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San Antonio Wedding Venue: JW Marriott San Antonio

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The Texas Hill Country offers some of the most beautiful and magnificent wedding venues around.  The JW Marriott San Antonio Resort & Spa offers couples and their guests an enchanting and luxurious setting surround by magnificent oak groves, southern sunshine, and the beautiful rolling hills of the hill country, and it’s just minutes from San Antonio. With a full day spa and two 18 hole courses of golf, the couple and their guests have options for relaxing in luxury before the ceremony.

The resort offers a variety of venues to fit your dream for the perfect wedding.  The 1,200 sq ft Sunday house offers couples an intimate location perfect for a wedding with close friends and family. The outdoor pavilion offers the hacienda-inspired architecture and gorgeous sweeping views of the Texas hill country. The resort offers grand ballrooms, with contemporary designs reflecting the vibrant colors of the Texas landscape and rich architectural pasts.

The staff at the resort take great pride in understanding exactly what your dream is for the perfect wedding and reception.  Their team will help in all the details of the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and the reception, and .  You and your guests will enjoy a wide array of food and southwestern flavors from a custom menu, made just for you by the resorts culinary team.

[SPOTLIGHT] Texas Wedding Photographer Paige Ogilvie

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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.

San Antonio Wedding Venues: Red Berry Mansion

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wedding videographer san antonioAnother popular San Antonio wedding venue is The Red Berry Mansion.  Just 5 minutes from downtown San Antonio, this mansion is 12,000 sq ft and boasts 84 private acres of land.  With that much land comes an arrangement of landscaping assortments such as a Japanese garden, waterfall, and  a 12 acre man-made lake which makes for a truly stunning backdrop for your wedding ceremony.  As for the mansion itself, features include a marble staircase, indoor bar, and grand fireplace.  Red Berry Mansion can accommodate up to 200 people indoors and more than 500 people outdoors.

Another important feature to mention about this venue is it’s service from Outside the Box Productions.  With more than 25 years of service, Outside the Box is a full service event planning firm that helps coordinate the location of the ceremony and reception, assists in finding the right vendors, and even helps with budget and RSVP tracking, among other services.  They’re really in it to help make your wedding day to be the most unique, budget conscious, event of a lifetime.  It’s not a tough call to make, Red Berry Mansion has the whole package and then some.

San Antonio Wedding Venues: Weston Centre

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San Antonio is a big city with a small town feel.  It offers the best of both worlds too, boasting some of the finest attractions while maintaining it’s sense of culture.  Weston Centre is a perfect example of this.  Located in the heart of downtown San Antonio,  Weston Centre is one of the best venues the city has to offer.  It’s the newest and tallest downtown high-rise, not to mention it’s state-of-the-art architecture and landscaping.

Weston Centre features post-modern architecture which is noticeable in any of it’s elegant finished common areas, especially their 2-story Grand Lobby.  Complete with granite walls and diamond-shaped skylights, the Grand Lobby is the perfect  dramatic environment for any wedding reception.  Weston Centre is also surrounded by 3 acres of gorgeous landscaped lawns and terraced flowerbeds.  For the wedding ceremony, there is a cascading water feature and natural stone stairway lead to the renowned San Antonio River Walk.  The grounds have more than 300ft of river frontage, upon which an exterior plaza offers seating for relaxation and convenience.  And of course, their tenant service is one of the best around.  All together, this extraordinary venue creates such a unique wedding environment you really can’t experience anywhere else.

[VIDEO] PicFlips = Wedding Reception Hit!

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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.)

San Antonio Wedding Venues – Sunset Station: The Depot

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Sunset Station: The DepotTo find a beautiful Wedding Venue in San Antonio isn’t very difficult. Being such a big city with a wide variety of lovely venues, the possibilities are endless. This is the first of many blogs about Wedding Venues in San Antonio. In this first installment I would like to focus on The Depot at Sunset Station, once was one of the stops for the famous Sunset Limited is now a beautifully restored venue. The Depot is perfect for an extravagant wedding considering its grand staircase, ornate vaulted ceilings and stained glass windows. The Depot was built in 1902 and you immediately feel the history right when you walk through the doors.

Sunset Station welcomes the opportunity to work with you to ensure memories last a lifetime. Their beautifully restored venues and excellent catering services provide a great oppurtunity to make your wedding magical. The Sunset Station provides a historic and unique venue, candle centerpiece choices, mirror tiles, complimentary cake cutting services, chocolate covered strawberries, complimentary champagne toasts for your party, proffesionally staffed captains and servers and use of their historic facilities for your wedding photos. Located in dowtown San Antonio and within walking distance of The Riverwalk, it is the perfect location for real San Antonio wedding. The Depot is the perfect venue for this historic moment in your life.

Peyronet Photography

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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

Wedding Entertainment – The Pictures Band

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We’re not talking about jewelry here, this is about MUSIC!  You may prefer to save some money and go the DJ route, but if you want people up and moving, and your dance floor to be packed all night, then you need the personality and pizazz that a live band provides.

Here in Austin, especially, you’ve got a lot of options when it comes to live bands.  You may want to choose based on your favorite era of music.  There are party bands that specialize in each musical decade, particular genres, or tribute bands.  I say not to limit yourself to anything and go with an experienced party band that plays a variety of covers.  One of our favorites is The Pictures Band located here in Austin.  The Pictures are some of the best wedding entertainment we have ever seen.  They keep the crowd jumping, and sound exactly like whatever song they are playing.

The Pictures Band
The Pictures Band and the happy couple

The Wedding Theater has worked weddings with them several times both in Austin and in nearby cities around Texas and they’re really a groovy group of guys.  They play all the hits from the 50s to current.  From Dance to Country to Latin – whatever you fancy they play it. So if you’re looking for a great wedding band you should check em out at http://www.thepictures.com; their complete song list is online to whet your appetite along with videos of them playing.

Elegant Photo Booths @ Boothography.com

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Austin Wedding Videography - Boothography ReviewHere at The Wedding Theater, we always welcome new and trendy ideas to make weddings unique and exciting.  When we stumbled across these very elegant photo booths, we were instant fans.  As seen in the image, these are no ordinary photo booths!  Their classy design is completely customizable to your color taste, and there are an array of options that are available.  Your guests will have a blast with this, and the best part is the keepsake you get once everything is Boothography The Wedding Theatersaid and done.

When guests enter your customized booth, the monitor will display a welcome screen designed personally for your reception; and a series of screens will walk them through their photo session.  Once the session is complete, guests will exit the booth and receive their photo favor from the booth attendant.  The 4×6 prints will be personally customized for you.  The photos can be in color, b/w, sepia, or any combination, etc.  If you choose our custom photo scrapbook option, we will provide cards and pens with which guests can write messages that we’ll match to their photo session.  These make excellent gifts/keepsakes.  You will also receive a photo CD with all the photos taken in the booth during your reception.

Austin Wedding Videography Photobooth ReviewBy hopping over to their website, you will find an amazing amount of support, service, and options for these one-of-a-kind photo booths.  The company is based out of San Antonio, and it’s family owned and operated.  You really have to see one of these in action to understand how great they really are.

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