late evening and continued on through Thursday afternoon. The information we have learned in the past and this year has helped us deliver a better product to our customers and we are excited about the opportunities the conference gave us this year!

With the schedule of events, this left very little time to cruise The Strip before heading home today! But we are glad to be back and be in the editing suite to complete our current weddings and get started on filming the fall season! We didn't have much time for photos, but here are just a few for you to enjoy!

The Fat Cats ready to board the tram outside the Luxor hotel, where we were staying, prior to a relaxing and beautiful evening and dinner on the strip in Vegas. The bright light in the sky behind us is coming from the top of the Luxor Pyramid, the only man-made light that can be seen from space.

Barry and Stephanie take a moment for a quick pic inside the Luxor hotel lobby before calling it a night and heading home to the editing that awaits! (Yes, those are real live palm trees inside behind us!)

Here all the Wichita Weva Divas are getting ready to board their flight home to Wichita at the Las Vegas Airport! Pictured are Deanna Summers, Judy Handley and Stephanie Guinn striking a pose.

Liggett/Gruetter Destination Wedding

Last night we were able to share in the wedding of Sarah and Kevin! Who would have thought Wichita would be a destination wedding? Sarah and Kevin don't live in Wichita, but Sarah was raised in Greensburg and worked in Wichita after college. Most all of their guests traveled afar from Ohio, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Minnesota and more! Sarah likes to do things a little differently, starting with planning her Wichita wedding while living in New Jersey with help from her Maid of Honor (from Wichita). After a praise filled ceremony at Ascension Lutheran Church, the party continued at the Airport Hilton where guests were treated to a wonderful meal of Apple Almond Chicken and of course a cheesecake bar for dessert! (Yum!) The party continued with the Kissing Trivia game and a non-traditional giving away of the Bride's bouquet to the longest married couple in attendance of 50 years! Sarah and Kevin were wonderful to work with and we wish them a long happy marriage. Hey Kevin- Hope it's not too sappy! :)

Share YOUR Prequel!

If you are a recent Bride of FCP and your prequel video has been posted in the blog, you can send the link to family and friends who weren't able to attend or who are just as excited as you are to see a sneak peak prior to completion of your video! To do this, click on the small white envelope with the black arrow on it just to the bottom right side of the post entry. This is where you will be able to fill out a short form and send it to your friends. The link provided will only open the blog entry in which you clicked on the envelope. It will not open our entire blog. So have fun and thanks for letting FCP share your wedding day with you!

Blasi / Markham Wedding~

Currently in the edit que is the Blasi/Markham wedding taking place at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. The wedding will be fully edited in a few weeks, but until then, you can check out their Prequel here.
Nick and Ashley were great to work with (as have been all of our brides!). What a great looking couple and a beautiful setting in which to start their new lives together (not to mention a totally cool getaway car!) They have a quiet, gentle nature about them, but still want to have a great time with friends and family that they cherish. We think this edit brings out both with very different pacing from the "usual" wedding video. Enjoy!

411 for viewing videos on our site!

Our new website utilizes Flash video for all of our online samples. You will need to have at least Flash 8 Player installed to view any of them. You can get the update free at the link below. The new samples are also larger both in screen dimension and file size. Most of the videos range from 20mb to 60mb depending on the length of the clip. Please be patient when downloading them if you aren't on a high speed connection. You may need to press the pause button and allow the clip to fully download before watching. The larger size videos look great, but they are a bit slower to download. Enjoy.

Email Notice!!!

This morning we discovered that our email service on the Contact Us page of this site is not functioning properly (Oh, the joys of a new web site!). So if you tried to reach us via the Connections Page between last weeks Bridal Show and today using the "Submit" button, we never received your email and are NOT ignoring you!
Please use the address below for the direct email to FCP. We WILL reply as quickly as possible to answer your questions pertaining to our services. In the meantime, enjoy some wedding clips in the gallery or call us at 316.943.9923 to receive a free demo DVD. Thank you for your patience.

UPDATE:
The Contact Us page should now be working properly. Thanks to Webmaster Jeff for fixing this so promptly when the problem was discovered! We still encourage those who have written us since the Bridal Fair to please resubmit your request either on the Contact Us page or via direct email. We will get back with you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Look for more Prequel videos in the next 24 hours!

Burk / Koch eXtreme wedding

Yesterday, we were busy filming Brian and Amber's wedding day! This truly is a couple who wanted to have fun on their wedding day! After a very nice ceremony, the party started in The Ville of the church of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Andover. After a grand entrance by our couple into the Ville, resembling a quaint Italian-like village, the guests were treated to a photomontage on 2 giant screens as well as the extreme session we filmed with T&J Studios in May! They chose the Exclusive Package that we offer and the eXtreme session was added. They are a very upbeat couple and this Modern Edit Style reflects this.