Ramsey Prequel Online NOW!

The Ramsey Prequel is now online! Please scroll down to find it! We think it's a great mix of the emotion and fun of the day! Don't forget to leave your comments! Coming soon, the Reznicek prequel!

Movin' in!

Well, the last few days off and on we have been making a couple trips to the new studio to decide on some paint schemes for our office, see how the layout for the media room will work out, do some measuring for our work station and edit bay, etc. So we thought we would give you just a sneak peak of our new pad before we really start digging in on construction! It's just a shell right now but stay tuned, we'll post pics from time to time!

Here is Me, Tyff, Jeff, Lucky and Maggie cyphering on the new color schemes. The photo above is what will eventually be our conference room.








Steph starting to tire on choosing the color for her office! When I get a couch in my office, maybe I'll just crash and stay the night. The floor really wasn't that comfortable!

The bazillion paint chips I swiped from Lowe's and Home Depot because I couldn't decide (we eventually made a decision, but you'll have to come to the open house to see the final choice! Or keep checking the blog if I can't contain myself and spill the beans first... )

Me and Tyff being cheezes in our new offices.
Mine's bigger! But I have to share with Barry- ewe!)
Barry taking down existing shelving while Tyff helps me choose my paint color!

Ah, Sonic, of course! We will be indulging in many a Lime-Aid in the future!

KSN Threw A Wedding!

Friday was the big day for Maggie and CJ, winners of the KSN Throws a Wedding Contest! What a whirlwind day! We started out at Platinum Salon and Spa with Tyffany and Jeff of T&J Studios. Maggie and all her bridesmaids had their hair styled and make up applied by the very talented stylists. Maggies hair looked great with the winning style and she kept mentioning how no one from work would recognize her! Afterwards Maggie ran to get lunch and take a break until the afternoon when we all met back up at the Patroleum Club to prepare for the actual ceremony.

When Maggie arrived, she went to check out all the floral arrangements provided by Susan's Flowers and the cake donated by Artisitc Cakes. When the dresses arrived, Maggie wasted no time in donning her gown with the help of her bridesmaids. The winning dress looked great on her and was quite unique. It was an Alfred Angelo white gown but with a splash of color around the waist and a split up the back opening to a swatch of color that matched the light blue bridesmaids dresses. A semi-cathedral length gown flowed behind her.

The flower girl's dress was also a winning choice by KSN viewers, white toule with matching blue flowers around the waist and bow in back.

Once the girls were ready, Maggie went to meet her groom for the first time prior to the wedding so they could get many photos out of the way before guests arrived. CJ was poised at the front of the room with his back to the bride as she walked down the aisle and tapped him on the shoulder. He had the biggest smile on his face when he turned around! After photos the bride retreated to the dressing room while guests started arriving and CJ greeted and thanked them for coming.

Once the music started for the ceremony, the room came to a hush, the bridesmaids all marched in and the crowd stood for the bride as she entered through the french doors. Her father escorted her and gave her away. A judge the couple knew from their Law Enforcement careers performed the ceremony and in record time! They were husband and wife before they knew it and off to the awaiting limo from A-List Limousine for a few pictures off site.

With the sun dipping down below the horizon so quickly, we headed to the Keeper of the Plains for photos for some extra lighting and Tyff, Jeff, and Brett got some killer shots of the wedding party and the newlyweds. We would have loved to spend more time on the bridge and below the Keeper itself, but we had to get the couple back to enjoy their guests and the party.

They were announced by DJ Mark Mazuur and promptly cut the cake and were toasted by the Best Man and Maid of Honor before they had a chance to sit down and have a bite to eat themselves. Soon after Maggie threw her bouquet, CJ removed her garter (like a gentleman!) and they danced their first song together as husband and wife. The parents dances followed and then the dance "snowballed" into a very nice party for them. They spent the entire night dancing, visiting with friends and family and just enjoying each other.

It really was a fun day to be a part of. Thanks to KSN for allowing us to be part of the contest and Lacey for all the guidance along the way. Thanks mostly to CJ and Maggie for being so open and willing to allow their day to basically be planned by the public! You were great to work with and get to know, please keep in touch!

Click below to Maggie and CJ's wedding day prequel! And don't forget to go to your right to subscribe to the blog and we'll send you an email whenever we post something new!

Jones-Hampel Wedding

This Saturday we were able to film Julie and Nathan's wedding day! It was a lot of fun from the start. The couple met on the WSU rowing team and the entire family is Shocker Fans. We walked into the rehearsal Friday night to find a sea of black and gold shirts in the pews waiting for the rehearsal to start! The theme carried over into the wedding day, with their colors being black and gold, the programs sporting stalks of wheat and real wheat stalks in the flower arrangements and the pew bows!

The wedding party met up on Saturday at the church to get ready, the ladies in classic black dresses and men in tuxes. The bride wore a strapless champagne gown with beaded bodice and a pleated waist, lace up back and perfect train. The flower girls sported black dresses with a gold sash and yellow roses on barretts in their hair.

The children were a huge part of the celebration. No official "flower girls" or "ring bearers" but a Parade of Angels instead.

The couple chose to see each other for the first time at the ceremony. The wedding was held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in west Wichita and a full Mass was celebrated by Fr. James Billinger. The couple finished all their pictures afterwards with Tyffany and Jeff of T&J Studios. Then Tyff and I rode along in the Unifed Party Bus to the reception at the Airport Hilton where the newlyweds snuck into the room prior to the guests to check out the decorations. The guests in the meantime were indulging themselves with a cheese fountain. Yes, we said cheese fountain. You see, Nate and Julie are huge movie fans and everything at the reception had spashes of some of their favorite movies, The Wedding Crashes, Talladega Nights, etc. Quotes were set up around the room giving the guests a good laugh and even the photomontage that Nate made with their engagement photos resemblig "Old School"!

The couple gave the sign of approval to the reception hall and then mingled with guest prior to the grand entrance.

The cake was gold, napkins in black and gold, the grooms cake sported a Wushock on the top, with a replica rowing boat and diplomas, the sides decorated to look like the team rowing oars.

The couple was then introduced by Scott from Accent Mobile Music in the style of a sports team, including the bride and groom body slamming against each other after they entered! Then the traditional events, cutting cake, toasts, dinner and first dances. Although they put a twist on the tradition toast, and toasted with "Jones Soda's"! The kids enjoyed the "Cooperative Musical Chairs" game provided by Scott and everyone had a great time. Some of the wedding party exchanged tuxes for t-shirts later in the evening, but no ordinary t-shirts. You guessed it, gold in color with a Wushock on the front and "Nate and Julie 10-20-2007" on the back! Thanks to Tinley of Jubilations Events who helped keep the days events flowing!

Nate and Julie, thank you so much for letting us share in your day. We had a good time! Thank you for a fabulous dinner, we appreciated that very much. Your families are great and you guys are a lot of fun, keep smiling and laughing!

Zluticky-Parks Prequel!

Well, after some technical difficulties last night (10-16), the Zluticky-Parks Prequel is NOW ONLINE as of early this morning (10-17)! Scroll down to find it, we think you'll enjoy it! Be sure to leave your comments, we'd love to hear from you! Thanks Josh & Janelle for your patience! Off to editing again, next prequels scheduled to be up are Ramsey and Reznicek! Be sure to check back for more information on the new studio and KSN Throws a Wedding! Don't forget to subscribe to our blog to keep up with the latest happenings! (To your right!)

Subscribe to the Fat Cat Blog!

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Crumley-Reznicek Wedding!

Yesterday we spent the afternoon and evening with Rebecca and Nathan. Our day started meeting the bride and groom at The Grand Chapel downtown while they prepared with their bridal party. Rebecca wore a sleek, white strapless gown with beads lightly embelishing the top edge of the bodice and bead work to the waist and pulled to the left side. A modest train finished the look. Rebecca's hair was awesome. Her sister is a stylist and styled it for her, pulled up with tons of curls (they started at 7 am!) She chose not to wear a veil but no one hardly even noticed she looked so great. The flower girls hair were also done by her sister with a green ribbon woven throughout the curls- very cool! The bridesmaids wore all black and the groomsmen were in traditional black tuxes. The flowers were all a very natural look with daises, lillies and roses in white and shades of green. The chapel decorations matched perfectly.

The bride and groom chose to see each other prior to the ceremony so they could get all their pictures taken to save time for the party afterwards. Their photographers were quite fun and great to work with, Brian and Darrin from JDB Photography. Nathan had the biggest smile on his face when seeing Rebecca for the first time!

The cermony started promptly at 7 pm after photos and was very nice. The bride and groom exchanged not only traditional vows, but very personal covenants to each other. Nathan surprised everyone with a little more humor in his than expected :) They exchanged rings, lit the unity candle and presented their parents with roses while Nathan's sister played the flute, accompanied by piano.

The newlyweds exited the chapel and returned only for a brief time for photos with grandparents and then made their way downstairs to the reception hall for a light buffet and the party! When it came time to cut the cake Nathan knew what would happen and surrendered himself to it and took it like a good sport, all over his shaved head! We think he was wearing more of the cake than he got to eat!

The traditional dances started the evening and their family and friends danced into the night until the party ended around 11 pm.

Nathan and Rebecca, thank you so much for having us yesterday, we really enjoyed ourselves and getting to know you two better, we hope you have a great getaway to Texas and especially your trip at the first of the year, it will be here before you know it. We enjoyed being with your family as well, it was fun to see some familiar faces!

Click below to watch the wedding day prequel!

Nelson-George Prequel Online!

The Nelson- George Prequel is now online! Scroll down to find it and check out their Love Story that is posted as well! Leave us your comments- we love to hear from you! Check back soon, as Zluticky - Parks Prequel will be coming soon!

THE BIG NEWS!

OK, so it's the Big News you've all been waiting for we keep hinting about and haven't officially shared. It's been in the works since May, a few people have been told here and there but it's now finally official and we can spill the beans!

Those of you that have met us at our home and have met our many pets, especially if you are allergic to any of them, will be happy to hear we are movin' out!

Not moving out of our house as far as where we live, but where we work, meet clients and preview wedding movies. Yup, it's storefront time! If you enjoyed the cat's cleptomaniac skills of stealing the pens from your purses, I'm sorry! (We'll bring pictures!) We are very excited to have slowly grown our business to this point. The move will take place in the upcoming weeks, although the timeline is not set in stone yet. But sometime next month we will be operating from our new studio location!

The next question you ask is "where?" right? Many of you have probably already guessed, to others it will not come as a surprise. We are migrating to Valley Center, Kansas! So why Valley Center? V.C. is where our good friends Tyff and Jeff of T&J Studios are located and we will be sharing studio space with them. Yes, we like them that much! :)

We are not going into business together, we will remain our separate businesses but just work out of the same building. We will also still be referring to other photographers that we enjoy working with as this is not an "exclusive" working relationship, so don't fear coming to the studio to meet us if you have already booked another photographer. No pressure. But if you have been to Tyff and Jeff's Studio as of late, this will not be the same location and they will be relocating as well. We will now be sharing 6,000 sq. feet of space and have already made some furniture purchases, etc to make the space our own! There will be many amenities including several office spaces, consultation rooms, large shooting areas, kitchenette, conference room and a posh private screening room! Everything is also ADA compliant if needed. For those of you that will miss the animals, Tyff is kindly bringing her aquarium in so you can have your hypo-allergenic animal fix!

We plan on having a Grand Opening/Open House sometime after we are in and settled and we will announce that date a little later. We would like to invite all our previous brides and future brides when that happens so stay tuned! We will post pictures online after we are in the building, as well as a video tour and lots more info! More news on this and other exciting projects coming up!

Parks- Lane Prequel Online!

The Parks Lane Prequel is now online, please scroll down to check it out. It's the first time we've used the couple's first dance song and we think this edit is pretty reflective of the couple- classy. Please post your comments on the comments tab!
Up next for edit is the Nelson-George Prequel- coming soon! And that "big announcement" is coming in about a week, start the countdown!

Aenchbacher and Ramsey Wedding

Well this weekend, we were able to navigate our way back to Kansas City for the wedding of Jarrod and Patty on the 29th. We left on Friday and returned Sunday after a whirlwind of activity. We were able to attend the rehearsal at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in KC, Missouri on Friday. It was absolutely gorgeous. We left slightly early to catch some of the table decorations at the rehearsal dinner location, M&S Grill on the Plaza. Then it was off to check in at the hotel and get a good nights sleep for the wedding on Saturday. I started by following Patty to The Salon on the Plaza getting her hair and make up done while Barry took time to go shopping next door. :)

Patty was very kind in letting me hop a ride back to the hotel with her to get her dress on and finish getting ready. Her dress was really unique and stunning. There was no bead work, but layers of champagne colored material wrapping around her bodice with narrow sleeves that slipped slightly off the shoulders. Ladies, I would love to tell you who designed it, but for the life of me, I don't recall! The bridesmaids dresses were the most beautiful emerald green I have ever seen and they all looked awesome.

After Patty was dressed, I was able to ride with the ladies to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for her to see her groom for the first time. I was stopped briefly by security and was able to catch up to the bride and groom before their big reveal with their photographers, Neal and Eric from Lemon-Lime Photography out of Kansas City, who were great to work with all day!

After photos at the Museum, it was time to head off to the Cathedral and prepare for the evening wedding. It was not a full Mass, but a great personal ceremony. Patty's bridesmaid Erin sang a great rendition of "When you say you love me" before the bride and groom left the church as husband and wife. They were wished well by all their guests outside the church and climbed into the limo to head to Berg Studio for the reception and party.

The couple had a great time with their guests and dancing all evening. The party wrapped up at midnight and we were happy to have had a hotel room instead of driving home that night! It was a really great day!

Check back in the coming weeks to see Jarrod and Patty's wedding day prequel!!

To Patty and Jarrod, thanks so much for having us and for all your hospitality while we were away from home! We wish you many years of happiness together, you are the perfect couple. By the time you read this you should be home from Paris, we hope you took lots of pictures, we want to see!!!

Barry and Steph

Dalrymple - Tautfest Prequel Online!

Another prequel is up today! Scroll down to find the Dalrymple-Tautfest Prequel! We think it showed the romance of the day between Jenny and Jayton pretty well. It sure was tough picking shots for this one! There were so many awesome ones! How do you choose great ones but also leave some suspense for the final edit?! We are especially fond of the ending! Check it out and leave us your comments! Check back this week for more prequels and projects!

New Love Story Online!

We finally had some time to upload the Nelson-George Love Story today. Scroll to check it out in Tamaira and Jonathan's post. This was played at the wedding reception and was a big hit with the guests, many did not know the story of Jonathan and Tamaira, nor that she raises fancy mice (yes, the one I kissed in a previous post!). Check it out. More prequels to come this evening!

Vontress- Knowlton Prequel Online!

Be sure to scroll down to find the Vontress-Knowlton prequel now online! We think the cinematic edit reflects the romance of the day and the love Shawn and Yolanda have for each other! Even more prequels coming very soon, we will post as soon as they are completed! And we are starting our count down for more big announcements with FCP for this Fall! We are also accepting 2008 bookings, so give us a call to check your date availability!

Zluticky - Parks Party!

It was an interesting and fun wedding this past Saturday! We got to spend the day with Janelle and Josh and their many friends whom we have known for some time!

Janelle started her day getting her hair and make-up done at Asbury Methodist Church. Janelle's mom made sure she would be set for the day by packing a lunch and also providing her Ritz crackers and Janelle's favorite snack- Fudge Rounds. The ladies also played a round of 'Apples to Apples', a card game. It was an interesting day because the bride had her make up done by a former FCP bride Jessica, her Matron of Honor was a former bride of ours, Sarah and one of the bridesmaids is a future December bride, Courtney! And the photographers were Tyffany and Jeff, of T&J Studios, so it was a great time with Janelle and all her friends!
Janelle's flowers were white daisies with yellow centers. The daisy theme was carried throughout the day on the front of the guest book, pen to sign the guest book, in buckets that were draped on the pews and small bouquets the bridesmaids carried down the aisle. The ladies wore white strapless tops with yellow skirts with a dainty yellow ribbon that tied along the waist. Janelle looked stunning in a dress she found at David's Bridal. It was white, satin A-line with removable cap sleeves, chiffon split front and metalic embroidery with a chapel length train.
Janelle chose to see Josh for the first time before the ceremony and they had time for a private moment together. Before the ceremony, the guests were seated while a Trivia slide show filled with multiple choice and True/False questions about Janelle and Josh played on big screens. This made it very personable and fun. Opening the ceremony was a slideshow in memory of Janelle's grandfather and Josh's mother. The ceremony was very beautiful and Janelle and Josh left down the aisle dancing to "This will be an everlasting love".
The reception was held at the Indian Center and the newleyweds wanted to snag a few shots by the Keeper of the Plains on the suspension bridge. Then the entire wedding party was announced by the DJ, Absolute Sound, again with personal trivia about each attendant as they arrived. Dinner was catered by Old Chicago and consisted of pizza rolls, calzones, chicken tenders, salad and fruit. The wedding cake was all chocolate with chocolate frosting. The thin mints were also a big hit and lined a nearby platter in a layered circle. The groom's cake was decorated with all Josh's favorite sports teams he likes to watch.
The party started with the Janelle and Josh's first dance as well as the father/daughter dance and Josh dancing with his grandmother. Everybody danced and had a crazy time. And that is no joke they all knew how to party!

Janelle and Josh - thanks again for letting us spend the day with you, it was great to see old friends and future friends as well! You both were wonderful to work with and for! We can see you are a perfect match for one another. Thank you for dinner, we appreciate it! We wish you many memories and years of happiness together, please keep in touch!

Nelson- George Wedding

Yesterday we spent the day with Tamaira and Jonathan. We have known this couple for several months now since Tamaira booked us being engaged less than 24 hours! We had a really good time at the wedding. We have previously blogged about Jonathan and Tamaira when we were filming their Love Story earlier this summer (see 'A Game of Cat and Mouse' entry). You can watch the love story below.

The wedding and reception were both held at Terradyne Country Club. It was an outdoor wedding with approximately 150 guests attending. It was a blessing that it didn't rain as previously forecasted! Tamaira prepared with her mother, four bridesmaids, train attendant, and flower girl. The bridesmaids wore deep red tea-length strapless gowns and Tamaira's dress was also strapless with a beaded bodice and stain skirt with a ribbon around the waist and a small train. Her flowers were stunning calla lillies of deep red, maroon, orange and peach colors from Rusty Bucket Creations. The guys of course in tuxes with red vests or ties. Jonathan's son did an outstanding job as one of the ring bearers!

They chose to see each other prior to the ceremony so all of the formal photos could be taken and they could have more time to visit with guests at the reception. We had the pleasure of working with Heather and John from Photography by Brandi out of Kansas City. After the bride and groom had their first viewing, with family and friends peering their way, they were able to find an open room to go to for some private time together.

Tamaira arrived to the ceremony location via golf cart and her father walked her down the aisle to Jonathan. The ceremony was short and sweet, yet personal. They chose Unity Sand instead of a candle and walked away from the ceremony as husband and wife under a downpour of confetti. They took some time to drive around the golf course and take some photos as the guests made their way back inside to the reception.

Tamaira's father introduced them as husband and wife at the reception. Steak dinner followed and then the viewing of the completed Love Story which we will post shortly. It was then open mic for the guests to relay their stories about Jonathan and Tamaira from their childhood. Then on to cut the cake, toss the bouquet and garter. Tamaira threw her girls for a loop when tossing the garter, instead of throwing toward the crowd of singles, she threw in the opposite direction to see who really really wanted it!

They chose not to have a dance and after a receiving line, they decided to call it a night as they were off early in the morning for a honeymoon in Miami (and not packed yet!)

Tamaira and Jonathan, again thank you so much for having us as part of your day, we have truly enjoyed getting to know both of you over the last few months. Please keep in touch! You are both genuine, fun and fabulous people that are an absolute joy to be around! We hope it was a great honeymoon in Florida and we expect to see pictures upon your return!

new eXtreme session online!

Scroll to the extreme session post to find Stephanie and Cameron's eXtreme session video now online! The video is quite a bit different than our original eXtreme session, but every session is just that different, as is each couple we work with. It's all about you and how much you want to "trash the dress" -or not. Check it out, leave your comments and call Fat Cat or Tyff or Jeff at T&J Studios to book your own eXtreme session today! Stephanie and Cameron had this to say about their eXtreme session video:

"OMG!! It's amazing! We love every second of it! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! I'm posting it everywhere I know.....Most of the comments I've gotten about the slideshow entail something like "those are the best I've seen". I can't wait to hear about the video! I honestly don't have to words to describe how happy we are with the session. The carefree feeling that shows is better than any of our wedding pictures. I'm more excited about showing your video at our reception than I am our wedding video! Cameron was a little nervous, which in turn made me a little nervous, but you guys really helped us relax and enjoy being in the spotlight! The video and pictures are fabulous! Oh, and did I mention how much fun we had?! My daughter already wants to trash her prom dress! Ok, so it was my suggestion, but she loves the idea. Unfortunately she's only 11 :( "

Stephanie brings up a good point when talking about her daughter, the trash the dress website has a sister site for that very thing called let's get trashed and it focuses on other types of dress trashing, so if you know of someone who wants to trash the prom dress, homecoming dress, etc, give us a shout! What a way to spice up your senior photos and get a unique "senior video" no one else has! Grab a friend or two for a great time! Oh, and just to clear the air, no local companies did Stephanie and Cameron's wedding video! :)

Shay- Voshell Prequel Online Now!

Scroll down to find Ally and Aaron's Wedding Day Prequel, now online! Be sure to leave us your comments on the video, we would love to hear from you! Also, be sure to go vote at KSN for the KSN Throws A Wedding Contest for CJ and Maggie. This week- floral arrangements from Susan's! (She rocks).

Close-Wilbert Prequel Online ~

Check out Melissa and Jace's Weding Day Prequel NOW ONLINE! Scroll down to find their post and check out what FCP has been up to lately! For now, back to editing with more posts to come soon! Stick around!

PS- Don't forget to vote on KSN.com! Today is the last day to choose the wedding gown, bridesmaids and flower girl gowns for the KSN Throws A Wedding Giveaway! Tomorrow log in to cast your vote for the wedding rings!

Parks-Lane

Yesterday we spent the day with Brandi and Robby. Before we started out filming on the wedding day, I was able to go golfing with the groom and all the guys in the bridal party at Willowbend on Thursday. I didn't actually golf of course, but filmed all the guys having a great time relaxing and enjoying each other, I had my own golf cart to zip around in and catch all the teams. If I remember correctly, there were nearly 20 people playing!

Yesterday Barry met the guys at the Marriott to ride the Unified Party Bus to First Baptist Church. I was already there documenting Brandi getting ready with Christopher Clark, her photographer for the day. The bridesmaids wore floor length chocolate colored gowns and some stunning heels! Brandi's dress was a champagne or cream shade with a small elegeant train, buttons all the way down the back and the bodice was covered in lace with a beautiful ribbon and broche along the waistline pulled to the left. Her matching veil was trimmed with lace as well. The guys looked quite handsome in tuxes and vests of tan and a deepr red/burgundy. Her flowers were equally stunning from Walter's Flowers. Shades of orange, yellow, red and chocolate matched everything perfectly.

Brandi and Robby were able to take most all of the pictures prior to the ceremony, except those of them together, as she wanted Robby to see her in her dress for the first time coming down the aisle. The ceremony started at 5 pm and Robby's smile lit up the whole room when he saw his bride for the first time. The wedding was gorgeous and after Robby and Brandi exchanged vows and lit the unity candle, they finished some family pictures and were wisked away by the Party Bus back to the Marriott for the celebration! I got to ride along to get some fun footage!

Scott Ward from Accent Mobile Music announced the entire bridal party and the newlyweds went straight to the cake. The bridal cake carried the same color themes as the flowers and bridesmaids dresses and the groom's cake was the Scales of Justice balanced equally with blocks on the plates both stating "Not Guilty" signifying his career in the Law field.

A steak or chicken dinner was served to each guest by hotel staff and cake served as dessert. After their first dance as husband and wife, the party started and did not stop all night long. The large dance floor was packed the entire night, with some special surprises throughout. Robby's uncle sang a few songs and there were a couple of Italian songs played that were family traditions as well.

Brandi and Robby, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at the wedding (and golf!). Thank you for giving us the priviledge of documenting your wedding day. You are a great couple with wonderful families and we wish you years of happiness together, take tons of pictures in St. Lucia!

eXtreme session kick off!

It's never a dull moment here at Fat Cat! After Vegas, the wedding, and some family issues to tend to, etc. we were featured in The Wichita Eagle with T&J Studios, Inc. for our eXtreme sessions and "trashing the dress" on Thursday the 16th. When we saw it online we realized while reading the comments section that the TTD (Trash the dress) sessions really stir up controversy. But we enjoy it and the brides thus far have enjoyed it. Just yesterday we shot a new session for Stephanie and Cameron who were married in Mexico and came home to Wichita to have a ball with their session. They were game for about anything. We started out easy downtown with some shots under the railroad trusses and progressively got a little wilder into evening when we finished at a private lake for a full dress-dunking. We are not advocates of destroying the dresses or attire and Stephanie's dress was actually alot cleaner than we anticipated it would be! We had to be careful as she will be wearing it once again for a reception here locally.

In the meantime, we are very excited about the newest bookings of eXtreme sessions that have been coming in prior to the article in the Eagle. We are doing a session this fall here in town and again in Kansas City in the snow this winter. We were also very excited for our most recent booking for next summer, an eXtreme session in Denver, Colorado the day after the wedding!

Remember ladies, you can choose to do an eXtreme session with your groom or on your own as more of an eXtreme bridal spotlight video! (Very cool...) Dry cleaning works wonders, and you'll want to clean the dress prior to preservation anyhow :)

The sessions are starting to become more popular as we continue to promote them. Put on your creative thinking caps and think of an eXtreme session that fits your sense of style! (As dirty as you want to get- or not)

check out this link to Tyffany and Jeff's eXtreme session Debut slideshow...

The photos posted here first depict what Barry and I went through to get some of our more creative angles! You can't be afraid of heights to film an eXtreme session! Next is Stephanie's dress on the ground (and in the dirt) under the railroad trusses. The third picture shows Stephanie and Cameron as they escape to the shore after our 'chase boat' idea went awry! Then the last two sort of speak for themselves, it was time to get wet and wild! Stephanie and cameron went running full bore into the lake and proceeded to dunk one another and Stephanie let her hair down for a cool shot!

Check out the video at the end of the post!

Dalrymple and Tautfest Wedding

Well, after a long but educational week in Vegas (read below), we were ready to head home and get some editing done, but before we could do that, we headed to Jenny and Jayton's rehearsal Friday night and then to the wedding on Saturday. Although I had a case of jet-lag going into the day, I made it through and we had a great time!

Jenny started her day at New Dimensions Salon in West Wichita to have her hair done. It looked great, and well it should, it was her fourth stylist she had been to, to get exactly what she wanted for her big day. She got it! Off she went to her home to help family get ready and prepare for the day and grab lunch. We met up again at First Baptist Church in downtown Wichita for a beautiful ceremony. The sanctuary was filled with huge bouquets of white flowers all around the balcony, down both isles, and at the altar.
Jenny did her make up at the church and got dressed when her photographer, Marcia Morrison arrived with her team. Jenny wore a cream colored strapless gown with a lacing back and conservative train with pearl accents and details. The bridesmaids were dressed all in hot pink. She chose to see her groom before the ceremony so they could take pictures in the park and have all the photos taken early to have more time for their party and reception. The bridal party all headed to Nafger Park with rumbles of thunder around them. Marcia was able to snap a few photos prior to the brief downpour that followed! Then we headed back for the wedding. Jenny's grandmother sang and then Jenny entered the sanctuary escorted by her father with music from the organ and string quartet filling the air. The newlyweds exited the church briefly only to return to release all the guests row by row before heading to the Hummer Limo through a barrage of rose petals.

The reception was held at Jenny's parents home in their yard. It definitely was a grand event. It did not rain the rest of the day, but it was not an issue if it had, with a large tent brought in from Kansas City that comfortably held more than 250 guests. Their monogram was illuminated on the tent ceiling and their photomontage played there as well after a steak dinner catered by Jenny's favorite restaurant, Texas Roadhouse.

Jayton and his new bride danced their first dance on the dock of the pond that was lined with white lights and an awesome pyrotechnics display going up behind them on the opposite side of the landscaped pond. Guests danced all night and enjoyed visiting with friends and family. Another surprise came when it was time for Jayton to auction off his bride for the first dance of the dollar dance, as he is a professional auctioneer! Jayton promised his guests in the middle of the auction the money would be put to good use :) and it raised the laughter- and bids- to a hefty sum. When it was time to bid farewell to the couple, they once again headed to the dock for a dance for the two of them and another fireworks display for their guests. Although the honeymoon to Cancun had to be postponed due to a Category 5 Hurricane, it did not dampen Jenny and Jayton's spirits throughout the day, nor did the local rain shower and it was a great time for everyone.

To Jenny and Jayton, we were honored to be chosen to document your day, we had a wonderful time getting to know you and your family, you were great to work with! Have a great time in Cancun whenever you get there and keep in touch! Bring back lots of photos!

Fat Cat wins big in Vegas!

It's not what you are thinking :)

This past week the blog has been quiet because we were in Las Vegas at our annual WEVA convention from Monday till Friday at Bally's/Paris Hotels. WEVA is the Wedding and Event Videographers Association, we have been members for 4 years. Each year the association sponsors the Creative Excellence Awards (CEA) competition which is international in nature. We have entered for about 3 years and this year we came away with a "Finalist" award in the Love Story category! I hear that we were two tenths of a point away from Bronze, or third place! The Love Story is the sample we have online on the Gallery page and is featured on our newest 2007 Wedding Movie Demo DVD! Check it out!Although we were very excited, we were a bit nervous heading up to the stage as our award was the first award presented for the night! The awards ceremony happened the opening night of the conference and we got to see old friends we had not seen for a year from all across the country and were on our way to meeting new ones! Our video was played with the other winners all week on TV monitors in what we call the "Backlot" where everyone gathers for breakfast and breaks to socialize and hang out.

The conference during the week was very informative as well, as we were busy hitting multiple seminars ranging in topics from marketing and website development to filming and editing techniques and many others. The seminars kept us busy all day from 8 am to 8 pm each night. We are very excited to impliment some new ideas and strategies into our business this year that will go hand in hand with some really big announcements we have coming up (I know we keep promising, but it's only a matter of less than a few weeks now!) The last night we did manage to squeak some time in to go to dinner on the strip with friends and we got to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower of the Paris Hotel! Here are some photos of our great time!

(Photos 1&2: Awards Night being presented our award by one of the Judges, local videographer Judy Handley. We did not know Judy was a judge until awards night when we received our award! Photo by our good friend and mentor, Danny Sayson. Photo 3: "The gang" at a restaurant inside Paris. This was a group of folks who had been to Jeff Wright's seminars of Blue Skies Cinema in California, that's Jeff and his wife Andee behind me. We had a BLAST! Thanks Jeff for putting it all together, I met some great new friends from other workshops! Photo 4: Steph and Judy posing at the Las Vegas Airport ready to head home after a long tiring week, the Weva Diva's! We missed Deanna this year for the photo, she had already made it to Cinabon! Photo 5: Steph and Judy on the way up the escaltor taking their businesses "to the next level"!

Vontress- Knowlton

Yesterday we spent the day with Yolanda and Shawn. The day was absolutely beautiful. The day was coordinated by Jubilations Events.

Yolanda started her day early at DaVinci Salon and Day Spa at around 8 am with a massage, manicure, etc. She had her make up applied and her hair done there as well. It was a very busy place with the many bridesmaids, mothers, flower girls and junior bridesmaids also sharing the morning with her! Two limos from Artistic Limosine were at their disposal throughout the day as they shuttled the entire wedding party to where ever they needed to go. The staff at the spa were phenominal in making all the girls stunningly gorgeous and even cleared out a massage therapy room for Yolanda so she could have room to change into her dress with her mother, two bridesmaids, myself and the photographer!

In the meantime the guys were getting ready at Shawn's place and Barry headed there to document their morning. Both guys and gals were taken by limo to Bradley Fair where Kate Cass from Absolute Expressions had a photo shoot near the fountain and lake and bride and groom got to see each other for the first time. Despite the rising temperatures, everyone was a trooper! Kate and her daughter bought bottled water for everyone on the way, which helped keep everyone hydrated and cool!

After photos, it was time to head to the ceremony at Hillside Christian Church on East Douglas. Yolanda had arranged to have a harpist play prior to and during the wedding, it was beautiful. Flowers were arranged and delivered by Moore flowers and were awesome and filled the church with a great aroma! The couple exchanged vows and were sent on their way by guests by thunderous applause and the church bell ringing!

The reception was held at the Olive Tree and again, was beautifully decorated with her wedding colors, a turquoise blue and white. The table centerpieces were tall and stunning vases with huge flower arrangements at the top, taller than the tallest guest.

The usual traditions followed with cake cutting, dances, bouquet and garter toss, but the highlight was the always-full dance floor and everyone enjoying each others company!

Thank you Yolanda and Shawn for letting us share the day with you, it really was beautiful and we enjoyed getting to know you and your families very much! You will probly be reading this when you return from your cruise, so we hope you thoroughly enjoyed yourselves and were pampered to the fullest! Yolanda, I hope you got a massage on the boat!

It's time to vote!

KSN Throws a Wedding has announced the four runners-up for their October wedding! Congratulations to all four couples, we cannot wait to meet the winner! Go to KSN to vote for your favorite couple! Next week after the winner is announced, the public will be introduced to the couple and voting will begin for the remainder of the planning for the wedding starting with the Invitations! You can vote once a day online at KSN, hurry voting will be closed soon!