DJ's Rock!

Yesterday and today Barry and I were invited to film the Wichita Area American Disc Jockey Association's (WA2DJA) Midwest Mobile Entertainers Seminar at the Wichita Marriott Hotel. This was our second year to film for them. The seminar was for area disc jockeys to improve their knowledge base, gain business and marketing insight from leaders in their industry, to learn from and network with others. Nearly 100 attendees participated from all over the midwest, including Wichita, Dallas, Oklahoma City, St. Louis and beyond.
Mr. Scott Faver was one of the featured guests, speaking for the second year in a row. Other guests included Marc Weinstock and Randy Bartlett. The keynote address was given by Mr. Bryan Dodge on Sunday afternoon as well as later in the evening at a special event coined "Dinner with Dodge" which was by invitation only.
Even though we were tired from working both days, we had a great time meeting and visiting with everyone. How can you NOT have a good time in a room full of 100 professional DJ's and entertainers!? It just doesn't happen.
Thanks to Ron and Jeffrey for letting us be a part of your conference again, we learned alot ourselves!

Jeff from T&J Studios was on hand to take all the professional photos, I even got to play with the camera too! Thanks Jeff!


Scott Faver introduces a new ice breaker game to the attendees. The group had to stand on the sheet on the floor and flip it over as a group without letting their feet touch the carpeted floor.
Scott Faver and I share a laugh and a pose after the conference. Scott is well known for his over the top dance moves and spins!
Ron Brown of Another Dimension DJ holds a cue card for Randy Bartlett during a testimonial interview after the conference ended.

Cain Humphreys and Scott Faver share a laugh holding one of the sponsors signs behind Randy Bartlett during his interview. Take 2!
Sorry we didn't get any photos of Bryan Dodge the first day, we will have to wait for the edits from T&J Studios to get a GOOD one! :)

Bridal Show 2007!

We hope everyone was able to brave the snow and sleet for the 2007 Bridal Show at Century II! We spent a great deal of time preparing for the show and burning demos, etc. We were unable to attend on Saturday as we were documenting Thomas and Jenny's wedding (see post below) but were blessed to have friends staff the booth and answer brides questions! Thanks to Michelle and Nichole, previous FCP Brides, and our great personal friend Carol Ann for taking their Saturday to help us and our business!

The booth is forever making changes and updates, thanks to Tyff and Jeff for the picture! This is the first time we have done a double booth for the show and we feel it allows us to meet more of you and is more open and inviting, so look for the big booths in the future at FCP! We'll be adding some more and changing more for July! So pull up one of those chairs and sit and watch a while!

We gave away a free photomontage and will be contacting the winner this week! We also unveiled Blu Ray Disc at the show! We took questions Sunday from many interested brides-to-be and will be following up with those parties this week as well. We handed out almost 400 demos but unfortunately will be unable to shoot that many weddings this year! So if you are interested in having FCP film your upcoming 2007 wedding, give us a call soon for a consultation to book your date! We have several dates still available for 2007 but they are starting to fill quickly. Check our availability calendar on the 'Connect' page or better yet, just give us a call!

Remember FCP is available for travel as well!

Blu Ray Disc comes to Fat Cat Productions!

Well folks, the announcemnet is official! Blue Ray is officially at Fat Cat Productions! This is something we have been looking forward to for a very long time! (1 and a half years long...)

We were able to unveil the first High Definition DVD at the Bridal Fair this weekend. We had 13 prequels playing on an hour loop on a 50" TV as well as two 37" TV's. We couldn't be more pleased with the quality we have received!

We have been shooting, editing, and archiving all our weddings for the last year and a half in High Definition but delivering a Standard Definition disc, so until now had no way to deliver a "true" HD product other than a Windows Media File (BIG ones at that). Now that the technology has finally arrived, Barry will be working out the bugs, learning new DVD authoring software and as soon as we are able will convert all our previously shot weddings to Blu Ray disc for final delivery! Keep an eye on the blog for more announcemnets as they come!

The Lane- Rogers Wedding

Snow, Sleet, and Ice OH MY!

Nothing could possibly dampen the spirits of Thomas and Jenny Rogers! Jenny is from Wichita and Thomas from Arkansas, they met while working at church together in Little Rock. We met them when it came time to plan their destination wedding here in Wichita.

You may remember in November we posted about flying to Little Rock to document their Love Story, as Thomas and Jenny upgraded their wedding package to include this. We got to know both of them very well and truly have never had so many great laughs! Thomas and Jenny LOVE to have fun and this carried well into the wedding day! They are always laughing and enjoying life and those around them.

The wedding day started in an ice storm with Jenny at JC Stylists in west Wichita. She was quoted as saying "It may be cold outside, but our hearts are warm with love!" Tyffany from T&J Studios bummed a ride from me so Jeff could get to the church to document the groomsmen preparing for their day and carefully sliding through town, we met the guys back at Eastside Community Church. It is a beautiful church resembling more of a comfortable lodge, than a church- we loved it!

The wedding was intimate and gorgeous in front of the warm glow of the fireplace. Wonderful music was provided by the very talented music group Nameless Faces and close friends of the bride and groom. The newlyweds then both braved the cold and ice by going outside for a few shots! Jenny was a great sport in heels and halter-top gown in 12 degree weather!

The reception followed in the church hall with Corporate Caterers making sure everything ran very smoothly, and many laughs were apparent while showing the Love Story we shot in November. We will place that online for everyone to enjoy in the coming weeks!

After the most humorous and fun first dances I have ever witnessed in four years of wedding video, the couple made their exit through a barrage of fake snowflakes the gusets showered them with to the waiting limo, The Excalibur. They stayed in town at the Castle Inn Riverside and made their way to, where else but Disney World for their honeymoon!

We wish them all the best in their new lives together! Thomas and Jenny you ROCK!

Click below to see their wedding movie prequel! The music is "Captivated" by Nameless Faces from the "Songs from the Suitcase" CD. Used with permission. You can check out their MySpace page here.

Fat Cat Productions in KC!

One of our most recent and exciting pieces of news is that in growing our business this year, we don't just want to expand our creative work, but we also plan to expand our geographical horizons as well! We have travelled some the last 2 years, mostly to outlying towns and communities nearby, and we really enjoyed ourselves. (And met some wonderful people by the way)! So now we are advertising in Kansas City in the KC Weddings Magazine! We have been to KC a few times before and we love the area and would like to not only work here at home, but also out of town as well!

We received some copies of the magazine this past week and it's a great magazine full of information and ideas, you can pick one up at your local book store. This year the magazine went through a new design look and it's really awesome.

If you have friends or relatives in the Kansas City/Metro Area and they need wedding videography (or other video work) please consider dropping them a line and telling them about us!

Also, don't forget that if you are planning a wedding out of town, or beyond, Fat Cat Productions is now available to travel for destination weddings! Just call us for more information! Maui and Baha here we come! (come on Velvet, help me out! Wink! Wink!)

Thanks to Tyff and Jeff at T&J Studios, Inc. for their amazing design work this past year (and the KC Ad)! Check out their ad in KC Weddings right next to ours!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year one and all! We at Fat Cat hope this blog entry finds you well, safe, and healthy after ringing in the New Year! We are very excited about the business this year and we thank each and every one of you who have supported us over the last few years! We appreciate you very much! We have met many new friends through this business and we are grateful.

Again we appreciate your patience if you are a bride waiting for your wedding video, we are still catching up as best we can. Although I am editing full time now, there is still so much to be done to keep everything up and running, it's been a little trying at times! We continue to ask for your patience as we grow, we will keep each of you updated on your video as soon as it is captured onto the hard drives and editing started!

There are lots of new things in the works here at Fat Cat that we continue to work on in the background when not editing, so stay tuned in 2007 for new and exciting ventures!

Rock on 2007!