May 21, 2013

Riverhill Country Club | "Hook 'em and Sic 'em Forever" Bailey & JR, the full film

May 21, 2013/ Kourtney Amelia

Bailey and JR are the kind of people who keep a room lit up with smiles and laughter. We were thrilled to travel from Austin, where we are based, to the Texas foothills north of San Antonio to create this wedding video for such a precious couple. Beyond their absolutely SWEET love for each other, they kept their family and friends entertained at their wedding with multiple surprises--their outdoor sunset ceremony ended with a gospel choir serenading the crowd and guiding them to the location of the dancing reception. Their first dance transitioned from serious to sassy in a heartbeat, and boy, can they dance! Later on that night, JR's family also surprised him in turn with a funny flashmob dance. Here is their entire wedding film, in full:

Ashley Garmon, the wedding photographer, chose a lovely location under the trees for the portraits before the wedding. The soft light coming through the leaves looked beautiful with the bridesmaids' pale green sundresses.

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The flowergirls were in similar dresses all in white. What angels!

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Their decor included a stag-head theme. Each reception table centerpiece was set with a silhouette of a deer head laser-cut into pine slices.

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Talented event designer Tricia Hamil (Viridian Design) even had a deer silhouette pattern made for the lights that projected the antler silhouette onto the dancefloor. Surrounded by wine barrel tables, old-fashioned light bulb chandelieres, live oak canopies, rustic signs, white florals, and warm lighting, the guests were happy to dance the night away and feast on such greatness as the avocado buffet and even sneak inside to watch portions of the Baylor football game between songs.

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The Tip-Top band were excellent performers, inviting the bride and groom onto the stage and even letting some guests sing into the mic during some of the songs.

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Editor's note:

My favorite shot in the wedding video is the slow-motion shot where J.R. stops to kiss Bailey as they ran through the sparkler exit line. So pretty! -kourtney amelia

Riverhill Country Club

Address: 100 Riverhill Club Ln, Kerrville, TX 78028

Phone:(830) 896-1400

VENDORS

Wedding Coordination & Florals: Viridian Design with Tricia Hamil

Photography: Ashley Garmon Photographers

Hair: Erin Jantzen

Makeup: Donna Bruns

Linens: Marquee Rentals

Lighting: Ilios Lighting

Cakes: Sophie's Choice

November 27, 2012

Riverhill Country Club | "Hook 'em and Sic 'em Forever" Bailey & J.R., part 1 of 2

November 27, 2012/ Kourtney Amelia

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Bailey & J.R. couldn't have had better weather for their outdoor wedding and reception in Kerrville TX. The Mansion at Riverhill is a historic site in Texas, built in 1901, and it has been a social setting in the Kerrville community ever since.

Bailey is a UT grad, and while in school, her friends said they knew something must be really special about that Baylor guy (JR) when Bailey kept skipping out on events in Austin to go spend time in the little town of Waco.

The energy in the room was simply precious when we arrived to film with Bailey & JR before the ceremony. Bailey was quietly putting the finishing touches on her dress & veil, and her mom was just glowing. After they went outside to take pictures, her brothers stood nearby, proudly taking pictures of their sister as a bride.

Many of their good friends took part in the day--the wedding party was made up of many friends and siblings, and friends even played instruments in the ceremony.

We hope you enjoy the preview of their full film--and feast your eyes on stills from their complete video below. Tricia Hamil with Viridian Design did a great job putting together a beautiful event--complete with wine barrels, vintage light bulbs descending from the oak trees, rustic painted wooden signs, white florals, antler chandeliers, and even a deer theme silhouette streaming down onto the dance floor.

As a Baylor University Alum, I was personally really happy to see JR's Baylor Football helmet cake. Sic 'Em, and congratulations to you both!

-kourtney amelia

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Riverhill Country Club Viridian Wedding Pic 42 Antler Reception

VENDORS

Wedding Coordination & Florals: Viridian Design with Tricia Hamil

Photography: Ashley Garmon Photographers

Hair: Erin Jantzen

Makeup: Donna Bruns

Linens: Marquee Rentals

Lighting: Ilios Lighting

Cakes: Sophie's Choice

June 08, 2012

Barton Creek Resort | "219 to 1" - Leslie + Andy, the full film

June 08, 2012/ admin

"Was it love at first sight?" The officiant, Dennis Prager, humorously asked Leslie and Andy to describe whether they felt this way the moment they met. The lovely Bride Leslie answered in 219 words. Andy, an ever stoic groom, answered in one. We wrote about it in 600 words, but we think you should just watch our video and see it for yourself.

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If you've watched several of our films, you'll notice that sometimes they open on a quiet note, and sometimes they open with a bubbly song, and other times they begin with a fast frenzy. We try to make our films match the excitement, tone, and energy of the couple and of the day itself. It didn't take us long to see that Leslie and Andy love upbeat, big band style music, and they love having a good time with their families. The couple had traveled from Houston to Austin for their wedding at Barton Creek Resort, and their families joined them from all over the country. Before the wedding, Leslie had told us that quite a few of her family members would be some serious fun on the dance floor. (you can read more about that here) As you can see, they really were! We left the wedding with just as much energy as when the reception began--the dancing was just so fun.

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Austin wedding video

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Barton Creek Resort is nestled in the Texas hill country outside of Austin, and the ballroom has a great view of the foothills. The resort is also famous as both a golf club and where Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey were married. The building proudly boasts of its Texas locale by hanging revolutionary Texas artifacts throughout the hallways, historic photos, flags, and other items of Lone Star State Pride.

Leslie's Bridesmaids wore a very formal royal blue dresses with champagne gold shoes of their choice. The colors were a preppy contrast with their tightly gathered and uniform rose bouquets.

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A wedding just dripping with beauty

Sally Fields may have blown off Julia Roberts' colors of 'blush and bashful' as 'pink and pink' in Steel Magnolias, but one look at the pink hues in Leslie and Andy's luscious floral and reception design makes even the adjectives 'blush and bashful' seem incapable of describing the delicate rosy and romantic hues that surrounded the couple on their wedding day. Classic, elegant, and dripping with crystalline beauty, the wedding was a formal affair from the rose and curly-willow covered chuppah to the glass chandeliers in the reception.

The CEREMONY

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Doesn't this chuppah take your breath away? It has a very fairy-tale quality. David Kurio designed the decadent florals, and Jessica Moore was the event designer/planner. My favorite element is how David Kurio's team hid lights inside of the chuppah. Because the wedding happened at sunset, the challenge was to keep the bride and groom well lit throughout the ceremony, even after dark. The team had the perfect plan for the lights to continue to adjust throughout the solarium as the sun went down. The wedding began lit by the ceiling-to-floor windows, and by the end, the lovely spotlights inside of the chuppah and beaming from the ceiling kept the bride and groom's faces well lit enough that the guests, the photographers, and the videographers could still see their faces perfectly well.

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THE RECEPTION

As guests gathered for cocktail hour, they found their place-tags organized in a table-wide bed of pearls.

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The round reception tables were covered with alternate and varying sprays in mirrored vases and glass chandeliers. The light reflections on mirror and refractions through cut glass sent light dazzling through the reception. Hats off to Jessica and David for the gorgeous display, and to Leslie and her mom for selecting such a lovely theme.

Love is Sweet

Jessica, the planner, worked diligently with Leslie to create the perfect dessert buffet that extended for several tables with all kinds of sweet delicacies in bite sizes--allowing guests to sample several lovely treats.