[SPOTLIGHT] Dallas Ft.Worth Wedding Venue : The Orchard

The Orchard, Azle TXThe Orchard can be found in a quiet corner of Dallas-Fort Worth area in Azle, TX.  Set in the middle of a 50-acre pecan orchard, this elegant venue sets the perfect Southwestern backdrop for your wedding of any size. The Orchard’s large reception hall can accommodate anywhere from 50 to 400 guests and features a full stage, modern audio / visual equipment, kitchen, bar and many of the other amenities you desire to ensure the most successful wedding event.  The 7,700 square foot venue opens to a beautifully landscaped lawn, offering a great venue for an outdoor wedding.

One of the best features of the venue is in it’s owners.  The venue is owned by Mike and D’Andra Davidson, who opened the venue because of their experiences in planning their oldest daughters wedding. After searching for the perfect wedding and reception venue, they just hadn’t found what they were looking for.  They realized that the over 100 acres of land they had lived on and enjoyed for years was the perfect spot for weddings and receptions.  The owners will do almost anything to help couples design their dream wedding and proudly share this great location with couples and their guests as they celebrate new chapters in their lives.

[VIDEO]Shanna+Zach's Dallas Wedding Trailer @ The Orchard

Dallas Wedding Video The Orchard Shanna and Zach really felt like family to me. Their laid back wedding at The Orchard near the Dallas/Ft. Worth area felt like home. Being from a small Texas town myself, the relaxed, yet elegant setting along with their beautiful outdoor ceremony was truly one of my favorites. These guys had a great group of loving family and friends to surround them on their day and tons of cute personalized details. The trailer really shows how their personalities and love for each other comes together in an unforgettable evening. Enjoy!

Shanna and Zach’s Wedding Ingredients ~

Venue – The Orchard – theorchardtx.com
Coordinator’s – Heidi Nettles – theorchardtx.com
Photographer – saraandrocky.com
DJ – djconnectiondallas.com
Floral Designer – www.edensecho.com
Caterer – www.citykitchen.com
Cake – www.deliciouscakes.com
Dress – www.bellasbridal.net
Live Music – Troy Murph and LaRae Berry

1st song licensed @ themusicbed.com/Love-on-My-Arm-185.php
2nd song used with the permission from The Josh Abbott (joshabbottband.com) **SPECIAL THANKS!!

[SPOTLIGHT] Texas Wedding Photographer Paige Ogilvie

Austin Texas Wedding Videographer The Wedding TheaterOne of the most important aspects of wedding videography, is the cohesion between a photographer and a cinematography team.  Knowing a photographer personally makes things just that much easier.  I met Paige in the second grade I believe, and have known her to be a wonderful person ever since.  Paige Ogilvie has been doing photography sinse high school, and I was extremely excited when I found out she was venturing into weddings!  We

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had a chance to have a phone interview with the talented Dallas based photographer to ask a few key questions about her work and what to expect when hiring her to photograph your wedding day.  Of course this is a shortened version of the A.D.D. reunion that we had at the time of the call!

Jonathan : So Paige, I know you have had a camera in your hands for almost as long as I can remember, but when did you first pick up a camera, what kind was it?

Dallas Wedding PhotographerPaige : My parents gave me a 35mm Canon (film!) camera for my birthday when I turned 15.  I developed and printed most of my own pictures in the darkroom at my high school.  I actually shot my very first wedding with it when I was only 17.

 Jonathan : I know you were always snapping pictures in High School, working for the yearbook, etc. what about photography do you most enjoy?

Paige : My favorite thing about photo-ing people is that I get to document their lives RIGHT NOW – a time that will never be the same again.  From engaged couples, to a bride and groom on their wedding day, to brand new parents – I realize that the photos I take will be someone’s favorite picture of their parents or grandparents someday.

Jonathan : Whats an aspect of photography you are always striving to improve?

Paige : I’m constantly striving to give my clients the best “whole experience” that I can possibly deliver .  I try really hard to facilitate a genuine relationship with the bride and groom so that they can trust me to do my job.  From Skyping with a couple before their engagement session to sending them their finished wedding album, I try to make the whole experience a fabulous one.
Jonathan : I know this is a tough question to answer from experience, but I have to ask it anyway… Why choose PLO Photo?
Wedding Photographer DallasPaige : I love what I do.  For me photography is my paint.  I love taking photos that I feel will forever hold that moment still in a world that is constantly changing.  I think still photography is one of the only things that does that, and its the reason it still holds strong in the “video” generation that we live in.  Every picture allows a person to make their own assumption as to what had happened just before or after it was taken; and the story behind it is left up to the person looking at it. Recognizing that makes a huge difference in a photographers work, and I personally feel that it shows in mine. Also I only take on a few weddings a month to ensure my clients get the best experience possible.
Jonathan : Paige, thank you so much for taking this quick phone call!

Paige : It was great talking with you!

Check out Paige Ogilvie’s work on her website PLOPHOTO.com.  Paige is destination ready and travels worldwide.

[VIDEO] Monica + Andy's Dallas Wedding

From time to time, The Wedding Theater will road trip out of Austin for a wedding somewhere around Texas! Dallas was the location of Monica and Andy’s holiday themed wedding. The cinematography of the reception is some of our best!

Dallas Wedding Photographer: Sil Azevedo

Sil Azvedo Photography

We had the pleasure this weekend of shooting a wedding video with one of Dallas’ finest wedding photographers, Sil Azevedo. Sil and his son were shooting Monica & Andy Nguyen’s wedding with us at St Ritas Church with the reception at The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Addison. One of the first things we noticed about Sil and his son was the fact that they actually took their time to set up and frame the shot. A lot of the photographers we work get to a set-up and take 50 pictures of the same thing, hoping one of them is use-able. Sil and his son were relying on their talent and eye, rather than the equipment for a change! If you are looking for a photographer in the Dallas area, or anywhere else for that matter, give Sil a call!

[VIDEO] PicFlips = Wedding Reception Hit!

The Wedding Theater isn’t just about wedding video and film, we are about what is new, fun, and cutting edge with weddings!  Over the weekend while filming Carrie and David’s fantastic T Bar M Resort Wedding, we ran into a couple of gals with PicFlips (iloveflipbooks.com). PicFlips are something new to us, but we loved them right from the beginning. First of all, the two girls working there were very friendly and helpful explaining what the product is, and second, it was so much fun! Basically this is a short, instantly gratifying 6-7 second animation of you and your friends. Step in front of the screen and goof around like you would in a photobooth, but come out and just over a minute later you will have your very own keepsake from the wedding – an old school animated movie! They had tons of signs and costume type fun adds to make each flip book unique. We liked FlipPic so much, we threw together our own little commercial for this blog so can see just how fun they are and we are going to use Carrie and Davids flip book from their wedding night in their trailer coming soon!

This was our flipbook from the night.


(Featured in the flipbook from left to right (Jonathan Holt, Matt Boyd, and Dustin Stelly of The Wedding Theater.)

[VIDEO] Sarah+Caleb The Remington Corsicana TX Wedding

wedding videographer austin txSarah and Caleb were married in Corsicana, TX at Northside Baptist Church with a reception following at The Remington – a new wedding venue in Corsicana. The Remington is a very unique location as it used to be a car dealership years ago, and has a rustic feel to it. As you can see in the video, the venue offers hundreds of photo opps in every frame you can find. We will be filming at The Remington again in early October!


Peyronet Photography

peyronet photography wedding photographerSo as I’ve said before, here at The Wedding Theater, we frequently cross paths with different vendors, each with their own talent and trade.  Today I’d like to talk a little about Peyronet Photography.  Started by Michelle Peyronet Jones, Peyronet Photography offers more than just photographs.  It offers the peace of mind knowing that your pictures will come out great, no doubt!  Michelle is really skilled at what she does and truly knows how to capture the moment with her camera; not to mention, her upbeat attitude which helps make clients feel more comfortable while she’s taking their pictures.  When you do what you love, there’s no doubt that you’ll have fun on the job.texas best wedding photographertexas wedding photographer

Peyronet offers services for different occasions such as weddings, family photos, senior photos, corporate events, and more, all for a reasonably low price.  While looking through her photographs on her blog site, I noticed what had seemed like 5 minutes was actually 45!  All of her pictures are so unique and each set she does totally stands out from the next.  Based in the Dallas area, Peyronet Photography is available worldwide.  We have worked with her on more than one occasion and we highly recommend her to capture your wedding moments.  For more information about Peyronet Photography or if you just want to look at some great pictures, visit her blog at http://peyronetphotography.com/blog

Austin's Finest Wedding Vendors!

Austin Wedding Vendors

Getting married in the Austin area? Well, you have a wide selection of vendors to choose from when planning your wedding. From photographers, caterers, flowers, dresses, planners, and of course, videographers, Austin has some of the finest wedding vendors in the country! Interviewing and hiring all the different types of vendors needed to put on your dream wedding can be a daunting task, but a fun one none-the-less. Having worked with several of the top wedding vendors in the Austin area, here are some of our recommendations.

For photography, which is a lot of times one of the first things on a newly engaged couples mind, Forever photography studio based in Austin is one the best around. They have a really unique blend of an artistic, yet natural style that is second to none. While our other favorite photographer is not an Austin resident, if you are having a Dallas wedding you should take a look at Paige Ogilvie’s website, www.plophotography.squarespace.com. She is one of the hot up-and-comers in the DFW area.

For venues, we have already profiled several in previous articles. A lot of different factors are involved in choosing the venue. How large is your wedding, do you want the wedding and reception at one location, is it an outdoor or indoor wedding? Depending on your preferences and needs, Villa Antonia, Vintage Villas, Red Corral Ranch, Old Glory Ranch, and The Driskill are some of our favorite Austin wedding venues. All of them are great and it would be hard to make a bad choice from that list.

If you are looking to hire someone to gather up the wealth of information and help you make all these decisions, then you should look into hiring a wedding planner. One of our favorites is Cortney Zieky of BZ events. She is the most detailed and organized planner we have worked with and she will make sure that your big day is stress-free!

After the wedding, you are probably going to want to relax for a week or two at some private island far, far away from the chaos that was the planning of the wedding. For that you should call Randy Otts of 2 Getaway Travel, http://www.2getawaytravel.com Randy is one of the best in the business and will help you find your perfect honeymoon spot and save you a few bucks in the process!